Hey, we love deadprogrammers and unemployedvideobloggers (great name for a blog, by the way, anyone have a better one?). But, plans are progressing for a campout that I’m calling “OffTheGrid” at my mom’s house (near Chico Hot Springs in Montana).
The details? You’re welcome. We still have some floor space to put up more people (beds are all gone, sorry). It’ll be August 6 through 9th. If you’re interested in coming, please send me email. robertscoble@hotmail.com.
There’s camping and lodging nearby (I’d recommend staying at Chico Hot Springs, we’ll definitely have several sessions over there).
Purpose? Get off the grid for a while and do something creative together. Hike. Swim. Fish. That kind of thing.
Dave Winer says he’s coming. We have several families coming. It’s an open invite. Anyone can come. We’ll do some geeky stuff too, but maybe that’ll include using GPS’s and doing a treasure hunt or something like that.
Update: Matt Griffith says the area is stunning and wishes he could come and there’s a ton of Geocaches in the area.
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Is there Wifi?
(Joke, hehe.)
Chico Hot Springs has Wifi. My EVDO card works there, too, but we’ll try to stay off the grid as much as possible.
Hey, if World War III breaks out my mom even owns part of a nuclear fallout shelter and enough food to feed hundreds of people for months.
Sounds like a great idea, Robert. I hope the unemployed vlogger shows up. I wish I could make it as well. Loved your book, by the way! Tom S.
“World War III breaks out my mom even owns part of a nuclear fallout shelter and enough food to feed hundreds of people for months.”
WHAT???
I think my new baby travel restrictions will be lifted by then - I’m in.
Sounds like the perfect time to morph my previous Technology Stragist and IT Consultant life with my current 4×4 Weekend life. Robert, I’ll send you mail, but I thin this would be good for me and fun too!
Sounds great. What airport do you fly into ?
Wish In could find a way to get there….anyone driving cross country?
Scott: Bozeman is about 1.25 hours away.
If you want to hold a future event that is seriously “off the grid”, then you can hold it out here on the Outer Hebrides. That’s an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland. There’s enough accommodation, and the standard pursuits are exploring deserted beaches:
http://silversprite.wordpress.com/tag/beaches
…drinking local whisky, sitting around peat fires, ceilidhs (music and song in the Gaelic language), and eating local fish.
For people who still need their fix, there is broadband, and in a few places, wi-fi.
Robert,
Is this possible to have the party online too. :D
http://www.irin.co.uk
I just went for a week without the internet and I really struggled!! although I guess being around other nerds would be better than having the internet, right??
Well I can’t come to you’re little gathering, not unless I suddenly get the time off work and a few hundred £’s to get the plane from the UK to USA.
Sounds cool, thank you Robert - pencil me in! If someone is coming in from the Spokane area, please contact me (’cause it would be nicer for me to hitch a ride than to rent a car at the airport)…
Jean, unfortunately I won’t be online much during the campout. I will be doing some video blogs, though, which I’ll be happy to share after I get home.
Udo, I’ll probably be driving through Spokane and will have an extra seat! I was hoping not to have to come back to Washington, though, but wouldn’t mind going out of my way.
Udo, I may be coming from Spokane.
This is awesome Robert. I have plans to head to Colorado that week myself. I will be in the mountains enjoying microbrews. It will be good to get a break from the screen.
I am a former MNN Producer student of Jay Dedman.
“OffTheGrid” should always be suffixed by (TM)or Trademark. This gives notice to the public of your intention to eventually file for Federal name protection with the Patent and Trademark Office. If you eventually put the name on a Shirt, cup or whatever, tell the graphic artist, printer, etc, to always affix the symbol (TM) in the circle. But, never put the (R) for registered in the circle until you actually receive a trademark registration number from the Patent and Trademark office.
When you file your application for a trademark, select the purpose category of: “Intentions to use the name is a trade or business”. This gives you more leeway to prove that you are actually satisfying the requirements for using the name in a trade or business, rather than choosing the option: “Presently using the name (or mark) in a trade or business.
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[...] In my mind, it really is remarkable how blogging has started fundamental shifts in how businesses are communicating out to the world, how journalists are tracking leads, or college kids are documenting the ups and downs of their escapades. It’s especially so in this world where in the physical realm we have so many barriers to such direct dialogue/access. But what fascinates me is how this online no-barriers contact could spill back into the real world and usher shifts there too. Starting with Scoble. Looking for summer vacation plans? Robert Scoble has got some for you! Yes, he posts an open invitation on his blog to join he and his pals for an “off-the-grid” wilderness weekend in August. No conference fees, no badge needed, just show up. That is pretty radical. If blogging leads to that kind of openness, that is society changing stuff. [...]