On Nov. 11, 2011
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The resolution: Close off a major artery in Redwood City on Friday to hold a giant block party and raise money for 11 charities including the Redwood City Fire Department, according to organizers 106 Miles and Hackers and Founders. (Twitter hashtag #NerdNewYear)
Armchair numerologists will diagnose this geeky fascination with 11-11-11 as a classic case of finding meaning, patterns or any excuse to throw a big party in randomly occurring numbers.
" Nerd New Year" will feature two quintessential Silicon Valley activities: drinking and robot building (leaving ample opportunity for epic fails while operating heavy machinery, just saying).
" They are friendly robots
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As an added enticement, attendees can explore the " festive parameters and monitor copyright infringement" as three bands
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" As the sun sinks behind its state-mandated horizon
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