[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Announcement: May PLUG Meeting: Confronting Depression

[Michael Dexter]

Hello all,

Pardon the intrusions but PLUG is having a non-technical presentation
and discussion about confronting depression in the tech community.

Feel free to pass this on as you see fit.

Portland Linux/Unix Group Meeting Announcement

Who: Yshai Boussi
What: Confronting Depression
Where: PSU, 1930 SW 4th Ave. Room FAB 86-01 (Lower Level)
When: Thursday, May 2nd, 2013 at 7pm
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom

See location H-10 on the PSU map at http://pdxLinux.org/campus_map.jpg

In the wake of tragic national and local losses in the open source
community to depression, Yshai Boussi of Portland Family Counseling will
discuss all aspects of depression including signs and symptoms, origins,
solutions and treatments, how to help others if you're concerned that
they may be depressed. Yshai has family in the tech community and
insights into why we may have a different relationship with depression
than most communities.

Yshai has been practicing as a psychotherapist since 2003. Over the
years, he has worked with many different types of individuals, couples,
adolescents and families. He has seen how depression affects individuals
but also friends and family as well. He is a Licensed Professional
Counselor operating a private practice with his wife called Portland
Family Counseling. Our practice is in NW Portland.
http://portlandfamilycounseling.com


Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250463772
PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxLinux.org/

Agenda:

7:00 - 7:30 Announcements
7:30 - 8:30 Presentation and Questions
9:00 - ... Refreshments

The Lucky Lab Northwest Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland, Oregon

Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux

Michael Dexter
PLUG Volunteer

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[Michael Dexter]

I know some of you are interested in SDR and welcome you to bring your
hardware to this small hack session.

Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting Announcement

Who: Jared Boone, Kenny McElroy and you
What: Software-Defined Radio Hack Session
Where: Free Geek, 1731 SE 10th Avenue, Portland (Left Entrance)
When: Tuesday, August 19th, 2014 at 7pm

Why: The pursuit of technology freedom

Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live
IRC: irc.geekshed.net #pdxlinux

Software-Defined Radio Hack Session

Want to get into software-defined radio hacking but don't know where to
start? Bring your laptop and an RTL-SDR dongle, HackRF, BladeRF, USRP,
or other SDR hardware to this hack session and get expert help.

Jared Boone and Kenny McElroy will be on hand to help install and
configure software and explain concepts. Do try to install GNU Radio on
your computer before you come, since it can be a long, slow process. If
you get into trouble, we will do their best to get you unstuck. For
those who come with GNU Radio already functional, we will advise you on
things to experiment with. If you do not already own a software-defined
radio, purchasing an RTL-SDR dongle from HackerWarehouse.com or
NooElec.com is recommended. They are quite inexpensive ($15 to $20) but
very functional and a great way to get started in software-defined radio.

Bring some radio-based toys to hack on! If you can't make this meeting,
be sure to watch Calagator, where Jared and Kenny will be starting an
SDR meetup in the next few weeks.

Jared Boone has an ongoing obsession with software-defined radio. He
helped with the design and coding of the HackRF SDR and has done some
privacy-related work, particularly around automotive tire pressure
monitors. He is a frequent user of GNU Radio, baudline, and radio signal
processing techniques.

Kenny McElroy is a computer security researcher, focused on improving
understanding and visualization of how the ones and zeros of computer
security move around in the real world.


Organizer's Notes: Ham Radio Outlet in Tigard has a number of good
magazines including the July/August QEX which features an article on GNU
Radio. You may also want to read:
http://www.csun.edu/~skatz/katzpage/sdr_project/sdr/grc_tutorial1.pdf
I can also help you set up FreeBSD-current with GNU Radio.

Many will head to the Lucky Lab on Hawthorne after the meeting.

Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250466458

PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/

Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux

See you there!