[socal-piggies] How about Bitcoin.org at Scale9x (socallinuxexpo)??
Gerald Fontejon
gerald.fontejon at gmail.com
Thu Feb 10 22:38:19 PST 2011
Yes, I'll be at the 2/17 meetup to talk logistics. Having folks from
django / socal piggies at one booth would be great. The list of
exhibitors (commercial and open-source community) have been growing. We
haven't reached our max yet, however it's getting there. I just pinged
the head of community exhibitors 10 min ago on IM - no answer just yet.
I'll send an update email to the DL, when I get some info.
-Gerald
On 2/10/11 12:38 PM, Grig Gheorghiu wrote:
> We'll make sure we cover the logistics on 2/17. I personally can't
> devote much time during that weekend, but it would be great if other
> Piggies could...
>
> Grig
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Daniel Greenfeld <pydanny at gmail.com
> <mailto:pydanny at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I think the Python community ought to use its booth at Scale9x.
> I'm willing to put up my time to attend the conference and work
> the booth. We shouldn't hand over this chance/booth to another
> interest.
>
> Gerald Fontejon said he'll be at the 2/17 meetup and I think we
> should take some time that evening to hammer out the logistics for
> the event.
>
> I'm going to also ask the LA Django meetup group for their help as
> well. In fact, I'm speaking there on 2/15 and will end my
> presentation with a note about it.
>
> --
> 'Knowledge is Power'
> Daniel Greenfeld
> http://pydanny.com <http://pydanny.com/>
> http://cartwheelweb.com <http://cartwheelweb.com/>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 2:03 AM, Stephen Gornick
> <sgornick at digicoast.com <mailto:sgornick at digicoast.com>> wrote:
>
> Hi Gerald,
>
> I subscribe to the SoCal Piggies mailing list and noticed your
> inquiry to see if the Python group was interested in running a
> booth.
>
> If Piggies declines or if any other space is available, might
> there be any interest in allowing the Bitcoin.org open source
> project to run a booth?
>
> If you aren't familiar with Bitcoin, it just got some
> fantastic coverage on Steve Gibson's Security Now newscast on
> TWIT:
> http://twit.tv/sn287
>
> Additionally, the project has been getting a lot of attention:
>
> SlashDot / Reddit / Digg / Hacker News posts, including:
> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2200705
>
> Electronic Frontier Foundation Jan, 20 2011:
> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2011/01/bitcoin-step-toward-censorship-resistant
>
> ReadWriteWeb Dec 29, 2010
> http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2010/12/interview-bitcoin.php
>
> The project is particularly interesting for Linux enthusiasts
> due to the ability to "mine" for bitcoins, potentially earning
> hundreds of dollars a month simply by letting a computer's GPU
> crunch away:
> Mining Bitcoin
> Fedora 14: http://bit.ly/fb54ye
> Ubuntu: http://bit.ly/ewVzhu
> That's what I envision as something to demonstrate and
> something that is likely interesting to those visiting our
> booth -- i.e., a Linux-based GPU mining machine hashing away,
> earning bitcoins.
>
> The BItcoin project is novel. At this time last year if
> Bitcoin were in a booth at Scale, nearly everyone who knew
> anything about Bitcoin would have physically fit all together
> inside that one booth. Today, those involved in Bitcoin
> number in the thousands (globally):
> http://maps.google.com/maps?q=https://smsz.net/btcStats/bitcoin.kml
>
> I've been interested in learning and promoting Bitcoin. My
> contributions include:
> http://www.bitcoinmoney.com (including my introduction to
> Bitcoin podcast: http://bit.ly/rebootingmoney )
> http://www.bitconminer.com
> and other bitcoin-related projects:
> http://www.bitcoinjobs.com
> http://www.bitcoinmap.com
> http://twitter.com/bitcoineconomy
>
> I am in the process of forming a Los Angeles Bitcoin / Digital
> Currency meetup group:
> http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group
> <http://www.meetup.com/Los-Angeles-Digital-Currency-Innovators-Group/>
>
> Additionally, there are several other Bitcoin enthusiasts in
> the area whom I will recruit for this. One such indivdual,
> for example, is Marc Brevand of El Segundo, creator of White
> Pixel, the world's fastest brute-force hashing box:
> http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=42
>
> I've attended several previous Scale expos and use a Linux
> environment nearly exclusively.
>
> Hopefully I have described adequately how Bitcoin would be a
> sensational linux-based open source project to feature at
> Scale9x and have provided enough background to assure you that
> Bitcoin.org's first boot at Scale will be a resounding success.
>
> If you agree or would like to discuss anything further, please
> let me know. I look forward to hearing from you.
>
> - Stephen Gornick
> sgornick at digicoast.com <mailto:sgornick at digicoast.com>
> Phone: 1.310.356.9912 <tel:+13103569912>
> Twitter: @SGornick
>
>
> On 02/09/2011 02:24 PM, Gerald Fontejon wrote:
>> Hi there.
>>
>> Scale9x is in two weeks, and wanted to follow up with Socal
>> Piggies representing a booth at the expo. It's the largest
>> tech expo we have in Southern California, and all
>> volunteered-based. If you are interested please let us know,
>> at least by Friday (Feb 11, 2011).
>>
>> I'm also planning to attend socal-piggies meetup on 2/17 @
>> Evite HQ. Look forward to meeting you guys and learning.
>>
>> -Gerald (gerald at socallinuxexpo.org
>> <mailto:gerald at socallinuxexpo.org>)
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM, Gerald Fontejon
>> <gerald.fontejon at gmail.com
>> <mailto:gerald.fontejon at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Greetings Socal Piggies Group,
>>
>> I would like to invite the Socal Piggies project to
>> attend the 9th Southern California Linux Expo. The show
>> will be held February 25th-27th, 2011 at the Hilton LAX
>> in Los Angeles, CA. SCALE 9x will be an excellent venue
>> to increase awareness and showcase the work of Socal Piggies.
>>
>> Because Socal Piggies is an open source project, SCALE
>> <http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/> will provide:
>>
>> * a complementary booth on our show floor including
>> all the usual amenities such as a 6' table, chairs
>> * a 500W power drop
>> * one Ethernet drop
>> * and complementary passes to the show
>>
>> If this is something that you might be interested in,
>> please let me know as soon as possible. Please feel free
>> to email or call me if you have any questions.
>>
>> Thank you for your time. And look forward to hearing
>> back from you.
>>
>> And if you are curious, here is a current list of exhibitors:
>> http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/exhibitors
>>
>>
>> --
>> scal9x <http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale9x/>
>>
>> Gerald Fontejon
>> web: http://www.socallinuxexpo.org
>> email: gerald at socallinuxexpo.org
>> <mailto:gerald at socallinuxexpo.org>
>> phone: 310.876.2350 <tel:+13108762350>
>>
>> --
>>
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