[sudo-discuss] Fwd: programming classes for kids -- need input on a venue!

[rusty lindgren]

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

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: rusty lindgren <rustylindgren at 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 at 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-III-SATA-15GB-2-5-Industrial-/200899701870?pt=US_Solid_State_Drives&hash=item2ec68e2c6e

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 at 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 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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 at 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 at inputoutput.io>wrote:
>>
>>> 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:
>>> > 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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Cheers,

Rusty Lindgren
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Cheers,

Rusty Lindgren
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