[SGVHAK] Notes from January meeting

[Tux Lab]

Saturday around 2pm.  It will give the space some time to warm up.

I'll email everyone interested the address off list.

thanks,

John

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

> Hey John,
>
> That's great news. So what time of day works for you for a tour?
>
> Lan
>
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> * From: * Tux Lab <project.tuxlab at gmail.com>;
> * To: * Hardware Hacking Special Interest Group <hak at sgvhak.net>;
> * Subject: * Re: [SGVHAK] Notes from January meeting
> * Sent: * Wed, Jan 16, 2013 9:04:30 AM
>
>   If anyone is interested, let's do a tour this Saturday.  I'm almost
> done with the Raspberry Pi case.  Just need to wait for the newer
> 512mb Model B with the mounting hole to arrive for test fitting before
> finalizing the case.    Anyway, if I can get it done by Friday night,
> I'll run machining demo of it on Saturday.
>
> I'm also writing short summaries of how open source software are used
> in each of the manufacturing steps.  Details are at,
>
> http://tux-lab.com/tux_project_detail?id=10
>
> thanks,
>
> John
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 5:57 PM, Jeremy Leader
> <jleader at alumni.caltech.edu> wrote:
> > I'd be interested in the tour.
> >
> > --
> > 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
> >
>
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