[SGVHAK] Notes from January meeting

[Jeremy Leader]

I'd be interested in the tour.

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Jeremy Leader
jleader at alumni.caltech.edu

On 1/3/2013 11:21 PM, Lan Dang wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been really enjoying these HAK meetings.   It's nice to have a
> place to work on stuff and be able to talk about stuff you're working on
> and hear about what other people are working on. 
> 
> My projects today were pretty tame--install an SSD into my laptop and
> root my Nook Simple Touch--but they got done.  This bodes well for the
> Mac mini and Shuttle computers I've been meaning to rebuild.
> 
> I heard Doug say something about an eye-tracking project.  Perhaps he
> can post about that to the list.
> 
> Braddock has opened up his Raspberry Pi to anyone who is willing to dial
> up to it.  My problem is that I don't have a landline.  I have heard
> that it's possible to dial up using a cell phone.  Can anyone point me
> to resources on this topic?  I use GSM through T-mobile.
> 
> Note for the larger group:
> 
> 1) John (http://www.tux-lab.com/) has offered--okay, maybe I've been
> browbeating him--to show us around his workshop out in Temple City.  He
> has made some pretty nice things like his open source bottle opener and
> the beautiful Arduino cases.  I suggested a Saturday afternoon because
> it can be hard to meet up on a weeknight and his workshop is unheated. 
> If you are interested, I suppose you can post to the list or e-mail me
> directly so we can coordinate a time to meet up and give John a sense of
> what we're interested in seeing.  I would love to see how the Arduino
> cases are made.
> 
> 2) Steven has volunteered to organize a HAK Bird of a Feather gathering
> at SCALE (http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale11x).  SCALE is a Linux and
> Open Source conference, now in its 11th year, that will be held Feb
> 22-24th at the LAX Hilton.  This would be a nice opportunity to
>  a) socialize outside our usual meetings,
>  b) promote our group to a wider audience
>  c) meet up with other hackers and makers and hardware geeks.
> 
> 3) If anyone has a good idea for a T-shirt design or anything like a
> logo or slogan, we could make some promotional items for members and as
> giveaways.
> 
> 
> Lan