27 Feb
2013
27 Feb
'13
10:09 a.m.
Hey Everyone,
Does everyone want to do a fund-raiser/linux install athon with
RoShamboMedia, so that we can have laptops for checking-in-checking out for
sudoroom classes?(see specs inline)
These are actually nice laptops, but they aren't worth a whole lot(maybe
200 complete tops), so theft wouldn't be a big issue.
This would be a great deal for teaching classes and etc. for everyone at
sudo.
Let me know and thanks,
Rusty
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From: rusty lindgren <rustylindgren(a)gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] programming classes for kids -- need input on a
venue!
To: Max Ogden <max(a)maxogden.com>
Max/ Marina:
For whatever purpose we need laptops, I asked around today, and I can get a
single lot of thinkpads for about 50 bucks each if we buy a lot of 10, they
are dual core 12" screens(no hard drives)...
we can get these too:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/WD-Western-Digital-SSD-D0015SI-5000-SiliconDrive-II…
Maybe it's time for a roshambo sudo fundraiser to get laptops?
-Rusty
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Max Ogden <max(a)maxogden.com> wrote:
very cool, thanks Dan! Malonga sounds ideal, as does
LOLSpace. if
computers are in short supply at the venue I also have a crazy plan worked
out involving raspberry pis that could work as well...
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Daniel Finlay <namelessdan(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
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Cheers,
Rusty Lindgren
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Cheers,
Rusty Lindgren
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I'll throw this by my supervisors as a
possible event to host at the
computer lab at Malonga Recreation Center, which is downtown, and I believe
is going unused on Saturdays right now.
-Dan
On Feb 26, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
Hi everyone,
Agreed that free school is a great avenue to pursue as well.
Also, Rusty, let's talk about computer donations. This is a goal of mine
for sudo.
Additionally, at Oak Wiki this weekend we worked on this, which I hope
can be useful: http://oaklandwiki.org/Free_Computer_Access_in_Oakland
Finally, if neither Sudo nor free school nor LOL are available or ideal,
I encourage you to reach out to libraries and rec centers. I can help with
contacts there.
This idea is at the intersection of a lot of what we've been talking
about in the extended sudo community...maybe it could even be a way that we
begin to engage
BACH<http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces>
.
Marina
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 11:57 AM, William Budington <bill(a)inputoutput.io>wrote;wrote:
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Our working relationship with the freeschool that
just moved into one of
the big rooms is quite good. They've offered us to basically just use
their space whenever we want and they don't have an event going on.
This seems right up their alley too - maybe we can book their space for
a joint sudoroom freeschool event?
Sounds like a great event! Maybe we should have a pre-event to install
all the necessary software (ide / editors) on the computers first?
Bill
On 02/26/2013 11:51 AM, Max Ogden wrote:
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sudoers!
I have been meaning to start teaching programming classes to kids for
free
-- a la http://coderdojo.com/ (the founder is a
friend of mine -- I
actually toured him around oakland last year on my tandem bicycle
which is
when this crazy idea was born)
The only thing keeping me from doing it is having access to a venue
that:
- is near public transportation
- is preferably between downtown and fruitvale somewhere (e.g.
centrally
located) as to not make the trip too far for
people living on extreme
ends
of the city
and a plus would a place that already has 10+ working computers set up
that
random kids would be allowed to use on saturday
afternoons (e.g. a
software
company office). usually coder dojos expect kids
to bring their own
laptops
but I'd like to be able to offer computers
for kids to use since
after a venue is figured out I will organize mentors to help teach and
sponsors to buy food every week, in addition to organizing the
curriculum
we could do it at sudoroom except I'm concerned about how hectic it
gets on
the weekend and how a buncha kids would be
distracted the whole time
-- but
I could totally be wrong on this one. maybe
sudoroom will expand into
one
of the bigger rooms soon?
max
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