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<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> <Br/> | <big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> <Br/> | ||
'''10/5/2013 Update:''' Hi everyone, we've had many excellent workshops and learned a lot through Today I Learned, but atarting next week (10/12/13), Today I Learned is being leveled up to a new format: Today We Learned, a co-learning experiment! Stay tuned... | |||
Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community. | _________________________________________________________________________________________ | ||
<strike>Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.</strike> | |||
==Sign up to teach a class== | ==Sign up to teach a class== | ||
<strike>Are you interested in facilitating a "Today I Learned" workshop? The sign-up process to facilitate a class is very easy. Find a date below that's not currently taken and add the proposed title of your class, your name, and a way to get in touch with you (please note that the name of the facilitator & whatever contact method you prefer should be included for all workshops so that we can get in touch with you about promoting your workshop, scheduling issues, etc.). We encourage you to add as much detail as possible to your workshop listing to give people a good sense of what they can expect from your workshop. </strike> | |||
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'This may be too simple for many of you familiar with web design/development backgrounds but there were a number of folks from The Public School who have been wanting this for months. Hopefully there is useful information for everybody' | 'This may be too simple for many of you familiar with web design/development backgrounds but there were a number of folks from The Public School who have been wanting this for months. Hopefully there is useful information for everybody' | ||
=== | ===July 6: [[GIT Version Control for Non Coders]] (Writers, Lawyers, everyone!) === | ||
* Title of Class: GIT Version Control for Writers | |||
* facilitator: di franco | |||
* Overview: Git is an awesome noncentralized, distributed collaboration tool that coders use to work on code together. Learn how to use git version control to collaboratively edit legal documents, novels, and even comics. You don't have to be a coder to use git. | |||
* Interested Attendees: | |||
#you | |||
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===July 13 : What is Linux? === | |||
* What is this linux thing? How does it work? We'll talk about it! | |||
* Informal learning. Arch Linux installfest delayed - you can still come and do it informally though. We'll help. :) | |||
===July | ===July 20: '''Statistics through doodles''': Geometric computations of fundamental statistical concepts === | ||
* Title of Class: | |||
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* | ''Facilitated by Thomas Levine ([[User:tlevine]], [http://thomaslevine.com thomaslevine.com])'' | ||
==== Abstract ==== | |||
Regardless of your statistical abilities, Tom thinks he can give you a better grasp of some fundamental statistical concepts. Tom finds math easier to understand when it is drawn. With the help of some doodles on paper, Tom will explain the purpose and meaning of various measures of the relationships between different variables (specifically covariance, variance, correlation and least-squares regression). This class assumes literally '''no knowledge of math''', not even basic arithmetic. But attendees will probably know at least something about math, and Tom will try to skip things that attendees already know as to not bore them. | |||
==== Notes ==== | |||
Logistical notes from Tom, in first person | |||
* I could do this on a different day too. | |||
* I've done this class many times, but I've never recorded it and put it on the internet. If people are fine being recorded, I'd like to video the class. | |||
==== Interested Attendees ==== | |||
* Timon=GCStokum | |||
* Anthony Repetto :) | |||
* you | |||
===July 27 : Binary Search: a generalization for ultra-fast optimization === | |||
Presenting: Anthony Repetto | |||
A new take on an old method, fit for solving the toughest problems in data analysis. Simple, visual explanations, discussion of applications, gathering a community of interest - the goal? To gift SudoRoom with software for individual initiatives, and generate SudoFunds through data analysis prizes on Kaggle.com. Learn, share, plan for the future! | |||
contact info: (510) 292-0200 | |||
oaklandthinktank@gmail.com | |||
===August 3: Practical Gaming === | |||
* Title of Class:Practical Gaming - Applying the Lessons of Gaming to Life | |||
** We'll look at games (all games) and gaming through the lens of applying the underlying concepts and strategies to scenarios in every-day life. This will be approached as a Self-Organized Learning Environment (SOLE), designed to be both interactive and communal - learn new ways to think about gaming and life, and share the lessons you've learned through gaming. Some games and examples will be provided, but bring your own games, too! | |||
** Some materials to get the discussion going: | |||
*** [http://www.ted.com/talks/john_hunter_on_the_world_peace_game.html John Hunter and the World Peace Game] | |||
*** [http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/collaboration/institutes/gamesinstitute.aspx Microsoft Games for Learning Institute] | |||
*** [http://www.upworthy.com/take-two-normal-people-add-money-to-just-one-of-them-and-watch-what-happens-next?c=ufb1 Rich/Poor strategy] | |||
*** [http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/magazine/15-09/ff_halo?currentPage=all Halo 3 and a new science of play] | |||
*** [http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/26/1219017/-I-am-in-awe-of-Texas-tonight Cheating tactics and making new rules - the Texas Abortion Filibuster] | |||
*** [http://www.ted.com/talks/jane_mcgonigal_gaming_can_make_a_better_world.html Gaming for a Better World] | |||
*** [http://gameful.org/ Gameful.org] | |||
*** more to come | |||
* Class Facilitator: Aaron (aaronjuchau@gmail.com) | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||
=== | ===August 10: Federated Syndicates, Auction Markets === | ||
* Title of Class: Federated Syndicates, Auction Markets | |||
* Class Facilitator: Anthony Repetto | |||
* Interested Attendees: | |||
Renounce the capitalist/socialist dichotomy! See how alternative structures for economic and political coordination could work; presented with pictures, witty sound bites. Government and markets serve to allocate resources and mediate collaboration. Our ways of doing this are two centuries old, pre-dating modern understandings of large networks and system equilibria. Mathematicians have developed 'ways to play' that avoid the corrupting pressures of kleptocratic, territorial governments, consumer-culture obsolescence, and the stranglehold of private capital. See the difference, spread the word! | |||
contact info: (510) 292-0200 | |||
oaklandthinktank@gmail.com | |||
===August 17 - Popcorn Party=== | |||
Learn how to make excellent popcorn with all sorts of wild flavors. That's right, we're going to burn some sugar. Prepare for a whole new world of carmelization, you can be the first ones to nail these flavors. We'll be making popcorn to get sudo donations. Maybe later in the evening we can have a movie night! | |||
Host: Ed edwardvuuu@gmail.com | |||
===August 24 [[Fixit Clinic]]=== | |||
* Fixit Clinic - Bring your broken, non-functioning things: electronics, appliances, computers, toys, etc. for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you disassemble and troubleshoot your device. | |||
* Class Facilitator: Steve Berl (steveberl@gmail.com) | |||
* Interested Attendees: | |||
# John | |||
# Carolyn | |||
# Emily (kid) | |||
# Melissa (kid) | |||
# Hannah (kid) | |||
# Talon (preschooler) | |||
# Falcon (baby) | |||
===August 31: Git Part 2: Hacking Sudoroom's Articles === | |||
* Together we will put Sudoroom's Articles of Association (and its revision history) into a git repo. This will be a springboard to facilitate further revising and updating of the Articles. | |||
===September 7 : The Hacker Distro === | |||
* Learn about [https://www.archlinux.org/ Arch Linux] and why it's the software hacker's DIY distro of choice! Play with real live Arch Linux machines, and install your very own with guidance and help. We may also discuss other distros, Linux in general, OS technology in general, and free software in general. All skill levels encouraged! Bring your own machine if you can, but no one turned away. Installation options can include: | * Learn about [https://www.archlinux.org/ Arch Linux] and why it's the software hacker's DIY distro of choice! Play with real live Arch Linux machines, and install your very own with guidance and help. We may also discuss other distros, Linux in general, OS technology in general, and free software in general. All skill levels encouraged! Bring your own machine if you can, but no one turned away. Installation options can include: | ||
** Live CD/USB | ** Live CD/USB | ||
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#you | #you | ||
=== | ===September 14 : Understanding DNA and Evolution -- From the sticky inside of your mouth to public internet databases === | ||
* | * Every day in the news we see weird and exciting (and maybe even worrisome) new developments -- from glow-in-the-dark rats, to printing new organs, to making viruses that cure cancer. At the center of all of the bio-explosion that is rivaling the internet is our old friend DNA, and what is called the central "dogma of biology". In this TIL, we are going to get the down and dirty working out knowledge of how all this DNA and evolution stuff really works, with some hands-on examples. You won't need any previous knowledge, but we hope that by the end you'll have enough knowledge dropped to get you started on the basics of biohacking! For the techies out there, we will finish by tying it all together into the vast public databases that are fueling the gene revolution today! | ||
We will cover: | |||
* | ** DNA, RNA, ribosomes and proteins! (Don't worry -- all those 5-dollar words will be pussycats by the end of the session) | ||
* | ** How you can see evolutionary paths encoded in our genes | ||
** How people splice and clone and make custom organisms | |||
** How you can start doing it yourself! | |||
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Praveen|Praveen]] | |||
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* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
# | #[[User:Bleeblahblue|ykciV]]: I wish! I will be out of town. D; Have fun, everyone. This is going to be amazing!! :D | ||
=== | #You! | ||
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* Class Facilitator: | |||
===September 21: SQL Injection & Prevention === | |||
* SQL Injection or "SQLi" is a one of the most dangerous, popular and fun :D web application exploits found today on the modern web. In this lesson we will cover the basics of SQL and then dive into some SQLi exploitation and mitigation techniques. A series of mock web applications will be made available for attendants to practice on. | |||
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* Class Facilitator: rhodey | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||
=== | ===September 28=== | ||
* | * Title of Class: An algorithmic tour of the brain | ||
* Class Facilitator: Anthony | |||
* Joint event with Counter Culture Labs, an introduction to a variety of brain-inspired algorithms! Experience as a brain owner is all that is required! We'll start at a conceptual level suitable for the curious layperson and go deeper into the technical details according to your interests. | |||
* CCL meetup for the event with a full description is here: [http://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/140945552/] | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||
=== | ===October 5: Follow the Money! === | ||
* Title of Class: | * Title of Class: Follow the Money! | ||
* Class Facilitator: | |||
** Join us for this class on economics and the growth and control of money in today's society. Topics covered will include the effect of taxation | |||
on economic growth, the flow of money control via commercial banks, insurance companies, and other financial intermediaries. Finally we will cover how the flow of global money affects our federal, state and local economies. | |||
* Class Facilitator: William | |||
* Interested Attendees: | * Interested Attendees: | ||
#you | #you | ||