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Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Linux User Group
http://dlslug.org/
a chapter of GNHLUG - http://gnhlug.org
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The next regular monthly meeting of DLSLUG will be held:
Thursday, November 4th, 7-9PM
at: Dartmouth College, Haldeman 041
23 North Main Street, Hanover, NH
All are welcome, free of charge.
Agenda
5:30 Pre-meeting dinner at EBA's. RSVP and bring cash.
7:00 Sign-in, networking
7:15 Introductory remarks
7:20 Makerbot
presented by Bryant Patten
The Makerbot prints three-dimensional plastic objects as big as
4 inches by 4 inches by 6 inches. Users of MakerBots simply
create or download a 3D computer file using one of several
programs, then set the machine to work. The MakerBot takes
spools of spaghetti-like plastic, heats it to 200C and squirts
it out in the desired shape. Already the MakerBot has been used
to make missing parts for electronics and the casing for new
flashlights.
"Engineers, artists, architects and designers are getting
Makerbots to turn the things of their imagination into real,
physical objects. When that little knob on your washing machine
breaks, you’ll end up using a pair of pliers. But now you can
take a measurement, make a model and print it out, and you’ll
have a new washing machine knob," said Bre Pettis, co-founder
of Makerbot, who’s convinced that "people are going to build
businesses on this machine." "It changes the way you live,
from being a mindless consumer to being a creative participant
in the marketplace."
Bryant will demonstrate the Makerbot he built and talk about its
design, the process, and the community built around Makerbots.
Bryant is the Executive Director of the National Center for Open
Source and Education – a non profit organization advocating
Open Source adoption in K-12 schools throughout the United
States. He has spent the last 25 years developing educational
software for a variety of clients. He has managed the
engineering departments for several companies, including his
own, and has won several awards for software design. He is
currently bringing Open Source software solutions to schools to
help maximize their technology dollars and close the digital
divide between students of diverse economic backgrounds. Bryant
has organized the FOSSVT Open Source and Education for the past
several years and has spoken at a variety of conferences around
the world.
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