[Imc-makerspace] Mitch Altman Visit in Feb/March?
Mitch Altman
mitch at CornfieldElectronics.com
Wed Feb 15 16:46:49 CST 2012
Yes! That'd be great. I was actually at a meeting at the main (huge,
and incredibly beautiful) public library in Philly in January -- where
about 200 people showed up to talk about turning a huge space of the
library into a hackerspace. It was incredibly positive.
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On 2/15/2012 2:36 PM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
> Mitch,
> As it turns out, some Makerspace members were planning to give an ~1
> hour talk at the Urbana Free Library on Wed. March 7th at 4pm. If that
> time works for you it would be awwwesome to have you be a part of it.
>
> One of their librarians, Joel Spencer, has been a great partner with
> Makerspace and the IMC. They recently donated 10 PCs and we've been
> talking about collaborative, co-programming with Makerspace/IMC and
> the teens who come to library programs. As you know, there's a
> burgeoning connection between public libraries and hackerspaces, and
> this would rad to establish in Urbana.
>
> Let me know if 3/7 at 4pm would work and if you're interested.
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:06 PM, Chris Ritzo <chris.ritzo at gmail.com
> <mailto:chris.ritzo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> I'd really love to get you in front of some kids from the
> community. I'll reach out to a contact at one of our public
> libraries and others.
>
> _chris
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 3:28 PM, Mitch Altman
> <mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com
> <mailto:mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> ---------------------
>
> 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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