Avi organized an event called Code & Beats in New York City when I happened to be visiting. The gist of it was a dance party with DJs and workstations for ‘hardcore coders’ to set up shop and work to the music. The twist was that the coders’ laptops were hooked up to monitors that [...]

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Don’t couch surf on couches owned by people with handcuffs.
Unless they’re hot.

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I’ve known Alex for a couple years now. First via the Internet, where his reputation precedes him. Then, we bumped into each other at Geek Spring Break SXSW Interactive. He was a man on a mission that year. He was organizing unofficial parties for the conference-goers on the fly. From approaching the bar about bringing [...]

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