Python is a great starting point to learn to program. We have had Monday night classes on that for a while now. Come by Monday at 6:00 and learn to code in an easy to pick up language.<br><br>Christie<br clear="all">--- <br>
Pigs can fly given sufficient thrust. <br> - RFC 1925<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:35 PM, Laura Khalil <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:zazenergy@gmail.com">zazenergy@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
+1 to all that. I think this would be immensely helpful. Jason, love the notes you've put up. Any additional reading material you can recommend to us?<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 3:31 PM, Maria "Meryl" Pacana <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:maria.pacana@gmail.com" target="_blank">maria.pacana@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<div class="gmail_quote">After nearly 3 months of coming to Noisebridge every week, I'm finally emerging from lurkerdom - hello, everyone! : )<br><br>I think that an intro to programming class or two would be a great idea. I've been going to Python/Ruby whenever I can (kind of tough since I work down in Menlo Park). The classes have been really helpful, but I'm lacking a sense of the Big Picture. A couple additional things that could be interesting in a general Intro to Programming Class:</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">-Functional vs. object-oriented vs. declarative, interpreted vs. compiled, static vs. dynamic programming languages (+ examples of these languages, their purpose & types of users)</div>
<div class="gmail_quote">-How different programming languages interface with hardware/access memory</div>
<div class="gmail_quote"><br></div><div class="gmail_quote">I also have some thoughts/suggestions about classes at Noisebridge in general, as follows:<br>- Scheduling: Why not break out evenings into two or three chunks (i.e. 6:30 - 8, 8:30 - 10) and only schedule classes within those certain time slots? That might help to solve the problem of overlapping classes.<br>
- Team teaching: Co-teaching or having substitutes lined up when necessary would lessen the teaching burden and ensure that there aren't any gaps between classes (which sometimes leads to the class losing steam).<br>
<br>
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:41:38 -0700<br>
From: Jason Dusek <<a href="mailto:jason.dusek@gmail.com" target="_blank">jason.dusek@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Yet another programming course.<br>
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After teaching a few programming classes at Noisebridge, I've<br>
realized there's a need for an "intro to programming course".<br>
My loose ideas are here:<br>
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<a href="http://github.com/jsnx/learn2program/blob/8d85856379077f01e107c7063b1c3be688ae6d91/README" target="_blank">http://github.com/jsnx/learn2program/blob/8d85856379077f01e107c7063b1c3be688ae6d91/README</a><br>
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The course introduces a few basic tools -- the shell, the<br>
editor and version control -- and then touches on console<br>
programming. We allow the student to develop their first<br>
interactive program quickly.<br>
<br>
The interactive program extends into a simple algebraic<br>
expression evaluator, for expressions like:<br>
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21 + 3<br>
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We go on to extend this language with variable bindings. The<br>
students learn to program by building out a simple programming<br>
language.<br>
<br>
What do folks think about a class like that? When I've talked<br>
to people in person, the response has been entirely positive;<br>
I'd like to get other listmembers' views.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Jason Dusek<br>
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Date: Sat, 12 Sep 2009 23:43:09 -0700<br>
From: Mitch Altman <<a href="mailto:maltman23@hotmail.com" target="_blank">maltman23@hotmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge China Trip<br>
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Finally, we have dates for the Noisebridge China trip!<br>
<br>
<br>
October 16th through October 30th, 2009.<br>
<br>
<br>
My contract manufacturer for TV-B-Gone and TripGlasses and Trippy RGB Waves kits (and a few other things) has a plant in Shanghai and a plant in Ji Ning (about half way between Shanghai and Beijing) (both are SEZs -- Special Economic Zones).<br>
<br>
<br>
Mike Zhao, an American who lives in San Rafael, but born in Shanghai, is the head of the contract manufacturer, called Etonnet. He's also a total geek, and goes to Maker Faire, and has been to Noisebridge. He's going to Shanghai and Ji Ning starting on October 16th, and asked me if I'd like to go, and asked if other NB people (and/or others) would like to go check out the manufacturing scene and China. Mike will return on the 25th, but I think it would be cool if the rest of us go to Beijing for a few days and check out a bit of China-ness there, as well as visit with some hacker-types at Beijing university. We will return on 30-October-2009.<br>
<br>
<br>
To give a little taste of what it might be like:<br>
<br>
A few months ago, Bunny, who manufactures Chumby in China, organized a trip to China to show interested people the manufacturing scene (and China). Evil Mad Scientist went along:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/shenzhen" target="_blank">http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/shenzhen</a><br>
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<br>
Would people be interested in going on such a trip? The cost would be very reasonable, as these things go, and the bulk of the cost would be the plane tickets to and from China. At the moment, a round trip ticket costs about $850.<br>
<br>
<br>
If you are interested, please add your name to the wiki page I set up for the trip:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/ChinaTrip" target="_blank">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/ChinaTrip</a><br>
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You do not need to be a member of Noisebridge to go on this trip.<br>
<br>
<br>
Mitch.<br>
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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 11:07:15 +0200<br>
From: Mitchell Heinrich <<a href="mailto:mitch@lowfi.org" target="_blank">mitch@lowfi.org</a>><br>
Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] JOB: IT consulting for small Alameda<br>
based company<br>
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One of my former employers is looking for help managing their network and<br>
workstations. They are a fun startup based out of Alameda that is working on<br>
a renewable energy project.<br>
<br>
Duties would include supporting and maintaining a mixed network of<br>
Win/Mac/Linux boxes, network hardware/software and a few network peripherals<br>
like IP printers etc.. Nothing particularly complex.<br>
<br>
It would be a consulting gig, with hourly rate to be negotiated with the<br>
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Thanks!<br>
Mitchell Heinrich<br>
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Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 12:02:29 -0700<br>
From: Marnia Johnston <<a href="mailto:marnia@gmail.com" target="_blank">marnia@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] microscopical<br>
To: swarm <<a href="mailto:swarm@lee.org" target="_blank">swarm@lee.org</a>>, NoiseBridge Discuss<br>
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Thought that this might be of interest. Phil is my old prof and I've<br>
been to a few of his Critter Salon events. I highly recommend them.<br>
I'm gonna go w/ my 'scope and pond scum samples. See you there!<br>
Best,<br>
Marnia<br>
<br>
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From: Philip Ross <<a href="mailto:pgross@usfca.edu" target="_blank">pgross@usfca.edu</a>><br>
Date: Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 5:41 PM<br>
Subject: [DIYbio-SF] microscopical<br>
To: <a href="mailto:DIYbio-SF@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">DIYbio-SF@googlegroups.com</a><br>
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<br>
Hello,<br>
<br>
I have recently started as an assistant professor at USF, teaching in<br>
the department of Art and Architecture. My own art practice is at the<br>
crossroads of the arts and sciences, and I have a history of working<br>
collaboratively with local institiutions that include The Exploratorium,<br>
The California Academy Sciences and others. You can see some of my past<br>
work here: <a href="http://www.philross.org" target="_blank">www.philross.org</a>.<br>
<br>
This Saturday I will be hosting a microscopy demonstration at a<br>
salon-space I run in the Mission District. Tomorrow I will drop by some<br>
posters for your department. Please come by if you are in SF this<br>
Saturday, and please forward this along to any peers and students who<br>
might find this interesting.<br>
<br>
Sincerely,<br>
Phil Ross<br>
<br>
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*_An Enormous Microscopic Evening_*<br>
<br>
We live in a golden age of microscopes, in which new forms, designs and<br>
applications for this fantastic tool are constantly being developed and<br>
employed. On Saturday September 12th from 6-9PM, CRITTER invites people<br>
to get small in a big way at an Enormous Microscopic Evening. In this<br>
event CRITTER will celebrate, demonstrate and display a variety of these<br>
magnification devices, from state of the art equipment and futuristic<br>
gadgets to home made single lens scopes designed to see the invisible.<br>
Organisms and live cells will be on display, and people are invited to<br>
bring in their own samples to view and inspect. Everyone will have the<br>
opportunity to take home a photo of their very own cheek cells and<br>
gram-stained bacteria. Images will be projected onto walls, fog, cell<br>
phones and surrounding buildings, in addition to the more traditional<br>
ways of peering down the tubes. Learn how to make your own sophisticated<br>
microscope using easy to find materials and simple construction techniques!<br>
<br>
An Enormous Microscopic Evening will include: The Exploratorium?s Living<br>
Systems Department, The Carnegie Institute for Science?s Department of<br>
Plant Biology, The Fletcher Lab from UC Berkeley, The SF Microscopical<br>
Society, and the Merritt College Microscopy Program amongst others.<br>
<br>
*When:* Saturday, September 12th from 6-9PM<br>
*Where:* the Studio for Urban Projects: 3579 17th Street (btw Dolores<br>
and Guerrero)<br>
*Cost:* FREE!! Please RSVP to crittersalon AT <a href="http://gmail.com" target="_blank">gmail.com</a><br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.crittersalon.blogspot.com" target="_blank">www.crittersalon.blogspot.com</a><br>
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Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:49:54 +0200<br>
From: Adrien LEMAIRE <<a href="mailto:lemaire.adrien@gmail.com" target="_blank">lemaire.adrien@gmail.com</a>><br>
Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] New French in San Francisco - search<br>
for roommate<br>
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Hi everyone,<br>
I've heard about noise bridge last week, in the french Frhack conferences.<br>
It's a great thing, because I'll come in San Francisco on October 1st, for<br>
one year (study in a french Computer Science school, SUPINFO, sponsorised by<br>
Dominican University in USA).<br>
<br>
Like I'm passionated by hacking and informatic security stuff, it will be a<br>
pleasure to join your community for one year, and learn lots of things with<br>
you (because my skills aren't strong).<br>
Does someone here make a roommate and have a room open in the beginning of<br>
October ? I'll come with my girlfriend, so I'd like to find a room<br>
(furnished if possible, with a bed 2 places of course), around $800 per<br>
month (we are student, life is difficult and we couldn't pay more :/ ).<br>
<br>
It could be really nice for me if I make a roommate with another people<br>
passionated by hacking. Then my school will be in north of San Francisco (<br>
here<<a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=supinfo+san+francisco&fb=1&split=1&cid=0,0,4640579468386354828&ei=9xGtSouODc7KjAf-4JHuBw&z=16&iwloc=A" target="_blank">http://maps.google.com/maps?client=safari&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF8&q=supinfo+san+francisco&fb=1&split=1&cid=0,0,4640579468386354828&ei=9xGtSouODc7KjAf-4JHuBw&z=16&iwloc=A</a>>),<br>
so if you can propose me a location near this place, it will be perfect :D<br>
<br>
<br>
Thank you for your answer if interested,<br>
<br>
Best regards, and see you soon at San Francisco<br>
Adrien Lemaire<br>
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<br>
PS : I've also sent this email to the board@ list, it was a mistake, sorry.<br>
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