<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); font-size: medium; -webkit-text-size-adjust: none; "><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">Dear Hackerspaces,</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">Based on feedback from the callin (<a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Call-in/"><a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Call-in/">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Call-in/</a></a><a href="tel:2011-03-06">2011-03-06</a>) yesterday, this month's synchronous hackathon challenge is:</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">To create a promotional video for your hackerspace!</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">The videos should be about 5 minutes or so and enter the public domain no sooner or later than the weekend of the hackathon (March 19-20th)</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">For more information and to signup, visit: <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Synchronous_Hackathon/2011-03-19"><a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Synchronous_Hackathon/2011-03-19">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Synchronous_Hackathon/2011-03-19</a></a></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">This month we'll be using a new application during the hackathon. <a href="http://convore.com/hackerspaces/">http://convore.com/hackerspaces/</a> It is like persistant threaded IRC with notifications. Give it a try now if you'd like.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">In addition to Convore we also have the Hackerspace matrix which shows all webcam streams next to each other. I've updated it to pull in all ustream links from your <a href="http://hackerspaces.org">hackerspaces.org</a> profiles and only display spaces which are broadcasting live along with the name. The new link is <a href="http://alphaonelabs.com/matrix.php"><a href="http://alphaonelabs.com/matrix.php">http://alphaonelabs.com/matrix.php</a></a></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">Thanks, good luck and if you'd like to suggest a hackathon challenge that can ideally be done in 2 days, please add it here: <a href="https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=5d114"><a href="https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=5d114">https://www.google.com/moderator/#16/e=5d114</a></a></span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">Regards,</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">psytek</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.15; text-indent: 0pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); direction: ltr; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; ">P.S. Also discussed on the call-in was: <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/LAN_Party">http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/LAN_Party</a> - A formal announcement should be coming soon.</span></p></span><div></div></body></html>