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Video: Larry Harvey and JP Barlow on Burning Man and tech culture
Larry Harvey, founder of the counterculture festival Burning Man, passed away this weekend. He was 70. Harvey created a movement and contributed to the flowering both of counter-culture and, ultimatel
At Burning Man while your startup burns
There's a difference between clearing your head, and ditching your dying startup to do drugs in the desert. If your ship is sailing smoothly, a vacation full of solitary introspection and artful inspi
Bitcoin, Burning Man And The Gifting Economy
Bitcoin was a terrible investment this year, but that hasn’t stopped non-profits from asking for them anyway. Wikipedia, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Khan Academy and now even Burning Man wil
Google’s Skybox Satellites Shoot GIFs Of Burning Man Being Built
Google bought Skybox Imaging for $500 million, and the micro-satellite company’s most recent mission was…to take photos of Burning Man. Skybox repeatedly flew its satellites over Burning
11 TechCrunch Stories You Don’t Want To Miss This Week
On the eve of Disrupt, we reflect on the top stories from 8/30-9/5. Here are the 11 best stories from the past week. We announced the full agenda for Disrupt SF. We also put together a massive gallery
Burning Man Founders Admit The Festival Has Jumped The Shark But That’s Okay
The stories of billionaires flying into Burning Man on private jets with hired sherpas, body guards turning people away from VIP art cars and private glamp camps going for $25K in dues seems to be on
Is Burning Man Just Work?
It’s that time of year again. Summer is over for most people and has just begun for San Francisco. And this week, the city becomes emptier than a VC parking lot at 5pm as many of SF’s denizens hea
Tech Elites Aren’t Ruining Burning Man. They Get Their Hands Dirty, Too.
Don’t believe the hate. While it’s a juicy narrative that rich people spoil everything the common folk hold dear, there are plenty of tech bigwigs at Burning Man that work hard to contribute and e
The Mediated Life Is Not Worth Living
I spent last week in <a target="_blank" href="http://burningman.com/">Black Rock City</a>, where on Saturday night I and 60,000 others stood within a ring of hundreds of vehicles transformed into spec
Ridejoy Will Roll Out Drivers’ License Verification, Re-Launch ‘BurningManRides’ On Tuesday
Seeking to stand out in a crowded field of questionably differentiable ride-sharing companies, Ridejoy will release digital identification verification for driver’s licenses and passports on Tuesday
Watch Burning Man Appear And Disappear
I've sadly (??) never been to burning man, but this time-lapse footage of the playa over five weeks is pretty inspiring. First you see a small group of folks begininning to set things up and then, whe