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Burning Man: What's the fascination for Silicon Valley?

August 25, 2006, 10:24pm PDT | Length: 00:05:18
In 1986, on a San Francisco beach, about 20 participants got together to burn an 8-foot structure of a man, and thus was born Burning Man. Twenty years later, the festival, which now takes place in the northern Nevada desert, is expected to attract some 35,000 people when it takes place next week. For some reason, Burning Man has occupied a special place in the hearts of techies. Join CNET News.com Charlie Cooper as he looks at why with Burning Man veterans Jennifer Guevin, Elinor Mills and Declan McCullagh during this week's edition of the CNET News.com Reporters' roundtable.

Burning Man video footage courtesy of www.dramainthedesert.com.

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  • Nice backslap to your guest!
    Thanks for the laugh! Charlie's guest Jennifer mad a brash comment to
    him about being old enough to remember a particular movie. Then he
    returns to serve with a backhand remark about over-caffeinated techies
    just after she takes a pull off her latte. OUCH you two!
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    vertigo900
    5th May 2009

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