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Music

2011-05-16T02:16:16Z

Jlargentaye: noisebridge-greet MPD server is actually horsy

The first song played at 83c was by Welle:ErdBall from the album Die Wunderwelt der Technik and the song was "23... C=64.". The first song to play at 2169 was "Yippie" by Mouse on Mars.

==Hardware==
===Horsy===
[[Horsy]] is located on top of the library shelf, acting as our [[Media Center]].

It's hooked up to a crazy amp and some crazy speakers sort of against the Mission Street wall near the columns. There's a "Line-In cable hooked up to horsy for mp3 players and what not.

===Zebra===
[[Zebra]] is located under one of the tall genius tables in front of the dark room.

We've got a nice stereo with 1/8" jack for audio devices, 5x RCA in, 1x SPDIF in, A/B speaker outs. Two Klipsch SB-5 speakers for now; a bit small for the space, but better than a PC laptop speaker.

We did a sound test and the amp can go to -11 (ha!) before you can even hear it outside when the windows are closed.

There is a sub. The sub will shut on/off automatically. To turn the sub up/down, on the receiver press the CH VOL button until SW is displayed on the screen, then press up/down to alter its state.

==Jukebox==
===Summary===
[[Pony]] holds all the music, [[Zebra]] and [[Horsy]] accesses the music and plays it on the speakers. '''The easiest way to control what music either machine plays is to connect to its web interface at [http://pony.noise/juke http://pony.noise/juke].'''

===Playing Music===
[[Horsy]] has a mount to [[Pony]]'s music directory (pony.noise:/d2/music). [http://mpd.wikia.com/ MPD] scans this directory and builds up a library based off of its contents. [[Horsy]] can then play back anything form that library through the speakers. In order to tell MPD on [[Horsy]] what to play, you'll need to interface to it with a [http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Clients client], which is available for many operating systems. Luckily for you a web interface has already been setup on [[Pony]], but if you want more control please look into the clients.

* '''Web:''' [http://pony.noise/juke http://pony.noise/juke] or [http://172.30.0.30/juke http://172.30.0.30/juke]
* '''MPD Client to [[Horsy]]:''' horsy.noise or 172.30.0.44 port 6600
* '''MPD Client to [[Zebra]]:''' zebra.noise or 172.30.0.41 port 6600

For as yet unknown reasons certain machines get "permissions denied" when attempting to use the web interface. On my ''(steen)'' machine this happens, and I can still use the quite lovely commandline [http://mpd.wikia.com/wiki/Client:Ncmpc ncmpc] client. with just "ncmpc --host horsy.local". In fact I'm doing it right now. You should be here. My music taste is impeccable.

The desktop web interface is [http://relaxx.dirk-hoeschen.de/ relaXX] and the mobile is [http://code.google.com/p/neompc/ NeoMPC].

If you'd like to play files directly from either machine, check the web interface page for shell access.

===Getting Music into the Jukebox===
Music content lives on [[Pony]], not [[Horsy]] or [[Zebra]]. You'll need an account on [[Pony]], using your favorite method of putting files on a different machine please place your music in pony.noise:/d2/music. Once there, refresh the MPD library through your favorite client or the web interface.

===Streaming to MPD===
====Linux====
Open source is pretty damned awesome because if aliens ever attack us we know from Independence day that they will be using OS9 mac servers and we will be safe from their superior OS 9 hacks.

====Mac OSX====
Check out an application called [http://www.rogueamoeba.com/nicecast/ NiceCast]. It's a very quick and simple way to stream the output of iTunes to a Shoutcast server. If you're wondering about the licensing, talk to Rubin110.

* Play something from iTunes and start NiceCast up, turn on the stream
* ssh into a machine that runs mpc (media player client)
* $ export MPD_HOST=noisebridge-greet.local
* $ mpc clear
* $ mpc add http://localipaddress:8000/listen
* $ mpc play

==AirTunes==
AirTunes is a way to stream audio over the network to speakers via an Apple Airport Express. '''Sadly the Airport Express hasn't been found since the move.''' Please read above on how to get MPD to stream a radio station from your local machine.

== Using ESD ==
The easiest way to play music over the jukebox thing from a GNU system:

$ ESPEAKER=horsy.noise mplayer -ao esd $FILE

== .door ==
At acm.jhu.edu, the computer controlling the mag-stripe card reader that would unlock the door would also play a file in /home/username/.door on the speakers in the room. Ta-da - entrance music!

This should probably be added to the feature requests to be added to our [[AccessSystem]]

User:Jlargentaye

2011-05-06T01:24:35Z

Jlargentaye:

[[Image:jlargentaye_profile.jpg|John]]

Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my coding day job :)

==SSH key==
<pre style="overflow: auto; padding: .5em;">ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIB9qX9FNORnl1F9u48Vo1iUgFG4rzKBLKjQHppnI95eTEiBLirGmmJNyPwteqhXAF/TT1IDEcpT/elCEM1pYlIptlVHyPrW7dItNYCJ0VUtWGU7o52DShM3vsUeLcDQfu6ApmckENc3hwbJ90O9dz1B/jD86rawbMz3yX7a6xCuIQ== rsa-key-20031019</pre>

==adduser stanza==
<pre style="overflow: auto; padding: .5em;">
# adduser --gecos 'John de Largentaye' jlargentaye</pre>

User:Jlargentaye

2011-05-06T01:21:57Z

Jlargentaye:

[[Image:jlargentaye_profile.jpg|John]]

Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my coding day job :)

SSH key: <code>ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIB9qX9FNORnl1F9u48Vo1iUgFG4rzKBLKjQHppnI95eTEiBLirGmmJNyPwteqhXAF/TT1IDEcpT/elCEM1pYlIptlVHyPrW7dItNYCJ0VUtWGU7o52DShM3vsUeLcDQfu6ApmckENc3hwbJ90O9dz1B/jD86rawbMz3yX7a6xCuIQ== rsa-key-20031019</code>

File:Jlargentaye profile.jpg

2011-05-06T01:20:29Z

Jlargentaye: jlargentaye

jlargentaye

User:Jlargentaye

2011-05-06T01:20:03Z

Jlargentaye:

I'm john. Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my coding day job :)

[[Image:jlargentaye_profile.jpg|John]]

SSH key: <code>ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIB9qX9FNORnl1F9u48Vo1iUgFG4rzKBLKjQHppnI95eTEiBLirGmmJNyPwteqhXAF/TT1IDEcpT/elCEM1pYlIptlVHyPrW7dItNYCJ0VUtWGU7o52DShM3vsUeLcDQfu6ApmckENc3hwbJ90O9dz1B/jD86rawbMz3yX7a6xCuIQ== rsa-key-20031019</code>

User:Jlargentaye

2011-05-06T01:18:40Z

Jlargentaye:

I'm john. Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my coding day job :)

[Image:jlargentaye_profile.jpg]

SSH key: <tt>ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAABJQAAAIB9qX9FNORnl1F9u48Vo1iUgFG4rzKBLKjQHppnI95eTEiBLirGmmJNyPwteqhXAF/TT1IDEcpT/elCEM1pYlIptlVHyPrW7dItNYCJ0VUtWGU7o52DShM3vsUeLcDQfu6ApmckENc3hwbJ90O9dz1B/jD86rawbMz3yX7a6xCuIQ== rsa-key-20031019</tt>

User:Jlargentaye

2011-05-03T22:32:19Z

Jlargentaye: Created page with 'I'm john. Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my c…'

I'm john. Though I crash in Mountain View, I'm at NB a couple of times a week, at least on wednesday evenings for Craft evening. Doing some crafting is a welcome change from my coding day job :)

Maker Faire 2011 HHA

2011-05-03T22:31:14Z

Jlargentaye:

== Intro ==
[[User:maltman23|Mitch]] is setting up a huge '''Hardware Hacking Area''' (HHA) again this year at the '''2011 Maker Faire'''! The Maker Faire is at the [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=san+mateo+fair+grounds&fb=1&gl=us&hq=fair+grounds&hnear=san+mateo&view=map&cid=1292939423766251605&ved=0CBcQpQY&ei=JGTIS9CwN5HoygSujaXrCg&ll=37.546653,-122.303731&spn=0.007996,0.017016&z=16 San Mateo County Fair Grounds], on ''Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22''.

'''Anyone and everyone can volunteer! No experience necessary!'''

We will be teaching zillions of people how to make cool things, and teaching everyone how to solder! (Last year we taught 2,500 people to solder in one weekend!) We need lots of volunteers to help out. It's tons of fun, and for doing a 4-hour shift, you get in to the entire Maker Faire for free (all weekend)!

Here are the shifts available to help out at the huge Hardware Hacking Area for the Maker Faire.

If you'd like to help (and get a free pass for the entire Faire!), please edit "Volunteer Sign-up" section, and fill your name into a time slot that is not already taken. (All time slots are 4 hours.) After you fill in your name, please email me (maltman23 AT hotmail DOT com).


== Training Sessions ==
If you can find the time, it will be way helpful if you come to ''one'' of the two training sessions I will be giving. 
* Saturday, 14-May, 1pm -- at Noisebridge
* Monday, 16-May, 8pm -- at Noisebridge
Both sessions will be the same. In each session I will: 
* give the big picture of how the Hardware Hacking Area will work
* discuss the various tasks that need to be filled at the HHA
* show you how I teach people to solder
* give you a kit to make that you can take home with you
* answer any questions you may have
* ask for your input to help make the HHA way cooler

== Volunteer Sign-up ==
After adding your name to your time slot, please email me (maltman23 AT hotmail DOT com) as soon as you can with the following information:
1) The name (first and last) you want to give to the Maker Faire people when you arrive for your free "credentials" (as they're calling the passes for volunteers).
2) The 4-hour shift you want.

'''If all time-slots are full, please email me. We can use your help!'''

''It is totally OK to sign up for more than one slot!''

'''Saturday, 21-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''[[User:maltman23|Mitch]]'', ''Jimmie Rodgers''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''Matt Joyce'', ''Maestro''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''crystal allen'', ''[[User:jlargentaye|John de Largentaye]]'', ''your name here''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''The People's Doily (Laura Mappin)'', ''Stig Hackvan'',, ''Dallas (JD)''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''[[User:mrcamuti|Steve Camuti (AKA Mooch)]]'', ''[[User:yesac|Casey C.]]'', ''[[User:MCT|mct]]''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''Chris Lirakis'', ''Aaron Falk''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''Liz Henry'', ''Richard Raucci''
|-
|3:30pm to 7:30pm
|''Gardner'', ''[[User:miloh|Miloh]]''
|-
|4:30pm to 8:30pm
|''your name here'', ''your name here''
|}

'''Sunday, 22-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''[[User:maltman23|Mitch]]'', ''Jimmie Rodgers''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''[[User:mightyohm|Jeff (mightyohm)]]'', ''Rolf VW''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''[[User:yesac|Casey C.]]'',''[[User:neurotech1|John E]]'', ''Rebecca Weinstein''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''[[User:parmesan002|Valkyrie Savage]]'', ''[[User:candu|Evan Stratford]]''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''Greg Olin'', ''your name here'', ''your name here''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''Zack Lewis'', ''Chelsea Boyle''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''your name here'', ''your name here''
|}

== HHA Volunteer Info ==
The Hardware Hacking Area is lots of fun! No soldering experience necessary. I'll show you everything you need to know.

We'll be teaching zillions how to solder! Last year we taught 2,500 people of all ages (age 4 to 83!) during the two days of the Maker Faire, most of whom have never made anything at all in their lives. This year will probably be even more popular.

The Faire is open to the public between 10am and 8pm on Saturday, and between 10am and 6pm on Sunday. We'll be hopping the whole time, with 54 solder stations happening at once!

== Getting to the Faire and the HHA==

The San Francisco Maker Faire is in the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. '''Please consider getting to the Faire by means other than by car.''' Last year there was an ''all-day'' traffic jam (both Saturday and Sunda) on 101, which made it take hours (yes, plural) to get past the Faire exit. From the '''Caltrain Hillsdale Station''' it is only about a few hundred yards walk north to the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. Here is a map:
[http://tiny.cc/hilsdalestation Hillsdale Station]

Once at the Fair Grounds, look for the registration tent. Give your name to the friendly person there, and say you're helping with Mitch's Hardware Hacking Area in the Maker Shed, and they will give you the credentials. Keep in mind that registration may take awhile if there is a line.

Please show up at the Hardware Hacking Area a few minutes before your shift starts.

The Hardware Hacking Area should be easy to find once you get into the building that is being called the Maker Shed, which is a very, very large building. The Hardware Hacking Area will be one large corner of it.

If you have any problems at all, or any questions, please give me a call on my cell phone: 415-377-5993

The San Francisco Maker Faire 2011 is taking place at the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=San+Mateo+County+Event+Center,+San+Mateo,+CA&aq=&sll=37.546585,-122.299354&sspn=0.009085,0.01766&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=San+Mateo+County+Event+Center,&hnear=San+Mateo,+California&ll=37.544169,-122.303753&spn=0.019021,0.035319&z=15 San Mateo County Fair Grounds].

Mitch.

Maker Faire 2011 HHA

2011-05-03T22:30:53Z

Jlargentaye: added jlargentaye to Sat 10:30-2:30 slot

== Intro ==
[[User:maltman23|Mitch]] is setting up a huge '''Hardware Hacking Area''' (HHA) again this year at the '''2011 Maker Faire'''! The Maker Faire is at the [http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=san+mateo+fair+grounds&fb=1&gl=us&hq=fair+grounds&hnear=san+mateo&view=map&cid=1292939423766251605&ved=0CBcQpQY&ei=JGTIS9CwN5HoygSujaXrCg&ll=37.546653,-122.303731&spn=0.007996,0.017016&z=16 San Mateo County Fair Grounds], on ''Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22''.

'''Anyone and everyone can volunteer! No experience necessary!'''

We will be teaching zillions of people how to make cool things, and teaching everyone how to solder! (Last year we taught 2,500 people to solder in one weekend!) We need lots of volunteers to help out. It's tons of fun, and for doing a 4-hour shift, you get in to the entire Maker Faire for free (all weekend)!

Here are the shifts available to help out at the huge Hardware Hacking Area for the Maker Faire.

If you'd like to help (and get a free pass for the entire Faire!), please edit "Volunteer Sign-up" section, and fill your name into a time slot that is not already taken. (All time slots are 4 hours.) After you fill in your name, please email me (maltman23 AT hotmail DOT com).


== Training Sessions ==
If you can find the time, it will be way helpful if you come to ''one'' of the two training sessions I will be giving. 
* Saturday, 14-May, 1pm -- at Noisebridge
* Monday, 16-May, 8pm -- at Noisebridge
Both sessions will be the same. In each session I will: 
* give the big picture of how the Hardware Hacking Area will work
* discuss the various tasks that need to be filled at the HHA
* show you how I teach people to solder
* give you a kit to make that you can take home with you
* answer any questions you may have
* ask for your input to help make the HHA way cooler

== Volunteer Sign-up ==
After adding your name to your time slot, please email me (maltman23 AT hotmail DOT com) as soon as you can with the following information:
1) The name (first and last) you want to give to the Maker Faire people when you arrive for your free "credentials" (as they're calling the passes for volunteers).
2) The 4-hour shift you want.

'''If all time-slots are full, please email me. We can use your help!'''

''It is totally OK to sign up for more than one slot!''

'''Saturday, 21-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''[[User:maltman23|Mitch]]'', ''Jimmie Rodgers''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''Matt Joyce'', ''Maestro''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''crystal allen'', ''[[User:jlargentaye|John de Largentaye'', ''your name here''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''The People's Doily (Laura Mappin)'', ''Stig Hackvan'',, ''Dallas (JD)''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''[[User:mrcamuti|Steve Camuti (AKA Mooch)]]'', ''[[User:yesac|Casey C.]]'', ''[[User:MCT|mct]]''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''Chris Lirakis'', ''Aaron Falk''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''Liz Henry'', ''Richard Raucci''
|-
|3:30pm to 7:30pm
|''Gardner'', ''[[User:miloh|Miloh]]''
|-
|4:30pm to 8:30pm
|''your name here'', ''your name here''
|}

'''Sunday, 22-May:'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!time slot
!volunteer
|-
|8:00am to 9:30am
|''[[User:maltman23|Mitch]]'', ''Jimmie Rodgers''
|-
|9:30am to 1:30pm
|''[[User:mightyohm|Jeff (mightyohm)]]'', ''Rolf VW''
|-
|10:30am to 2:30pm
|''[[User:yesac|Casey C.]]'',''[[User:neurotech1|John E]]'', ''Rebecca Weinstein''
|-
|11:30am to 3:30pm
|''[[User:parmesan002|Valkyrie Savage]]'', ''[[User:candu|Evan Stratford]]''
|-
|12:30pm to 4:30pm
|''Greg Olin'', ''your name here'', ''your name here''
|-
|1:30pm to 5:30pm
|''Zack Lewis'', ''Chelsea Boyle''
|-
|2:30pm to 6:30pm
|''your name here'', ''your name here''
|}

== HHA Volunteer Info ==
The Hardware Hacking Area is lots of fun! No soldering experience necessary. I'll show you everything you need to know.

We'll be teaching zillions how to solder! Last year we taught 2,500 people of all ages (age 4 to 83!) during the two days of the Maker Faire, most of whom have never made anything at all in their lives. This year will probably be even more popular.

The Faire is open to the public between 10am and 8pm on Saturday, and between 10am and 6pm on Sunday. We'll be hopping the whole time, with 54 solder stations happening at once!

== Getting to the Faire and the HHA==

The San Francisco Maker Faire is in the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. '''Please consider getting to the Faire by means other than by car.''' Last year there was an ''all-day'' traffic jam (both Saturday and Sunda) on 101, which made it take hours (yes, plural) to get past the Faire exit. From the '''Caltrain Hillsdale Station''' it is only about a few hundred yards walk north to the San Mateo County Fair Grounds. Here is a map:
[http://tiny.cc/hilsdalestation Hillsdale Station]

Once at the Fair Grounds, look for the registration tent. Give your name to the friendly person there, and say you're helping with Mitch's Hardware Hacking Area in the Maker Shed, and they will give you the credentials. Keep in mind that registration may take awhile if there is a line.

Please show up at the Hardware Hacking Area a few minutes before your shift starts.

The Hardware Hacking Area should be easy to find once you get into the building that is being called the Maker Shed, which is a very, very large building. The Hardware Hacking Area will be one large corner of it.

If you have any problems at all, or any questions, please give me a call on my cell phone: 415-377-5993

The San Francisco Maker Faire 2011 is taking place at the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=San+Mateo+County+Event+Center,+San+Mateo,+CA&aq=&sll=37.546585,-122.299354&sspn=0.009085,0.01766&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=San+Mateo+County+Event+Center,&hnear=San+Mateo,+California&ll=37.544169,-122.303753&spn=0.019021,0.035319&z=15 San Mateo County Fair Grounds].

Mitch.