[SGVHAK] Recap Jul 19th meeting

[Mic Chow]

For those who were interested in the little steel-bolt hacking conversation:

http://www.meetup.com/li-losangeles/events/127787092/

Sorry for the short notice.  I just found out about this a few hours ago.

Mic


On Fri, Jul 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM, John Kim <thinkndev at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Fri 19 Jul 2013 12:39:07 AM PDT, Lan Dang wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> First of all, James is in the midst of converting the SGVHAK website,
>> so don't be alarmed if it looks really different. We are trying to
>> simplify things so it is obvious when and where the meetings are. I
>> got enough questions about it that I guess it's better to have
>> forthcoming dates on the website rather than rely purely on email.
>>
>> The next meeting is Sat, July 27th, at Hastings Branch Library from
>> 2-6pm. Come at any time. I think there will be an Internet-in-a-Box
>> hackathon on this day, but I am not sure when that will start.
>>
>> The meeting after that is Thu, August 1st, at Dave's place again. He
>> will be building a computer from component parts. He needs a little
>> help to install Linux on it so it can serve as a headless fileserver
>> and postgresql server. I think Mic is doing a lockpicking session--he
>> called it steelbolt hacking.
>>
>> I have really been enjoying the meetings at Dave's workshop because we
>> have more freedom to work on stuff and he's got cool things. I
>> especially appreciate all the shop talk because I don't have much of
>> an electronics background. And conversations involving the different
>> things one could do with a hard disk platter? Pure nerd fun. Come out
>> and join us if you have the time.
>>
>> Today, Dave did a demo showing the programming a PIC processor using a
>> hockey puck programmer over USB.
>>
>> Mic let me practice soldering on his project, which was a defusable
>> clock kit from nootropicdesign.com. I'm more confident about my
>> soldering abilities now.
>>
>> James was working on the website, converting it to Pelican and
>> changing it to a few standalone pages. I am not sure when it will go live.
>>
>> Steven worked on his Raspberry Pi, which had a wireless dongle...and
>> somehow, that was an irresistible invitation for Michael to attempt to
>> hack his system. I don't know exactly what they were doing, but I hear
>> it will culminate in a joint talk at the August SGVLUG meeting.
>>
>> Ginko and Scoops came later. Ginko talked about a place called The Shed (
>> http://www.lalomadevelopment.**com/events/shed-open-house<http://www.lalomadevelopment.com/events/shed-open-house>)
>> which is an
>> emerging space for the sustainable development community. She also
>> invited us to her Repair Cafe event on August 17th. Scoops will post
>> more info later.
>>
>> Ginko was working on a pretty house number plaque which was made with
>> mosaic tile on a sealed wood board. It is so nice to watch creative
>> people at work.
>>
>> John gave us some status on his 3D Delta printer project which is
>> based on a design by his friend, who is hoping to start a Kickstarter
>> fundraiser. I suggested asking his friend to demo his printer at one
>> of our HAK meetings.
>>
>> We had a group dinner together at Carmine's where we continued the fun
>> conversations. We got a nice big table in the corner, so we were able
>> to talk to each other easily with not too much noise.
>>
>> Lan
>>
>>
> Hi all,
>
> Man, I'm missing out on a lot.
>
> I only wish that the Thursday meetings are somewhere closer to Los
> Angeles, like Hastings Library.  It would be easier on me, since I don't
> have a car and rely solely on public transportation to get there. Public
> transportation to David's place takes a huge chunk of my day.  Just
> something to think about.
>
> I hope I can come next Saturday; the hackathon sounds like a lot of fun.
>
> --
> John Kim
> Ubuntu User #35405
> thinkndev at gmail.com
>
>
>
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