Looks like it's working!

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Techbro set seems to have decided tourism is inconvenient when rain exists.

I see your point, but I think this is just a case of one word being used in two different contexts. One (the disclaimer) is a very specific legal phrasing that protects the org in civil court. It's not so much that you're actually consenting to Mr. Creepy Asshole taking your picture, it's just that...

The thing that's going to make it interesting to me is what happens if this keeps happening. This spring has been a clinic in what our weather situation may look like going forward as climate change effects accelerate. Over a hundred tornadoes in my state in just May. Who'd guess that introducing a ...

I said it earlier, Burning Mud was going to happen. I expect it took a lot of the charm out of that thing in the desert for the techbro and bucket list set, but I'm worried about all the virgins stuck out there who didn't have the foresight to plan for the possibility of getting stuck.

"If you bought a Tesla rated for 353 miles on a charge, but the dashboard range predictor told you that your fully charged car could only go 150 miles, you'd immediately figure something was up. So your Telsa tells another lie: the range predictor tells you that you can go 353 miles." so many lies ...

Next year was better.

Especially since Hurricane Hilary is looking like making the Playa into Burning Mud.

Ticket scarcity and the continuing evolution of Burning Man As A Service schemes to sell to the over-monied and under-socialized Silicon Valley set.

Don't worry, when the spread starts and they find out how much it costs to be airlifted to Reno because you can't breathe when COVID meets a dust storm...

Critical Tits, the topless bike ride, which has been happening for many years, has become increasingly difficult to make 'safe' for the riders due to cameras and gross gawkers. If you want to do a naked run, and want women to feel safe to participate, you should do this out by the trash fence and h...

Business Insider gushing about Elons new "hyperloop". Quotations because its not actually a hyperloop, or even remotely close. Its literally a road tunnel for personal automobiles. A regular road. For regular cars. But hey its underground so its gotta be that innovative and revolutionary "tomorrow ...

Why are DGS tickets cheaper than the Main Sale? Doesn't the Borg get what this does? This means that people in the same camp will be paying different amounts --> so people that are more connected will get cheaper tickets than less connected people. Why can't the Borg get this right? Everyone just p...

Let's talk consent. And 'we'. Most of the 'regulars' on this board know each other in (dusty) meat space. So that is 'we'. I've been to twenty consecutive burns, several Juplayas, and regionals. Every single year, at the main event, I've had to deal with men (yes, it is always men) who don't think ...

Seems like the perfect self-reliant vehicle to drive out 125+ miles from the nearest charger and park for a week on a surface it may sink into.

Sure hope somebody's got a 240v jump pack to rescue your ass.

I agree that you shouldn't think negatively about Elon Musk. Of course, he makes a lot of money, but he also brought a lot of cool things into the world that benefit humanity. The sole contribution to humanity Musk has ever made is incidentally financing some people with good ideas in his ongoing q...

These are great thinkers and people who want to leave a mark in this world. Elon really advocates for innovations and change. I agree that you shouldn't think negatively about Elon Musk. Of course, he makes a lot of money, but he also brought a lot of cool things into the world that benefit humanit...

Nah, no way in hell the event happens this year.

Agreed! Hey Sham, did you bump your noggin? You ok boo? :lol: Who are you? Where am I? Is this real life? So the vaccine is not going as smoothly as they had hoped. Buckle up for 2021. :shock: :lol: People will still be coming out. I almost feel like a non sanctioned bm burn will be safer than a bm...

Sham wrote: ↑

Sun Dec 27, 2020 1:51 pm

With the prospect of Burning Man 2021 looking a bit brighter, I now say that everything is no longer lost forever.

Wouldn't make any large bets.

Sounds like y'all had a ton of fun. I'd be leery of going out there this year just because people can't manage basic precautions to not be plague rats, but I'm glad people got out and spent some time on public land!

AlexMN1984 wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 10, 2020 9:50 pm

"60% of the work we do is dedicated to the year-round cultural programs." What does "60% of the work" mean? 60% of the org's expenditures?

It means they got way overambitious trying to bankroll turning a party in the desert into a cultural movement.

I'm not worried about ticket sales, I'm worried about a bunch of burnouts too enamored of fucking off in the desert for a week dragging sickness into isolated communities. If you think your precious burn is worth the lives of people living in isolated areas with very limited access to medical attent...

So here we are. Tickets will most likely be much easier to get this year. How bad do you want to attend? Are you willing to take a chance? An opportunity of a lifetime is before you. It's a fork in the road that requires a clear and level head. Do you have a strong constitution? Fuck that and fuck ...

I still think a camera policy of 'if we see you taking pictures, we're confiscating and shredding it. If it's your phone, tough fucking luck' would do a ton to improve the thing.

I do think about that unpaid work. A lot.

That's why plug and plays getting catered to in the era of sold out events makes me so furious.

And then there’s all us old burners who figured out working for nothing on your vacation... sucks. If you don't get any personal fulfillment from volunteering then yes, it is for nothing. I on the other hand have had some of my most memorable moments volunteering, meeting people, and being a cog th...

“Identifying as a POC first frames your perspective and (believe it or not) limits your objectivity.“ Not my choice to identify as a POC first bro, I’m reminded every day by Burners and non-Burners alike. Filing this piece of advice away with “I don’t see color” - well intentioned but ultimately na...

If you spend the time to read all the supporting documents on the BLM site, it’s very easy to correlate the mitigation’s to the original problems various agencies are trying to solve. Trash - that one is easy. Jersey Barriers - DHS - no way to prevent a mass casualty vehicular event - I.e. terroris...

90-95% of requests are granted. For Maths, let’s call that 92.5% Not counting Villages ... 1750 x .925 = 1618 placed camps. 32000 DGS tickets. Divide the two numbers and you get ~ 20 tickets per placed camp on average. 32000 / 1618 =~ 20 So please tell me, what kind of fucking awesome could you bui...

Now for some humor... how do we punish bad burner behavior? Well the BRCCP would have them doing hard labor in the FIgjam Cooler and Lag Screw Anchor Factory to make them for Burners Without Borders, overhauling playafied bikes, sorting moop, working in the lost and found call center, cleaning up t...

There have been so many instances where Stingray has been used "improperly". It's surprising what technology is actually available to local law enforcement. Every little 3-man sherriff's office in the US has milsurp these days, bought with global war on terror funding. It's not surprising. remember...