Improvements (Soldering, closet light, lockers)
I have been a little freaked out by the soldering irons in the space: (read more) about Improvements (Soldering, closet light, lockers)
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Organizational Meeting this Wed: 7pm
We haven't had a formal meeting since before we got the space, and it's time to get everyone together to make some decisions about the space and direction of the group.
Topics include, but are not limited to:
More open hack times / more accessibility to non keyholders
Liability release forms and other tedious but essential paperwork
Artswalk
Finances
Group buys
Changes in the space (layout, amenities)
Security and access in the space (RFID, cameras)
Canon Hack Development Kit
It has come up in conversation several times lately, so I am posting a pointer:
CHDK software and scripts add a superset of functions to most Canon point and shoot cameras, giving them extra programmability and new features. You want to send up a camera on a kite or quadcopter and have it take pictures every N seconds? You want to do time lapse photography? How about motion sensing for security or trail cameras? USB camera control? All this and more + it doesn't require permanent modification of the camera! (read more) about Canon Hack Development Kit
OMEGA-MIME redux part two - spaaaaace
From day one of my (and everyone else's) involvement with this group, there has been the looming question of "When do we get a hackerspace together?" I have tools and parts to share and more project storage space than workspace at my house. A space to have workshops, meetings, and collaborate would be awesome. (read more) about OMEGA-MIME redux part two - spaaaaace
OMEGA-MIME redux part one - ARTSWALK April possibilities
The Most Important Meeting Evar (tm) was a big success: everyone met everyone, pizza was had, and miraculously all the topics got covered. I counted 17ish total folks, several new to me. (read more) about OMEGA-MIME redux part one - ARTSWALK April possibilities
Power Tool Drag Racing
I only bring this up because it has happened in Olympia in association with Artswalk in April 2011 (and 2009) and may happen again. It does not involve microcontrollers or software...more like beer and duct tape. Still...it looked awesome fun when I saw races in Georgetown and at a Maker Faire. I doubt it is legal to run your racer off a Variac to get 130V, but there is probably room for some electronic cleverness. (read more) about Power Tool Drag Racing
Raspberry Pi
I admit to being underwhelmed at first (as with the pogo plug, beagle board, etc.) but now that beta testers have XBMC and AirPlay support running I am starting to think that it will have a place in my living room...and maybe my workbench and car.
http://www.raspberrypi.org/faqs (read more) about Raspberry Pi
Product development in China
This is from a Bay Area mailing list I frequent. Typos theirs!
http://techcocktail.com/haxlr8r-2011-12#.TwodgyNWpOF
If you�ve been toying with the idea for some cool new technology, consider
applying toHAXLR8R , a 4-month accelerator program
for hardware startups starting in March. (read more) about Product development in China
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