From jluciani at gmail.com Mon Feb 2 20:56:48 2009 From: jluciani at gmail.com (John Luciani) Date: Mon Feb 2 20:56:59 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Draw + Audio = Drawdio Open Source Remix using gEDA/PCB Message-ID: <608bfe540902021756p3fc60982u7f7f3e38ef9eba97@mail.gmail.com> As a simple gEDA/PCB example I did a remix of Drawdio using the ladyada schematic. The documentation file contains plots of the schematic and pcb layouts, embedded datasheets of all components used, BOM and component lists. Line items in the BOM and component list hyperlink to the appropriate datasheet. The tarball contains the schematic and PCB source files. My remix is at http://tinyurl.com/bq8pq4 (* jcl *) -- You can't create open hardware with closed EDA tools. http://www.wiblocks.com http://www.luciani.org From dorkbot at discombobulate.net Mon Feb 9 13:27:28 2009 From: dorkbot at discombobulate.net (Kevin Searle) Date: Mon Feb 9 13:28:08 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Dorkbot19 - back at ACTLab! In-Reply-To: <1233092934.6801.6.camel@localhost> References: <1233092934.6801.6.camel@localhost> Message-ID: <41489c456fa63623b9e07c46faebc8d0.squirrel@webmail.photonghoul.com> Does anyone know the presenters or schedule? Kevin On Tue, January 27, 2009 3:48 pm, Nick Pietraniec wrote: > dorkbot-austin @ UT's ACTLab > Wed. Feb 11th 2008 7:00-10:00pm > > In this building: > http://www.utexas.edu/maps/main/buildings/cmb.html > On the 4th floor studio 4B aka the ACTLab. > > Parking map: > http://www.utexas.edu/parking/maps/index.html > There are also major bus routes right in front of the building and a > bike > rack right underneath. Parking at any gray city meter is free after > 5:45pm > > --- > > Once again hosted at UT's ACTLab > http://www.actlab.utexas.edu/ > > Check out the flyer then sent over! > http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dorkbot2k9xx.jpg > > --- > > Dorkbot-austin is a regular meeting of artists (sound / image / > movement / > whatever), hackers, designers, engineers, students and other interested > parties who are involved in the creation of electronic art (in the > broadest sense of the term). > > http://www.dorkbotaustin.org > > Dorkbot is, as always, a FREE event. > ........................................................................ > .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity.......... > ......................... http://dorkbot.org ........................... > ........................................................................ From mlists at resistive.net Mon Feb 9 17:08:19 2009 From: mlists at resistive.net (Nick Pietraniec) Date: Mon Feb 9 17:08:19 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Dorkbot 19 presentations - This Wednesday Message-ID: <1234217299.2781.26.camel@localhost> Hope everyone can make it this Wednesday 2/11/09 http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2009/01/27/dorkbot19-actlab/ Tentative list from Joev over at ACTLab: D.W.'s Hugging Machine Derek's Laser Harp Ward's Electric Water Bridge Izzy's NES Controller LED device Sandy's Fan Club Aurthers Robot Cecy's ACTLab Documentary Dustin's Creature's Ashely's On Stop Motion -Nick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotaustin-blabber/attachments/20090209/d0ffe0f9/attachment.html From nick at resistive.net Tue Feb 17 15:37:03 2009 From: nick at resistive.net (Nick Pietraniec) Date: Tue Feb 17 15:36:54 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Austin Dorkbot at 2009 sxsw Message-ID: <1234903023.2401.11.camel@localhost> Hi Everyone, For the past few years, we've hosted a huge dorkbot event during SXSW interactive in brush square park just east of the convention center. We've drawn some pretty strong crowds (over 1300 last year). If you missed them, we have a lot of photos and press linked on the dorkbotaustin blog http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2007/03/23/dorkbot6-wrapup/ http://www.dorkbotaustin.org/meetings/dorkbot13 http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2008/03/26/more-dorkbot-13-coverage/ http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2008/03/16/dorkbot-sxsw-coverage-on-g4tv/ http://blog.dorkbotaustin.org/2008/03/12/dorkbot13-at-sxsw-coverage/ A lot of folks have asked if we were hosting an event again this year. We've been meeting and talking to a lot of people about potential venues and options for a 2009 event but nothing has (yet) quite panned out as we'd hoped. At this point it looks like we still have the option of brush square park but finding sponsors to help pay for tent & table rental has been a little more difficult this year than in years past. Now - in my mind, austin dorkbot's first mission is bringing dorkbot-minded people together to meet, collaborate, and, well, show off our tesla coils and blood cannons. Putting on a great show was never our primary goal, but I don't know anyone who went to one of the SXSW events and didn't have a good time (the beer might have helped). What I'm trying to say is that (while it would be unfortunate) if we don't end up having a SXSW event this year, nothing is stopping us from continuing our regular, unreliant-on-dealing-with-renting-stuff events that we've had at places like Cafe Mundi and UT. That being said, everyone enjoys a party, so I thought I'd take one last stab at a SXSW event and solicit the list of sponsorship leads. If you or someone you know might be interested in sponsoring the austin-dorkbot sxsw event, let us know at dorkbotaustin@dorkbot.org We've been a pretty visible event downtown during sxsw interactive the past few years, so it's a great opportunity for some exposure for the right company. We're looking for a fairly small amount of money as well, sxsw has given us a discount on tent rental and tables are relatively cheap. Dorkbot SXSW is, in fact, one of the more successful recurring events at SXSW Interactive. In years past, lines wrapped around the block to get in, and each event garnered local, national and international press from the likes of the BBC, NPR, G4TV, the Austin American-Statesman, and KUT. It doesn?t hurt that Dorkbot SXSW takes place immediately outside the convention center, so folks pouring out of the conference spill right into our event. Typically sponsoring SXSW events is no cheap affair because these events garner so much attention and press. SXSW loves Dorkbot, though, and generously agreed to co-sponsor our event, which lowers our sponsorship fees considerably. As a volunteer-driven, grassroots organization, Dorkbot isn?t too interested in touting itself. It just so happens we?ve hosted one of the most popular SXSW Interactive events for the last two years. You or your company, on the other hand, may want to promote itself to the public, your clients, or your employees. Dorkbot SXSW could be your vehicle to do just that. And all at a cost far less than other SXSW events. Contact us if you're interested in more details. If you don't know of anyone who might be able to sponsor but still want to help out we've got a bunch of t-shirts left over from last year's event http://www.dorkbotaustin.org/shirts If you have any questions or comments on the SXSW event, let us know by next weekend. At that point we're going to try and decide whether we want to move forward with an event at sxsw in March or if we want to move on to an April event. Thanks! -Nick -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotaustin-blabber/attachments/20090217/be14641d/attachment.html From nick at resistive.net Tue Feb 24 23:51:22 2009 From: nick at resistive.net (nick@resistive.net) Date: Tue Feb 24 23:51:37 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Dorkbot20 - SxSW - Call for artists Message-ID: <55467.71.145.140.59.1235537482.squirrel@www.resistive.net> Hi everyone, It looks like our sxsw dorkbot event is on! THANK YOU to all the folks who contacted us about sponsorship. I hope we're able to continue to move forward and make a sponsorship work out with you. If you have any questions or need details about the event, please let us know. Given the folks who've given us verbal confirmation, it's beginning to look like we won't have any trouble working out equipment rental. A tentative list off the folks who've generously offered to help support austin dorkbot - visit their websites, help us support them too! SXSW Interactive - http://sxsw.com/interactive/ Silicon Labs - https://www.silabs.com/ Mr. Data Consulting - http://www.mrdata.com/ Monstrous - http://www.monstro.us/ Make Magazine - http://www.makezine.com/ Also, thank you to everyone who contacted us with notes like "Seriously, Dorkbot is THE SXSW event that I look forward to most". Austin's got an amazing community of artists, engineers, hackers, geeks, dorks and makers and I'm very happy to be a part of it. So, with that being said, I hope you'll be able to join us for Dorkbot20 @ Brush Sq. Park Saturday, March 14 6-8 pm Current presenters include: * ArcAttack - Singing Tesla Coils http://www.arcattack.com/ * Operation Playmate http://www.myspace.com/operationplaymate * Phil Macnutt - Homebuilt Analog Synthesizer http://www.philmacnutt.com/siterrt/Analog_Modular.html * Bleep Labs http://bleeplabs.com/ * First Lego League http://www.usfirst.org/what/fll/default.aspx?id=390 * and... you? Sending out a call for artists. If you've got a project you'd like to show off or a local group you want to promote at the SxSW event, contact us! We can set you up with a table or speaking time. Let us know! Lastly, Dorkbot20 is a SXSW interactive event. In order to get in you must RSVP to get on our guestlist. RSVP (Option 1): Join the dorkbot-austin announce list (all dorkbot-austin announcelist members have automatic RSVP+1) RSVP (Option 2): Log in with a yahoo ID and click "I'm going" here - http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/1904017 See you in March! -Nick From dorkbot at jonl.otherinbox.com Sat Feb 28 10:23:51 2009 From: dorkbot at jonl.otherinbox.com (dorkbot@jonl.otherinbox.com) Date: Sat Feb 28 10:22:44 2009 Subject: [dorkbotaustin-blabber] Dorkbot20 - SxSW - Call for artists Message-ID: <200902281523.n1SFNoiv030164@box7.911domain.com> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://music.columbia.edu/pipermail/dorkbotaustin-blabber/attachments/20090228/371d354a/attachment-0001.html