There is a new makerspace opening up in Montreal, located not far from Foulab. They have open houses on Wed. evenings, go on down and say hello. Information can be found here.
Cost: Free, although pass-the-hat style donations to support the lab are encouraged.
Wednesday Dec. 4, 18:30-22:00
On Work In Progress Night a foulaber will bring a work in progress to the lab and work on it for a few hours. Anyone interested can drop in to check it out and discuss the project, receive or give advice, or bring a similar project and work on it. There is no promise that anything will actually work, but it should be fun!!!
Results from the last time the etch a sketch was at WIP night. http://strawprojects.blogspot.ca/2013/10/backlash-complications.html
Cost: Free, although pass-the-hat style donations to support the lab are encouraged.
Wednesday Nov. 27, 18:30-22:00
On Work In Progress Night a foulaber will bring a work in progress to the lab and work on it for a few hours. Anyone interested can drop in to check it out and discuss the project, receive or give advice, or bring a similar project and work on it. There is no promise that anything will actually work, but it should be fun!!!
Supposedly, the Neurosky Mindwave Mobile has a fairly flexible developer API. I’ve got a Mindwave. It’s time to try it out.
Wednesday, Nov. 13, 18:30-22:00
On Work In Progress Night a foulaber brings a work in progress to the lab and works on it for a few hours. Anyone interested can drop in to check it out and discuss the project, receive or give advice, or bring a similar project and work on it. There is no promise that anything will actually work, but it should be fun!!!
Everyone needs a few kilovolts now and then. Using a flyback transformer or an automotive coil it is possible to build a moderately high voltage supply. Several interesting projects can be done with this, including ionic lifters, Kirlian photography and alpha particle detection, not to mention big fancy sparks.
Cost: Free, although pass-the-hat style donations to support the lab are encouraged.
Wednesday, Nov. 6, 18:30-22:00
On Work In Progress Night a foulaber brings a work in progress to the lab and works on it for a few hours. Anyone interested can drop in to check it out and discuss the project, receive or give advice, or bring a similar project and work on it. There is no promise that anything will actually work, but it should be fun!!!
This wednesdays WIP night will be dedicated to various OpenCV projects. This is partly to prepare material for the upcoming Open CV workshop, but we also have a number of vision based projects on the go. Come by and get a sneak preview of the course, or just chat about computer vision.
Cost: Free, although pass-the-hat style donations to support the lab are encouraged.
Wednesday, Oct. 23, 18:30-22:00
On Work In Progress Night a foulaber brings a work in progress to the lab and works on it for a few hours. Anyone interested can drop in to check it out and discuss the project, receive or give advice, or bring a similar project and work on it. There is no promise that anything will actually work, but it should be fun!!!
- BYOL- (bring your own laptop)
- Entry fee: Donation based: James offers his time and Foulab the space - you give what you think is right ;-)
Day 1: GNU/Linux install fest and beginner tutorial
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“Late Morning” -10:00:
- Installfest: Bring your own machine. Install GNU/Linux on your machine.
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Afternoon-ish: 15:00 GNU/Linux intro-intermediate tutorial.
- Intro: (1-1.5 hours max)
- Intermediate: (1-2 hours depending on skill level and interest)
Day 2: Intermediate/Advanced Puppet tutorial
- “Later Morning” 11:00 (we’re sysadmins, right)
- Sysadmin/Devops/Puppet: Bring your own machine, or bring your machine back.
The general idea is that if you’re an ultra beginner, you come at the very start, and if you’re more intermediate and already have a Linux box, you can come in later on. Linux comfortable users who want to do some puppet/devops stuff can come only for day 2. Ultra beginners who aren’t ready for puppet or sysadmin-ing can only come for day 1.
