I am a final year Chemistry student, interested in free software,
python, and online collaborative projects (Project Proofreaders,
Librivox and OpenStreetMap etc).
I don't have many practical skills, and would love a place where I can
go to do some handy work with resources to help me with any project I
come up with. I'd also like a place where people can meet and discuss,
and hopefully empower themselves, even if they have no interest in
technology.
> I'm pindec and i seem to be a serial dabbler - did the usual web stuff
> in the late 90s (content & hacking horrible Dreamweaver code), some
> i recently bought myself an arduino board - though
> i don't own a soldering iron. *yet*.
I want to get an arduino board too, but also wouldnt know which end of
a soldering iron to point at the electronic bits!
> I'm Antonio Roberts (hellocatfood) and I'm the one who set this whole
> group up.
Thank you very much for setting the group up!
Any one else going to say "hello world"?
Ciarán
I'm Richard, I've been a hacker since I can remember - dismantling
clockwork clocks, wiring up valve radios, sending away computer
programs in Fortran to be run on the local technical college and
waiting for the returned printouts of errors 3 days later...
Since then I've programmed in languages starting with at the best part
of half the letters in the alphabet, still have a soft spot for Snobol
4... I graduated in Mech Eng and made the interesting decision to
teach. I spent 20 years in secondary schools (of all types) trying to
do some computing teaching, with the curriculum getting in the way
half the time and the equipment the rest. I designed and installed a
Linux thin-client system for Handsworth Grammar, which last time I
checked it was still using. Three years ago I left education to
set-up a community interest company to encourage and support charities
and the third sector you adopt free software, and am surviving in that
role (and paying the bills!)
I try to advocate for Free Software and spend some time campaigning on
liberty and freedom in society. I attend Brum 2600 as often as I can.
Blogs at:
http;//www,cockspiracy.com/
and
http://www.richardrothwell.com/
rgds,
Richard
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I guess I should join in with the intro-thread goodness.
I'm Pete, I'm currently a PhD student at Birmingham Uni in the Computer Science department. Not being very good at mathematics or very interested in engineering methodologies, I play around with economics-inspired ways to allocate resources in big decentralised computer systems, using evolutionary algorithms to make the whole thing keep moving. It's quite good really, because I get a bit of money to tinker with things, and then when it works, I can call it "science" :-) I also teach Java to MSc students at the university part time.
So yeah, I'm mainly a software hacker / fiddler. I've dabbled in lots of free software projects, but made a lasting impact on none, I guess. I just prefer to try to tweak stuff to work the way I want it to. I'm a big believer in the philosophies of free software, and spend quite a bit of time trying to persuade other people to agree with me.
Aside from software hacking, I do pretend to be half-decent at DIY from time to time and enjoy gardening - I built a small greenhouse, have an allotment, am trying to put a whole in the wall for a cat-flap... that kind of thing. I'm also developing an interest in playing with old cameras. Take a look here for some of my efforts combining a 1930's box camera with my digital SLR (not my idea though): http://www.flickr.com/photos/prlewis/sets/72157594390283374/
Aside from hacker-type-stuff, I have some experience in various political spheres and tend to get involved in campaigns I agree with and the odd bit of volunteering. I'm also into outdoorsy stuff, such as camping, walking, skiing etc.
Oh, I have a website and blog, as I'm sure do we all. It's here: www.petesodyssey.org.
Will try to make it to a meet up when it happens. Look forward to meeting you all :-)
Pete.
It seems like there are some really interesting people on this
Birmingham hack space list, and it's exciting to see this springing
out of nowhere. Here's my introduction.
I'm Jamie, and I work as a Researcher in Interactive Technology at
Birmingham Conservatoire. I am currently involved in the Integra
project, which seeks to develop a new software environment for the
composition and performance of live electronic music (www.integralive.org
). I also compose and perform music with live electronics. Examples of
my work can be found on my website at www.jamiebullock.com.
I started dabbling with programming using BASIC on the BBC micro
(model B!) in the early '80's, and I really miss those days! I've
since used Perl, Bash, C, Python, XML etc. I'm completely self taught,
so my programming is probably a bit eccentric at times! I also use
what you might call domain-specific languages for digital arts: Max/
MSP, Pure Data, SuperCollider and CSound. I love Python, and I'm
interested in learning more about data visualisation.
In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with my wife and son, and am a
big fan of mountain walking and hiking. I also love cooking, eating
and drinking!
Anyhow, I'm really looking forward to seeing how this project
progresses and meeting some of y'all in person.
best,
Jamie
I'm interested in programming, machine intelligence, coffee, startups
and french horn playing. I've got a blog here: http://phildawes.net/
I'm hoping to come along on Wednesday 3rd, but my wife's on a book club
that runs the same first wed of every month and we've got two kids so
it'll depend on my negotiating skills.
Cheers,
Phil
1. I'm shortly moving from Stourbridge into the centre of Birmingham
(anyone who wants to buy a 3 bedroom house in Stourbridge, let me
know), and I'm really interested in ensuring that there's a vibrant
tech scene in Brum, and fizzpop seems like a good part of that
2. I've got about a million ideas for gadgets and hardware and
technology that I'd like to own, but I know nothing, *nothing*, about
engineering. I'm a software guy. So, I'd like to learn. Hopefully I
might pick up some stuff by osmosis, but more of what I need, at least
initially, is to describe ideas that I've had and then see how hard
you all laugh at them to know whether they're possible or not. I'd
like to get into actually constructing these things, too (I will
happily fill the list with the last year's worth of
stuff-I'd-like-to-see-built), but just knowing some actual engineers
will help :-)
Getting to meetings is a bit awkward, what with being out in the
sticks a bit, but I'll do my best. (Not the one next week, though; I'm
on holiday.)
sil
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Hey sil,
Not surprised at all to see you posting here!
Welcome to FizzPOP!
Getting to meetings might be a little less awkward when you're in Brum
Centre... :D
I'm thinking that "Stuff I'd like to see built" would be great for a wiki page.
Anton doesn't seem to have got the grasp of the Wiki yet, is there anyone out
there willing to run/spamclean the wiki?
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Heh, and thanks :-)
> I'm thinking that "Stuff I'd like to see built" would be great for a wiki page.
> Anton doesn't seem to have got the grasp of the Wiki yet, is there anyone out
> there willing to run/spamclean the wiki?
I'm certainly happy to talk about these things in whatever way is most
acceptable; should I just send posts to the list and then transport
them to the wiki as and when it becomes available? (I'd like to
volunteer to run the wiki, but history shows that I end up being too
busy for periods of time and that's not good.)
Recaptcha is a good one, and it helps digitise books!
Bob
Yeah, a CAPTCHA of somekind would be a good idea.
Thanks Ant!
Ciarán
You only put the CAPTCHA on the signup. You can still edit pages
without being a registered user.
Makes the CAPTCHA moot if you don't need a login.
Ciarán
I am freelance AV/IT/Interactive tech for live events, so have played
with a lot of stuff hardware wise and slightly technically minded
(Answer to many problems has been "HAMMER").
Used to code bits of flash/html etc but has been a while since I have
needed to so out of practise.
Most of my soldering has been on large gauge stuff but have done bits
and pieces that count as electronic.
Got interested in hackerspaces after finding thegeekgroup videos on
youtube.
Recently moved into Birmingham so hope to meet you all soon.
Kind Regards
Gareth
Do you do VJing at live events by any chance or is it more about lighting setup?
Ant
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I do more large video setups (50 screens is my best so far),
interactive stuff (pool table is one of the more interesting ones),
Networking (wifi or provisioning).
Hope that helps.
G
On Dec 20, 11:50 am, Antonio Roberts <anto...@hellocatfood.com> wrote:
> Hey Gareth,
>
> Do you do VJing at live events by any chance or is it more about lighting setup?
>
> Ant
>
> On 19 December 2011 15:53, Gareth <garethpowerswi...@googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
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>
>
> > Hey all,
>
> > I am freelance AV/IT/Interactive tech for live events, so have played
> > with a lot of stuff hardware wise and slightly technically minded
> > (Answer to many problems has been "HAMMER").
>
> > Used to code bits of flash/html etc but has been a while since I have
> > needed to so out of practise.
>
> > Most of my soldering has been on large gauge stuff but have done bits
> > and pieces that count as electronic.
>
> > Got interested in hackerspaces after finding thegeekgroup videos on
> > youtube.
>
> > Recently moved into Birmingham so hope to meet you all soon.
>
> > Kind Regards
>
> > Gareth
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That's awesome stuff! Do you have a link to work? I'd definitely be
interested in finding out more...
I'm a VJ myself. I've been making videos for awhile and went into live
performance earlier this year and I'm now doing more interactive
stuff, utilising Pure Data and Processing. Check out my stuff here
http://hellocatfood.com
Ant
Only ever seen one VJ set and it was awful so really interested in
seeing it done well.
Hope to speak soon
G
On Dec 20, 3:24 pm, Antonio Roberts <anto...@hellocatfood.com> wrote:
> Hi Gareth,
>
> That's awesome stuff! Do you have a link to work? I'd definitely be
> interested in finding out more...
>
> I'm a VJ myself. I've been making videos for awhile and went into live
> performance earlier this year and I'm now doing more interactive
> stuff, utilising Pure Data and Processing. Check out my stuff herehttp://hellocatfood.com
>
> Ant
Ant
Hi Antonio,
I'm expecting to be there, for Leroys FizzPop workshop, the first FP thing of 2012 :-)
Have a great Christmas!
Andrew.
See you then!
Sarah
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