1. All questions welcome
2. We all share and help each other
3. Make & hack stuff – anything!

      …. one theme will be assistive devices as this covers a huge range of technology!

Anyone is free to suggest other themes! All languages are welcome. Proposed guidelines

• Display “Helper sessions” welcome sign – so people know were to come (don’t be shy !)
• Setup at one table/area – with chairs and clean workspace.
• Noisy discussions should move to another area, so main group can continue.
• Share and document – let other people know if you had a good time, or learnt something (or not)
  • Ask for wiki account and how to use the wiki!
• You need to be a member

These sessions are intended to extend the always great help available at anytime at Xinchejian 🙂

Aim is to fit in between formal workshop Xinchejian learning and to give some relief to Xinchejian regular members as they often spend most of their time helping others. THANKS for all the interest and support after Wednesday nights talk! When:- Trial Thursday from 7:30 starting from 11th July. If any interest we can try other times, including weekends. Where:- At Xinchejian Cost:- Free, but members only (100RMB per month, cheaper for longer periods) Links – Early draft pages have been started on the wiki:- Helper Sessions    Assistive Devices These will be added to in coming days and weeks. Note “Helper sessions” is a draft name – fits in with Maker, hacker, and also fits in with assistive technology. Any better suggestions?]]>

对不起，此内容只适用于美式英文。

对不起，此内容只适用于美式英文。

Announcements this week:

1. Ladies, it’s your turn, sign up for 3months at XinCheJian and get 1 month for free, starting.. now
2. sign up for the basics of Character Animation and learn the tricks that Pixar and Disney used to create some of the most long running cartoons to date.
3. Movie night this friday: Moulin Rouge – 730pm

Summary for Wednesday/本周三开放日综述

1. Paul – sha256({Human})
2. Enno – Character Animation
3. More..

Wednesday Presenters/本周演讲者介绍

1. Paul will be demoing sha256({Human}), a talk he wanted to do at barcamp but was unable to make it this year, this uses face tracking and recognition using opensource tools
2. Enno will give an introduction to the upcoming workshops this weekend at XinCheJian, A teacher, an Artist both in Design and Music, this is one cool cat!
3. Ad-Hoc.. this could be you

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http://letsmakerobots.com/node/37126 Lutz a long time member of XinCheJian has contacted them since we’re in china and negotiated a great deal if we do a group buy, our target.. at least 20 pieces and our price.. 198rmb/each if you want to get a doodle bot and not participate in the competition instead that’s fine! but if you want to get in on the competition, then it’s even more awesome! here is more information about the competition: http://letsmakerobots.com/node/37175 Sign up to the XinCheJian google group (email [email protected]),  Send an email to [email protected]  titled “programming competition” with the words “i Pledge to buy X amount of Doodlebots if we succeed in our group buy” then get ready to send 198rmb to a group buy alipay account or drop into XinCheJian and hand over the cash to a staff member!  Lets put a deadline of May 22nd on this so we can hack the doodlebot sooner than later. Do not transfer or pay until Lutz gives us the word via email and verify it by checking http://xinchejian.com website. Once the pledge is made, you’re on the hook for the cash!]]>

Updates this week:

1. this week we want your 5rmb at the door, that money is going straight into the donation box
2. Ladies, it’s your turn, sign up for 3months at XinCheJian and get 1 month for free, starting.. now
3. XinCheJian is turning 3 this month, join us for a wild party @ the space mark your calendars the 26th of march – it’s a Tuesday – members can bring 1 guest, but please let us know if you are coming (for food and drink orders) by signing up here http://xinchejian.com/event2/?ee=171
4. Roboracing – it’s on the 6th of April! 2pm – 5pm bring your 10 second cars! or your ultra fast line followers, the competition is just starting for the season, plus work on your car Thursday and Friday as it’s a tomb sweeping holiday!
5. two new groups formed in the last 7 days, with quantified self and also creative programming.

Summary for Wednesday/本周三开放日综述

1. 诸晓鸣 – Blind PHP/C++ Programmer making games (CN)
2. Matthew DeBlock – DScript – a new form of writing (EN)
3. ..You..

Wednesday Presenters/本周演讲者介绍

诸 晓鸣 is Visually impaired, self taught to program in C++ and PHP and works to improve accessibility across computers for others in the same situation, from text to speech and information accessibility development and builds games! Matthew DeBlock has invented his own writing style that looks like a script language however it encodes roman alphabet, if anyone has designed a font before, now imagine how hard it is to design an entire writing style!]]>

Announcements this week:

• This week we want your 5rmb at the door, that money is going straight into the donation box!
• Spring Cleaning – this weekend the 16th of march we have a spring cleaning organized, everyone is welcome to join in – we’ll start from 11am for a brunch at XinCheJian – Baozi’s, Egg on Toast and a little cleaning/organization to our favourite hackerspace.
• Ladies, it’s your turn, sign up for 3months at XinCheJian and get 1 month for free, starting.. now
• XinCheJian is turning 3 this month, join us for a wild party @ the space mark your calendars the 26th of march – it’s a Tuesday – we need help, we need your help – a BIG cake for XinCheJian’s birthday – feed 50+ people, you can make one or help organize one!
• Roboracing – it’s on the 6th of April! 2pm – 5pm bring your 10 second cars! or your ultra fast line followers, the competition is just starting for the season, plus work on your car Thursday and Friday as it’s a tomb sweeping holiday!

=Summary for Wednesday/本周三开放日综述=

• Mike Loh – Cosplay (EN)
• CSK – RoboPeak Mini Robot (CN)
• Allen Yang – Machines will make it (CN)

=Wednesday Presenters/本周演讲者介绍=

Mike Loh from uratz Studio will be giving his presentation on Cosplay and some awesome things he makes and is also looking to go electric, think Iron Man costumes and some Holly wood animatronics! CSK has been followed around all week by TV cameras as he prepares to give his presentation this week on RoboPeak Mini Robot and robotics. Allen yang from the machining industry is excited to present this week, he built him self a low cost CNC previously and knows his Equipment: lathes, milling machines, machining centers, shears, bending machines, presses, CNC press! you name it he does it.]]>

3月6日周三开放日

• 自下周开始，非新车间会员来访新车间，将收取费用5rmb/次；如当晚加入新车间成为会员可取回5rmb
• 女士优惠如下：如一次性缴纳3个月会员费，则可获得1个月会员免费机会
• 本月新车间2 周岁了，3.26将如期举行聚会，希望各位父老乡亲，有钱的出钱，有力的出力，新车间需要你的帮助，现急需1个蛋糕（50人份大小），

• 瞩目以待的机器人竞赛即将于 4.6下午2点－5点举行 （请带上自己亲手制作的自动避障小车或巡线小车来一决雌雄吧）
• make＋邀请大家加入，关于如何加入可直接邮件我们，谢谢。

本周三开放日综述

在新车间场地有2个漂亮但脆弱的的项目，可观而不可亵玩焉，谢谢大家的配合与支持！！

• @Chromaphase几何焱 (http://vjchromaphase.com) @Lumi3005 /@艾蒙81 (http://redrabbitanimation.com) / @三根门闩 – Leo from swarm robots will be presenting DAEDALUS CITY PROJECT

本周演讲者介绍

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你知道吗，光线能说话，光学泰勒明让你聆听阳光的呢喃，有趣的光敏电阻控制振荡器的频率，不仅可以通过插座连接阻值较大的电阻类传感器，通过传感器来改变音高。还可以通过使用各种不同的光源，尤其是闪动的光源，可以创造非常丰富的声音变化。

如果一个人能顺利活到70岁，生命也只有900多个月，生命中，许多司空见惯的事物都用它们自己的方式在表达诉说着自己的故事，只是我们看不到或者听不到而已，那人生岂不是要错过许多美好的瞬间？好声音，不能等！

日期：2013年3月9日（周六）

时间：上午10点－12点

工作坊内容 ：

在这次的工作坊中，大家将制作一个简单有趣的设计：光学泰勒明，用光来控制音高！原理是利用光敏电阻控制振荡器的频率来玩高音。更可以通过插座连接阻值较大的电阻类传感器，通过传感器来改变音高。通过使用各种不同的光源，尤其是闪动的光源，可以创造非常丰富的声音变化！

首先你们将会了解光学泰勒明的电路基本原理，以及它声音变化的原因，随后大家动手焊接组装，组装完成后就可以尽情享受探索声音的乐趣了！

线上报名点击这里

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