[GLLUG] [Fwd: [penguicon-general] Anything but Ethernet comes to Penguicon]

[Charles]

I know a few people on the list who could successfully compete in this. ;)

Charles

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Subject: [penguicon-general] Anything but Ethernet comes to Penguicon
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:00:55 -0500 (EST)
From: Nate B <myself at telcodata.us>
Reply-To: penguicon-general at penguicon.org, myself at telcodata.us
To: penguicon-general at penguicon.org

Hello, list denizens!

My name is Nate, but I go by the handle "Myself" as often as not, and
that's how you'll find me mentioned in most online fora. (It frustrates
search engines.) I've attended Penguicon for the last two years, so I may
have met many of you.

I'm the co-originator and judge of a contest called Anything but Ethernet,
which has taken place exclusively at Notacon for the last five years.
There's been a feeling that Penguicon would also be a fine environment for
AbE, so the decision has been made to branch it off and bring it here.

The goal of Anything but Ethernet is to build something that moves data as
ridiculously as possible. In the past, we've seen "IP over voice", ham
radio TNCs, servo-driven semaphores, laser modems, RFID tags as datagram
bearers, and a T1 circuit running on barbed wire. The more hops an entry
has, the more points it scores!

Detailed info is here: http://wiki.notacon.org/AnythingButEthernet

And yes, the rules are on a wiki. That's in keeping with the anything-goes
spirit of the contest. How flexible they are depends on how I feel when I
get the edit-notification email!

I can't wait to see what you create.

Some background on Notacon:

Notacon takes place every spring in Cleveland, Ohio. Imagine Penguicon
minus the sci-fi, with more hackers, and you might be on the right track.
We try to get "off the beaten path", with interests in music, art,
politics, security, and how all those things interact with technology.
There's also a strong DIY bent, as evidenced in part by AbE! Reading over
the archives at Notacon.org will give you a sense of where we've been, and
since the CFP is open until the end of the month, you can help shape where
we're going!

For the last two years, Notacon has paired with Blockparty, a North
American demoparty. One admission gets you into both events. If you're not
familiar with the demoscene, head over to scene.org or pouet.net and check
out some of the stuff people create. Briefly, a demo is a program whose
output is approximately a music video, rendered in realtime. As hardware
gets more capable, this is less of a big deal, so additional constraints
are imposed. How much coolness can you squeeze out of a 64k executable?
4k? 256 bytes? Demoparties are social gatherings and competitions, with
booze and boasting and prizes. Blockparty also runs workshops and talks
within Notacon's schedule.

Since Notacon takes place 2 weeks before Penguicon this year, you can
certainly do both. I haven't yet decided whether AbE entries at Notacon
will compete for the same prizes as AbE entries at Penguicon -- that'll
depend in part on what prize sponsorship we get this year!

Looking forward to it,
-Myself-




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