The Cowtown Computer Congress » Events http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org Kansas City's Hacker Space Tue, 09 Aug 2011 04:57:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 CCCKC to present at America: Now and Here Brown Bag Lunch and Learn http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/2011/05/17/ccckc-to-present-at-america-now-and-here-brown-bag-lunch-and-learn/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/2011/05/17/ccckc-to-present-at-america-now-and-here-brown-bag-lunch-and-learn/#comments Tue, 17 May 2011 22:30:11 +0000 Luis Rodriguez http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1367 Come to Thursday’s meeting to find out about this awesome opportunity to tell KC why we feel being part of a hackerspace is important. A representative from America: Now and Here will be stopping by to talk about the project. If your interested in taking part in the discussion or demoing contact Joel or Richard. Otherwise come and represent and/or demo something at the event. More info about the project is below. This event will be videotaped and archived for use online and as aprt of the bigger project that tours the nation in 2012. Kansas City is the first stop, then they move on to Detroit, and then Chicago.

http://kansascity.americanowandhere.org

http://americanowandhere.org

America: Now and Here

America: Now and Here is a cross-country journey of art and ideas. Through art created by 150 of this country’s most celebrated artists – visual artists, musicians, playwrights, poets, and filmmakers – Americans are invited to come together for timely dialogues about America, now and here.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/31/arts/design/eric-fischls-america-now-and-here-project.html

ANH_BBL CCCKC

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All of our tests will be done out of the classroom so use the class to ask questions and to prepare your self for the actual tests.

Check here for the schedule and home work.

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Email me if you have any questions.

Topics to be covered:

  • Safety and Safety Planning. (Shelter in place, Family evacuation kits, evacuation planning)
  • Emergency communications: (Cell phones, Ham radio, CB,FRS,GMRS,MURS…etc) Test prep, FCC rules …etc
  • Incident Command System: Learn the FEMA ICS system which is a requirement for volunteering in emergency operations.
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The call for makers went out today also so get signed up! If you’re a sculptor, a musician, a glass blower, a creative welder, a hacker, a circuit bender, a 3D printer operator, a robot builder, a quilter, a gardener, a photographer, a graphic artist… anything, if you made it, sign up and bring it. Oh, your project/art/mad-robot doesn’t have to work or be finished, it just has to be there! If you’re working on it while people are watching that makes it all the more engaging and attainable.

CCCKC will have a large representation from a wide variety of ‘disciplines’ so if your interested in the space come out and chat with us.

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More details to be released soon!

Mean while at CCCKC, Tom Collins and company has begun work on the CCCKC MAME cabinet.

From Jan2011

While doing so Joel hacked a drink bottle into a shotglass for the espresso machine.

From Jan2011
From Jan2011

The Fabricators group has been very busy at CCCKC advancing the capabilities of the maker bot and RepRap Mendel’s.

From Jan2011
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 — Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography

Drop by CCCKC on Saturday, November 13th 2010 to learn a bit about encryption and how to use it in every day life to keep your private life private.

Email asmodianx [at] cowtowncomputercongress.org for details.

More information at GNUPG.ORG

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For details please consult the mailing list.

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Bring your favorite projects and your imagination!

CCCKC Open house on:

  • 8/22/2010 7-10pm
  • 8/26/2010 7-10pm
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