I would like a re-lecture and/or Q&A. I've been out of town and sorry I missed last week.
I would like a re-lecture and/or Q&A. I've been out of town and sorry I missed last week.
In this series of workshops, participants will be exposed to the fundamentals of multimedia programming using the graphical environment Max, its object libraries for sound and video (MSP and Jitter), and strategies for connecting Max to the physical world. We will work with the basic building blocks of sound and video, and will investigate ways in which data from external input sources can be used to create interactive projects, algorithmic compositions and more. A hands-on approach will be emphasized; no prior programming experience is necessary.
Jinkies! Just remembered that I forget to let anyone know I'm out of town this weekend. Can't make it to class! Apologies for the lack of forewarning.
An introduction to the electrical and mechanical means needed to construct a bicycle-powered generator, like this: http://scienceshareware.com/index.htm
We brew a batch of beer. Let's call this Batch A. The fermentation period for the average homebrew is approximately two weeks. We reconvene at the end of the fermentation period, bringing store bought beer with us. We drink the store-bought beer and fill the empty bottles with Batch A all the while brewing Batch B. We reconvene again two weeks later, this time drinking Batch A, while bottling Batch B, and brewing Batch C. And so on and so forth.
Each brewing session is an opportunity to invite a local homebrew enthusiast to teach technique and share recipes.
The first Drunkenomics session will take place this Labor Day, Monday, September 7th, at the Bike Oven in Highland Park.
Fly Like an Eagle, Drink Like a Fish
Explore the long-standing western tradition of mountaineering and heavy imbibing. Not only have these two activities historically gone hand in hand but, beer brewing and rappelling form a base skill set that will be useful during the coming dystopian future, post 2012.
The day will begin by summiting Los Angeles landmark, Eagle Rock (754 ft.) adjacent to interstate 134. There students will then be introduced to knot tying, climbing anchors, and using webbing harnesses. The students will then perform a rappel off the side of the protrusion (over the left-most wing) belayed by experienced instructor and obsessive climbing gear collector Gabe Walker.
Our party will then journey to a nearby lodge at the base of Mt. Washington where we will celebrate our weightlessness by measuring the gravity of a batch of homebrewed beer. Local alpine hermit and beer brewing enthusiast, Bob McKenzie will pour draughts from a fresh cask and lead the climbing team in brewing a batch of wort. We will discuss all aspects of the brewing process, from grain selection to bottling.
Materials fee: $10
Equipment you should bring: empty, standard cap(non-screw) beer bottles.
Warning: both of these activities may or may not be illegal and the public school nor its instructors are liable for injury or arrest. Suing would be pointless anyway because no ones got any money.
This class will cover how to write and prepare a business plan for either raising outside capital for your venture, or doing a 'sanity' check for your own idea prior investing your own time and money.
Business Plans are simple conceptually. The difficult part is all the homework that needs to be done in order to prepare the final plan. This course will cover the simple parts so that when you do your own due diligence you'll know how to incorporate it into a business plan that is readable and understandable to an audience other than yourself. Sure you have a great idea, but can you prove it to your investors with a plan showing how you are going to execute it in a way that doesn't bankrupt everybody involved??