[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge-discuss Digest, Vol 58, Issue 20

Mon Aug 20 12:36:50 UTC 2012

I'd be interested in trying one. I'll be at noisbridge tomorrow for circuit
hacking.

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>    1. Frontend Web Development, Monday 8pm: Progressive enhancement
>       (Jeffrey Carl Faden)
>    2. Anyone into Lucid Dreaming? (Mitch Altman)
>    3. Time Series Class 8/23/2012 @ 7:30pm (Mike Schachter)
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com>
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net,
> noisebridge-announce at lists.noisebridge.net, webdev at lists.noisebridge.net
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 09:36:21 -0700
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Frontend Web Development, Monday 8pm:
> Progressive enhancement
> For tomorrow's class, we'll be talking about progressive enhancement -
> a practice where websites are created in a layered way that makes them
> accessible and cross-browser friendly. We'll be looking at an example
> site and demonstrate how it adheres to these principles:
> http://jeffreyatw.com/static/frontend/series2/class18/lecture.zip
> We've touched on these concepts throughout the whole class, but on
> Monday we'll focus on why they're important, and what could happen if
> you DON'T adhere to them.
>
> As part of the class, we'll use a Chrome extension called ChromeVox,
> which is a free screen reader for the web. We'll also be using virtual
> machines to run older versions of Internet Explorer on my Mac.
>
> Can't make it to the lecture? Want to view it remotely? Join this
> event and be notified of when the live video stream is available:
>
> https://plus.google.com/events/crmk4k0sgr6754pikpqmk939ttk/109330412848890683860
> I'll be keeping Twitter open during the class, so feel free to ask me
> questions during the broadcast at http://twitter.com/jeffreyatw
>
> --- The usual details follow below: ---
>
> Learn HTML, CSS and JavaScript - and put them to good use! This class,
> taught by Jeffrey Carl Faden, is aimed at beginners who are interested
> in web development, as well as seasoned professionals looking to brush
> up on the latest and greatest.
>
> Frontend web development is all about making code that runs in the
> browser (versus code that runs on the server). There isn't a big focus
> on web design (creating wireframes and mockups), but we do cover best
> practices for turning these designs into beautiful code.
>
> The class starts at 8pm and goes until 10pm! Plan to arrive EARLY, as
> the class has been filling up very fast. We will have a recap of last
> week's material, starting at 7:30pm. If you're either new, couldn't
> make last week's class or you simply need a refresher, come early and
> we'll go through a simple tutorial. It is completely fine to jump in
> half-way - the recaps and labs should help you get up to speed.
>
> As always, this class and the space in which it's taught are entirely
> free to attend. Read all of the details here:
> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Frontend_Web_Development
>
> Jeffrey
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
> To: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>, Bill
> Alessi <bill at cornfieldelectronics.com>, Carl Sue <carl at carlsue.com>, <
> cprmichael at yahoo.com>, Noisebridge-EEG <eeg at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 17:51:45 -0700
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Anyone into Lucid Dreaming?
>
> Last month, my friend Bill and I were successfully funded for our
> NeuroDreamer sleep mask with our Kickstarter campaign:
> http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maltman23/neurodreamer-sleep-mask-0
>
> We have 3 versions of our NeuroDreamer sleep mask, one of which has Lucid
> Dreaming functionality.
>
> If you don't know what Lucid Dreaming is, please see below.
>
> We are working on a release candidate for our Lucid Dreaming version of
> NeuroDreamer sleep mask, and are looking for people to try out our
> prototypes so that we can improve them.
>
> We're especially looking for people who've used Lucid Dreaming devices
> before, but are also cool with people who have done lucid dreaming by other
> means, and even people who just want to try lucid dreaming -- we want to
> see if our device can help you control your dreams.
>
> If you're interested in checking out our lucid dreaming version of the
> NeuroDreamer sleep mask, AND can pick up masks at Noisebridge, AND can do
> so twice over the next month (or so), then please email me and Bill (bill
> is cc-ed on this email).  bill at cornfieldelectronics.com
>
> We'll be starting testing in about a week.
>
>
>
> If you don't know what it is -- Lucid Dreaming is the ability to control
> your dreams.  I've been doing it most of my life.  And it turns out that
> lots of people can learn to control their dreams.  There are devices out
> there that can help you get started and get better at lucid dreaming.  Nova
> Dreamer is a popular device that has been around awhile.  Last month, Remee
> was successfully funded on Kickstarter for $600,000!
>
> Conceptually our lucid dreaming functionality is very simple.  After our
> NeuroDreamer sleep mask goes through a sleep sequence to help you sleep
> (the sleep sequence is optional), the Lucid Dreaming sequence starts.
>  After 4 hours of silence, the mask fades lights in a pattern and/or makes
> nice sounds.  The idea is that the lights and/or sounds make their way into
> your dreams, giving you an opportunity to become conscious that you are
> dreaming.  We also have an optional alarm to wake you up after you dream so
> that you can wake up and write it down before you forget your dreams.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mitch.
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Mike Schachter <mschachter at eigenminds.com>
> To: ml <ml at lists.noisebridge.net>, "<
> noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>" <
> noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2012 22:57:11 -0700
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Time Series Class 8/23/2012 @ 7:30pm
> Noisebridge Machine Learning
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Machine_Learning
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Hello again everyone,
>
> After a summer hiatus, I'd like to begin teaching machine
> learning classes at Noisebridge again starting this week.
>
> On Thursday in the Church room at 7:30pm we're going
> have an introductory class on on time series, topics will
> include:
>
> - What is a time series?
> - Correlation Functions
> - Auto-regressive and Moving Average Models
> - Stationary vs. Non-stationary
> - The Fourier Transform and basic spectral analysis
>
> Hope to see you there!
>
>  mike
>
>
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