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    <title type="html"><![CDATA[April 30th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/29/april-30th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2013-04-29T18:09:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/29/april-30th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>We have a space with regular opening times, but we&#8217;re still doing the monthly meetups. This is the day you&#8217;re likely to see the most people in the space. The next meetup is Tuedsay the 30th April 7:30pm, at the <a href="http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=SO16+6PB&amp;hl=en&amp;sll=53.904338,-4.064941&amp;sspn=10.87321,27.114258&amp;t=h&amp;hnear=Southampton+SO16+6PB,+United+Kingdom&amp;z=16">So Make It Ltd. workshop</a>, 3 Hollybrook Road, Southampton, SO16 6PB. There&#8217;s plenty of parking right outside.</p>

<p>All are welcome, this is a free to attend evening, bring a hack, or drop by and see what everyone else is up to. Even better, bring a friend, feel free to invite anyone you think would be interested to this event. If you are on Facebook, please use the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/245030658968542/">event</a> to invite anyone who might be interested.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[we have a lathe]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/27/we-have-a-lathe/"/>
    <updated>2013-04-27T17:21:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/27/we-have-a-lathe</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Last weekend the So Make It workshop acquired a lathe! Peter Bond was kind enough to sell us an old but reliable metalworking lathe for a very reasonable price and it was installed and commissioned last Sunday.</p>

<p><img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/lathe.jpg" alt="lathe" /></p>

<p>Anybody who know how to use a lathe (training will be available) can of course go ahead and do so but before doing so please familiarize yourself with the wiki page.</p>

<p>Details are going to be kept on our tooling section on the wiki here:
<a href="https://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/Lathe">https://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/Lathe</a></p>

<p>Please keep the page updated, listing design quirks and operational guidance there. There are a number of upgrades and projects considered too - please let us know if you&#8217;re interested in helping.</p>

<p>As mentioned on the page, safety is critical so please read this page before use. It is also reapeated here:</p>

<ol>
<li>There is no guard currently so full PPE should be worn when operating or being near the lathe. This includes safety goggles and apron.</li>
<li>Obviously all jewellery must be removed, long hair tied back and baggy clothing removed when operating the lathe.</li>
<li>The lathe bench must remain clear and tidy at all times.</li>
<li>The chuck key must be removed when operating the lathe - it can travel at such speeds as to KILL if left in the chuck.</li>
</ol>

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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[donate]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/26/donate/"/>
    <updated>2013-04-26T20:41:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/26/donate</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>SoMakeIt now have a bank account, so if you want to setup a regular standing order (or make a one-off payment) login to the <a href="https://members.somakeit.org.uk/">members area</a> to find your unique payment reference and our bank account details.</p>

<p>If a bank transfer isn&#8217;t your thing, you can also donate via <a href="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&amp;hosted_button_id=LF43DDYV53HXW">paypal</a></p>

<p>We can only afford to exist through your donations and we estimate that we need an average of £20 from each member to cover all our costs and buy new equipment. Thanks for your generosity.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[trapping the heat]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/01/trapping-the-heat/"/>
    <updated>2013-04-01T17:37:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/04/01/trapping-the-heat</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>In case anyone was wondering about how the indoor ceiling went up:</p>

<iframe width="1280" height="720" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HqdwCpglaKg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>



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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Regular Access]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/28/regular-access/"/>
    <updated>2013-03-28T23:10:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/28/regular-access</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Now that we have a space, we want to open it up for everyone to come and play. Unfortunately we are unable to give everyone a key, so we have to try and fit the schedules of both our members and the keyholders. We currently have 5 keyholders - <a href="http://www.somakeit.org.uk/trustees/">our trustees</a>.</p>

<p>To help us guage when you wanted to come we ran a poll; the results are as follows:<br/>
<img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/2013-03-access-times-survey-results.png" alt="poll results" /></p>

<p>We analysed these results, reconciled them with keyholder availability, and are happy to announce that we can commit to having the space open the following times each week:</p>

<h3>Opening Hours</h3>

<p>From Tuesday 2nd April (we are closed Easter weekend)<br/>
Tuesdays: 7.30pm - 10.30pm <br/>
Saturdays: 2pm - 8pm</p>

<p>Our aim is to always have someone available during these times, every week. <em>(We may not be open on some public holidays - it&#8217;s probably worth checking if you&#8217;re unsure.)</em></p>

<h3>Ad-Hoc access</h3>

<p>Of course we will also be opening the space for ad-hoc openings or special access times. We want to build something to help coordinate/organise this (volunteers needed - get in touch!) but in the mean time you can pop onto <a href="https://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/IRC">IRC</a> and ask a trustee (they generally have operator status); or send a message to <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/southackton">the mailing list</a>.</p>

<p>When the space is (going to be) open we&#8217;ll try and remember to tweet out (on <a href="http://twitter.com/MakeSoton">@MakeSoton</a> - the So Make It twitter account) or post to the mailing list. If you notice we haven&#8217;t done so, please inform someone so that it can be rectified.</p>

<p>We hope to see you all regularly!</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories>3DPrinting</categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Acetone Vapour Bath Smoothing Experiment]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/19/acetone-vapour-bath-smoothing-experiment/"/>
    <updated>2013-03-19T08:42:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/19/acetone-vapour-bath-smoothing-experiment</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday (21st March 2013) at 7:30pm a few of us will be at
<a href="https://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/Rideride">the space</a> testing Acetone vapour bath smoothing of 3D parts
printed in ABS. We&#8217;ll also be performing &#8216;safety testing&#8217;, and
documenting the tests on video for the
<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/somakeitorg">SoMakeIt YouTube channel</a>.</p>

<p>All are welcome to come along and join in the fun, but if you want to
get involved please bring your own safety goggles and gloves.</p>

<p>We are on Hollybrook Road (SO16 6PB), inside the
<a href="https://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/Rideride">rideride premises</a>.</p>

<p>Please see the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/227285637409398/">facebook event</a> for more information and to
let us know you&#8217;re coming.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Opening times]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/11/opening-times/"/>
    <updated>2013-03-11T20:04:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/11/opening-times</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Now that we have a space, we intend to open it up more regularly. As we have 5 keyholders we are limited to the amount of time we can open, so we want to make sure we are open when it suits you the most.</p>

<p>To that end, you can <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XVBLT6S">help by filling out a survey</a> to show what days and times you would regularly use the space.</p>

<p>Once we have the results of the survey, the <a href="http://www.somakeit.org.uk/trustees/">trustees</a> will work out when we should be opening the most. We are intending to have the same slot(s) each week, to keep things simple.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Moving in this Friday (15th March)]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/10/moving-in/"/>
    <updated>2013-03-10T22:56:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/03/10/moving-in</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>On Friday (15th) from 7:30pm we shall be moving what equipment we have
from the <a href="http://wiki.somakeit.org.uk/wiki/Equipment_Donations">donations
list</a> &amp; other
sources into the space. If you are donating a thing and you need help
moving it, you can mail a
<a href="http://www.somakeit.org.uk/trustees/">trustee</a>. Feel free to bring
projects along too, we&#8217;ve seen that we can make lightning progress
(thanks to all who helped on Saturday) and I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;ll be time for
hacking.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[February 28th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/02/10/february-28th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2013-02-10T21:52:22+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/02/10/february-28th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>All are welcome, no membership is required but please use the
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/530655543632899/">Facebook Event</a> if you can. We
are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Come along and chat,
bring a project to work on, share something cool or turn up and find
something new and unexpected&#8230;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.etchuk.com/">Etch</a> are kindly hosting this meetup on the
28th February 2013 at 7:30pm, the address is:<br/>
Etch, Suite R Medina Chambers<br/>
Town Quay<br/>
Southampton<br/>
SO14 2AQ</p>

<p>Free parking can be found nearby in the car park at the end of
Gloucester Square.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[January 31st Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/01/03/january-31st-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2013-01-03T13:18:22+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2013/01/03/january-31st-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>All are welcome, no membership is required but please use the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/419170128162727/">Facebook Event</a> if you can. We
are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Come along and chat,
bring a project to work on, share something cool or turn up and find
something new and unexpected&#8230;</p>

<p><a href="http://www.etchuk.com/">Etch</a> are kindly hosting this meetup on the
31st January 2013 at 7:30pm, the address is:<br/>
Etch, Suite R Medina Chambers<br/>
Town Quay<br/>
Southampton<br/>
SO14 2AQ</p>

<p>Free parking can be found nearby in the car park at the end of
Gloucester Square.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[December 13th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/12/05/december-13th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2012-12-05T01:18:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/12/05/december-13th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Thursday 13th December, 7.30pm @ DHaus:
Suite R Medina Chambers, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ.
Please use the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/502258979814792/">facebook
event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved. It&#8217;s a little early this month to fit in before
Christmas. This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite
anyone else along.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Change Of Venue/November 29th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/11/21/change-of-venue/"/>
    <updated>2012-11-21T12:16:00+00:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/11/21/change-of-venue</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Tom Frame of <a href="http://www.dhaus.com/">DHaus</a> has kindly offered to host our next meeting at
his offices, which will allow us a bit more space and freedom than
usual. Do please bring along any projects you are working on that you
think may be of interest to other SoHa members and you can even solder
if you need to!</p>

<p><strong>This meeting will be Thursday 29th November from 7:30pm @ DHaus: Suite R
Medina Chambers, Town Quay, Southampton, SO14 2AQ.</strong></p>

<p>If you&#8217;re coming let us know on the (public) <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/509428295747819/">Facebook event</a> - and
feel free to invite your friends! BYOB and pizza/etc welcome.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding. It&#8217;s completely free.</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to share
skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing, regardless
of experience. If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how
then our members will be more than happy to help you.</p>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[October 25th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/10/23/october-25th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2012-10-23T10:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/10/23/october-25th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Thursday 25th October, 7.30pm at the Art House
Southampton - please use the
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/169076593230714/">facebook event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding and coffee. It&#8217;s free, but donations to the
Arthouse are always appreciated.</p>

<p>This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite anyone else along.</p>

<p>This event is at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Art House</a></p>
]]></content>
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  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[September Meetup Summary]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/28/september-meetup-summary/"/>
    <updated>2012-09-28T07:45:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/28/september-meetup-summary</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Last night around 20 SoutHACKtoners met up at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">The Arthouse</a>
in Southampton to discuss hacking, making and various other topics.</p>

<p><img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/sept2012.jpg" title="SoutHACKton members at the Arthouse" ></p>

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<p>3D printing was a hot topic. There was much talk over what various CAD
software, slice software, printer firmware and drivers were being used.
There are a number of members who have 3D printers now, and even better
one of our members turned up and handed another member the 3D printed
pieces required to build his own 3D printer; the printing of these parts
took 40 hours! The discussion depicted below focuses on how to deal with
holes in 3D printed objects coming out smaller than in the CAD plan.</p>

<p><img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/sept2012-3dp.jpg" title="SoutHACKton members discuss 3D printing" ></p>

<p>One member brought a work-in-progress wheeled robot, making it clear
which table was the SoutHACKton one, and soliciting interest from other
Arthouse attendees! There was a demo of it going backwards and forwards
at various speeds (turning was not working quite so well!) and its
working was explained to anyone who was interested. Robot related
discussions included the viability of using a 12V cigarette lighter USB
charger as a voltage regulator from a 7.4V battery supply, potential
ways to improve the steering, the negatives of running two motors in
series, Lithium-Ion batteries and their massive ability to supply
current (300A burst), and motor driver boards.</p>

<p><img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/sept2012-robot.jpg" title="A robot developed by a SoHa member" ></p>

<p><img class="right" src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/euler.jpg" title="Leonhard Euler (source: Wikipedia)" ></p>

<p>Some other members were discussing more software related items,
including: the creation of a social network designed to help people find
other people who share their interests to help them with their hacking
projects; a work-in-progress game engine for a multiplayer JRPG
(Japanese-style Role Playing Game) which has evolved from a number of
spreadsheets to a system written in JavaScript; and the possibility of
running a <a href="http://projecteuler.net/">Project Euler</a> event, whereby members can come and attempt
the Project Euler problems in a programming language of their choice,
where others can help them to solve the problem, or to code the
solution.</p>

<p><img class="left" src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/sept2012-touchswitch.jpg" title="A touch-sensitive switch" ></p>

<p>Home automation was discussed - one member has a system set up whereby
depending on the order his doormat and door sensors were triggered, and
the outside temperature, it puts the kettle on when you enter the
property on a cold day. Using capacitive touch for automated light
switches was discussed, with two members pleased to find each other -
apparently the only two people out of the group to have had capacitive
touch light switches as children. One major issue of these switches was
discussed - that of terrified toddlers during thunderstorms, where the
electro-magnetic pulses could trigger the light switch randomly during a
storm!</p>

<p><img class="right" src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/sept2012-bump.jpg" title="A baby bump with a foot pushing outwards" ></p>

<p>Other topics included the recent meeting with Southampton University,
concerns with security when setting up a hackerspace, needlework, and
the viability of creating a t-shirt capable of displaying where an
unborn baby was kicking. Various methods for this were discussed,
including electrodes, flex sensors, ultrasound and repurposing of a
chest strap pulse rate monitor. It was suggested that this might be of
particular interest to our friends over at <a href="http://www.mztek.org/">MzTEK</a>.</p>

<p>It was a great evening and many are looking forward to joining us at the
<a href="http://southackton.org.uk/2012/09/19/hack-day/">Hack day</a> in October. If you have any stories or photos you wish to
share, or feedback, please post it straight into <a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/southackton/ipue2xL3zXw">this thread</a>
(or you can email it to benjie at soha.org.uk).</p>

<p><strong>Next event</strong>: <a href="http://southackton.org.uk/2012/09/19/hack-day/">Hack day</a>, Sunday 14th October 10:30am-4:30pm.</p>

<p><strong>Next meetup</strong>: Thursday 25th October, 7:30pm at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Arthouse</a>.</p>
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  </entry>
  
  <entry>
    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[September 27th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/24/september-27th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2012-09-24T11:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/24/september-27th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Thursday 27th September, 7.30pm at the Art House
Southampton - please use the
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/143953612416099/">facebook event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding and coffee. It&#8217;s free, but donations to the
Arthouse are always appreciated.</p>

<p>This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite anyone else along.</p>

<p>This event is at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Art House</a></p>
]]></content>
  </entry>
  
  <entry>
    <categories>MeetupWorkshop</categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Hack Day - 14th October]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/19/hack-day/"/>
    <updated>2012-09-19T14:23:05+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/19/hack-day</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><strong>Date</strong>: Sunday 14th October 2012, 10:30am - 4:30pm<br/>
<strong>Location</strong>: <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?q=50.931982,-1.386822&amp;ll=50.932983,-1.390822&amp;spn=0.015349,0.019248&amp;num=1&amp;t=h&amp;z=16">29th Southampton Scout Hut, Brickfield Road, Southampton</a><br/>
<strong>Entry</strong>: recommended donation £4 (GiftAid appreciated), lower is fine</p>

<p><img class="left" src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/800px-RaspberryPi.jpeg" title="Raspberry Pi (via Wikipedia)" ></p>

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<p>This event is hosted by <a href="http://29thsouthamptonscouts.org/">29th Southampton Scout Group</a>, all
donations will be passed on to the Scout Group to cover hall hire fees.</p>

<h3>Facilities</h3>

<p>There is no <strong>internet</strong> connection at the Scout Hut, but 3G internet is
available.
<strong>Soldering</strong> is allowed, but will be restricted to a couple of tables to
prevent the spread of damage. Tables, chairs and <strong>electricity</strong> will be
available, but you should bring anything else you&#8217;ll need (laptops,
components, soldering irons). We encourage our members to <strong>share
resources</strong> with other members, so if you don&#8217;t have something (e.g. a
soldering iron) then don&#8217;t worry - I&#8217;m sure someone will let you use
theirs.</p>

<p>Tea, coffee and biscuits will be available, but you&#8217;ll need to sort out
your own lunch.</p>

<h3>What is a Hack Day?</h3>

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<p>It&#8217;s a day where people can bring along their current projects (if any)
and can work on them in the presence of other like-minded individuals.
Others can have a look around, gain inspiration or offer a helping hand,
or just have fun!</p>

<p>Are you just starting out with <a href="http://www.arduino.cc/" title="Arduino">Arduino</a>/<a href="http://www.raspberrypi.org/" title="Raspberry Pi mini computer">Raspberry Pi</a>?
Putting the finishing touches on your latest life-size robot? Planning
to build a water jet-pack? Hacking electronics into clothing? Hacking
together the components necessary to make a new GNU/Linux distro or
media centre software? Join us!</p>

<h3>What if I don&#8217;t have a current project?</h3>

<p>Come along anyway - help with someone else&#8217;s, or get ideas for what you
could do! Skilled or unskilled, knowledgeable or not-so-knowledgeable,
all are welcome!</p>

<h3>Where do I sign up? What projects are going on there?</h3>

<p>All you need to do is turn up, but the more people that come the merrier
- so let people know you are coming on our <a href="http://groups.google.com/group/southackton" title="SoutHACKton Google Group">mailing list</a>,
and if you&#8217;re planning on bringing a project with you then let us know
what it is!</p>
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    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[Southampton Hackerspace Survey]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/07/southackton-survey-2012/"/>
    <updated>2012-09-07T10:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/09/07/southackton-survey-2012</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><span class='pullquote-right' data-pullquote='should only take you three minutes to fill out '>
To help us gather data for an upcoming meeting with
<a href="http://www.southampton.ac.uk/">Southampton University</a> to discuss their potential
support for a Southampton-based <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace" title="a location where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital or electronic art (but also in many other realms) can meet, socialise and/or collaborate">hackerspace</a> (a.k.a. makerspace,
creative space - see excerpt below), we&#8217;ve created a brief <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/southackton.org.uk/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNqNFNCNE9jZllBZmpaY2xwZ2NHQnc6MQ" title="2012 SoutHACKton Survey">survey</a>.  It&#8217;s short and to the point - it
should only take you three minutes to fill out -
but even if you only answer the first two questions (around 15 seconds)
that will help us tremendously!
</span></p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/southackton.org.uk/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNqNFNCNE9jZllBZmpaY2xwZ2NHQnc6MQ" title="2012 SoutHACKton Survey" class="punch">Fill out survey</a></p>


<p>The hackerspaces.org <a href="http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces">List of Hacker Spaces</a>
map shows that Southampton is perfectly positioned to host a location
for makers, hackers and tinkerers from a wide area to meet and collaborate.</p>

<p><img src="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/images/listOfHackerspaces.jpg" title="Southampton is perfectly positioned to host a hackerspace" ></p>

<p>For those not familiar with the term &#8216;hackerspace&#8217;,</p>

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<blockquote><p>A hackerspace or hackspace (also referred to as a hacklab, makerspace or creative space) is a location where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital or electronic art (but also in many other realms) can meet, socialise and/or collaborate. Hackerspaces can be viewed as open community labs incorporating elements of machine shops, workshops and/or studios where hackers can come together to share resources and knowledge to build and make things.</p><p>Many hackerspaces participate in the use and development of free software, open hardware, and alternative media. They are often physically located in infoshops, social centers, adult education centers, or on university campuses, but may relocate to industrial or warehouse space when they need more room.</p><footer><strong>Wikipedia</strong> <cite><a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace'>Hackerspace</a></cite></footer></blockquote>


<p>Results of the survey will be aggregated and announced at a later date.</p>

<p style="text-align:center"><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/southackton.org.uk/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDNqNFNCNE9jZllBZmpaY2xwZ2NHQnc6MQ" title="2012 SoutHACKton Survey" class="punch">Fill out survey</a></p>



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    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[August 30th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/08/24/august-30th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2012-08-24T14:00:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/08/24/august-30th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Thurs 30th August, 7.30pm at the Art House
Southampton - please use the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/276421892459097/">facebook event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding and coffee. It&#8217;s free, but donations to the
Arthouse are always appreciated.</p>

<p>This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite anyone else along.</p>

<p>This event is at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Art House</a></p>
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    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[July 24th Meetup]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/07/11/july-24th-meetup/"/>
    <updated>2012-07-11T19:03:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/07/11/july-24th-meetup</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Tues 24th July, 7.30pm at the Art House
Southampton - please use the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/140233812766896/">facebook event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding and coffee. It&#8217;s free, but donations to the
Arthouse are always appreciated.</p>

<p>This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite anyone else along.</p>

<p>This event is at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Art House</a></p>
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    <categories></categories>
    <title type="html"><![CDATA[June 26th Meetup - Guest Speaker Andy Stanford-Clark - Innovation for a Smarter Planet]]></title>
    <link href="http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/06/20/june-26th-meetup-guest-speaker-andy-stanford-clark-innovation-for-a-smarter-planet/"/>
    <updated>2012-06-20T15:58:00+01:00</updated>
    <id>http://SoutHACKton.github.com/2012/06/20/june-26th-meetup-guest-speaker-andy-stanford-clark-innovation-for-a-smarter-planet</id>
    <content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The next SoutHACKton meetup is Tues 27th June, 7.30pm at the Art House
Southampton - please use the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/366390393420222/">facebook event</a> to let us know
you are coming!</p>

<p>We have the pleasure of having a guest speaker, Andy Stanford-Clark,
coming to talk about &#8220;Innovation for a Smarter Planet&#8221;</p>

<blockquote><p>&#8220;Andy Stanford-Clark will introduce technology which is helping to<br/>make the planet smarter: instrumenting objects in the real world with<br/>sensors, linking them together over a network, and then applying<br/>intelligent applications to reason about what&#8217;s happening, and how to<br/>react accordingly.  Andy will illustrate this &#8220;smarter planet&#8221; vision<br/>with features of his home automation system, including monitoring<br/>power consumption and water usage, remote control of electrical<br/>appliances from his mobile phone, and his electronic mouse traps! He<br/>will describe other applications of this technology, including vehicle<br/>telematics and the intriguing world of &#8220;tweetjects&#8221; - objects that<br/>Twitter.</p><p>Professor Andy Stanford-Clark is the Chief Technologist for IBM&#8217;s<br/>consulting business in Energy and Utilities for the UK and Ireland. He<br/>is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, and &#8220;Master Inventor&#8221; with more than<br/>40 patents. Andy is based at IBM&#8217;s Hursley Park laboratories in the<br/>UK, and specialises in remote telemetry, energy monitoring and<br/>management, Smart Metering and Smart Grid technologies. He has a<br/>particular interest in home energy monitoring, home automation,<br/>demand-side management, and driving consumer behaviour change.  Andy<br/>has a BSc in Computing and Mathematics, and a PhD in Computer Science.<br/>He is a visiting professor at the University of Newcastle and a Fellow<br/>of the British Computer Society. &#8221;</p></blockquote>


<p>As we are expecting a large turnout, please use the above Facebook event link
to tell us you are coming.</p>

<p>We are a community of makers, tinkerers and artists. Our aim is to
share skills and tools to allow anyone to create something amazing,
regardless of experience. We want to start a Hackerspace in
Southampton, where people can come to work on their various projects
and can get the resources they need and can share knowledge and ideas.
If you always wanted to make something but don&#8217;t know how then our
members will be more than happy to help you.</p>

<p>This event is a general meetup for existing members or anyone else who
wants to get involved, along with general discussion about hacking,
making and coding and coffee. It&#8217;s free, but donations to the
Arthouse are always appreciated.</p>

<p>This facebook event page is public so feel free to invite anyone else along.</p>

<p>This event is at <a href="http://www.thearthousesouthampton.co.uk/">the Art House</a></p>
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