Five Minutes of Fame

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What is it?

Five Minutes of Fame (5MoF) is an adaptation of CCC's Lightning Talks. Our implementation is ten five minute talks in an hour, with a short intermission so you can get another beer.

When and where does it happen?

Third Thursday of every month at 8pm, at Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St, San Francisco.


Thursday, March 21st, 8 PM, It's on! Sign up!

As if you needed ANY reminder, Five Minutes of Fame is Noisebridge's ADD show-and-tell, squashing octets of human awesomeness into an hour like booleans in a packed byte.

   _  _   _____ __  __  ____  ______
 _| || |_| ____|  \/  |/ __ \|  ____| Noisebridge 8PM Thursday 21st March
|_  __  _| |__ | \  / | |  | | |__    Four Years of Childlike Wonder and
 _| || |_|___ \| |\/| | |  | |  __|   Adult Technological Themes in
|_  __  _|___) | |  | | |__| | |      San Francisco's 543rd Finest
  |_||_| |____/|_|  |_|\____/|_|      Hacker Show and Tell.


This week's Five Minutes of Fame will contain:

* LEE FELSENSTEIN, the man who hew the Osborne 1 from sand! Who ran the
  Homebrew Computer Club with a Ruler of Steel! Who soldered free
  speech to the dreams of the digital revolution!

* Straight outa copyright, it's the DATA2.ME people guerilla revamping public documents

* RACHEL CHALMERS, who will powerpoint the clue electric

* Mozilla's LIZ HENRY, Talking Bugs Bugs Bug Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs Bugs [1]

* PLUS The amazing ANNOUNCEMENTS of MILOH (now with saxophone backing)

  and FOR ONE DAY ONLY:

* The TRIUMPHANT RETURN of AL SWEIGART, Author of the BEST GODDAMN INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON

All this, plus I hope about fifteen people offering to do their talk
because otherwise I'm going to have to do my extended Kellis Milkshake
routine and frankly I don't think it's quite there yet. Mail me if so.

So come one, come all, come FIVE MINUTES OF FAME to Noisebridge Hackitorium

8PM Thursday 21st, Noisebridge.

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| |  | | ___   ___  ___    __ _ _ __  _   _  ___  _ __   ___
| |  | |/ _ \ / _ \/ __|  / _` | '_ \| | | |/ _ \| '_ \ / _ \
| |__| | (_) |  __/\__ \ | (_| | | | | |_| | (_) | | | |  __/
|_____/ \___/ \___||___/  \__,_|_| |_|\__, |\___/|_| |_|\___|
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| |__   ___ _ __ ___  | | ___ __   _____      __ | |__   _____      __
| '_ \ / _ \ '__/ _ \ | |/ / '_ \ / _ \ \ /\ / / | '_ \ / _ \ \ /\ / /
| | | |  __/ | |  __/ |   <| | | | (_) \ V  V /  | | | | (_) \ V  V /
|_| |_|\___|_|  \___| |_|\_\_| |_|\___/ \_/\_/   |_| |_|\___/ \_/\_/


 _          _______ _    _ _____  _   _
| |        |__   __| |  | |  __ \| \ | |
| |_ ___      | |  | |  | | |__) |  \| |
| __/ _ \     | |  | |  | |  _  /| . ` |
| || (_) |    | |  | |__| | | \ \| |\  |
 \__\___/     |_|   \____/|_|  \_\_| \_|


 ______ _____ _____ _      ______ _______    ____  ______ ______
|  ____|_   _/ ____| |    |  ____|__   __|  / __ \|  ____|  ____|
| |__    | || |  __| |    | |__     | |    | |  | | |__  | |__
|  __|   | || | |_ | |    |  __|    | |    | |  | |  __| |  __|
| |     _| || |__| | |____| |____   | |    | |__| | |    | |
|_|    |_____\_____|______|______|  |_|     \____/|_|    |_|


[1] bugs


Third Thurs, 8PM, Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St, SF, CA, Earth Prime

More info: http://nburl.net/5mof
Get here: http://nburl.net/gethere

Submit your talk now! http://5mof.net/signup/

Why are we doing this?

There are many reasons:

  • It's great for people who are interested in what's going on at Noisebridge -- no need to sit through long lectures.
  • Some people are working on projects that are not ready for a full 30 minute or hour long talk, but they want to get their ideas out. Maybe they need help, maybe they want to propose an idea to the Noisebridge community.
  • Some people are shy to public speaking and want to practice without giving an "official" conference talk, which can be daunting. This is a great way to try it out, in a community of peers.
  • San Francisco is the mecca for startups. If you're trying to sell your idea to someone, you need to be able to explain it in five minutes or less.
  • "The Law of Fives"

How can I participate?

Sign up to speak at 5 Minutes of Fame here!

Or just mail me at danny@spesh.com and I will put you on my secret spreadsheet. I will also mail you on the Monday before the event!

How can I attend?

Just show up! 2169 Mission St, San Francisco

We're located at:
2169 Mission St, San Francisco
OpenStreetMap - Google Maps
2 blocks South of 16th & Mission BART


If for any reason you're unable to attend, you can usually watch it live on our UStream Channel.

Other Questions

Can anyone attend or speak?

There are a limited number of slots for speakers, and members or regulars are given priority to speak about the projects they are working on. Although there are substitutes for people don't show, schedule early to be assured your 5MoF!

What if I show up late?

If you are giving a talk, please notify me so we can rearrange the schedule. If you want to see a talk that you're going to miss, find the person who gave it and chat with them for five minutes :)

Past 5MoFs

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009