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<\/center> <\/p>\n The November DC Dorkbot<\/a> was held on November 1 at our new home, the amazing Provisions Library<\/a>. 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. <\/p>\n 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<\/a>, who initiated DC Dorkbot, does an amazing job of geek wrangling and doing the lion’s share of putting these events together. <\/p>\n The next meeting is slated for December 13th, at Provisions. One of the presenters will be Paras Kaul, a.k.a. “The Brainwave Chick.”<\/a> She’ll be discussing her neural artwork. If you’re in DC, we hope you can make it. <\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/streettech.com\/storypics\/timSlagle.jpg\")
For the November gathering, Thomas continued his excellent presentations, with an introduction to and demo of PureData<\/a>, the real-time, graphical audio\/video\/image processing programming environment. You can see his PowerPoint presentation here<\/a>. 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<\/a> at the first meeting. Then we all made LED Throwies. Geekish hilarity ensued. <\/p>\n
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