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<div>[[File:2013-barncamp-ltsp-lomo.jpg|500px|thumb|right|LTSP at Barncamp 2013 (cc) Ludwig Van Standard Lamp 2013]]<br />
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== Pictures ==<br />
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* There is a set of [http://www.flickr.com/photos/charlie_harvey/sets/72157634052666823/with/9009597871/ BarnCamp 2013 photos] on Flickr (a corporate, non-anonymous photo sharing site).<br />
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== Audio ==<br />
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* [http://archive.org/details/Barncamp2013ForCircledARadioShowCpAudio Circled A Radio interview about Barncamp]<br />
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== Video ==<br />
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== Blog posts and articles ==<br />
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* Bristol Indymedia [http://bristol.indymedia.org.uk/article/730706 feature about Barncamp 2013]<br />
* Woodsy's [http://www.slwoods.co.uk/?p=1980 Highs and Lows of Barncamp 2013]<br />
* Mute magazine [http://www.metamute.org/community/your-posts/barncamp-2013 blog post]<br />
* Charlie's Barncamp [http://charlieharvey.org.uk/page/fucking_dry_cider_review/ Ross on Wye (fucking dry) cider review] <br />
* UK Indymedia [http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2013/04/508167.html feature about Barncamp 2013]<br />
* Bristol Wireless [http://www.bristolwireless.net/2013/06/barncamp-2013-the-post-match-report/ Barncamp 2013 – the post-match report]<br />
* Ana's workshop [http://network23.org/ana/steps-to-self-publish/ how to publish a book...]<br />
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== Microblogging ==<br />
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* Follow the #barncamp on [https://indy.im/search/notice?q=barncamp indy.im] (secure, activist friendly, non-corporate), [https://identi.ca/search/notice?q=barncamp identi.ca] (non-corporate) or [https://twitter.com/search?q=%23barncamp twitter] (corporate, NSA-friendly)<br />
* Barncamp [http://barncamp.ox4.org/ twitter wall]</div>Anahttps://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=BarnCamp_2013_ideas_scratchpad&diff=4631BarnCamp 2013 ideas scratchpad2013-05-25T20:35:52Z<p>Ana: /* Microslots (5-10 mins) */</p>
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<div><big>Workshop proposals for [[BarnCamp|BarnCamp in June 2013]]. [https://barncamp.org.uk Book on-line before 1st June].</big><br />
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= Overall themes =<br />
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Overall ideas for theming the event, such as current trends, emerging technologies, etc. <br />
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= Microslots (5-10 mins) =<br />
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Oxford Geek Nights do these 5 minute things called ''microslots''. Propose to have these once, or maybe twice, during the event. Format would be: stand up for 5 - 10 mins with slides if you wish and tell us about your self/project/org/thoughts/need for cash. <br />
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Proposals for Microslots: <br />
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*Network23: what is it and why you need to run one? <br />
*Why ditch your commercial email provider for aktivix (maybe together with below?)<br />
*Aktivix Email and Email lists <br />
*Call to get involved with FLOSS Manuals community <br />
*Create Booklets like Tech Tools for activism with Book Type software <br />
*About Encrypt your email with PGP course, Open badges &amp; other courses on p2pu.org <br />
*Why Drupal is the bane of my web development life. <br />
*Mailvelope and OpenPGP.js<br />
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= Workshops (1-2 hours) =<br />
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These are workshops/talks of between one and two hours in length. <br />
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== Digital Technology &amp; the History of Capitalism ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:luddites200 <br />
;Format<br />
:Talk <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 minutes <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:low (all though it is computer stuff) <br />
;Required<br />
:to confirm<br />
<br />
We have been celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Luddite uprisings, which were essentially protests against the beginnings of the industrial capitalist system. In our time we are in the midst of a new industrial revolution based on digital technology, and there are major debates about issues such as surveillance and the impact of this technology on people's lives and society at large. What these debates lack, even in radical circles, is that the technology is often taken as given, and there is little understanding of where the technologies came from, in terms of the historical development of the capitalist system. This workshop will take a look at that history in order to help us better understand the current debates. <br />
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== Your blog and on-line communities with Wordpress Networks ==<br />
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The idea of this workshop is to look at running your own blog running Wordpress' software whilst avoiding corporate providers, such as Wordpress.com. The workshop will have a special focus on a network of Wordpress sites, such as Network23.org, and how to build a community around this. We'll look at the differences between Wordpress.com, the commercial company, and Wordpress.org, the open source software; how to register your domain and set it up; an overview of managing your blog, with a focus on audio, video and networking tools; and finally a discussion and proposals for how to build a better community. <br />
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The workshop will be based around both a local install of multisite Wordpress so that people can create and play with their own blogs, as well as the online Network23.org service, where people are invited to bring their own domains with them to see how to link their web site address up to their blog. We'll use the FLOSS Manual pages for Wordpress and have some networked computers available to use. <br />
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;Proposer<br />
:adelayde <br />
;Format<br />
:Hands-on workshop and discussion <br />
;Duration<br />
:2 hours <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:low (all though it is computer stuff) <br />
;Required<br />
:projector, local web server, Bristol Wireless computer suite, internet, bring yourself and your computer, and your own domain if you have one.<br />
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=== Part I: Introduction ===<br />
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*Introduction to Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org and what the difference is. <br />
*What is multisite Wordpress (aka a Wordpress Network) and what is Network23.org?<br />
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=== Part II: Wordpress overview ===<br />
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Covering the main steps to get your site going from a vanilla site, including: <br />
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*Site Settings <br />
*Themes <br />
*Pages <br />
*Blog Entries <br />
*Media <br />
*Links <br />
*Menu <br />
*Plugins<br />
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=== Part III: Your web address ===<br />
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*Different naming schemes, using your own domain (e.g. www.mysite.com) vs using a sub domain (e.g. mysite.network23.org) vs using a sub-directory (e.g. network23.org/mysite). <br />
*What is a domain name? What are DNS servers, etc? <br />
*Registering your domain name: registrars, registrants, etc. <br />
*Differences between web forwarding, setting DNS servers, A records, CNAME records, IP addresses. <br />
*Domain mapping in Wordpress<br />
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=== Part IV: Wordpress Communities ===<br />
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Discussion on how we can better create a community around a site such as Network23.org. There are various tools, such as RSS, "Share Me" tools, BuddyPress, and of course mailing lists.... <br />
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== Introduction to Aquaponics ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:Sean <br />
;Duration<br />
:30 to 60 minutes <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:low, non-vegetarian subject matter <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector<br />
<br />
Urban farming is an experimental phase currently. Talking control of our food supply is almost as important as talking control of our own technologies in safeguarding our future freedom against encroaching Corportisaton in all aspects of our lives. Bristol fish project is a small part off this movement to see if we can close resource loops in urban areas and take steps to provide for ourselves. <br />
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== CiviCRM ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:Sean <br />
;Duration<br />
:One hour <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:Beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:lowish <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector<br />
<br />
CiviCRM is a free tool to manage an organisation's contact database and it's relations with it's 'clients'. <br />
<br />
CiviCRM is also an open source community that involves everyone from the very skilled developers to the completely uninitiated user in a team pulling together to improve communications for charities, community organisations, campaigns and anyone else seeking to organise to make changes for the better in society. <br />
<br />
This is a brief overview of how it works to introduce the software from a user perspective. <br />
<br />
== Home brewing ==<br />
<br />
Details to follow .... <br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Laura <br />
;Duration<br />
:<br><br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:<br><br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:<br><br />
;Required<br />
:<br><br />
<br />
== Overview of Online Organising Tools ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Mick Fuzz <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 mins <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:none <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:low <br />
;Required<br />
:wall &amp; projector &amp; net connection<br />
<br />
This quick workshops maps the online organising and networking tools people are using, and begins discussions of easy of use, inclusiveness, security and data ownership issues in an accessible way designed to encourage us to try out new tools and share knowledge of well trusted ones. <br />
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Possible resources=== techtoolsforactivism.org &amp; leaftlet hacktionlab.org https://www.tacticaltech.org/ - security in a box aktivix.org <br />
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== Android Device Hacking ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:acesabe <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 mins <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:Beginner to advanced <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:medium <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector (ideally) laptop and Android device to play with (optional for attendees)<br />
<br />
Loads of us have Android devices now so lets find out a bit more about maximizing their potential, limiting the security pitfalls that come with them and learn more about just what useful things we can get these mini computers to do! It is unlikely we will do much physical rooting/flashing of devices as each device requires different methods/tools and needs careful reading up about first, but the theory and demonstration should be helpful. <br />
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*Rooting your device to enable full control and install all those useful apps that require it <br />
*Installing ROMs like AOSP, CyanogenMod <br />
*De-google'ing your Android <br />
*Recovery <br />
*Share which useful apps people are using <br />
*ADB the Android debug bridge <br />
*Flash? brick? ROM? Kang? WTF?! Explanation of terms<br />
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<br> <br />
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== Linux Command Line (Beginners) ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Woodsy <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 mins <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:medium <br />
;Required<br />
:laptop (for attendees)<br />
<br />
Mark &amp; myself did this as a two-hander a couple of yours ago and I was thinking of repeating the workshop along very similar lines. <br />
<br />
*Basic navigation <br />
*Finding help (man pages) <br />
*File/directory management <br />
*An introduction to command line programs, including: <br />
**Web browsing <br />
**Document/text editing <br />
**IRC <br />
**Command line media players <br />
**Command line games<br />
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== Cryptoparty ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Martin <br />
;Duration<br />
:Depends on needs, We could do an hour or possibly a longer session, will discuss <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:medium <br />
;Required<br />
:laptop + net connection<br />
<br />
A workshop based on [http://cryptoparty.org cryptopartys] that have been going on around the world. The idea is to make people aware and comfortable with the various encryption technologies we can use to protect ourselves from monitoring. The format is more of a discussion of the needs of people there and how to best use privicy tools for their needs <br />
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== How to build your own telephone system ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:John Cahill <br />
;Duration<br />
:30 minutes <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:none <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:Medium <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector <br />
;Description<br />
:How to set-up a telephone system using free and open source software.<br />
<br />
*Until a few years ago a handful of companies controlled the telephone system in both the UK and the rest of the world. <br />
*Telephone calls went over a pair of copper wires from your home to an "exchange" where electronic circuits switched these<br />
<br />
calls depending on the phone number you required. <br />
<br />
*The numbers were issued and controlled by the same monopolies who owned the wires and the exchanges, with the blessing of governments. <br />
*The ability to make calls over the internet, (similar to skype), has thrown something of a spanner into the works. <br />
*It is now possible to build telephone systems entirely from free and open source software. <br />
*Because these systems are built to open standards they can talk to each other. i.e we can federate them. <br />
*I will demonstrate such a system and give a summary of how it works.<br />
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== A people's bank ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:John Cahill <br />
;Duration<br />
:45 minutes <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:none <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:Medium <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector <br />
;Description<br />
:A proposal for the establishment of a people's bank.<br />
<br />
*The mision: To establish a people's bank based on the principles of community, co-operation and mutualism. <br />
*I'm planning to kick off a project in May, (in Oxford) , called oxcred (see: oxcred.org.uk). <br />
*It is inspired by the TEM project in Volos, Greece. I will show a short documentary about this project. <br />
*It will use the free and open source cyclos banking software, (see cyclos.org). <br />
*I will discuss how this system will work in practice and demonstrate the cyclos banking software.<br />
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<br />
== Get Evangelical with Ardour ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:DJ One-Eye and MC Two-Hats <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 minutes <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:none <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:None <br />
;Required<br />
:Projector <br />
;Description<br />
:An early evening workshop to demonstrate how to use a laptop, soundcard, ardour and audio mixer, guitar and bongos, kazoo, turnups, jumpers to create evangelical music with "Free Software about Free Software".<br />
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Please bring poems and tunes to contribute. <br />
<br />
== Learn to speak Vim (Beginners) ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Charlie <br />
;Duration<br />
:60 mins <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:medium <br />
;Required<br />
:laptop (ideally with Vim installed on it (you can download Vim at http://www.vim.org/download.php ))<br />
<br />
Increasingly we all need to deal with text on computers, whether we are writing a revolutionary communiqué or a leaflet for our local allotment. Wordprocessors are great for layout but clunky as hell for manipulating text. Programmers have known this for years and have developed specialist tools for manipulating text called text editors. Along with [https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ emacs], [http://www.vim.org/ Vim] is one of the world's most powerful text editors. Learning Vim is like learning a new language. This workshop will help those who haven't spoken Vim before master the basic grammar and some simple (but powerful) Vim phrases. <br />
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Notes: <br />
<br />
*This workshop is '''not''' aimed at convincing you that Vim is the best editor (no because Emacs obviously is&nbsp;;-P) <br />
*I don't think it will be suitable for advanced Vim users, but you never know.<br />
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== How processors and logic chips work &amp; how they're made ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer<br />
:Kriptick <br />
;Duration<br />
:1 1/2 - 2 hrs <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:beginner <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:low, a very basic knowledge of electricty would be handy <br />
;Required<br />
:Flip chart, Projector would be handy<br />
<br />
Suitable for anyone at all who's curious to know at a simplified level just what's going on inside the silicon chips in their iphones etc. This will include an introduction to binary logic and arithmetic, a potted history of the development of computers and their components, how these amazing little flecks of silicon are made starting from beach sand, why they have such a large environmental footprint and what would be the likelihood of any hacktivist types ever developing our own open source processors free from the tyranny of intel (boo, hiss). <br />
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== Sugar CRM Email campaigns ==<br />
<br />
;Proposer:Marsbard<br />
;Duration:40 mins to 1 hour<br />
;Level of tech skill: low to medium<br />
;Nerd favor: low, to a bit more nerdy in the last 20 mins <br />
;Required: projector, one laptop per 2 people<br />
<br />
Sugar CRM is a customer relationship management system built in PHP. It has excellent email capabilities which will be covered in this session. Additionally for more advanced users with some PHP programming capabilities I'll show the extension points for adding custom logic to the system.<br />
<br />
The following items will be covered:<br />
<br />
* Installing Sugar CRM on a web server. If you have your own web server you may install it directly to there, otherwise a temporary server will be set up for you, for the duration of the workshop.<br />
* Adding custom fields to the standard modules.<br />
* Creating a custom module.<br />
* Adding contacts and then creating an email target list from those contacts.<br />
* Creating an email campaign<br />
* Creating a couple of email templates representing emails to be sent during a campaign.<br />
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The final 20 minutes will be more advanced, participants who do not wish to be involved in the advanced section may skip this.<br />
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* Database structure of inbuilt modules and customisations thereof<br />
* Database structure of completely custom modules<br />
* The complex joins to get at emails<br />
* Logic hooks - (the community edition does not include workflow but you can do all the workflow you need using logic hooks)<br />
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= Longer, half-day hack sessions (3-5 hours) =<br />
<br />
Sessions to be held on the Thursday or Friday that are 3-5 hours in length. <br />
<br />
*Anyone want to do an Android and/or Raspberry Pi hacking session? The latter may be more accessible. Perhaps up to 4 hours. <br />
*Mike could wheel out the old audio, streaming and internet radio workshops; but are there any takers?<br />
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== Forest School ==<br />
<br />
During Saturday and possibly Friday, we hope to run a Forest School on site for children and adults alike. The School will cover such things as making fires, building shelters, cooking food, tying knots and could culminate in a wild food walk where we forage for food.<br />
<br />
More info on Forest Schools at http://www.forestschools.com/<br />
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== Open Media Network Hack Sess ==<br />
<br />
Re-building the open web Hack Session: What is the Open Media Network and how do we distribute it? (1.5 hours)<br />
<br />
The OMN is owned by nobody and run by nobody. It is merely a set of "stupidly simple" open standards, open databases and working practices.<br />
<br />
We are building some hubs to flesh the OMN out. Currently there are over 20 sites in the network. A discussion on how web projects can get involved and develop different networks. In a nutshell we are looking at tools to aggregate and embed radical news and video players in partners websites in an easy to use way. <br />
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After outlining the concept we invite you to help us to build the tools needed. This hack session is aimed at people with some coding or scripting skills you can get involved to see what already exists, to test it and to hack around with it. We will run another outreach based session later in the gathering. <br />
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More info http://springofcode.org/organise/-/wiki/Main/OMN<br />
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== Network23.org Web community hack in ==<br />
<br />
Network 23 is an anonymous Wordpress blogging network. We invite you to join us to make the site look a bit better. To update the information on the front pages to make it clearer, to think about how we can encourage more peer to peer interaction to create more of a community. <br />
<br />
All welcome, no tech skills needed, but some background knowledge of Wordpress and the project would be useful. <br />
<br />
== DIY solar panels and 12volt workshop/discussion ==<br />
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;Proposer<br />
:Martian, Llanos, Mike. <br />
;Duration<br />
:3hours <br />
;Level of technical skill<br />
:Low <br />
;Nerd factor<br />
:Low <br />
;Required<br />
:Big table, soldering iron, silicon, cells, old double glazing windows, spatulas, tapping wire, coating (q-sil) <br />
;Description<br />
:We will show people how to build a small solar panel (less than 10w) which we can later use for solar powered night lighting or maybe even charge your phone. The idea being that once you've learnt the method to make a small one and understand how it works you can build a bigger one by using a bigger window, more cells and a more powerful battery. This will be only a demo, however people might be able to get hands on with soldering, wiring etc.. but bear in mind that there will be only 1 panel to build. <br />
<br />
We will be getting cells from [http://www.demandenergyequality.org/ Demand Energy Equality] and following their [http://199.91.153.166/buihhzbvaikg/79pv0jpgs94g3sd/DIY+Solar+PV+Handbook+v.1+%28D.E.E.%29.pdf tutorial]. <br />
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<br />
=== 12 volt sound systems ===<br />
<br />
Using this page as a guide - http://mbharris.co.uk/12-volt-sound-system-battery-calculator/ - we'll look at what kit you'll need for your all night rave. <br />
<br />
We'll be showing and demostrating how a solar 12V systme works, how to set it up, devices to use and more important understanding what it can do and not. <br />
<br />
=== Split-charge relays ===<br />
<br />
Little things you put in your live-in vehicle, van or caravan to help handle charging your batteries.<br />
<br />
= Events and entertainment ideas =<br />
<br />
Stuff to do in the evenings. Llanos is co-ordinating organising the events. Current plan: <br />
<br />
*We'll have the fireside and poetry: story telling and acoustic music most welcome. <br />
*Thursday night: round the camp fire. <br />
*Friday night: film night in the main Barn. Add your film or documentaries ideas to [http://hacktionlab.org/hacktionlab/index.php/FilmIdeas_2013 the list here]. <br />
*Saturday night: open-mic, stand-up, DJs in the main Barn. Please get in touch for any requirement you might have if you are thinking on performing and we'll do our best to get you setup. <br />
*Table tennis table, bats a balls confirmed from Thursday to Sunday courtesy of Bristol ping pong Parlour. <br />
*FreeJamming with Ardour <br />
*DJ Marcus (Village Disco, Dubrovnik..) <br />
*Raveoke<br />
<br />
= Food =<br />
<br />
More on [[BarnCamp 2013 food planning]]. <br />
<br />
= Anything else =<br />
<br />
Anything else you can think of. <br />
<br />
== Areas for production aspects ==<br />
<br />
(adelayde) <br />
<br />
Areas that need sorting I can think are: <br />
<br />
*workshop spaces (acesabe): tables, chairs, pens, flip charts, plug sockets, projectors, screens, laptops, structures <br />
*toilets (farm): straw bales, tarps, structures, lighting, loo roll. <br />
*kitchen (becky/sam): food, tea and coffee, structure, cooking equipment, washing up facilities, crokery and cutlery <br />
*fire (woodsy): fire pit, wood, fire extinguishers, etc. <br />
*site (farm): flat land for camping, proximity to toilets, fire precautions, sign-posting, transport <br />
*welcome desk (adelayde/patrice): table, chairs, pens, booking system, finance and payments, contact telephone numbers, volunteers <br />
*workshop/barncamp/hack session planning (m3shrom) <br />
*ents (gorditazz): stage or no stage, sound system, DJs, campfire entertainment, etc. <br />
*bar (higgsy/marsbard): beer, cider, soft drinks, float, cashbox, physical bar space, staffing. <br />
*infrastructure (acesabe): on-site internet and wifi, ethernet cabling, mains cabling <br />
*promotion: (adeladye/m3shrom) graphic design and concept, flyers and posters, web site, distribution of materials, mailing to lists, promotion at other events, getting the word out there generally.</div>Anahttps://hacktionlab.org/index.php?title=BarnCamp_2010_Workshops&diff=3055BarnCamp 2010 Workshops2010-04-27T14:41:03Z<p>Ana: ana - added the encryption workshops</p>
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<div>== Format of Workshops ==<br />
<br />
Can you please follow the following format if you can be bothered<br />
<br />
'''Title of Workshop:''' Data control<br />
<br />
'''Name and contact :''' Barbara@woodhouse.co.uk<br />
<br />
'''Length:''' 45 mins<br />
<br />
'''Short Description:''' How to get your data to behave like you want it. Not everyone has time to invest in a full time data control course. We'll look at coping strategies<br />
<br />
'''Type:''' practical <br />
<br />
'''Are you up for collaboration?''' Yes <br />
<br />
'''Full Description:''' Although Mike Harris is renowned for being one of the best data trainers from a couple of decades ago, even this book cannot make his apauling methods appear any better. His abusive and consistent use of the cursed choke chain and details of his harsh methods she would use upon computer delinquents is awful to detail the least. Neither a book for the first-time, nor the experienced data owner...not even for non data owners. After reading this book, I feel better prepared to exploit modern, more effective, kinder training methods that utilise some of the practices described in this book. Why not try: "Data Training, The Gentle Modern Method" by David WESTON, "Why Does My Data...?" and "Think Data!" by John FISHER?<br />
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== Presentation Workshops ==<br />
<br />
Please put down your workshops here if they are mainly presentation based.<br />
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===Found Sounds & Live Coding Playshop===<br />
<br />
'''Facilitator: ''' Mark R<br />
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'''Length/type: ''' 30 minutes presentation/practical & 20 minutes performance<br />
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'''Short Description: '''Stand-by activity to do if a proper workshop is cancelled at the last minute<br />
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'''Are you up for collaboration?''' Hell yes, I have more to learn than to teach<br />
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'''Full description:''' The plan would be for a 20-30 minute barcamp-style session preparing an experimental musical piece, to be performed on Saturday Night as part of the entertainment programme. I don't see this as a core part of what Hacktionlab is about, but there are some "transferrable skills" in audio manipulation & live-coding so I propose it as a stand-by if something better gets cancelled<br />
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The barcamp-style part of the event could involve finding some sounds from around the site then sampling them to be triggered using Hydrogen to form a soundscape, and/or using Puredata and/or Supercollider to code up some oscillations, depending on people's interests. If it flies then a small group could re-convene after the workshop programme finishes, make a few loops and prepare a performance. People wanting to make non-electronic noises (e.g. banging shit, shouting) would also be encouraged to join in. If we lose power completely, prepare to behold the wonders of the vegetable orchestra!<br />
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===Email security - strictly for non-techies===<br />
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'''Facilitator: ''' ana<br />
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'''Length/type: ''' 60 to 90 minutes presentation with a practical after-math which can be put at the bottom of this page because people don't need equipment for this one, but might need for the practical bit<br />
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'''Short Description: '''What is the difference between using and not using a "secure connection" for email? What is the difference between plain and encrypted email? Why should I use any of those?<br />
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'''Are you up for collaboration?''' In what I can ...<br />
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'''Full description:''' Think of emails as letters carried in lorries, think of corporate and state authorities as flying in planes or similar from where they can see those letters. The lorries can either have their tops covered, or not, and they may travel on open roads, or through tunnels, and the choice of lorry is yours. Then you can also think of emails as messages in a box that can be either open or closed, and you have the option to put a good or a super-good lock on it. And so on.<br />
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== Practical Workshops ==<br />
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Please put down your workshops here if they are hands-on practical workshops. Ones where people are asked to bring their own equipment, set up an account on a service and step through activties etc.<br />
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===The Command Line Interface Is Easy and Fun===<br />
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'''Facilitator: ''' Mark R<br />
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'''Length/type: ''' 20 minutes practical<br />
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'''Short Description: ''' Simple orientation exercises for people who haven't used a CLI much<br />
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'''Are you up for collaboration?''' Yes. It would be good to have some people floating around to be able to give 1-to-1 help to anyone who gets stuck.<br />
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'''Full description:''' This should be very early in the programme, to enable people to get the most out of later sessions. It's just going to be getting people to open a terminal emulator then simple use of cd, ls, nano, less, man. Then we'll have a quick look at the fun-fun-fun anagram generator "an" to show how switches and parameters work, pipe output to less, write output to a file.<br />
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'''Requirements:''' You will need to bring a laptop computer with a GNU/linux (or similar) operating system already installed and working. The workshop will ''not'' cover how to install linux - if you need help to do this, get in touch before the event. Please make sure that your battery is charged up, so we don't have to find lots of mains sockets. It would also save time on the day if you could have the "an" program already installed - again, ask for help if you need it. It's in the ubuntu repositories.<br />
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===Getting encrypted===<br />
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'''Facilitator: ''' ana p<br />
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'''Length/type: ''' 60 minutes, more if people require individual assistance and/or if there are many of them<br />
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'''Short Description: ''' How to get all set up to send your emails securely and even encrypted - graphically and easily<br />
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'''Are you up for collaboration?''' Yes. It would also be good to have some people floating around to be able to give 1-to-1 help to anyone who gets stuck.<br />
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'''Full description:''' Using Thunderbird's OpenPGP extension, people who attended the first, more theoretical workshop on the subject, will end up being able to set themselves up to use encryption at least in its most basic level. We'll use only graphical interfaces unless absolutely indispensable.<br />
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'''Requirements:''' You will need to bring a computer, preferably with a GNU/linux (or similar) operating system already installed. Thunderbird is in the ubuntu repositories. Otherwise please make sure you have Mozilla Thunderbird already installed with its OpenPGP extension, although there might be people who can help you install all that if you can't do it at home. Please make sure that your battery is charged up if you can, so we don't have to find lots of mains sockets. <br />
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== Strategy / Discussion Workshops ==<br />
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Please put down your workshops here if they are strategy or discussion based<br />
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===Why would I want to use Indymedia?===<br />
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'''Facilitator:''' Mark R<br />
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'''Length: ''' 30-45 minutes<br />
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'''Short Description: ''' A discussion about the importance of open newswires and how the praxis of citizen journalism can build community.<br />
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'''Type: ''' Facilitated discussion, possibly developing some documents.<br />
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'''Are you up for collaboration?: ''' Yes.<br />
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'''Full description: ''' I'm offering this because I've been doing some outreach work recently for my Indymedia collective. This has made me think about the importance of open newswires (text and multimedia) and their interaction with listings/announcements as a means of developing (political) community. My thinking about it is captured in [https://we.riseup.net/imc-northern/flowchart-why-use-indymedia+48180 this] sketchy diagram, which I'm hoping can be bettered by the end of the session.</div>Ana