So you're the arbiter of taste around here now?mdmf007 wrote:These "Why the "...insert place or event here" is better than burningman threads are weak..
God id dump them if I wasn't such a believer in civil liberties and freedom of expression.
its right on the edge though...
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- Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:41 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: why the iraq green zone is better than burning man
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4111
- Sun Oct 14, 2007 7:47 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: The Oil Derrick Burn Thing
- Replies: 44
- Views: 12972
- Wed Aug 01, 2007 1:10 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10827
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:03 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Will the Org respond to the 2.0 controversy?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 62587
OK Kids let's play..... Technopatra's Eplaya Mad Libs! I need: An adjective: A first name of an LLC Staff member: A Theme Camp Name: Another adjective: One of the 10 Principles: A verb ending in -ed: An emotional state: Some piece of Playa Infrastructure (trash fence, JOTs, Center Camp etc): A noun...
- Fri Jul 27, 2007 3:51 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10827
- Sun Jul 22, 2007 1:05 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10827
Current doesn't pay us a site fee either I know, I was making a joke about Discovery Channel and the money they paid Burning Man LLC to film two years ago, it was inside joke between us, I'm sorry if it seemed that I was to imply that Current TV was doing the same thing as Discovery Channel has in ...
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:43 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10827
so they're really just there to put cameras in the hands of the community to tell the Burning Man story. You mean a billion dollar cable tv channel can't even afford to pay a camera crew? I've got start one of these companies that exist using free labor, damn! We'd love to do a podcast about Curren...
- Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:39 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Why Green Man now?
- Replies: 42
- Views: 9219
Our enviromental impact at the event is NOTHING compared to our environmental impact getting to and from the event. The coolingman.org people estimate that we consume approximately 1.8 million gallons of fuel in transport. http://www.templetons.com/brad/burn/green.html At any rate, we're all going t...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 9:16 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
- Replies: 31
- Views: 10827
Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the test and find out
One of my favorite columns in the SF Weekly was "The Apologist". I was always bummed that they never did one for Burning Man, so I stole the concept and created my own. Are you a Burning Man Apologist? Take the Test and find out 1.How will you be participating in Burning Man's "Green" Theme for 2007...
- Wed Jul 18, 2007 1:44 pm
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Famous bands that have played at BM?
- Replies: 71
- Views: 21806
- Sun Jul 15, 2007 12:34 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
Hey Le Chat, I see your point, I do. But let's look at what's going on here, Google gets to use the logo on their homepage. Current TV gets their link on the Burning Man homepage. The companies who donate products to the green pavilion get their names mentioned in articles in business magazines, art...
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:59 pm
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Best & Worst Volunteer Experiences At Burning Man
- Replies: 48
- Views: 17378
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 12:54 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
It's interesting, I just recently saw this video up on Youtube (notice the GOOGLE brand on the video?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNWb1iyOHEY It shows (presumably, I can't really authenticate it) that the pavilion is going to be directly under and around the man? Is that right? Now I know that *...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:08 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
Thanks for the brain snacks Andie. My Favorite quote? [quote]To use an analogy that could offend all concerned, what’s happening with Burning Man could be seen as if Burger King, after years of assuring its customers that flame-broiling burgers was the proper thing to do and one of its special dis...
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:03 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
- Wed Jul 11, 2007 7:01 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Green Paradox, Put up a Parking Lot!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2658
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:56 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Questions about illegal drugs at BM.
- Replies: 135
- Views: 51218
Chai Guy's Drug PSA for Burning Man 2007 Hey Kids! Drugs are bad Mmmmm.. kay?? If someone approaches you and asks you to "trade" one kind of drug for another kind of drug, that person is a police officer and he or she (yes, soemtimes they're hot chicks!) will arrest you (or more likely just write yo...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: Bikes & Transportation
- Topic: Riding in from Reno on a bike.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3315
Here's a little info about 447 to keep in mind. It's 2 Lanes total. 2 very narrow lanes. No shoulder. None. At some points it's a culvert, other times it's soft sand, soft enough to sink a car up to it's axel (I know I've done it). It's not flat, there are several "blind rises" which make it impossi...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:24 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: How would you Corporate Jam Tribe
- Replies: 12
- Views: 3611
It might interest you to know that there was a lot of talk from the LLC in the past about just killing this board completely and "letting tribe take over". If not for Maid Marian, that's probably what would have happened. And yet this board and for that matter, this whole site, has pretty much been ...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:07 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Will the Org respond to the 2.0 controversy?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 62587
Bob, that church lady thing never ceases to bring a smile to my face. You know we had nothing to do with writing the "10 Principles" http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/principles.html or the "Mission Statement" http://www.burningman.com/whatisburningman/about_burningman/miss...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:36 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Will the Org respond to the 2.0 controversy?
- Replies: 193
- Views: 62587
I personally don't think what they said is really the issue per se. I'm more concerned about: Who needs branding? "I'm curious to see what happens at the intersection of art and technology," says B.J. Stanbery, CEO of Austin-based Heliovolt, a maker of thin-film photovoltaic solar cells. "Then there...
- Wed Jul 04, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:55 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: TATTOO ANTHROPOLOGIST TO BURN WITH DISCOVERY CHANNEL?
- Replies: 112
- Views: 26614
You know, I hate to say "I told you so" but....
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... =discovery
http://eplaya.burningman.org/viewtopic. ... =discovery
- Tue Jul 03, 2007 8:01 pm
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
Just to prove the point: I went to send an e-mail to "[email protected].com" as listed here on the BM website on a page entitled "CONNECTING WITH THE COMMUNITY: Feedback Loop" (posted 9/21/2006) (see http://www.burningman.com/news/comm_feedback_06.html) the e-mail came back with the message "Reci...
- Mon Jul 02, 2007 11:02 am
- Forum: Philosophical Center
- Topic: Business 2.0 Article
- Replies: 344
- Views: 101902
It all boils down to "trust us" which I'm apparently not capable of. Apparently they don't trust each other either. Michael Mikel Sues Larry Harvey and John Law: http://johnlawspeaks.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/michael_mikel_arbitration_demand.pdf John Law Sues Micahel Mikel and Larry Harvey: http:...
- Thu May 03, 2007 4:06 pm
- Forum: Open Discussion
- Topic: Cryptofishist!
- Replies: 310
- Views: 57377
Hey Everyone, My friend Da Bomb has offered to send fishy and audio message to her via the Burncast Podcast. Please call this number and leave a voicemail message for fishy and we'll make sure that she hears it, we'll burn a cd and mail it to her. 206-350-1416 I just sent her a card and left a voice...
- Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:18 am
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Interview with Brian Doherty, author "This is Burning M
- Replies: 0
- Views: 1327
Interview with Brian Doherty, author "This is Burning M
We speak to Brian Doherty, author of "This Is Burning Man," BURNcast met up with Doherty on January 28, 2007 in his home in Hollywood, California. In this interview we talk with Brian about his book, his experience at the event and his take on the recent John Law Lawsuit. This has been one of our mo...
- Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:28 pm
- Forum: Stories
- Topic: Interview with Kernul Killbuck of Apokiliptika
- Replies: 17
- Views: 5964
Hey Dork, Have you tried just clicking on the "listen" button, it should deliver to you a real mp3 file. I'm pretty sure it's an actual mp3 file and not just an extension. also you can stream the audio from Burncasts Myspace page here: http://www.myspace.com/burncast to choose the Kernul Killbuck Po...
- Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:47 pm
- Forum: 2007 Theme
- Topic: 21+ ID check at BM
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7636
- Thu Feb 08, 2007 10:44 pm
- Forum: 2007 Theme
- Topic: 21+ ID check at BM
- Replies: 23
- Views: 7636