101.Deals is Giving Away Hundreds of FREE Items! LIT AT NIGHT!

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Come on out anytime – it’s lit at night!

Maybe you’ve already driven by and seen it – it’s not over – it’s bigger than yesterday! Hundreds of FREE items! 101.Deals is remodeling and giving away LOADS of stuff! Furniture, books, toys, kitchen items, too much to list! It’s all out on the curb and it’s FREE! Come by 661 Marlboro St in Keene anytime – it’s LIT AT NIGHT!

Come out and grab as much as you like. We don’t want to have to put it in the dump.

The store is refocusing on ebay, our new Mennonite-built sheds, and bitcoins and is still open regular hours for customers looking for sheds and to use the Northern New England’s only bitcoin vending machine!

Official Keenevention 2015 Schedule Announced + Outside Activities

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Here’s the official schedule for Keenevention 2015! As always, events are subject to change – but this schedule should be close to final. If you’ve got google calendar, it’s easy to integrate it with yours.

In addition to the in-hotel panels and keynote speeches, there are a bunch of other things you can do during Keenevention. You can get out of the hotel and explore the Keene area, go to social events like a bonfire and the HALLOWKEENE costume dance party, and even take part in activism like Robin Hooding and Cop Block. Here’s the full list of outside-the-hotel activities.

Keenevention is Hallowkeene weekend, October 30th through November 1st. Tickets for the third-annual Keenevention are just $60 or BTC for the whole weekend, including the Hallowkeene costume dance party! Pre-event ticketing is limited to 100, so lock yours in now.

Keenevention Now Announcing Full Panels, Twitter Feed

Keenevention Jury Nullification Panel 2015

Keenevention Jury Nullification Panel 2015

Keenevention is just six weeks away now and the Keenevention blog has been busy announcing full panels. First up are the Ladies Panel, Media Panel, and the first-ever Jury Nullification Panel. There are eleven panels and three keynote speakers lined up for 2015, so there are eight more full panel announcements coming!

Since only selected Keenevention updates are shown here at Free Keene, stay tuned to the Keenevention blog (you can sign up for email updates when you go there) so you don’t miss anything. You can also follow the new Keenevention Twitter, Keenevention’s facebook page and join the official facebook event here.

Keenevention is Hallowkeene weekend, October 30th through November 1st. Tickets for the third-annual Keenevention are just $60 or BTC for the whole weekend, including the Hallowkeene costume dance party! Pre-event ticketing is limited to 100, so lock yours in now.

Victimless Crime Spree Celebrates its Third Anniversary!

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Celebrating three years of DJVCS!

Three years ago today (9/15) was the theatrical début of Derrick J’s Victimless Crime Spree! The feature-length documentary shot mostly in Keene originally came out on YouTube on July 30th, 2012, but the theatrical début is more memorable. The movie’s posters commemorate that date.

Since 2012, the original theatrical version has been seen more than 170,000 times on YouTube and the Director’s Cut DVD has sold hundreds of copies.  It’s available for purchase at Amazon and Wal-Mart for under $10.

Derrick’s courage has set the example for countless people and has inspired multiple people to move to New Hampshire as part of the Free State Project.  Any FSP event we attend, it’s almost a guarantee Derrick and/or I will be approached and thanked for making the movie.  Of course, it wouldn’t have been possible without the editing talents of Beau Davis, who has gone on to launch his own media management and production house, Vibrant.Works.

What an honor it has been to produce this amazing documentary film. How are you celebrating the third anniversary of DJVCS? I suggest a screening for friends, family, or even the public!

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Keenevention 2015 to Feature Bitcoin’s Head Programmer, Gavin Andresen

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Gavin Andresen, Bitcoin’s Head Developer

When the anonymous “Satoshi Nakamoto” released Bitcoin to the world, Satoshi chose a successor as the “core maintainer”, aka chief developer of the open source, decentralized, non-governmental internet money. Gavin Andresen was Satoshi’s pick.

I’m excited to announce that Keenevention’s Bitcoin Panel will feature Gavin Andresen this year! Yes, the rules are being bent to allow Gavin to speak at Keenevention, as he’s not currently living in New Hampshire, but instead in nearby Amherst, MA.

It’s a very important time for the Bitcoin Panel, as the bitcoin community is currently divided over a possible “fork” in the bitcoin programming. Gavin and another core developer are currently debating with three other core bitcoin developers over the future of how bitcoin will (or won’t) scale up to meet an ever-increasing market. The debate is heated, and now the decision on the future of bitcoin is in the hands of its miners. Can Gavin and his supporters sway the miners to make the switch to his new software, BitcoinXT?

Keenevention’s Bitcoin Panel is taking place in the midst of this strife within the bitcoin community. If you have questions for Gavin, Keenevention 2015 is a perfect opportunity to ask them on-stage or off.

Keenevention is Hallowkeene weekend, October 30th through November 1st. Tickets for the third-annual Keenevention are just $60 or BTC for the whole weekend, including the Hallowkeene costume dance party! Pre-event ticketing is limited to 100, so lock yours in now.

Stay tuned to the Keenevention blog for more announcements, including more panels and another keynote speaker. You can also follow Keenevention’s facebook page and join the official facebook event here.