Comments on: What Should I Talk About at Dragon*Con?

By: Duckie

Duckie — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:55:39 +0000

I’m thinking you should devote the entire panel (perhaps two?) to talking about how awesome your ‘con roommates are, complete with charts comparing snoring patterns.

Yeah, you can smack me for this in a couple of days.

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By: Geof F. Morris

Geof F. Morris — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:03:04 +0000

The state of Shuttle replacement options could be interesting, but talk about a moving target!

And Stephen really doesn’t want my head to explode, either.

By: Ray Granade

Ray Granade — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:30:57 +0000

I could always loan you all my Harry Potter stuff so that you could talk about invisibility and cloaking!

Pop

By: Red Hat

Red Hat — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 23:17:53 +0000

I’m a space nerd, so I’d love to hear about Pioneer.

Also, I have a Roomba Discovery that has the dreaded “circle dance”, so iRobot sent me a new one (+5 for customer service!). I’m only using the old one as a charger (I have two batteries), although it doesn’t have a dust bin.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:50:00 +0000

If not this year, next year I’d really like to do a talk on invisibility/cloaking.

By: Mike G.

Mike G. — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:05:36 +0000

Transformation optics (invisibility cloaks! superlenses!).
["You got general relativity in my optics."
"No, you got optics in my general relativity"]

I may be biased because I’m running a seminar on the topic this semester…

By: Tombstone

Tombstone — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:23:55 +0000

We actually have a Roomba, and we’re not currently using it. Dunno how C would feel about giving it up, though. Suppose I could ask her.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:59:11 +0000

Tombstone: yeah, I definitely will have to go through the “here is what entanglement is and isn’t” dance if I do that topic, which I’m very much leaning to.

John: The Roomba idea sounds cool, but I’d have to get one to hack. The state of Shuttle replacement options could be interesting, but talk about a moving target!

By: John

John — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:54:43 +0000

What about about discussing shuttle replacement options? Perhaps a discussion on NASA programs that have been merged into the military or vice versa. How about hypersonic research vehicles and their applications? Maybe go entirely in a different direction and discuss how to hack a Roomba. Talk about the black hole generator and how the knowledge learned from it can apply to everyday life? Perchance talk about whatever is “next” after blu-ray for home theater systems? A panel on writing DCTV bumpers, and the madness behind the mayhem? hahahaha