[SGVLUG] REMOVE

[Steve M Bibayoff]

Make me a sandwich.


Sorry, couldn't resist,
Steve

On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 2:02 PM, Kevin Duraj <kevin.softdev at gmail.com>
wrote:

> REMOVE
>
> On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 8:51 AM, Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:
>
>> Reminder that there is a SGVLUG meeting tonight around 7pm at Du-Pars.
>> Steven will report on the 20th anniversary plans. John Slayton will tell us
>> about his DeskNet project.
>>
>> Lan
>>
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>> * From: * Jess Bermudes <jbermudes at gmail.com>;
>> * To: * SGVLUG Discussion List. <SGVLUG at sgvlug.net>; Hardware Hacking
>> Special Interest Group <hak at sgvhak.net>;
>> * Subject: * [SGVLUG] Reminder: SGVLUG this Thursday -- John Slayton's
>> Desknet
>> * Sent: * Sun, Aug 9, 2015 12:37:06 AM
>>
>> EHLO SGVLUG Members! (Get it? It's an SMTP joke!)
>>
>>
>> This month's SGVLUG presentation is rapidly approaching so here's the
>> details:
>>
>> Retired schoolteacher John "Juan" Slayton will share his cool
>> hardware/software project, Desknet, which is aimed at allowing children to
>> do computer-aided drills using one laptop and multiple wireless keyboards.
>> We are meeting at Du-Par's on Thursday, August 13 with the usual dinner at
>> 7pm and the presentation at 8pm. Anybody who wants to help with room setup
>> can show up a few minutes earlier and it would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> http://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/223669062/
>>
>> Please spread the word to anybody you think who would be interested in
>> this meeting as Open Source in Education is always a hot topic at SCaLE and
>> other Linux conferences. Also, while RSVPing on meetup is not required,
>> it's greatly appreciated so we can get a good headcount to ensure proper
>> seating capacity.
>>
>>
>> You are not required to order a meal, but being a patron of some kind is
>> probably appreciated by the management. To minimize interruptions during
>> the presentation, please get your entire order in (including dessert) as
>> soon as you sit down.  Ask for separate checks and see if you can settle
>> your bill before 8pm so that you do not have to worry about finding
>> somebody to settle it during the post-meeting commotion.
>>
>>
>> Parking is behind the restaurant in a large lot shared by other
>> shops/restaurants on Lake.  Parking tends to be a bit difficult around 6pm,
>> but it might ease up after 7pm.  It's not clear if they have a time limit
>> on parking in the lot, but nobody's reported any problems in parking there
>> for the duration of the previous meetings.  You are welcome to read the
>> signs for more info or to ask the restaurant.  You will want to avoid
>> the stalls closest to the shops, as those might be short-term parking spots.
>>
>>
>>
>> WEBSITE: http://www.sgvlug.org
>> MEETUP: http://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/223669062/
>>
>> TOPIC: Desknet -- An open source classroom tool
>> PRESENTER: John "Juan" Slayton
>> LOCATION: Du-Par's Restaurant and Bakery
>>
>> August 13, 7pm
>> 214 S Lake Ave, Pasadena, CA
>>
>>
>> BIO:
>>
>>
>> John  Slayton is a native of Kansas City (Missouri side), but mostly grew
>> up in California.  He received an MA from UCLA in Linguistics.
>>
>> In the early 80's he became increasingly dissatisfied with his kids'
>> experience in the public schools and went back to school (Cal Poly Pomona)
>> to get a California teaching credential.  He tried to get a job with El
>> Monte City Schools, and wound up spending the next 21 years teaching
>> bilingual classes at LeGore School.  His class  became his lab in which he
>> could try new things, not all of which turned out well.  But some worked.
>> The Desknet project is one of these.
>>
>>
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