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arse elektronika

Science Fiction, Technology, and Porn in San Francisco, Starting Tomorrow

Well, pretty much every day in San Francisco is filled with scifi, tech and porn, but this weekend is special. Arse Elektronika, the notorious techno-porn event imported from pervvy Vienna, is starting tomorrow night with a bang. This year, the conference theme is "Do Androids Sleep with Electric Sheep?" I'll be a host for the opening night techno-porno award ceremony tomorrow at CELLSpace (doors at 7; show at 8). I'll be teaching you the dos and don'ts of science fiction sex — with video illustrations, of course. More »

10:26 AM on Wed Sep 24 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,999 views, 12 comments

Latest by bonniegrrl: I had no idea that androids even had arses! more »

True Blood

Hey Chicago -- Drink Some Blood Next Tuesday

The fine people at HBO, makers of the new scifi vampire show True Blood, are throwing a party in Chicago next week. And you're invited. There will be cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and a special showing of the premiere of Alan "Six Feet Under" Ball's new series. Judging from what we've seen of True Blood, it's going to appeal to Buffy fiends and Forever Knighties alike. Plus, it'll pull in Desperate Housewives fans, just for good measure. Click to enlarge the invitation. You must RSVP as soon as possible, as space is very limited.

2:56 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Annalee Newitz
1,525 views, 10 comments

Latest by dOk: well you can drink some blood now if you like.. Best Buy has the 1st episode of the show as more »

robot invasion

Meet Pittsburgh’s BigBots

If you’ve been putting off that trip to Pittsburgh, now might be the time to call your travel agent. Yesterday, the Steel City kicked off the Robot 250 Festival, a 17-day celebration of robot art and technology, featuring art exhibits, workshops, lectures, parties, film, and theater, all with a robot theme. Punctuating the festivities are 11 “BigBots,” installations that process and respond to sensory information, but “challenge the public perception of what a robot is.” Read about electric sheep, video gaming animals, and giant foam fingers after the jump. More »

11:00 AM on Sat Jul 12 2008
By Lauren Davis
5,342 views, 8 comments

Latest by meirelle: Holy crap! How did I not know this was going on? Bots be representin' my hometown. I will have to travel more »

io9 master control program

io9 Meetup in New York City 5/28

You asked for it, and now we're bringing our sonic screwdriver and some alien hordes to NYC for an io9 meetup. Charlie Jane and myself will be in New York next week, and that means all the io9 editors will be in the same city at once — so come get drunk with us and Meredith, talk shit about Batman, and plan for ways we can populate Mars. Bring robots if you have any. We're meeting next Wednesday, 5/28, at The Magician bar from 7-9 PM (that gives you at least one hour of happy hour). Free drinks to the first ten io9ers who show up. After that, you'll have to regale us with action figures or robots if you want free drinks.

11:37 AM on Wed May 21 2008
By Annalee Newitz
725 views, 68 comments

Latest by regis: come north to boston for the weekend! more »

nerd salon

Drink with io9ers Tonight at Nerd Salon in San Francisco

Tonight in San Francisco the nerds can rejoice at Nerd Salon, an event where you can chat or flirt without fear about comic books, computers, bioengineering, and Battlestar Galactica. Convened by myself, and Electronic Frontier Foundation legal geek Jennifer Granick, Nerd Salon is a place where people will help you with your homework. While drinking. And playing with humanoid robots, supplied by the excellent David Calkins and Simone Davalos of Robogames. Come out between 6-9 PM to the Makeout Room in San Francisco and say hi to your fellow io9ers and sundry nerds.

11:41 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Annalee Newitz
556 views, 41 comments

Latest by PadreFaustus: Hi, Annalee. Any plans to make this a regular event? Fortunately, I do live here in SF, and would love more »

nerd salon

Hang Out with io9ers at San Francisco's Nerd Salon 4/23

At random intervals, an event called Nerd Salon happens in San Francisco. People meet at a bar, drink, play with robots, and have a chance to solve a puzzle to win something cool (usually alcohol). It's organized by yours truly and Jennifer Granick, a kickass lawyer (and serious comic book geek) from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. A new installment of Nerd Salon is happening next week, just in time for all the web nerds in town for O'Reilly's Web 2.0 Expo, and of course io9 readers are cordially invited. Come out Wed., April 23, 6-9 PM at the Makeout Room in San Francisco. Get drunk and play with bots. And talk about aliens. Or zombies. Whatever.

5:15 PM on Thu Apr 17 2008
By Annalee Newitz
507 views, 22 comments

Latest by Ed Grabianowski: So, are there really no other io9ites near Buffalo? Is it just gonna be me and M. Reilly weeping into more »

movies

Blair Witch Meets Event Horizon?

The brain-cracking genre mashups that will define the future of science fiction aren't necessarily coming out of Hollywood. Instead, they're hatching in Richmond, Virginia, judging from this just-posted casting call:
Logline: The Blair Witch meets Event Horizon. Tag Line: Finite Space, Infinite Power

A director's equipment-clad crew of nonconformist semi-pros discover a film camera deserted on location, further investigation turns up footage that would make a horror director proud. The photon sphere surrounding the camera is accompanied by an unearthly presence. The entity channels power through the creative process to lure crew members into situations, situations they may not escape...
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6:50 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By charliejane
129 views, 1 comment

Latest by Annalee Newitz: This sounds unbelievably bad! Two horrible movies squashed together into one ultra-awful mess. Of course, I'm the only person on earth more »