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In 2009 over 50 people built a large-scale Rubik's Cube for Burningman called Groovik's Cube. Mike Tyka was the lead engineer on the project. The project's stats are impressive:

An incredibly large scale (15'x15'x15'), functional Rubik's Cube whose motion is simulated by 648 superbright LEDs which light the cube from the inside. The motion of the lights is accompanied by the sound of gears and mechanical clicking. The entire process is controlled by 3 separate controllers, each with 6 buttons. The three participants must work together to solve the cube.

Mike had no engineering experience, but he didn't let that stop him as he tested different structural ideas and studied engineering texts. This talk was filmed at Ignite Seattle 8.

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More than 30 million people are living in exile worldwide. The number went up on January 12th when Haiti suffered an earthquake. Using Burma as an example, Tara Horn walks us through the steps a person would go through from fleeing their home to finally relocating in a country such as the United States.

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When technology is used for technology's sake then something's gone wrong. Function has to take priority over Form. Leesean Hepnova is tired of seeing Javascript and Flash used to make a website look cool with effects that make it less useable.

This was filmed at Ignite NYC 7 and was the opener for the evening.

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Eugene Lin wants to retire. The iPhone App Store is a Gold Rush. How could he not dive in head first?

This talk was filmed at Ignite Seattle 8 and is one of the funniest developer talks you'll ever see.

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Nilofer Merchant does a lot of consulting for tech companies. She's written a book about her experiences entitled the New How and she's also distilled her wisdom into an Ignite talk for you.

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Sion chickens caused a social meltdown in Second Life. The digital birds were bred for their color and numbered almost one-hundred thousand causing server slowdowns and attracting griefers.

Patrick Davison heard about the controversy and shares his findings. Patrick is a digital artist living in Brooklyn. The talk was filmed at Ignite NYC.

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Does it always make sense to get a new car? Cash For Clunkers was a great program for offsetting the cost of that new Prius. However, the math is not always that simple. Bill Moore walks through the total cost of a new car.

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