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| DATE | 2015-02-11 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Re: [NYLXS - HANGOUT] Community Based Education Programs we can emulate
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So, Fernando, we are meeting on Thursday 17th at CCNY to folow up on
this? Please
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
6:00 PM
CCNY -at- NAC 1/211
138th and Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY
Directions
On 02/11/2015 09:18 AM, MegaZell wrote:
> Sure . Sounds good.
>
> On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 9:16 AM, Ruben Safir wrote:
>
>>
>> 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:
>>> 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:
>>>
>>> - 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.
>>> http://www.raspberrypi.org
>>>
>>> http://www.arduino.cc
>>>
>>> ~Fernando
>>>
>>>
>>> - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>> (From email error with headers)
>>>
>>> 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.
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> You're confirmed!
>>
>> NYLUG Open hacker hours
>> http://www.meetup.com/nylug-meetings/events/220442745/t/co1.1_grp/?rv=co1.1
>>
>>
>> Ruben
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> Event details
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>>
>> Tuesday, February 17, 2015
>> 6:00 PM
>>
>> CCNY -at- NAC 1/211
>> 138th and Amsterdam Avenue
>> New York, NY
>>
>> 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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