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Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 18:39:00 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Hive 76 Discussion] Membership Application
From: Louis Gerbarg <lgerb...@gmail.com>
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My schedule has been pretty hectic, so I have not been at open houses
recently, but if people are interested I could bring over a working
Sous Vide setup, an induction burner to sear the edges, and a couple
of steaks to sample sometime in the next 2-3 weeks.

Louis

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 3:25 PM, Marie Le Pichon <mlepi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> WOW. This: "thick steaks cooked medium rare all the way through" is exact=
ly
> how a steak should be cooked. And anything you could teach me to build th=
at
> would help accomplish this sounds like a lot of fun lol.
>
> On Wednesday, October 31, 2012 2:47:17 PM UTC-4, Louis Gerbarg wrote:
>>
>> When I blew the SSR on mine I decided I used it enough that I wanted
>> to go with a commercial one and see how well that worked, so I have a
>> Sous Vide Supreme Demi as well as most of the parts one needs for the
>> science experiment version minus the actual controller the SSR was a
>> part of. I suspect I have a type thermocouple, but I honestly can't
>> remember.
>>
>> Louis
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Chris Thompson <eagl...@gmail.com> wrot=
e:
>> > I've built one and will probably make a workshop around it. I need a
>> > better
>> > thermocouple.
>> >
>> > Chris Thompson, eagleapex.com
>> > GPG key available
>> > "Obscurity is a far greater threat to authors and creative artists tha=
n
>> > piracy" -Tim O'Reilly
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Louis Gerbarg <lger...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> That is completely reasonable... steak is exciting. Actually, if you
>> >> want an awesome steak I highly recommend building a water oven using
>> >> an immersion circulator and a PID, I bet there are enough spare parts
>> >> around Hive, and if you like thick steaks cooked medium rare all the
>> >> way through it is really the way to go. I have a spare heating elemen=
t
>> >> somewhere if someone wants to try to build one.
>> >>
>> >> Louis
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:10 PM, Jim Fisher <jed...@myfisher.org>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > oh, this should probably be moved to -members
>> >> >
>> >> > I just got excited about steak.
>> >> >
>> >> > On 10/24/12, Kyle Yankanich <kyleya...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> That's *sooo* long </sarcasm>
>> >> >> I think our next membership meeting is Nov 7th, which would be an
>> >> >> appropriate time to vote on this?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -- Kyle Yankanich
>> >> >>
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Jim Fisher <jed...@myfisher.org>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >>> ++
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> steak.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> On 10/24/12, Marie Le Pichon <mlep...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Hello everyone. My name is Marie Le Pichon and it's been great
>> >> >>> > getting
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> > know you all and learning about Hive over the past few weeks. I
>> >> >>> > was
>> >> >>> hoping
>> >> >>> > to apply for membership and PJ was kind enough to offer to be m=
y
>> >> >>> > sponsor,
>> >> >>> > so thanks PJ!
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I hope it's ok if I don't answer the questionnaire in exactly t=
he
>> >> >>> > same
>> >> >>> > format it's presented on the wiki but will definitely try to
>> >> >>> > cover
>> >> >>> > all
>> >> >>> the
>> >> >>> > questions that are presented there. Like I said, I'm Marie and =
I
>> >> >>> > moved
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> > Philadelphia just over a year ago. Before that I was in Georgia
>> >> >>> (originally
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > from Texas) getting a degree in Interactive Design and Game
>> >> >>> > Development.
>> >> >>> I
>> >> >>> > originally entered the major thinking I wanted to do concept ar=
t
>> >> >>> > for
>> >> >>> video
>> >> >>> > games (I spent the bulk of my senior year in high school painti=
ng
>> >> >>> > and
>> >> >>> > cutting out life size Final Fantasy characters) but then I took=
 a
>> >> >>> > programming class and fell totally in love with it. Not long
>> >> >>> > after
>> >> >>> > that
>> >> >>> > I
>> >> >>> > took a Physical Computing class and I knew that I had found wha=
t
>> >> >>> > I
>> >> >>> > wanted
>> >> >>> > to do with the rest of my life (I know, so corny, but how can y=
ou
>> >> >>> > not
>> >> >>> > be
>> >> >>> > about the things you love).
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I have a passion for new technology. I don't just want to learn
>> >> >>> > how
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> use
>> >> >>> > it, I want to explore what we can use it for; whether it be for
>> >> >>> > games,
>> >> >>> art,
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > science, or, my personal favorite, to better understand what it
>> >> >>> > means
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> be
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > human. I feel like college opened me up to a whole new world, b=
ut
>> >> >>> > I
>> >> >>> > also
>> >> >>> > feel like I know so little. The two most important things I hop=
e
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> > gain
>> >> >>> > from Membership at Hive76 are knowledge and motivation. If you
>> >> >>> > can
>> >> >>> > teach
>> >> >>> > it, I want to learn it. I have a little experience building
>> >> >>> > things=85
>> >> >>> > I
>> >> >>> mean
>> >> >>> > really random things, big wooden platforms, sound domes, levers=
,
>> >> >>> > wheels,
>> >> >>> > pulleys, giant plexiglass boxes (for future reference, DO NOT b=
uy
>> >> >>> > the
>> >> >>> cheap
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > plexiglass when you're building anything that has the word
>> >> >>> > "giant"
>> >> >>> > in
>> >> >>> > it=85
>> >> >>> > wish someone had warned me) but really, I have no idea what I'm
>> >> >>> > doing
>> >> >>> and I
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > know there is so much that the members at Hive could teach me.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Things I love and would love to share my knowledge of include:
>> >> >>> > Processing
>> >> >>> > (using it to work with cameras and arduino), openFrameworks (al=
so
>> >> >>> > more
>> >> >>> > particularly using things like ComputerVision), cooking (my
>> >> >>> > specialties
>> >> >>> > include steak (I have a "How To: Cook a moist and tender steak
>> >> >>> > every
>> >> >>> time"
>> >> >>> > recipe=85 seriously) and homemade french fries that taste like =
fast
>> >> >>> > food
>> >> >>> > french fries (I know=85 why don't you just drive to get the fre=
nch
>> >> >>> > fries=85
>> >> >>> but
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > hey, you can't get my steak there lol)), and how to solve a
>> >> >>> > rubik's
>> >> >>> > cube
>> >> >>> > (3x3 or 4x4). I also love working with kids and think it would =
be
>> >> >>> > great
>> >> >>> to
>> >> >>> > figure out a way to share my knowledge with the next generation=
.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > On a different note, I would also love to help Hive with its
>> >> >>> > advertising/marketing/pr/event planning/graphic design or
>> >> >>> > anything
>> >> >>> > else
>> >> >>> in
>> >> >>> > that field that may be of use to the group. I work part time at=
 a
>> >> >>> > grade
>> >> >>> > school in Lower Merion doing exactly that and have also organiz=
ed
>> >> >>> > a
>> >> >>> > few
>> >> >>> > museum openings and events and would be more than happy to help
>> >> >>> > you
>> >> >>> > with
>> >> >>> it
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > if you needed it. If Hive is open to it, I would love to work o=
n
>> >> >>> > collaborative projects to enter in different festivals/events, =
as
>> >> >>> > well
>> >> >>> > as
>> >> >>> > help organize, market and host classes and events of our own (I
>> >> >>> > love
>> >> >>> > to
>> >> >>> > organize things=85 lol).
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I'm here in Philadelphia for at least another two years=85 and =
then
>> >> >>> > hopefully=85 grad school. But while I'm here, I really hope I c=
an
>> >> >>> > become
>> >> >>> > an
>> >> >>> > integral part of your community. I should probably end on that
>> >> >>> > note
>> >> >>> > as
>> >> >>> > you've most likely already rolled your eyes at least once while
>> >> >>> > reading
>> >> >>> > this thinking "this is SO LONG". If you're interested in learni=
ng
>> >> >>> > more
>> >> >>> > about any of the work I've done in the past you can check it ou=
t
>> >> >>> > at
>> >> >>> > marielepichon.com
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Best,
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > Marie
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > P.S. I do a lot of freelance graphic design and have a meeting
>> >> >>> > tonight
>> >> >>> that
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > I hope will end early enough for me to be able to attend the op=
en
>> >> >>> > house
>> >> >>> but
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > either way, I look forward to seeing you all soon.
>> >> >>> >
>> >> >>> > --
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>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> --
>> >> >>> jim fisher
>> >> >>> Jedijf
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> irc freenode  #ubuntu-us-pa
>> >> >>> www.myfisher.org
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'"
>> >> >>>   --  Jedi Master Yoda
>> >> >>>
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>> >> > jim fisher
>> >> > Jedijf
>> >> >
>> >> > irc freenode  #ubuntu-us-pa
>> >> > www.myfisher.org
>> >> >
>> >> > "Do, or do not. There is no 'try.'"
>> >> >   --  Jedi Master Yoda
>> >> >
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