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| DATE | 2015-02-11 |
| FROM | Paul Robert Marino
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community Based Education Programs we can emulate
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I work Sundays right now so if you hold a meeting on Sundays during
the day I will not be able to attend.
On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
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> On 02/10/2015 07:17 PM, Elfen Magix wrote:
>> Seeing the PDF, I see a major problem - its it stupid NYC Dept. of Education courses that I developed in the mid/late 1980s and all those bastages took it and took credit for my work.
>>
>> In short, the mayor does not want community centers to be giving out technology courses without some sort of give to a school. It was bad when I left it, it is worse now. But to make how, this is what we need:
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>> 1) Location with machines.
>> 2) Courses and course material.
>> 3) something they can take home like projects, and a certificate which they can use for getting a so-called job.
>>
>> Thus Linux or not, the courses need to be:
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>> - Hardware setup and implementation
>> - System Diagnostics and Repair
>> - Security of systems (personal and servers)
>> - Internet technology and programming
>>
>> Then we can go into:
>> - Robotics (Arduino hardware)
>> - Robotics (Raspberry Pi hardware)
>>
>> Though the Raspberry Pi is Linux on an ARM processor, it is 5X more expensive than the Arduino Amtel Microcontroller. Ebay has the R-Pi for $40, and the Arduino (Chinese Clones) for $8. And the Raspberry Pi needs other components to make it run, the Ardunio does not - outside of the additional pieces (not counting wires, breadboards, servoes, batteries, etc.). For a class of 20 students this would require $600 in hardware.
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>> http://www.raspberrypi.org
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>> http://www.arduino.cc
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>> ~Fernando
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>> (From email error with headers)
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>> What hackers meeting?
>>
>> What is his program? Where is his program?
>>
>> I've been doing community based computer training since the
>> 1980s, but it is now that those in control want their palms greased and
>> their names recognized as founders when they did nothing, is what is stopping
>> me. The whole shit is corrupt.
>>
>> But if anyone want to start one, find me and we can sit down
>> to discuss the details of what is involved and how much is costs.
>>
>> When and where is the next meeting?
>
> How about meeting on Tuesday the 17th at the Hackers Meeting at CCNY and
> we can talk about this.
>
> Then I need another meeting for the Journal, but I hope to get that one
> in on a Sunday during the daytime.
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> You're confirmed!
>
> NYLUG Open hacker hours
> http://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/220442745/t/co1.1_grp/?rv=co1.1
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>
> Ruben
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> Event details
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> Tuesday, February 17, 2015
> 6:00 PM
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> CCNY -at- NAC 1/211
> 138th and Amsterdam Avenue
> New York, NY
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> Directions
> http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=138th+and+Amsterdam+Avenue%2C+New+York%2C+NY%2C+us
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> Ruben
>>
>> ~Fernando.
>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>> On Sun, 2/8/15, Ruben Safir wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community Based Education Programs we can emulate
>>>> To: "hangout"
>>>> Date: Sunday, February 8, 2015, 8:28 PM
>>>>
>>>> I ran into this guy at the hackers meeting and he has a working program
>>>> in the Bronx that is getting education and employment to participants,
>>>> and he is teaching GNU classes (not the list in the PDF attachment).
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to see how we can emulate this since it brings in income and is
>>>> successful.
>>>>
>>>> Ruben
>>
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