I’m a guest at Dragon*Con again this year, which means I’ll be on all kinds of panels. If you’re wanting to find me to say hi or to hang out, your best bet is to find me right after one of these panels. Or you could haunt the Hilton — that’s where all of my panels are save the Late Show.<\/p>\n
The Dragon*Con Late Show<\/b>. Every morning at 9 I and my co-hosts Brian and Ally will go through the latest news, schedule changes, and what’s hot for the day. This gets broadcast on the host hotel channels, so you don’t even have to leave bed!<\/p>\n
D-Wave One: The First Commercial Quantum Computer<\/b>. Friday, 11:30 AM, Hilton 201.
\nThe first quantum computer is now available on the market. Who is buying them and why? Are they ready for prime time? Can encryption be broken?<\/p>\n
Answer key: Lockheed Martin, to play with it and see what it can do, sort of, not yet. I expect this one is going to be all kinds of fun, and should be accessible to anyone who’s willing to learn a little bit of binary.<\/p>\n
Planet Hunting: Watching Stars Wobble & Dim<\/b>. Friday, 8:30 PM, Hilton 203.
\nThe new ‘in’ field of astronomy is the search for exo-planets but we don’t have the technology to ‘see’ an exo-planet. So how are we finding so many?<\/p>\n
The description is actually inaccurate: we now can see extrasolar planets! And I have to admit, it’s extremely cool that we can. I’ll run through the history of exoplanets including some of the embarrassing claims that turned out not to be planets.<\/p>\n
Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow: 9th Annual Recrument Drive<\/b>. Saturday, 1:00 PM, Hilton Crystal Ballroom.
\nMethods of taking over the world for fun and profit – demos and audience participation. Plus evil ice-cream and a working nuclear reactor!<\/p>\n
We’re not kidding about either the ice cream or the nuclear reactor. My co-panelists and I will go through real mad science, the crazy stuff we’ve been doing, and how to survive as an evil minion.<\/p>\n
What The Cast – Live!<\/b> Sunday, 2:30 PM, Hilton 204.
\nJoin Brian, Crispy, Patrick and Stephen (the team behind DragonConTV) for nerd punditry at its best.<\/p>\n
Or at least funny nerd punditry. Last year we had a guy in a squid hat, the team behind Chad Vader, and our one Zune listener. Who knows what we’ll have this year? (Seriously: we don’t even know. That’s improv for you!)<\/p>\n
Helicopter Drone Units<\/b>. Sunday, 5:30 PM, Hilton 208\/209.
\nAutonomous helicopter drone talk and tentative demonstration.<\/p>\n
Sadly no demonstration, as the quadcopter demo isn’t ready for prime time yet, but I will go through the awesomeness that is robot helicopters and how they’re taking over the world.<\/p>\n
RevolutionSF’s RevCast – Live!<\/b> Monday, 1:00 PM, Hilton 204.
\nJoin the crew from RevolutionSF for a live recording.<\/p>\n
Well, the crew from RevolutionSF and me. I’ve guested on several RevCasts and had a blast, so I’m looking forward to doing it live with the crew.<\/p>\n
So come say hi! Stop by one of my panels and ask pointed questions! It’ll be fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I’m a guest at Dragon*Con again this year, which means I’ll be on all kinds of panels. If you’re wanting to find me to say hi or to hang out, your best bet is to find me right after one of these panels. Or you could haunt the Hilton — that’s where all of my … Continue reading My Dragon*Con 2011 Schedule<\/span>