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User:Myself

2016-01-22T04:19:37Z

Myself: Hey, my login still works, I can update this!

[[Image:Nate-dustpan.jpg]]

I'm [https://www.i3detroit.org/wiki/User:Nbezanson Nate]. I'm from Detroit. While I was in town, I worked on on shelving, storage, organization, and general physical infrastructure for HacDC. I built the shelves above the sink and behind the door in the old space, and I built the elevating whiteboard/screen setup at the front of the room. I'm back in Detroit now, but hope to visit again soon.

Since leaving HacDC, I tried and failed to start [https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/The_Detroit_Facility one] hackerspace in Detroit, but got involved in [https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/I3_Detroit another] which is [https://www.i3detroit.org/wiki/In_the_Media pretty big now]. HacDC members are welcome to swing by and meet us, if you're in the area.

==Experience and expertise==
* Telecomm
** Central-office installation practices
** Digital cross-connects
** SONET
** CDMA cellular infrastructure
* General electronics
** Kit-building
** Laptop modding
* Ham radio
** Extra-class license holder, just because
** Never made a contact under part-97 rules
** Part-15 has plenty of fun toys, thanks
* Vehicle electronics stuff
** CANbus et al.

==Motivations==
* Bragging rights
* Deadlines
* Elegance

==Kryptonite==
* Paperwork
* Dietary fat
* High expectations
* Gravity

==Favorite stuff==
* My bookmarks: [[http://del.icio.us/myself248/]]

[[Category:Friends]]

Category:What I Stole

2008-12-22T18:17:32Z

Myself: taking a tape deck

<h2>Items Borrowed from the HacDC Space</h2>
(Linked to from [[Items Borrowed from the HacDC Space]] for indexing purposes.)

December 6, 2008 - [[User:Hasufin]] (hasufin@gmail.com)
 - Espresso machine

August 7, 2008 - [[User:Ben|Ben]] 
- Beginning Electronics book

June 19, 2008 - Tim Ball (timball@tux.org) / Richard Bewley (rbewley@gmail.com) - Not Returned / Outstanding 
- 1x Lineman's handset

June 30, 2008 - Q (andrew@i11industries.com) - 
- 1x Digital Multimeter (Yellow) 

July 25, 2008 - Q (andrew@i11industries.com) - 
 Nov 13, 2008 Mac G4 usb keyboards (x2) - member28 

June 1, 2008 - Tino (oberoc@yahoo.com) - 
Small Form Factor PCs book 

December 22, 2008 - [[User:Myself|Nate]] - 
JC Penney component stereo cassette deck 

<h2>Items Returned to the HacDC Space</h2>
June 15, 2008 - Tino (oberoc@yahoo.com) - 
Small Form Factor PCs book 

July 25, 2008 - Q (andrew@i11industries.com) - 
- Reflow Station

Door Entry Project

2008-12-18T22:34:01Z

Myself: /* Current plans */

Note that, as a point of distinction from the [[Physical Access Control Project]], this project's scope includes the whole [http://www.saintstephensdc.org/ church], its staff and tenants.

There was a meeting in the space at 1pm on Saturday, 6 December 2008 to start prototyping the Asterisk back-end.

Discussion is taking place on [http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/reddoor_hacdc.org the red door mailing list].

= Current plans =

As per a discussion Nate had with Brian on Tuesday, December 16th, here are the current plans:

Requirement: the person doing the unlocking must see the guest before opening the door. So, unlocking by phone is not permissible. Either get video on screen, or just walk downstairs and see 'em through the window.

Outside: All that's needed is a camera, a keypad, and a place Brian can stick a printed directory page. Two-way audio (speakerphone at the outside panel) would be nice too but isn't a strict requirement. The video will be served to the internet over St. Stephen's internet connection.

When a guest dials a suite number: (which will be a 1 or 2 digit number, probably followed by the star or pound key) The system should place a call over the PSTN to ring whoever's associated with that space. The suite-number-to-phone-number lookup table will be maintained by Brian.

When the phone is answered: It'd be nice to have two-way audio to the panel, so the answerer can talk to the guest and ascertain who they are. BUT UNLOCKING CANNOT BE DONE BY PHONE. See "requirement", above.

To unlock the door: The answerer (or anyone else) can just walk downstairs and open the door, OR pull up video over the web, and after having visually confirmed the guest's identity, the answerer can enter their PIN on the website and unlock the door that way. So the webserver will need a copy of the PIN database, or will need to forward all attempts to some other device to try them.

Any authorized user can just enter their PIN at the keypad and let themself in, of course. (Yeah, I know that's not a word. Bite me, English language!)

Caveat: The answerer could just tell their PIN to the guest over the phone, couldn't they? To prevent this, and enforce the face-view requirement, perhaps the keypad could refuse to accept PINs for a while after dialing a suite number.

Ideally: Video from the panel camera will be split, so it can be digitized by the web video server AND by the surveillance recorder in Brian's office, which is NOT connected to the internet.

[[Category:Ongoing Projects]]

Door Entry Project

2008-12-18T20:46:59Z

Myself: added requirements from Tuesday's convo

Note that, as a point of distinction from the [[Physical Access Control Project]], this project's scope includes the whole [http://www.saintstephensdc.org/ church], its staff and tenants.

There was a meeting in the space at 1pm on Saturday, 6 December 2008 to start prototyping the Asterisk back-end.

Discussion is taking place on [http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/reddoor_hacdc.org the red door mailing list].

= Current plans =

As per a discussion Nate had with Brian on Tuesday, December 16th, here are the current plans:

Requirement: the person doing the unlocking must see the guest before opening the door. So, unlocking by phone is not permissible. Either get video on screen, or just walk downstairs and see 'em through the window.

Outside: All that's needed is a camera, a keypad, and a place Brian can stick a printed directory page. Two-way audio (speakerphone at the outside panel) would be nice too but isn't a strict requirement.

When a guest dials a suite number: (which will be a 1 or 2 digit number, probably followed by the star or pound key) Our system should place a call over the PSTN to ring whoever's associated with that space. The suite-number-to-phone-number lookup table will be maintained by Brian.

When the phone is answered: It'd be nice to have two-way audio to the panel, so the answerer can talk to the guest and ascertain who they are. BUT UNLOCKING CANNOT BE DONE BY PHONE. See "requirement", above.

To unlock the door: The answerer (or anyone else) can just walk downstairs and open the door, OR pull up video over the web, and after having visually confirmed the guest's identity, the answerer can enter their PIN on the website and unlock the door that way.

Any authorized user can just enter their PIN at the keypad and let themself in, of course. (Yeah, I know that's not a word. Bite me, English language!)

Caveat: The answerer could just tell their PIN to the guest over the phone, couldn't they? To prevent this, and enforce the face-view requirement, perhaps the keypad could refuse to accept PINs for a while after dialing a suite number.

Ideally: Video from the panel camera will be split, so it can be digitized by the web video server AND by the surveillance recorder in Brian's office, which is NOT connected to the internet.

[[Category:Ongoing Projects]]

Diagrams
[[Media:Base_Diagram.jpg]]
[[Media:Person_with_entry_code.jpg]]
[[Media:Person_without_entrycode.jpg]]

Amateur radio

2008-12-18T20:29:13Z

Myself: signing my own edits from when I wasn't logged in

I would like to start an amateur radio night. I'm thinking Wednesday nights, if there aren't (as yet unpublished) plans for that night. I hear Elliot's into it, and maybe others.

I'd like to set up a repeater here at the space. --(Celtikill)

I too think HacDC would be a great place for a repeater, an IRLP node, a weather station, and/or a zillion other fun things. Put Radio Night on the calendar, blog about it, and see who shows up!

Going forward, try to make contact with some ham [[http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/club/clubsearch.phtml?zip=20010&selzip=Show+clubs+near+ZIP+location&dist=20 clubs]] in the area, to see about sharing equipment / expertise / members.

--[[User:Myself|Myself]] 23:38, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

[[Category:Proposed_Projects]]

When I first read this, I was thinking radio station, and was going to point out the local amateur radio station. And then I decided that I was going to point it out anyways - because I can see an interesting friendship developing over time. I can put HacDC in contact with people there if it is ever desired.
* [http://www.radiocpr.com/home.html RadioCPR]

David

Perhaps this page, or perhaps the entire hobby of amateur radio, fails to make clear the distinction between "the amateur radio service" (licensed under part 97 of the FCC rules), and "low-power broadcasting", which is something completely different. Hams can't broadcast. We transmit, but only for the purpose of communicating with other amateurs. We're prohibited from broadcasting to the general public. Music is forbidden on the amateur bands, for instance. We should also consider low-power broadcasting, but this page is about ham radio. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 20:29, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

Workshop Configuration

2008-12-18T17:15:11Z

Myself:

= Renovation Effort =

On Saturday, 20 December 2008, [[User:Myself|Nate]] is coordinating an intensive effort to renovate the basement workshop-to-be space. Sign up here for a shift (maximum two people in addition to [[User:Myself|Nate]]). If you are wiki-illiterate, just leave a comment somewhere on this page and we'll add you to the table below.

{| border="1"
|-
! Time Slot !! Helper One !! Helper Two
|-
| 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. || ||
|-
| 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. || ||
|-
| 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. || ||
|}

= Paint removal =

The walls are covered in pretty nasty old paint, much of which is already flaking off. We presume at least some layers contain lead. Wirebrushes and scrapers are the preferred tool to remove this without turning it to powder in the process.

= Asbestos encapsulation =

A large steam pipe runs the length of the room, near the ceiling. It is wrapped in mineral wool insulation, presumed to be asbestos. The EPA has changed its tune on this in recent years, and now recommends professional contractors be used for even the most minor of repairs, but I (Nate) am comfortable following the old guidelines, to encapsulate the fibers with latex paint, which is very effective at keeping them from getting into the air.

= Safety gear =

We have Tyvek bunny-suits, half-mask respirators, goggles, and shoe covers. These should keep most of the nasty off your skin, but plan to go home and shower after your shift anyway. Can't be too careful.

= Electrical Power =

[[User:Myself|Nate]] says:
:It appears that all the nearby distribution panels are maxed out and many already host more than their share of double "cheater" breakers, so running new circuits would involve adding a sub-panel off the main, which is relatively distant. This would cost a chunk of change.

:Alternatively, we can try to add outlets in our room that're served by a few neighboring circuits, so we'd be unlikely to blow breakers just by running a few tools at the same time as a dust extractor. This is the low-hanging fruit and seems reasonable. The church has a local electrician who they've worked with before, who only charges $75/hr, who would likely be amenable to letting us do the bulk of the work ourselves and just performing final hookup himself.

:On the plus side, being below grade and having no significant sun exposure, the room stays pretty cool in summer, and Brian doesn't think an air conditioner would be necessary unless we were running some pretty heavy duty equipment down there for long periods.

[[Category:Space Configuration]]

Conferences

2008-08-20T00:52:04Z

Myself: added Penguicon

{|border="1"
|+ Upcoming Conferences of Interest
! What !! When !! Where !! Who's going !! Running a [[Hackersmart]]?
|-
| [http://www.dragoncon.org/ dragon*con]
| Aug 29th - Sept 1st, 2008
| Atlanta, GA
|
|
|-
| [http://www.toorcon.org/ ToorCon]
| late September 2008
| San Diego, CA
| Nick?
|
|-
| [http://makerfaire.com/austin/2008/ Maker Faire Austin]
| October 18th and 19th, 2008
| Austin, TX
| [[User:Ben|Ben]]?, [[User:rmadams|Mark]]?
| [[User:rmadams|Mark]]
|-
| [http://phreaknic.info Phreaknic 12]
| October 24th - 25th, 2008
| Nashville, TN
| [[User:Timball|timball]], rattle (at least)
|
|-
| [http://www.pumpcon.org/ PumpCon] (invite-only)
| October 24-26, 2008
| Philadelphia, PA
| [[User:Q|Q]]
|
|-
| [http://www.ccc.de/congress/ Chaos Communication Congress]
| December 27-30, 2008
| Berlin, Germany
|
|
|-
| [http://www.shmoocon.org/ ShmooCon]
| February 6-8, 2009
| Washington, DC
| [[User:Katie|Katie]], [[User:Timball|timball]], ...
|
|-
| [http://en.oreilly.com/et2009/public/content/home O'Reilly Emerging Tech]
| March 9-12, 2009
| San Jose, CA
|
|
|-
| [http://www.notacon.org/ Notacon]
| April 16th - 19th, 2009
| Cleveland, OH
| [[user:Myself|Nate]]
|
|-
| [http://www.penguicon.org/ Penguicon 7.0]
| May 1 - 3, 2009
| Romulus (Detroit), MI
| [[user:Myself|Nate]]
|
|-
| [http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2009/ National Educational Computing Conference]
| June 28 - July 1, 2009
| Washington, DC
| Kevin?
|
|-
| [http://www.defcon.org/ Defcon]
| summer 2009
| Las Vegas, NV
|
|
|-
| [http://linuxsymposium.org/ Linux Symposium]
| summer 2009
| Montréal, QC
| [[User:timball|timball]], maybe [[User:Katie|Katie]]
|
|-
| [http://www.summercon.org/ summercon]
| summer 2009
| ???
| [[User:timball|timball]]
|
|}

HacDC Museum

2008-08-08T20:32:07Z

Myself: editing collection for safety

The discussion list for this project is [http://hacdc.org/mailman/listinfo/museum_hacdc.org museum@hacdc.org].

= Proposal =

With the recent ''-redacted for privacy review-'' [[donation]], it's obvious that HacDC is now the recipient of some unusual, historical, and unique items. To honor Mr. ''-redacted-'''s memory and preserve the unique nature of his gift, I propose to create The HacDC Museum of Technology, and within the museum the ''-redacted-'' Collection of Telephony, curated by HacDC membership.

Because of space concerns, I envision a locked storage box to collect artifacts suitable for the museum that are off-limit for use in projects, but available for examination and research by the membership. Because a storage box is not precisely the ideal for a burgeoning museum, items will be photographed, videod, catalogued, and available to the general public via a website or wiki.

As an organization, HacDC has designated several areas of concentration. The museum will fulfill several of the specific purposes of the [[Bylaws]], including:

* Collaborate on all forms of technology, culture and craft in new and interesting ways.
* Apply the results of its work to specific cultural, charitable and scientific causes.
* Freely share its research and discoveries, using what is learned to teach others.

Initial items for the collection include:

* Lineman's handsets
* Blue Box
* AT&T Reference Manuals
* Historical Books
* Korean War Era Military Field Phone (working condition, sound great over 1000' of wire)
* Slide Rules

= History =

[[User:Ben|Ben Stanfield]] proposed this project. 
As this project required specific earmarking of present HacDC resources subject to the discretion of its participants, it required membership approval. 
This project was approved at the June 17, 2008 member meeting.

[[Category:Ongoing_Projects]]

User:Myself

2008-08-07T20:03:46Z

Myself: updating to reflect that I'm back home now.

[[Image:Nate-dustpan.jpg]]

I'm Nate. I'm from Detroit. While I was in town, I worked on on shelving, storage, organization, and general physical infrastructure for HacDC. I built the shelves above the sink and behind the door, and I built the whiteboard/screen setup at the front of the room. I'm back in Detroit now, but hope to visit again soon.

While I'm home, I'm trying to get the [[http://www.detroitfacility.org Detroit Facility]] up and running. HacDC members are welcome to swing by and meet us, if you're in the area.

==Experience and expertise==
* Telecomm
** Central-office installation practices
** Digital cross-connects
** SONET
** CDMA cellular infrastructure
* General electronics
** Kit-building
** Laptop modding
* Ham radio
** Extra-class license holder, just because
** Never made a contact under part-97 rules
** Part-15 has plenty of fun toys, thanks

==Motivations==
* Bragging rights
* Deadlines
* Elegance

==Kryptonite==
* Paperwork
* Dietary fat
* High expectations
* Gravity

==Favorite stuff==
* My bookmarks: [[http://del.icio.us/myself248/]]

[[Category:Members]]

Talk:Single Expenditure and Reimbursement Policy

2008-08-07T19:58:34Z

Myself: /* Strong oppose. This is a hacker space, not Model UN. */ new section

I think this is a horrible idea! Libera me... Free me! We need a free and open membership with power to create, build, and change the world. Creating little power structures is only going to limit the potential and opportunity for the membership.

And, we are creating a system that allows limitless possibilities... let's keep building that and focus on innovation, leaving behind us rules and regulations.

Richard Bewley,
Donor

== Strong oppose. This is a hacker space, not Model UN. ==

The proposal uses the euphemism "quickly organized projects" to refer to everything the space has ever done. The opposite of a "quickly organized project" is not, as it would seem, a "project with advance notice". Rather, it is a "project with advance notice at least one quorum-achieving meeting prior to its start, administrative overhead, and a papermonger to ride herd over the whole thing".

I like to remind people how expensive volunteer labor really is. It's also fickle. This policy would have the effect of biasing the process ''towards'' those members who revel in paperwork, and ''against'', well, everyone who's ever actually ''accomplished anything'' for HacDC.

By my reading, if this policy had been in place from the beginning:

'''No shelves would have been built.''' Not only did the total expense for lumber and hardware (and the circular saw) exceed $100, but it was all purchased in drips and drabs when the need for it became apparent. Even supposing that there HAD been frequent quora to approve budgets, I wouldn't have undertaken the project because I am allergic to paperwork. If you find someone else who has a fondness for administrivia, a hand for carpentry, ''and'' a few hundred hours a month to dedicate to HacDC, by all means, send 'em over.

'''The Patent Examiner's stuff would've been passed up.''' Renting the van was a chunk of change, and I believe it was reimbursed. (I'm not sure of that, however.) Regardless, it came out of nowhere on very short notice, and no instant quorum was available to approve it.

'''HackersMart would not have happened.''' Yes, the idea was mentioned some time in advance of HOPE. But it didn't take clear enough shape to actually put together a budget for it until much later. Purchasing parts was ''already'' delayed so far that one order didn't arrive in time, and that's with no additional paperwork overhead. The pegboard display wall wouldn't have been built, since I didn't know what it would consist of until I was halfway done building it. And did you notice that the pegboard was carefully sized for reuse, enabling the [[Components Store]] display wall to pop up with zero additional purchases? I think that's good value for money, but I wouldn't have done it if there'd been hoops to jump through. Who would have?

Again, this policy would restrict such activity to only those individuals who can write up a detailed and complete BoM prior to beginning work. So far, I think everything that's actually benefitted the space has been done by individuals and in circumstances that this policy would block.

'''Bureaucrats beget bureaucracy.''' I oppose this trend as strongly as an absentee member can. Every bit of effort, every speck of sawdust, every drop of sweat I shed on behalf of HacDC is insulted by this proposal. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 19:58, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Talk:Components Store

2008-08-07T18:17:28Z

Myself: logging in and taking credit for my previous anonymous edit

I ''really'' don't want to bureaucratize this, but how has it been decided what subset of our inventory is for sale? - [[User:Katie|Katie]] 19:25, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

Fiat. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 06:41, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

== We don't need hookup wire! ==

TC, you might not have noticed that, on my last visit, I brought down two sizable hanks of telco wire. One bunch is 24AWG, one bunch is 22AWG. It's all multipair, twisted to cat-3 spec (so it's easy to untwist), tinned copper, with color-coded jackets following the modern telco scheme. I think there's around a dozen feet of each, which multiplied by the number of pairs in the jacket, works out to many hundreds of feet of wire. The bulk of it is stored on the floor in a heavy triwall corrugated box labeled "WIRE", and there are some smaller bits pulled out of the outer jacket, sitting in the small plastic shoebox behind the door, also labeled "WIRE". Check it out! [[User:Myself|Myself]] 18:17, 7 August 2008 (UTC)

Components Store

2008-07-30T16:54:38Z

Myself: work in progress save, will continue tonight

A sizable inventory of electronic components was purchased for [[Hackersmart]], with the goal that the unsold portion thereof would seed HacDC's electronics lab. This has come to pass, and the components are arranged on a pegboard by the soldering desk. This page is to explain what's available, how much it costs, where to get more, and as a place to request additions to the store.

Pricing is intended to cover our cost and shipping, and to make the store self-sustaining like the fridge. These are internal "member's prices", and may not reflect what we charge at conferences, where there's an understanding that purchases actively help HacDC.

=== Cash Register Departments ===
{| border="1"
! Department !! Stuff
|-
| 1 || Canned drinks
|-
| 2 || Bottled water
|-
| 3 || Gatorade
|-
| 4 || Other drinks/snacks
|-
| 5 || Tipjar into register
|-
| 6 || Passives (resistors/caps/LEDs/crystals/inductors)
|-
| 7 || Wire, battery holders, switches, relays, connectors, sockets
|-
| 8 || Protoboards (breadboards), perfboards, clipleads
|-
| 9 || ICs except microcontrollers
|-
| 10 || Microcontrollers and dev kits
|-
| 11 || Specialty (LCDs, sensors, polyfuses)
|-
| 12 || Kits
|-
| 13 || Cables
|-
| 14 || Tools
|-
| 15 || Optical media, flash memory, CF adapters, memory readers
|-
| 16 || Services / misc
|}

=== Current Inventory ===
{| border="1"
! Component !! Supplier !! partno !! our cost !! retail price !! department
|-
| resistors || Mouser/BG || partno || 1.4c ($2.95 for 200) || 2c || 6
|-
| trim pots || All Electronics || TPK-100 / TPK-100k || 10c || 25c || 6
|-
| 0.1uF 'decoupling' caps || Mouser || K104K15X7RF53H5 || 5c || 5c || 6
|-
| 4.7uF capacitors || Mouser || partno || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| 47uF capacitors || All Electronics || partno || 4c || 5c || 6
|-
| Misc caps (grab box) || Goldmine || G3060 || 1c? || 5c || 6
|-
| 35uH inductors || Goldmine || G16521 || 35c || 50c || 6
|-
| Red/Grn/Yel 3mm LEDs || MPJA || 15101/15102/15103 OP || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| Red/Grn/Yel 5mm LEDs || MPJA || 15108/15308/15309 OP || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| Aqua LEDs || Goldmine || G16645 || 25c || 50c || 6
|-
| Infrared LEDs || supplier || partno || cost || price || 6
|-
| Ultraviolet LEDs || supplier || partno || cost || price || 6
|-
| 12MHz crystal || Goldmine || G3840 || 1.50 || 2.00 || 6
|-
| 1xAA holder || Mouser ||
|}

=== Suppliers: ===

[[http://www.mouser.com Mouser]] and [[http://www.digikey.com Digi-Key]] are the "big guns" of the hobbyist and small professional electronics market, with breathtaking inventories, fast order fulfillment, and sophisticated websites. Digi-Key adds a handling fee to orders under $25.

[[http://www.mpja.com Marlin P. Jones & Associates]] is a smaller web retailer specializing in power supplies, but with a fair assortment of other stuff too. Their prices on breadboards are hard to beat. (Thanks [[http://serialwombat.com/ Jon]] for that tip!)

[[http://www.allelectronics.com/ All Electronics]] has been in the surplus electronics game for a long time, with a small newsprint catalog that's a staple in many geeks' bathrooms. As with any surplus dealer, their inventory is constantly in flux, and sometimes they have really amazing deals.

[[http://www.bgmicro.com/ B.G. Micro]] (known pre-9/11 as "The Electronics Mecca", now calls itself "The Electronics Supplier") is a small mostly-surplus dealer whose bright yellow catalog offers Texas humor mixed with eyestrain. Their shopping cart software is chaotic evil, but they have great prices, particularly on industrial stuff like thermal fuses and zener diodes.

[[http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/ Electronics Goldmine]] has a better selection of motors, magnets, and boxes than almost anyone else. They offer "GoldPaks", grab-bags and assortments of surplus (sometimes take-outs) hardware, some of which are so-so deals and some of which are simply jawdropping.

[[Category:Ongoing Projects]]

Components Store

2008-07-30T07:33:31Z

Myself: work-in-progress save

A sizable inventory of electronic components was purchased for [[Hackersmart]], with the goal that the unsold portion thereof would seed HacDC's electronics lab. This has come to pass, and the components are arranged on a pegboard by the soldering desk. This page is to explain what's available, how much it costs, where to get more, and as a place to request additions to the store.

Pricing is intended to cover our cost and shipping, and to make the store self-sustaining like the fridge. These are internal "member's prices", and may not reflect what we charge at conferences, where there's an understanding that purchases actively help HacDC.

{| border="1"
|+ Cash Register Departments
! Department !! Stuff
|-
| 1 || Canned drinks
|-
| 2 || Bottled water
|-
| 3 || Gatorade
|-
| 4 || Other drinks/snacks
|-
| 5 || Tipjar into register
|-
| 6 || Passives (resistors/caps/LEDs/crystals/inductors)
|-
| 7 || Wire, battery holders, switches, relays, connectors, sockets
|-
| 8 || Protoboards (breadboards), perfboards, clipleads
|-
| 9 || ICs except microcontrollers
|-
| 10 || Microcontrollers and dev kits
|-
| 11 || Specialty (LCDs, sensors, polyfuses)
|-
| 12 || Kits
|-
| 13 || Cables
|-
| 14 || Tools
|-
| 15 || Optical media, flash memory, CF adapters, memory readers
|-
| 16 || Services / misc
|}

{| border="1"
|+Current Inventory
! Component !! Supplier !! partno !! our cost !! retail price !! department
|-
| resistors || Mouser/BG || partno || 1.4c ($2.95 for 200) || 2c || 6
|-
| trim pots || All Electronics || TPK-100 / TPK-100k || 10c || 25c || 6
|-
| 0.1uF 'decoupling' caps || Mouser || K104K15X7RF53H5 || 5c || 5c || 6
|-
| 4.7uF capacitors || Mouser || partno || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| 47uF capacitors || All Electronics || partno || 4c || 5c || 6
|-
| Misc caps (grab box) || Goldmine || G3060 || 1c? || 5c || 6
|-
| 35uH inductors || Goldmine || G16521 || 35c || 50c || 6
|-
| Red/Grn/Yel 3mm LEDs || MPJA || 15101/15102/15103 OP || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| Red/Grn/Yel 5mm LEDs || MPJA || 15108/15308/15309 OP || 2c || 5c || 6
|-
| Aqua LEDs || Goldmine || G16645 || 25c || 50c || 6
|-
| Infrared LEDs || supplier || partno || cost || price || 6
|-
| Ultraviolet LEDs || supplier || partno || cost || price || 6
|-
|}

=== Suppliers: ===

[[http://www.mouser.com Mouser]] and [[http://www.digikey.com Digi-Key]] are the "big guns" of the hobbyist and small professional electronics market, with breathtaking inventories, fast order fulfillment, and sophisticated websites. Digi-Key adds a handling fee to orders under $25.

[[http://www.mpja.com Marlin P. Jones & Associates]] is a smaller web retailer specializing in power supplies, but with a fair assortment of other stuff too. Their prices on breadboards are hard to beat. (Thanks [[http://serialwombat.com/ Jon]] for that tip!)

[[http://www.allelectronics.com/ All Electronics]] has been in the surplus electronics game for a long time, with a small newsprint catalog that's a staple in many geeks' bathrooms. As with any surplus dealer, their inventory is constantly in flux, and sometimes they have really amazing deals.

[[http://www.bgmicro.com/ B.G. Micro]] (known pre-9/11 as "The Electronics Mecca", now calls itself "The Electronics Supplier") is a small mostly-surplus dealer whose bright yellow catalog offers Texas humor mixed with eyestrain. Their shopping cart software is chaotic evil, but they have great prices, particularly on industrial stuff like thermal fuses and zener diodes.

[[http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/ Electronics Goldmine]] has a better selection of motors, magnets, and boxes than almost anyone else. They offer "GoldPaks", grab-bags and assortments of surplus (sometimes take-outs) hardware, some of which are so-so deals and some of which are simply jawdropping.

[[Category:Ongoing Projects]]

Components Store

2008-07-30T07:03:56Z

Myself: work-in-progress save in case browser gets stupid again

Talk:Components Store

2008-07-30T06:41:07Z

Myself:

Hackersmart

2008-07-30T05:41:04Z

Myself: Deep down, everyone's a Ferengi.

HacDC ran [http://wiki.hope.net/index.php/HackersMart HackersMart, The Hackers Convenience Store], during The Last HOPE. Designed to be a "one stop shop" for things attendees might need and might not be readily available (especially at night), it's a way to raise money for HacDC and provide a service to conference goers. In the future, Hackersmart will be traveling to other [[Conferences]].

== Hackersmart Lessons Learned ==

=== Preparation ===

* Make sure everyone knows how to operate the cash register.
* When members are scheduling their travel to and from the event, have them take into account the time it will take to set up and tear down the Hackersmart, including hauling and loading boxes.
* Bring only labeled boxes. Keep things sorted as much as possible throughout the event. Confusion leads to lost sales.
* New customers are like razor-toothed gree worms. They can be succulent, but sometimes they bite back.

=== Inventory ===

* Keep a notepad upon which to record requests. Every time someone asks for something you don't have, even if it seems like an item you'd never consider carrying, write it down. Future business ideas start here.
* Establish a dedicated separate spot for "employees" to leave their crap so it doesn't get mistaken for inventory. Especially on Sunday as people check out of their rooms, crap piles up.

=== Pricing ===
* Price everything clearly, or mark "make-offer" items as such.
* Get someone familiar with each item to price it. If there's something unique about an otherwise mundane-looking item, that familiar person should write it down so that, if they're not available when a customer wants to haggle, those who ''are'' available don't unknowingly let it go too cheap.
* Giving things away can sometimes be much more profitable than selling them. Handing someone a pair of two-cent LEDs and saying "don't worry about it" usually got a few quarters or sometimes a whole dollar thrown in the tipjar.

Components Store

2008-07-28T06:23:56Z

Myself: preliminary, will complete later

HacDC has a nice inventory of electronic components now, mostly arranged on a pegboard by the soldering desk. This page is to explain what's available, how much it costs, where to get more, and as a place to request additions to the store.

Current Inventory:
{| border="1"
| Component || Supplier || partno || our cost || retail price || department
|-
| resistors || Mouser or BG Micro || partno || 1.4c ($2.95 for 200) || 2c || 6
|-
| capacitors || Mouser || partno || 5c || 6
|}

Ongoing Projects

2008-07-28T03:52:44Z

Myself:

== Ongoing Projects ==

* [[HacDC Intranet Server]]: An Intranet server provides an on-site platform for interfacing HacDC-specific devices or scripts or files.

* [[HacDC Multi-touch device]]: Build a multi-touch display interface so that it can become a user interface for future HacDC project

* [[Physical Access Control Project]]: Doors, Locks, and their Control

* [[Python Sprint Project]]:

* [[Stuff]]: HacDC has lots of stuff. More stuff is always coming in. HacDC has a limited amount of space. Some stuff has to go out.

* [[Components Store]]: Since the honor-system soda stock in the fridge is working so well, we now have a stock of electronic components that works the same way.

* [[Vast VU Meter]]: Take a row of windows in the building and place lamps in them to form a vertical bar VU meter showing the volume of the radio station's broadcast.

Suggested Classes

2008-07-27T23:41:21Z

Myself:

== I'd like to learn... ==

* how to make short-pinned locks for practicing [[Locksport]] -[[User:Katie|Katie]] 15:40, 23 July 2008 (UTC)
* Practical crypto, since we should all be signing our email. -- [[User:Myself|Myself]] 23:41, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
* ''add your wish here!''

== I'd like to teach... ==

* Slide rule usage
:I can teach beginning operations (multiplication, division, exponentiation, trig, logs, etc), but I'm pretty slow these days. [[User:Hudson|Hudson]] 16:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
* Osciloscopes and triggers
:How to use a scope and build a programable trigger using a microcontroller. [[User:Hudson|Hudson]] 16:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
* Unix tricks
:Efficient text processing using the Unix toolkit (vi, cut, sed, awk, perl, dc, etc). [[User:Hudson|Hudson]] 16:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
* Makefiles for microcontrollers
: How to automate the build, install, test cycle using a serial bootloader and make. [[User:Hudson|Hudson]] 16:28, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

[[Category:Classes]]

Amateur radio

2008-07-27T23:38:55Z

Myself: my two cents' worth

Wishlist

2008-07-27T22:54:18Z

Myself: /* Parts & Supplies */

'''Our most urgent need currently is for bins, boxes, and shelving! Please see below.'''

We're always on the lookout for donations. Put what you've got to good use! Donate it to HacDC!

E-mail [mailto:info@hacdc.org info@hacdc.org] if you have questions about specific items that do not appear here, or to arrange specific donation times. Otherwise, please stop by any of our public events with your donations!

If knowledge is on your wishlist, see [[Suggested Classes]].

== Equipment ==

=== Power Tools ===
* <s>Circular saw</s>
* Soldering Irons
* <s>3/8" VSR Drill (in good working order plzkthx!)</s>
* Shop-Vac accessories
* <s>Dust-collector type equipment for woodworking</s>
* <s>Step drillbits</s>
* <s>Heat gun</s> (I brought one in. -- Elliot.)
* SDS rotary hammer (just for a few weeks)

=== Hand Tools ===
* Screwdrivers
* Hammers / mallets
* Pliers, crimpers, scissors
* Saw
* Chisels
* Rasp
* Clamps
* Nibbler
* Pana-Vise (These show up on eBay all the time! The 376 and 315 heads would be most useful, but any Panavise equipment is good to have around. If you bid on an eBay auction, edit this page and note your eBay ID here so others know not to bid against you!)

=== Test Equipment ===
Note: Test equipment that pushes data via USB or Serial to a computer is preferred.

* Spectrum Analyzer
* Oscilloscope
* Logic analyzer, [[http://www.bitscope.com Bitscope]] or [[http://www.tech-tools.com/dv_main.htm DigiView]] or similar
* [[http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=pc%20cable%20tester PC cable tester]]
* <s>Cat-5 tester that detects split pairs</s>
* <s>Infrared thermometer</s>
* Thermal camera
* USB protocol analyzer
* EPROM programmer, and oodles of socket adapters and test clips
* RAM tester

=== Other ===
* '''Working''' UPS, 350VA or better
* Variable-output power supply
* Electron Microscope
* [[http://www.wlanparts.com/product/WIFI-30-TGN Wifi]][[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16169 Unidapt]] Kit
* [[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16170 Regular]] Unidapt kit
* Headphone-style hearing protectors
* Sheet-feed scanner
* Brady IDXPERT label printer

=== Furniture ===
* Any wheeled shelving or carts with dimensions smaller than (32"Hx64"WX30"D). This will fit under our tables.
* <s>Any tall shelving, approx 24-36"Wx18"Dx72"H.</s>
* '''Plastic bins''', boxes, trays, the sturdier the better. Clear?
* <s>Dry-erase board (we built this ourselves)</s>
* <s>Pull-down movie screen (as above)</s>
* '''Comfortable chair'''s (Office or other, but small please; floor space is at an absolute premium!)
* Stepstool
* Ladder

== Parts & Supplies ==
* Audio Cables
* <s>Ethernet Cables</s> (very funny! we're swimming in 'em!)
* RJ45 jacks, couplers, and patch panels
* Radio Parts
* Power Cables
* <s>Wall-warts/Chargers</s>
* <s>Plastic baggies</s> (small zipper, not food-grade)
* Wall-hung cabinet with a zillion tiny clear plastic drawers
* <s>Rubber bands</s>
* Markers
* Dry-erase markers
* Heatsink compound (grease style)
* Thermal adhesive (caulk or epoxy style)
* Coax-Seal weatherproofing mastic
* '''Electrical tape'''
* Velcro (cut-your-own-length bundling wrap preferred)
* Ty-raps, zip-ties, whatever you call them

Live Status

2008-07-27T22:50:14Z

Myself: woohoo

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>Open!</onlyinclude>

Status: Grand Opening ceremonies are commencing soon!! --[[User:Myself|Myself]] 22:50, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

=== Usage ===

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Live Status

2008-07-12T23:25:38Z

Myself: updated

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>open!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate's in the space and working on stuff. For access, call Nate at 248 three seven nine 3614. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 23:25, 12 July 2008 (UTC)

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Wishlist

2008-07-11T12:38:18Z

Myself: /* Parts & Supplies */

'''Our most urgent need currently is for bins, boxes, and shelving! Please see below.'''

We're always on the lookout for donations. Put what you've got to good use! Donate it to HacDC!

E-mail [mailto:info@hacdc.org info@hacdc.org] if you have questions about specific items that do not appear here, or to arrange specific donation times. Otherwise, please stop by any of our public events with your donations!

== Equipment ==

=== Power Tools ===
* <s>Circular saw</s>
* Soldering Irons
* <s>3/8" VSR Drill (in good working order plzkthx!)</s>
* Shop-Vac accessories
* <s>Dust-collector type equipment for woodworking</s>
* <s>Step drillbits</s>
* <s>Heat gun</s> (I brought one in. -- Elliot.)
* SDS rotary hammer (just for a few weeks)

=== Hand Tools ===
* Screwdrivers
* Hammers / mallets
* Pliers, crimpers, scissors
* Saw
* Chisels
* Rasp
* Clamps
* Nibbler
* Pana-Vise (These show up on eBay all the time! The 376 and 315 heads would be most useful, but any Panavise equipment is good to have around. If you bid on an eBay auction, edit this page and note your eBay ID here so others know not to bid against you!)

=== Test Equipment ===
Note: Test equipment that pushes data via USB or Serial to a computer is preferred.

* Spectrum Analyzer
* Oscilloscope
* Logic analyzer, [[http://www.bitscope.com Bitscope]] or [[http://www.tech-tools.com/dv_main.htm DigiView]] or similar
* [[http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=pc%20cable%20tester PC cable tester]]
* <s>Cat-5 tester that detects split pairs</s>
* <s>Infrared thermometer</s>
* Thermal camera
* USB protocol analyzer
* EPROM programmer, and oodles of socket adapters and test clips
* RAM tester

=== Other ===
* '''Working''' UPS, 350VA or better
* Variable-output power supply
* Electron Microscope
* [[http://www.wlanparts.com/product/WIFI-30-TGN Wifi]][[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16169 Unidapt]] Kit
* [[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16170 Regular]] Unidapt kit
* Headphone-style hearing protectors
* Sheet-feed scanner
* Brady IDXPERT label printer

=== Furniture ===
* Any wheeled shelving or carts with dimensions smaller than (32"Hx64"WX30"D). This will fit under our tables.
* <s>Any tall shelving, approx 24-36"Wx18"Dx72"H.</s>
* '''Plastic bins''', boxes, trays, the sturdier the better. Clear?
* <s>Dry-erase board (we built this ourselves)</s>
* <s>Pull-down movie screen (as above)</s>
* '''Comfortable chair'''s (Office or other, but small please; floor space is at an absolute premium!)
* Stepstool
* Ladder

== Parts & Supplies ==
* Audio Cables
* <s>Ethernet Cables</s> (very funny! we're swimming in 'em!)
* RJ45 jacks, couplers, and patch panels
* Radio Parts
* Power Cables
* <s>Wall-warts/Chargers</s>
* Plastic baggies (small zipper, not food-grade)
* Wall-hung cabinet with a zillion tiny clear plastic drawers
* '''Rubber bands'''
* Markers
* Dry-erase markers
* Heatsink compound (grease style)
* Thermal adhesive (caulk or epoxy style)
* Coax-Seal weatherproofing mastic
* Electrical tape
* Velcro
* Ty-raps, zip-ties, whatever you call them

Wishlist

2008-07-11T11:07:32Z

Myself: reupdated

'''Our most urgent need currently is for bins, boxes, and shelving! Please see below.'''

We're always on the lookout for donations. Put what you've got to good use! Donate it to HacDC!

E-mail [mailto:info@hacdc.org info@hacdc.org] if you have questions about specific items that do not appear here, or to arrange specific donation times. Otherwise, please stop by any of our public events with your donations!

== Equipment ==

=== Power Tools ===
* <s>Circular saw</s>
* Soldering Irons
* <s>3/8" VSR Drill (in good working order plzkthx!)</s>
* Shop-Vac accessories
* <s>Dust-collector type equipment for woodworking</s>
* <s>Step drillbits</s>
* <s>Heat gun</s> (I brought one in. -- Elliot.)
* SDS rotary hammer (just for a few weeks)

=== Hand Tools ===
* Screwdrivers
* Hammers / mallets
* Pliers, crimpers, scissors
* Saw
* Chisels
* Rasp
* Clamps
* Nibbler
* Pana-Vise (These show up on eBay all the time! The 376 and 315 heads would be most useful, but any Panavise equipment is good to have around. If you bid on an eBay auction, edit this page and note your eBay ID here so others know not to bid against you!)

=== Test Equipment ===
Note: Test equipment that pushes data via USB or Serial to a computer is preferred.

* Spectrum Analyzer
* Oscilloscope
* Logic analyzer, [[http://www.bitscope.com Bitscope]] or [[http://www.tech-tools.com/dv_main.htm DigiView]] or similar
* [[http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=pc%20cable%20tester PC cable tester]]
* <s>Cat-5 tester that detects split pairs</s>
* <s>Infrared thermometer</s>
* Thermal camera
* USB protocol analyzer
* EPROM programmer, and oodles of socket adapters and test clips
* RAM tester

=== Other ===
* '''Working''' UPS, 350VA or better
* Variable-output power supply
* Electron Microscope
* [[http://www.wlanparts.com/product/WIFI-30-TGN Wifi]][[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16169 Unidapt]] Kit
* [[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16170 Regular]] Unidapt kit
* Headphone-style hearing protectors
* Sheet-feed scanner
* Brady IDXPERT label printer

=== Furniture ===
* Any wheeled shelving or carts with dimensions smaller than (32"Hx64"WX30"D). This will fit under our tables.
* <s>Any tall shelving, approx 24-36"Wx18"Dx72"H.</s>
* '''Plastic bins''', boxes, trays, the sturdier the better. Clear?
* <s>Dry-erase board (we built this ourselves)</s>
* <s>Pull-down movie screen (as above)</s>
* '''Comfortable chair'''s (Office or other, but small please; floor space is at an absolute premium!)
* Stepstool
* Ladder

== Parts & Supplies ==
* Audio Cables
* <s>Ethernet Cables</s> (very funny! we're swimming in 'em!)
* RJ45 jacks, couplers, and patch panels
* Radio Parts
* Power Cables
* </s>Power Converters/Chargers</s>
* Plastic baggies (small zipper, not food-grade)
* Wall-hung cabinet with a zillion tiny clear plastic drawers
* '''Rubber bands'''
* Markers
* Dry-erase markers
* Heatsink compound (grease style)
* Thermal adhesive (caulk or epoxy style)
* Coax-Seal weatherproofing mastic
* Electrical tape
* Velcro
* Ty-raps, zip-ties, whatever you call them

Wishlist

2008-07-11T10:53:50Z

Myself: updated

'''Our most urgent need currently is for bins, boxes, and shelving! Please see below.'''

We're always on the lookout for donations. Put what you've got to good use! Donate it to HacDC!

E-mail [mailto:info@hacdc.org info@hacdc.org] if you have questions about specific items that do not appear here, or to arrange specific donation times. Otherwise, please stop by any of our public events with your donations!

== Equipment ==

=== Power Tools ===
* <s>Circular saw</s>
* Soldering Irons
* <s>3/8" VSR Drill (in good working order plzkthx!)</s>
* Shop-Vac accessories
* <s>Dust-collector type equipment for woodworking</s>
* <s>Step drillbits</s>
* <s>Heat gun</s> (I brought one in. -- Elliot.)
* SDS rotary hammer (just for a few weeks)

=== Hand Tools ===
* Screwdrivers
* Hammers / mallets
* Pliers, crimpers, scissors
* Saw
* Chisels
* Rasp
* Clamps
* Nibbler
* Pana-Vise (These show up on eBay all the time! The 376 and 315 heads would be most useful, but any Panavise equipment is good to have around. If you bid on an eBay auction, edit this page and note your eBay ID here so others know not to bid against you!)

=== Test Equipment ===
Note: Test equipment that pushes data via USB or Serial to a computer is preferred.

* Spectrum Analyzer
* Oscilloscope
* Logic analyzer, [[http://www.bitscope.com Bitscope]] or [[http://www.tech-tools.com/dv_main.htm DigiView]] or similar
* [[http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=pc%20cable%20tester PC cable tester]]
* <s>Cat-5 tester that detects split pairs</s> 9-volt battery for it
* <s>Infrared thermometer</s>
* Thermal camera
* USB protocol analyzer
* EPROM programmer, and oodles of socket adapters and test clips
* RAM tester

=== Other ===
* '''Working''' UPS, 350VA or better
* Variable-output power supply
* Electron Microscope
* [[http://www.wlanparts.com/product/WIFI-30-TGN Wifi]][[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16169 Unidapt]] Kit
* [[http://www.fab-corp.com/product.php?productid=16170 Regular]] Unidapt kit
* Headphone-style hearing protectors
* Sheet-feed scanner

=== Furniture ===
* Any wheeled shelving or carts with dimensions smaller than (32"Hx64"WX30"D). This will fit under our tables.
* </s>Any tall shelving, approx 24-36"Wx18"Dx72"H.</s>
* '''Plastic bins''', boxes, trays, the sturdier the better. Clear?
* <s>Dry-erase board (we built this ourselves)</s>
* <s>Pull-down movie screen (as above)</s>
* '''Comfortable chair'''s (Office or other, but small please; floor space is at an absolute premium!)
* Stepstool
* Ladder

== Parts & Supplies ==
* Audio Cables
* <s>Ethernet Cables</s> (very funny! we're swimming in 'em!)
* RJ45 jacks, couplers, and patch panels
* Radio Parts
* Power Cables
* </s>Power Converters/Chargers</s>
* Plastic baggies (small zipper, not food-grade)
* Wall-hung cabinet with a zillion tiny clear plastic drawers
* '''Rubber bands'''
* Markers
* Dry-erase markers
* Heatsink compound (grease style)
* Thermal adhesive (caulk or epoxy style)
* Coax-Seal weatherproofing mastic
* Electrical tape
* Velcro
* Ty-raps, zip-ties, whatever you call them

Live Status

2008-07-10T23:03:37Z

Myself: back

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>closed until 5-ish!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate and Q are in the space. For access, call Nate at 248 three seven nine 3614.

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Live Status

2008-07-10T19:43:50Z

Myself: brb

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>closed until 5-ish!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate and Q are running errands and hope to return before 5pm. Call Nate at 248 three seven nine 3614.

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Live Status

2008-07-06T22:35:33Z

Myself: back!

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>open!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate's in the space and working on stuff. Call me at 248 three seven nine 3614. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 22:35, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

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Live Status

2008-07-05T18:43:11Z

Myself: back

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>open!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate's in the space. Call me at 248 three seven nine 3614. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 18:43, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

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Live Status

2008-07-05T17:21:11Z

Myself: brb

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>closed until 2:45pm!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate's out running errands, should return around 2:45. Call me at 248 three seven nine 3614.

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Live Status

2008-07-03T19:52:05Z

Myself: opening up

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>open!</onlyinclude>

Status: Nate's in the space, working on stuff. Stop in! If the door's locked, call 248 three seven nine 3614. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 19:52, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

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Talk:Physical Access Control Project

2008-07-03T16:31:39Z

Myself: /* Multiple systems not a problem. */ new section

'''Discussion: Physical Access Control Project'''

''So i'm a wiki-tard, is there anyway to make these discussions threaded? Seems like it would make more sense''

''Added by Mark W, Thu, May 22, 2008:'' I think this is what you're looking for: [http://www.smarthome.com/5190s12.html Electric Door Strike]

Elliot demo'ed his knock-code routine and got some useful feedback. Things like ambient noise and a relatively-long timeout period need improvement.

Andrew suggested using a "Sonic Screwdriver" a la Doctor Who. This opens up all sorts of fun/funny code mechanisms. For instance, a keyfob with an ultrasonic speaker might be sweet. Or use LEDs and blink out a code string into a light sensor. And like the RFID scheme, we could have individual keys for individual peoples.

Thoughts: Smart cards can offer some nice crypto, but they'd require the purchase of additional hardware ([http://www.smartcardsupply.com/Content/Hardware/AC-KIT.htm a kit]) and are more expensive than RFID (around $2.50)

Another idea I had, and kinda like, is to have a computer connected to the internet and a SIP provider (as [http://onlineapps.newsvine.com/_news/2008/05/02/1466218-land-of-the-freeware-making-and-receiving-free-phone-calls-via-any-computer-or-internet-enabled-device-with-grandcentral noted] repeatedly, you can get free inbound calls via Google [http://grandcentral.com/ GrandCentral]). When a call is received, it could listen for an access code (prepend a few digits for user id if desired) --[[User:NikolasCo|NikolasCo]] 09:27, 28 May 2008 (UTC)

how easy is it to forge phone number? because otherwise you could just have a database of member cellphones --[[phf]]

pretty easy with asterisk and a voip provider. --[[markw]]

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I'm with you on the wiki-tard front, and not sure the "discussion" page is really all that good for discussions, being essentially a whiteboard. Anyone?

Andrew, thanks for cleaning this up and making the project look all professional-like. Feel free to delete any of the old material as you see fit. I wasn't sure what the tone of the project should be initially, and I took it fairly far in the unprofessional direction. I like what you've done with it better.

As for the logic layer in-between the card reader and electronic impeder/strikeplate/whatever, that should be fairly simple, depending on how much fun we decide to have with it. Myself, I'm for keeping it fairly open to allow multiple (amusing?) opening mechanisms in addition to the keycards, but that will necessarily reduce the security of the lock.

Are we building a fortress or just beefing up our current (minimal!) security?

(Elliot)

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== Well, you guys can use the "add a comment" button (i.e. the little + next to edit) ==

I know you were looking at a couple of options for the electronic door as of
the last dork bot, I found this part in passing on hackaday.com
http://www.smarthome.com/519012.html
I hope to make it down from baltimore soon!
-justin.

/ 
To answer Elliot's question:

I think the purpose is to provide an extensible level of access to our members, improve upon the trivial amount of security we currently have and finally to be creative and have fun designing "peripherals" to add onto our strike plate / logic controller setup we choose.

Justin: Thanks ! That's what I've been looking to pick-up. I'm just waiting for the mechanical portion to show up so I can install that and move onto the electronics.
-[[User:Q|Q]]
 
/

== Re-Ordering the Phases? I want my strike plate NOW! (with pony) ==

Say, is there any chance of getting in the strike plate soon? It seems to me that the bolt-lock part and the electronic strike part are basically independent, no?

I'm starting to think about how to implement an open hardware API-like plan for the strike plate, and would love to start working on the physical stuff. And the knocker-unlocker is ready to plug in right now. We could hoke up an RFID (low-Hz) pretty quickly too.

Can we just buy the strike plate? The one suggested ([http://www.smarthome.com/519012.html this one]) looks great. I'm volunteering.

== Multiple systems not a problem. ==

Assume a rolling-code generator. Delivering the number from the token to the lock could take a variety of routes without reducing the security of the system. Want to use ultrasonics? Fine. DTMF? Not a problem. Infrared or visible light? Piece of cake. Feed the demodulated data from each receiver into the same rolling code verifier. Each user can carry the token that most amuses them.

Operating this system in parallel with a "real" traditional system, using smartcards of RFID tags, shouldn't be a problem. Install two traditional readers: One in the HacDC entryway, and one at the church outer door, and merge the systems. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 16:31, 3 July 2008 (UTC)

Live Status

2008-06-28T17:55:50Z

Myself: we're baaa-aack!

== HacDC's Live Status ==
HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>open!</onlyinclude>

Nate, Tim, Ellliot, and Nick are in the space.

Door locked? Call 248 three seven nine 3614 for access.

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2008-06-28T16:20:33Z

Myself: brb

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2008-06-28T13:25:21Z

Myself: whee

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Talk:Resource Use Policy

2008-06-16T22:31:52Z

Myself: /* typo */ new section

I'm not sure where questions go, but here is something for discussion:
What's the policy on members taking parts and stuff for there personal projects? On one hand it would be nice to have shared solder and a grab bag of resisters and screws and bolts without having to bring that stuff. But on the other hand, if someone contributes valuable stuff, like a working Roomba, a handful of servo's, or a small bag of MicroPICs, are they up for grabs for anyone to put in there project and take home?
--[[User:DLotts|DLotts]] 07:50, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Good call! I added more stuff to this resource use policy. Do you think what I have down answers the question?--[[User:Nickfarr|Nickfarr]] 17:53, 28 April 2008 (UTC)

Hot damn, I like the revised and shortened version! Nick, it'd be helpful if you were signed in during all your edits. Aside from that, it looks great! I'm gonna add one thing to the tool policy tho... [[User:Myself|Myself]] 18:32, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

== typo ==

s/"third space"/"third place". The link to wikipedia's entry is broken.

Talk:Resource Disposal

2008-06-16T02:07:45Z

Myself: Changed "property" to "junk"

== Changed "property" to "junk" ==

One of the primary purposes of a hacker space is to hold nifty stuff that the members can't store at their residences or simply wish to make available to other members. I see no reason why cool stuff that "remains without purpose or plan" should be purged after a month simply because nobody's claimed it yet.

Perhaps another way of expressing this idea is that some stuff is so potentially useful that, by default, it "has purpose" unless someone complains that it's wasting space. There definitely is a class of stuff that should go unless someone wants it, but I don't think all "property" should be so condemned without due cause. [[User:Myself|Myself]] 02:07, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

Resource Disposal

2008-06-16T02:01:56Z

Myself: no need to get rid of stuff unless it's junk...

This page represents the current resource disposal policy of HacDC.



In my own lair, I can make solo judgments about what to keep and what to pitch, but in a community workspace it would suck for one person to throw out stuff that someone else wanted to keep. At the June 3rd, 2008 meeting, a basic outgoing-stuff strategy was outlined:

* If you think something should be thrown out, move it to the outgoing-stuff box.
* After a week in the box, if nobody objects, out it goes.
* If you want something in the box, consider taking it home instead of storing it at the space!
* Suggestion: [http://tgimboej.org/How_to_start_a_box start our own] [http://tgimboej.org/ Great Internet Migratory Box Of Electronics Junk]



Incoming donations that do not find their way into the HacDC infrastructure, set aside for a project or identified as valuable for future use in its donated form should be, in the following order of priority:

# Cannibalized for usable parts, craft projects and/or disassembled for educational purposes
# Donated to another non-profit organization who could divert the donation from the waste stream
# Granted to a member who promises to divert the item from the waste stream and not sell the item for personal gain. (Must notify [[Central Services]] for compliance reasons before acquiring or removing resources donated to HacDC.)
# Sold to any for-profit organization or individual willing to pay for it

Finally, junk which remains without purpose or plan for more than one month will be sent away for responsible e-waste recycling.

== local electronics recycling resources ==

(Content wanted!)

The [http://www.dpw.dc.gov DC Department of Public Works] offers a free, weekly electronics recycling drop-off service at the Benning Road Trash Transfer Station, [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=3200+Benning+Road+NE,+Washington,+DC&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=29.992289,59.0625&ie=UTF8&ll=38.900385,-76.962662&spn=0.028723,0.090981&z=14&iwloc=addr 3200 Benning Road NE], each Saturday from 8 am to 3 pm.

[[Category:Control Policy]]

Columbia Heights Wireless

2008-06-16T01:05:30Z

Myself: outcome of june 13th meeting, next steps

= Proposal =

This project, in its current form, will be announced at the June 17 member meeting

The Columbia Heights Wireless Project aims to provide wireless access to the Internet to HacDC's neighbors in Columbia Heights. This project, in three phases, will help test different technologies and methods for providing this access as well as building local neighborhood IT infrastructure.

== Phase One: Rewire St. Stephen's Church ==

St. Stephen's Church is used by many community organizations, each of which are responsible for obtaining their own Internet and Telephone service.

There are potential costs savings for the church and its tenants to upgrade the IT infrastructure of the facility, allowing the church and tenants to share common Internet access and Telephone service.

After assessing the needs of the church, its tenants and occasional guests from out of town, HacDC will draft a plan to re-wire the telecommunications and networking infrastructure of the church. Prior to consultation with the tenants (this consultation meeting is scheduled for June 13) this phase has the following goals:

* Replace the IT wiring infrastructure of the church.
** Remove all "dead cables" from the exterior and interior of the church
** Run house cable to church office and basement and other key areas of the church, reducing need for cabling on the outside of the building and/or expansive cable runs within the building
** Replace the demarc with more modern equipment (should be done by Verizon)
** Install wired outlets in offices and other places they may be necessary
** Run wire to ares where wireless access points may be deployed
* Provide building wide Internet access
** Replace multiple DSL lines with one solid, very high speed internet connection
** Install building router to handle and segregate internet connection
** Provide church and its tenants with private subnet
** Provide wired network access to tenants who require it
** Provide infrastructure for building-wide wireless network
* Build church wireless network
** Provide private wireless networks to tenants who require it
** Provide public wireless network for church and tenant guests, etc.
* Integrate church security system into building wide network
** Replace existing church security and entry system (see also [[Physical_Access_Control_Project]])
** Provide method for tenants to view persons outside the building and allow building access

== Phase Two: Provide Wireless to the Housing Project Surrounding the Church ==

Once the hurdles of providing wireless to a given area (the church) are handled, the goal is to extending the public church network to the housing project which surrounds the church. The goals of this project are relatively less complex:

* Provide public wireless accessible in all rooms of the development around the church
* Work with community members on best methods for building and supporting a public wireless network
* Deploy specialized equipment on the roof of the church and possibly on the development property
* Work out technical challenges present in extending the public network beyond church immediate line-of-sight

== Phase Three: Provide Wireless to Neighborhood Buildings ==

* Provide public wireless available throughout Columbia Heights
* Attract public and government support to make such a public wireless network viable and sustainable

----
= Implementation =

A meeting was held with the church coordinator and a few tenants on Friday, June 13th, to assess the needs and scope of the project. As outlined above, it looks quite viable, with a few considerations:

All the tenants we met with are currently using some form of DSL or dialup access. They'd all be happy with a plain vanilla shared connection, using whatever sort of upstream we find appropriate. One tenant (CISPES) uses VoIP phones, and at least one other (Brainfood) uses Skype heavily, so QoS factors (latency, jitter) are important.

Telephone needs were also discussed. Most tenants have POTS lines into their spaces, with a few using cellular phones exclusively, and one using VoIP, as mentioned above. There's at least one FAX line. The POTS customers weren't averse to going VoIP at some point in the future, as long as they can keep their existing numbers.

As for security, it'd be nice to distribute front-door video to each space and provide tenants with an intercom and a way to buzz guests into the building. This would let the church go down to a nighttime guard only, saving the cost of the daytime guard.

In my (Nate B) professional judgment, the voice and video projects should be considered separately from the data project, except where it would be wise to combine cabling installation. Running a PBX is a wholly separate set of administration skills and maintenance considerations. Likewise, assembling a video distribution network and interfacing with the door lock system is a separate job, only related because it also involves running wire in the building.

Since inexpensive baluns are available to transmit video over a single pair of UTP, a single additional run of Cat-5 to each space should be adequate to support the access project. Since wire is cheap compared to labor (even volunteer labor, trust me!), I don't think there's any such thing as pulling "too many" drops into each space. Leave the unused ones coiled and tagged in the ceiling if need be, but run extra cable now.

The next steps for the first phase, then, are as follows:

* Formally present this project at the next HacDC meeting and get member approval and buy-in.
* Obtain, or draw, floor plans of the building. Scope out good cable routes, be they inside walls, above drop ceilings, or held in surface wiring raceways.
* Perform a site-survey to ascertain the RF propagation characteristics of the church building. Plaster lath walls are notorious for eating wifi signals.
* Determine whether it's appropriate to do everything as a home-run to a single closet, or to have "vertical" house-cables that appear on each floor. (I like home runs. --Nate B.)
* Pick a location for a wiring closet. In addition to patch panels, it should be able to hold (and provide cooling for) a moderate amount of infrastructure gear: A DSL modem, a router, an Ethernet switch or two, a midspan PoE injector, a video distribution amplifier, a small PBX, and whatever lock control system gets built. A bit of room for growth would be good, to allow for scope creep.
* Solicit donations of wire, jacks, accesspoints, and the above infrastructure gear.
* Evaluate potential upstream connections. Nick mentioned that point-to-point microwave access may be available in our location. Consider multi-homing the network, if financially practical.
* Contact community members who'd be interested in helping the project and learning to maintain and administer the network.

[[Category:Proposed Projects]] [[Category:Projects]]

Live Status

2008-06-13T22:14:22Z

Myself: yaaaa-aawn

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2008-06-13T18:35:08Z

Myself:

== HacDC's Live Status ==

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Resource Use Policy

2008-06-13T18:34:35Z

Myself: /* Tools & Equipment Use */ hope this isn't unnecessary bloat

HacDC makes resources available for member and community use. HacDC must ensure that these resources are used responsibly and within any applicable guidelines set down by suppliers of those resources.

'''Note: This policy is still subject to member review and approval'''

== Space Use Policy ==

* Respect your fellow members.
* Keep the space as available as possible for as many purposes as possible
* Work takes precedence over sociailizing.
* Members are responsible for their actions as well as those of their guests.
* '''Always remember to properly clean and secure the space before leaving.'''

=== Access ===

All members shall have as much physical access as possible to the leased space of HacDC.

When full access is limited, ministers shall always have full access. Otherwise, no unreasonable request for full access will be denied. All those with full access bear additional responsibilities for enabling full access to all members.

=== Priority ===

# Public Events
# Projects
# Social Networking (i.e. Hanging Out)

==== Public Events ====

Members are encouraged to schedule public events. Public events are, by default, open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Any member may schedule a public event ''at least one week in advance'' by simply:

# Scheduling the event on the [[HacDC Events Calendar]]
# Making a blog post about the event
# Posting about the event (with a link to the blog post) to the [[members list]]

Members should publicize public events.

==== Projects ====

Members are encouraged to work on [[projects]] while they're at the space. Projects that help support the space as a whole take priority over other projects.

Members actively working on a project take precedence over any potential social gathering. Members engaged in projects and members engaged in socializing should beware of this, and adjust their activities accordingly.

Members engaged in an active project may request other members to curtail or limit any activity which interferes with their pursuit of an active project. This is why members are strongly encouraged to bring their guests during a public event.

Members may bring guests to help work on projects and recruit those guests to become members!

==== Social Networking ====

Social collaboration is another important aspect to HacDC. Effective working relationships are often built or reinforced over casual social gathering. HacDC should function as a[[:wikipedia:The Third Space | Third Space]], allowing members and their guests to build interpersonal relationships outside the scope of working on an active project.

As such, members are subject to no hard limitation on the number of guests they can bring into the space, as long as they accept full responsibility for the guests they bring.

== Donated Resources Policy ==

Donated resources should be used in the following order of priority:

# HacDC Infrastructure or Tools Collection
# Member-Approved Projects
# All Other Projects

It is assumed that, given these parameters, members will work out the best use of donated resources as quickly as possible.

Incoming donations that do not find their way into the HacDC infrastructure, set aside for a project or identified as valuable for future use in its donated form should be, in the following order of priority:

# Cannibalized for usable parts, craft projects and/or disassembled for educational purposes
# Donated to another non-profit organization who could divert the donation from the waste stream
# Granted to a member who promises to divert the item from the waste stream and not sell the item for personal gain. (Must notify Central Services for compliance reasons before acquiring or removing resources donated to HacDC.)
# Sold to any for-profit organization or individual willing to pay for it

Finally, property which remains without purpose or plan for more than one month will be sent away for responsible e-waste recycling.

== Tools & Equipment Use ==

* Use tools and equipment responsibly.
* Put tools and equipment away where they belong in a way that best preserves their usefulness.
* When in doubt, ask for help and training.
* If you're not sure an individually-owned tool is available for general use, ask its owner.
* Don't act in a way that would lead to expansion of this policy.

== Internet Use Policy ==

We are subject to the [http://www.speakeasy.net/tos/ Speakeasy Terms of Service]

All users of the HacDC internal network are responsible for ensuring they are in compliance with the Speakeasy TOS.

[[Category:Command Policy]] [[Category:Policy]]

Talk:Resource Use Policy

2008-06-13T18:32:56Z

Myself:

Talk:HacDC Museum

2008-06-13T18:27:11Z

Myself: /* Name Controversy */

Has anyone been to the Museum of Useful things in Cambridge? Unfortunately it's now closed, but it used to be a combined store and museum, with old and interesting gadgets displayed in cases and above head level around the store. It's the first thing that came to mind when Ben proposed a HacDC museum. The Museum of Useful Things still exists online, but primarily as a store. I couldn't find much on their site about the things in their collection, but there are a few pages ([http://themut.com/exhibits/2/ Example]).

One thing that I liked about the physical store is that they often displayed old and new versions of the same product (with the new version available to buy). For example, this [http://themut.com/zoomprod/product72/ staple-free stapler] was displayed under a model that looked more like one of [http://www.officemuseum.com/stapler_gallery_stapleless.htm these guys].

:Sounds like a really interesting concept. I'd love to aim for a more expansive display of artifacts, space permitting, and if the Museum is wildly successful, perhaps its own space someday in the distant future. The idea of a store is intriguing, as well. Perhaps as HacDC grows, there could be something akin to the [http://www.826valencia.org/ 826 Valencia] model, where a fun storefront (They have a Pirate Store, a superhero store, and a Bigfoot Research Institute) is the gateway to a spectacular hacking/teaching space and proceeds are used to subsidize the programs of HacDC. We're a long way from that, but it's something to consider. [[User:Ben|Ben]] 19:10, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

== Name Controversy ==

There's been some debate about whether to name the collection after our first large benefactor, and whether to identify objects in the collection as having been donated by certain individuals. A suggestion has been made by Derek Cooper to contact the benefactor's family to verify permission to use the name, but to avoid a potentially embarrassing situation, I think it would be wise to see if the group is in favor of naming a part of the collection after the benefactor before asking for permission.

Those '''in favor''' of naming the collection after the benefactor, pending permission from his heirs
* [[User:Ben|Ben]] 15:43, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* [[User:Q|Q]] 11:49, 12 June 2008 (EST)
* [[User:Sarah|Sarah]] 16:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* [[User:Katie|Katie]] 16:49, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
* [[User:Dcooper|Dcooper]] 00:47, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
Those '''opposed''' to naming the collection after the benefactor
* [[User:Bjorn|Bjorn]] 06:44, 13 June 2008 (UTC) - Anonymity was a good idea. We can have full disclosure of what is really too great a story to keep under raps. It keeps things impersonal, and I don't see what anyone has to gain from non-anonymous entanglement. Besides, I have other items I'd contribute, and I'd expect this sort of donation will become a regular occurrence - lets just keep things neutral. What Mrs. X did was very kind, but lets keep the exchange as agreed upon initially.

::I think that whenever possible, we should honor the wishes of donors (or their families, when applicable), so whatever we decide about identifying or not identifying this benefactor shouldn't determine what we do with future donations. If you were to contribute items and request anonymity, I don't see any problem with granting it. I would also disagree that removing the personal items would mean keeping a great story under wraps. We don't really have a story--we have some fun speculations about how the items in the boxes might have been used, with no way of substantiating them. While it's fun to bat around amusing theories, I personally wouldn't publicize this personal "story" even if the donor remained anonymous. [[User:Sarah|Sarah]] 11:36, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
* [[User:Myself|Myself]] 18:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

=== Discussion Relating to Name Controversy ===

* I think we can be selective about what we put in the "official" museum collection, but there is other interesting, amusing (embarrassing?) stuff that was in the boxes that has been photographed and put up on Flickr--and more that has yet to be photographed, no doubt. Even if it doesn't end up in the museum, it wouldn't be difficult for someone to go to HacDC's Flickr group and see the unofficial stuff mixed in with the official. Given the email from the widow, I do think it would be nice to name a collection or something after this guy, but if we do that, then I will take down my pictures of anything that I think might embarrass his family. [[User:Sarah|Sarah]] 16:23, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

* I see the collection breaking into four categories:
# Innocent, unidentifiable items: Telephones, test gear. These could be exhibited with a name, with no trouble at all.
# Innocent, identifiable items: Patent notebooks, research he was involved in. Even if partially redacted, someone who did a little digging could connect these with him. But by itself, that would do no harm.
# Risque or embarassing items: Some of these are interesting but I wouldn't want to connect them with the family name.
# Dangerous items: I won't discuss these further in a public forum.
It seems to me that any combination of 1, 2, and 3 would work, since if someone wants to do the digging and figure out who printed those fart jokes, the "damage" is minimal. It'd be better to avoid mixing 2 and 3, if we wish to play it safe in that regard. But 4 absolutely cannot appear with 2. And honestly, for our own safety, I don't think 4 should appear or be mentioned at all. If you disagree, please do so in person.
In general, I think our best course is (1 & 3), with redaction of 3 if necessary. We're under no obligation to name anything, and some stuff in 3 is really neat. If we want to pay tribute to the widow's generosity, we could do so in a way not connected with the collection. (Just list her as a donor, or something.) [[User:Myself|Myself]] 18:27, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

Live Status

2008-06-13T13:53:39Z

Myself: zzz

== HacDC's Live Status ==

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2008-06-13T09:45:52Z

Myself: be back later

== HacDC's Live Status ==

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Live Status

2008-06-13T02:46:49Z

Myself: back

== HacDC's Live Status ==

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Nate's back from the store, but plans to take off around midnight. Stop by in the meantime! For entry, call 248 three seven nine 3614. Signed: [[User:Myself|Myself]] 02:46, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
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Live Status

2008-06-13T01:18:12Z

Myself: leaving for a bit

== HacDC's Live Status ==

HacDC is currently: <onlyinclude>Closed now but reopening around 11pm</onlyinclude>

Nate's out and about. To reach him, call 248 three seven nine 3614. Signed: [[User:Myself|Myself]] 01:18, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

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User:Myself

2008-06-12T22:58:51Z

Myself: added picture, etc

[[Image:Nate-dustpan.jpg]]

I'm Nate. I'm from Detroit. I'm working on shelving, storage, organization, and general physical infrastructure for HacDC. I will go home eventually.

I'm almost always in the space, so stop by anytime, or call three seven nine 3614, area code 248.

==Experience and expertise==
* Telecomm
** Central-office installation practices
** Digital cross-connects
** SONET
** CDMA cellular infrastructure
* General electronics
** Kit-building
** Laptop modding
* Ham radio
** Extra-class license holder, just because
** Never made a contact under part-97 rules
** Part-15 has plenty of fun toys, thanks

==Motivations==
* Bragging rights
* Deadlines

==Kryptonite==
* Dietary fat
* High expectations
* Gravity

==Favorite stuff==
* My bookmarks: [[http://del.icio.us/myself248/]]