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Marc Merlin's 2014 Burning Man Report For Tech Geeks
marcmerlin writes Haven't been to Burning Man, or missed this year's and would like a summary? Marc Merlin has posted a summary of this year with full GPS map, pictures from the air, and everything neatly categorized, with a track of his 127 miles of biking to visit as many camps as possible. Also, if you plan on going, check out the tips at the bottom of the page.
someone told me that DARPA types test out their latest mind control E-M gadgetry at Burning Man...
but to be more on-topic, Burning Man might be a good experience for a "geek"...
forget all the nonsense 'gift economy' techno-hippie blah blah...it's a bunch of artists, weird academics, ravers, drug experimenters, *rich people* who want to pretend to be those things at a high per-day cost, and of course creepers looking to scam or take advantage of people
it's camping in the desert with 60,000 people
now, in my observation, if you ask a typical burner "What is Burning Man all about?" you'll see an interesting linguistic phenomenon: recursive language ontology
the answer to the question is (all too often) not a fact or statement...the answer to "What is Burning Man all about?" is in part **the act of explaining the experience in a mystical, mysterious way**
it's the status of having been there, to say that you know what it's about, not the act of doing drugs or camping or looking at desert art
behold: http://www.burningman.com/what...
now, that said...if you're curious, GO FOR IT!
just do your thing and enjoy the nonsense for what it is...there is some really cool art and tech on display
Thank you Dave Raggett
TFA is great...it's what *I* would want to see...i have burner friends and they always show me 200 pictures of their little group in the same areas...nothing that shows a general survey of what is happening
Thank you Dave Raggett