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What Brings Out Your Inner Geek?

By Mary Rotman
April 14, 2009 | Comments: 6
What Brings Out Your Inner Geek?
Colin Moock has admitted that he has an inner geek--now we're wondering what brings out yours. Stay tuned for a contest on Twitter (@oreillymedia) later today to let us know what brings out your inner geek and enter for a chance to win a copy of Moock's Lost ActionScript 3.0 Weekend.

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Ignite Show, Episode 7: Molly Wright Steenson on It's Really Just a Series of Tubes

By Mary Rotman
April 2, 2009
Ignite Show, Episode 7: Molly Wright Steenson on It's Really Just a Series of Tubes
In this new episode of the Ignite Show, Molly Wright Steenson talks about the history of pneumatic tubes in our society. For more information about the Ignite Show or how to host your own Ignite event, see ignite.oreilly.com.

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Ignite Show, Episode 6: Dr. Jayson Falkner on DNA Science, It Works!

By Mary Rotman
March 25, 2009
Ignite Show, Episode 6: Dr. Jayson Falkner on DNA Science, It Works!
In this new episode of the Ignite Show, Dr. Jayson Falkner explains the latest in DNA Science, how its effected human evolution and what it's doing to our society. The title is a tribute to the classic XKCD cartoon "Science! It Works...".

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Colin Moock's Lost ActionScript 3.0 Weekend, New Video Courses from O'Reilly

By Sara Peyton
March 19, 2009
Colin Moock's Lost ActionScript 3.0 Weekend, New Video Courses from O'Reilly
World-renowned ActionScript guru and educator Colin Moock takes viewers to bucolic, seaside Inverness, CA for a one-of-a-kind learning experience. Beautifully filmed with extraordinary production values and clearly presented, Colin Moock's Lost ActionScript 3.0 Weekend isn't just another dry video offering. Instead Moock, the bestselling author of Essential ActionScript 3.0, and friends turn fireside chats, cabin discussions, and even some clowning around into compelling real-world lessons. Get inspired...and get lost in ActionScript 3.0. Watch the video trailer now.

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Two New Episodes of the Ignite Show

By Mary Rotman
March 19, 2009
Two New Episodes of the Ignite Show
The last two episodes of the Ignite Show feature talks from Ignite NYC II and Ignite Boudler, respectively. Keep reading to see presentations by Andrew Schneider on Experimental Performance Devices and Amber Case on Cyborg Anthroplogy.

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Guess the Book, Episode One: O'Reilly Media on the Streets of Sebastopol

By Kathryn Barrett
March 10, 2009 | Comments: 1
Guess the Book, Episode One: O'Reilly Media on the Streets of Sebastopol
We're so used to the funny animals on our book covers that we don't give them a second thought, but what about the rest of the world? Especially the non-geek world? In this first episode of Guess the Book, we took to the streets of Sebastopol, CA—the world headquarters of O'Reilly Media—to find out what our neighbors might think. For this first foray, we chose Learning the vi Editor, with the "vi Guy" himself, to see if the townspeople could tell us what the book was about, simply by looking at the cover.

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Ignite Show Episode 3: Rob Gruhl on Buying a New Car

By Mary Rotman
March 4, 2009 | Comments: 1
Ignite Show Episode 3: Rob Gruhl on Buying a New Car
This week's Ignite Show features Rob Gruhl. Rob loves to buy cars, but more than that he loves to bargain for cars. He shares his secrets today. This talk was filmed at Ignite Seattle III.

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Ignite Launches Weekly Video Series Highlighting the Best of Geek Culture

By Mary Rotman
February 20, 2009
Ignite Launches Weekly Video Series Highlighting the Best of Geek Culture
Ignite captures the best of geek culture in a series of five-minute speed presentations on topics ranging from "The Best Way to Buy a Car" to "Hacking Chocolate" to "Transhuman Technology Trends." Imagine that you're on stage in front of an audience of hundreds of people, doing a five-minute presentation using a slide deck that auto-forwards every 15 seconds, whether you're ready or not. What would you do? What would you say? Could you stand the pressure? Every week, find out how some of the smartest minds on the planet dealt with this situation as your host, Brady Forrest, highlights a different talk from Ignites around the world.

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The Mind of Damian Conway: Science, Computer Science, the Future of Perl 6, and Advice for Today's Aspiring Programmers

By Kathryn Barrett
August 21, 2008 | Comments: 11
The Mind of Damian Conway: Science, Computer Science, the Future of Perl 6, and Advice for Today's Aspiring Programmers
At this year's OSCON, Terry Camerlengo sat down with Damian Conway, author of Perl Best Practices and Perl Hacks, to get his thoughts on a wide variety of subjects, including the what-and-when of Perl 6 and what he thinks is important for the next generation of computer scientists. Watch the video (or read on) to hear what he says.

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