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Next Week, 500+ Geek Talks Around the World

Posted by timothy on from the cheaper-than-ted-talks-too dept.

Brady Forrest writes "Next week, from March 1-5 there will be ~65 Ignite events happening around the world. Ignite is an opportunity for geeks to share their passions and ideas with local peers. Each speaker gets 20 slides that each auto-advance after 15 seconds for a total of just 5 minutes. The result is bite-size chunks of information that inform the crowd on new topics. Most of the Ignites will be streamed on the new Ignite video site."

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  1. 500 geeks talking *simultaneously*? by PaulBu · · Score: 2, Funny

    ;)

    1. Re:500 geeks talking *simultaneously*? by Cryacin · · Score: 2, Funny

      15 seconds per slide for a total of just 5 minutes.

      It'd be advantageous to all of our family's sanity if Aunty Jane and Uncle Joe's holiday slides presentation had that rule....

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    2. Re:500 geeks talking *simultaneously*? by Clover_Kicker · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually your nose shuts down after the first 150 or so.

      Ever been in a modern chicken barn or (gods help you) a fox farm?

  2. Re:Let Me Calculate by xenn · · Score: 5, Funny

    Turn in your geek card immediately. Reading comprehension in mandatory.

  3. OMG its twitter irl by Jailbrekr · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can they add the rule where its kept to a maximum of 140 characters as well?

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  4. Re:Let Me Calculate by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 3, Funny

    Reading comprehension in mandatory.

    In mandatory what?

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  5. Re:Let Me Calculate by Arthur+Grumbine · · Score: 4, Funny

    Reading comprehension in mandatory.

    In mandatory what?

    Yeah, he really shot himself is the foot with that one.

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  6. Re:Let Me Calculate by The+Wild+Norseman · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, he really shot himself is the foot with that one.

    That seems really too good to be true.

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