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Yay -- if you can have soldering irons and wire cutters (etc) ready,
then we are all set for the workshop on 3-March!<br>
<br>
And I'm ready for TechKnowledge on 1-March (though 8am is *not* my
usual time of day)!<br>
<br>
If gmc survived staying with you, then I'm sure I can too. (Hi
gmc! Cool that you've visited my old home town. :)<br>
<br>
I am booked nights from 26-Feb through 2-March, for Unit One. But
am open for giving a talk any day or night after that. And if I can
stay at your place, Stewart, then I can stay till the date we
choose. What day is cool? And what should I talk about?
Hackerspaces? How to run your own small business? How to
manufacture your project (and make a living doing what you love)?
TV-B-Gone and media literacy? Brain Machine? Fuck the dominant
paradigm (and create supportive community)? How I went from a
depressed blob of a kid to a jet-setting crazy-haired inventor who
loves my life? Something else (I take requests)?<br>
<br>
Also, is it still OK if I borrow soldering irons and stands for
teaching at Unit One?<br>
<br>
Mitch.<br>
<br>
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On 2/15/2012 6:11 AM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
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Hi, Mitch and List,<br>
<br>
Do you need a ride from your point of arrival on Wednesday night,
22-Feb?<br>
When Koen Martens (and mate from Seattle) did the GMC US Hippie
Hacker Tour of 2010,<br>
they stayed at my house for an overnight. Ask Koen how it was
and decide if you<br>
want take us up on a similar invitation. :)<br>
<br>
Chris being on-hand for TechKnowLedge Thursday, Mar 1, 8-9 AM is
totally excellent!<br>
<br>
I'm going to do a open-hours at the MakerSpace within the next
week to tin the soldering<br>
irons, take inventory, find a plastic bin for transporting. I
think we'll need more solder and a couple more pairs of wire
cutters.<br>
<br>
I think that Mitch is booked evenings from Sunday, Feb 26 through
Thursday, March 1,<br>
so an evening will need to be outside of that date range.<br>
<br>
Looking forward to your visit, Mitch!<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
-Stewart<br>
<br>
On 2/15/12 7:11 AM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
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cite="mid:CAGUX1UUT1dDBAQZ6gE1BNtux4i0uUNRC1u4Fn0nze215yH52Xg@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Mitch,<br>
Thanks for the email. We're really excited to have you in
Urbana!<br>
<br>
Let's plan for March 3rd form 2-5pm, Arduino for Total Newbies.
I'll ensure we have the space - probably the IMC's upstairs sun
room- and will get a post onto our website, facebook and twitter
feeds, calendar ,etc.<br>
<br>
Having you give another talk at the Makerspace would be ideal as
well and I'm sure Stewart is planning on having you on
Techknowledge. I also plan to be there for the radio show &
do some video recording if that's ok. <br>
<br>
Can folks weigh in on a good evening or time for an additional
Makerspace talk with Mitch?<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Mitch
Altman <span dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mitch@cornfieldelectronics.com">mitch@cornfieldelectronics.com</a>></span>
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<div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hello,<br>
<br>
I got back from Paris last night. And now I get to get
ready to go to Urbana!<br>
<br>
I'll arrive there on Wednesday night, 22-Feb. My Unit One
residency starts on Sunday, the 26th, and goes till Friday
2-March. And I can stay at the Unit One apartment until
6-March. If there's a place to stay in the area after
that, then I can stay in Urbana for another day or few.<br>
<br>
I can do a workshop on Saturday 3-March at MakerSpace.
Since the workshop is on a Saturday, how about making it
from 2:00pm to 5:00pm?<br>
<br>
I can't remember if we chose a workshop topic. My
"Arduino For Total Newbies" workshop is always way
popular. It always attracts lots of people. It is 3
hours, and material cost is $30 each (my instruction is
free, of course). I can teach up to 50 people at once.
In the 3 hours, we cover:<br>
* intro
<div class="im"><br>
* everything you need to know about electronics<br>
</div>
* learn to solder by making your own Arduino<br>
* learn to set up your computer (and actually do it,
if you bring a laptop) for programming Arduino<br>
* demo of how easy it is to do lots of cool stuff
with Arduino<br>
* learn to read schematics<br>
* learn to use solderless breadboards<br>
* make your own TV-B-Gone remote control with your
Arduino<br>
* target practice!<br>
Here's more info from when I taught it at 28C3 in Berlin
in December:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://events.ccc.de/congress/2011/wiki/ArduinoForTotalNewbies"
target="_blank">http://events.ccc.de/congress/2011/wiki/ArduinoForTotalNewbies</a><br>
You think this will be a good one for 3-March? An
alternative would be for me to bring a few different kits
that people could make, with material costs between $10
and $30 -- and it also takes about 3 hours.<br>
<br>
Here's what we need for a workshop:<br>
- a room with plenty of light, and a bit of ventilation,
big enough for everyone<br>
- tables with 1 chair for each participant<br>
- soldering iron & stand & sponge -- ideally 1
per person, but we can share if necessary<br>
- wire cutter -- ideally 1 per person, but we can
share if necessary<br>
- solder: 60/40 (Sn/Pb), rosin core, 0.031" diameter
-- with lead is WAY better than lead-free<br>
- AC power strips on each table with enough outlets for
each soldering iron, plus some extras for laptops<br>
- AC extension cords, if necessary to get AC power to
each table<br>
- extra lighting, if the room isn't very bright<br>
If there is a projector with VGA, that would be very
helpful.<br>
<br>
We need about an hour (or more, if possible) to set up
before the workshop, and another hour to clean up after
the workshop.<br>
<br>
So, start spreading the word about the workshop! Let's
attract lots of people so that we get even more excitement
around the hackerspace!<br>
<br>
Here's a link to an announcement from a workshop I did at
NYC Resistor a while back (which might be helpful for
publicity:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nycresistor.com/2010/01/15/mitch-altmans-electronics-workshop-129-8pm/"
target="_blank">http://www.nycresistor.com/2010/01/15/mitch-altmans-electronics-workshop-129-8pm/</a><br>
And here's my wikipedia page:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman"
target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman</a><br>
And a really nice piece/portrait from a French journalist
while I was in Rennes, France two weeks ago:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://owni.eu/2012/02/08/mitch-altman-hacker-diy-hackerspace/"
target="_blank">http://owni.eu/2012/02/08/mitch-altman-hacker-diy-hackerspace/</a><br>
(The original <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://owni.fr/2012/02/06/mitch-altman-hacker-qui-bat/"
target="_blank">French</a> was better, but the
translation is OK enough.)<br>
<br>
Am I still on for an interview with WRFU? That's
Thursday, 1-March, at 8am?<br>
<br>
I am also open to give a talk at MakerSpace, if people are
interested.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Mitch.<br>
<br>
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On 1/31/2012 4:36 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi, Mitch,<br>
<br>
Regular Open Hours at the MakerSpace normally
overlap with your Unit One Program<br>
Tuesday-Thursday from 7-9PM. We can arrange to
have the Space open at other times<br>
to accommodate your program. After our last
General Membership meeting, I was<br>
thinking that it would be good to have a member's
"Show & Tell" event. Like a micro-mini<br>
Maker Faire.<br>
<br>
During our last meeting, it was said that you should
probably do your workshop on<br>
Saturday, February 3rd and promote it at Unit One
during the week. That reminds me <br>
that I should probably reserve space upstairs in
case it looks like we'll overflow Studio 16<br>
(The MakerSpace).<br>
<br>
I can't speak for the FabLab -- Jonathan Manton
might have ideas about that.<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
<br>
-Stewart<br>
<br>
On 1/31/12 5:14 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi Stewart,<br>
<br>
I actually don't have anything in particular in
mind. I just wanted to see if it was a
possibility. There are probably people who will
come to a session at Unit One who may not know of
either FabLab or MakerSpace, and everyone may
benefit by more motivated people coming to visit.<br>
<br>
Does anything come to mind for you?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Mitch.<br>
<br>
<br>
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On 1/29/2012 5:52 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi, Mitch,<br>
<br>
When you say, "You think it might be cool for me
to bring Unit One people to MakerSpace, and/or
also to the FabLab?" What exactly do you have
in mind? A tour of the MakerSpace?<br>
Some other kind of event?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
-Stewart<br>
<br>
<br>
On 1/27/12 12:14 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi Stewart,<br>
<br>
I have no idea what the schedule is like while
I'm in Unit One. I need to talk to Laura.<br>
<br>
But I will be in Urbana for a couple days
before and a couple days after Unit One. So,
we could arrange for something in the
non-Unit-One days.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
Mitch.<br>
<br>
<br>
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On 1/26/2012 7:30 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi, Mitch,<br>
<br>
I assume that the time for a workshop or
talk is during the days Sun, Feb 26-Thurs,
Mar 1,<br>
because you're pretty well committed to Unit
One Allen Hall in the evenings, correct?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
-Stewart<br>
<br>
On 1/23/12 12:44 AM, Mitch Altman wrote:
<blockquote type="cite"> Hi Stewart,<br>
<br>
I'd love to do a workshop at MakerSpace
Urbana. Maybe my Arduino For Total
Newbies workshop? That one is 3 hours
long. I can teach up to 50 at once (if
there are 50 soldering irons and 50 wire
cutters). And it always fills up.
Teaching is free, materials are $35.<br>
<b> Itinerary for workshop:</b><br>
<ul>
* We will start by learning to solder.
Don't let this scare you! I've taught
well over 33,500 people to solder, many
of whom have never made anything before
in their lives. It is actually a very
easy skill to learn. It is also very
useful.<br>
* Very short lesson to learn everything
you need to know about electronics!<br>
* Then we will each make our own Arduino
clone from a kit made by Ladyada: <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=72"
target="_blank">BoArduino</a><br>
* Now that we each have our own Arduino,
we will set up the free and open-source
software on our laptops (if you bring
one) -- Windows, MacOS, or Linux are all
fine!<br>
* And then its time to make something
and learn how easy it is to use Aruino!
I'll (very easily!) show you how to read
schematic diagrams, and you'll put
together your own TV-B-Gone remote
control using your BoArduino. We will
use a solderless breadboard. These are
really useful, and provide a fast, and
very easy way to put circuits together
without needing to solder.<br>
* Target practice!<br>
</ul>
Here's more info on it:<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm"
target="_blank">http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm</a><br>
<br>
If 3 hours is too long for folks, then I
could bring a few different kits for
people to choose from to make, and I can
do a "Learn to Solder, and Learn to Make
Cool Things" workshop. Teaching is free,
kits are anywhere between $10 and $30.
Here's kits I can bring:<br>
<ul>
<li><i><b>TV-B-Gone</b></i> (turn off
TVs in public places!)</li>
<li><i><b>Brain Machine</b></i>
(Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)</li>
<li><i><b>Mignonette Game</b></i> (play
fun games!)</li>
<li><i><b>Trippy RGB Waves</b></i>
(interactive blinky lights!)</li>
<li><i><b>LEDcube</b></i> (animated 3D
cube!)</li>
<li><i><b>MiniPOV</b></i> (more cool
blinky lights!)</li>
<li><i><b>MintyBoost</b></i> (charge
your USB enabled gadgets!)</li>
<li><i><b>microcontroller programmers</b></i>
(program all your AVR family chips!)</li>
<li><i><b>Arduino clones</b></i> (make
just about anything!)</li>
</ul>
<br>
I can also give a talk, if folks are
interested.<br>
<br>
I've been emailing with Jonathan Manton,
who works with UofI, and who seems to know
MakerSpace folks. He said he can scare up
some soldering irons and wire cutters.
You have some too? You think I could
borrow them for Unit One people to use?<br>
<br>
You think it might be cool for me to bring
Unit One people to MakerSpace, and/or also
to the FabLab?<br>
<br>
I'm excited to be there!<br>
<br>
Cheers,<br>
Mitch.<br>
<br>
<br>
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On 1/22/2012 3:04 PM, Stewart Dickson
wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">Hi, Mitch, <br>
<br>
A month and four days until you're
in-residence at Allen Hall, UIUC. <br>
Any thoughts about specific events at
the MakerSpace? Any preparations <br>
you'd like us to make in advance? <br>
<br>
Thanks, <br>
<br>
-Stewart <br>
<br>
On 12/13/11 6:01 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
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<blockquote type="cite">Hello Everyone,
<br>
<br>
I'm cc-ing everyone on the two
separate email threads here, after <br>
originally emailing Makerspace Urbana
and UC Mini Maker Faire. But, if <br>
course, everyone knows each other. :)
<br>
<br>
I am way into being on TechKnowledge.
Just let me know when. <br>
<br>
I am also happy to give a talk for the
space, as well as a workshop, or <br>
whatevre folks there would like. We
can use whatever we do to attract <br>
attention to Makerspace Urbana, and
hopefully attract some new members. <br>
<br>
Maybe bringing in Unit One people for
a visit would also be good? <br>
<br>
Here's my cell phone, in case anyone
wants to call: <br>
415-377-599e <br>
<br>
Cheers, <br>
Mitch. <br>
<br>
<br>
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<blockquote type="cite">Hello, Mitch,
<br>
<br>
End of February/Beginning of March
is about one month ahead the <br>
Champaign Mini Maker Faire, <br>
which will be hosted by the
MakerSpace-Urbana at the Independent
Media <br>
Center in mid-April. <br>
<br>
What did you have in mind for a
workshop? They are few and far
between <br>
enough here that I'm sure it will be
welcome. <br>
<br>
Can I entice you into joining me for
an hour on "TechKnowLedge" on <br>
WRFU-LP FM 104.5 from 8-9 Thursday
morning? :) <br>
<br>
Cheers, <br>
<br>
-Stewart, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson" target="_blank">http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.wrfu.net/node/1417"
target="_blank">http://www.wrfu.net/node/1417</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/vedic_math_machines_and_3d_zoetrope.html"
target="_blank">http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/vedic_math_machines_and_3d_zoetrope.html</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ucimc.org/content/makerspace-urbana-will-bring-tech-knowledge-uc"
target="_blank">http://www.ucimc.org/content/makerspace-urbana-will-bring-tech-knowledge-uc</a>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://boingboing.net/2011/06/17/jeff-bezos-co-to-bui.html"
target="_blank">http://boingboing.net/2011/06/17/jeff-bezos-co-to-bui.html</a>
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<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://longnow.org/clock/prototype1"
target="_blank">http://longnow.org/clock/prototype1</a>
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href="http://emsh.calarts.edu/%7Emathart/Clock_Cam.html"
target="_blank">http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/Clock_Cam.html</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/author.html?author=Stewart+Dickson"
target="_blank">http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/author.html?author=Stewart+Dickson</a>
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On 12/12/11 8:50 PM, MakerSpace
Urbana wrote: <br>
<blockquote type="cite">Dude! <br>
<br>
This is awesome! I think that
Becky Stern hinted that you were
coming <br>
down the pike as she was leaving.
<br>
Didn't expect to hear from you so
soon! When Gareth Branwyn was
here, <br>
he gave a "Polka-Dot-Bag"
lunchtime lecture at the School
for <br>
Designing a Society. I'm sure
everyone would love to hear about
<br>
Hackerspaces in Africa! <br>
(For example...) I, for one
would not miss your visit. I
think <br>
that I can guarantee at least a
handful of dedicated <br>
MakerSpace members will be on-hand
as well. So looking forward to
it! <br>
<br>
Cheers, <br>
<br>
-Stewart <br>
<br>
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM,
Mitch Altman <br>
<<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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target="_blank">mitch@cornfieldelectronics.com</a>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mitch@cornfieldelectronics.com"
target="_blank"><mailto:mitch@cornfieldelectronics.com></a>>
wrote: <br>
<br>
Hello, <br>
<br>
I'm going to be a Unit One
resident at the end of February
and <br>
beginning of March, and would
love to visit Urbana Makerspace <br>
while I'm in town. Maybe I
could do a workshop there, too, if
you <br>
think that'd be helpful. <br>
<br>
Please let me know if people
will be around. <br>
<br>
Best, <br>
Mitch. <br>
<br>
-- <br>
<br>
Mitch Altman, inventor of
TV-B-Gone universal remote
controls <br>
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href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman"
target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman</a>
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href="tel:415-377-5993"
value="+14153775993"
target="_blank">415-377-5993</a><tel:<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="tel:415-377-5993"
value="+14153775993"
target="_blank">415-377-5993</a>>
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