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Make a toast and take a seat: DWR Annual Champagne Chair Competition

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Furniture retailer Design Within Reach is holding its annual Champagne Chair Competition. The idea: Create an original design for a (miniature) chair using only the cork, wrapper, and cork wire from two bottles of champagne. This year, the champagne is Veuve-Clicquot, and the contest is underway. In addition to esteemed designer judges, DWR is soliciting […]

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Pittsburgh Is #7 on Wired Magazine’s “10 Top Tech Towns”

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It’s a pretty unscientific ranking, but any list that puts Pittsburgh above Boston, New York City, and Washington D.C. is going to turn heads around here. “10 Top Tech Towns” in Wired Magazine, January 2007. (Thanks to Sri Bala for pointing out the article.)

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PodCamp Pittsburgh Meet Up 1.2

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Hang out and catch up with local podcasters, bloggers, and others interested in such things. Event: PodCamp Pittsburgh Meet Up 1.2 Organizer: Andy Rubacky Location: Perque (under Vivo), 565 Lincoln Ave, Bellevue, PA (Map) When: Tuesday, January 16, 6:30pm Phone: 412-398-1214 Tapas-style apps will be available for purchase. This event is BYOB. Bring alcohol for […]

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Pittsburgh Geek Night 51

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Geek Night is a highly informal bimonthly gathering of people in the Pittsburgh high-tech industry. There is no dress code and no cover charge. Show up anytime after 5:00pm, and leave when you feel like it. When: Thursday, February 1, 2007, 5-9pm and later Where: The Church Brew Works at 3525 Liberty Ave in Lawrenceville […]

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The Viral Learning Center

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A while back, a client asked me if I’d seen “that video on the web, with the guys dancing.” I knew exactly which video he meant: OK Go’s “A Million Ways,” one of the most popular downloads of 2005. It looks easy — create a little choreography, buy a video camera and some cassettes, and […]

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