[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Re: Scandinavian Dorkbots

[Michael Bunsen]

Thanks for the feedback!

I met up with Alie Rose in Copenhagen who started a new school this year
that looks rad:
http://ciid.dk/education/pilot-year
David Mellis (of Arduino fame) is on the faculty. I gave them a true
Dorkboard PCB board as a present!

I am in Berlin now --I know it's not Scandinavia but thanks for the pointers
Jason! I tried to go a workshop listed on the pickledfeet.com site. No one
was home, but I left another hello from Dorkbot PDX in the mail slot.

I also went to C-Base (c-base.org), a venue desingned to feel like a
spaceship. The walls are covered in motherboards and a few interactive
gadgets like a hand scanner.  There are speakers placed around the place
playing ambient sound effects, etc as well. Honestly I think such a venue in
Portland could be pulled off even better. With doors that open to Paul's
nintendo controller lock and freeduino controlled bathrooms. Yeah?

Awesome work reverse engering the LCD screens Paul! I'd love to try and
display some animation on it.

Michael



On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 6:10 PM, Michael Bunsen <notbot at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am taking a trip across the Atlantic tomorrow and am going to be hitting
> some cities that supposedly have dorkbot user groups. I know it's late
> notice, but if anyone has any ideas about how to take advantage of the
> opportunity, I am open! At the least I plan on taking a sample dorkboard and
> benito. Here are some places I am headed:
>
> coppenhagen - http://dorkbotcph.dk/
> stockholm - http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotsthlm
> berlin - http://dorkbot.org/dorkbotbln
> amsterdam
>
> Leaving for the airport at 2pm on Sept. 9. Hopefully I'll have somethings
> for the flickr or vimeo groups!
>
> Michael
>
> P.S. Just in case people are interested in that electricity workshop idea
> -- can we save it until October?
>
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