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Todd Willey

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Feb 8, 2012, 2:55:48 PM2/8/12
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We're maybe having some UK students drop by and 3-D print some components.

I'll be cursing and wondering why I can't flash my ATMEGA328p using my
Arduino as a programmer with the ArduinoISP sketch.

We'll be talking about open data, jobs in the area, February album
writing (and music in general), street gangs, video and board games,
and amateur radio.

<3,
-todd[1]

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Thomas D'Andrea Jr.

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Feb 8, 2012, 2:56:57 PM2/8/12
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Aw I'll see if I can make it, same time same place?

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Chase Southard

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:01:32 PM2/8/12
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I'll try to make it as well, but I think I'm on for single parenting tonight. Hackerspace might be a bit dangerous for rambunctious 4 year old. 

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Paul Eberhart

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:05:52 PM2/8/12
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For the programmer problem:
Using an Arduino as a programmer always has that ugly caveat with the
auto-reset on the Arduino getting in the way - do you have a >100 Ohm
resistor from Reset to 5V on the Arduino acting as a programmer to
make sure only the client chip gets reset?

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:56 PM, Thomas D'Andrea Jr.
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Dave

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:13:22 PM2/8/12
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--- On Wed, 2/8/12, Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com> wrote:

> From: Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com>
> Subject: At collexion tonight
> To: "Collexion" <coll...@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:55 PM
>
> We're maybe having some UK students drop by and 3-D print some components.

Cool. Engineering students, or some other kind?

> I'll be cursing and wondering why I can't flash my ATMEGA328p using my
> Arduino as a programmer with the ArduinoISP sketch.

Hmm, should work. Timing issues, perhaps?

> We'll be talking about open data,

Open data is good, at least until the data fills all of the available space.
:-)

> jobs in the area,

Jobs are good, too!

> February album writing (and music in general),

I'm not much of a fan of music, or, at least, the commercially produced,
packaged junk that passes for modern music. :-(

I have started listening to a new radio station, CKTZ, Radio Cortes, which
has a less commercialized, more folksy format (That's pronounced
"C K T Zed".).

http://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show21s/Cortes_Radio_Online

Ok, in the interest of full disclosure, my bother-in-law was instrumental
(err, sorry for that pun) in setting it up, and my nephew-in-law is one of
the on-air personalities.

> street gangs,

Street gangs are good, although I prefer to refer to them as "urban social
clubs" (However, violence is not good!).

> video

Video can be cool.

> and board games,

Board games are cool. Anyone play chess? Risk? Monopoly? Anyone design
their own board games?

> and amateur radio.

Yep, been doing it for, umm, 36 years now (Hmm, that's kind of scary, now
that I think about it!).

Can't make the meeting, though. I'm fighting technology issues with
inflated rubber items (automobile tires). You'd think that technology would
have advanced to the point where there would be something better than
pneumatic tires by now.

> <3,
> -todd[1]

Dave

Todd Willey

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:23:08 PM2/8/12
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No, I did not. Clearly I should:
http://hlt.media.mit.edu/wiki/pmwiki.php?n=Main.AVRProgrammingAdvanced

I also wasn't getting enough power, using a 9v 800 mA wall wart
wouldn't power both chips very long and the voltage regulator got
somewhat hot (though I don't have a scale for what "hot" means). USB
power would die as soon as I connected 5V to the breadboarded micro.

I may try my Pololu 6-pin ISP programmer on it instead, but I didn't
have a linux machine handy last night.

-todd[1]

Todd Willey

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:32:06 PM2/8/12
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Dave <wa4...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- On Wed, 2/8/12, Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com>
>> Subject: At collexion tonight
>> To: "Collexion" <coll...@googlegroups.com>
>> Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:55 PM
>>
>> We're maybe having some UK students drop by and 3-D print some components.
>
> Cool.  Engineering students, or some other kind?

Engineering, I think related to Kentucky Space and the satellite /
cube lab stuff.

>
>> I'll be cursing and wondering why I can't flash my ATMEGA328p using my
>> Arduino as a programmer with the ArduinoISP sketch.
>
> Hmm, should work.  Timing issues, perhaps?
>
>> We'll be talking about open data,
>
> Open data is good, at least until the data fills all of the available space.
> :-)

Open space is our next initiative, in that case.

>
>> jobs in the area,
>
> Jobs are good, too!
>
>> February album writing (and music in general),
>
> I'm not much of a fan of music, or, at least, the commercially produced,
> packaged junk that passes for modern music.  :-(
>

Thats a good reason to make your own.

> I have started listening to a new radio station, CKTZ, Radio Cortes, which
> has a less commercialized, more folksy format (That's pronounced
> "C K T Zed".).
>
> http://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show21s/Cortes_Radio_Online
>
> Ok, in the interest of full disclosure, my bother-in-law was instrumental
> (err, sorry for that pun) in setting it up, and my nephew-in-law is one of
> the on-air personalities.
>
>> street gangs,
>
> Street gangs are good, although I prefer to refer to them as "urban social
> clubs" (However, violence is not good!).
>
>> video
>
> Video can be cool.
>
>> and board games,
>
> Board games are cool.  Anyone play chess?  Risk?  Monopoly?  Anyone design
> their own board games?

I've played all of those. I'm horrible at most of them. If you're a
fan of Risk and of history you should check out Axis and Allies. Long
set up, long turns, but an overall fun game.

>
>> and amateur radio.
>
> Yep, been doing it for, umm, 36 years now (Hmm, that's kind of scary, now
> that I think about it!).

I think they're testing this weekend, and I've never done it. I think
the technician license isn't hard to acquire, something I could
possibly cram for in one night and get. I think it would be an
interesting skill to have. Plus more equipment to buy and hack on!

>
> Can't make the meeting, though.  I'm fighting technology issues with
> inflated rubber items (automobile tires).  You'd think that technology would
> have advanced to the point where there would be something better than
> pneumatic tires by now.
>
>> <3,
>> -todd[1]
>
> Dave
>

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Thomas D'Andrea Jr.

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:51:32 PM2/8/12
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http://techcrunch.com/2011/12/07/video-bridgestone-showcases-airless-tire/

Maybe we'll have real automobile tires someday.

On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Dave <wa4...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dave

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--- On Wed, 2/8/12, Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com> wrote:

> From: Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com>
> Subject: Re: At collexion tonight
> To: coll...@googlegroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 3:32 PM
> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:13 PM, Dave
> <wa4...@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > --- On Wed, 2/8/12, Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com>
> >> Subject: At collexion tonight
> >> To: "Collexion" <coll...@googlegroups.com>
> >> Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012, 2:55 PM
> >>
> >> We're maybe having some UK students drop by and 3-D
> print some components.
> >
> > Cool.  Engineering students, or some other kind?
>
> Engineering, I think related to Kentucky Space and the satellite /
> cube lab stuff.

Drat! I wish I could make it. However, with Kathy's Blazer having a
sore hoof, err, I mean, flat tire, we're carpooling today.

> >> I'll be cursing and wondering why I can't flash my
> ATMEGA328p using my
> >> Arduino as a programmer with the ArduinoISP
> sketch.
> >
> > Hmm, should work.  Timing issues, perhaps?
> >
> >> We'll be talking about open data,
> >
> > Open data is good, at least until the data fills all of
> the available space.
> > :-)
>
> Open space is our next initiative, in that case.

Data always expands to fill the space available, whether that space is a
couple of 80 column punch cards, a 4K core plane, or a 2 TB disk. :-/

> >> jobs in the area,
> >
> > Jobs are good, too!
> >
> >> February album writing (and music in general),
> >
> > I'm not much of a fan of music, or, at least, the
> commercially produced,
> > packaged junk that passes for modern music.  :-(
>
> Thats a good reason to make your own.

Or, find an alternative source. Fortunately, with broadband internet,
you can listen to small community stations from across the continent now.

> > I have started listening to a new radio station, CKTZ,
> Radio Cortes, which
> > has a less commercialized, more folksy format (That's
> pronounced
> > "C K T Zed".).
> >
> > http://www.cortesisland.com/tideline/show21s/Cortes_Radio_Online
> >
> > Ok, in the interest of full disclosure, my
> bother-in-law was instrumental
> > (err, sorry for that pun) in setting it up, and my
> nephew-in-law is one of
> > the on-air personalities.
> >
> >> street gangs,
> >
> > Street gangs are good, although I prefer to refer to
> them as "urban social
> > clubs" (However, violence is not good!).
> >
> >> video
> >
> > Video can be cool.
> >
> >> and board games,
> >
> > Board games are cool.  Anyone play chess?  Risk?
>  Monopoly?  Anyone design
> > their own board games?
>
> I've played all of those.  I'm horrible at most of them.  If you're a
> fan of Risk and of history you should check out Axis and Allies.  Long
> set up, long turns, but an overall fun game.

Thanks.

> >> and amateur radio.
> >
> > Yep, been doing it for, umm, 36 years now (Hmm, that's
> kind of scary, now
> > that I think about it!).
>
> I think they're testing this weekend, and I've never done it.  I think
> the technician license isn't hard to acquire, something I could
> possibly cram for in one night and get. 

I agree. One of my buddies, who is a cop, crammed for it in one night and
passed easily.

> I think it would be an interesting skill to have. 

Quite useful. There are a LOT of different modes.

> Plus more equipment to buy and hack on!

Or, build your own. Want to build your own Quartz crystal based
frequency reference?

http://pw1.netcom.com/~wa4qal/crystal.htm

Want to design your own amplifying elements?

http://pw1.netcom.com/~wa4qal/crystal2.htm

> > Can't make the meeting, though.  I'm fighting
> technology issues with
> > inflated rubber items (automobile tires).  You'd think
> that technology would
> > have advanced to the point where there would be
> something better than
> > pneumatic tires by now.
> >
> >> <3,
> >> -todd[1]
> >
> > Dave

Dave

Thomas D'Andrea Jr.

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Feb 8, 2012, 3:54:12 PM2/8/12
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 I'm glad OpenLexington isn't dead, I hadn't seen much from it lately and with budgeting at LFUCG I didn't expect any movement soon. Yay for open data moving forward!

David Hempy

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Feb 8, 2012, 5:12:06 PM2/8/12
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On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Todd Willey <to...@rubidine.com> wrote:
We're maybe having some UK students drop by and 3-D print some components.

Is the MakerBot behaving?  I thought we still had skew issues.
 

We'll be talking about open data, jobs in the area, February album
writing (and music in general), street gangs, video and board games,
and amateur radio.

Sounds like fun.  I'd come for all that, but right now I'm in dire need of sleep and not doing a good job of getting any.

-dave "Sleep, that is..." hempy


Open Data

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Feb 8, 2012, 8:28:07 PM2/8/12
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Tommy, the Open Data Initiative is huge and growing.  I convinced the Mayor's office to do their OFFICIAL open data press release from Collexion once the projector gets mounted.

  **Love and miss you Blinky**

Dustin Mays

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Feb 8, 2012, 8:48:13 PM2/8/12
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WAT. You are my hero!

Open Data

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Feb 8, 2012, 8:51:16 PM2/8/12
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I just hope the world is ready for the next-level 9x16 screen projection.  ;)

David Hempy

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Feb 8, 2012, 10:04:09 PM2/8/12
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Just shoot some portrait video on you iPhone.  It will look great!

Mike Andrews

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Feb 8, 2012, 10:28:44 PM2/8/12
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Well, the Companion Cube I printed was more like a 1/2 height squat squished cube, but...

So yeah there's some Z-axis issues still :)
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