The Cowtown Computer Congress http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org Kansas City's Hacker Space Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 CCCKC Elections Coming up http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-elections-comming-up/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-elections-comming-up/#comments Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:58:05 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1151

CCCKC will be holding elections next month.  Nows the time to stand up and volunteer to keep CCCKC moving forward! All members Please attend the September 2nd board meeting and make your voice count!

For details please consult the mailing list.

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Thanks goes to Matt from Rodger Dodger Aviation for putting this video together.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/kansas-city-mini-maker-faire-2010/feed/ 0 CCCKC Open House http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-open-house/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-open-house/#comments Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:15:53 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1149 Mark your calendars!

Bring your favorite projects and your imagination!

CCCKC Open house on:

  • 8/22/2010 7-10pm
  • 8/26/2010 7-10pm
]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-open-house/feed/ 2 CCCKC and MAKE:KC Present The Mini-Maker Faire! http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-and-makekc-present-the-mini-maker-faire/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-and-makekc-present-the-mini-maker-faire/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:35:49 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1145 Come by the The mini-Maker faire at the English Landing Park in Parkville, MO and look, learn and find out what some of Kansas Cities makers, crafters and hackers  have been up to!

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-and-makekc-present-the-mini-maker-faire/feed/ 0 CCCKC OMGWTF BBQ A SUCCESS! http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-omgwtf-bbq-a-success/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-omgwtf-bbq-a-success/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:07:02 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-omgwtf-bbq-a-success/ For those of you who didn’t make it, CCCKC’s OMGWTFBBQ was a success! Every one had a great time, we had BBQ Pulled pork and chicken along with all of the sides. Then afterward Tie Dyed CCCKC T-Shirts and played CCCKC Geo-cache-o-ramma!

We look forward to putting on OMGWTFBBQ Episode II (Attack of the Cows) next year.

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Check out our Preparations for CCCKC OMGWTFBBQ

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/getting-ready-for-the-ccckc%e2%80%99s-omgwtfbbq/feed/ 0 Testing a Hexapod built with a Premium Bioloid Kit! http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/testing-a-hexapod-build-with-a-premium-bioloid-kit/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/testing-a-hexapod-build-with-a-premium-bioloid-kit/#comments Sat, 14 Aug 2010 02:28:52 +0000 mover http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1121

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/testing-a-hexapod-build-with-a-premium-bioloid-kit/feed/ 0 Mitch Altman to visit Kansas City http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/mitch-altman-to-visit-kansas-city/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/mitch-altman-to-visit-kansas-city/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:19:12 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1117 Noisebridge news item.

Mitch Altman, Make Magazine writer and creator of the TV-B-GONE will be visiting Kansas City at at the Kansas City Mini makerfaire.

Mini-Makerfaire site.

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Here are a few photos of their adventures:

From CCCKC

Bre Pettis Giving a talk about makers and maker bots.

From CCCKC

Mitch Altman teaching and getting to know people.

From CCCKC

The electronics workbench at the Makerfaire.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/makerfaire-detroit/feed/ 0 CCCKC members hack on Marshmallow shooter kits http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-members-hack-on-marshmallow-shooter-kits/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-members-hack-on-marshmallow-shooter-kits/#comments Sun, 08 Aug 2010 02:51:12 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=1113 In the next few weeks you will get a chance to see the CCCKC at two events, the OMGWTFBBQ and the Kansas City Mini-Makerfaire.

At those events we will be selling kits for a DIY marshmallow shooter.  After working on building kits CCCKC members came up with some cool hacks.

From CCCKC

Mikes Special-Ops flash light hack.

From CCCKC

Asmodian X’s Kentucky Long-Mallow shooter.

If you can make one of our events buy a kit and show us your cool Marshmallow shooter hacks!

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