The November DC Dorkbot was held on November 1 at our new home, the amazing Provisions Library. If you live in DC, or are passing through, you’ve got to check out Provisions. It’s a gorgeous space for gatherings and an unparalleled resource for those involved in social change and art-related issues and activities.
This was our fourth gathering and it feels like the org is starting to come into its own, finding a rhythm, an identity. Thomas Edwards, who initiated DC Dorkbot, does an amazing job of geek wrangling and doing the lion’s share of putting these events together.
For the November gathering, Thomas continued his excellent presentations, with an introduction to and demo of PureData, the real-time, graphical audio/video/image processing programming environment. You can see his PowerPoint presentation here. Next, Tim Slagle gave a presentation on LEDs and their rather fussy voltage/current requirements. Then Mike Larsson showed off his Voodoo doll interface, “Voodoo Word,” an electrified plushy that spits out nastygrams onto a computer screen whenever you stab it with a straight pin. I smell marketable wacky USB device! After Mike’s presentation, Tim did a show n’ tell on his scrolling LED Belt Buckle (a babe magnet to be sure) and the RGB LEDs he talked about at the first meeting. Then we all made LED Throwies. Geekish hilarity ensued.
The next meeting is slated for December 13th, at Provisions. One of the presenters will be Paras Kaul, a.k.a. “The Brainwave Chick.” She’ll be discussing her neural artwork. If you’re in DC, we hope you can make it.
