2. September 2010 by admin.

I figure I would post here (since I’m spamming all other mediums anyways) that the Call For Paper for NOTACON 8 is officially open. For those of you who don’t know, it’s an amazing con that I have the pleasure of attending for the past three years (and honor of speaking at the last two). Even if you don’t speak, though, I *highly* recommend pre-registering for the convention. Unlike most of the other “hacker” cons (I use quotes because it really is much more than that), NOTACON is generally small and always a fun experience for both the veteran con-goer and the n00b.

Now that I’m done (temporarily) with my not-so-poetic waxing, I’ll give a brief update on the talk that Rain and I are working on. As I explained in a previous post, Rain and I are working on a follow-up talk to last year’s Neurohacking 101 talk. For those of you who weren’t there last year, fear not! We’re also planning on reviving and revising the talk soon to present at other cons (post on that later). Projects being discussed in the (hopefully) upcoming 102 talk include:

-Mint tin lie detector
-DIY EKG
-Open EEG
-Brain machine
-Stroboscopic glasses
-And more!

That’s enough update for you now. Go. Pre-register early and often. If you can’t make it, remember that they are transferable after you bought them. Go. Now!

xoxo,

Tottie

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20. April 2010 by admin.

Ok, since I’m kinda lazy and want to make this easy I’m going to just bullet point this.

• Charge your camera and pack the charger if you want to take pics
• The TSA hates cupcake-shaped soap on a rope.
• I suck at remembering names/faces
• People respond well to cookies in return for forgetting their name/face
• I love the wizard and his heavy
• Easter baskets make awesome hats
• Be brave and don’t think about what is in that water bottle that shardy just handed to you
• Know your limits before taking the shardy+ (not me, other people)
•  I’m a terrible Nikita proxy and fail at verbally abusing anyone, let alone myrcurial
• Don’t offer to volunteer when Dual Core is about to hit the stage; you’ll be a sad bunny
• I can go very long periods without sleep
• Make sure you have your demo entry ready and submitted BEFORE leaving the house if possible (more about shiny ideas and shiz later)
• I <3 presenting with ne0nra1n
• We’re going to have badges/stickers soon
• I also <3 ne0nra1n in general. Along with: shardy, pretentious git, ab3nd, rogueclown, ladynikon, kaospunk, agent0×0, jackiea, tyger, froggy, skyspook, ghostnomad, Mark S., sidepocket, echo, nightshad, Emi, most all the NOTACON staff, 0phelia, and so many other people
• I owe agent0×0 cookies for forgetting who he was as well as for being awesome
• I met so many amazing people at NOTACON and can’t wait to see them again next year!
• Remember to make sure I have my ID before leaving the hotel for the airport
• Offering to go on a coffee run makes everyone love you. Even yourself
• If you drink with shardy, ab3nd, and pretentious git you’ll inevitably wake up one morning with your body rejecting water. And not really mind since the previous night was AWESOME.
• TSA hates awesome speaker hat and thinks that a mini pov kit is a bomb and will do a residue test.

So. It’s also time for a hint towards the little announcement. Although it doesn’t technically count for the next post (coming up later tonight), there will be daily updates and there will eventually be something for everybody. Until then…

<3,

Tottie

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