[PD] Pd/MAX grudge match in Toronto next Thursday

[Matthew Logan]

Oh, definitely want to see a vid of this one.  That would be great!

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 8:25 PM, Dafydd Hughes <dafydd61 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You're the second person who's mentioned video or streaming. There's a
> pretty good chance we'll record it - streaming is less likely. I'll
> make sure I post links to whatever video we make.
>
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 9:50 PM, PSPunch <shima at pspunch.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi there.
> >
> > Sounds like a great event you've got going!
> > I am all excited just imagining all the joy that may be there.
> >
> > Do you by any chance have plans to shoot video recordings and posting
> them
> > to hint us how it turns out?
> >
> > Just thought I'd ask in case no one in your crew had considered it..
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > --
> > David Shimamoto
>  >
> >
> >> Hey folks
> >>
> >> Just in case there are Pd users hanging about in or around Toronto
> >> that I'm not in regular contact with who don't have anything to do
> >> next Thursday night. This is bound to be loads of fun. All the
> >> participants are really cool and funny people.
> >>
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >> Anything you can do (in Max), I can do better (in PD)
> >> Date: Thursday, July 24, 8pm onwards
> >> Cost: Free! Yes, FREE.
> >> No need to register- come one, come all!
> >> With Celebrity Guest Host Misha Glouberman
> >> Competitors: Frank Tsonis vs. Dafydd Hughes and David McCallum
> >>
> >> Come take sides in this fight to the death between those open-source
> >> PD Commies and the right-wing, proprietary, puppy-hating MAX/MSPers.
> >>
> >> There has been a long and bloody rivalry between those who would make
> >> new media art with Pure Data, a free, open source graphical
> >> programming language, and proponents of MAX/MSP, Pd's slick,
> >> commercial half-brother. We intend to open these old wounds, pour
> >> salt, beer and whatever else we can find into them, push both programs
> >> and programmers to the brink of collapse and determine once and for
> >> all which is better.
> >>
> >> Join host Misha Glouberman as he leads our contestants through a
> >> series of increasingly difficult challenges with play-by-play
> >> commentary by Nicholas Stedman and game show music with Graham
> >> Collins. Watch as Frank Tsonis (team MAX) and David McCallum and
> >> Dafydd Hughes (team Pd) try to come up with the fastest, sexiest and
> >> most effective solutions, all the while fighting against each other,
> >> the clock, and the inevitable nerds who think they can do it better.
> >>
> >> If you have experience with either of these programs (or if you don't)
> >> and you think you can do better than our resident gurus, or even if
> >> you just want to play along, feel free to bring a laptop, work on the
> >> challenges, aid or abuse our contestants or just check your email. The
> >> popcorn's on us; it's free to watch, participate, heckle, throw fruit,
> >> and bet on who's gonna get an ass-beating.
> >>
> >> Information and downloads:
> >>
> >> Pure Data: http://puredata.info/
> >> MAX: http://www.cycling74.com/products/max5
> >>
> >> Interaccess Electronic Media Arts Centre: http://interaccess.org/
> >> 9 Ossington Ave, Toronto ON Canada
> >> Facebook event is here:
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=19191668235
> >> -----------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> cheers
> >> dafydd
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
>
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>
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