http://blog.ravewalla.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:42:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Benicia Hill Community Center website is up and running. Have a look! http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=51 Tonight at 8:00pm SLT, Robb Rail is hosting an open-format political discussion he's titled the "Wednesday Night Political Extravaganza." Should be good, and plus... extra points for using the word extravaganza. From the blurb: "Come join us for our weekly discussion of all things political. The crowd will dictate the type of ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=50 Yet another discussion about the relationship between SL and RL. Can there ever be too many? Apparently not. Get on over there. The hosts this time are  the smart folks of Digital Cultures, so it should be a good one. http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=49 The every-energetic Aki Clutterbuck has informed me of a wonderful event you should know about right now! Sorry for the short notice -- my fault, not Aki's! TODAY from 3-6pm SLT, there will be a Skate-A-Thon. This is a fundraising event for San Francisco's Friends of the Urban Forest, so come ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=48 Today at 2:00pm slt, Celedon Kakapo is hosting a discussion titled "What do you tell people about your Second Life?" This is a splendid topic and should be a great discussion. Be advised that the discussion will be recorded and may be used as part of a research project. From ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=47 The potential for SL to influence and be influenced by RL is significant. On Saturday, Absolute Balderdash (what a name!) will hold a discussion about this topic as part of a research project. Should be fun and interesting. From the blurb: "How does SL influence RL situations or vice versa? What ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=46 A poetry slam in SL. Of course. Why has that notion never sprung to my mind? Why have I never seen a poetry slam in SL before today? Have I not been paying close enough attention? Well, that's possible. In any case, there's a poetry slam tonight, and I think ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=45 Today at 7:00, Starsitter Quality is hosting the fourth in a 4-part serieson "Skeptical Buddhism." If you've missed the other three, here's your chance to catch the last in the series. From the blurb: "Fourth in a 4-part series on Skeptical Buddhism, in plain English. What is the emptiness that Buddhists ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=44 Here's an interesting spin on the regular discussion: include a jazz DJ. Coffee talk at Djork Garden - 9:00am SLT, today! From the blurb: "Join us at Djork Garden for Morning Coffee and Jazz with DJ Alexi Ayres. Friendly people and atmosphere for music,arts, and discussion." http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=43 The blurb for Extropia's "Thinker's Discussion" today contains these rather startling sentences: "In the future, the internet will be comprised of trillions of sensors. There might be AI that can see, hear, recognise emotion and even read minds." I wonder on what Extropia basis this assertion, don't you? Well, get ... http://blog.ravewalla.com/?p=42