[SGVHAK] Notes from January meeting

[Homan Chou]

I'm interested.

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Tux Lab <project.tuxlab at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Saturday around 2pm.  It will give the space some time to warm up.
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> I'll email everyone interested the address off list.
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> thanks,
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> John
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> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 5:49 AM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
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>> Hey John,
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>> 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
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>>   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.
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>> I'm also writing short summaries of how open source software are used
>> in each of the manufacturing steps.  Details are at,
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>> http://tux-lab.com/tux_project_detail?id=10
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>> thanks,
>>
>> John
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>>
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>> 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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