later friday is fine here On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 8:19 AM, geoffroy tremblay <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am also available on friday - or later on saturday - whatever works > for the group and as you said we can keep a transcript of the chat and > see from there what can be the next step > > > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 11:32 PM, jm jones <[email protected]> wrote: > > 2010/10/12 grant centauri <[email protected]>: > >> unfortunately I work all weekend, my only available time would probably > be > >> after 10pm central. don't let me stop a chat though, i'd be happy > enough to > >> read a log if people are eager to get talking soon. > >> > >> -grant > >> > >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Tyler Leavitt <[email protected]> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> i should be able to make it... 12pm pacific is when my daughter goes > down > >>> for a nap so that's usually the start of free time =) > >>> tyler > >>> > >>> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM, geoffroy tremblay <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> So Tyler (Central Washington), Grant (Lincoln, nebraska), > >>>> Josh(texarkana, tx ), Manjunan(Mineapolis), Bernardo (São Paulo > >>>> Brazil) and myself Gef (kootenay Bay BC)! > >>>> > >>>> Should have a chat about what could happen with all this ? We could > >>>> have a chat on the goto10 irc server to see what we can get started > >>>> and where everyone is at - just to see what could be possible and > >>>> needed ? Or simply to say hi and see who there on this side of the > >>>> world ;) ! > >>>> > >>>> What about Saturday Oct 16th at 12pm Pacific time (we will have to > >>>> make sur we get the time right for everyone ;) > >>>> > >>>> let me know - I should be able to chat anytime this whole coming > weekend > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Tyler Leavitt < > [email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > I live in a similar setting (more desert than plains) in Central > >>>> > Washington > >>>> > near the university and yes there is a lot of distance between the > >>>> > Americas > >>>> > folks. I'm down for contributing manuals/lessons on various topics > >>>> > (puredata > >>>> > basics, ardour sessions, jack settings, etc...). > >>>> > Recently, I've been getting interest from some musicians around here > >>>> > about > >>>> > the prospect of turning old computers into workstations (since we > here > >>>> > are > >>>> > broke =), so i was going to be using a slim debian install (dyne 3 > >>>> > perhaps?) > >>>> > but software specific lessons could certainly beneficial for a > puredyne > >>>> > system as well. > >>>> > anyways, > >>>> > tyler > >>>> > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 8:52 PM, grant centauri < > [email protected]> > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> >> > >>>> >> I'm glad to see the discussion continuing. And the desert image of > >>>> >> Nebraska is a bit misleading, prairie is more accurate, though the > >>>> >> town I > >>>> >> live in is really just a midwestern college town. I've had this > dream > >>>> >> of > >>>> >> creating some kind of nature retreat with creative technology built > in > >>>> >> somewhat organically... after taking a workshop or Max/MSP in > chicago > >>>> >> i > >>>> >> noticed that most if not all the output i had seen felt very urban > or > >>>> >> very > >>>> >> academic. i thought it would be interesting to see what kind of > >>>> >> electronic > >>>> >> art would be made by people in a more natural setting. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> as far as educational modules go, I am definitely willing (and have > >>>> >> time) > >>>> >> to create content... its just a matter of doing. i'm not a > >>>> >> particularly > >>>> >> organized person and tend to put off the doing until i feel like > >>>> >> everything > >>>> >> is "just right"... which isn't often. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> however, i have been experimenting with using open source software > to > >>>> >> teach middle school kids various creative media techniques. my > only > >>>> >> successful attempt so far has been with Pencil, a nice piece of 2D > >>>> >> animation > >>>> >> software. i've been away from the after school program for about 6 > >>>> >> months > >>>> >> now though so I haven't done much recently. I am hoping to start > >>>> >> again > >>>> >> soon, and was planning on using pure:dyne as a platform for media > >>>> >> creation. > >>>> >> The problem is that the school media labs are all Apple computers, > I'm > >>>> >> not > >>>> >> even sure if they are Intel or not. While this is good in the > sense > >>>> >> that I > >>>> >> have access to all of the 'iLife' software, I am really hoping to > >>>> >> engage the > >>>> >> kids in a deeper use and understanding of the computer as a tool, > an > >>>> >> extention of themselves which can be changed to suit their own > >>>> >> particular > >>>> >> needs, rather than another product or entertainment device. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> i guess this post isn't saying much, just thinking aloud. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> I have had an idea to host a kind of introductory workshop in my > home > >>>> >> for > >>>> >> some friends that are artists or musicians. I was going to set up > a > >>>> >> couple > >>>> >> of machines with pure:dyne and perhaps ask some to bring laptops > and > >>>> >> maybe > >>>> >> USB sticks and simply walk through the process and concept of a > live > >>>> >> distribution, free software, and the basics of linux audio. I feel > >>>> >> like > >>>> >> that could at least generate some interest locally which would > perhaps > >>>> >> help > >>>> >> me learn to teach and maybe generate some real life documentation > on > >>>> >> the > >>>> >> issues and questions new users have. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> And though we're quite spread out here in the Americas, perhaps > some > >>>> >> kind > >>>> >> of meetup or something in the future could be interesting? > >>>> >> > >>>> >> > >>>> >> --- > >>>> >> [email protected] > >>>> >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >>>> >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > --- > >>>> > [email protected] > >>>> > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >>>> > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> --- > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >>>> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >>> > >>> > >>> --- > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >>> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > >> > >> --- > >> [email protected] > >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > >> > > > > Hi from the mountains of Patagonia Argentina! another lost pd user in > > the world here : ) Interesting conversation. > > > > -- > > JM Jones > > > > --- > > [email protected] > > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >
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