Strange Loop 2010 will feature the return of the enigmatic Strange Passions track. Strange Passions is an opportunity for conference attendees to present short (10 minute) talks on non-technical topics. Passionate developers tend to be passionate about other things as well and we had awesome talks in 2009 on subjects like neurons, astronomy, options trading, building houses in Mexico, and more.

More details can be found here.

Videos from this session can be found at http://strangeloop.blip.tv

Set 1 - 7:00 - 8:00

• Sipping the Nectar of Life - Jacob Kenner
• s/2 Years/10 Minutes/ of Photography - Michael Schade
• Why technologists should care about politics - Jesse Phelps
• Entering Without Breaking - Galen Collins

Set 2 - 8:15 - 9:15

• A Brief Tour of Replicant Architecture - Aaron Westre
• Why is there a lower-case 'a'? - Joel Neely
• How to make friends and intoxicate people - Eleanor McHugh
• The Science of Musical Counterpoint and Illusion - Daniel Spiewak