GoodHumor Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Announcing the 2013 Minnesota Christmas Light Addition Problem (CLAP) festivalWhen: Saturday, June 1stWhere: The Waldon Zoo (5349 89th Crescent Circle N. Brooklyn Park MN 55443)Start Time: 9AMEnd time: 9PM, we run out of things to talk about or the dogs chase us out of the houseFee: A willingness to talk (tough for Lutherans)RSVP: Please respond with your attendance by Monday May 27th to ensure that we have enough food, coffee and chairs.Currently, I am looking for a list of topics to cover. Please chime in with areas you would like to see covered and things you would like to present to the group.Some topics that have already been suggested are: Light Show ProHinkle’s Light SequencerVixen 3.xWireless controllersPixelsOther topicsThe day will open with a short discussion about the displays that we each operate. If you have video, pictures or other; please bring them. We can make arrangement to get them to the house if needed.The day is to share experiences, dreams and new technologies. I trust that people are willing to talk about the direction that they are headed. Please bring new toys and trinkets to talk about. If you need time or help to get stuff here, just let me know and we can make accommodations.The Zoo is planning to provide lunch during the day. If we run late, we will make arrangements for sandwiches or pizza. If you have unique dietary needs. Please PM me with what we can do to accommodate you.I have a LCD TV that can be used as a computer monitor with either HDMI or VGA inputs. I currently am running Vixen 2.x on one computer. I can load other software if needed. Or if you want to bring your own, we can do that too.Some individuals have raised their hands to bring tables and chairs. I will be asking those individuals once I have a head count.*** Warning ***The house has dogs living here, hence my use of the term “zoo”. Debbie (my wife) and I are avid dog agility competitors. If you have allergies to dogs, this environment may not be conducive to your health. You be the judge of this.I look forward to meeting everyone.Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Fischer Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) I definitely plan on coming. Just in case it appears that LOR isn't represented, there will most likely be several LOR users there, hopefully including "world famous" George Simmons who can teach us all a thing or two (or 29) about sequencing. If it's anything like previous events, it will be relatively small, informal, and a lot of fun to just shoot the breeze with fellow crazies. It's well worth anyone's time who is within driving distance of the Twin Cities.-Tim Edited April 5, 2013 by Tim Fischer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Simmons Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Sign me up. Thanks for the plug Tim. If there's enough interest, I'll certainly be willing to do a segment on sequencing. Looks like our two dogs will be busy sniffers when I get home that day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimate Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Sounds like fun. I'm still a first timer so it would be great to learn more. I'll check the calendar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjd35 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I plan on attending this year. I missed it last year look forward to picking up a few new tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundra52 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 i hope i can make. would be nice to get some hands on training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodHumor Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Minnesota Mini 2013 reminder Greetings to the Blinky gang, This is a reminder that I am hosting the Minnesota (and surrounding 300 Miles) Mini in Brooklyn Park MN on Saturday, June 1st.The current list of people that have shown interest is: Board Name What they are presentingDIYC Joel (GoodHumor) DIYC Unshakable Mike Headblinkers, Wireless & Other until the hookDIYC Dirk How to cook LutefiskDIYC Tfisher LORDIYC ErnieHorning DIYC Skunberg DIYC Basis21b Light-o-Rama George LORLight-o-Rama TheUltimate Light-o-Rama jjd35 Light-o-Rama frozentundra52 - Tentative (maybe snowed in) Please correct me if I missed what you would like to present. If you would like to attend, just let me know. I am looking for the headcount to ensure that I have enough food to feed the masses. If there is a topic, concept or idea you would like to float in front of people for “tuning”, this would be a good opportunity. It is time to get together with people that understand your desire to sit in the basement and listen to the same Christmas song for 6 hours. Cheers, Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodHumor Posted May 23, 2013 Author Share Posted May 23, 2013 Your one Week (plus a couple of days) Warning! As a reminder, the Minnesota Mini will be happening Saturday, June 1st in Brooklyn Park MN. This is the framework for the agenda. The timing is tentative as we are here to swap ideas and conversations. We can run longer or shorter as needed. I will be around all evening if we run that long. 8:00 AM Meet and Greet (Coffee, Juice and Donuts) 8:30 AM - Introductions - Who you are- Where you are located- How long have you been doing Blinky- A basic description of your system (LOR, Vixen and so on)- Bonus points: What have you built/purchased for blinky lights for next year? What are you planning to build/buy?- What are you looking to get more information on? 9:30 AM - Dirk - Something interesting with Lutefisk (I am afraid to ask) 10:30 AM - Unshakeable Mike - Headblinkers, Wireless, Snubbers & other 11:30 AM – Falcon – Coro-plast and Vixen Plus (sneak peak) 12:30 Lunch (I have been warned that Dirk cannot touch the BBQ) 1:30 PM - Tfisher - LOR, dumb RGB and E1.31 2:30 PM - George - LOR sequencing 3:30 PM - Wrap up- What are you planning to build/buy?- What are you looking to get more information on? In typing out the agenda, I can see right that the times won’t fit. We will be adjusting as needed or as hardware is brought in and out. Breaks will be inserted when appropriate. For presentations, I have:- 42” LCD TV (HDMI, DVI and RGB (15pin) 1070x768- Stereo amplifier- Dual core 2.2G with Vixen 2.x- Whiteboards- Internet access (wired and wireless)- Air fresher for after the Lutefisk Please let me know if you see something that doesn't make sense or if I have you down for something that youdidn't raise your hand for. I look forward to meeting everyone. Cheers,Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUltimate Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Just wanted to apologize for not being there... Wife's birthday weekend and the inlaws wanted to celebrate. Happy Wife, Happy Life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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