[Imc-makerspace] Mitch Altman Visit in Feb/March?
Mitch Altman
mitch at CornfieldElectronics.com
Wed Feb 15 15:28:12 CST 2012
Yay -- if you can have soldering irons and wire cutters (etc) ready,
then we are all set for the workshop on 3-March!
And I'm ready for TechKnowledge on 1-March (though 8am is *not* my usual
time of day)!
If gmc survived staying with you, then I'm sure I can too. (Hi gmc!
Cool that you've visited my old home town. :)
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)?
Also, is it still OK if I borrow soldering irons and stands for teaching
at Unit One?
Mitch.
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On 2/15/2012 6:11 AM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
> Hi, Mitch and List,
>
> Do you need a ride from your point of arrival on Wednesday night, 22-Feb?
> When Koen Martens (and mate from Seattle) did the GMC US Hippie Hacker
> Tour of 2010,
> they stayed at my house for an overnight. Ask Koen how it was and
> decide if you
> want take us up on a similar invitation. :)
>
> Chris being on-hand for TechKnowLedge Thursday, Mar 1, 8-9 AM is
> totally excellent!
>
> I'm going to do a open-hours at the MakerSpace within the next week to
> tin the soldering
> irons, take inventory, find a plastic bin for transporting. I think
> we'll need more solder and a couple more pairs of wire cutters.
>
> I think that Mitch is booked evenings from Sunday, Feb 26 through
> Thursday, March 1,
> so an evening will need to be outside of that date range.
>
> Looking forward to your visit, Mitch!
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Stewart
>
> On 2/15/12 7:11 AM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
>> Mitch,
>> Thanks for the email. We're really excited to have you in Urbana!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Can folks weigh in on a good evening or time for an additional
>> Makerspace talk with Mitch?
>>
>> Chris
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Mitch Altman
>> <mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com
>> <mailto:mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>> wrote:
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I got back from Paris last night. And now I get to get ready to
>> go to Urbana!
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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?
>>
>> 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:
>> * intro
>>
>> * everything you need to know about electronics
>> * learn to solder by making your own Arduino
>> * learn to set up your computer (and actually do it, if you
>> bring a laptop) for programming Arduino
>> * demo of how easy it is to do lots of cool stuff with Arduino
>> * learn to read schematics
>> * learn to use solderless breadboards
>> * make your own TV-B-Gone remote control with your Arduino
>> * target practice!
>> Here's more info from when I taught it at 28C3 in Berlin in December:
>> http://events.ccc.de/congress/2011/wiki/ArduinoForTotalNewbies
>> 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.
>>
>> Here's what we need for a workshop:
>> - a room with plenty of light, and a bit of ventilation, big
>> enough for everyone
>> - tables with 1 chair for each participant
>> - soldering iron & stand & sponge -- ideally 1 per person,
>> but we can share if necessary
>> - wire cutter -- ideally 1 per person, but we can share if
>> necessary
>> - solder: 60/40 (Sn/Pb), rosin core, 0.031" diameter -- with
>> lead is WAY better than lead-free
>> - AC power strips on each table with enough outlets for each
>> soldering iron, plus some extras for laptops
>> - AC extension cords, if necessary to get AC power to each table
>> - extra lighting, if the room isn't very bright
>> If there is a projector with VGA, that would be very helpful.
>>
>> We need about an hour (or more, if possible) to set up before the
>> workshop, and another hour to clean up after the workshop.
>>
>> So, start spreading the word about the workshop! Let's attract
>> lots of people so that we get even more excitement around the
>> hackerspace!
>>
>> Here's a link to an announcement from a workshop I did at NYC
>> Resistor a while back (which might be helpful for publicity:
>> http://www.nycresistor.com/2010/01/15/mitch-altmans-electronics-workshop-129-8pm/
>> And here's my wikipedia page:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman
>> And a really nice piece/portrait from a French journalist while I
>> was in Rennes, France two weeks ago:
>> http://owni.eu/2012/02/08/mitch-altman-hacker-diy-hackerspace/
>> (The original French
>> <http://owni.fr/2012/02/06/mitch-altman-hacker-qui-bat/> was
>> better, but the translation is OK enough.)
>>
>> Am I still on for an interview with WRFU? That's Thursday,
>> 1-March, at 8am?
>>
>> I am also open to give a talk at MakerSpace, if people are
>> interested.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mitch.
>>
>>
>> ---------------
>>
>> On 1/31/2012 4:36 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>>> Hi, Mitch,
>>>
>>> Regular Open Hours at the MakerSpace normally overlap with your
>>> Unit One Program
>>> Tuesday-Thursday from 7-9PM. We can arrange to have the Space
>>> open at other times
>>> to accommodate your program. After our last General Membership
>>> meeting, I was
>>> thinking that it would be good to have a member's "Show & Tell"
>>> event. Like a micro-mini
>>> Maker Faire.
>>>
>>> During our last meeting, it was said that you should probably do
>>> your workshop on
>>> Saturday, February 3rd and promote it at Unit One during the
>>> week. That reminds me
>>> that I should probably reserve space upstairs in case it looks
>>> like we'll overflow Studio 16
>>> (The MakerSpace).
>>>
>>> I can't speak for the FabLab -- Jonathan Manton might have ideas
>>> about that.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> -Stewart
>>>
>>> On 1/31/12 5:14 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>> Hi Stewart,
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>>
>>>> Does anything come to mind for you?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Mitch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------
>>>> On 1/29/2012 5:52 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>>>>> Hi, Mitch,
>>>>>
>>>>> 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?
>>>>> Some other kind of event?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> -Stewart
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 1/27/12 12:14 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Stewart,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have no idea what the schedule is like while I'm in Unit
>>>>>> One. I need to talk to Laura.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Mitch.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ------------------
>>>>>> On 1/26/2012 7:30 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi, Mitch,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I assume that the time for a workshop or talk is during the
>>>>>>> days Sun, Feb 26-Thurs, Mar 1,
>>>>>>> because you're pretty well committed to Unit One Allen Hall
>>>>>>> in the evenings, correct?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -Stewart
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 1/23/12 12:44 AM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Stewart,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>> * Itinerary for workshop:*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> * 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.
>>>>>>>> * Very short lesson to learn everything you need to
>>>>>>>> know about electronics!
>>>>>>>> * Then we will each make our own Arduino clone from a
>>>>>>>> kit made by Ladyada: BoArduino
>>>>>>>> <http://www.adafruit.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=72>
>>>>>>>> * 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!
>>>>>>>> * 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.
>>>>>>>> * Target practice!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Here's more info on it:
>>>>>>>> http://www.tvbgone.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> * /*TV-B-Gone*/ (turn off TVs in public places!)
>>>>>>>> * /*Brain Machine*/ (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
>>>>>>>> * /*Mignonette Game*/ (play fun games!)
>>>>>>>> * /*Trippy RGB Waves*/ (interactive blinky lights!)
>>>>>>>> * /*LEDcube*/ (animated 3D cube!)
>>>>>>>> * /*MiniPOV*/ (more cool blinky lights!)
>>>>>>>> * /*MintyBoost*/ (charge your USB enabled gadgets!)
>>>>>>>> * /*microcontroller programmers*/ (program all your AVR
>>>>>>>> family chips!)
>>>>>>>> * /*Arduino clones*/ (make just about anything!)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can also give a talk, if folks are interested.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You think it might be cool for me to bring Unit One people
>>>>>>>> to MakerSpace, and/or also to the FabLab?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I'm excited to be there!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> Mitch.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----------------------
>>>>>>>> On 1/22/2012 3:04 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi, Mitch,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A month and four days until you're in-residence at Allen
>>>>>>>>> Hall, UIUC.
>>>>>>>>> Any thoughts about specific events at the MakerSpace? Any
>>>>>>>>> preparations
>>>>>>>>> you'd like us to make in advance?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -Stewart
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 12/13/11 6:01 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Hello Everyone,
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'm cc-ing everyone on the two separate email threads
>>>>>>>>>> here, after
>>>>>>>>>> originally emailing Makerspace Urbana and UC Mini Maker
>>>>>>>>>> Faire. But, if
>>>>>>>>>> course, everyone knows each other. :)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am way into being on TechKnowledge. Just let me know
>>>>>>>>>> when.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I am also happy to give a talk for the space, as well as
>>>>>>>>>> a workshop, or
>>>>>>>>>> whatevre folks there would like. We can use whatever we
>>>>>>>>>> do to attract
>>>>>>>>>> attention to Makerspace Urbana, and hopefully attract
>>>>>>>>>> some new members.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Maybe bringing in Unit One people for a visit would also
>>>>>>>>>> be good?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Here's my cell phone, in case anyone wants to call:
>>>>>>>>>> 415-377-599e
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>> Mitch.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> ----------
>>>>>>>>>>> Hello, Mitch,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> End of February/Beginning of March is about one month
>>>>>>>>>>> ahead the
>>>>>>>>>>> Champaign Mini Maker Faire,
>>>>>>>>>>> which will be hosted by the MakerSpace-Urbana at the
>>>>>>>>>>> Independent Media
>>>>>>>>>>> Center in mid-April.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> What did you have in mind for a workshop? They are few
>>>>>>>>>>> and far between
>>>>>>>>>>> enough here that I'm sure it will be welcome.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Can I entice you into joining me for an hour on
>>>>>>>>>>> "TechKnowLedge" on
>>>>>>>>>>> WRFU-LP FM 104.5 from 8-9 Thursday morning? :)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> -Stewart, http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.wrfu.net/node/1417
>>>>>>>>>>> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/vedic_math_machines_and_3d_zoetrope.html
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.ucimc.org/content/makerspace-urbana-will-bring-tech-knowledge-uc
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/17/jeff-bezos-co-to-bui.html
>>>>>>>>>>> http://longnow.org/clock/prototype1
>>>>>>>>>>> http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/Clock_Cam.html
>>>>>>>>>>> <http://emsh.calarts.edu/%7Emathart/Clock_Cam.html>
>>>>>>>>>>> http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/author.html?author=Stewart+Dickson
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On 12/12/11 8:50 PM, MakerSpace Urbana wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Dude!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> This is awesome! I think that Becky Stern hinted that
>>>>>>>>>>>> you were coming
>>>>>>>>>>>> down the pike as she was leaving.
>>>>>>>>>>>> Didn't expect to hear from you so soon! When Gareth
>>>>>>>>>>>> Branwyn was here,
>>>>>>>>>>>> he gave a "Polka-Dot-Bag" lunchtime lecture at the
>>>>>>>>>>>> School for
>>>>>>>>>>>> Designing a Society. I'm sure everyone would love to
>>>>>>>>>>>> hear about
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hackerspaces in Africa!
>>>>>>>>>>>> (For example...) I, for one would not miss your
>>>>>>>>>>>> visit. I think
>>>>>>>>>>>> that I can guarantee at least a handful of dedicated
>>>>>>>>>>>> MakerSpace members will be on-hand as well. So looking
>>>>>>>>>>>> forward to it!
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> -Stewart
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Mitch Altman
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>
>>>>>>>>>>>> <mailto:mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm going to be a Unit One resident at the end of
>>>>>>>>>>>> February and
>>>>>>>>>>>> beginning of March, and would love to visit Urbana
>>>>>>>>>>>> Makerspace
>>>>>>>>>>>> while I'm in town. Maybe I could do a workshop
>>>>>>>>>>>> there, too, if you
>>>>>>>>>>>> think that'd be helpful.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Please let me know if people will be around.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mitch.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Mitch Altman, inventor of TV-B-Gone universal
>>>>>>>>>>>> remote controls
>>>>>>>>>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman
>>>>>>>>>>>> 415-377-5993 <tel:415-377-5993><tel:415-377-5993
>>>>>>>>>>>> <tel:415-377-5993>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
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