[hackerspaces] Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer?
William Macfarlane
wmacfarl at gmail.com
Thu Jun 21 01:14:02 CEST 2012
Hi Mitch!
23 of July is great. Will write more to you about it later!
On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello, Will,
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> Did you receive the email I sent you a couple days ago? I have put together a schedule for the Tour, and 23-July would be the date for Parts and Crafts. Is that an OK date? If so, please let me know ASAP so I can ensure things work.
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> If you haven't received my email (which I sent from mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com on 18-June), please let me know, and I'll re-send.
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> Thanks!
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> Mitch.
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>> Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 14:21:51 -0400
>> From: wmacfarl at gmail.com
>> To: discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org
>> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer?
>>
>> Parts and Crafts will be running summer camp in Somerville while
>> you're in Boston -- maybe you want to come and build something with
>> some small and awesome children?
>>
>> Also I've been recently in touch with some folks running a GED
>> adult-ed program about putting together some of these sorts of
>> workshops -- if you have time, you and Jimmie would both be great for
>> helping with this, since you both provide some evidence that you can
>> actually make a living working in this domain.
>>
>> cheers,
>> -Will
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 8:02 PM, Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > That might be HoaT Workshop Tour 2013 ! (It'll be a lot easier in a part of the world with a real train system.)
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> >> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:56:33 +0200
>> >> From: nhitze at gmail.com
>> >> To: discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org
>> >> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer?
>> >>
>> >> When you're done with the US please buy a EuroRail Ticket and visit
>> >> european Hackerspaces too :)
>> >>
>> >> 2012/6/7 Joseph Mckibben
>> >> <joe.mckibben at gmail.com<mailto:joe.mckibben at gmail.com>>
>> >>
>> >> Dayton Diode would love to have you! Dayton Ohio doesn't have a Amtrak
>> >> stop but we could probably arrange travel from Cincinnati.
>> >>
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>> >> 1. Re: Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer? (Synace)
>> >> 2. Re: Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer? (Doug Philips)
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> From: Synace <synace at gmail.com<mailto:synace at gmail.com>>
>> >> To: Hackerspaces General Discussion List
>> >> <discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org<mailto:discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org>>
>> >> Cc: Matt Mets <web at cibomahto.com<mailto:web at cibomahto.com>>, Jimmie
>> >> Rodgers <jimmie at jimmieprodgers.com<mailto:jimmie at jimmieprodgers.com>>,
>> >> Matthew Borgatti <m at har.ms<mailto:m at har.ms>>,
>> >> azahn123 at gmail.com<mailto:azahn123 at gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 22:55:38 -0400
>> >> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer?
>> >> Mitch,
>> >>
>> >> Can you squeeze Buffalo in between NYC & Toronto?
>> >>
>> >> Buffalo Lab
>> >> http://buffalolab.org/
>> >>
>> >> Amtrak Station: BUF of BFX (our new temporary location is closer to BUF)
>> >>
>> >> Thanks!
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Mike
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Mitch Altman
>> >> <maltman23 at hotmail.com<mailto:maltman23 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.
>> >>
>> >> I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on
>> >> 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are
>> >> interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with
>> >> hackerspaces (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak
>> >> stations.
>> >>
>> >> Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for
>> >> either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.
>> >>
>> >> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.
>> >>
>> >> [X] [X] [X]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?
>> >>
>> >> Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT
>> >> Workshop Tour 2012?
>> >>
>> >> Lemme know!
>> >>
>> >> I have the following plans so far -- and there's room for plenty more!
>> >> July 1 -- arrive in NYC
>> >> July 7 -- workshop at The Hacktory, Philadelphia
>> >> July 13-15 -- HOPE #9, New York City
>> >> July 21-22 -- Awesome Foundation Summit, Boston
>> >> July 27-29 -- World Future Society conference, Toronto
>> >> August 8-12 -- ToorCamp, NW corner of Washington state
>> >>
>> >> We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners,
>> >> but fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and
>> >> everyone how to solder -- soldering actually is
>> >> easy<http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/>! And
>> >> we can teach more advanced topics, too. I can also give my "Arduino
>> >> For Total
>> >> Newbies<http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm>"
>> >> workshop. And Jimmie can give his "Circuit Bending" workshop. We can
>> >> also give talks, if there's interest. Anything that can help out your
>> >> hackerspace!
>> >>
>> >> <https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Arduinos_For_Total_Newbies_workshop.jpg> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Here's some of the kits that will be available:
>> >>
>> >> * TV-B-Gone -- (turn off any TV in public places!)
>> >> * "Hi My Name Is" badge -- (you may have seen me wearing mine)
>> >> * Brain Machine -- (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
>> >> * Mignonette Game -- (build your own handheld game console!)
>> >> * Trippy RGB Waves -- (interac tive blinky lights!)
>> >> * LEDcube -- (animated 3D cube of LEDs!)
>> >> * MiniPOV -- (more cool blinky lights!)
>> >> * BoArduino -- (solderless breadborad Arduino!)
>> >> * Diavolino -- (shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)
>> >> * OpenHeart -- (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)
>> >> * LoL Shield -- (Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)
>> >> * Atari Punk Console -- (make noise!)
>> >> * microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP) -- (program all your AVR
>> >> family chips!)
>> >>
>> >> And more!
>> >> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to
>> >> energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise
>> >> funds, if you like.
>> >>
>> >> Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge
>> >> ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We
>> >> do this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And
>> >> we love helping hackerspaces.
>> >>
>> >> Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers ago:
>> >> http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/
>> >>
>> >> http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/
>> >>
>> >> http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/
>> >>
>> >> http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if
>> >> you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of
>> >> what's required on your end.
>> >>
>> >> And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop
>> >> Tour 2012.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Mitch<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman>.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Discuss mailing list
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>> >> http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> From: Doug Philips <doug at hackpittsburgh.org<mailto:doug at hackpittsburgh.org>>
>> >> To: Hackerspaces General Discussion List
>> >> <discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org<mailto:discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org>>
>> >> Cc: Matt Mets <web at cibomahto.com<mailto:web at cibomahto.com>>, Jimmie
>> >> Rodgers <jimmie at jimmieprodgers.com<mailto:jimmie at jimmieprodgers.com>>,
>> >> Matthew Borgatti <m at har.ms<mailto:m at har.ms>>,
>> >> azahn123 at gmail.com<mailto:azahn123 at gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 23:00:22 -0400
>> >> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] Want a workshop by Mitch & others this summer?
>> >> HackPittsburgh would love to have you!
>> >>
>> >> -=Doug
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:18 PM, Mitch Altman
>> >> <maltman23 at hotmail.com<mailto:maltman23 at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>> >> I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.
>> >>
>> >> I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on
>> >> 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are
>> >> interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with
>> >> hackerspaces (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak
>> >> stations.
>> >>
>> >> Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for
>> >> either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.
>> >>
>> >> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.
>> >>
>> >> [X] [X] [X]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?
>> >>
>> >> Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT
>> >> Workshop Tour 2012?
>> >>
>> >> Lemme know!
>> >>
>> >> I have the following plans so far -- and there's room for plenty more!
>> >> July 1 -- arrive in NYC
>> >> July 7 -- workshop at The Hacktory, Philadelphia
>> >> July 13-15 -- HOPE #9, New York City
>> >> July 21-22 -- Awesome Foundation Summit, Boston
>> >> July 27-29 -- World Future Society conference, Toronto
>> >> August 8-12 -- ToorCamp, NW corner of Washington state
>> >>
>> >> We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners,
>> >> but fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and
>> >> everyone how to solder -- soldering actually is
>> >> easy<http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/>! And
>> >> we can teach more advanced topics, too. I can also give my "Arduino
>> >> For Total
>> >> Newbies<http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm>"
>> >> workshop. And Jimmie can give his "Circuit Bending" workshop. We can
>> >> also give talks, if there's interest. Anything that can help out your
>> >> hackerspace!
>> >>
>> >> <https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Arduinos_For_Total_Newbies_workshop.jpg> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Here's some of the kits that will be available:
>> >>
>> >> * TV-B-Gone -- (turn off any TV in public places!)
>> >> * "Hi My Name Is" badge -- (you may have seen me wearing mine)
>> >> * Brain Machine -- (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
>> >> * Mignonette Game -- (build your own handheld game console!)
>> >> * Trippy RGB Waves -- (interac tive blinky lights!)
>> >> * LEDcube -- (animated 3D cube of LEDs!)
>> >> * MiniPOV -- (more cool blinky lights!)
>> >> * BoArduino -- (solderless breadborad Arduino!)
>> >> * Diavolino -- (shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)
>> >> * OpenHeart -- (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)
>> >> * LoL Shield -- (Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)
>> >> * Atari Punk Console -- (make noise!)
>> >> * microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP) -- (program all your AVR
>> >> family chips!)
>> >>
>> >> And more!
>> >> [X]
>> >>
>> >> Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to
>> >> energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise
>> >> funds, if you like.
>> >>
>> >> Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge
>> >> ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We
>> >> do this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And
>> >> we love helping hackerspaces.
>> >>
>> >> Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers ago:
>> >> http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/
>> >>
>> >> http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/
>> >>
>> >> http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/
>> >>
>> >> http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if
>> >> you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of
>> >> what's required on your end.
>> >>
>> >> And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop
>> >> Tour 2012.
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >> Mitch<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman>.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Discuss mailing list
>> >> Discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org<mailto:Discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org>
>> >> http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> --
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>> >>
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>> >>
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