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ChinaTrip

2009-09-15T02:50:44Z

Zaius: /* People interested in going to China from 16-October-2009 through 30-October-2009: */

= Noisebridge China Trip =

My contract manufacturer for TV-B-Gone and TripGlasses and Trippy RGB Waves kits (and a few other things) has a plant in Shanghai and a plant in Ji Ning (about half way between Shanghai and Beijing) (both are SEZs -- Special Economic Zones).

Mike Zhao, an American who lives in San Rafael, but born in Shanghai, is the head of the contract manufacturer, called Etonnet. He's also a total geek, and goes to Maker Faire, and has been to Noisebridge. He's going to Shanghai and Ji Ning starting 20-October-2009, and asked me if I'd like to go, and asked if other NB people (and/or others) would like to go check out the manufacturing scene and China. Mike will return on the 27th, but I think it would be cool if the rest of us go to Beijing for a few days and check out a bit of China-ness there, as well as visit with some hacker-types at Beijing university. We will return on 3-November-2009.

'''To give a little taste of what it might be like:'''

A few months ago, Bunny, who manufactures Chumby in China, organized a trip to China to show interested people the manufacturing scene (and China). Evil Mad Scientist went along: [http://www.evilmadscientist.com/article.php/shenzhen/ Evil Mad Scientist Schenzhen trip]

The cost will be very reasonable, as these things go, and the bulk of the cost would be the plane tickets to and from China. At the moment, a round trip ticket costs $694 (SFO to Shanghai, and then Beijing to SFO). When I went last time, nice hotel rooms were about $15 per night in the part of Shanghai I stayed in, and the total cost for me besides the plane ticket was about $350.

'''Note: ''We will need to limit the trip to the first 5 people''''' other than me and Mike to buy their tickets, since we only have one large van to take us around once we get to China.

If you are interested, please add your name, below.

[[user: maltman23 | Mitch]].

= People interested in going to China from 20-October-2009 through 3-November-2009: =

'''You do not need to be a member of Noisebridge to go on this trip.'''

[[user: maltman23 | Mitch Altman]]<br/>
David Yao<br />
[[user: zaius | David Kelso]]

''please add your name here''

= How to purchase an airplane ticket for $694 (if there are any of these remaining) =

''If you want to go on this trip, I would recommend buying your airplane ticket ASAP'', since these cheap seats might not be available after today. Other seats may be available for $900 on other Airlines, such as Northwest Airlines. But it would be nicer if we all flew in together to Shanghai on the same plane.

Here's how Mitch got his plane tickets for $693.50:
* go to [http://www.kayak.com/ Kayak.com]
* Click on the "Multi-city" radio-button.
* Fill in the first two lines like this:
** From: SFO To: PVG Leave: 10/20/09 Time: Anytime
** From: PEK To: SFO Leave: 11/03/09 Time: Anytime
* Click the "Search" button.
* If cheap seats are still available, the first item on the resulting screen (after a few false screens are possibly displayed first) will be the flight from Asiana Airlines for '''$694'''.
* Click on "'''select'''", which is underneath "$694". You can use Orbitz or CheapTickets or Expedia to purchase the tickets (Kayak does not charge anything). I used CheapTickets. Click the "'''Go'''" button.
* You are redirected to the site of your choice, where you can purchase the ticket.

Maker Faire 2009 HHA

2009-05-28T10:17:02Z

Zaius:

Here are the shifts available to help out at the Huge Hardware Hacking Area for the Maker Faire.

Please edit this page to fill your name into a time slot that is not already taken. (All time slots are 4 hours.) After you fill in your name, please email me.

After adding your name to your time slot, please email me (maltman23 AT hotmail DOT com) as soon as you can with the following information:
1) The name (first and last) you want to give to the Maker Faire people when you arrive for your free "credentials" (as they're calling the passes for volunteers).
2) The 4-hour shift you want.

If all time-slots are full, please email me.

'''Saturday, 30-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''Mitch''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''Gregg Horton'', ''Rolf''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''Roy Gwinn''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''Tracy Jacobs''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''Steve Camuti''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''David Allen (But I don't care too much, could do whenever. If someone needs the slot, let me know.)''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''David Kelso''
|-
|3:30pm to 7:30pm
|''your name here''
|-
|4:30pm to 8:30pm
|''your name here''
|}

'''Sunday, 30-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''Mitch''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''Rolf''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''Steve Camuti is available to take this shift, but will relinquish it to anyone wanting it instead.''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''your name here''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''Ronald Miloh Alexander''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''Michael Toren''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''your name here''
|}

The Hardware Hacking Area is lots of fun! No soldering experience necessary. I'll show you everything you need to know.

We'll be teaching zillions of people to make cool things, and we'll be demonstrating Brain Machines to everyone (which attracts a huge, enthusiastic, curious crowd to the area!).

The Faire is open to the public between 10am and 8pm on Saturday, and between 10am and 6pm on Sunday. We'll be hopping the whole time, with 40 solder stations happening at once!

The San Francisco Maker Faire is in the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. '''Please consider getting to the Faire by means other than by car.''' Last year there was an all-day traffic jam on 101, which made it take hours (yes, plural) to get past the Faire exit. From the '''Caltrain Hilsdale Station''' it is only about a few hundred yards walk north to the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. Here is a map:
[http://tinyurl.com/hilsdalestation Hilsdale Station]

Once at the Fair Grounds, look for the registration tent. Give your name to the friendly person there, and say you're helping with Mitch's Hardware Hacking Area in the Maker Shed, and they will give you the credentials. Keep in mind that registration may take awhile if there is a line.

Please show up at the Hardware Hacking Area a few minutes before your shift starts.

The Hardware Hacking Area should be easy to find once you get into the building that is being called the Maker Shed, which is a very, very large building. The Hardware Hacking Area will be one large corner of it.

If you have any problems at all, or any questions, please give me a call on my cell phone: 415-377-5993

Mitch.

User:Zaius

2009-05-27T04:52:18Z

Zaius: /* Details */

== About ==
[[Image:zaius.jpg]]

Hi there - I'm that tall, curly haired Australian guy.

== Details ==
name: David Kelso

homepage: [[http://david.kelso.id.au]]

email: david at kelso dot id dot au

twitter: [http://twitter.com/zaius]

irc: zaius

== Interests ==
Currently, I'm working on a bunch of web projects in real estate and college portals. Check out my homepage for links.

Give me a shout if you want to talk about any of the following:
* Ruby, rails, sinatra
* Objective C, iphone apps
* Learning haskell (I'm going to the tuesday Haschool class)
* Riding (fixed gear) bikes
* Drinking beer
* AVR microcontrollers

== SSH Public Key ==
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

== adduser ==
sudo adduser --gecos 'David Kelso' zaius

User:Zaius

2009-05-27T04:51:55Z

Zaius: /* Interests */

== About ==
[[Image:zaius.jpg]]

Hi there - I'm that tall, curly haired Australian guy.

== Details ==
name: David Kelso

email: david at kelso dot id dot au

twitter: [http://twitter.com/zaius]

irc: zaius

== Interests ==
Currently, I'm working on a bunch of web projects in real estate and college portals. Check out my homepage for links.

Give me a shout if you want to talk about any of the following:
* Ruby, rails, sinatra
* Objective C, iphone apps
* Learning haskell (I'm going to the tuesday Haschool class)
* Riding (fixed gear) bikes
* Drinking beer
* AVR microcontrollers

== SSH Public Key ==
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

== adduser ==
sudo adduser --gecos 'David Kelso' zaius

User:Zaius

2009-05-27T04:51:00Z

Zaius: /* About */

== About ==
[[Image:zaius.jpg]]

Hi there - I'm that tall, curly haired Australian guy.

== Details ==
name: David Kelso

email: david at kelso dot id dot au

twitter: [http://twitter.com/zaius]

irc: zaius

== Interests ==
Currently, I'm working on a bunch of web projects. Give me a shout if you want to talk about any of the following:
* Ruby, rails, sinatra
* Objective C, iphone apps
* Learning haskell (I'm going to the tuesday Haschool class)
* Riding (fixed gear) bikes
* Drinking beer
* AVR microcontrollers

== SSH Public Key ==
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

== adduser ==
sudo adduser --gecos 'David Kelso' zaius

File:Zaius.jpg

2009-05-27T04:50:46Z

Zaius: Picture of yours truly

Picture of yours truly

User:Zaius

2009-05-27T04:50:09Z

Zaius:

== About ==
[[Image:zaius.jpg]]
Hi there - I'm that tall, curly haired Australian guy.

== Details ==
name: David Kelso

email: david at kelso dot id dot au

twitter: [http://twitter.com/zaius]

irc: zaius

== Interests ==
Currently, I'm working on a bunch of web projects. Give me a shout if you want to talk about any of the following:
* Ruby, rails, sinatra
* Objective C, iphone apps
* Learning haskell (I'm going to the tuesday Haschool class)
* Riding (fixed gear) bikes
* Drinking beer
* AVR microcontrollers

== SSH Public Key ==
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

== adduser ==
sudo adduser --gecos 'David Kelso' zaius

User:Zaius

2009-04-01T01:04:05Z

Zaius:

== SSH Public Key ==
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

== adduser ==
sudo adduser --gecos 'David Kelso' zaius

User:Zaius

2009-04-01T01:01:36Z

Zaius:

= SSH Public Key =
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4JnFvZ0feTtUcHM5w2Yb/DAXr8g8HW3di7usMO3caagO4vPiE+LZiD061/IlmdhEDccKp+rJ9aoz3SYPlGy+rjUuXITjLmYyFwG4E4UFouhZKtU0IKepCM64UU88lR6pjOBxwbli+rHLapk2jEI8ONhbQ/Jijd4kENUghMmMWb2e5fsIYC2AlMjzAiQOmeL2RwBMDRVfYtiy5HQDo7Ew== zaius rsa2048

User:Zaius

2009-04-01T01:00:22Z

Zaius: New page: = SSH Public Key = ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAQEA4KvfYo1ZWebtdqgEQQpF2lfSxf7ey8ypbTt+Qbaq+FAF/hCmvsp136Y3EERYRg6kYyBDOzASUOql6zBWj4I+tLkf0KACiR+YyuS0lPsXjouinH9xQdzWuFPyTl+JXL7u2L4Jn...