LSC Event Descriptions

LSC New Funnies Lecture Series

Sponsored by the Large Event Fund and the DeFlorez Fund for Humor.

February 5, 2004

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New Funnies Lecture Series Part I

February 5, 2004 at 7:00pm in 10-250.

Featuring:

  • Randal Milholland of Something Positive
  • Jonti Picking and Chris of Weebl and Bob
  • Stephen Notley of Bob the Angry Flower

    This lecture is free, and open to the public.

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    February 26, 2004

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    New Funnies Lecture Series Part II
    February 26, 2004 at 7:00pm in 10-250.

    Featuring:

  • JD Frazer of User Friendly

    By the turn of his third decade, J.D. "Illiad" Frazer discovered that his years working as a project manager left very little in the way of sanity. This left him qualified for two occupations only: politician or cartoonist. Since he still had a solid grip on his ethics, the latter choice was his only option.

    Rated as one of the top 50 most influential people in the Linux community in the world by Linux Magazine, he quickly changed his name and appearance as people began to seek him out to answer questions regarding "channel binding" and "SYN packets." The only thing that J.D. knows about binding involves his underwear, and he readily admits to being a synner, although he'll never get used to the American spelling.

    Often found at speaking engagements across Europe and North America, J.D. remains quite incredulous at this sudden change in his life. He thinks everyone he's met at the conferences are really nice folks, although he does wonder a bit at the people who follow him around in llama costumes.

    J.D. is Canadian but has lived all over Asia and even spent some time in Australia. His favourite color is green but only on trucks and walls. He stopped drooling after he quit work as a project manager, and thank you for asking.

    This lecture is free, and open to the public.

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    March 18, 2004

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    New Funnies Lecture Series Part III
    March 18, 2004 at 7:00pm in 10-250.

    Featuring:

  • Richard Stevens of Diesel Sweeties
  • Sam Brown of Exploding Dog
  • Steven L. Cloud of Boy on a Stick and Slither

    This lecture is free, and open to the public.

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    April 1, 2004

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    New Funnies Lecture Series Part IV
    April 1, 2004 at 7:00pm in 10-250.

    Featuring:

  • Fred "Piro" Gallagher of MegaTokyo

    Fred is the author and artist of the popular online webcomic "Megatokyo." Heavily influenced by Japanese anime, manga, games and American anime fanculture, Fred's work is a mix of manga techniques and his own unique style. Megatokyo has been running for over three years and has recently been collected into two successful print collections by Dark Horse Comics.

    This lecture is free, and open to the public.

    Additional sponsorship from the MIT Anime Club.

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