Doing That Siggraph Thang
Not going to have much time to post this week. It's Siggraph time. For those who don't know this is THE computer graphics conference. All of my fellow visual effects production types, academics, tool vendors, etc. converge for one crazy week of presentations and parties. It's in LA this year (as it is about every other year) which is a bummer. Too much driving. When it's out of town it's always more fun.
Today I got to see the keynote speech which was given by Bruce Sterling. The gist of what he had to say was that our society is on a non-sustainable course, and that the technological leaders like us Siggraph types should take the initiative and try to make a difference. He talked quite a bit about technological innovation, sustainable manufacturing, and the preservation of democracy. Clearly some in the audience had been hoping for something more in the area of adoration of their technological selves, but if they'd read his books they shouldn't have been surprised at what he had to say. Most of the audience seemed to appreciate what he had to say as much as I did.
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