Turing is considered to be the father of computer science, and worked on breaking the Enigma code during WWII. As engineers and computer scientists (and even just as users of computers in general) we owe him a great deal.

If you agree that this national hero deserves a place on the £10 note, you should sign this petition.

Cheers,

Matt

If you don’t get to me in time, don’t worry! We only have a couple of steps left in our LED glue stick counter, there’s plenty of electronicy stuff to play with.

At the end of term we’re going to be running a social, and this time we want to hear what YOU want to do. Two options that have been suggested are a pub quiz or heading to the pubs in town. Like these ideas? Have your own? Email me.

First off, the hoodies have arrived! I will bring the big box of hoodies to our session on Monday.

On Monday at 6.00pm we will be finishing off the LED glue stick clock and also working on another kit, the miniPOV.

If you want to make and keep a miniPOV the costs are going to be no more than last time (£5 for members, £10 for non-members), though may be lower.

See you on Monday!

Matt

This Monday we’re running a practical session making clocks out of glue gun sticks and LEDs, see you in the Simulation Lab in Jennison at 6.00pm.

For the two weeks after we’re going to be making a circuit called a miniPOV, a small board that you can spin around to make text appear in mid air.

Also, still waiting on the hoodies, sorry. We’ll let you know as soon as we know anything.

See you Monday!

Matt

This Monday will be our OpenMic session and will be held in the Sim Lab in the Jennison building at 6.00pm. If you have anything cool to talk about please let us know.

The week after we will be making miniPOVs, those cool things that you can wave around in the dark to show messages. Depending on our budget we’re going to try to get the prices lower than our previous kit, fingers crossed!

Sadly, there has been no news about the hoodies since the last email. Apologies again, we’ll try to speed things up.

Cheers,

Matt

This weeks schematic design session has been rescheduled to this coming Monday (13th Feb), and as usual we will be in the Sim Lab in the Jennison building at 6.00pm.

The OpenMic session has also been pushed back to the Monday after (20th Feb), so you still have time to tell us if you want to speak.

Finally, a call for volunteers. Every society needs committee members, and all of the current committee are stepping down at the end of this year. Being on the committee isn’t hard, it just requires that you care about the society. As well as the joy you get out of everything going well, it is something that really enhances your CV and the hours count towards the Kent Union volunteering scheme. TinkerSoc needs committee members, and it helps you out too.

Cheers,

Matt

I imagine the snow will be gone by the OpenMic next week, I’ll be in touch.

In good news: The hoodie people have received the money, and are getting the hoodies printed. More news on that when I hear something.

Cheers,

Matt

The week after (Monday 13th) we are going to be holding another OpenMic session – if you have any great new projects to talk about please get in touch!

Also, the hoodies. There are currently issues with the payment getting from Kent Union to the hoodie people. I will let you know once we know more, sorry.

Cheers,

Matt

Hopefully everyone enjoyed our first trip to the lab this year, and some of you even had working TV-B-Gones. Result.

This Monday at 6.00pm in the sim lab in the Jennison building we’re going to be teaching you how to program the chips, and heading off to somewhere with a TV to try it out. This will be a free session, just make sure you bring along the TV-B-Gone you made last week!

Hoodies: Orders have been placed, payment has been made, and information about when hoodies are coming is one the way. It shouldn’t be long now, sorry to keep you all waiting.

Cheers,

Matt