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Another real quickie... A quiet Build Your Own Computer on Saturday 3rd, which suited me nicely, as I could run it solo. I think we're on for a similar session this coming Saturday (17th). There are places, but if you want to book in, could you let me know by Wednesday, please, so that I can arrange for extra staff if needed? If you're expecting to come and haven't heard from me individually, can you remind me, please? I worry I might have taken a booking orally and omitted to record it. BTW, BYOC is £20 for non-members, but £10 for members. As a month's membership is £10, we're offering a month's membership free to anyone who pays £20 for BYOC. I'd like to thank Gordon Henderson, who's come down from Devon for the last two Raspberry Jams (2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month). He brings a wealth of experience and projects (his simple 'ladder board', connecting a set of buttons and lights to the Pi so that one can program simple standalone games, is now on sale via Tandy for, I think, £7: if there's a demand, I'll ask him about stocking a few here. (He's donated us one, which some of our young regulars can build this week or next. We're attracting a young crowd for these, which is nice, but I need to do a little work on ensuring that there are well-gauged activities for everyone. I'll consult over the next week or two, and work out how this can best be managed, then get some more structure in place, which means making some choices about what ground in programming and electronics people want to cover. I favour learning through project work, and I'm told there are more than a few youngsters keen to participate in robot-building in some way. This could work, but there's a lot to work out. I'm personally very interested in running From NAND to Tetris to a mixed-age group early in the new year. Doable, they say, in a term, but it'll require some dedication. Who's interested? (see: http://www.nand2tetris.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlPj5Rg1y2w ) On the subject of youth activities, three of the staff (me included) have applied for enhanced CRB checks, to make sure we're on the level for working with young people. I've made overtures to a couple of the local schools (Bolitho, Humphry Davy), hoping to co-ordinate some after-school activities, but no response :( We'll announce junior membership and activity rates soon. Finally, this Wednesday's social activity (from 6:30) is a board game evening: this month's game is Eclipse (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/72125/eclipse#description) David -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq