I went to EFF’s 15th Anniversary Party. Three founders spoke about their experience founding the organization back when they were heavily involved in the WELL before the Interweb was hip - Mitch Kapor, John Gillmore and John Perry Barlow. (who co-wrote lyrics for the Greatful Dead for 15 years)
Not really knowing any of the EFF scene, I snacked on chips and salsa and made small-talk. A father & son that drove up from San Luis Obispo, a nice couple (& their little son) from San Francisco that were among the first hundred EFF members, Sherry Miller who’s been making media for the web since 1992 (or 1993?) and now works on the neofiles podcasts at mondoglobo.net. Good people & good conversation - the growth of the web since the early 90’s, nanotechnology, pre-announcement AJAX/Laszlo applications and DMSO
And then, a blast from the past - a friend from almost 10 years ago came up to say hello. Kris P. is working towards a PhD in rhetoric at Berkeley. She mentioned that it’s nice to talk with people who don’t make jokes about Heidegger. I chuckled but must admit that I remember very little about the Heidegger, Derrida and Foucault - hermeneutics in general. These academic dicussions seem very far removed from my current life.
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