Give Something You Made
For unto you is laser-cut this day, in the city of Ferndale, these cardboard gift boxes. Oh come, let us behold their contents: laser-cut acrylic cookie cutters in the shape of a Ford Mustang.
Open Shop Friday
 If you’ve been looking for a good time to check out i3 Detroit, Open Shop Friday is it!
Members will be around (like most nights, but those are unpredictable) working on projects and hanging out.
Guests are welcome, just ring the doorbell! Â Bring a project or a friend, or better yet, both.
Tabletop gaming, first and third Thursdays, 7pm
Table top gaming tonight, stop on by enjoy some games with our game master Matt.
Next time, when we’re not all busy trying to figure out the best game app to make money, we’ll get Matt to write this so you can know what to expect. But whats the fun in that, stop on by and join in.
Live The Dream. Learn Programming.
Itâs not scary, itâs not difficult, and it doesnât take years to learn. I think I can prove that to you though this crash course on computer programming. Itâs not going to get you a job at Google, but it will let you figure out which words are used most frequently in the book âAlice in Wonderlandâ, or generate a list of anagrams for your friendâs names! Isnât technology amazing?
Learning computer programming may seem daunting at first, but it is far from being a complex and time-consuming endeavor. In fact, with the right approach, it can be an exciting and rewarding experience. By immersing yourself in a crash course on computer programming, you can quickly gain valuable skills and knowledge. While it may not guarantee a job at a tech giant like Google, it equips you with the ability to perform fascinating tasks like analyzing word frequencies in literary works or generating anagrams for your friends’ names. This showcases the incredible power of technology and how it can be harnessed to accomplish remarkable feats. Just like learning any other skill, utilizing the right tools and resources is essential. The learning management system (LMS) products, for instance, offer comprehensive platforms for accessing programming courses, engaging in interactive exercises, and monitoring progress. Embracing the possibilities offered by technology and embarking on a programming journey can open doors to endless creativity and problem-solving opportunities.
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Arduino meetup Thursday 12/8. Featured: The Chronotune’s guts
We’re kicking off i3 Detroit’s new Arduino meetup series with a show-and-tell project that’s near and dear to our hearts: The Chronotune, (as previously covered all over the freakin’ place).
For those following along at home: The Chronotune’s user interface is a rotary encoder, read by the Arduino. Year is indicated on 7-segment displays, and audio files are handled by a uMP3 board. (That’s what we had sitting around. If we had it to do again, we’d use an mp3 shield.) The speaker is driven by an LM386. The dial is moved by a stepper motor from an inkjet printer, with an EasyDriver.
Anyone tinkering with the Arduino experimenter’s platform is welcome to attend, as are those who are curious but don’t know where to begin. We’ll also have a look at the Arduino-LabVIEW bundle recently offered by Sparkfun. Things get under-way this Thursday (12/8) at 7pm.