Sleep Dealer Blog http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 MEMORY RECORDING IS STILL SCI-FI (BUT NOT FOR LONG) http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=101 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=101#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 21:39:04 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=101 One of the big ideas of SLEEP DEALER is that in the near future, people will be able to record and then buy, sell, and share memories. In the fictional story of SLEEP DEALER, this gets one of our characters into hot water, because of conflicts around honestly and privacy…

Well, here it comes, in reality:
http://beta.sling.com/video/show/138110/50/Japan’s-dream-machine
(Thanks to our amazing composer Andy Milburn, of Tomandandy, for sending this story along)

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=101 Sleep Dealer Opens in 17 days! http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=97 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=97#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:50:07 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=97 Check out the new Sleep Dealer myspace page! http://tinyurl.com/chzx8n

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=97 Sleep Dealer at Obama rally for Legalization March 19 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=79 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=79#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:18:01 +0000 carlos http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=79 Check out the update from yesterday Obama visit, Sleep Dealer poster in some photos.

JOIN US!!! ALL HONEST PEOPLE ARE WELCOMED!!
Next Southern CA Immigration Coalition meeting
Sunday, March 22, 2009 11:00AM
Location: Centro Cultural Francisco Villa
2100 Maple Ave. LA, CA 90011
(In front of Santee Education Complex)

323-602-3480
Here are some pictures from the VERY successful action today in front of Miguel Contreras Learning Complex. Our coalition had a VERY strong presence, we passed out hundreds of fliers for the March 28th march and we had strong coverage from the media! Thank you to all of you who showed up!!

Although President Obama totally disregarded us and did not even MENTION immigration reform in his speech, our COMMUNITY came out and participated with our coalition and were reminded that only through community organization could we 1. STOP the ICE RAIDS and 2. get FULL LEGALIZATION for ALL people! They understood that we were not there to protest against the President, but that we were there to pressure Obama until he fulfills his promise to our community!  

Join us this Sunday to continue advancing this work!! This week we will be joined by at least 2 more organizations who will be endorsing our coalition!! The Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional and the Frente Indigena de Organizaciones Binacionales!! That means we now count with almost 40 organizations in Southern CA that are part of our coalition!! The work is growing!!!

See you on Sunday at 11:00AM!! Show up early to get a seat…at the last meeting we ran out of chairs by 11:10am!!

Ron Gochez
Social Justice Educator/Community Organizer
Union Del Barrio
Southern CA Immigration Coalition

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/President_Obama_Announces_Aid_For_Homeowners_20090319

http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?chid=9450&schid=9451&secid=9453&cid=1878863&pagenum=2

This is already looking like if it’s going to be one of the largest Immigration Conferences in the nation. We are getting more endorsements from different organizations from all over.
If your organization has not yet endorsed or confirmed your participation, please contact us ASAP!

PLEASE distribute these fliers widely!! Print them out and pass them out at work, in school or anywhere else where people are supportive of the cause.

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=79 THE DRIEST PLACE ON EARTH http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=77 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=77#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:40:03 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=77 One of the themes of Sleep Dealer is the impending water crisis, and likely ‘Water Wars.’ As water becomes more and more scarce, and the ‘free market’ is used to parce out the remaining supplies, bizarre, and nightmarish consequences are sure to await.

Our incredible post-production supervisor, Jess Levin sent along this article about the nightmare coming true…

Check the slideshow out - it’s all true, but looks a lot like our science fiction.

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=77 DRONE VS. DRONE? http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=73 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=73#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:21:19 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=73 An interesting article here — now it’s not only the U.S. that is using drones. Apparentely, Iran is also launching drones, and the U.S. is taking them out. Could the future of war be drone versus drone? Robot versus robot?

Check out the article.

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=73 Sleep Dealer in Los New York Times http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=65 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=65#comments Sat, 14 Mar 2009 20:33:22 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=65 At the Border Between Politics and Thrills

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=65 One of my favorite bots http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=53 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=53#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 01:44:48 +0000 alex http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=53 This is one of the few robots I’d like to put a saddle on, and ride off into the sunset (too bad this pony’s headed to the Pentagon)…

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=53 Sleep Dealer High School Screening Great http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=46 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=46#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 23:29:23 +0000 carlos http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=46 Over 350 students from LA and ELA shighs schools made Sleep Dealer screening a success today at the Beaudry Theatre. The response from the young students was great. A great turn with Roosevelt, Lincoln, Wilson high schoos; Miguel Contreras Learning Complex, Edward Roybal Learning Center and El Sereno Middle School. With a filled the auditorium. Thanks to Sonia Rosario for a great motivational talk. Also great discussion and exchange by Carlos Montes, Laura Palomares and a great enthusiastic talk by Roberto Bravo. We had planned on this since January and our Community Grassroots Team did an excellent job. Our agenda was short and to the point, with sharp politics, with the emphasis on the film and the release for April 17. We even had middle schools students do a short talk and a poem. We are doing more screenings and presentations in the field in the next several weeks.

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=46 The New High Tech Workforce http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=34 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=34#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 01:51:54 +0000 Francisco De La Torre http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=34 Kpbs of San Diego has a great story on the new high tech workforce, and a company called Vision Robotics who are making it happen. Read more here: http://www.kpbs.org/news/local;id=9215 or here: 

And check out Vision Robotics here: http://www.visionrobotics.com/

]]> http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=34 Sundance Review http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=26 http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=26#comments Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:56:38 +0000 Francisco De La Torre http://www.sleepdealer.com/blog/?p=26 Check out the Sundance Review of Sleep Dealer the movie: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/01/21/sundance-movie-review-sleep-dealer/

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