Re: [SH-Discuss] Open House planning
I was not at the last opening. What was served? How was it set up? We're you pleased with the out come? What would you have changed? On Sunday, February 16, 2014, degerov...@yahoo.com degerov...@yahoo.com wrote: I have secured a discount through Eurogyro. I am thinking 25 pizzas and a tray or two of baklava. Grilling last time was a major disaster. Devin. Sent from Yahoo Mail on Androidhttp://overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android -- * From: * Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.netjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tdfisc...@hackerbots.net');; * To: * discuss@synhak.orgjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','discuss@synhak.org');; * Subject: * [SH-Discuss] Open House planning * Sent: * Mon, Feb 17, 2014 1:57:45 AM The buildout is getting closer to being ready, so what's everyone's plans for the open house? Would someone want to handle the organizing of it? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] Little Archimedes/Aristotles
I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I also haven't seen anything Beth had been working on so I don't know what short of equipment we'd need our number of volunteers. I sent her an email but I haven't heard back yet. I supposehow much sharing of classes goes on depends on number of children and the curriculum Beth has planned out. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 16, 2014 8:22 PM, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: What's up with the kids classes? Are there any needs for sharing them? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
[SH-Discuss] working at the space tonight
I will be at the space tonight till 10 pm come on down and help clean / paint / what ever. Lets make this a hacker space! Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] working at the space tonight
i will be down in a few hours to finish electrical in the palm room, left in a hurry last night so sorry for the mess. On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Andrew Buczko a4s...@dsprototyping.comwrote: I will be at the space tonight till 10 pm come on down and help clean / paint / what ever. Lets make this a hacker space! Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] working at the space tonight
cool, I'll be here On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Philip P. Patnode ppatn...@gmail.comwrote: I will arrive around 5pm to paint the final coat on both bathroom walls and re-install the door to the front bathroom. PPP On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:49 PM, Craig Bergdorf mm1...@gmail.com wrote: i will be down in a few hours to finish electrical in the palm room, left in a hurry last night so sorry for the mess. On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Andrew Buczko a4s...@dsprototyping.comwrote: I will be at the space tonight till 10 pm come on down and help clean / paint / what ever. Lets make this a hacker space! Andy ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] PROPOSAL TIME! We have A TON of laptops and desktops, wat do?
Feedback from last meeting resulted in these changes/additions listed in *BOLD. *This will be voted on tomorrow. ALL MACHINES WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT HARD DRIVE AND RAM BUT MUST PASS A POST TEST USING KNOWN GOOD RAM, ALL SALES FINAL: - DDR1 Desktops @ $20 - DDR1 Laptops @ $40 - DDR2 Desktops @ $40 - DDR2 Laptops @ $60 - DDR3 Desktops @ $60 - DDR3 Laptops @ $80 This is an easy matrix to follow, there is no refurbishing involved, no need to go elbow deep into pricing by individual model/specifications. Just make sure it turns on, screen is not cracked, and then put it up. Once a set of computers are identified as redundant/excess, the sale procedure would be as follows: 1. A announcement is made on the announce list listing the models up for grabs, by serial number and the pricing matrix is listing. The items will be available for 2 weeks. 2. A person that wants one *MUST respond to the announcement *claiming the serial number they want to get. *FIRST COME FIRST SERVED. Open to everyone at the same time.* 3. Members can veto an item's sale by claiming it for a project (I.E. A members wants to turn a laptop into a slideshow picture frame for the welcome bar). They have until the end of the sale period to coordinate a pickup time with a Synhak keyholder. *An item already claimed for sale CANNOT be vetoed. Only unclaimed computers may be vetoed.* 4. Anything not sold by the end of the time period goes up on Craigslist. Anything not sold on Craigslist gets donated/given away to anyone wanting it. 5. Money goes directly to Synhak Inc as a Quid Pro Quo donation.http://www.irs.gov/Charities--Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Charitable-Contributions-Quid-Pro-Quo-Contributions There is no disclosure statement necessary (See section ii under no disclosure necessary if...) but a receipt of purchase will be issued proving transfer of ownership. ALSO, keep in mind that Justin has expressly stated that his donations to Synhak are to benefit Synhak, as such they are the property of Synhak Inc. NO ONE may pick one up to take home as personal property, and a member sale veto must have the purpose of benefiting the space in some way. On Mon, Feb 3, 2014 at 2:06 PM, Omar Rassi omar.ra...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks to Justin Herman's generous donations, its safe to say we have quite a bit of excess and we can put it to good use to benefit Synhak, here's how! And please feel free to speak up and discuss, I promise there will be no bruised ego or hurt feelings from me, I want constructive input. However, lets first remember that Synhak is NOT a place for e-waste storage/disposal, lets not encourage hoarding of computer assets at Synhak please. Also, I know its long, but please read my entire post before responding. Of the laptops and desktops we have, I'll sort out first which ones Synhak will use as public workstations for the infrastructure, after that, I'll identify a small set of laptops/desktops to donate to CanHax to help them with their infrastructure, then the rest will be sorted and priced by RAM type. This is what I was thinking for pricing, ALL MACHINES WILL BE SOLD WITHOUT HARD DRIVE AND RAM BUT MUST PASS A POST TEST USING KNOWN GOOD RAM, ALL SALES FINAL: - DDR1 Desktops @ $20 - DDR1 Laptops @ $40 - DDR2 Desktops @ $40 - DDR2 Laptops @ $60 - DDR3 Desktops @ $60 - DDR3 Laptops @ $80 This is an easy matrix to follow, there is no refurbishing involved, no need to go elbow deep into pricing by individual model/specifications. Just make sure it turns on, screen is not cracked, and then put it up. Once a set of computers are identified as redundant/excess, the sale procedure would be as follows: 1. A announcement is made on the announce list listing the models up for grabs, by serial number and the pricing matrix is listing. The items will be available for 2 weeks. 2. A person that wants one responds to the list claiming the serial number they want to get. Members can veto an item's sale by claiming it for a project (I.E. A members wants to turn a laptop into a slideshow picture frame for the welcome bar). They have until the end of the sale period to coordinate a pickup time with a Synhak keyholder. 3. Anything not sold by the end of the time period goes up on Craigslist. Anything not sold on Craigslist gets donated/given away to anyone wanting it. 4. Money goes directly to Synhak Inc as a Quid Pro Quo donation.http://www.irs.gov/Charities--Non-Profits/Charitable-Organizations/Charitable-Contributions-Quid-Pro-Quo-Contributions There is no disclosure statement necessary (See section ii under no disclosure necessary if...) but a receipt of purchase will be issued proving transfer of ownership. ALSO, keep in mind that Justin has expressly stated that his donations to Synhak are to benefit Synhak, as such they are the property of
Re: [SH-Discuss] Little Archimedes/Aristotles
I think that if we do not truly have a cirriculum in place we should put it off till summer of next year On Monday, February 17, 2014, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:00:51 a l wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I also haven't seen anything Beth had been working on so I don't know what short of equipment we'd need our number of volunteers. I sent her an email but I haven't heard back yet. I supposehow much sharing of classes goes on depends on number of children and the curriculum Beth has planned out. I was asking because someone was looking for the curriculum and other things that were planned out. None of that seems to have been posted anywhere, and I haven't heard anything at all since the previous thread. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 16, 2014 8:22 PM, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.netjavascript:; wrote: What's up with the kids classes? Are there any needs for sharing them? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org javascript:; https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org javascript:; https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] Little Archimedes/Aristotles
I have a few outlines I had Beth put together when we were finalizing the IRS stuff in the fall but my understanding was she had all the curriculum she had been working on and that there had been a few meetings to further develop materials since then. If this is not the case or we are unable to get in touch with Beth I think that baring joining up with apl or the schools it will be very hard to put everything together and advertise by the summer. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 17, 2014 5:01 PM, Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com wrote: I think that if we do not truly have a cirriculum in place we should put it off till summer of next year On Monday, February 17, 2014, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:00:51 a l wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I also haven't seen anything Beth had been working on so I don't know what short of equipment we'd need our number of volunteers. I sent her an email but I haven't heard back yet. I supposehow much sharing of classes goes on depends on number of children and the curriculum Beth has planned out. I was asking because someone was looking for the curriculum and other things that were planned out. None of that seems to have been posted anywhere, and I haven't heard anything at all since the previous thread. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 16, 2014 8:22 PM, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: What's up with the kids classes? Are there any needs for sharing them? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] Little Archimedes/Aristotles
I think it would benefit us to talk to some people with experience with summer youth programs (Suzie graham who use to run Lock 3 summer arts experience , Wendy Duke of miller south and a few others I have in mind) . Take the remainder of the year to make contacts , get comfortable in our new space,perhaps find funding set up open DNS incase the kids are on the computers , make detailed plans for the program and launch it next year. This would give us chances to come up with lesson plans and test them out on a group of volunteer kids ( children, friends and family members of synhakers) so we can see the lessons carried out like a tech rehearsal for a play . Perhaps come up with a survey to distribute to a few schools to be sent home with kids asking key questions like: 1. When in the summer would be best for your family? 2. What time during the day? 3.would you as a parent want to chaperone the program? 4. Under proper supervision would you be comfortable with your child using tools such as drills, soldering irons, computers? Etc. etc. I requested lesson plans from Bethany on the previous thread and she did not respond. On Monday, February 17, 2014, a l leit...@gmail.com wrote: I have a few outlines I had Beth put together when we were finalizing the IRS stuff in the fall but my understanding was she had all the curriculum she had been working on and that there had been a few meetings to further develop materials since then. If this is not the case or we are unable to get in touch with Beth I think that baring joining up with apl or the schools it will be very hard to put everything together and advertise by the summer. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 17, 2014 5:01 PM, Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.comjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','blsalc...@yahoo.com'); wrote: I think that if we do not truly have a cirriculum in place we should put it off till summer of next year On Monday, February 17, 2014, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.netjavascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tdfisc...@hackerbots.net'); wrote: On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:00:51 a l wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I also haven't seen anything Beth had been working on so I don't know what short of equipment we'd need our number of volunteers. I sent her an email but I haven't heard back yet. I supposehow much sharing of classes goes on depends on number of children and the curriculum Beth has planned out. I was asking because someone was looking for the curriculum and other things that were planned out. None of that seems to have been posted anywhere, and I haven't heard anything at all since the previous thread. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 16, 2014 8:22 PM, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: What's up with the kids classes? Are there any needs for sharing them? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','blsalc...@yahoo.com'); peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','Discuss@synhak.org'); https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
Re: [SH-Discuss] Little Archimedes/Aristotles
I like Becca's suggestion of consulting with others for advice. I'd say start simple. My version of simple - google for hackerspace curriculum or hackerspace workshop; analyze what's already out there; pick one format, stick with it for round1. I'm getting tired of 'Bethany has lesson plans' frankly. If she has something concrete, fine - that can be used if/when she shows up to share them But in her absence, we all can decide one simple format from an existing hackerspace or other organization that has experience with running workshops for younger students. Right about now, in my mind atleast, Torrie's SparkAK talk comes to mind - *Document, Document, Document* - to make sure that the organizing can continue by others. One example I found - Sparkfun has contributed curriculum - https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources In which someone from GirlScouts shared their Lilypad takehomekit as well as presentation: https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources/31 This is a very basic example. I'm sure there's plenty others out there. I only share this as I'm not sure if entities like JoAnn etc have kids workshops onsite at their facility, but a quick phone call to them and we can know one way or another. At Ingenuity last year 'make and take home' workshops were very well received. I'm sure they are planning them again this year. Our emphasis for the short term can be re-use existing resources, gain experience organizing the kids activities, tweak it to improve it for next time; potentially create new original programs for kids. Starting simple from the get go allows us to keep improving in subsequent programs we organize - note to future self -- kickass might be an understatement when describing a syn/hak event for kids. On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com wrote: I think it would benefit us to talk to some people with experience with summer youth programs (Suzie graham who use to run Lock 3 summer arts experience , Wendy Duke of miller south and a few others I have in mind) . Take the remainder of the year to make contacts , get comfortable in our new space,perhaps find funding set up open DNS incase the kids are on the computers , make detailed plans for the program and launch it next year. This would give us chances to come up with lesson plans and test them out on a group of volunteer kids ( children, friends and family members of synhakers) so we can see the lessons carried out like a tech rehearsal for a play . Perhaps come up with a survey to distribute to a few schools to be sent home with kids asking key questions like: 1. When in the summer would be best for your family? 2. What time during the day? 3.would you as a parent want to chaperone the program? 4. Under proper supervision would you be comfortable with your child using tools such as drills, soldering irons, computers? Etc. etc. I requested lesson plans from Bethany on the previous thread and she did not respond. On Monday, February 17, 2014, a l leit...@gmail.com wrote: I have a few outlines I had Beth put together when we were finalizing the IRS stuff in the fall but my understanding was she had all the curriculum she had been working on and that there had been a few meetings to further develop materials since then. If this is not the case or we are unable to get in touch with Beth I think that baring joining up with apl or the schools it will be very hard to put everything together and advertise by the summer. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 17, 2014 5:01 PM, Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com wrote: I think that if we do not truly have a cirriculum in place we should put it off till summer of next year On Monday, February 17, 2014, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: On Monday, February 17, 2014 12:00:51 a l wrote: I'm not sure exactly what you mean. I also haven't seen anything Beth had been working on so I don't know what short of equipment we'd need our number of volunteers. I sent her an email but I haven't heard back yet. I supposehow much sharing of classes goes on depends on number of children and the curriculum Beth has planned out. I was asking because someone was looking for the curriculum and other things that were planned out. None of that seems to have been posted anywhere, and I haven't heard anything at all since the previous thread. Regards, Andrew L On Feb 16, 2014 8:22 PM, Torrie Fischer tdfisc...@hackerbots.net wrote: What's up with the kids classes? Are there any needs for sharing them? ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss ___ Discuss mailing list Discuss@synhak.org https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss -- Becca Salchak blsalc...@yahoo.com peace and love ___ Discuss mailing list
