The Cowtown Computer Congress http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org Kansas City's Hacker Space Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:22:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 CCCKC-U March Class http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-march-class/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-march-class/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:22:26 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=945 Jim Emery is teaching a course on scientific computer applications.  Check out the course description here.

The class runs on Wednesdays.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-march-class/feed/ 0 Subscribe to Make Magazine, raise money for CCCKC http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/subscribe-to-make-magazine-raise-money-for-ccckc/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/subscribe-to-make-magazine-raise-money-for-ccckc/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:38:53 +0000 elliott http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=933 Make:Money for CCCKC

CCCKC members love Make Magazine!

You love reading Make Magazine, and you love CCCKC.  Why not subscribe and help a brotha us out?

Subscribe to Make:Magazine and 50% will go to CCCKC.  It’s cheaper than buying every issue!

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/subscribe-to-make-magazine-raise-money-for-ccckc/feed/ 0 CCCKC-U ELEC211 http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-elec211/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-elec211/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:28:19 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=925 CCCKC-U is proud to present Elec-211 Introduction to servos, taught by Craig Berscheidt.

The course starts this Friday the 12th at 7pm and lasts 4 sessions.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/ccckc-u-elec211/feed/ 0 Week in review: Arch Reactor, Crisis Camp, Robots http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/week-in-review-arch-reactor-crisis-camp-robots/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/week-in-review-arch-reactor-crisis-camp-robots/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 00:15:37 +0000 elliott http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=900 Mission to Arch Reactor

A caravan of CCCKC members visited Arch Reactor, St. Louise’s hackerspace, for their grand opening.  The delegation presented Arch Reactor with a gift:  A custom front plate for their makerbot featuring the St. Louis Arch.  The group enjoyed a tour of the space, complete with a gumstix-powered DIY photobooth, and robotic knife-fighting!

The space, housed inside of an old brewery, has it’s share of hazards:  It nearly sent the delegation to that big LAN party in the sky when the hose from a propane tank caught on fire.  Luckily the fire was put out and no one was hurt.  Delegation members enjoyed their visit and said they look forward to working with Arch Reactor in the future.

Crisis Camp KC Meeting

Crisis Camp KC @ CCCKCCrisis Camp KC, a local meeting of Crisis Commons dedicated to hacking the Haiti earthquake relief effort, held a meeting at the CCCKC cave on Saturday.  Volunteers including some CCCKC members helped to geo-tag maps of Haiti and contribute to a myriad of other projects.

The CCCKC space is available for area groups to use.  Please contact us for details at exec at cowtowncomputercongress dot org.

Robot Proposal Submitted

A proposal for the Willow Garage’s PR2 Beta robotics program was submitted last week.  If CCCKC’s proposal is selected, our space will gain a sophisticated open robotics platform for use!  The proposal explores using the robot for tele-presence and tele-research at the workplace.  The results of the proposal selection process will be revealed at the end of April.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/week-in-review-arch-reactor-crisis-camp-robots/feed/ 1 Raffle http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/raffle/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/raffle/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:40:57 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=896 The CCCKC Groundhogs day raffle will be continued until the Thursday meeting.  Tickets are $5.  We have 4 prizes a PIII laptop, and the coveted “Hacker Bags of crap.”

Proceeds will go to purchasing supplies for the Maker-bot, CNC and the War-zone project.

(edit) We have extended the raffle through Saturday the 6th.

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Lets hope this works out better than our Diplomatic Mission to Alderaan.

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/diplomatic-mission-to-arch-reactor/feed/ 1 Crisis Camp Haiti KC at CCCKC http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/crisis-camp-haiti-kc-at-ccckc/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/crisis-camp-haiti-kc-at-ccckc/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:04:06 +0000 jestin http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=892 CCCKC has offered to host Crisis Camp Haiti KC, a meeting to bring together volunteers to collaborate on technology projects which aim to assist in Haiti’s relief efforts by providing data, information, maps and technical assistance to NGOs, relief agencies and the public. If you are a technical or non-technical type of person who is willing to help, please register at eventbrite.

The event will be from 12pm-6pm on Saturday, February 6th. Please help out if you can, and spread the word if you know anybody who might be interested.

CrisisCommons Wiki: http://crisiscommons.org/wiki/index.php?title=Haiti/2010_Earthquake
CrisisCamp on Twitter: @CrisisCamp
Facebook: Become a fan of Crisis Camp

]]> http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/crisis-camp-haiti-kc-at-ccckc/feed/ 2 Groundhog Day at CCCKC http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/groundhog-day-at-ccckc/ http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/groundhog-day-at-ccckc/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:14:41 +0000 asmodianX http://blog.cowtowncomputercongress.org/?p=885 Put the date on your calendar, Tuesday Feb 2nd 7pm.

CCCKC’s first annual Groundhogs day party!

Raffle for a PIII laptop from the space, and runners up have a chance for the coveted CCCKC Bag(s) of crap.

Movies, fun and games!

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CCCKC needs to free up some space for some new equipment and member projects, so we’re selling some excess donated equipment garage sale style (fundraiser + cleanup = win).  Stop by the space today (Jan. 23rd) and tomorrow between noon and 8pm to pick up some networking stuff, PC parts, and various tech doodads on the cheap.

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From CCCKC
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