Re: [ajug-iot] Book club style engineering/hack club

Summers wrote:
> My roommates have a monthly book club. They read a book and then
> get together to have snacks and discuss it. I was wondering if
> people would be interested in doing something similar except with
> technology/hacking.
>
> The idea would be is we have a monthly topic we can work with.
> The topic could be anything from stupid FPGA tricks (hardware,
> low level, etc), node.js tricks (something purely software),
> drones (cheap toys), etc. At the end of the month we get together,
> show off some cool things we did, discuss the technology, have
> some snacks, and then start over for the next month.
>
> Anyone interested?

I'm interested. I have been accumulating Arduino and Raspberry Pi
starter kits. I could do a presentation on these to give people an
idea of how to get started tinkering on a budget. I can also bring
along test equipment such as meters, an oscilloscope, and an old
logic analyzer in case anyone needs help debugging their work.

As for toys, I recently ordered some spider-like remote controlled
robots for terrorizing my cats. One shoots foam darts and the other
shoots foam discs. One of the Arduino kits mentioned above is also
a 4-wheel drive vehicle. Should be fun.

-- 
Phil Harbison


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