Oh, and using the code 'CTRL-H' at checkout will take another 50% off On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 11:19 PM, Jeremy Salmon <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yeah, the ticket pricedrop was what clinched it for me. I'm in. > > As for their business model, I think you can see by their "partners" page > that they probably got more than a little dosh from companies(i.e. > Microsoft, Intel) trying to get their "internet of things" devkits or > platforms into the hands of people most likely to evangelize them to > everyone else(i.e. us). > > Also, how many years will it take before someone comes up with a better > term than the "internet of things"? I vote for PKD's "The Rushmore Effect," > since eventually everything's gunna be able to talk back to you anyway. > > j > > On Fri, Feb 27, 2015 at 6:52 PM, Ron Jackson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> The Hackster Hardware Weekend has dropped ticket prices to $19, and only >> $5 for students. I just got an email saying they are refunding the >> difference to those of us who paid more. >> >> Since that covers five meals, rental of the PSU Business Accelerator >> (including parking out back), speakers and swag, I'm not sure what their >> business model is. >> >> It looks like they have available a variety of microcontroller hardware >> to work with: >> >> - Intel Edison: documentation >> <http://www.intel.com/support/maker/edison.htm#how> >> - Spark Core: documentation <http://docs.spark.io/start/> >> - Metawear: documentation <http://mbientlab.com/docs/> >> - Leap Motion: documentation <https://developer.leapmotion.com/> >> >> And a bunch of TI stuff. >> >> Not sure how much of this we get to take home, but I've heard they have >> good swag. >> >> —Ron >> ______________ >> 925 SW 83rd AVE >> Portland, OR 97225 >> Primary Tel: 503.296.8579 >> Cell: 503.200.0379 >> >> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 12:31 PM, Jon Hannis <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I should also mention that ctrlh (ctrlh.org) will be hosting the >>> hackster.io team for our March 5th open house, starting at 7pm. We'll >>> have food, drinks, a prize or two and a delorean (unless it breaks down on >>> the way here, as they're known to do). >>> >>> I'll be at bunk bar tonight if there are anyone is interested in talking >>> about volunteering for the ctrlh event. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 23, 2015 at 10:25 AM, Ron Jackson < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I heard about the Hackster Hardware Weekend at the PDXElectroHax >>>> meetup, and it sounded interesting so I signed up. The event is coming to >>>> Portland on their national tour the weekend of March 7 and 8th. >>>> >>>> While the event sold out in Seattle it looks like there is lots of room >>>> on the Portland stop. It looks like quite a good deal for an interesting >>>> weekend. I hear they give good swag. From their website: >>>> What's in it for you? >>>> >>>> Try New Hardware | Great Speakers & Mentors | Swag Madness >>>> Food | Caffeine | Best Hardware Community On Earth >>>> Awesome Prizes, including $1,000 for the best hack per city >>>> *And of course: One Time Opportunity to Hack a Real DeLorean* >>>> More information on the Hackster.io website: >>>> http://www.hackster.io/hardwareweekend >>>> >>>> Sign up for the event at: >>>> >>>> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackster-hardware-weekend-portland-tickets-15426861157 >>>> >>>> —Ron >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >> > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > -- Jon Hannis Co-Founder Project Skyhook
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