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Just say his name 3 times.

And here I was thinking a simple bike lock was sufficient. For an extra $6-10 it wouldn’t be that bad. Initial cost on the network would be under $5k and some very low level power requirements on playa. The app development would be the bigger challenge but I may already have the resources required ...

I've taken the liberty of saving their dignity. Moved this over to Lost in 2017.

BBadger wrote:And here I was thinking a simple bike lock was sufficient.

Now you're just talking craziness.

I’m thinking about setting up a LoRa Network and outfitting our entire camp’s bikes with very small GPS/transmitter rigs to track all of the bikes. It will provide not only pinpoint accuracy but it would be pretty easy to develop an app that would actually log all the locations the whole week to se...

Hello fellow burners. This year (2017) was my first time at Burning Man and it blew my mind. It is the most amazing place and i can't wait to go back. Wanted some help finding out when tickets for 2018 will go on sale as ended up buying the more expensive ticket. Also i have to come all the way fro...

I'm not sure what part of florida you moved to, but there are a few regional locations for you to join up with.
http://regionals.burningman.org/regiona ... h-florida/
http://regionals.burningman.org/regiona ... a-orlando/

I am moving this discussion over the Philosophic Center, as that appears to where this has headed.
Carry on with the discussion.

Exchanging business cards on the playa? I have never seen that in all the years I've been going.
I usually come home from a business convention with a pile of cards and most get dumped out.

From my perspective, you broke one of the first rules---"don't have expectations". You envisioned what you thought Burning Man was to be prior to heading to the playa, and it wasn't what your mind expected. Burning Man is a city with some very nice and open people, but it's still a city. N...

Captain Goddammit wrote:
Sham wrote:It does seem to go against the ethos, but bike locks are becoming a necessity (just like ice).

What ethos....
Oh wait, I vaguely remember when there were ethos... I think.

What I have seen evolve over time was a larger percentage of people coming to Burning Man with no bike. Either they would find a "yellow bike" but more likely they would just snag an unlocked bike. That bike of course would be abandoned along the way. The victim of the theft might take ano...

I know that feeling. I was out on the playa in 2008 a month after Burning Man ended. I drove fast then got out of the van and just enjoyed the wind. I found the circle where center camp was and saw lots of orange cones that probably meant the moop needed attention. It was great seeing it, but I imag...

The sit down motorized bike rule was relaxed a few years back and it seemed to be working out fine. Then the abuses started and the overpowered ones showed up and people we screaming along on them to get where they were going fast. Like everything else, now a good thing is in jeopardy.

In defense of GVI, 2018 will be the first year on the playa. The thought is what do you do to keep busy during those long days of boredom and down time. There will be almost no down time in BRC---unless you really want it. It's a non-stop, 24 hour a day city. There are dozens of events going on simu...

Having seen several electric bikes scream past me on the playa at the speed of a motorcycle, I think it's extremely relevant to point this out. We have virtually allowed motorcycles as a mode of transportation on the playa, and they are going to hurt a pedestrian or kill themselves.

These electric bikes are buzzing around all over the place. This guy ran into the back of the truck.
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/09/30/pelham-bicyclist-killed/

Could you give any more specifics on your lost camera? The brand, maybe some unique photos etc.

It's not mine, but my guess is that there's a white furry coat, lip balm, half a roll of toilet paper, an iPhone with a purple sparkly case (and cracked screen), a pair of broken goggles and a set of earrings that belonged to a dead aunt. 8) Here is the image of the backpack: https://images-na.ssl-i...

Hello Dreamwanderer,
Tell us a bit about yourself. What, where why? I think this will help people to guide you along the way.
Welcome to eplaya.
Sham....

There is no question on my mind, that those bikes will be cracked down on hard this coming year. They were zooming and zipping in every direction. My guess is there will be a ban on them.

gaminwench wrote:^ Says him.

There is useful info here, too.

You can believe Gaminwench and Token. Believe me!

Welcome to eplaya and the amazing phenomenon called Burning Man. It sounds like you have done quite a bit of homework and research. That's awesome. One of the things you will find on the playa is that things are never as you expected or anticipated. It's very unique and different that you expected. ...

The conversation on eplaya is making me rather uncomfortable.
If you give someone a challenge, they will take it.

I'm not sure they could child-proof the entire event. Things can be climbed on, things are on fire, there are moving vehicles, things are sharp.
A solution would be to just show videos of past burns on 6 giant screens. The following day, the structure can be dismantled and removed.

I'm from austin texas! planning on going solo for my first time. any tips would be greatly appreciated :)))) Tell us a bit about yourself so the advice offered would be appropriate for you. What are your life goals? Why do you want to go to Burning Man? How old are you? How did you hear about Burni...

Weren't the police playing postal carrier a few years back, and delivering packages to camps thinking the boxes MUST be stuffed with illegal drugs. I don't think that turned out to be anything worthwhile for them.

It sounds like you found exactly what you were looking for---only different. The playa is like that. From your first post, you appeared fully enveloped and submerged in giving. The kind person you found on the playa seems to have guided you in a different direction. This is something I hope you can ...

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It sounds like quite a mess you had going on there. The good news is you kept a crew busy for 3 hours going in circles for nothing. Personally, if I knew I had nothing to hide, I would have kept them following me all night. These are all practice drills that various LEO's come to Burning Man to play...

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