Adam Wolf will be teaching “Bootstrapping your Arduino Abilities” on Thursday, August 26th, 6pm @ HackFactory. If you want to attend, please register via eventbrite http://tcmaker-arduino1.eventbrite.com/. Preregistration is required so we know the number of parts to order. Registration ends on August 18th, and is limited to 8 students.
An Arduino board/chip, and all materials are part of the class fee. We recommend that you have a computer or laptop that you can bring with to program as well. If not we may have one to share, but it is recommended that you have your own.
Just a reminder that Sunday June 20th is Make: Day at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The fun starts at noon and goes until 5pm.
There are plenty of things that people will be doing this year on Make: Day and TC Makers are included! We ask you to come visit, participate, and join us in doing cool things! If you can, I would recommend registering early (651-221-9444), as the line at the door was long last year.
Hack Factory Cabaret is a new monthly community event in the style of the Chaos Computer Club’s Lightning Talks and Noisebridge’s 5 Minutes Of Fame. Our first event will be this Thursday (May 20) from 7-9pm and will be FREE to all and FUN so bring your friends.
Preliminary line-up for this month:
The Space Phone Project
A Homebrew IDE controller
Homerbrew Beer Brewing
Building the MakerBot
The Star Tree
Urban Exploration
Bonsai!
Interstellar Pleasure Barge
Amateur Radio High Altitude Ballooning (ARHAB) with the University of Minnesota Ballooning Team
We are going try out something new this month! It’s called Hack Factory Five Minutes of Fame! This will be held on May 20, from 7-9pm. This is like Ignite, but without the crazy sponsors and marketing folks! Anyone can submit on any topic they want to present on (Hacking street lamps, eating with a spork, Spock Sunset Pie, your newest Arduino code, how to make a better piece of toast, etc.). We will be screening the talks, but all topics are encouraged! This is your chance to get some fame, and potentially get other people involved in your project!
To submit this month send an email with the format below to me dave at drstrangelove dot net. As we get more formal this may change, but myself and Matt Mackall will be screening these topics. We aim to have 10-12 talks lined up for this fun filled night!
Hack Factory FMoF Application (Copy and paste into an email)
Name or Handle:
Topic:
Email/Phone:
Bio (optional):
Outline or Complete set of slides (one or the other is required) – (PDF/Powerpoint/Keynote/OpenOffice/Etc.)
This month Michael Krumpus will be presenting on making homemade video games using an Arduino and a few other simple components at DC612- check out their site and register for the event at Elsie’s!
“Considered one of the premier haunted projects in the Midwest, The Soap
Factory’s infamously creepy and legitimately haunted basement is a perfect
canvas for creating immersive terror environments. In an effort to ensure
that The Haunted Basement stays fresh and unpredictable for its visitors, we
are soliciting applications from local artists and designers to become a
part of our team for the 2010 season.”
We have welding class #2 ready for people to take! Register at http://tcmaker-welding2.eventbrite.com/
Class dates are Saturday May 15th, and May 22nd from 10am-1pm.
In a Howard Cosell announcer voice… “Hello and welcome to the wide world of locksport. Where you get to pick your way through some very fun and exciting 3-dimensional puzzles tonight. Over at the first round of locks Mike, who has created his very own set of tools to work through some of these very complex puzzles. We also have Dan K., who is a world record breaking, renowned athlete in the competition of lock sport. Recently wile attending Toorcon, Dan K. was able to successfully escape from the federally, and is the fastest lock sport participant in the northern hemisphere.”
So what does all this mean? It means if you want to learn about locksport, register for the class. Class is $25, Registration though Eventbrite is required, but you can pay at class, or on Wednesday night if need be.
One of the members, Paul, who runs Canada Goose Records also recorded the show and has released it on his little lable, there will be a short physical release of 10 copies watch Tim Kasier’s website for more information on that.
Kristin Boehm finished putting the final touches on the ugly necklace that people at the Minne-Faire helped imagine. It will be submitted to the 2010 Land of Odds Ugly Necklace Contest. Kristin, if you missed her at the Faire is a local umbrella guerrilla knitter and maker of felts.
Twin Cities Maker (TC Maker) is a community group based in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. Our mission is to make, share, and learn.
We have opened a maker space for members to build projects using various media and technologies, from wood and metal working to electronics to fabrics and beyond.
