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

Wed Feb 27 10:22:24 PST 2013

Hi everyone,

I've added this to the agenda and will bring it up this evening as Rusty
might not be able to make it.

- Marina

On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:09 AM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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>
> Rusty Lindgren
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