Events
TheHacktory Presents GPS-A-Sketch
A lot of us geeks spent hours and hour (and hours) drawing things using an Etch-A-Sketch back in ye-old days of yore. Back when life was simpler, candy sweeter, and 16 bits was high tech. These days life is complicated (Wii? PS3? or both?) candy rots your teeth, and ‘millions of colors’ [...]
LEGO Store opening in King of Prussia
Yes, the title of this post has been confirmed. First there was a rumor that a store manager position for a Lego store in King of Prussia was posted on Monster.com (I checked, it’s still online but I suspect they already hired someone …damn, I’m too late!)
Then a helpful enthusiast on FBTBForums noted that the [...]
Battlefield Game AI Lecture at Indy Hall: Guest Speaker Chris Jurney of Relic Entertainment
The ever-awesome folk at Indy Hall (hey Alex & Dana!) are hosting a fantastically interesting lecture. The hall will be hosting a talk with Chris Jurney, an IndyHall member who works for Relic Entertainment.
For those of you unfamiliar with Relic, they are responsible for a wealth of extremely influential PC games, including the fantastic Homeworld [...]
The Hacktory: Geeks & Toys at National Mechanics
The Hacktory will be presenting a fun Geeks & Toys event over at Philly’s favorite geek hang-out, National Mechanics in Old City, Philadelphia on August 7th.
What goes on at one of these parties? The Hacktory folk have all kinds of fun things planned. An LED throwie wall with controlled visuals by Don Miller (No Carrier). [...]
Philadelphia Hax: Arduino Evening Class at The Hacktory
Ah, The Hacktory. Hosting glorious events galore. Seriously, it seems like every time I check out their calendar, they’ve got something new going on. Whether it’s a Make Philly meeting, an open house hack, or throwing a Geeks & Toys party at National Mechanics in August (what!!!), Far and his crew are always up to [...]
Ben Reports Live From E3: Release Dates For Fable 2, Resident Evil 5, Gears of War 2, & More!
Our pal Benjamin Gilbert is having a blast out at E3, and you better believe me and Tim are all kinds of jealous. He’s having some interweb problems logging on to our WordPress. He’s written up a handy little break down for all of you, with release dates from the Microsoft Press Conference. Check out [...]
Ignite Philly: It’s Tonight! At Johnny Brenda’s! Hooray!
Hey all you Philly geeks, don’t forget, Ignite Philly is TONIGHT.
A whole bunch of creative Philadelphians will be hitting the stage at Johnny Brenda’s (I’ll be hitting the menu, personally) to talk about their projects for 5 minutes, using 20 slides that switch every 15 seconds.
So what’s this mean? You’ll be getting a fast paced [...]
The Hacktory: Help Ignite Philadelphia
Ah, The Hacktory. Home to one of Tim and I’s favorite Philadelphians, Far McKon. We helped throw a Battlestar Galactica party with Far back in May, and man, we had a great time.
Far is up to his ol’ tricks again, planning out some more outstanding events. On June 11th, head on over to Johnny Brenda’s [...]
Wizard World Philadelphia: May 30th - June 1st
This post is for anyone that hasn’t already blocked off this weekend for an ridiculous time at the Philadelphia Convention Center. Get ready to go nuts, fellow geeks. The city of brotherly love is, once again, hosting Wizard World Philadelphia from Friday May 30th, to Sunday June 1st.
Local Battlestar Galactica fans, it’s a rare chance [...]
Navy SEALs Visit Philadelphia: Schuylkill River Dolphin Nervous
This Monday, for Memorial Day, Navy SEALs will take over the Schuylkill and give Philadelphians a demonstration of their state-of-the-art craft. They’ll give people tours, hold a ceremony for fallen SEALs (they’ll be planting a memorial tree), share adventure stories with the public, and scare the hell out of the Schuylkill river dolphin.
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