A quick note from hack.rva about events that are coming up in the next few weeks. February 4 – RVAsec badge planning (weekly) February 6 – Noise Night (bi-weekly) February 7 – Open Hack Night (weekly) February 9 – Movies at hack.rva (?!?!?!) February 12 – Resume Workshop for IT Pros (one-time!) February 14 – [...]
The best recruiters out there say you should update your resume regularly, whether you’re looking for a new position or not. It’s a great way to keep track of your accomplishments. On Tuesday, February 12, at 7pm we will be having Jennifer Henderson, Recruiting Director for the Richmond Consultant Shop Ironworks, to give a talk [...]
Yesterday hack.rva had its first public-facing class at its current location. The hackerspace was full, and we had a great time (at least I did). The goal for any workshop or class is to share information and look at new things. I think we accomplished that and more. Several attendees set up the supplied Fedora [...]
We received confirmation that there WILL be a Virginia Makerfaire, likely in the Norfolk/Hampton Roads area. It is being organized by our good friends down at 757 labs. Right now details are sketchy, but stay tuned and if you want to help out, we hope to be volunteering lots of time and muscle and cool [...]
Register at http://hackrva20120714.eventbrite.com/ What is with this penguin thing, anyways? What is Linux? How can it help me? What do you mean I’ve been using Linux for years? The truth is that Linux is everywhere, and it’s awesome. In this class we’ll go over: Open Source Principles – Why the Linux Community does things the way [...]
Register at http://hackrva20120630.eventbrite.com/ Our first soldering class was a huge success, so we want to have a follow up for people who weren’t able to make it earlier this year. Learn how to do through-hole soldering on a printed circuit board by making something for yourself. Some of hack.rva’s most experienced solderers will be on hand [...]
We will be offering a members-only CNC class taught by Shannon Haworth. This class will teach basic operations, terminology, maintenance, safety, applications, and programming. You need to take this class if you want to use the CNC mill. This class will be March 17th 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Cost for members is $10 Sign up here: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2935507181
We will be holding an Introduction to E-Textiles class taught by Erica Absetz. The class will cover different types of e-textiles and a beginner level project. Participants will receive an Aniomagic Sparkle Kit, which will be used to learn how to sew circuits into fabric. Sparkle is an avant-garde way to make interactive textiles, paper, [...]
An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence class will be offered at hack.rva by Erica Absetz. This class will be the first in a series of A.I. Algorithms. We will use Genetic Algorithms as a starting point because the concepts are easy for beginners to understand. Concepts covered will include Initialization, Selection, Reproduction (which includes crossovers and [...]
Basic C Programming will be taught by Brian Wagner at hack.rva during the month of February. This class will consist of three separate sections each running three hours in length, it is important to attend all sections to obtain a basic understanding of the C Programming Language. This will be taught in emacs & using [...]
