LibertyCon 38

The stories we tell ourselves shape our culture, and EVERYTHING is downstream of culture. How do we avoid the poor choices that led to the US Civil War and WW1 when warfare was initially viewed as a lark? What do you want YOUR grandkids to remember? Panelists select enduring works as examples of a generational MilSF library, fueled by audience prompts. 

As artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and hyper-scale digital infrastructure expands, data centers are becoming one of the defining industrial systems of the 21st century. But these facilities are more than anonymous buildings full of servers—they reshape electrical grids, water resources, regional economics, and even the geography of computation itself. This panel will try to explores the social and infrastructure impacts of hyperscale computing, including energy demand, cooling water consumption, environmental tradeoffs, rural versus urban deployment, and the growing concentration of computational power. The discussion examines how massive computational systems may influence the future of the electric grid, governance, infrastructure, and daily life.

Master Gunsmith Oren Truitt will moderate this panel discussion on the art and science of gunsmithing. 

Prepping for the Apocalypse - HAM Radio! Come join some folks who can talk about the importance of amateur radio when the apocalypse arrives!