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Anti-social equals anti-progress

Adriana Nunez — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Crowd surfing is not just for rock stars. Tonight discuss how to harness group wisdom with the darlings of Web 2.0 at Search SIG’s panel on Social Search, Discovery, and Community Wisdom at the Cubberly Community Center in Palo Alto. If you are finding yourself caught outside of the in crowd, join TechSoup’s posse of social innovators at Net Tuesday. Ben Rigby of Mobile Voter and Deb Levine of I.S.I.S. are taking on the millennial malaise in Mobilizing Generation 2.0: How Nonprofits Can Use Technology to Engage Youth. Still not sure you can tap into the group mentality? Maybe you just aren’t communicating. To get a sneak peak at the next big buzz word, head over to Books Inc. in the Marina where the editor of Daily Candy Lexicon: Words That Don't Exist But Should will be filling in for dictionary.com with a little wordplay and champagne.

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Hug your systems administrator

Adriana Nunez — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

It’s no-man’s land for tech events today. So as you ponder how you will fill the hours normally blocked out for networking and personal growth, OpenDNS asks you to take a moment and reflect. July is SysAdmin Appreciation Month and here is your chance to nominate your IT guru of choice for the 2008 OpenDNS SysAdmin Awards. Glory and schwag will be awarded to the men and women who fought the hardest to keep the Internet running quickly, cheaply, and dependably. The deadline for submissions is midnight July 22, and if you're worried your co-workers won't remember you, nominate yourself. Tomorrow morning you can keep your thinking hat on and consider The Philosophy of Product at the Silicon Valley American Marketing Associations’ Product Management forum from 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. at Il Fornaio in San Jose.

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It’s all fun and games until someone starts a wildfire

Adriana Nunez — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Tonight comedian and Phd Tim Lee’s will be performing his PowerPoint comedy routine, “Off the Charts” at the San Jose IMPROV. It’s like watching a YouTube video only live and you can laugh out loud without the guilt. Comedy, Darling and IFC.Com are also set to tickle your funny bone with the premiere of Mary Van Note’s ten episode series, “Gavin Really Wants Me,” at the Purple Onion Comedy Club. Join host Van Note on her quest to woo the ever coiffed and dreamy Mayor of San Francisco, Mr. Gavin Newsom. Tomorrow, scrap the flag football and celebrate your independence day with a throwback to tech’s early days with a TRON and Brainstorm double feature at the Castro! “Excuse me, did she just say a seminal dose of espionage, gaming, and a young Christopher Walken? Count me in!” Exactly. If none these events have the cultural cache of a Linux Users’ Group, do not fret. Your friends over at SF-LUG have you covered. Their monthly meeting is Sunday, July 6 from 11:00 a.m to 1:00 p.m at Javacat cafe. Now go play.

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Don’t forget your glow sticks and your business cards

Adriana Nunez — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

You might not like hot pants anymore, but the club scene never gets old. Tonight you can do it your way with red-hot tech demos and free Haamonii Smooth tastings at SF New Tech’s 2008 Big Summer Geek Out at Mighty. Festivities begin at 6:30 p.m., demos at 7:30 p.m. For those of you with blogging on the brain, here’s your chance to gush: WordPress’s founding developer Matt Mullenweg will be hanging out at the WordPress meetup at Yahoo's Brickhouse. Make sure to RSVP to keep the beer and pizza flowing. And because all good things come in threes: So you think you have what it takes to become America’s next top tech start-up? Head to Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP in Palo Alto and meet with investors and other CXO types at tonight’s Elevator Pitch Roundtable. Inspiration not included.

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Mallrats are so nineties

Adriana Nunez — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Dump your Orange Julius at the nearest Sears, The Churchill Club is hosting a panel on eCommerce. Adam Lashinsky, Senior Writer at Fortune, moderates bigwigs from Pay Pal, VeriSign, MyBuys, and shoebuy.com to discuss trends, challenges, and the future of online retail. Feeling more like talking shop than shopping? Put on your networking shoes and head to The Silicon Valley New Tech Meetup in Palo Alto. This gaggle of developers, entrepreneurs, investors, and tech enthusiasts will be discussing the latest in Web 2.0 technologies tonight at DLA Piper in East Palo Alto at 7:00 pm. And not that you're job hunting (unless maybe you work for Yahoo), but Monster is sponsoring a job fair from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in San Jose. Take an extended lunch and impress some of the biggest employers in the Valley with your 30 second interviewing skills. Don't worry, I won't tell.

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Oh, I'll tell you when to go

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

The tech calendars are empty because everyone's recovering from Pride and/or gearing up for July 4th. I do have one tech event for you, though: the BMUGWest — that's the Best Mac User Group (ever!) West, to you — and they're meeting up at the Exploratorium. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges will be talking about the Iraq war and his book, Collateral Damage: America's War Against Iraqi Civilians at the World Affairs Center in SF. And because I'm a good ol' east bay gal at heart, run over to the Apple store on Stockton Street to pop your collars as E-40 performs tonight at 7 p.m. [Ed. Note: It is with a heavy yet hyphy heart that we say goodbye to our calendar editor Dianne de Guzman, who's off to graduate school. Please do wish her luck and send your thanks for all the memorable events!]

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Proud to be dirty

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

This weekend's plans are enough to satisfy anyone of the tech sentiment, the GLBT sentiment or those who just plain love them some mud wrasslin'. Tonight, if you're not going to the Pownce 1 Year Anniversary party (RSVP required, btw, check out the list now), head over to CELLspace to help the Bay Area Derby Girls raise money for their new track: by mud wrestling. Not sure how this relates to roller derby, but it should be a good time. It's also pride weekend! Partying is happening all over the city, but the parade itself starts on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. along Market Street. If you're missing all the festivities, there should only be one reason — that's right, iPhone StartupCamp. It should be okay to wear your chaps and pink feather boa there, too.

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Where the wild geeks are

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

OAuth 2008 is happening today, but if you're looking for where the geeks are gathering, everyone's out in full force tonight. Bay Area Girl Geek Dinner #2 is happening tonight and all 600+ female geeks from the last dinner have sold out tonight's event as well. Perhaps a little bash crashing is in order? Geeks are welcome (and encouraged) to come out from behind their computers and go to an impromptu dinner meetup and showing of Wall·E. You're on your own for tickets, though. If you're looking for something different, The Economist and The Second City improv comedy troop are putting on "The Art of Political Satire" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

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The luck of the procrastinators

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Structure 08 is happening over at the Mission Bay Conference Center, but just your luck, it's sold out. Feel free to commiserate in each other's cubes about how you're not whooping it up at the latest convention extravaganza. Tonight, if you're looking for tech events and you still haven't figured out how to make your web site more usable, listen to a couple of speakers from Oracle and Yahoo in Palo Alto. They'll make it all better. Chat about design over at the Adobe offices to help your site look sleek. Or, head over to a book reading with Matt Richtel in Corte Madera to talk about technology addictions. Not that we'd know anything about that.

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Eclipsed out of today's event

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

As ReallyOld pointed out yesterday, you're pretty much SOL with EclipseDay at Google. Funnier still is the fact that they don't seem to know how to work a webcam (or want to). If you're really upset that you couldn't go, attendee names are listed on the Eclipse wiki page so you can get an idea of whose car you're keying in the parking lot. You really don't have to resort to violence, though; there's plenty more interesting conferences and events to go to. Have you ever been to a "Digital Living Conference and Showcase?" Neither have I! That's what "Connections: Digital Living Conference and Showcase" is for. CloudCamp is today at Microsoft SF, too. For those looking for something in a political vein, Robert Scheer — journalist at the San Francisco Chronicle and editor-in-chief of truthdig.com — is at the Commonwealth Club talking about U.S. foreign policy.

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How fast is your website? Mine goes warp speed

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Someone out there figured: Y'know what? We don't have enough conferences. Today, O'Reilly conferences is starting their new moneymaker: Velocity. If you're not there right now, show up tomorrow and figure out how to make your site run harder, better, faster, stronger. After the conference, Ignite! is happening with 5-minute talks at the San Francisco airport Marriott. Future Salon will be talking about mobile devices over in Palo Alto and SDForum is exploring space — virtually.

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Unleash your inner 5-year-old

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Owen's away, so there's no better time to discover that childlike wonder that he's so effectively killed off in all of us than by attending this weekend's events. The Spore Creature Creator is out and while some of you are creating penis monsters (totally NSFW, btw), Will Wright will be at the Apple store in SF on Saturday talking about decidedly non-phallic Spore creatures. Mark Osborne, the director of Kung Fu Panda, will be on hand for a special Saturday screening of his movie at the Aquarius Theater in Palo Alto. The event will be raising funds for the Red Panda Network and celebrating the launch of Firefox 3. If you're just looking for drinks tonight, Startup Drinks Part II will be at Medjool in the Mish starting at 6 p.m.

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Startup purgatory

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

If you're trying to turn your startup into YouTube-sized fame, not Vimeo-sized fame (or is that Hulu-sized fame, now?) then where do you turn to figure out all of that post-LLC/pre-IPO nonsense? Two of tonight's events deal with your precious baby startup: if you're looking at the legal issues facing startups, SCORE will be hosting a workshop with lawyers telling you what you're doing wrong. Going the cheap route and advertising your startup on social networks, not billboard ads? SVASE is telling you how to suck social networking dry for every (targeted ad) penny that you're generating. BayLISA's June meeting is happening tonight over at Yahoo! HQ in Sunnyvale and will be talking Apache Hadoop.

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A very merry unconference to you!

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

The Online Community Unconference today is so cool, so hip that its not at any of the regular ol' convention places like Moscone or the 'Clara Convention Center. It's at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View and it's sold out. Tired of conventions all-of-a-sudden reaching capacity without you? Here's your reminder, then: those who may be in the area of Alexandria, Egypt from July 17-19 may want to register today for the insanity that is Wikimania 2008. Looking for events tonight? San Francisco's crawling with 'em: DiSo + Drupal meetup's at Chaat Cafe on 3rd, StartUp SF is at the Orrick Building and L.i.s.a. '08 is talking social media marketing at the Hotel Kabuki in Japantown. For those into drinking and holding sports equipment, the Interactive Marketers Summer Fest mentioned on Monday will actually be held today, at Sports Basement Potrero Hill.

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Anything geeks can do, she can do with ovaries

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Being a woman in tech can have its advantages. Not only is there a shorter line for the bathroom at conferences and every event you go to is full of eligible men, but that glass ceiling thing sounds swell, too. If the women out there want to talk about their experiences in tech (all 15 of you, that is), the earnestly named Women in Tech will be meeting up in Menlo Park. Student-geeks are converging at the Stanford/MIT venture lab talk, where they will be discussing cloud computing. Adult-geeks will be dining at the Silicon Valley Geek Dinner at Gordon Biersch in Palo Alto. Freebase-heads will be having their monthly meetup in San Francisco.

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You've got questions, we've got answers

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Usability Week and Supernova 2008 start this week and what better way to celebrate Web 2.0 than by attending a week of usability classes and asking "what will we do" when the iBubble pops? Tonight, forget about your Web 2.woes and head over to two decidedly non-tech events: the Interactive Marketers Summer Fest will be partying at Sports Basement with free beer and wine and 15% off sports equipment and Down to a Science will be solving the omnivore's dilemma.

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Because being in tech means no time to tan

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

The hoary joke that geeks stay pale in the summer? Still warranted, given all the conventions and day-long "camps" that take place indoors. Social Gaming Summit is happening today, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. over at UCSF and MobileCamp San Francisco is from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Swedish-American Hall. But what of those of you who need a healthy dose of sunshine (and socialization)? Tonight, there's the Women 2.0 and Zynga party at the Zynga offices and all this weekend the North Beach Festival is taking over Washington Square.

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What you don't already know

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

With information moving on the Internet moving at the fast pace that it does, how is one to keep up with information overload? And here in the Bay Area, information technology startup party overload? Faux-startup Pheltup nailed the party venue punchline: 111 Minna regularly plays host to Internet PR circle jerks, so a fake launch is entirely appropriate. Learn a little bit more about media and entertainment in Mountain View with Hispanic-Net and the German American Business Association is talking about the "Internet Going Mobile." Buzz Out Loud is having a meetup at the Marriott in San Francisco for those in with the cool kids in town, CNET.

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Tweeters, green things and widgets galore

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Whether you're watching a demo on Parallels Server right now or attending the Eco-Technology debates by Intel at 1 p.m., face it: you're tired. We know the Ars Technica & Gizmodo party had a big liquor budget last night, and boy is it hitting you right now. If you can pull it together for tonight, we have three events for you. SF New Tech have widgets up the wazoo (their words not ours) and are doing 5 minute demos at Mighty SF. Silicon Valley tweeters are twittering together in Palo Alto and Clean Tech Open is having a smart power symposium in Sunnyvale at AMD. Now go sit in the corner and soothe your stomach with ginger ale until the room stops spinning.

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But can the 3G iPhone fold my laundry?

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Yesterday was the big WWDC day where the most un-secret secret was unveiled: The new 3G iPhone shall be unleashed upon those too broke to buy it last year. But will the 3G iPhone fold my laundry? Will the 3G iPhone keep a litter box spring fresh or walk a dog? Will the 3G iPhone hold your hair back after all the WWDC partying you will be doing tonight? I don't think so. SOMA is teeming with events: Thirsty Bear is pulling double duty with parties, hosting both the VMware Fusion user meetup at 6 p.m. and open source nerds at 7:30 with the Webkit Open Source party. Roe Restaurant is having an iSocial at 6 p.m., while Ars Technica & Gizmodo are partying over at Harlot. Looking for an alternate WWDC conference? Launch: Silicon Valley is happening today and OnHollywood 2008 is kicking off in Los Angeles, with no mentions of you-know-what.

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What's this WWDC thing again?

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

So, there's this tiny little thing going on today in San Francisco called the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. I haven't heard anything about it, other than the fact that it's eclipsed the entire tech calendar. There's not much to report other than the sold-out Mac-tacular except Buzz Anderson's 5th annual WWDC party at 111 Minna. Hydrate and prepare your livers for tomorrow night, however: that's when all the other big parties are happening.

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We got ya cultcha right here

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Slow calendar days are a blessing and a curse. There's not much tech-wise to boast about, but there are still some awesome (non-industry) things to do. For those determined to make their night work-related, the National Association of Women Business Owners of San Francisco (that's NAWBO-SF to you, sir) will be hosting a networking dinner at the Omni Hotel in San Francisco and the second JavaScript meetup is happening over at SlideShare, Inc. Fill your head with art instead of business at the reception Camerawork is hosting for their three new shows this summer. And the Asian Art Museum is hosting MATCHA, a monthly series that combines live performances with cocktails and informative tours of the galleries. Tonight is centered around the healing arts of Asia, from acupuncture to cupping to massage. For those not looking for food instead of networking or art, GamePro's got BBQ and Wonderbread 5 over at their block party in South Park. Full calendar listing:

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Free soup to nuts

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

If you're looking for something today, whether it's tacos, help with your startup or cocktails, we've got you covered — for free. Lunch 2.0 is happening over at Topix HQ today, where there will be a taco truck offering two hours of free taco goodness. After your taco coma, you can travel down to Google and watch a free talk on Gears, so you can say "client-side caching plugin for browsers" with confidence. The SFentrepreneur Challenge will give wantrepreneurs the American Idol treatment, so bring your pitch to the Westin St. Francis and you may win an audience. Fussing over how your customers found your site? Then drop by Web Analytics out in Dublin. For those looking for a party, The Owl Mag will be tying one on at Harlot with free red bull and vodka cocktails from 8 to 9 p.m.

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Socialization is key

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Everyone's talking about "social this, social that" online, but why not venture out and socialize with actual people and not Fadbook profiles? Today, Under the Radar is showcasing some recent startups in social media and entertainment. It's being held at the Microsoft Campus, making it much easier for softies to scope out companies and scoop them into their deep pockets. Later, IxDA-SF is talking about how to improve design over at the Adaptive Path offices in San Francisco. The Bay Area Video Coalition is hosting "Innovation Salon V: The Gaming (R)Evolution: Creating Social Change Through Games" at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, with a panel of gaming experts. If you're willing to abandon your virtual friends on Xbox Live long enough to attend, that is.

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A reprieve from gluttony

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:00:00 PDT

For those still recovering from the Laughing Squid party or CupcakeCamp, today's the day to rest away any beer and baked goods bloat. The PM Group is starting their "fast track training" today (to where? VC-dom and beyond, we suppose) and continuing for the next four days. Tonight, those with a penchant for networking can get their fill at the sailing school in Berkeley, where you can actually meet people outside the tech industry for once. The ubiquitous blog is being touted at the "Blogging your way to business success!" class, where oversharing supposedly builds better relationships with customers. Over at Muddy Waters in the Mish, Game Theory is happening with Nerdcore-ist Doc Popular as MC. Hawt. Full calendar listings:

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Attack of the striped shirts

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 30 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

An event in the Marina, a charity dinner, and a camp that wants to help you with your finances: Whatever your choice, prepare for an onslaught of Banana Republic stripes. Tonight, the folks at Six Apart, the maker of Movable Type, will be having a liquid dinner over at Jade Bar in San Francisco for those looking for a good start to the evening. Tomorrow, WealthCamp starts bright and early at the Swedish American Hall, helping you with the unspeakable burden of newfound affluence. A charity dinner for Temple Emanu-el in San Jose begins at 6 p.m. with a full five-course meal. Everyone's favorite blog, Laughing Squid, is turning lucky number 13 with a huge bash over at Cellspace. Bianca's Smut Shack is coming out of retirement to serve grilled cheese sandwiches. For the Squid shindig, ditch the stripes and go over-the-top total rockstar. Starting Saturday and continuing through Sunday, Union Street is having their annual street fair, which, for most of us is reason enough to stay home and keep blogging. Full calendar listings:

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Party like you mean it

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 29 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Today, we've got two parties for you because — face it — if you don't wake up on Friday with at least one embarrassing Twitter from the night before, your Thursday wasn't that great. Webmonkey's having its relaunch party at The Gallery Lounge in SOMA. We hear it's open bar for those RSVP'd on Upcoming, so hop to! Radar.net is having their own party over at the Mighty, but it's start time depends on how VIP you are: private party begins at 7:30 and general admission begins at 10 with Fred Everything and Olivier Desmet performing. For those sick and tired of all the partying, they can head to Fadbook HQ and learn about developing, developing, developing.

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86 is the magic number

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 28 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Sure, D6 is in Carlsbad, but for those looking for their very own conference to get "kicked out" of? NetSquared will be wrapping up today, but Google I/O is starting up at Moscone Center West. While Google rules with just as iron a fist as Kara Swisher does (Scott Beale can attest to that), getting the boot can still be fun — depending on how you spin it. For those caught back out on the street with nothing to do, Dorkbot #38 is happening out at Sometime Gallery in Oakland, while "Inside: Facebook Developer Kit" in Fremont is discussing everything a Fadbook developer would want to know. Gary Vaynerchuk of Wine Library TV is having a book party over at Border's, so all you wine enthusiasts be ready to rock out with your... cork out.

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It's business time

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 27 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

The events are slowly starting up again after the holiday and we've got three events for you to go to. NetSquared is happening over at the Cisco Systems' conference center discussing social web tools. WordPress is having their birthday party over at 111 Minna, celebrating 5 years of web geeks oversharing on blogs. Flight of the Conchords are telling everyone what time it is at the Nob Hill Masonic Center; it's sold out, but I'm sure Craig has some tickets for you if you query the list nicely. Full calendar listings:

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Jack's a dull boy, not you

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 26 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

For the Valley's workaholics, this is just a day with fewer people in the office. And they have all the usual need for postgrind decompression. Looking for something to do tonight? The Silicon Valley Flickr group is still meeting up tonight over at Coffee Society talking photos. UAS Green Movie Night and Forum is showing A Convenient Truth over at the Victoria Theater with further "discussion" at Elixir down the street. If you're the type to always be looking for that cool new band, Suishou no Fune from Japan is playing over at grungetastic Bottom of the Hill. Full calendar listings:

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Oye, Carnaval!

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 23 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

For those of you uninvited to the Chris Saad and Jessica Mah birthday bash tonight at an undisclosed location or heading out of town, there's plenty of fun to be had. Carnival Mecanique is being held tomorrow, with artist Paul Cesewski recreating a carnival midway at the San Francisco Dump from found junk. And, of course, there's Carnaval in the Mission, with the street fair starting tomorrow and parade on Sunday. And at the Crucible in Oakland on Sunday, they'll be hosting a party in honor of the Phoenix spacecraft's Mars landing — hopefully we come bearing the gift of catchy rhythms.

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Dayplay

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 22 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Blow off your afternoon meeting and hit San Francisco for day events — you'll get all the business networking out of the way and can hit the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market before heading back to Palo Alto for dinner. Yahoo Brickhouse is hosting two events today: at 3 p.m. a nerdfight of Flash vs. Silverlight is going down and at 6 p.m. Stefan Magdalinski of MOO will be there. Happening today and tomorrow is the "at" media 2008 conference for web designers at the Marriott, while Interplay: The Business of Games on the Social Web is happening until 6 p.m. today at Hotel Kabuki. Can't get out of work or don't want to brave the City's traffic and parking? The Microsoft Research Silicon Valley Road Show 2008 is starting at noon at the Microsoft Campus in Mountain View. .

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Book pushin' Wednesday

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Pushing your book is an art but when you're only given a certain percentage of sales, you'll push harder. Mary Jo Foley is kicking off a lunchtime talk right now, pushing her new book on the future of Microsoft and doing a Q&A with Dan Farber of News.com. Yahoo Brickhouse is going all Space-Age on us and hosting the folks from NASA World Wind, an "open source 3D interactive world viewer." Think Google Earth, but cooler and less corporate. The Long Now Foundation is discussing how technology can empower the poor over at the Fort Mason Center. At Cody's Bookstore in Berkeley, Cory Doctorow of BoingBoing will be reading from his book Little Brother.

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Your khaki pants'd plans

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 20 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

SF Beta 2.3 is tonight at 111 Minna, encouraging everyone to come in their Silicon Valley uniform of a blue shirt and khakis — that is, if you aren't already wearing that combo right now. Adaptive Path is hosting the "Queens of Content," Erika Hall & Kristina Halvorson. They'll be giving presentations on content strategy and creating a good interface for your site. For those with a thing for accents and technology, the French Tech Tour — featuring the 12 hottest startups from France — will be stopping at Mighty. And please, people: Flat front and natural fiber, never, ever pleats (or, worse, cargo pockets).

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Foodie and East Bay lovin'

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 19 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Today, we're showing love for the East Bay: In Emeryville, WebDev/Web 2.0 SIG is hosting a talk on web form design with Luke Wroblewski, senior principal designer at Yahoo Startup SIG who wants to help "incorporate social media into your startup efforts" by convincing you social media is a great marketing tool and not just a time suck. And millionaire former Googler, chef Charlie Ayers, will be pushing his book, Food 2.0: Secrets from the Chef Who Fed Google at the Silicon Valley Commonwealth Club. It promises to be full of "recipes perfect for the Internet generation." Yeah, we're not sure what that means either — maybe Ayres has creatively removed many vowels from the titles?

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Your Google plans (the pirate edition)

Dianne de Guzman — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

We are still doing our due diligence before signing any term sheets with prospective happy hour locales. But that doesn't mean you won't have plans: Google has cooked up two events for those who feel the gravitational pull towards Mountain View. Today, the Google App Engine Hackathon is going on until the heavy-duty party hour of 10 P.M. before WhereCamp 2008 starts at 10 A.M. the next morning. Saturday at 11 A.M. the 25th SuperHappyDevHouse will kick off on the Sun campus. On Sunday, the San Francisco race we all wait for — Bay to Breakers — moseys across the City. A group of rogue pirates are trying to get a million of their friends together, so if you lack a costume, go pirate. For those of you with legs of jelly and livers of iron, SFist found a map of liquor stores along the route.

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Because 2.0 is more than 1.0

Dianne de Guzman — Thu, 15 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

With 2.0 of everything, how is one to compete? There's "Lunch 2.0" which is happening in an hour at Xoriant HQ in Sunnyvale. "The Search for a World Like Our Own: Imagine Earth 2.0" is a very cool discussion on the possibility of finding an earth-like planet — because we're doing so well with this one. Yahoo is having their SearchMonkey launch party Url's Cafe in Sunnyvale, trying to lure web developer moths to their Yahoo flame. SF Small Business Week is having a wine reception to get everyone networking at the Martin Lawrence Gallery. For those wanting to support a good cause, The Impact Fund is having their 15th Anniversary Gala at Westin St. Francis Hotel; come support some do-gooder attorney types, because they are a rare breed.

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Our wireless conference is the best

Dianne de Guzman — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

It seems that every wireless conference believes it's the best, that it's the one to go to. Today's conference is no different: the 9th World Wireless Congress is at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose for the next three days. The words "Congress" and "World," mean so you should probably go. Apparently. Tonight, Creative Commons is having a salon over at Shine with Erik Moeller from the Wikimedia Foundation scheduled to discuss all things Wikipedia. Two other events tonight are RSVP-only but we're advertising them here because crashing is half our fun: Broadcom Experience is at the Clift Hotel with drinks and Guitar Hero, and Jawbone is having their shindig over at the stylish Varnish Gallery.

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Kids in America

Dianne de Guzman — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

Teens rule the market and their whims/trends are bleeding into your life. Remember when Facebook was collegiate only? Well, HP is totes taking advantage of this and picking young teenaged brains for insight into how technology can wrestle more cash out of their parents at the "Teens Plugged In: Second Annual Teens in Tech Conference." Microsoft's Small Business Week Business Conference is starting today at the Microsoft Offices in the Westfield Center. Baidu.com, the most popular site in China, is hosting a talk with co-founder and CEO Robin Li about the future of their company at the DoubleTree in San Jose. For those with partying on their mind, Adaptive Path is hosting a book release party at their offices and Yoono Beta is celebrating its release at Varnish Gallery. SF New Tech is also meeting at Mighty SF tonight. Use the comp code "valleywagger" at checkout and the first 25 Valleywag readers to use it get in for free.

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May the schwartz be with you

Dianne de Guzman — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:00:00 PDT

You know us: we love conferences. Not so much for the informational aspect, but for the drunken debauchery that follows. Well, maybe today's conferences aren't those types of conferences, but we'd like to think so. The Open Source Grid & Cluster Conference is kicking off in Oakland today and the Internet Identity Workshop is happening over at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View. The O'Reilly Where 2.0 is over in Burlingame, trying to convince those without transportation that "Location is relative." If that's true, is that why they picked Burlingame? For those with a soft spot for the "You Suck at Photoshop Series," Adobe is having an Adobe product workshop at their offices. Dick Wall is having a Google app engine talk at the Googleplex and drinks with SF Green are happening over at 111 Minna.

Also: You asked — well, one of you — and you shall receive: the Google calendar will now be "below the fold" (as it's known in Newsie-speak). For those tracking how fast the front page for Valleywag now loads without the calendar: ludicrous speed.

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