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Robin Sloan

San Francisco, CA

Born in Illinois. Grew up in Michigan. Learned to write in Florida. Now I live in San Francisco. I also blog at Snarkmarket (link below) with my pals Tim and Matt.

  1. on December 31
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    Take This Book: The People's Library at Occupy Wall Street by Melissa Gira Grant

    This is one story of the People's Library, as told to me by the librarians and patrons who built it.

    • 108% funded $10,838 pledged
    • 283 backers
    • Funded Dec 31, 2011
  2. on December 6
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    Computing: a Documentary of the Human Experience by Grady Booch

    A transmedia project engaging audiences of all ages in the story of the technology that has changed humanity.

    • 121% funded $30,329 pledged
    • 349 backers
    • Funded Jan 03, 2012
  3. on November 18
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    Dark Sky - Weather Prediction, Reinvented by Adam Grossman & Jack Turner

    Down-to-the-minute weather prediction for your exact location. Accompanied by stunning high-resolution radar animations.

    • 112% funded $39,376 pledged
    • 1,203 backers
    • Funded Nov 30, 2011
  4. on October 20
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    Occupy! The n+1 OWS-Inspired Gazette by n+1 Foundation

    n+1 and several talented associates have put together a quick history, analysis, and documentation of OWS. Now just need to print it.

    • 321% funded $6,432 pledged
    • 312 backers
    • Funded Oct 22, 2011
  5. on September 19
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    Border Town by Adam Rothstein

    Help our group exhibition of speculative work about border towns attend the Detroit Design Festival in September.

    • 149% funded $2,236 pledged
    • 66 backers
    • Funded Sep 21, 2011
  6. on September 13
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    Robin Sloan
    commented on a project

    I love the video!
  7. on September 13
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    Homing Where I Roam with Big Rig Dance Collective by Big Rig Dance Collective

    Remember that time, that place, those people, and all the strange and wonderful things that happened? This dance project is about that.

    • 266% funded $2,131 pledged
    • 30 backers
    • Funded Nov 01, 2011
  8. on September 7
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    VENUS PATROL: charting a new course for videogame culture by Brandon Boyer

    Venus Patrol is a new videogame website in search of beautiful things, from former Offworld.com editor and IGF Chairman Brandon Boyer.

    • 210% funded $105,398 pledged
    • 1,785 backers
    • Funded Oct 07, 2011
  9. on August 6, 2011
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    commented on a project update

    Suw, this is awesome news! What a milestone—huge congrats. Can't wait to read.
  10. on July 11, 2011
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    Beautiful Mechanical -- an indie-classical record by yMusic by yMusic

    Chamber music performed by insanely excellent musicians equally comfy in the overlapping Classical and Pop Music worlds.

    • 213% funded $10,681 pledged
    • 374 backers
    • Funded Aug 05, 2011