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January 2012

Blue Hackers Meet Up

2012.January.18
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Blue Hackers MeetUp Sunday, February 12, 2012 4:00-6:30pm Jigsaw Renaissance (at the Inscape Building, 815 Seattle Blvd S, 98134) Depression, anxiety,bi-polar, Asperger’s, ADHD, and more… Hackers, makers, and geeks are not immune from mental health challenges. In fact, our subculture brings with it specific challenges related to breaking down barriers to accessing support for mental [...]

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SCoW canceled

2012.January.18

No SCoW tonight on account of…

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EverFree NW Organizing at Jigsaw Renaissance

2012.January.15

On Saturday, 2012-01-14, Jigsaw Renaissance hosted the convening team for EverFree NW, a family-friendly conference for My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.  /]*[\ ALSO:  We made arrangements for a Pony-related drawing & sculpting class! The class will be given by Mike Humes, who studies art at the Art Institute of Seattle.  Note the date!  February [...]

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SCoW Report 2012-01-11

2012.January.12

Can you believe it? Ned brought in not one, but two more oscilloscopes! I think we should diversify into some other types of scopes, such as micro-, kaleido-, or colono-. Lawrence and Danny continued their effort to transform a toaster oven into a soldering oven. Meanwhile, in the classroom: an actual class(!) Well, really just [...]

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Free Geek Seattle

2012.January.10

Free Geek Seattle met in JR’s classference room last night. They didn’t have any computers to refurbish, so it was mostly an administrative meeting (I think—I only peeked in occasionally). One member brought his two Free Geeks-in-training. They grabbed an electronics kit off the shelf and went to town.

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SCoW/Dorkbot 2012-01-04

2012.January.5

JR has been the site of Dorkbot meetings for many moons now, but last night was the first Dorkbot in the new space. Aside from a few technical difficulties with the projector, everything went well. We might need some more folding chairs, though; the unofficial head count was 38 (neck and neck with the Pony Party!). There [...]

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Property Tags (aka Parking Tickets)

2012.January.4

Ned printed up a bunch of colorful property tags. These should help us distinguish between junk and stuff people are working on. The tags are stored at the office supply shelf. Grab a few and unleash your inner meter maid. Here are a few in action:

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Membership meeting pix

2012.January.4

By the way, Roy brought in the massage chair as a fundraising device. Next time you’re in the space, plug in the chair and put in a dollar.

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