[Imc-makerspace] Mitch Altman Visit in Feb/March?
Mitch Altman
mitch at CornfieldElectronics.com
Sat Feb 18 02:27:29 CST 2012
Hi Serge,
While I'm in Urbana I would love to make myself available to anyone and
everyone who is interested. UIUC students, k-12, whomever. I don't
have a definite departure date, but I was thinking of leaving on the 9th
for Chicago (my plane leaves on the 13th from Chicago back home to San
Francisco -- and I'd like to have a few days to visit with family and
friends in Chicago after Urbana and before I fly home). But perhaps it
would be worthwhile to leave after the Open House.
I'm up for giving more talks, as well as the workshops at Unit One and
at MakerSpace Urbana.
I'm glad that my trip is getting you and Stewart together. And
hopefully getting some good collaboration possibilities happening. :)
Anyway, please let me know more of what you have in mind.
Best,
Mitch.
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On 2/17/2012 8:15 PM, Serge Minin wrote:
> Hi Stewart, Mitch, and everyone else,
>
> I have been ears for a long time, but I would now like to chime in.
>
> Firs, I would like to ask whether Mitch might be inclined to do
> something at the ECE department. I am an instructor for the RF lab
> here, and I it seems that that our lab space can be used for some
> student workshops, if desired. Also, some student societies might be
> excited to have Mitch as a guest speaker. After all, he is pretty
> well known here. If a rep from MakerspaceU comes along, it would be
> even better. There is a lot of synergy that is possible.
>
> Also, I am involved somewhat in k-12 outreach. Perhaps I could help
> set up something with school kids? The libraries might be good in
> terms of space.
>
> I was wondering if the week of March 5th is still somewhat open for
> Mitch. Incidentally, the Engineering Open House is on the 9th, if
> that is of any interest.
>
> Anyhow, if any of this sounds agreeable, I would love to put in some
> effort to work out the logistics.
>
> Thank you very much,
>
> Serge
>
> P.S. Stewart, I only know you as the very informative eVoice on the
> list, but I would really enjoy meeting you in person.
>
> --- On *Wed, 2/15/12, Mitch Altman /<mitch at CornfieldElectronics.com>/*
> wrote:
>
>
> From: Mitch Altman <mitch at CornfieldElectronics.com>
> Subject: Re: [Imc-makerspace] Mitch Altman Visit in Feb/March?
> To: "Stewart Dickson" <MathArt at emsh.calarts.edu>
> Cc: "Koen Martens" <gmc at sonologic.nl>,
> imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net, "MakerSpace Urbana"
> <makerspaceu at gmail.com>, "Suzanne Linder" <suzanne.linder at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 7:18 PM
>
> On 2/15/2012 4:29 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
>> On 2/15/12 3:28 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
>>>
>>> And I'm ready for TechKnowledge on 1-March (though 8am is *not*
>>> my usual time of day)!
>> Yeah, that's 6:00AM San Francisco time, but it's in the middle of
>> the afternoon Paris time. :)
>> You will actually be here on Thursday, 23-Feb, too -- although I
>> suppose you'll be resting up from your trip? =) I'll be doing
>> the radio show that morning, too. Every Thursday from 8 to 9.
>
> I may be too tired to be conscious at 6am SF time after flying in
> the night before (and taking the train directly from Chicago to
> Champaign). So, I better not commit. Let's talk the night of the
> 22nd and see how things are. I get into Champaign on the train at
> about 10:30pm.
>
> Here's my cell phone:
> 415-377-5993
>
>
>
>>> 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?
>> So, your return trip is open-ended? 6-March-... How many days
>> did you have in mind?
>
> I fly home from Chicago on 13-March. But I'd like to visit with
> some family and friends up there for a few days. I have to leave
> the Unit One apartment on the morning of the 6th. If I'll be
> going to the meeting at the Urbana Free Library on the 7th, I'll
> need to stay at least till that night. The last train leaves at
> 6:49pm each night, so I could leave on the 8th or 9th, depending
> on if I give an extra talk. That 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)?
>> I, personally am fascinated to hear about HackerSpaces in
>> Africa. Geeks & Depression seems
>> to be (for better or worse) unique to NoiseBridge? Or is it?
>> I'd like to hear about that.
>
> I wish that geeks & depression was unique to Noisebridge. But,
> unfortunately, a huge percentage of geeks are well acquainted with
> depression all over the world. I haven't seen any studies, but it
> wouldn't surprise me if geeks suffered from depression more than
> society at large. Growing up geek now isn't as bad as it used to
> be, now that almost everyone uses gadgets, and everyone knows that
> it is up to geeks to create all those cool gadgets. But it's
> still not easy growing up geeky. Being different is such a
> horrible thing as a kid. And many of us were teased or bullied or
> brutalized. And that makes us escape into our geeky realms, which
> keeps us from learning to effectively deal with others, which
> makes us more of a target for bullies, which makes us want to
> escape more into our geeky realms (and later in life, into other
> means of escape), and the vicious cycle continues. And as we grow
> up, we bring our past with us.
>
> When I wrote the blog post after my friend Ilya killed himself
> <https://blog.noisebridge.net/2011/11/19/please-reach-out/> I was
> inundated with comments and emails. This is when it became clear
> to me that starting a Geeks & Depression meetup might be
> worthwhile. And now there are more Geeks & Depression meetups
> around the world. The Geeks & Depression panel at 28C3 generate
> lots of discussions around the world. All of this open talk about
> depression has been helpful for lots of people. And maybe (who
> knows) it has encouraged someone to reach out rather than harm
> themselves, so that they may live another day.
>
> People are still emailing me and others who've become involved and
> who've offered to be contacts whenever people want some support,
> or someone to talk or write to.
>
> I'm organizing a Geeks & Depression panel for the HOPE #9
> conference this July in NYC.
>
>
>
>> All of those topics -- media literacy, Fuck the dominant paradigm
>> (and create supportive community) -- are right up the IMC's alley.
>>
>> I have always described the MakerSpace as "an informal incubator
>> for radical product design",
>> and we have talked about what to do when a project takes on a
>> life of its own, goes commercial
>> and the Intellectual Property stops belonging to the MakerSpace
>> Collective and starts belonging
>> to the business. It hasn't happened here yet (that we know of),
>> but I think it's something that
>> people would be interested in hearing about.
>
> I'd be happy to lead a discussion about this. And/or give a talk
> on whatever people like.
>
>
>
>>> Also, is it still OK if I borrow soldering irons and stands for
>>> teaching at Unit One?
>> Yes, we discussed it among the membership and everyone agreed
>> that it was a good idea.
>> I volunteered to transport them -- hence, the plastic bin.
>
> Awesome -- thanks!
>
>
>
> Cheers,
> Mitch.
>
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