Anything like this in Sydney?
The closest thing nowadays is uni societies
Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
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Re: Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
The safeguarding stuff is required for sports coaching too and is run well in the UK from my experience.
Yes, I had a DBS check before and it wasn't an issue. But I wonder how onerous safeguarding policies are. Also I would be wary of being in a room with a pupil without another adult present. Even the slightest accusation, where you are completely innocent, could make your life hell.
Sporting organizations require more than just a DBS check, they typically also need you to have attended a course on good practice in protecting children which you will need to refresh regularly. There will be standard policies that a computer club could copy from other youth organizations.
Re: Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
#83Anything like this in Sydney?
For computing history appreciation (both software and hardware) try https://www.acms.org.au/
For the Makerspace end of this, try Robots and Dinosaurs: https://robodino.org/ They have open days every Saturday.
For the electronics end, try HAM radio. The state club is https://arnsw.org.au/ and a locally based national society is https://www.wia.org.au/ but there are many local clubs in different groups which typically meet weekly on-air and monthly in person spread around the city.
Re: Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
#84> computing is political, so let computer club be political too this is an instant turn off. this phrase means that the "computer club" is really a political club that lures people through computers. in my experiences those places are always driven by some kind of narcissistic psychopath that wants everybody to align to their view of the world. i'd stay away from those places. the risk outweighs the benefits.
Hello, possible narcissistic psychopath here! I definitely indoctrinate young kids in our local computer club into thinking that: 1. You can DO STUFF with computers! 2. You can build your own computers! 3. It's nice that one can use this stuff called open/free software, so why not share ours with the world as well? I even go as far as giving the kids USB keys with Live Fedora. Teaches them to -- looks around, making…
I have nothing against what you mentioned, you completely missed the point. Sigh.
Re: Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
#85Around Colorado we call them Hacking Society, and the easiest way we've found to get space has been at coffee shops, though over the years some businesses have opened space for us at times. Considering we've been getting together 3 times a month for nearly a quarter century, you'd think we'd have had more time to update the webpage. https://www.hackingsociety.org/
Thanks for sharing about this! Do you happen to know if the Boulder meetup time and location are still accurate? I tried subscribing to the mailing list but the email bounced.
I would doubt it, I haven't been in over a decade, but let me reach out and see.
Re: Start a computer club in the place that you live (2023)
#86Around Colorado we call them Hacking Society, and the easiest way we've found to get space has been at coffee shops, though over the years some businesses have opened space for us at times. Considering we've been getting together 3 times a month for nearly a quarter century, you'd think we'd have had more time to update the webpage. https://www.hackingsociety.org/
Thanks for sharing about this! Do you happen to know if the Boulder meetup time and location are still accurate? I tried subscribing to the mailing list but the email bounced.
I've reached out to a few of the core participants from back in the day, and also the Boulder Linux User's Group organizer, and it's not looking like it's currently active.
However: I'd encourage you, and even help you, with getting one set up again. It's Reeeeal easy. The Boulder one was largely attendees from the Boulder Linux Users Group, and it was on the same day of the week as the BLUG meeting, just the remaining Thursdays of the month. We'd just pick a coffee shop that was open suitably late and had reasonable seating, and then announced it at the BLUG meetings and also on the mailing list. The BLUG mailing list seems to be defunct, but I can probably get someone to announce it at the meeting if you're interested.
I do have an ex attendee that moved to north Longmont and was interested in something in that area, if that's a geography you're interested in.