[Robotgroup] Dorkbot last night

[john at cozmicfunk.com]

Since I was not able to go last night, I have no comparison, but in the 
past...
I have seen some very good visual and audio presentations. There has 
always been a PA since i have been going to them.

Even the ones I have been a Guest, the issue or problems with me were 
with my files being able to play i.e. codec differences with the 
computers or DVD players. I actually feel my speaking has not been as 
bad as the difficulties which surrounded my being able to be ready to 
present. When everything is not working and you have minutes to be on 
stage, or for example SXSW Dorkbot when I was told minutes before hand 
that I was presenting when I thought I still had 30 minutes to get 
ready. Talk about stress, It always seems so to happen for me but I take 
as a challenge and I just do my best. The Universe/powers that be know i 
am capable of handling such situations so I am given them and I make due 
and then afterwards I always ask people, did I suck up there?

Nerds, Geeks, Dorks, what ever you call Us/Them, seem pretty cool about 
those things, no real Pre-Madonna attitudes that I have seen.We are all 
just happy to see other nerds out there taking a chance to show their 
wares and inventions and have the nerve to stand up on a stage and talk 
about it. I am even capable of making bigger dork out of myself than 
lets say our own fearless Pres and I don't even care what people think 
really. That is what I like about this group so much, it is all about 
the work and the ideas.

Hey and I think David N. Chase and the other Dork guys do a great job! 
Thank you again, sorry I missed last night:)
JPF
Andre Lamothe wrote:
> I have been to a couple of them, and keep hoping for a little more 
> generalization in what people show off project wise. I like to go though, of 
> course, a little better planning and management. For example, engineers and 
> artists make terriable public speakers, since many tend to mumble, look 
> down, don't project their voice, but to add insult to injury, no one thought 
> of any kind of hand mic to a local amp, so it was impossible to hear the 
> entire presentation in the gong room, things like that. I think that 
> everyone attending being a nerd has a high level of tolerance for these kind 
> of abnormalities, I do as well, but still its nice when someone thinks about 
> little things like being able to hear the presenters that don't have a 
> booming MC voice :)
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> Andre'
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Colbath" <dcolbath at austin.rr.com>
> To: "The Robot Group Mailing List" <robotgroup at puremagic.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Robotgroup] Dorkbot last night
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> I see you're new to Dorkbot.  Yeah it was a lot more musical than usual but
> then i liked it as i want to do musical projects.  Dorkbot has always been
> more of a show and tell and, like the robot group itself can be a bit
> nebulous.  If you come there expecting it to be "electornic" or mechanical
> or musical or "more robotic" then you are probably up for dissapointment.
> If you come to have fun and see what others have done and get inspired to do
> more of your own stuff, whatever that may be you will enjoy yourself.
> Actually some of the better projects tend to happen as sort of SIGs when
> members split out into a project or SIG and do something marvelous on their
> own.  I can see that you are a little more "professional" like the guy with
> the Thummer but we can all learn from you and we (or at least I) admire your
> forward thinking and get-it-done attitude.  maybe some will rub off on the
> rest of us.  I'm hoping some of the folks we met last night will come and
> join us and many of us also enjoy cross polinating with the Children's
> Museum as we have common roots.
>
> Don
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