Squidwrench's mission is to promote the interaction of creative and technical people in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Squidwrench is a home-grown community of creative people. Our modes of creation encompass painting, composing and performing music, building high-tech toys, building low-tech toys, and probably a lot of other stuff, too. There is no limit to the problems people can solve, given the resources, the inclination, the assistance, and the inspiration.

At Squidwrench, we hope to make all of those things available to our members, as well as to our local and global communities. People often find themselves constrained by a lack of space, tools, and manpower. It is also far more likely that people will come up with ideas and attempt to execute those ideas when they are surrounded by people who can encourage them and give them direction.

Android Development Success and Android Development Reprise

Submitted by thor on Mon, 2011-12-19 12:07

On saturday, the Kershaw's hosted ADD1. About 14 people showed up and to my knowledge at least 12 left with Hello, Android working. I witnessed a tally app, a dice roller, the begginings of a chat app, and several people completing a few of the more advanced tutorials. Of the huge turnout, we had great representation from the Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users' Group. They've even posted some pictures.

Weekly Doing - With 100% MORE TUESDAY!

Submitted by thor on Wed, 2011-11-23 12:05

We've moved the weekly meeting yet again. We will now meet on Tuesdays at the same location and time. Hopefully this will accomodate more of the folks that couldn't make it to other meetings.

Excessive Heat Advisory

Submitted by thor on Thu, 2011-07-21 12:48

Due the heat today, we're moving the meeting to Panera Bread on South Rd.

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2020 S Rd #36
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

Summer Inkling

Submitted by thor on Sun, 2011-07-17 18:09

It's time to get those frontal lobes in gear. We need another Inkling. Inkling projects should be small enough to be completed in a week, complicated enough to be interesting, and free-form enough for our right-hemispheres to play along. If you have an idea for one, or the beginnings of an idea, bring it to the meeting this Thursday to discuss.

Calling the Meeting

There are quite a few conflicts with tomorrow's meeting, so we're cancelling it. We should be back on next week, so until then, happy hacking!

Published Date: 
06/29/2011 - 1:00am

Temporary Meeting Relocation

The meeting this evening is moving to a new location. Please contact me for directions to the Secret Lair if you are planning on attending. Also, food for the grill and projects which require outdoor space are very appropriate at the Secret Lair, and a start time of 6pm will ensure plentiful sunlight.

MHVLUG is hosting *duino Palooza

Next month at their regular meeting, MHVLUG will be showing "Arduino: The Documentary" followed by a show-and-tell of *duino-related projects. If you play with *duino already or have any interest in getting started, I suggest checking it out. There is a forum topic about it here:

http://squidwrench.org/content/mhvlug-arduino-palooza

And the official MHVLUG event page is here:

http://mhvlug.org/meetings/2011/arduino-palooza

Squidwrench before Easter : Egg Coloration Committee?

Submitted by AL on Tue, 2011-03-08 11:47

Friends, Easter will soon be upon us, and you know what that means: eggs need dye. I am proposing a special egg dying Squidwrench meeting on Thursday April 21st (or maybe a weekend event?!). I hope to learn a little about pysanky decorating before then and maybe can teach those who want a more intricate egg. If we have enough interested people with monies, we might also try obtaining or attempting to create an eggbot. So, what do we think about this, sw?

 

New Meeting Time

Submitted by thor on Mon, 2011-02-21 15:57

We've officially changed the meeting time from 9pm to 7pm. Same location, same day of the week, new, more accomodating time. Hope to see everyone there.

Official Squidwrench Build-A-Thon 0

Hear what people are saying about the Official Squidwrench Build-A-Thon 01:

"Build-A-Thon 0 by Squidwrench is the skateboard on which the thinking person plays hooky from the Universe..." - Piladelphia Inquirer

There is a long tradition of Great Contests, and Build-A-Thon 0 does not belong to it. But it's search for a missing cat uncovers a ghost, a time-traveller, AND... the devastating secret of humankind!

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