tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51106498258767305362023-06-20T05:56:14.809-07:00Bloomington Geek DinnersCome to a Geek Dinner in Bloomington, Indiana, and meet the local lovers of technology! We plan to schedule a dinner about once every six weeks, and we'll announce it here. But feel free to invite people to your own Geek Dinner as well!Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-11600295033560669072014-11-04T16:53:00.001-08:002014-11-04T16:53:15.653-08:00Geek Dinner, Nov. 13, Function BrewingNeed a place to show off your Microsoft Fitness Band? Or want a recommendation on HP's new 3D printer? Function Brewing is the place to get your technology fix on Nov. 13th at 5:30, as the geeks of Bloomington will gather for food, drink, and talking technology. If beer is your bag, try one of Function's twelve on tap, but don't be afraid to bring the family along to try a Goombah sandwich or a hot Peter Piper. We'll be discussing Apple Pay, wearable computing, and the best way to fix the Poodle. Hope to see you at Function Brewing, Nov. 13th at 5:30!<br />
<br />Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-6377001248423808432014-05-27T13:14:00.000-07:002014-05-27T13:14:21.179-07:00Geek Dinner, June 3, Irish LionWith <a href="http://circlecitycon.com/">Circle City Con</a> coming up in just a couple of weeks, and <a href="http://sigmaplay.org/">Sigma Play</a> just finished, we need to have a Geek Dinner! You'll want to have your Raspberry Pi ready for hacking an<span id="goog_1477487600"></span><span id="goog_1477487601"></span><a href="https://www.blogger.com/"></a>d be ready to discuss the TrueCrypt audit intelligently. Or if that's not your bag, we'll discuss the new Microsoft Surface and whatever new hardware Apple is announcing at WWDC. Either way, you'll want to come along and enjoy food, drink and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington.<br />
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That's Tuesday, June 3rd, 5:30 PM at the <a href="http://www.irishlion.com/">Irish Lion</a>. See you there!<br />
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<br />Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-43649977253700385012014-02-11T13:52:00.002-08:002014-02-11T13:55:00.757-08:00Geek Dinner, February 19, Uptown CafeYes, we're trying to keep up with the tradition! Plan on attending a geek dinner at Michael's Uptown Cafe on February 19th at 5:30 PM. See you there!<br />
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<br />Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-73576125402246043282013-08-29T12:45:00.000-07:002013-08-29T12:53:35.103-07:00Geek Dinner, Sep. 25th, El Norteño<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">Eat, drink and talk tech with local Bloomingtonians. Need something to talk about? You are sure to find someone who is up to date on driverless cars, cryptography in handheld devices, 3-D printing, the impact of technology on whale communication, the recent Makevention event, the upcoming DerbyCon or the newest practices in software development. </span><br />
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Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-40739753638753565412013-03-09T14:49:00.000-08:002013-03-09T14:49:11.676-08:00Geek Dinner, March 20, Max's PlaceAs far as we know, Max's Place hasn't <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikamorphy/2013/03/09/so-this-guy-walks-into-a-bar-wearing-google-glass/">banned Google Glass</a> yet, so it seems like the ideal place to hold a Geek Dinner! Bring down your high-tech glasses or just your new Chromebook to show off. We'll discuss how bad playing <a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/09/ea-apologizes-for-simcity-disaster-says-it-was-dumb-and-offers-free-game-to-players/">SimCity </a>is and find out what happened at <a href="http://terrehaute.startupweekend.org/">Startup Weekend Terre Haute</a>. Or any other technological topics that have your interest this month.<br />
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Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-73071741233736686422013-01-18T10:16:00.003-08:002013-01-18T16:25:53.976-08:00Geek Dinner, Jan. 30th, Opie Taylor'sSince the Mayans have let us down, we're planning a regular set of Geek Dinners for 2013, and we'll start it off with a Geek Sports Dinner at downtown mainstay <a href="http://opietaylors.com/">Opie Taylor's.</a> Have big plans for Facebook's Graph Search? Tell us about it! Want to discuss Aaron Swartz and the freedom of information? Come on down! Or show off your latest gadget, or even the great app you created for that gadget. And afterwards, hang around at Opie's to watch the Hoosiers take on Purdue on the big screen.<br />
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Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-51002366356289359692012-01-24T13:45:00.000-08:002012-01-24T13:57:57.097-08:00Geek Dinner, Feb. 8th, AlchemyIt sounds like SOPA's back on the shelf, so it's time to celebrate! Join the geeks of Bloomington at the new <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alchemy-Restaurant/199077766837054">Alchemy </a>restaurant for dinner on Wednesday, Feb. 8th at 6PM. Come find out what the new Solution Lab is all about, and see how the new local startup <a href="http://signup.impulsecoupons.com/">Impulse Coupons</a> did at their competition in Chicago. We want to hear your opinion on what Apple did right and what Kodak did wrong. And bring along any other topics of geeky interest that strike your fancy.<div><br /></div><div><div>Come join us for food, drink, and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington. That's Wednesday, Feb. 8th at 6PM, at Alchemy, downtown on the corner of 7th and Walnut. See you there!</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-70957782157521780182011-11-02T16:56:00.000-07:002011-11-02T17:23:26.231-07:00Geek Dinner, November 10th, Greek's PizzeriaWe're in a bit of a somber mood this month as three giants of the technology world passed away recently: Steve Jobs, cofounder of Apple; Dennis Ritchie, the inventor of the C programming language, and John McCarthy, the creator of Lisp.<div><br /></div><div>We're getting together to celebrate the lives of these three great technologists, and we hope you can join us too. We'll meet at <a href="http://www.bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Greek's_Pizzeria">Greek's Pizzeria</a> on Thursday, November 10th (that's 11/10/11, a nice binary date) at 6PM, and talk about how they've influenced us. And of course, if there are any other topics you'd like to discuss with local technologists, come along and bring them up too!</div><div><br /></div><div>Come join us for food, drink, and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington. That's Thursday, November 10th, at 6PM, at Greek's.</div><div><br /></div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-73701106661903276492011-07-20T10:06:00.000-07:002011-07-20T10:22:00.929-07:00Geek Dinner, August 4th, Opie Taylor's<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; ">Come downtown to <a href="http://www.opietaylors.com/welcome.html">Opie Taylor's</a> for our summertime Geek Dinner! Pick up some new contacts for that Google Plus account, or share what you're listening to on Spotify or turntable.fm. Locally, you can make your plans for the next <a href="http://thecombine.org/">Combine</a>, and maybe come up with some ideas for the next Bloomington Startup Weekend - both are coming in the fall. Or, share your gadgets you've created at the new <a href="http://bloominglabs.org/index.php/Main_Page">Bloominglabs Hackerspace</a>. The local tech scene is jumping so come see what's exciting here in town!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div>See you at Opie Taylor's, on Thursday, August 4th, at 6:00 PM.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-2148093551007421802011-03-06T08:47:00.000-08:002011-03-06T09:31:53.094-08:00Geek Dinner, April 6th, Max's PlaceMax's Place has a new location right on the square, with more tables and a new stage. You'll be able to try them both out at the next Geek Dinner, because a special Geek Musical Attraction will be there. <strong>Five Year Mission</strong> (<a href="http://fiveyearmission.net/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">http://fiveyearmission.net</a>) is an Indianapolis band trying to create an original song for every episode of the TV series <em>Star Trek</em>. Last November at Starbase Indy, the group released their first CD ("Year One") and plan to continue releasing one CD a year at that event ... leaving us hanging for another eight months. 5YM will be performing some of the songs for the Bloomington Geeks at our gathering at Max's Place. They will also bring their CD to sell for $10, so bring some extra cash to grab a copy. If you have kids who are into sci-fi, bring them along to enjoy the show!<br /><br />SociaLens (<a href="http://socialens.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204); ">http://socialens.com</a>), a local social media consultancy helping organizations thrive in the digital age, played a big part in getting the band to Bloomington. They'll also be providing some free pizza and will introduce the band, whose performance will then segue into the regular Open Mike Night event at Max's.All this on top of the regular enticements of food, drink, and talking tech with local technologists, science fiction buffs, entrepreneurs, and makers. Don't miss it! See you at Max's Place, Wednesday, April 6th, at 6PM.<div><br /></div><div>To help deal with the logistics involved, we need to have a good idea of who is attending. We have space at Max's for 60-80 people. Please visit <a href="http://t.co/2BZ805i">http://t.co/2BZ805i</a> to RSVP. </div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-24115895493811367052011-01-11T08:34:00.000-08:002011-01-14T16:06:09.872-08:00Day 15000 Celebration, January 25th, Fountain Square Mall<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div>If you're a Linux user, you may know that epoch time refers to the number of seconds since Jan. 1st, 1970. The 15000th day of epoch time is coming up soon, and what better reason for a celebration? The fine folks at <a href="http://www.suso.com/">Suso </a>, a Bloomington website hosting and website design company, are sponsoring a gathering in the Fountain Square Mall ballroom to support this important event! (Suso is a Bloomington web hosting and Internet services provider and website development company.) Come along and discuss why you prefer Linux over Windows, Java over .Net, and...Oracle over Microsoft?</div><div><br /></div><div>Hmm, that last one might be tricky. Maybe we'll just talk about your new Verizon iPhone, or what you learned at <a href="http://codemash.org/">CodeMash</a> in Cleveland. But whatever you choose, come for pizza, drinks and to talk tech with all the geeks of Bloomington! Suso is located at 101 W. Kirkwood Avenue, Suite #222. Visit <a href="http://www.day15000.com/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(195, 57, 11); ">http://www.day15000.com/</a> for more information.</div><div><br />See you at Fountain Square Mall, Tuesday, January 25th, at <strike>5:00</strike> 6:00 PM.</div><div><br /></div><div></div></span>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-68775239059968826882010-10-08T08:50:00.000-07:002010-10-08T09:02:40.593-07:00Geek Dinner, October 18th, SproutboxWe're back to <a href="http://sproutbox.com/">Sproutbox </a>for our long-overdue first Geek Dinner of the fall. Have a good time at the <a href="http://www.thecombine.org/">Combine</a>? Want to discuss the strategies used at the Dev Derby? Or maybe you're interested in a Google TV or wondering how the IU football team is getting its action filmed in 3D?<br /><br />Or, if you're sneaky, you might have a chance to pitch your great product idea to the SproutBox brain trust - they are an elite crew of product developers, creatives and business experts that invest talent in startup companies with high growth potential, and are generously opening their offices for an evening to the community.<br /><br />Come for pizza, drinks and to talk tech with all the geeks of Bloomington! (Sproutbox is located at <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=400+W+7th,+47404&sll=39.164287,-86.526904&sspn=0.150132,0.281868&ie=UTF8&ll=39.169082,-86.537161&spn=0.009383,0.017617&z=16&iwloc=A">400 West 7th St.</a> in suite #200.)<br /><br />See you at Sproutbox, on Monday, October 18th, at 6:00 PM.Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-78325877338925840342010-07-19T12:17:00.000-07:002010-07-19T13:10:42.081-07:00Geek Dinner, Aug 2nd, Sweet GrassOkay, so a little thunder and lightning kept you away from our last geek dinner. C'mon, what's a tornado or two between friends? (OK, I actually didn't show up either. If you did, hope you had a good time!) But now it's time to make that one up by driving a little south to <a href="http://www.bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Grass">Sweet Grass</a>.<div><br /></div><div>Sweet Grass is a relatively new Bloomington offering that brings South Carolina style fried green tomatoes and shrimp po'boys to town. But the highlight isn't on the food, we know, but talking tech - and Bloomington is offering a lot of chances to talk tech these days - the<a href="http://www.bloomingtontech.com/"> Bloomington Technology Partnership</a> is rolling, <a href="http://thecombine.org/">The Combine</a> is coming in September, and <a href="http://www.tedxbloomington.com/">TedX Bloomington</a> is on the way next year!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"></span></div><div><br /></div><div>So come and talk about how you talk about technology. See you at Sweet Grass, Monday, August 2nd, at 5:30 PM.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.nerddinner.com/Services/iCal/2688">Add to your calendar</a>, courtesy of <a href="http://www.nerddinner.com/">http://www.nerddinner.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-4073404969251701602010-06-04T12:08:00.000-07:002010-06-04T12:16:04.343-07:00Geek Dinner, June 15th, Max's Place<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); "><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; font-size: 13px; ">Stayed in Bloomington for the summer and suffering from technology withdrawal? Never fear, it's time for another Geek Dinner! Max's Place</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; font-size: 13px; "> has a nice variety of sandwiches, pizza and some good beer to enjoy while you discuss technology. Writing the next great iPad app? Or has AT&T's new pricing plans forced you over to the Android market? Maybe you're bypassing all of the mobile applications in favor of the new Silverlight release.</span></h3><h3 class="post-title entry-title" style="margin-top: 0.25em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 4px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4em; color: rgb(204, 102, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); line-height: normal; font-size: 13px; ">Tell us about it at Max's Place on Tuesday! (But <i>try </i>not to leave that next generation iPhone at the bar).</span></h3><div class="post-body entry-content"><br />See you at Max's Place, Tuesday, June 15th, at 6:00 PM.</div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br /></div><div class="post-body entry-content"><br /></div></span>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-14296342190975159042010-03-24T10:49:00.000-07:002010-03-25T10:05:57.417-07:00Geek Dinner, Apr. 5th, EnvisageAnother local tech company has generously agreed to support a Geek Dinner. <a href="http://www.envisagenow.com/">Envisage Technologies</a> is a local software company specializing in training management, resource optimization, for law enforcement and military organizations. (It's also the company I work for, BTW) . Recently Envisage has moved to new offices in Fountain Square Mall, and they've invited us in to see them for this month's dinner. Envisage's new digs in Fountain Square Mall are in Suite 200, on the second floor at the far west side of the building. Come by the Envisage offices for pizza, drinks, and talking technology with the geeks of Bloomington. <div><br /></div><div>See you at Envisage, Monday, Apr. 5th, at 6PM.</div><div> </div><div>Add this event to your <a href="http://www.nerddinner.com/Services/iCal/1908">Calendar </a>(courtesy of <a href="http://www.nerddinner.com/">NerdDinner.com</a>)</div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-22082293728030725802010-01-22T10:28:00.000-08:002010-01-22T12:24:42.541-08:00Geek Dinner, Feb. 3rd, Irish LionAnd we're back once again for our first Geek Dinner of the new decade. The Irish Lion has a fascinating variety of traditional Irish food, which should go nicely with a contemporary discussion of the latest gadgets, platforms, and coding strategies. Bring along that new Kindle, or debate whether writing a Droid app is easier or harder than writing one for the iPhone. Tell us which way you roll! Or just come along for the food, drink, and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington.<br /><br />See you at the Irish Lion, Wednesday, February 3rd, at 5:30 PM.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://feeds.technorati.com/events/http://www.nerddinner.com/1605">Add to your calendar</a>, thanks to <a href="http://www.nerddinner.com/1605">nerddinner.com</a> !</div><div><br /></div>Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-50093674227745730652009-09-30T14:08:00.000-07:002009-09-30T14:17:03.935-07:00Geek Dinner, October 6th, Max's PlaceOur first Geek Dinner of the fall finds us back in our old haunts. Max's Place has a nice variety of sandwiches, pizza and some good beer to enjoy while you discuss technology. How about that Windows 7? Are you a Duct Tape Programmer? Or is Microsoft too evil for you and you have to connect that Mac to a Linux server? Tell us about it at Max's Place next Tuesday!<br /><br />See you at Max's Place, Tuesday, October 6th, at 5:30 PM.Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-31726157575145979002009-07-30T10:50:00.000-07:002009-07-30T11:21:37.577-07:00Geek Dinner, August 13th, SproutboxAfter a long summer layoff it's time to celebrate! Local tech company <a href="http://sproutbox.com/">Sproutbox</a> celebrated the grand opening of their new location this summer, and they've generously agreed to host a special dinner in their space. (SproutBox is an elite crew of product developers, creatives and business experts, that invests talent in startup companies with high growth potential). Come for pizza and drinks and to admire what a motivated bunch of Bloomington geeks can put together when they try. And as always, we'll be talking tech with all the geeks of Bloomington! (Sproutbox's new digs are at <a href="http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=400+W+7th,+47404&sll=39.164287,-86.526904&sspn=0.150132,0.281868&ie=UTF8&ll=39.169082,-86.537161&spn=0.009383,0.017617&z=16&iwloc=A">400 West 7th St.</a> in suite #200.)<br /><br />See you at Sproutbox, on Thursday, August 13, at 6:00 PM.Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-28645583731470144332009-04-22T14:40:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:02:46.472-07:00Geek Dinner, May 4th, La CharreadaIt's time again for a Geek Dinner! We'd like to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, but figuring that every single Mexican restaurant in town in already celebrating, we're going to go a little early and celebrate Quatro de Mayo instead, and we'll stray outside of our usual <a href="http://www.bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Downtown">downtown</a> confines and visit the large Mexican restaurant <a href="http://www.lacharreada.com/">La Charreada</a> on North Walnut. We'll plan a slightly later dinner for this evening, around 6:30. Come for food, drink, and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington - stay for a Margarita or two in the lounge!<br /><br />See you at La Charreada, Monday, May 4th, at 6:30 PM.<br /><br /><a href="http://feeds.technorati.com/events/http://nerddinner.com/328">Add event to your calendar (iCal) </a>(Thanks to <a href="http://nerddinner.com/328">NerdDinner.com</a>)Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-89207037705568003312009-02-18T17:18:00.000-08:002009-02-18T17:26:59.855-08:00Geek Dinner, March 3rd, Dunn InnHurray! It's time for another dinner. This time we're trying out a new place in town, the <a href="http://bloomingpedia.org/wiki/Dunn_Inn">Dunn Inn</a>, with a small dining area and bar on Dunn Street between 3rd Street and 4th. I hope we don't overwhelm them too badly - we always tell our hosts to expect 25 to 30, but I'm sure we were close to 40 this last time - a terrific turnout! So maybe we'll see that many again. We've scheduled the event for 6:00 this time, but as always, expect to come and stay for a couple of hours, and many will be there later. Food, drink and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington!<br /><br />See you at the Dunn Inn, Tuesday, March 3rd, at 6PM.Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-78780178747064833432009-01-05T18:29:00.000-08:002009-01-05T18:33:16.414-08:00Geek Dinner, January 14th, Max's PlaceIt got too busy over the holidays to have a dinner, but now that everyone's recovered from December, it's time for another one! Come join us at our favorite venue, Max's Place, next Wednesday the 14th. People will start to arrive at 5:30, but budget a couple of hours to talk tech with the geeks of Bloomington...and then if you like, stick around Max's for some music as Wednesdays are open mike nights!<br /><br />See you at Max's Place, Wednesday, January 14th, at 5:30 PM.Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-13111311643196062752008-10-02T07:49:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:52:37.521-07:00Geek Dinner, Oct. 14th, Malibu GrillHad a lot of folks show up at Max's Place last time, very few of whom I recognized. The next dinner will be at the Malibu Grill, 106 N. Walnut Street, on Tuesday, Oct. 14th at 6:30 PM. Come and meet a bunch of folks who like to talk about technology - I'll see you there!Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-33955833792315125022008-08-24T17:02:00.000-07:002008-08-24T18:05:40.297-07:00Geek Dinner, Sep. 4th, Max's PlaceCome to a geek dinner and welcome all the students back. I think we'll be heading to Max's Place more often now; we've gone to several different places and Max's is by far the easiest one to have a conversation in. So come see us September 4th and we'll see if we pick up some new geeks for the beginning of the school year!<br /><br />That's food, drink, and talking tech with the geeks of Bloomington.<br />6PM, Sept. 4th at Max's Place, 109 W. 7th Street, between College and Walnut. See you there!Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-90383821019837236432008-06-13T14:03:00.000-07:002008-06-13T14:13:18.842-07:00Bloomington Geek PICNIC, June 29th, Bryan ParkYes, we're trying something a little different this time. Instead of having a dinner in dark of night, requiring busy parents to find a babysitter or not come together, we've reserved a shelter house in Bryan Park for the day. Geeks are invited, significant others who <em>aren't</em> geeks are invited, kids are invited. I like to say, food, drink, and tech with the geeks of Bloomington, but it's not quite that simple this time! Come out to this event and meet the families and friends of those geeks you already know!<br /><br />What to bring? Bring something to snack on, lawn chairs, the usual picnic stuff. Bring food for a few extra people if you feel so inclined; don't if you don't. We're still working out the details of what we'll have available.<br /><br />When: People will be there at 1PM. Come at one, come later, come whenever you can.<br /><br />Where: Bryan Park shelterhouse, the one off of Woodlawn.<br /><br />See you there!Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110649825876730536.post-23371585162663064222008-04-29T06:52:00.000-07:002008-04-29T06:59:02.675-07:00Geek Dinner, May 5th, Crazy HorseWe left the scheduling kind of late, but you weren't doing anything anyway, now were you? Come join us at the Crazy Horse Monday, May 5th, to celebrate IU finals being over (if it applies), the primary election on Tuesday (if it applies) or that it's your birthday sometime near then if it applies - and it does, for me :) Come help me celebrate! The kind folks at <a href="http://www.envisagenow.com/">Envisage</a> are going to try to reserve the back room from about six to about nine, so come when you can and leave when you like. See you there!Ben Fultonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04858593972149277774noreply@blogger.com1