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ETech Yearbook 2008: Meet the Faces of Innovation

Check out the human side of emerging technology as we make tech celebs mug for the camera at O’Reilly’s Emerging Technology Conference in San Diego.
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From left: David Pescovitz, Xeni Jardin, Cory Doctorow and Mark FrauenfelderPhoto: Dave Bullock/Wired.com
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"Striving to give people a fun way to play together online and to give them weapons to fight with each other on websites."

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"Sexual identity online."

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"Hacker rescue program. Trying to get hackers working on better stuff instead of wasting time in the security-research field."

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, second edition."

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"Providing a forum for patients, parents and physicians to cast light on genetic conditions."

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"New sources of clean power."

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"Suing the NSA for surveilling without a warrant, and herding cats."

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"Open source hardware and design noir."

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"Making videogames you can play with a phone. The results are shown on a big-screen television."

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