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<hr />
<div>== Breaking News! ==<br />
<br />
Planning to drive? Check the [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/ conditions] and [http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/drivingsafety/drivingsafetytips/snow.html tips for driving in the snow].<br />
<br />
You can pick up your lift tickets in the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge (same room for lunch) between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor (check this [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg map]). If you arrive later than 9:30, you can pick up tickets at customer service.<br />
<br />
<!-- Helmets for sale in the atrium Thursday January 24 4:30-5 p.m. $35, bring cash or check. See a picture here:<br />
http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=259&ClinicID=13<br />
<br />
[[#Pay Up|Pay up! Bring Tomas a check. Click here for details.]]<br />
<br />
Hank suggests that people bring small digital cameras. We didn't get any photos last time, which is too bad. It would be nice to have a group photo and others, we can put up a web page.<br />
--><br />
<br />
== General Information == <br />
<br />
The UW CSE Ski Day 2009 is Friday April 3rd at [http://www.stevenspass.com Stevens Pass]. <br />
<br />
GETTING THERE:<br><br />
This year, we decided not to charter a bus. Let's try to [[#Carpool Signup| CARPOOL]] as much as we can. <br />
<br />
LUNCH AND ROOM RESERVATION:<br><br />
Hank is providing a pizza lunch starting at about noon. We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor (check this [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg map]). You can leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
THE AFTER PARTY:<br><br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (starting at 3pm) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain (see [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg map]). <br />
<br />
GEAR UP:<br><br />
We're finally getting some pretty good snow, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 3rd. Even though weather should be great for spring skiing, wind + snow + mountains = unpredictable, could be sunny, could be darn cold. So please dress warmly, bring extra layers, wear a water-resistant layer on the outside, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[#Ski Clothing|Ski Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember '''sunblock''' and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
SIGN UP:<br><br />
Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|Sign Up]] below, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by editing yourself into the table under your preferred option. You should also indicate your lunch preferences. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
<br />
== Skier's Code ==<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted.<br />
<br />
Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
<br />
=== Beginner package ===<br />
$78 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and beginner lift ticket. <br />
Note that the lift ticket is only good at '''beginner lifts''', so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m., and they recommend you show up 1.5 hours before the lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Owen Anderson||meat||Ski||1||M||22||5'8"||170||M8.5||Right||?<br />
|-<br />
|Stephanie Abascal||meat||Ski||1||F|||23||5'2"||160||W7.5||Right||?<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$108 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m., and they recommend you show up 1.5 hours before the lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
<br />
$78.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Lift ticket is good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
<br />
$88 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental. Lessons start at 10:00 a.m.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$51 lift ticket ($28 for seniors 62-69), not part of a package. Down from $62, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none<br />
|-<br />
|Linda Shapiro||veggie<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Cavender||meat<br />
|-<br />
|Jason Carpenter||meat<br />
|-<br />
|Hank Levy||veggie<br />
|-<br />
|Kathleen Tuite||meat<br />
|-<br />
|...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provide your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none<br />
|-<br />
|Reona Herz||veggie<br />
|-<br />
|Rohit Chaudhri||meat<br />
|-<br />
|...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Pay Up =<br />
Bring Anna a check! The money is being fronted and paid in one chunk by Hank/the department, and we need to pay back. Anna Cavender (cavender@cs) is kindly taking charge of collections. You can usually find her in the '''benson store 386''', and she might deputize other students there to help when she is not around. Please bring her a check ASAP made out to University of Washington and covering whatever you owe for lift ticket/lessons/rentals<!--, plus $15 if you plan to take a bus -->. On the check, please indicate what you are paying for of lift ticket/ beginner package/ intermediate package/ lessons/ rentals<!--/ bus-->. <!-- Pay up to reserve your spot on the bus, as there is a slight chance we'll end up with more people signing up than can fit, with the overflow having to figure out carpools.--> Sign ups freeze Tuesday March 31 at 4pm, so you owe whatever you are signed up for at that point.<br />
<br />
<!-- = Bus Info =<br />
The bus is $15/person. The bus will start loading at 6:45am at the Rainier Vista pullout near the Allen Center. It will depart at about 7am. Please plan to arrive a bit before that to be ready to load-- we can't wait much longer as we need to get there in time for lessons and rentals. At the end of the day, the bus will leave Stevens at 4pm, so please plan your bar time, rental return, and shoe retrieval accordingly. Note that final details on the bus will go out next Wednesday, so all this is still subject to change. --><br />
<br />
= Carpool Signup =<br />
If you are planning to drive and have extra seats in your car, add yourself to the first table. Keep in mind that you may be driving in snowy/icy conditions and you may need chains. For updated road conditions check the [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/ WSDOT website] and take a moment to refresh your [http://www.weather.com/activities/driving/drivingsafety/drivingsafetytips/snow.html snow driving skills].<br />
<br />
Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above. <br />
<br />
If you are looking for a ride, email an available driver to make arrangements, then add yourself to their riding column here. If there are no available drivers, add yourself as a row to the second table. Hopefully, by Friday, the second table will be empty :).<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Driver Name!!email@cs!!Neighborhood you're coming from!!Departure times!!Number of seats available!!Type of gear you can carry!!Who's riding<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Cavender||cavender@cs||North Seattle||7:00-5ish||1||1 pair of skis or 1 snowboard||no one yet<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Rider Name!!email@cs!!Neighborhood you're coming from!!Time leaving Seattle - leaving Stevens!!Number of riders!!Type of gear you need to bring<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, check out this [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp Snowboarding Gear List].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $9+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $37+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.<br />
<br />
Brian Ferris: I'm not going to ski day, but I have a full set of men's skiing/snowboard gear. If you need gear, let me know if you'd like to borrow.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2009&diff=7647Ski Day 20092009-03-26T18:43:02Z<p>Bdferris: /* Ski Clothing */</p>
<hr />
<div>== Breaking News! ==<br />
<br />
Check back here for the latest info!<br />
<br />
Note, prices below are estimates, we'll send out an email if/when they change (but they shouldn't change by much).<br />
<br />
<!-- Helmets for sale in the atrium Thursday January 24 4:30-5 p.m. $35, bring cash or check. See a picture here:<br />
http://depts.washington.edu/hhpccweb/article-detail.php?ArticleID=259&ClinicID=13<br />
<br />
[[#Pay Up|Pay up! Bring Tomas a check. Click here for details.]]<br />
<br />
Hank suggests that people bring small digital cameras. We didn't get any photos last time, which is too bad. It would be nice to have a group photo and others, we can put up a web page.<br />
--><br />
<br />
== General Information == <br />
<br />
The UW CSE Ski Day 2009 is Friday April 3rd at [http://www.stevenspass.com Stevens Pass]. <br />
<br />
GETTING THERE:<br><br />
This year, we decided not to charter a bus. Let's try to [[#Carpool Signup| CARPOOL]] as much as we can. <br />
<br />
LUNCH AND ROOM RESERVATION:<br><br />
Hank is providing a pizza lunch starting at about noon. We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor (check this [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg map]). You can leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
THE AFTER PARTY:<br><br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (starting at 3pm) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain (see [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg map]). <br />
<br />
GEAR UP:<br><br />
We're finally getting some pretty good snow, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 3rd. Even though weather should be great for spring skiing, wind + snow + mountains = unpredictable, could be sunny, could be darn cold. So please dress warmly, bring extra layers, wear a water-resistant layer on the outside, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[#Ski Clothing|Ski Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember '''sunblock''' and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
SIGN UP:<br><br />
Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|Sign Up]] below, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by editing yourself into the table under your preferred option. You should also indicate your lunch preferences. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
<br />
== Skier's Code ==<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted.<br />
<br />
Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
<br />
=== Beginner package ===<br />
$78 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
<!-- Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain. --><br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$108 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
<br />
$78.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Lift ticket is good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
<br />
$88 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$51 lift ticket ($28 for seniors 62-69), not part of a package. Down from $62, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none<br />
|-<br />
|...||...<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provide your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none<br />
|-<br />
|...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Pay Up =<br />
Bring Anna a check! The money is being fronted and paid in one chunk by Hank/the department, and we need to pay back. Anna Cavender (cavender@cs) is kindly taking charge of collections. You can usually find her in the '''benson store 386''', and she might deputize other students there to help when she is not around. Please bring her a check ASAP made out to University of Washington and covering whatever you owe for lift ticket/lessons/rentals<!--, plus $15 if you plan to take a bus -->. On the check, please indicate what you are paying for of lift ticket/ beginner package/ intermediate package/ lessons/ rentals<!--/ bus-->. <!-- Pay up to reserve your spot on the bus, as there is a slight chance we'll end up with more people signing up than can fit, with the overflow having to figure out carpools.--> Sign ups freeze Tuesday March 31 at 4pm, so you owe whatever you are signed up for at that point.<br />
<br />
<!-- = Bus Info =<br />
The bus is $15/person. The bus will start loading at 6:45am at the Rainier Vista pullout near the Allen Center. It will depart at about 7am. Please plan to arrive a bit before that to be ready to load-- we can't wait much longer as we need to get there in time for lessons and rentals. At the end of the day, the bus will leave Stevens at 4pm, so please plan your bar time, rental return, and shoe retrieval accordingly. Note that final details on the bus will go out next Wednesday, so all this is still subject to change. --><br />
<br />
= Carpool Signup =<br />
If you are planning to drive and have extra seats in your car, add a row to the first table indicating how many extra people you could take. Keep in mind that you may be driving in snowy/icy conditions and you may need chains. For updated road conditions check the [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/ WSDOT website].<br />
<br />
If you are looking for a ride, email an available driver to make arrangements, then add yourself to their riding column here. If there are no available drivers, add yourself as a row to the second table. Hopefully, by Friday, the second table will be empty :).<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Driver Name!!email@cs!!Number of seats!!Type of gear you can carry!!Neighborhood you're coming from!!Who's riding<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Cavender||cavender@cs||1||1 pair of skis or 1 snowboard||North Seattle||no one yet<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Rider Name!!email@cs!!Number of riders!!Type of gear you need to bring!!Neighborhood you're coming from<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, check out this [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp Snowboarding Gear List].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $9+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $37+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.<br />
<br />
Brian Ferris: I'm not going to Ski Day this year, which means I have a full set of men's ski clothing that you're welcome to use if you like. E-mail me if you are interested. I'm 5'9" to give you rough sizing info.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=HolidayParty2008&diff=7483HolidayParty20082008-12-01T22:05:06Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
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<div><div style="float: right; border: 1px solid black; background-color: #f0f0e0; width: 200px; font-size: 10pt"><br />
<div style="padding: .25em; background-color: black; color: #f0f0e0; font-weight: bold">This Date in History</div><br />
<div style="padding: .25em"><br />
On 5 December 1933, the 21st amendment to the United States constitution was ratified, repealing prohibition. 2008 is thus the 75th anniversary.<br />
</div><br />
</div><br />
<br />
== Info == <br />
<br />
The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon:<br />
<br />
'''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008.<br />
<br />
'''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS]<br />
<br />
'''What to bring''': Food! It's a potluck, so sign up below...<br />
<br />
The department will provide drinks and cups, plates, silverware, etc.<br />
<br />
Guests (friends, family, significant other etc.) are certainly welcome to <br />
attend. If you're bringing something for the potluck, just try to bring <br />
enough to feed you and however many guests you're bringing.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Directions ===<br />
<br />
The Center for Urban Horticulture is a quick drive / bus ride / walk east of campus. You can find it on the UW campus map at:<br />
<br />
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS<br />
<br />
Find it on Google at:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.658069285726796+-122.29019165039062&sll=47.669799,-122.289434&sspn=0.009132,0.021436&ie=UTF8&ll=47.658158,-122.290063&spn=0.001142,0.00268&t=h&z=19<br />
<br />
There is plenty of parking on site, but it goes without saying that I think you should ride a bus ;) Routes 75 and 65 from campus go pretty much right there.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Potluck Sign-Up ==<br />
<br />
To sign up, just add your name to the wiki. When signing up please try to keep the selection balanced, so that we do not end up with 50 desserts and no main dishes.<br />
<br />
Note, to make edits on the wiki, you'll need to be logged in. If you don't already have a wiki account, just use:<br />
<br />
u: HolidayParty2008<br />
<br />
p: potluck<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Appetizers ===<br />
# Kayur Patel<br />
# Nodira Khoussainova<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Main Courses ===<br />
# David Notkin<br />
# Yoshi Kohno<br />
# Fei Wu<br />
# Gaetano Borriello<br />
# Kate Moore<br />
<br />
=== Side Dishes ===<br />
# Magda Balazinska<br />
# Sandra B. Fan<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Desserts ===<br />
# Brian Curless<br />
# Craig Prince<br />
# Nicole Cederblom<br />
# Scott Saponas<br />
# Dan Dembiczak<br />
<br />
== After Party ==<br />
<br />
Elisa Celis has graciously offered to host the '''official''' After Party. The address is 2131 N 52nd St.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=HolidayParty2008&diff=7457HolidayParty20082008-11-22T01:00:23Z<p>Bdferris: /* Potluck Sign-Up */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Info == <br />
<br />
The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon:<br />
<br />
'''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008.<br />
<br />
'''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS]<br />
<br />
'''What to bring''': Food! It's a potluck, so sign up below...<br />
<br />
The department will provide drinks and cups, plates, silverware, etc.<br />
<br />
Guests (friends, family, significant other etc.) are certainly welcome to <br />
attend. If you're bringing something for the potluck, just try to bring <br />
enough to feed you and however many guests you're bringing.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Directions ===<br />
<br />
The Center for Urban Horticulture is a quick drive / bus ride / walk east of campus. You can find it on the UW campus map at:<br />
<br />
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS<br />
<br />
Find it on Google at:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.658069285726796+-122.29019165039062&sll=47.669799,-122.289434&sspn=0.009132,0.021436&ie=UTF8&ll=47.658158,-122.290063&spn=0.001142,0.00268&t=h&z=19<br />
<br />
There is plenty of parking on site, but it goes without saying that I think you should ride a bus ;) Routes 75 and 65 from campus go pretty much right there.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Potluck Sign-Up ==<br />
<br />
To sign up, just add your name to the wiki. When signing up please try to keep the selection balanced, so that we do not end up with 50 desserts and no main dishes.<br />
<br />
Note, to make edits on the wiki, you'll need to be logged in. If you don't already have a wiki account, just use:<br />
<br />
u: HolidayParty2008<br />
<br />
p: potluck<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Appetizers ===<br />
# Kayur Patel<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Main Courses ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Side Dishes ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Desserts ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=HolidayParty2008&diff=7454HolidayParty20082008-11-21T23:25:19Z<p>Bdferris: /* Potluck Sign-Up */</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Info == <br />
<br />
The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon:<br />
<br />
'''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008.<br />
<br />
'''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS]<br />
<br />
'''What to bring''': Food! It's a potluck, so sign up below...<br />
<br />
The department will provide drinks and cups, plates, silverware, etc.<br />
<br />
Guests (friends, family, significant other etc.) are certainly welcome to <br />
attend. If you're bringing something for the potluck, just try to bring <br />
enough to feed you and however many guests you're bringing.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Directions ===<br />
<br />
The Center for Urban Horticulture is a quick drive / bus ride / walk east of campus. You can find it on the UW campus map at:<br />
<br />
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS<br />
<br />
Find it on Google at:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.658069285726796+-122.29019165039062&sll=47.669799,-122.289434&sspn=0.009132,0.021436&ie=UTF8&ll=47.658158,-122.290063&spn=0.001142,0.00268&t=h&z=19<br />
<br />
There is plenty of parking on site, but it goes without saying that I think you should ride a bus ;) Routes 75 and 65 from campus go pretty much right there.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Potluck Sign-Up ==<br />
<br />
To sign up, just add your name to the wiki. When signing up please try to keep the selection balanced, so that we do not end up with 50 desserts and no main dishes.<br />
<br />
=== Appetizers ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Main Courses ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Side Dishes ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Desserts ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=HolidayParty2008&diff=7453HolidayParty20082008-11-21T23:23:51Z<p>Bdferris: New page: == Info == The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon: '''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008. '''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/map...</p>
<hr />
<div><br />
== Info == <br />
<br />
The annual CSE Holiday Party is coming soon:<br />
<br />
'''When''': 6:00 PM on Friday, December 5, 2008.<br />
<br />
'''Where''': Center for Urban Horticulture [http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS]<br />
<br />
'''What to bring''': Food! It's a potluck, so sign up below...<br />
<br />
The department will provide drinks and cups, plates, silverware, etc.<br />
<br />
Guests (friends, family, significant other etc.) are certainly welcome to <br />
attend. If you're bringing something for the potluck, just try to bring <br />
enough to feed you and however many guests you're bringing.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Directions ===<br />
<br />
The Center for Urban Horticulture is a quick drive / bus ride / walk east of campus. You can find it on the UW campus map at:<br />
<br />
http://www.washington.edu/home/maps/northeast.html?NHS<br />
<br />
Find it on Google at:<br />
<br />
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=47.658069285726796+-122.29019165039062&sll=47.669799,-122.289434&sspn=0.009132,0.021436&ie=UTF8&ll=47.658158,-122.290063&spn=0.001142,0.00268&t=h&z=19<br />
<br />
There is plenty of parking on site, but it goes without saying that I think you should ride a bus ;) Routes 75 and 65 from campus go pretty much right there.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Potluck Sign-Up ==<br />
<br />
When signing up please try to keep the selection balanced, so that we do not end up with 50 desserts and no main dishes.<br />
<br />
=== Appetizers ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Main Courses ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Side Dishes ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...<br />
<br />
=== Desserts ===<br />
# Your Name Here<br />
# ...</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7313Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-05-15T16:30:01Z<p>Bdferris: /* Outline */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Outline ==<br />
<br />
* '''April 3''' - Course Introduction / Brainstorming<br />
* '''April 10''' - tbd<br />
* '''April 17''' - Brian - Definitions, Survey of the Field<br />
* '''April 24''' - Andy - Trust<br />
* '''May 1''' - Travis - Government and Blogging<br />
* '''May 8''' - Karl - Legal Issues<br />
* '''May 15''' - Tammy - Business Models<br />
* '''May 22''' - Colin J Lingle<br />
* '''May 29''' - Aiko Takazawa<br />
* '''June 5''' - Scoops - The Final Word<br />
<br />
== The Big Outline of Resources and Concepts ==<br />
<br />
Check out the [[Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline]].</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7310Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-21T14:55:42Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
** [http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2007/10/more-on-blogger.html Media credentials for covering the Ohio State Legislature]<br />
** [http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/03/ohio-guidelines-for-poll-access-by-accredited-media-v-internet-writers/ Media access to polling places in Ohio]<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* Sports and Blogging<br />
** http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
** http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/21/business/media/21bloggers.html Good general NYT pieces about sports and bloggers<br />
<br />
* http://www.princeton.edu/~csdp/events/pdfs/HindmanCM.pdf - Matthew Hindman - Political Accountability and the Web’s “Missing Middle”:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
"Hindman’s research also establishes a stronger pedigree in terms of elite education and advanced post- graduate degrees for the top bloggers than for the country’s leading op-ed columnists. And the top news Web sites have 30 times the traffic of the top political and public affairs Web sites."<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
From [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/footnotes/narrative_overview_intro.html footnotes] of [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/narrative_overview_intro.php?cat=0&media=1 State of the News Media 2008]<br />
<br />
<br />
What makes you a journalist? On the subject of Josh Wolf:<br />
<br />
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGOFOI8QL1.DTL - Mediator fails to free imprisoned blogger<br />
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/09/josh-wolf-journalist-no_e_42991.html - Josh Wolf: Journalist? Not A Journalist? Does It Matter?<br />
* http://www.spj.org/joshwolf.asp - SPJ: Freeing Josh Wolf<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7309Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-17T19:03:58Z<p>Bdferris: /* What is journalism? */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
** [http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2007/10/more-on-blogger.html Media credentials for covering the Ohio State Legislature]<br />
** [http://www.writeslikeshetalks.com/2008/03/03/ohio-guidelines-for-poll-access-by-accredited-media-v-internet-writers/ Media access to polling places in Ohio]<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
<br />
* http://www.princeton.edu/~csdp/events/pdfs/HindmanCM.pdf - Matthew Hindman - Political Accountability and the Web’s “Missing Middle”:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
"Hindman’s research also establishes a stronger pedigree in terms of elite education and advanced post- graduate degrees for the top bloggers than for the country’s leading op-ed columnists. And the top news Web sites have 30 times the traffic of the top political and public affairs Web sites."<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
From [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/footnotes/narrative_overview_intro.html footnotes] of [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/narrative_overview_intro.php?cat=0&media=1 State of the News Media 2008]<br />
<br />
<br />
What makes you a journalist? On the subject of Josh Wolf:<br />
<br />
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGOFOI8QL1.DTL - Mediator fails to free imprisoned blogger<br />
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/09/josh-wolf-journalist-no_e_42991.html - Josh Wolf: Journalist? Not A Journalist? Does It Matter?<br />
* http://www.spj.org/joshwolf.asp - SPJ: Freeing Josh Wolf<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7308Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-17T18:34:37Z<p>Bdferris: /* What is journalism? */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
<br />
http://ncsl.typepad.com/the_thicket/2007/10/more-on-blogger.html - Discusses credentials for covering the Ohio State Legislature<br />
<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
<br />
* http://www.princeton.edu/~csdp/events/pdfs/HindmanCM.pdf - Matthew Hindman - Political Accountability and the Web’s “Missing Middle”:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
"Hindman’s research also establishes a stronger pedigree in terms of elite education and advanced post- graduate degrees for the top bloggers than for the country’s leading op-ed columnists. And the top news Web sites have 30 times the traffic of the top political and public affairs Web sites."<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
From [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/footnotes/narrative_overview_intro.html footnotes] of [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/narrative_overview_intro.php?cat=0&media=1 State of the News Media 2008]<br />
<br />
<br />
What makes you a journalist? On the subject of Josh Wolf:<br />
<br />
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGOFOI8QL1.DTL - Mediator fails to free imprisoned blogger<br />
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/09/josh-wolf-journalist-no_e_42991.html - Josh Wolf: Journalist? Not A Journalist? Does It Matter?<br />
* http://www.spj.org/joshwolf.asp - SPJ: Freeing Josh Wolf<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7307Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-17T17:25:00Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
<br />
* http://www.princeton.edu/~csdp/events/pdfs/HindmanCM.pdf - Matthew Hindman - Political Accountability and the Web’s “Missing Middle”:<br />
<br />
<blockquote><br />
"Hindman’s research also establishes a stronger pedigree in terms of elite education and advanced post- graduate degrees for the top bloggers than for the country’s leading op-ed columnists. And the top news Web sites have 30 times the traffic of the top political and public affairs Web sites."<br />
</blockquote><br />
<br />
From [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/footnotes/narrative_overview_intro.html footnotes] of [http://www.stateofthenewsmedia.com/2008/narrative_overview_intro.php?cat=0&media=1 State of the News Media 2008]<br />
<br />
<br />
What makes you a journalist? On the subject of Josh Wolf:<br />
<br />
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGOFOI8QL1.DTL - Mediator fails to free imprisoned blogger<br />
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/09/josh-wolf-journalist-no_e_42991.html - Josh Wolf: Journalist? Not A Journalist? Does It Matter?<br />
* http://www.spj.org/joshwolf.asp - SPJ: Freeing Josh Wolf<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7306Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-17T16:45:10Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
<br />
What makes you a journalist? On the subject of Josh Wolf:<br />
<br />
* http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/03/09/BAGOFOI8QL1.DTL - Mediator fails to free imprisoned blogger<br />
* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eat-the-press/2007/03/09/josh-wolf-journalist-no_e_42991.html - Josh Wolf: Journalist? Not A Journalist? Does It Matter?<br />
* http://www.spj.org/joshwolf.asp - SPJ: Freeing Josh Wolf<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_Seminar_-_Spring_2008_-_Outline&diff=7305Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline2008-04-17T16:14:31Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>Consider this an outline / annotated bibliography / white board for posting resources and organizing ideas.<br />
<br />
== What is journalism? ==<br />
<br />
* Journalistic standards?<br />
* Who hands out press-credentials?<br />
* Objectivity?<br />
<br />
== What is a blog? ==<br />
<br />
* Possible unique elements of blogs:<br />
** Links to competition<br />
** Quicker / community process for corrections<br />
** Depth and breadth of coverage<br />
** Scope of access?<br />
** Audience?<br />
* Types of blogs<br />
* Roles of blogs<br />
<br />
== Publishers vs Authors ==<br />
<br />
* Applicable rights and obligations<br />
* Safe Harbor clauses<br />
* Who owns content?<br />
<br />
== Legal questions ==<br />
<br />
* What laws exist?<br />
* Who do they apply to?<br />
* Legal vs social contracts <br />
<br />
== Corporate Blogging ==<br />
<br />
* Can your employer regulate your speech? Your personal blog?<br />
* Astroturfing<br />
<br />
== Business Models ==<br />
<br />
* How to make money from blogs<br />
* Death of old media<br />
<br />
== International Perspectives ==<br />
<br />
* International blogs<br />
* Global perspectives<br />
* "Global freedom of the press"?<br />
<br />
== Trust ==<br />
<br />
* How can you trust a blog?<br />
* How to reference a blog?<br />
* What roles can the following play:<br />
** Peer review?<br />
** Editors?<br />
** Editorial board?<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
Books<br />
* http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/wemedia/book/index.csp - online e-book of <i>We the Media</i> by Dan Gillmor. About the closest thing you could find to a textbook for this seminar. See the accompanying website at http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
<br />
Articles<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html - Can blogging kill you? NYT story about the intense work cycle of bloggers.<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/03/31/080331fa_fact_alterman - New Yorker article about the life and death of the American newspaper<br />
* http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/07/31/060731fa_fact - New Yorker article about Wikipedia: "Can Wikipedia conquer expertise?"<br />
* http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080403-online-peer-review-supplements-doesnt-replace-real-thing.html - Ars Technica piece about online peer review<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/14/us/politics/14web-seelye.html - What's a blogger? NY Times article about the blogger who wrote the piece on Obama's comments about small-town voters<br />
* http://www.spj.org/ethicscode.asp - Code of Ethics for the Society of Professional Journalists<br />
* http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/departments/online/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003724985 - Society of Professional Journalists watching out for bloggers banned from NBA locker-room<br />
<br />
UW<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Mac_Users:Suggested_Applications&diff=7301Mac Users:Suggested Applications2008-04-11T23:40:46Z<p>Bdferris: /* Office */</p>
<hr />
<div>This list are the applications that most use in CSE. We try to focus on applications that are free, inexpensive and open source. If such applications don't exist, we list the best piece of software in that category. If you want a specific piece of software, try [http://www.macupdate.com MacUpdate] and [http://www.versiontracker.com VersionTracker]. You can also send your question to the [https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/mac-users mailing list].<br />
<br />
==Text==<br />
===Coding===<br />
*[http://macromates.com/ TextMate] is a brilliant general purpose text editor. It's good for coding, taking notes, managing repositories, latexing, etc. It's the hot new standard in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/ BBEdit] the old standard from the OS 9 days. Still very popular.<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/textwrangler/ TextWrangler] is a free mini-BBEdit.<br />
*[http://www.codingmonkeys.de/subethaedit/ SubEthaEdit] is a novel collaborative text editor that some use.<br />
*[http://macvim.org/OSX/index.php Vim] in OS X.<br />
*[http://www.porkrind.org/emacs/ Carbon Emacs] is good for those who want an OS X native Emacs.<br />
<br />
===IDE===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/xcode/ Xcode] is the Obj-C standard, but is good for all flavors of C (and some Java). If you are building OS X native software, you should use this.<br />
*[http://www.eclipse.org/ Eclipse] is the Java standard.<br />
<br />
===Tex===<br />
*[http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/texshop.html TeXShop] is TeX specific any editor is good.<br />
*[http://ktd.club.fr/programmation/latexit_en.php LaTeXiT] is for embedding quotations in any document.<br />
*[http://bibdesk.sourceforge.net/ BibDesk] is a good bibliography manager.<br />
<br />
==Graphics==<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnigraffle/ OmniGraffle] is great for creating posters, graphs and other vector based images.<br />
*[http://www.inkscape.org/ Inkscape] is an Illustrator clone and is good for free form work.<br />
<br />
==Productivity==<br />
===Office===<br />
*[http://www.neooffice.org/ NeoOffice] is a Mac friendly version of the free [http://www.openoffice.org/ OpenOffice].<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/office2004/office2004.aspx?pid=office2004 Office 2004] is availabe from the department. Go ask Support for install media.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/keynote/ Keynote] is Apple's presentation software.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Pages] is Apple's wordprocessing software..<br />
<br />
===Note Taking===<br />
*[http://www.hogbaysoftware.com/product/mori Mori]<br />
*[http://www.barebones.com/products/yojimbo/ Yojimbo]<br />
*[http://www.omnigroup.com/applications/omnioutliner/ OmniOutliner]<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/stewart.hector/home/software/software.html Notepad Widget] is good for quick notes<br />
*[http://notational.net/ Notational Velocity] is an ultra-lightweight note-taking application.<br />
<br />
==Web==<br />
===Browsing===<br />
*[http://www.caminobrowser.org Camino] is based on the Mozilla rendering engine, but unlike Firefox it is "Mac-y" in nature. It uses Keychain, OS X elements, etc. You can find optimized versions on [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=12 MozillaZine] and extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMyCamino].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/safari/ Safari] is the standard OS X browser. [http://webkit.org/ WebKit] is Apple's open source (and often faster) browser engine. Find extensions at [http://pimpmycamino.com PimpMySafari].<br />
<br />
*[http://www.firefox.com/ Firefox], is a cross-platform browser, but there are [http://www.beatnikpad.com/firefox processor optimized] versions available. Find extensions at [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/ Mozilla AddOns]. Useful extensions are [http://www.downthemall.net DownloadThemAll] (speed downloader) and [http://www.getfirebug.com FireBug] (web programming). You should also try these speed [http://forum.addonsmirror.net/index.php?showtopic=2875 optimizations].<br />
<br />
If you are using, Camino or Firefox, you'll note that you don't by default have the ability to render PDFs in the browser. If you're running on an Intel mac, you're up a creek without a paddle, switch to Safari if you really need it. If you're using a PowerPC mac then you can download [http://www.schubert-it.com/pluginpdf/ PDF Browser], which basically puts Preview.app into the browsers<br />
<br />
===Creation===<br />
*[http://macrabbit.com/cssedit/ CSSEdit] is a modestly priced program that can really help out with CSS editing, which is one of the more tricky aspects of current web design.<br />
<br />
*[http://www.nvu.com NVU] seems reasonable and is open source.<br />
<br />
==Chat==<br />
===AIM/MSN/YIM/Gtalk===<br />
*[http://www.adiumx.com Adium] (based on Gaim but pretty) because it's [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ customizable] and allows for all the chat protocols in one client. It has medicore file transfer support.<br />
<br />
*Apple [http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ichat/ iChat] paired with [http://www.ksuther.com/chax/ Chax]. <br />
<br />
===VoIP===<br />
*[http://www.skype.com/ Skype] is the VoIP standard.<br />
*[http://www.gizmoproject.com/ GizmoProject] is an OSS version of Skype.<br />
<br />
===IRC===<br />
*[http://colloquy.info/ Colloquy] is a popular Client<br />
*[http://www.irssi.org/ irssi] is for the CLI IRC crowd.<br />
<br />
==Mail==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/mail/ Mail]. Try [http://c-command.com/spamsieve/ SpamSieve] or it's free counterpart [http://junkmatcher.sourceforge.net/Home/index.html JunkMatcher] for better filtering. Use [http://harnly.net/software/letterbox/ LetterBox] to get three column layouts.<br />
*[http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/thunderbird/ Thunderbird]<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]<br />
* [http://www.gyazsquare.com/gyazmail/ GyazMail] <br />
* [http://www.eudora.com/download/ Eudora]<br />
<br />
Mail tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of Mail, and Thunderbird sits in the middle.<br />
<br />
==Calendar==<br />
[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/ical/ iCal]<br />
[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/products/entourage2004/entourage2004.aspx?pid=entourage2004 Entourage]. <br />
<br />
iCal tends to be more popular because it's easy and simple. Entourage tends to be the reverse of iCal but has better Exchange server support.<br />
<br />
==RSS==<br />
*[http://vienna-rss.sourceforge.net/vienna21.php Vienna] is an open-source client that works well.<br />
*[http://www.newsgator.com/NGOLProduct.aspx?ProdID=NetNewsWire NetNewsWire] (both pro and lite) are pretty good too.<br />
<br />
==PDF==<br />
*[http://skim-app.sourceforge.net/index.html Skim] lets you take (proprietary) notes on your PDFs.<br />
*[http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/ PDFView] is vastly superior PDF Reader, but no longer developed.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/ Reader 8] is Adobe's offering.<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/pdf/ Preview]. <br />
*[http://www.yepthat.com/ yep] is like iPhoto for your PDFs.<br />
<br />
==File Transfer==<br />
===FTP===<br />
*[http://cyberduck.ch/ Cyberduck] offers good FTP/SFTP support.<br />
*[http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/ Fugu] are nice but getting old.<br />
*[http://www.fetchsoftworks.com/ Fetch] works and is free for students.<br />
*[http://www.panic.com/transmit/ Transmit] is nicest of all but not free. <br />
<br />
===Torrents===<br />
*[http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ BitTyrant] an in-house developed mod to Azureus that's more strategic.<br />
*[http://www.azureuswiki.com/index.php/Intel_Macs Azureus] if you need lots of functionality and plugs-ins. <br />
*[http://sarwat.net/bittorrent/ Tomato Torrent]<br />
*[http://transmission.m0k.org/ Transmission]<br />
*[http://www.xtorrentp2p.com/ XTorrent].<br />
<br />
===General===<br />
*[http://www.yazsoft.com/ Speed Download] is the most popular.<br />
*[http://www.igetter.net/ iGetter] is free.<br />
<br />
==Music==<br />
===Listening===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/itunes/ iTunes] is the standard and you can get some useful [http://www.dougscripts.com/ scripts].<br />
*[http://panic.com/audion/ Audion] old but good.<br />
<br />
===Managing===<br />
*[http://www.chaoticsoftware.com/ProductPages/MediaRage.html Media Rage] for doing managing artwork, tags, etc.<br />
*[http://jay.tuley.name/pages/software#ieatbrainz IEatBrainz] for automatic tag management, *[http://nclasssoftware.com/index.php/nClassSoftware/corripio/ Corripio] *[http://www.widget-foundry.com/widgets/amazonart.htm Amazon Album Art widget] is widget for getting art.<br />
*[http://homepage.mac.com/sroy/libra/ Libra] helps manage multiple libraries..<br />
*[http://www.last.fm/group/iScrobbler iScrobbler] uploads what you listen to in iTunes to Last.fm. Annoying to download, it'll be one of the forum topics about a page down.<br />
<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ Garageband] is pretty good if you don't want any "pro" apps. *[http://www.hairersoft.com/Amadeus.html Amadeus] is a great sound editor. <br />
*[http://www.freeverse.com/soundstudio/ SoundStudio] is good too. <br />
*[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity] is an OSS editor.<br />
<br />
==Video==<br />
===Watching===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mac.html QuickTime] is great. Add [http://perian.org/ Perian] and [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx Flip4Mac] to make it better.<br />
*[http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ VLC] plays almost all formats.<br />
*[http://mplayerosx.sourceforge.net/ MPlayer] is less popular but works as well.<br />
===Making===<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/finalcut/ iMovie HD, Final Cut Express HD, and Final Cut Studio]. Which one you pick depends on what you want to do (and spend).<br />
<br />
==Burning Software==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/support/tiger/burn/ Finder] has built-in burning.<br />
*[http://www.roxio.com/enu/products/toast/titanium/overview.html Toast] is the burning standard.<br />
*[http://burn-osx.sourceforge.net/ Burn] is a free alternative.<br />
<br />
==Photos==<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/iPhoto iPhoto] Simple and easy.<br />
*[http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family.html Photoshop] The legendary phototool.<br />
*[http://www.lemkesoft.com/content/188/graphicconverter.html GraphicConverter] Good for quick edits and batch processing.<br />
*[http://gimp-app.sourceforge.net/ Gimp.app] Not quite Photoshop, but close and free.<br />
<br />
==Navigation==<br />
*[http://www.obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html LaunchBar] gets you instant access to apps, documents, search engines, etc. It's extremely quick, stable and has limited features.<br />
*[http://blacktree.com/apps/quicksilver/ Quicksilver] is a similar to LaunchBar. It's open source, has a ton more features, but is less stable.<br />
*[http://www.cocoatech.com/ Path Finder] A replacement for the Finder<br />
<br />
==Notification==<br />
*[http://growl.info/ Growl] allows applications that support Growl to send you notifications. It's generally a useful thing to have installed. <br />
<br />
==Backup==<br />
*[http://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html SuperDuper] makes a bootable image of your hard drive.<br />
*[http://www.econtechnologies.com/site/Pages/ChronoSync/chrono_overview.html Chronosync] makes versioned incremental backups of any folder you specify.<br />
*[http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/ rsync] is the venerable command line tool. Useful options include -a -v -E and --delete.<br />
<br />
==Utilities==<br />
*[http://www.titanium.free.fr/pgs/english.html OnyX] helps you run system maintenance tasks and configure hidden parameters.<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/applejack AppleJack] is a similar utility to OnyX but runs in single user mode.<br />
*[http://www.ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/ MenuMeters] is a system monitoring, cpu, network throughput, disk, memory, etc.<br />
*[http://www.charlessoft.com/ Pacifist] Look into pkg, dmg, .tar, etc files and pull individual files out.<br />
*[http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html UnArchiver] A much more capable replacement the built-in archive unpacker program in Mac OS X.<br />
*[http://www.unrarx.com/ UnRarX] only does .rar files, but does them pretty well.<br />
*[http://docs.blacktree.com/visor/visor Visor] a systemwide terminal window accessible via a hotkey, much like the consoles found in games such as Quake.<br />
*[http://iterm.sourceforge.net/ iTerm] a full featured terminal emulation app written using Cocoa. Supports tabs.<br />
*[http://www.derlien.com/ Disk Inventory X] gives you an extremely useful graphical view of how space is used on your hard drive. Useful for cleaning up after yourself and your apps.<br />
<br />
==Remote Desktop==<br />
*[http://cord.sourceforge.net CoRD] Cocoa OSS client for Intel<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/MISC/RDC2.0_Public_Beta_download.xml Microsoft RDC Beta] MS Client for Intel<br />
*[http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/misc/rdc_update_103.xml&secid=80&ssid=10&flgnosysreq=True Microsoft RDC] MS client for PPC<br />
<br />
*[http://rdesktop.darwinports.com/ rdesktop] in DarwinPorts<br />
*[http://pdb.finkproject.org/pdb/package.php/rdesktop rdesktop] in Fink<br />
<br />
*[http://sourceforge.net/projects/cotvnc/ Chicken of the VNC] Cocoa VNC client<br />
*[http://www.nomachine.com/download-client-macosx.php NX] FreeNX client<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/remotedesktop/ Remote Desktop] from Apple<br />
<br />
==Windows==<br />
*[http://www.parallels.com/ Parallels] Popular virtualization solution<br />
*[http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/ BootCamp] Boot a native copy of Windows<br />
*[http://www.vmware.com/mac VMWare] Currently in beta.<br />
*[http://www.codeweavers.com/products/cxmac/ CrossOver] Provides a Win32 API for some apps<br />
<br />
If you do a lot of hardware or graphics intensive work, use Bootcamp. If you need a full fledged Windows install try Parallels. If you only have one app and it's supported by Crossover, then use that. If you want know the differences, try this [http://www.notebookreview.com/printArticle.asp?newsid=2990 Guide for Choosing Boot Camp or Parallels to Run Windows on an Apple MacBook]<br />
<br />
==AntiVirus==<br />
Hahaha! No seriously, any antivirus solution will slow down your machine with all the scanning. Seeing as there are no known Mac viruses, the only reason to install it is to prevent spread of Microsoft macro viruses. I strongly recommend not installing any antivirus software and just regularly updating your OS software.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7300Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-10T20:04:17Z<p>Bdferris: /* Outline */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Outline ==<br />
<br />
* '''April 3''' - Course Introduction / Brainstorming<br />
* '''April 10''' - tbd<br />
* '''April 17''' - Brian - Definitions, Survey of the Field<br />
* '''April 24''' - Andy - Trust<br />
* '''May 1''' - Travis - Government and Blogging<br />
* '''May 8''' - Karl - Legal Issues<br />
* '''May 15''' - Tammy - Business Models<br />
* '''May 22''' - tbd<br />
* '''May 29''' - tbd<br />
* '''June 5''' - Scoops - The Final Word<br />
<br />
== The Big Outline of Resources and Concepts ==<br />
<br />
Check out the [[Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline]].</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7299Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-10T19:53:02Z<p>Bdferris: /* Outline */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Outline ==<br />
<br />
* '''April 3''' - Course Introduction / Brainstorming<br />
* '''April 10''' - tbd<br />
* '''April 17''' - tbd<br />
* '''April 24''' - Travis - Government and Blogging<br />
* '''May 1''' - tbd<br />
* '''May 8''' - tbd<br />
* '''May 15''' - tbd<br />
* '''May 22''' - tbd<br />
* '''May 29''' - tbd<br />
* '''June 5''' - tbd<br />
<br />
== The Big Outline of Resources and Concepts ==<br />
<br />
Check out the [[Soctech Seminar - Spring 2008 - Outline]].</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7278Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-06T19:12:37Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
* http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/<br />
<br />
* http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/technology/06sweat.html</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7277Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-03T16:02:22Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
* http://wethemedia.oreilly.com/<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7276Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-03T16:01:24Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
* http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html<br />
* http://com546.wordpress.com/readings/</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7275Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-03T15:57:19Z<p>Bdferris: /* Resources */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html<br />
http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/newmedia/newmedia.html</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7274Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-04-03T15:50:08Z<p>Bdferris: /* Course Details */</p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!<br />
<br />
== Resources ==<br />
<br />
http://faculty.washington.edu/pnhoward/teaching/cmc/cmc.html</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7272Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-03-26T06:50:24Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>The Society and Technology spring seminar will be on the new media: blogs, citizen journalists, camera-phone news coverage, and similar issues.<br />
<br />
Much like the blogs we'll be talking about, most of our content will be user-generated. We're running a student-led weekly seminar focused on discussion, with a few guest presenters over the course of the quarter.<br />
<br />
== Course Details ==<br />
<br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Society_and_technology&diff=7271Society and technology2008-03-26T06:49:37Z<p>Bdferris: /* Current and past quarters */</p>
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<div>The society and technology interest group ('''soctech''') is an informal interest group that we are starting up among UW-CSE students to promote awareness of various social computing issues, in both CSE and the UW. We collaborate with other departments, with possible aims including the production of cross-departmental courses, lecture series, or white papers.<br />
<br />
Please visit our official [http://soctech.cs.washington.edu Society and Technology website].<br />
<br />
We have a mailing list, '''soctech@cs'''. Here's [http://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/soctech the public list info page].<br />
<br />
==Goals of the SocTech group==<br />
*'''Connecting the social concerns, legal landscape, and technical aspects of transformative technologies''': In the university, it is often easy to get lost daydreaming about abstract theories or caught up in the inner workers of some protocol or mechanical gadget. We want to step back and understand the larger context within which much of our research is taking place. How does technology get incorporated into people's everyday lives? What concerns are being raised about the technologies in question? Are there actions that can be taken to address these concerns?<br />
*'''Dialogue between disciplines''': We want to establish common vocabulary between groups with different expertise. Disciplines bring different frames of reference on the problems that we all confront--whether its technical perspectives from CS or EE or legal expertise from students of the law or a rich understanding of social forces from sociologists and communications folks. Addressing the many possiblities and problems that face our information-intensive society require dialogue across these boundaries.<br />
*'''Dialogue with the public''': It is easy for us to debate sociotechnical issues to our heart's content, but it won't have much impact unless we try to make connections with the public at large. A better informed public can make better decisions about its (and our) future. Our position as university elite does not mean that we need to be elitist.<br />
<br />
==Seminar==<br />
The '''society and technology seminar''' (CSE 590 T, formerly CSE 590 SO) is a weekly seminar that brings together students and scholars from a variety of fields to discuss the impacts of computing (and other technologies) on the larger world. If you have ideas for a future soctech seminar, or would be willing to organize one, please contact the [[Society and technology#Coordinators|current soctech coordinator]]!<br />
<br />
The course is organized by [[Society and technology|soctech@cs]] and listed under the UW Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering, but undergraduate and graduate students in all departments are encouraged to sign up. Enrollment is open; see the pages for individual quarter offerings for details.<br />
<br />
===Current and past quarters===<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Spring 2008]]: The New Media: Blogs, Citizen Journalists, and What Happens Next<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Spring 2007]]: RFID Case study: ORCA cards<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Fall 2006]]: RFID Technology<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Spring 2006]]: Social Ramifications of Search Technologies<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Spring 2005]]: Electronic books and media<br />
* [[Soctech seminar, Winter 2005]]: Software security, law, and public policy<br />
<br />
===Mailing list===<br />
Visit<br />
:https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t<br />
to sign up for the course mailing list. Contact the [[Society and technology#Coordinators|current soctech coordinator]] if you have any difficulty signing up.<br />
<br />
==Other activities==<br />
We have also, at various times in the past and with varying levels of success, tried [[Past society and technology activities|other things]].<br />
<br />
==People and organizations==<br />
===Coordinators===<br />
<!-- Note to editors: leave the "Coordinators" heading intact as you reorganize this page, as, it serves as a link target. ---><br />
<br />
Current UW-CSE coordinator: [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/travis/ Travis Kriplean], [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/yanokwa/ Yaw Anokwa]<br />
<br />
Current UW law coordinator: Jim Sfekas<br />
<br />
===Other people===<br />
*[http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/ckd/ Colin Dixon]<br />
*[http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/evan/ Evan Welbourne]<br />
*[http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/supersat/ Karl Koscher]<br />
*[http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/bdferris/ Brian Ferris]<br />
<br />
(feel free to add your name here)<br />
<br />
*'''[[Society and technology alumni|Past members and collaborators]]'''<br />
<br />
===UW departments===<br />
We're in informal contact with most of these, or have been in the past. The extent to which we actually work with them varies widely.<br />
*[http://www.cis.washington.edu/about/ Center for Internet Studies]<br />
*[http://www.law.washington.edu/ UW School of Law]<br />
**Intellectual Property Program (led by [http://www.law.washington.edu/Faculty/Gomulkiewicz/ Robert W. Gomulkiewicz])<br />
**[http://www.law.washington.edu/lct/ Shidler Center for Law, Commerce, and Technology] (led by [http://www.law.washington.edu/Faculty/Winn/ Jane Kaufman Winn])<br />
**Technology and Law club (may be defunct)<br />
*[http://www.ischool.washington.edu/ UW Information School]<br />
<br />
==Resources==<br />
*'''[[Society and technology courses|Courses]]:''' At the UW, and elsewhere. Some of the online lectures are especially useful.<br />
*'''[[Society and technology people|People]]:''' Scholars, activists, etc.<br />
*'''[[Society and technology organizations|Organizations]]:''' Research centers, nonprofits, government<br />
*'''[[Society and technology conferences|Conferences]]'''<br />
*'''[[Society and technology online|Other online resources]]:''' Mailing lists, blogs, etc.<br />
<br />
[[Category:Society and technology]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7270Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-03-26T06:47:00Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
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<div>'''Spring 2008: The New Media'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12028 SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: [https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2008&SLN=12032 SLN 12032] or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 12028 and SLN 12032 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email bdferris (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Spring_2008&diff=7269Soctech seminar, Spring 20082008-03-26T06:43:23Z<p>Bdferris: New page: '''Spring 2008: The New Media''' Course: :CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2008/cse.html SLN 12028] or CSE 590T :Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (gra...</p>
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<div>'''Spring 2008: The New Media'''<br />
<br />
Course: <br />
:CSE Students: [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/SPR2008/cse.html SLN 12028] or CSE 590T<br />
:Non-CSE Students: SLN 11998 or CSE 590X (graded)<br />
<br />
Time: Thursdays 12:30-13:20<br />
<br />
Place: [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE Paul Allen Center] [http://norfolk.cs.washington.edu/htbin-php/bldgmaps/floormap.php?room=CSE403 Room 403]<br />
<br />
Notes: Courses SLN 11994 and SLN 11998 are identical. If you are a CSE student, sign up for the CSE course. If you are a non-CSE student, sign up for the non-CSE course. Email travis (at cs.washington.edu) if you need an add code.<br />
<br />
Sign up for the mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/cse590t if you are not yet on it!</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2008&diff=7118Ski Day 20082008-01-15T22:38:56Z<p>Bdferris: /* Ski Clothing */</p>
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<div>== General Information == <br />
<br />
(The first?) Ski Day 2008 is Friday January 25th at Stevens Pass. As with past years, the plan is for Hank to provide a pizza lunch in a reserved room at the mountain. We'll get a group discount on things like lift tickets and rentals. Last year we had 72 people! Hopefully we can get that many this year. We're looking into chartering a bus, but are still working out details. Most likely, a bus will be available from the Paul Allen Center to Stevens and back for $15. When you sign up below, please indicate whether you'd be interested-- I strongly encourage it for both fun and driving ease/safety. If that doesn't work, we'll organize carpools through this page.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on [http://www.stevenspass.com/Stevens/SiteAssets/images/main/map.front.jpg this map].<br />
<br />
It's been snowing a TON recently, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 25th. We will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[#Ski Clothing|ski clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|sign up]] below if you are coming, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons, by choosing the option that fits and editing yourself into the table under that option. You should also indicate your lunch and bus preferences. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
<br />
== Skier's Code ==<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted. In this section, please sign up with what you need (lift ticket/lessons/rentals), indicate whether you plan to join us for lunch, and indicate whether you think you'll take the bus if one is available. We're still working out whether we'll have a bus and what the details will be, but it would be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive, and it would be a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing). It is about a 2hr drive, and the bus would likely leave the Paul Allen Center at ~6:30am and leave Stevens by 6pm. The bus would likely cost ~$15/person.<br />
<br />
Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
<br />
=== Beginner package ===<br />
$69 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain.<br />
<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung ||meat||yes||Ski||1||Female||23||5'2"||106||8.5W||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$95 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jane Intermediate||veggie||yes||Snowboard||2||Female||29||5'6"||125||10W||Right||Regular<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
<br />
$69.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Down from $87 + tax, good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Peter Henry ||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||28||6'3"||180||11M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Kate Everitt||meat||yes||Ski||3||Female||28||5'3"||120||7W||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Stephen Spencer||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||44||6'2"||190||11M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Elisa Celis||meat||yes||Ski (need skis/poles only)||2||Female||23||5'6"||120||no boots||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Ben Lerner||veggie||yes||Ski||2||Male||24||5'11"||165||9.5M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|Evan Herbst||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||22||5'10"||155||11.5M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
<br />
$77 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Norental ||meat||yes||Ski||III<br />
|-<br />
|Anna Gringauze||meat||no||Ski||II<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$42 lift ticket, not part of a package. Down from $50+tax, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Froehlich||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Ivan Beschastnikh||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|James Lee||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Alex Kolla||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Kathleen Tuite||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Jonathan Ko||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Michael Buettner||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Erik Andersen||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Allan Carroll||none||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Tomas Isdal ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Ben Birnbaum ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Tanya Bragin ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Alex Moshchuk ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Wolfgang Gatterbauer ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Sergei Gringauze ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Joe Devietti ||veggie||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Dave Bacon ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|Andrew Putnam ||veggie||no<br />
|-<br />
|Wil Li ||meat||no<br />
|-<br />
|Mira Dontcheva ||meat||no<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provider your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.<br />
<br />
Brian Ferris: I have a full set of snow gear, but I can't go to Ski Day this year, so if you need anything, let me know.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2008&diff=7077Ski Day 20082008-01-15T00:41:22Z<p>Bdferris: /* General Information */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Information == <br />
<br />
(The first?) Ski Day 2008 is Friday January 25th at Stevens Pass. As with past years, the plan is for Hank to provide a pizza lunch in a reserved room at the mountain. We'll get a group discount on things like lift tickets and rentals. Last year we had 72 people! Hopefully we can get that many this year. We're looking into chartering a bus, but are still working out details. If that doesn't work, we'll organize carpools through this page.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/ this map].<br />
<br />
It's been snowing a TON recently, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 25th. We will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[#Ski Clothing|ski clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|sign up]] below if you are coming, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
<br />
== Skier's Code ==<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted. In this section, please sign up with what you need (lift ticket/lessons/rentals), indicate whether you plan to join us for lunch, and indicate whether you think you'll take the bus if one is available. We're still working out whether we'll have a bus and what the details will be, but it would be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive, and it would be a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing). It is about a 2hr drive, and the bus would likely leave the Paul Allen Center at ~6:30am and leave Stevens by 6pm. The bus would likely cost ~$15/person.<br />
<br />
Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
<br />
=== Beginner package ===<br />
$69 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain.<br />
<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Beginner ||meat||yes||Ski||1-||Male||29||6'0"||170||10M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$95 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jane Intermediate||veggie||yes||Snowboard||2||Female||29||5'6"||125||10W||Right||Regular<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
<br />
$69.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Down from $87 + tax, good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Nolesson ||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||29||6'0"||170||10M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
<br />
$77 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Norental ||meat||yes||Ski||III<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$42 lift ticket, not part of a package. Down from $50+tax, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat|| yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provider your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2008&diff=7076Ski Day 20082008-01-15T00:39:49Z<p>Bdferris: /* General Information */</p>
<hr />
<div>== General Information == <br />
<br />
(The first?) Ski Day 2008 is Friday January 25th at Stevens Pass. As with past years, the plan is for Hank to provide a pizza lunch in a reserved room at the mountain. We'll get a group discount on things like lift tickets and rentals. Last year we had 72 people! Hopefully we can get that many this year. We're looking into chartering a bus, but are still working out details. If that doesn't work, we'll organize carpools through this page.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
It's been snowing a TON recently, so hopefully conditions will be great on the 25th. We will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2008#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day! Please [[#Sign Ups|sign up]] below if you are coming, indicating whether you need lift tickets/rentals/lessons. Please note that the signups will close later on this week, so please sign up now so we can get an accurate count to Stevens.<br />
<br />
== Skier's Code ==<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
== Sign Ups ==<br />
Prices include tax, unless otherwise noted. In this section, please sign up with what you need (lift ticket/lessons/rentals), indicate whether you plan to join us for lunch, and indicate whether you think you'll take the bus if one is available. We're still working out whether we'll have a bus and what the details will be, but it would be fun to watch ski movies and hang out during the drive, and it would be a great option after a tiring day of skiing (and beer after skiing). It is about a 2hr drive, and the bus would likely leave the Paul Allen Center at ~6:30am and leave Stevens by 6pm. The bus would likely cost ~$15/person.<br />
<br />
Please select one of the following sections, based on your needs, and edit yourself into the table in that section:<BR><br />
[[#Beginner package|Beginner package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Intermediate package|"Beyond beginner" package, including lift ticket, lesson, and rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift Ticket and Rental|Lift ticket and rental, no lesson]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket and lesson|Lift ticket and lesson, no rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Lift ticket only|Lift ticket only, no lesson or rentals]]<BR><br />
[[#Providing own ticket|Providing your own ticket, as with a season pass]]<br />
<br />
=== Beginner package ===<br />
$69 Coca-Cola Easy Starter package. Includes 2 hour group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
Note that the lift ticket is only good at beginner lifts, so do not get this if you know how to ski and want access to intermediate terrain.<br />
<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Beginner ||meat||yes||Ski||1-||Male||29||6'0"||170||10M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Intermediate package ===<br />
$95 "beyond beginner" package. Includes 2 hour intermediate/advanced group lesson, rental, and all-mountain lift ticket.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jane Intermediate||veggie||yes||Snowboard||2||Female||29||5'6"||125||10W||Right||Regular<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift Ticket and Rental ===<br />
<br />
$69.75 lift ticket and rental, no lesson. Down from $87 + tax, good on all lifts. If you are getting rentals, but not lessons, please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability!!Gender!!Age!!Height!!Weight!!Shoe Size, with M/W/Child!!Left or Right Handed!!Regular or Goofy<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Nolesson ||meat||yes||Ski||2||Male||29||6'0"||170||10M||NA||NA<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket and lesson ===<br />
<br />
$77 Lift ticket and lesson, no rental. Choose this if you want a lift ticket and 2-hr group lesson, but do not need equipment rental.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
For ability, choose from:<BR><br />
Type 1- I have never been or don't know how to turn.<BR><br />
Type 1 Cautious skiing on smooth slopes of gentle to moderate pitch<BR><br />
Type 2 Most recreational skiing<BR><br />
Type 3 Fast skiing on slopes of moderate to steep pitch<BR><br />
<br />
Skiers should put NA for the last 2 columns. Snowboarders, choose "regular" if you do not know.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?!!Ski/ Snowboard!!Ability<br />
|-<br />
|Jon Norental ||meat||yes||Ski||III<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Lift ticket only ===<br />
$42 lift ticket, not part of a package. Down from $50+tax, and good on all lifts. Choose this if you want a lift ticket, but not a rental or lesson.<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat|| yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
=== Providing own ticket ===<br />
Choose this if you will provider your own lift ticket, like if you have a season pass. Note that, once you factor in tax, our group rate is the same as the Stevens Advantage Card discount rate. The more tickets we buy as a group, the better perks we get, so we'd prefer Advantage Card holders buy a group ticket (one of the options above).<br />
<br />
Please edit the section to add yourself to the table below.<br />
<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Pizza lunch: meat-eater/veggie/none!!Interested in bus?<br />
|-<br />
|John Smith ||meat||yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:MSP&diff=6936UWAR:MSP2007-08-21T05:27:40Z<p>Bdferris: /* Building an MSP Toolchain */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:UWAR]]<br />
<br />
== Existing Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
An existing toolchain for the MSP can be found at<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/arm-linux<br />
<br />
== Building an MSP Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
Interested in building a toolchain for the MSP's ARM XScale processor? Here's how I made it work...<br />
<br />
You need to download [http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/ Crosstool], a set for script and patches for building crosscompile toolchains.<br />
<br />
We'll be specifically targeting the following package profile:<br />
<br />
gcc-3.4.3<br />
glibc-2.3.2<br />
<br />
Since we're targeting an ARM processor, we need to apply a few patches for the ARM architecture with VFP floating point support, as made available [http://www.andric.com/cross/patches/ here].<br />
<br />
Specifically, you need the following patches:<br />
<br />
patches/gcc-3.4.3/gcc-3.4.3-arm-softvfp.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-output_format.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-sysctl.patch<br />
patches/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
<br />
Once you've downloaded, unpacked, and copied the patches into their appropriate locations in the crosstool tree, you're read to start building. My build script looked like the following:<br />
<br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
set -ex<br />
<br />
export TARBALLS_DIR=`pwd`/downloads<br />
export RESULT_TOP=/usr/local/arm-linux<br />
<br />
export GCC_LANGUAGES="c,c++"<br />
<br />
export KERNELCONFIG=`pwd`/arm.config<br />
export TARGET=arm-linux<br />
export TARGET_CFLAGS="-O"<br />
export GCC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--with-cpu=iwmmxt --enable-cxx-flags=-mcpu=iwmmxt --with-fpu=vfp"<br />
export GLIBC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--without-fp"<br />
<br />
export BINUTILS_DIR=binutils-2.15<br />
export GCC_DIR=gcc-3.4.3<br />
export GLIBC_DIR=glibc-2.3.2<br />
export LINUX_DIR=linux-2.6.14<br />
export LINUX_SANITIZED_HEADER_DIR=linux-libc-headers-2.6.12.0<br />
export GLIBCTHREADS_FILENAME=glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2<br />
<br />
sh all.sh --notest<br />
<br />
echo Done.<br />
<br />
Let 'em rip.<br />
<br />
== Building a Stargate2 Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
The toolchain for the Stargate2 is different and a little less complicated because of the FPU on the SG2. No patches are needed.<br />
<br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
set -ex<br />
<br />
export TARBALLS_DIR=`pwd`/downloads<br />
export RESULT_TOP=/Users/bdferris/usr/arm-linux<br />
<br />
export GCC_LANGUAGES="c,c++"<br />
<br />
export KERNELCONFIG=`pwd`/arm.config<br />
export TARGET=arm-linux<br />
export TARGET_CFLAGS="-O"<br />
export GCC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--with-cpu=xscale --enable-cxx-flags=-mcpu=xscale"<br />
<br />
export BINUTILS_DIR=binutils-2.15<br />
export GCC_DIR=gcc-3.4.3<br />
export GLIBC_DIR=glibc-2.3.3<br />
export LINUX_DIR=linux-2.6.14<br />
export LINUX_SANITIZED_HEADER_DIR=linux-libc-headers-2.6.12.0<br />
export GLIBCTHREADS_FILENAME=glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.3<br />
<br />
sh all.sh --notest<br />
<br />
echo Done.<br />
<br />
There are some issues compiling glibc-2.3.3 on Mac OS X, so check out http://osdir.com/ml/gcc.cross-compiling/2004-12/msg00075.html for some hints.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:MSP&diff=6935UWAR:MSP2007-08-21T05:22:05Z<p>Bdferris: /* Building a Toolchain */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:UWAR]]<br />
<br />
== Existing Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
An existing toolchain for the MSP can be found at<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/arm-linux<br />
<br />
== Building an MSP Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
Interested in building a toolchain for the MSP's ARM XScale processor? Here's how I made it work...<br />
<br />
You need to download [http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/ Crosstool], a set for script and patches for building crosscompile toolchains.<br />
<br />
We'll be specifically targeting the following package profile:<br />
<br />
gcc-3.4.3<br />
glibc-2.3.2<br />
<br />
Since we're targeting an ARM processor, we need to apply a few patches for the ARM architecture with VFP floating point support, as made available [http://www.andric.com/cross/patches/ here].<br />
<br />
Specifically, you need the following patches:<br />
<br />
patches/gcc-3.4.3/gcc-3.4.3-arm-softvfp.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-output_format.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-sysctl.patch<br />
patches/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
<br />
Once you've downloaded, unpacked, and copied the patches into their appropriate locations in the crosstool tree, you're read to start building. My build script looked like the following:<br />
<br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
set -ex<br />
<br />
export TARBALLS_DIR=`pwd`/downloads<br />
export RESULT_TOP=/usr/local/arm-linux<br />
<br />
export GCC_LANGUAGES="c,c++"<br />
<br />
export KERNELCONFIG=`pwd`/arm.config<br />
export TARGET=arm-linux<br />
export TARGET_CFLAGS="-O"<br />
export GCC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--with-cpu=iwmmxt --enable-cxx-flags=-mcpu=iwmmxt --with-fpu=vfp"<br />
export GLIBC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--without-fp"<br />
<br />
export BINUTILS_DIR=binutils-2.15<br />
export GCC_DIR=gcc-3.4.3<br />
export GLIBC_DIR=glibc-2.3.2<br />
export LINUX_DIR=linux-2.6.14<br />
export LINUX_SANITIZED_HEADER_DIR=linux-libc-headers-2.6.12.0<br />
export GLIBCTHREADS_FILENAME=glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2<br />
<br />
sh all.sh --notest<br />
<br />
echo Done.<br />
<br />
Let 'em rip.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UbiComp:GIS&diff=6586UbiComp:GIS2007-04-25T23:39:28Z<p>Bdferris: /* Other Links */</p>
<hr />
<div>== UW GIS ==<br />
<br />
UW has site-wide licenses to a number of corporate GIS datasets, including King Count and City of Seattle. The data set can be accessed at http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/washdata.html#county with a valid UW ID.<br />
<br />
If you are looking for free GIS software, check out Grass (http://grass.itc.it/), which has a nice Mac OS Version (http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/). With just Tutorial document included with Grass, I was abled to import SHP files of bus stops from King County GIS and output CSV files of relevant data in just an hour with no previous GIS software experience.<br />
<br />
== Coordinate Projections ==<br />
<br />
While you can work directly with raw latitude and longitude readings, it's useful to project the coordinates into another coordinate system that easier to work with.<br />
<br />
=== State Plane Projections ===<br />
<br />
If you work with any kind of data from municipal GIS systems, it's probably using a coordinate system called State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Without getting into too much detail (for that, check out MetroKC GIS [http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/kb/Content/DNRP_FAQ.htm#D4] and [http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/kb/Content/StatePlane.htm]), I'll say that SPCS is a series of coordinate systems designed to accurately map the not-flat world into flat maps here in the US. We're in the WASHINGTON NORTH ZONE projection ourselves. Read the links to find out more, but generally speaking, data from MetroKC GIS is typically in the Washington North SPCS based on Datum83 with HPGN (High Precision GPS Network) adjustments for the Washington-Oregon region, with units of feet.<br />
<br />
The big question, of course, is how does one convert to another coordinate system (GPS for example)? If you are using actual GIS software, it will most likely have support for these conversions. However, if you just have a data file with State Plane coordinate points, we need a conversion library of our own.<br />
<br />
=== UTM ===<br />
<br />
Might be better than SPCS because you can use it all over the world, not just the United States. Hopefully accurate enough for most applications.<br />
<br />
=== Using Proj at the Commandline ===<br />
<br />
An open source solution is Proj ( http://www.remotesensing.org/proj ), which is a C library with Java bindings for doing projection conversions.<br />
<br />
==== SPCS Example ====<br />
<br />
From the <tt>proj</tt> documentation, we find the SPCS zone code for Washington North using Datum 83 is '<tt>4601</tt>'. The following command will convert from an SPCS 'x y' coordinate in US feet to a lat-long coordinate. Specifically, we convert the location of the UW Campus Hub Bus Station<br />
<br />
% echo '1277730 242239' | proj -I +init=nad83:4601 +units=us-ft -f '%.8f'<br />
-122.30502529 47.65458077<br />
<br />
Remember that since we are converting from (x,y) coordinates, the results are (x,y) as well (longitude,latitude).<br />
<br />
What do all those options mean?<br />
<br />
*<tt>-I</tt> : we are doing an inverse projection<br />
*<tt>+init=nad83:4601</tt> : SPCS conversion for Washington North and Datum83<br />
*<tt>+units=us-ft</tt> : the input is in US feet<br />
*<tt>-f '%.8f'</tt> : output with eight decimals of precision<br />
<br />
==== UTM Example ====<br />
<br />
You need to know your UTM zone to perform a projection. You can use the Matlab 'utmzone' function for determinig which UTM zone a set of lat-lon coordinates are located. Our HUB data point is in zone 10T.<br />
% echo "-122.30502529 47.65458077" | proj +proj=utm +zone=10T +datum=NAD83<br />
552186.99 5278143.40<br />
<br />
=== Using Proj with Java ===<br />
<br />
We can perform the same conversion using Proj's Java bindings. Their programmatic interface is a little clunky. Specifically, they only provide public methods that output the results of conversion to <tt>System.out</tt>. That's pretty much useless, but with a simple sub-class, we're able to get at the data we want. I'm not of the performance of this code in terms of bulk processing lots of conversion at once versus doing conversion one at a time. Your mileage may vary.<br />
<br />
import org.proj4.Others;<br />
import org.proj4.ProjectionData;<br />
import org.proj4.Projections;<br />
<br />
public class PointConverter {<br />
<br />
public static void main(String[] args) {<br />
<br />
int rows = 1;<br />
<br />
double[][] testCoord = new double[rows][2];<br />
double[] testValues = new double[rows];<br />
<br />
// Hey... it's the HUB again<br />
testCoord[0][0] = 1277730;<br />
testCoord[0][1] = 242239;<br />
<br />
// This is just the Z-coord, which we don't care about<br />
testValues[0] = 0;<br />
<br />
// create the dataset<br />
ProjectionData dataTP = new ProjectionData(testCoord, testValues);<br />
<br />
String srcProjDesc = "-I +init=nad83:4601 +units=us-ft";<br />
String dstProjDesc = "+proj=latlong";<br />
<br />
Others srcProj = new Others(srcProjDesc);<br />
MyLatLong dstProj = new MyLatLong(dstProjDesc);<br />
<br />
dstProj.transform( srcProj, dataTP );<br />
<br />
for( int i=0; i < dataTP.rows; i++ )<br />
System.out.println( "x=" + dataTP.x[i] + " y=" + dataTP.y[i] );<br />
}<br />
<br />
private static class MyLatLong extends LatLong {<br />
<br />
public MyLatLong(String desc) {<br />
super(desc);<br />
}<br />
<br />
public void transform( Projections source, ProjectionData data ) {<br />
source.prepareData(data);<br />
doTheTransform(source, data, data.rows, 0);<br />
prepareTransformedData(data);<br />
}<br />
}<br />
}<br />
<br />
== Famous Places ==<br />
<br />
=== The University of Washington ===<br />
<br />
For GIS info specific to the UW Campus, such as coordinates of important landmarks, check out its [[UbiComp:GIS:UWCampus|GIS Page]].<br />
<br />
=== The Allen Center ===<br />
<br />
For GIS info specific to the Allen Center, such as coordinates of the building, check out its [[UbiComp:GIS:AllenCenter|GIS Page]].<br />
<br />
== Other Links ==<br />
<br />
Looking for maps and floorplans of campus buildings? Check out https://puff.opb.washington.edu/pnbdb/sims2/home/main.cfm.<br />
<br />
The site http://www.mapbuilder.net/ is a nice interface on top of Google Maps for determining the coordinates of locations on the map.<br />
<br />
This site, http://mappinghacks.com/, has an interesting blog about mapping plus references for a book the guys are publishing (April 30,2005) through O'Reilly titled <i>Mapping Hacks</i>.<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UbiComp:GIS&diff=6534UbiComp:GIS2007-03-13T04:04:52Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>== UW GIS ==<br />
<br />
UW has site-wide licenses to a number of corporate GIS datasets, including King Count and City of Seattle. The data set can be accessed at http://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/washdata.html#county with a valid UW ID.<br />
<br />
If you are looking for free GIS software, check out Grass (http://grass.itc.it/), which has a nice Mac OS Version (http://wwwamb.bologna.enea.it/forgrass/). With just Tutorial document included with Grass, I was abled to import SHP files of bus stops from King County GIS and output CSV files of relevant data in just an hour with no previous GIS software experience.<br />
<br />
== Coordinate Projections ==<br />
<br />
While you can work directly with raw latitude and longitude readings, it's useful to project the coordinates into another coordinate system that easier to work with.<br />
<br />
=== State Plane Projections ===<br />
<br />
If you work with any kind of data from municipal GIS systems, it's probably using a coordinate system called State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS). Without getting into too much detail (for that, check out MetroKC GIS [http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/kb/Content/DNRP_FAQ.htm#D4] and [http://www.metrokc.gov/gis/kb/Content/StatePlane.htm]), I'll say that SPCS is a series of coordinate systems designed to accurately map the not-flat world into flat maps here in the US. We're in the WASHINGTON NORTH ZONE projection ourselves. Read the links to find out more, but generally speaking, data from MetroKC GIS is typically in the Washington North SPCS based on Datum83 with HPGN (High Precision GPS Network) adjustments for the Washington-Oregon region, with units of feet.<br />
<br />
The big question, of course, is how does one convert to another coordinate system (GPS for example)? If you are using actual GIS software, it will most likely have support for these conversions. However, if you just have a data file with State Plane coordinate points, we need a conversion library of our own.<br />
<br />
=== UTM ===<br />
<br />
Might be better than SPCS because you can use it all over the world, not just the United States. Hopefully accurate enough for most applications.<br />
<br />
=== Using Proj at the Commandline ===<br />
<br />
An open source solution is Proj ( http://www.remotesensing.org/proj ), which is a C library with Java bindings for doing projection conversions.<br />
<br />
==== SPCS Example ====<br />
<br />
From the <tt>proj</tt> documentation, we find the SPCS zone code for Washington North using Datum 83 is '<tt>4601</tt>'. The following command will convert from an SPCS 'x y' coordinate in US feet to a lat-long coordinate. Specifically, we convert the location of the UW Campus Hub Bus Station<br />
<br />
% echo '1277730 242239' | proj -I +init=nad83:4601 +units=us-ft -f '%.8f'<br />
-122.30502529 47.65458077<br />
<br />
Remember that since we are converting from (x,y) coordinates, the results are (x,y) as well (longitude,latitude).<br />
<br />
What do all those options mean?<br />
<br />
*<tt>-I</tt> : we are doing an inverse projection<br />
*<tt>+init=nad83:4601</tt> : SPCS conversion for Washington North and Datum83<br />
*<tt>+units=us-ft</tt> : the input is in US feet<br />
*<tt>-f '%.8f'</tt> : output with eight decimals of precision<br />
<br />
==== UTM Example ====<br />
<br />
You need to know your UTM zone to perform a projection. You can use the Matlab 'utmzone' function for determinig which UTM zone a set of lat-lon coordinates are located. Our HUB data point is in zone 10T.<br />
% echo "-122.30502529 47.65458077" | proj +proj=utm +zone=10T +datum=NAD83<br />
552186.99 5278143.40<br />
<br />
=== Using Proj with Java ===<br />
<br />
We can perform the same conversion using Proj's Java bindings. Their programmatic interface is a little clunky. Specifically, they only provide public methods that output the results of conversion to <tt>System.out</tt>. That's pretty much useless, but with a simple sub-class, we're able to get at the data we want. I'm not of the performance of this code in terms of bulk processing lots of conversion at once versus doing conversion one at a time. Your mileage may vary.<br />
<br />
import org.proj4.Others;<br />
import org.proj4.ProjectionData;<br />
import org.proj4.Projections;<br />
<br />
public class PointConverter {<br />
<br />
public static void main(String[] args) {<br />
<br />
int rows = 1;<br />
<br />
double[][] testCoord = new double[rows][2];<br />
double[] testValues = new double[rows];<br />
<br />
// Hey... it's the HUB again<br />
testCoord[0][0] = 1277730;<br />
testCoord[0][1] = 242239;<br />
<br />
// This is just the Z-coord, which we don't care about<br />
testValues[0] = 0;<br />
<br />
// create the dataset<br />
ProjectionData dataTP = new ProjectionData(testCoord, testValues);<br />
<br />
String srcProjDesc = "-I +init=nad83:4601 +units=us-ft";<br />
String dstProjDesc = "+proj=latlong";<br />
<br />
Others srcProj = new Others(srcProjDesc);<br />
MyLatLong dstProj = new MyLatLong(dstProjDesc);<br />
<br />
dstProj.transform( srcProj, dataTP );<br />
<br />
for( int i=0; i < dataTP.rows; i++ )<br />
System.out.println( "x=" + dataTP.x[i] + " y=" + dataTP.y[i] );<br />
}<br />
<br />
private static class MyLatLong extends LatLong {<br />
<br />
public MyLatLong(String desc) {<br />
super(desc);<br />
}<br />
<br />
public void transform( Projections source, ProjectionData data ) {<br />
source.prepareData(data);<br />
doTheTransform(source, data, data.rows, 0);<br />
prepareTransformedData(data);<br />
}<br />
}<br />
}<br />
<br />
== Famous Places ==<br />
<br />
=== The University of Washington ===<br />
<br />
For GIS info specific to the UW Campus, such as coordinates of important landmarks, check out its [[UbiComp:GIS:UWCampus|GIS Page]].<br />
<br />
=== The Allen Center ===<br />
<br />
For GIS info specific to the Allen Center, such as coordinates of the building, check out its [[UbiComp:GIS:AllenCenter|GIS Page]].<br />
<br />
== Other Links ==<br />
<br />
Looking for maps and floorplans of campus buildings? Check out http://pelee.opb.washington.edu/pnbdb/sims2/drawings/floor_plans.cfm.<br />
<br />
The site http://www.mapbuilder.net/ is a nice interface on top of Google Maps for determining the coordinates of locations on the map.<br />
<br />
This site, http://mappinghacks.com/, has an interesting blog about mapping plus references for a book the guys are publishing (April 30,2005) through O'Reilly titled <i>Mapping Hacks</i>.<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:DataFormat&diff=6455UWAR:DataFormat2007-02-12T18:24:53Z<p>Bdferris: /* Numeric Data */</p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:UWAR]]<br />
<br />
The [[UWAR]] group has defined a file format for recording streaming sensor data into structured trace formats for aggregation and processing (both online and offline) of disparate sensors.<br />
<br />
== Conventions ==<br />
<br />
All numeric values are stored in Little Endian format. As such, the decimal integer <tt>1234567890</tt>, which is <tt>0x499602D2</tt> in hex, would be encoded as four sequential bytes:<br />
<br />
D2 02 96 49<br />
<br />
== Version 1.0 ==<br />
<br />
See Evan's original notes: http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/evan/uwar_format.txt<br />
<br />
Key Points:<br />
<br />
* Sensor traces will be collected as "runs"<br />
** A run can be thought of as a trace collection session and may typically span the length of a day<br />
** Each run is stored as a sequence of 30 min .UWAR files<br />
* The basic file structure will be: a general header, followed by header information for each sensor stream included in the run, followed by data packets from each stream in <stream-type flag><payload> format.<br />
* In addition to one stream for each sensor, there will be a meta-data stream which contains information about the run and the file, and a synch-history stream that contains information about when and how the device uploaded data.<br />
<br />
=== Stream Header ===<br />
<br />
The data stream is started off with a header section that contains data about the stream as a whole and allows individual data sections for each of the sensor streams present in the complete stream.<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The UWAR file id, should always be the four character sequence "UWAR"</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 07</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the data format version; That would be version 1 in our case.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">08 - 11</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the number of individual sensor stream headers present in the header section.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">12 - 15</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the total number of bytes taken up by the individual sensor stream headers.</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
=== Individual Sensor Stream Headers ===<br />
<br />
The stream header has specified the number of individual sensors stream headers and their length in bytes. Immediately following are the individual sensor stream headers themselves. The following documents a single sensor stream header. A parser implementation can either choose to count the number of headers seen or the number of header bytes seen for determining when the end of the sensor stream headers data section has been reached.<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream id: a unique identifier assigned for each sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 05</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A two-byte specifying the fixed length of data packets for this sensor stream. If the sensor has variable length packets, this value should be zero (0x00 00). Fixed-length packets allow for a more compact packet format, as described below (note that the fixed length should include the packet timestamp).</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">06 - 07</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream symbol. This is a unique identifier assigned to each sensor stream that will be used to match subsequent packets to the appropriate stream. These identifiers are arbitrarily assigned by the trace writer and will only be applicable for the given trace, not across traces.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">08 - 11</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the total size of the header, including the 16 bytes of structured sensor stream header data plus the number of bytes of custom header data following the structured portion of the sensor stream header.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">12 - 15</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the version of the sensor stream.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">16 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Raw custom header data, whose length is determined by the header size field mentioned above (be sure to subtract 16 to account for the bytes occupied by the rest of the header).</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
=== Sensor Packet Data ===<br />
<br />
The header section is now complete, and we are ready for the actual sensor stream data. Data points are broken up into packets. As mentioned previously, packets can be of either fixed length or variable length, as determined by the sensor stream header. The main difference is that variable length packets have an additional length field, while fixed length packets do not. Packets are simply read until EOF is reached. There are no guarantees about in what order the packets will be written to the stream. A variable length packet is structured as follows:<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 00</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">1</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A single byte indicating the sensor stream symbol of the packet (see previous section). This provides the link between the packet and its sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">01 - 04</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the length of the packet data in bytes.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">05 - 08</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer timestamp that currently specifies the number of milliseconds that the host machine running the trace writer has been active (since boot-time). Thus, this number isn't really useful as an absolute measure of time, but more as a relative measure of time.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">09 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The raw packet data. The length of the raw packet data is equal to the total packet data length specified above, minus four bytes for the timestamp.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
A fixed-length packet is a little simpler:<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 00</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">1</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A single byte indicating the sensor stream symbol of the packet (see previous section). This provides the link between the packet and its sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">01 - 04</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer timestamp that currently specifies the number of milliseconds that the host machine running the trace writer has been active (since boot-time). Thus, this number isn't really useful as an absolute measure of time, but more as a relative measure of time.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">05 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The raw packet data. The length of the raw packet data is equal to the fixed packet data length specified in the header, minus four bytes for the timestamp.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
<br />
== Version 2.0 ==<br />
<br />
Key Changes:<br />
<br />
* Timestamps are now a permanent part of headers and packets<br />
* Drop the field specifying the total number of bytes occupied by all the stream headers in the UWAR header section. This info is redundant, because we can already parse the headers using the stream count field. Additionally, it would save us from having to load all the headers into memory for determining their size before writing them out.<br />
* Convention that when we have a variable-length data field, the field specifying the length of that field should always proceed the data and should specify the length of that data and nothing else. This clears up some weirdness in the protocol such as where an individual stream header length is followed by the stream version and then the actual data, and the length refers to the size of the entire header and not just the subsequent data. Same goes for packets. Since every packet is expected to have a timestamp, I would move it before the packet length field and not included it in the packet length calculation.<br />
* Standardize the storage size of the stream symbol as a byte throughout the protocol<br />
* Standardized, extensible meta-data encoding scheme<br />
<br />
=== Meta Data ===<br />
<br />
We introduce a general mechanism for encoding meta-data in a sensor stream, generally modeled as an Id-Type-Length-Value quadruplet which we refer to henceforth as an <tt>atom</tt>. A single atom is structured as follows:<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer id for the given atom (see the [[UWAR:DataFormat:MetaDataNameSpace]] entry for registered ids)</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 04</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">1</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A byte identifying the type of the atom.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">05 - 08</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the length of the value section.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">09 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The value data for the atom, where the atom's type determines the structure of the value data.</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
There are a currently a number of supported atom types:<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Type (hex)</th><br />
<th>Type (ascii)</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">0x63</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">'c'</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Atom container. The value section will be composed of sub-atoms, the total length of which is determined by the value field of this parent atom.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">0x69</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">'i'</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Numeric value. The length of the atom value field specifies the number of bytes of precision for the number, encoded in Little Endian form.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">0x73</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">'s'</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">String value. The length of the atom value field specifies the number of bytes of UTF-8 string data.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">0x62</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">'b'</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Raw bytes. The length of the atom value field specifies the number of bytes of data.</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
Consider the following examples. If we wished to encode a four byte integer with an atom id <tt>4</tt> and value <tt>1234</tt>, we would get the following atom:<br />
<br />
04 00 00 00 69 04 00 00<br />
00 d2 04 00 00<br />
<br />
If we wished to encode the string "México" with an atom id of <tt>8</tt>, we could get the following atom:<br />
<br />
09 00 00 00 73 07 00 00<br />
00 4d c3 a9 78 69 63 6f<br />
<br />
If we wish to wrap the previous two atoms into a container atom with id of <tt>12</tt>, we get:<br />
<br />
0c 00 00 00 63 1d 00 00<br />
00 04 00 00 00 01 04 00<br />
00 00 d2 04 00 00 09 00<br />
00 00 02 07 00 00 00 4d<br />
c3 a9 78 69 63 6f<br />
<br />
Using nested atoms, we should be able to encode arbitrarily complex structures of meta-data. It is basically a matter of selecting appropriate IDs and types to build the tree of data. This meta-data encoding scheme will be used throughout the actual UWAR data format, as described below.<br />
<br />
=== Main UWAR Header ===<br />
<br />
The data stream is started off with a header section that contains data about the UWAR data stream as a whole, including timing info, global meta-data, and sub-headers describing the individual sensors carried in the full data stream.<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The UWAR file id, should always be the four character sequence "UWAR"</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 07</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the data format version; That would be version 2 in our case.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">08 - 15</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">8</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A long timestamp specifying the time when the trace was started, measured in milliseconds since the epoch.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">16 - 19</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the number of meta-data atoms contained in the header. The atoms (if any) immediately follow.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">20 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Custom meta-data written in the atom-encoding scheme mentioned above. This variable-length data region should contain the number of atoms specified by the previous field in sequential form. The region will be empty and have no length if the number of atoms is zero.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">[xx+1] - [xx+3]</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the number of individual sensor stream headers present in the header section. The sensor stream headers follow immediately.</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
<br />
As described above, the header starts of with identifier and timing info for the stream. Next, (optional) meta-data atoms are encoded in the header for any appropriate meta-data for the full stream. Meta data may include the device id, encoded as a string atom with id 0x64697774 ("twid"). Finally, an integer specifies the number of individual sensors carried in the stream, and a sensor header describing each follows immediately in the data stream, as described below.<br />
<br />
=== Individual Sensor Stream Headers ===<br />
<br />
The main UWAR header has specified the number of individual sensors stream headers. Immediately following are the headers themselves. The following documents a single sensor stream header.<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream id: a unique identifier assigned for each sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">12 - 15</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the version of the sensor stream.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 05</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">A two-byte specifying the fixed length of data packets for this sensor stream. If the sensor has variable length packets, this value should be zero (0x00 00). Fixed-length packets allow for a more compact packet format, as described below (note that the fixed length should include the packet timestamp).</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">06 - 07</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream symbol. This is a unique identifier assigned to each sensor stream that will be used to match subsequent packets to the appropriate stream. These identifiers are arbitrarily assigned by the trace writer and will only be applicable for the given trace, not across traces.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">08 - 11</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the number of meta-data atoms contained in the sensor stream header. The atoms (if any) immediately follow.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">12 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Custom meta-data written in the atom-encoding scheme mentioned above. This variable-length data region should contain the number of atoms specified by the previous field in sequential form. The region will be empty and have no length if the number of atoms is zero.</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
=== Sensor Packet Data ===<br />
<br />
The header section is now complete, and we are ready for the actual sensor stream data. Data points are broken up into packets. As mentioned previously, packets can be of either fixed length or variable length, as determined by the sensor stream header. The main difference is that variable length packets have an additional length field, while fixed length packets do not. Packets are simply read until EOF is reached. There are no guarantees about in what order the packets will be written to the stream. A variable length packet is structured as follows:<br />
<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 01</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream symbol of the packet (see previous section). This provides the link between the packet and its sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">02 - 05</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer timestamp for the packet, specifying the number of milliseconds that have passed since the start of the sensor trace. By adding this timestamp to the timestamp in the trace header, one can determine the absolute time of the packet.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">06 - 09</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer specifying the length of the packet data in bytes.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">10 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The raw packet data. The length of the raw packet data is specified by the previous field.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
<br />
A fixed-length packet is a little simpler:<br />
<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 01</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">2</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The sensor stream symbol of the packet (see previous section). This provides the link between the packet and its sensor stream type.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">02 - 05</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">An integer timestamp for the packet, specifying the number of milliseconds that have passed since the start of the sensor trace. By adding this timestamp to the timestamp in the trace header, one can determine the absolute time of the packet.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">06 - xx</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">variable</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">The raw packet data. The length of the raw packet data is specified by the fixed length field in the sensor header.</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Clock Sync Data ====<br />
<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: 0x6b636c63 ("clck")<br />
* Sensor Version: 0x00000001<br />
* Sensor Description: Records the difference in timestamps between two devices<br />
* Fixed length: 16 bytes<br />
<br />
<br />
<table class="protocol"><br />
<tr><br />
<th>Index</th><br />
<th>Length</th><br />
<th>Description</th><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">00 - 03</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Integer specifying the number of seconds since epoch on remote device</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">04 - 07</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Integer specifying the number of micro-seconds (us) since epoch on remote device</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">08 - 11</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Integer specifying the number of seconds since epoch on local device</td><br />
</tr><br />
<tr><br />
<td class="proto_index">12 - 15</td><br />
<td class="proto_length">4</td><br />
<td class="proto_desc">Integer specifying the number of micro-seconds (us) since epoch on local device</td><br />
</tr><br />
</table><br />
<br />
<br />
==== Numeric Data ====<br />
<br />
Talk to bdferris@cs about writing tables of fixed-timestamp inverval ("numf") and variable-timestamp-interval ("numv") numeric values to a trace (or see the source).<br />
<br />
==== MSB Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: 0x2062736d ("msb ")<br />
* Sensor Version: 0x00020000<br />
* Sensor Description: Records raw MSB frames as read from the MSB device. Frames (and packets accordingly) are 78 bytes long<br />
* Fixed length: 78 bytes<br />
<br />
==== GPS Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: 0x20677073 ("gps ")<br />
* Sensor Version: 0x00020000<br />
* Sensor Description: Contains readings from a GPS unit. No current support in the [[UWAR:Tools:IO]] package, so see [[UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE]] source for more info.<br />
<br />
==== LatLon Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: 0x6e6c746c ("ltln")<br />
* Sensor Version: 0x00020000<br />
* Sensor Description: Records latitude, longitude, and altitude location data.<br />
<br />
The ''LatLon'' sensor encodes a coordinate location with latitude, longitude, and altitude. It is simpler than the GPS sensor in that it encodes no other information about the location trace. The reading is encoded as 24 raw bytes, with eight bytes for each of three values in lat-lon-alt order. Each value is typically a <tt>double</tt>, and is converted to it's 8-byte value by first encoding the <tt>double</tt> as a <tt>long</tt> value, as described in the [http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/lang/Double.html#doubleToRawLongBits(double) Java API for Double]. The <tt>long</tt> value is the encoded as 8-bytes in Little Endian order.<br />
<br />
==== Wifi Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: 0x69666977 ("wifi")<br />
* Sensor Version: 0x00020000<br />
* Sensor Description: Records the signal strength of visible Wifi access points<br />
<br />
The Wifi Header meta-data can optionally include the following atoms:<br />
<br />
* '''Wifi Adapter Name''' : id="wfan" (0x6e616677) type="s" - specifies the String name of the wifi adapter used to take the given readings. Useful for tracking which adapter produced what readings<br />
<br />
Each Wifi packet is composed of a four-byte integer specifying the number of access points to follow. Each access point is represented a ten-byte field, where the first six-bytes represent the BSSID of the AP in raw hex form and the remaining four-bytes represent the RSSI as an integer. Thus, a reading with 4 access points will have a total length of 44 bytes.<br />
<br />
==== Annotation Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: <tt>0x38746e61</tt> ("ant8")<br />
* Sensor Version: <tt>0x00020000</tt><br />
* Sensor Description: Designed to encapsulate arbitrary annotation entries for a sensor trace. Ideal for annotating activities like "started walking" or "phone call" or whatever.<br />
* Variable length<br />
<br />
Each annotation packet starts of with a single 'type byte:<br />
<br />
* '+' : indicates that an activity started<br />
* '-' : indicates that an activity stopped<br />
* '=' : indicates that an activity occured<br />
* 'm' : indicates a meta-data annotation<br />
* 's' : indicates a UTF-8 string annotation<br />
<br />
Each of the '+' '-' and '=' annotations are followed by a Annotation Label ID (4 bytes) - a four byte identifier (enough to store an integer) for the annotation. The assignment and semantics of the annotation id are up to user.<br />
<br />
The meta-data annotation is followed by a four-byte integer specifying the number of meta-data atoms, which is then followed by the meta-data atoms themselves.<br />
<br />
The string annotation is followed by a four-byte integer specifying the length of the UTF-8 encoded string in bytes, which is then followed by the actual bytes of the string.<br />
<br />
==== Audio Statistics Data ====<br />
<br />
* Sensor ID: <tt>0x61756473</tt> ("auds")<br />
* Sensor Version: <tt>0x00020000</tt></div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6426Ski Day 20072007-01-18T22:26:15Z<p>Bdferris: /* People Offering Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Skier's Code =<br />
<br />
1. Always stay in control and be able to stop or avoid other people or objects. <br />
2. People ahead of you have the right of way. It is your responsibility to avoid them. <br />
3. You must not stop where you obstruct a trail or are not visible from above. <br />
4. Whenever starting downhill or merging into a trail, look uphill and yield to others.<br />
5. Always use devices to help prevent runaway equipment. <br />
6. Observe all posted signs and warnings. Keep off closed trails and out of closed areas. <br />
7. Prior to using any lift, you must have the knowledge and ability to load, ride and unload safely.<br />
<br />
= Getting Lift Tickets and Rentals =<br />
<br />
If you are not taking a lesson, go to Guest Relations in the Granite Peaks Lodge to purchase your lift ticket at the group rate-- tell them that you are from the UW CSE group. Nathan Escalona from Group Sales coordinated our trip, so if anything comes up you can mention him-- he should be helping our group in the rental shop. If you are getting a rental but not a lesson, you will have to pay Hank back ($26) for the rental after ski day, as he is fronting the money for these to preserve our group discount and make things easier for Stevens.<br />
<br />
If you are getting a lift/ rental/ lesson package, you will pay for everything and get your lift ticket at the rental shop. The rental shop is in the Tye Creek Lodge, and ours probably will be too, but they are setting up our gear in advance, so it might be in a slightly different spot.<br />
<br />
For ski rentals, make sure your boots fit well, this is necessary for control and comfort. You want them snugger than you'd wear a sneaker (ideally, you shouldn't really be able to lift your heel or twist your foot), but you want to be able to wiggle your toes.<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Roee Engelberg (roee@cs) || U-District/Allen Center || early || late || none || yes <br />
|-<br />
|Ethan (ethan) || U-Dist|| 7:30-8|| 5? || skis || no<br />
|-<br />
|Yaw (yanokwa) || Cap Hill/Allen Center|| 6.30 am|| 5 pm || no || yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 6:30 - 5:00, James Fogarty, Rebecca Fogarty, Sandra Fan. I can pick folks up at the CSE building on the way. 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* <del>Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Neva Cherniavsky. Aaron Kimball.</del> [car full]<br />
* <del>YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. Fei Wu, Suporn Pongnumkul, Piatek Michael, Jjohn</del> [car full].<br />
* Anna Cavender, Lake City, 6:30 - 5:00. Craig Prince + Cherie Cheung.<br />
* <del>Tobias Oberlies, Ravenna/Campus, 7:00 - 5:30. Armin Hornung, Stefan Eckerfelt, Nguyen, Thach.</del> [car full]<br />
* James Lee, Capitol Hill, 6:45-coming back on Sat night. So this is probably not useful, but if you'd like to stay for another day we can give you a ride there and back. Big SUV- 3 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Carl Ebeling, Wedgewood, will stop by CSE, 7:00 - 5:00. Krzysztof, Tyler, + 1 or 2.<br />
* Dan Suciu, View Ridge, 7:00 - 4:30. I will have my two 7-years old kids in the car, and can take one extra person.<br />
* Stephen Friedman, U District/CSE, 7:00AM - 5ish. Have to get there in time for the lesson. Brian Ferris, Amy Wheeless. One more? <del>Have 3 free seats in the back of a Ford Taurus. Can squish 3 people without equipment, may be able to get 1 or 2 with equipment(via a fold down seat)</del>.<br />
* Allan Carroll, Kenmore, 7:00 - 5:00. Room for 1 or 2 depending on equipment.<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6420Ski Day 20072007-01-18T21:58:55Z<p>Bdferris: /* People Needing Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room in the Pacific Crest Lodge reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Getting Lift Tickets and Rentals =<br />
<br />
Go to Guest Relations in the Granite Peaks Lodge to purchase your lift ticket at the group rate-- tell them that you are from the UW CSE group. Nathan Escalona from Group Sales coordinated our trip, so if anything comes up you can mention him. If you are getting a lift/ rental/ lesson package, pay for that at Guest Relations. If you are getting a rental but not a lesson, you will have to pay Hank back ($26) for the rental after ski day, as he is fronting the money for these to preserve our group discount and make things easier for Stevens.<br />
<br />
Ask at Guest Relations where you need to go for rentals and lessons. Rentals are normally in the Tye Creek Lodge, and ours probably will be too, but they are setting up our gear in advance, so it might be in a slightly different spot.<br />
<br />
For ski rentals, make sure your boots fit well, this is necessary for control and comfort. You want them snugger than you'd wear a sneaker (ideally, you shouldn't really be able to lift your heel or twist your foot), but you want to be able to wiggle your toes.<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung (cherie@cs)|| U-Village || 6 am || 5-6 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Roee Engelberg (roee@cs) || U-District/Allen Center || early || late || none || yes <br />
|-<br />
|Ethan (ethan) || U-Dist|| 7:30-8|| 5? || skis || no<br />
|-<br />
|Yaw (yanokwa) || Cap Hill/Allen Center|| 6.30 am|| 5 pm || no || yes<br />
|-<br />
|...||...||...||...||...||...<br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 6:30 - 5:00, James Fogarty, Rebecca Fogarty, Sandra Fan. I can pick folks up at the CSE building on the way. 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* <del>Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Neva Cherniavsky. Aaron Kimball.</del> [car full]<br />
* <del>YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. Fei Wu, Suporn Pongnumkul, Piatek Michael, Jjohn</del> [car full].<br />
* Anna Cavender, Lake City, 6:30 - 5:00. Craig Prince + 1 person w/o equipment.<br />
* <del>Tobias Oberlies, Ravenna/Campus, 7:00 - 5:30. Armin Hornung, Stefan Eckerfelt, Nguyen, Thach.</del> [car full]<br />
* James Lee, Capitol Hill, 6:45-coming back on Sat night. So this is probably not useful, but if you'd like to stay for another day we can give you a ride there and back. Big SUV- 3 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Carl Ebeling, Wedgewood, will stop by CSE, 7:00 - 5:00. Krzysztof, Tyler, + 1 or 2.<br />
* Dan Suciu, View Ridge, 7:00 - 4:30. I will have my two 7-years old kids in the car, and can take one extra person.<br />
* Stephen Friedman, U District/CSE, 7:00AM - 5ish. Have to get there in time for the lesson. Have 3 free seats in the back of a Ford Taurus. Can squish 3 people without equipment, may be able to get 1 or 2 with equipment(via a fold down seat).<br />
* Allan Carroll, Kenmore, 7:00 - 5:00. Room for 1 or 2 depending on equipment.<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.<br />
<br />
Roee: short (and maybe stupid) question from an unexperienced: is a helmet part of the rentals?<br />
<br />
Ethan: I always wear a helmet and recommend it to everyone-- you never know when Hank might get out of control and run into you. I know one person who had her life saved by her helmet, and I've been knocked out twice even wearing mine. You can rent one for $8+tax at the rental shop, no reservation necessary. You can also rent lightweight ski pants and jacket for $33+tax-- bring layers to wear underneath.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6370Ski Day 20072007-01-16T20:56:06Z<p>Bdferris: /* People Needing Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Sandra B. Fan (sbfan@cs)||U-District/Allen Center||6:30 am|| no later than 5 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Craig Prince (cmprince)||U-District/Allen Center||||||none||no<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung (cherie@cs)|| U-Village || 6 am || 5-6 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Neva Cherniavsky (nchernia@cs) || Eastlake/Allen Center || early || late || snowboard || no<br />
|-<br />
|Brian Ferris (bdferris@cs) + Amy Wheeless || U-District/Allen Center |||||| snowboard || yes<br />
|-<br />
|...Add yourself here... || ... || ... || ... || ... || ... <br />
|-<br />
|... || ... || ... || ... || ... || ... <br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 7:30 - 5:00, 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Aaron Kimball. (apres ski dinner?). 1 more people with equipment.<br />
* YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. 4 people without equipment.<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Ski_Day_2007&diff=6369Ski Day 20072007-01-16T20:53:18Z<p>Bdferris: /* People Needing Rides */</p>
<hr />
<div>= General Information = <br />
<br />
Ski Day is set for Friday January 19th at Stevens Pass. Hank is providing a pizza lunch at 12:30. <br />
We have the Trophy Room reserved for lunch (and hopefully from 9am until 5:30pm). When you are facing up the mountain, it is in the leftmost lodge, on the 2nd floor. You can probably leave belongings in the room during the day if you like, and people can hang here during the day, but it will not be secured in any way, and we need to get our stuff out of there by 5:30. Lockers are available for a fee. If you are renting skis, please use the complimentary ski check at the mountain when you go inside.<br />
<br />
Apres Ski -- at the end of the day (4:00 or a little later) we will meet at the Bull's Tooth Pub for a hot chocolate or (for non-drivers) something stronger. The pub is on the 2nd floor of the Granite Peaks Lodge, the middle of the 3 buildings at the base of the mountain. You can find more details on this map [[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/map/]].<br />
<br />
We have a very large group and need to carpool to minimize the number of cars and to make sure everyone gets there. Please edit the wiki below to fill in information about the ride you need [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Needing_Rides]] or the rides you can provide [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#People_Offering_Rides]] . Anyone taking a lesson needs to get there at 9 to rent equipment and be on the snow when lessons start at 10. See below for directions and other driving information [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Getting_There]].<br />
<br />
It has been very cold lately, though it is predicted to warm up by Friday. Regardless, we will be in the mountains in the winter, so please dress warmly, bring extra layers, and bring a change of clothes (or at least socks). If you lack appropriate clothing or don't know what appropriate clothing is, please post your needs or questions below under [[http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php/Ski_Day_2007#Ski_Clothing]]. If you have extra gear, please check below and help out your fellow CSE snow bunnies. Remember sunblock and hydrate well in preparation.<br />
<br />
Should be a great day!<br />
<br />
= Getting There =<br />
<br />
You can find directions here: [http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/gettinghere/] <br />
They claim it will take 2-2.5 hrs from Seattle. <br />
<br />
(Slightly different route than their directions to avoid I5 and I405: Take Lake City Way heading towards Bothell. In Bothell you'll see signs to 522, follow them by turning right at the traffic light at Woodinville Drive. Stay on 522 until it ends at Route 2. Turn left onto Route 2 and follow to Stevens Pass. Be careful with speed limits -- on Route 2 you'll go through a bunch of little towns (Startup, Sultan, etc.) -- the speed limits drop as you're going through those "towns" and the cops there will pull you over if you're speeding. The drive should take less than 2 hours.)<br />
<br />
The road up to Stevens is rough in bad weather. It currently looks like the weather will be ok, but be careful. If you don't have 4-wheel drive you should carry chains just in case.<br />
<BR>You can check the weather here: [http://www.nwac.noaa.gov/products/SABNW]<br />
<BR>You can see current road conditions here (please check on Friday if there is a chance of a weather restriction): [http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/stevens/]<br />
<BR>One option I recommend is parking in Sultan and paying $5 to take a shuttle the last 40 miles:[http://www.stevenspass.com/mountain/parking/shuttle_sultan.aspx]<br />
On Fridays, though, it only runs up at 8:30am and only runs down at 4:30pm.<br />
<br />
If you are taking a lesson, PLEASE arrive at the mountain by 9am to get your rental gear and make your lesson on time.<br />
<br />
Please sign up below if you need a ride or can offer rides-- we should try to fill all the cars!<br />
<br />
= People Needing Rides =<br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you need a ride to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you want to be picked up from (it probably helps if you can get to the PAC or can meet your ride at his/her place), your desired departure time from Seattle, your desired departure time from the mountain (if any), whether or not you will be bringing skis/snowboard in the car, and whether you need to get there at 9 for a lesson. <br />
<br />
You are responsible for finding your own ride, so check the ride listings on this page and contact drivers. Please remove yourself from here when you find a ride.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Neva Cherniavsky - Eastlake, 8am-5pm (or whenever the bar closes), bringing snowboard, no lesson<br />
<br />
{| border=1<br />
!Name!!Location to be picked up at!!Leave Seattle?!!Leave Mountain?!!Bringing equipment?!!9 am lesson?<br />
|-<br />
|Sandra B. Fan (sbfan@cs)||U-District/Allen Center||6:30 am|| no later than 5 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Craig Prince (cmprince)||U-District/Allen Center||||||none||no<br />
|-<br />
|Cherie Cheung (cherie@cs)|| U-Village || 6 am || 5-6 pm || none || yes<br />
|-<br />
|Neva Cherniavsky (nchernia@cs) || Eastlake/Allen Center || early || late || snowboard || no<br />
|-<br />
|Brian Ferris (nchernia@cs) + Amy Wheeless || U-District/Allen Center |||||| snowboard || yes<br />
|-<br />
|...Add yourself here... || ... || ... || ... || ... || ... <br />
|-<br />
|... || ... || ... || ... || ... || ... <br />
|}<br />
<br />
= People Offering Rides = <br />
Please edit the wiki and add yourself here if you can offer rides to and from Stevens. Please indicate where you will be leaving from, what time you will leave Seattle, what time you will leave Stevens, how many more people you can fit (please update this as your car fills), and whether you can fit skis/snowboard (basically, if you have a rack, or if the skis will take up a seat). If you like, you can also indicate who your passengers are. Please try to fill up your car by contacting people who need rides above.<br />
<br />
If you want a ride with someone, please verify with the driver through email before editing yourself into the car.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett, U District, 8am-5pm, 2 people with equipment or 3 without.<br />
<br />
* Richard Ladner, Ballard, 7:30 - 5:00, 4 people with equipment, 5 without.<br />
* Jonathan Hsieh, Fremont, 6:30 - 5:00. Dan Halperin. Aaron Kimball. (apres ski dinner?). 1 more people with equipment.<br />
* YongChul Kwon, U District/Northgate, 6:30 - 5:00. 4 people without equipment.<br />
<br />
= Ski Clothing = <br />
<br />
Rentals include ski boots (or snowboard boots, if you go that way). I usually just wear sneakers to the mountain and change into dry socks as I put on my boots. You need a warm hat, gloves/mittens, pants, jacket, maybe a scarf/neckwarmer, ski goggles/sunglasses, and warm long socks (just wear one pair, even if they are thin). Underneath, wear layers for warmth and versatility if it warms up. Wool, silk, polyester, and polypro are better than cotton (which is not warm when wet). Ideally, the gloves, pants, and jacket should be waterproof or at least water resistant. Track pants/warmup pants work in a pinch. For more information on recommended clothing, go here: [http://www.abc-of-snowboarding.com/snowboardinggear.asp].<br />
<br />
If you don't have clothing appropriate for winter sports, post your needs here. If you have extra gear, please email people to help fill their needs.<br />
<br />
EXAMPLE: Ethan Katz-Bassett - I am unhappy with my color options. Looking for a blue coat and pink pants.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=Soctech_seminar,_Fall_2006&diff=6178Soctech seminar, Fall 20062006-11-19T21:25:37Z<p>Bdferris: /* Course Topics */</p>
<hr />
<div>'''Fall 2006: RFID Technology''': [http://www.washington.edu/students/timeschd/AUT2006/cse.html SLN 11977] CSE 590 M, Monday 12:30-1:20, [http://www.washington.edu/students/maps/map.cgi?CSE CSE] 303'''<br><br />
(Non-CSE students (including law) should register for the graded CSE 590 X - SLN 11981, everything else is identical; if you require an add code, contact Travis)<br />
<br />
In the past few years there has been more and more talk, both positive and negative, about the transformative potential of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology as it gets more and more viable. The goal of this seminar is to explore the broader legal and sociopolitical implications of RFID, entering into a discussion on privacy, security, and surveillance that has a solid technical and legal basis. <br />
<br />
We will begin the seminar with a technical overview of the capabilities of RFID and the regulatory landscape on which laws will be crafted. We will then explore a number of existing RFID deployments and discuss their impact in regards to privacy, security, law, etc. For each deployment, we will have a guest speaker to help frame the discussion. We'll also be crafting a group position paper so that we have something tangible to give back to the community. <br />
<br />
== Seminar Organization ==<br />
Contact information: This course is being organized by Yaw Anokwa (yanokwa at cs), Jim Sfekas, and Travis Kriplean (travis at cs).<br />
<br />
The seminar will be discussion-driven, each period led by a small group of seminar participants and/or including invited guest experts. This quarter we will have a seminar room so that we'll all be able to sit at a table. Moreover, we're trying to make it so that we'll have a guest on most of the days. We will spend the days that we don't have a guest preparing questions and gaining context for when guests do join us. Seminar participants will thus be expected to generate questions, but there won't be pressure to organize a class period. We are going to experiment with two additional aspects to the seminar: collaboratively authoring a '''group position paper''' and the organization of an '''open panel discussion with RFID experts'''. <br><br />
<br />
=== Seminar Position Paper ===<br />
<br />
We would like to create a whitepaper that summarizes our questions, concerns and thoughts about the RFID issues we've covered. It will give us something coherent and tangible to take away from the seminar and give to others. The document will be collaboratively authored over the course of the quarter. All seminar participants will be required to contribute. That said, we intend this to be relatively low-investment spread over the course of the quarter. <br />
<br />
Follow this link to read and edit the paper: [[UW Society and Technology Group RFID Position Paper]].<br />
<br />
=====Whitepaper content=====<br />
* Overview of material covered<br />
* General questions, questions raised<br />
* Questions answered<br />
:* Multiple perspectives encouraged<br />
:* Sharpening and reframing questions, even if its not an answer, is valuable<br />
* Questions for incoming speakers<br />
* Clearly articulated stances on concrete questions<br />
<br />
=====Editing the whitepaper=====<br />
We want you to be bold in making edits to the whitepaper-- wiki software allows us to keep a complete history of all the text in this document, so we will never lose anything you change. The whitepaper will be in flux throughout the quarter. Nothing is sacred. Not text, formatting, or whitepaper organization. Change any aspect you think could be done better. Hopefully by the end of the quarter we will be able to tie up loose ends and have answers to most of the questions we've asked with multiple perspectives articulated by seminar participants.<br />
<br />
A how-to on editing wikis can be found [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Editing here].<br />
<br />
If you do not have an account or are having problems logging in, please send an email to travis at cs.washington.edu.<br />
<br />
=== Open Panel with RFID experts ===<br />
<br />
Near the end of the quarter, we will collectively organize a panel discussion that will be open to the public. We will be inviting leading technical and legal RFID experts to participate. Based on our experiences throughout the seminar, we will be in a good position to ask technically and legally informed questions of the experts, hear them respond to one another, and share our work with the public.<br />
<br />
== Course Topics ==<br />
<br />
Note: subject to change as we find guest speakers<br />
<br />
'''02 Oct''' [[RFID History, Basic Technical Description, and Overview of Applications]]<br><br />
::Discussion led by Yaw and Travis<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Yaw and Travis<br />
<br />
'''09 Oct''' [[RFID Ecosystem|What is RFID Actually Capable of? Technical Limitations, Privacy and Security in the RFID Ecosystem]] <br><br />
::Discussion led by Evan<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors:Danny<br />
<br />
'''16 Oct''' [[RFID in Healthcare and the Home]] <br><br />
::Guest speaker [http://seattleweb.intel-research.net/people/matthai/ Matthai Philipose]<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Chad<br />
<br />
'''23 Oct''' [[RFID and Databases]]<br />
::Guest speaker [http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/magda/ Magda Balazinska]<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors:<br />
<br />
'''30 Oct''' No class<br />
<br />
'''06 Nov''' [[Existing RFID Deployments]] <br><br />
::Guest speaker Rene Martinez, chief scientist of [http://www.intermec.com/eprise/main/Intermec/Content/home Intermec]<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Alan Liu<br />
<br />
'''13 Nov''' [[A Policy For Privacy: Personal Information in RFID Systems]] <br><br />
::Guest speaker Steve Shafer of Microsoft Research<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Anna C.<br />
<br />
'''20 Nov''' [[RFID Implants in Humans]]<br><br />
::Guest speaker [http://amal.net/rfid.html Amal Graafstra] <br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Craig Prince<br />
<br />
'''27 Nov''' [[RFID Best Practices|Establishing a best practices guide for deployers of RFID technology]] <br><br />
::Guest speaker [http://www.law.washington.edu/Faculty/Covington/ Bill Covington] of the Law School<br />
::Main Wiki-contributors: Brian Ferris<br />
<br />
'''04 Dec''' Roundtable on RFID research and experiences with privacy<br><br />
::Main Wiki-contributors:<br />
<br />
== Speakers ==<br />
<br />
Steven Shafer, Microsoft Research<br />
::A policy for RFID Privacy, addressing personal information in RFID systems.<br />
<br />
Evan Welbourne, UW CSE<br />
::RFID Ecosystem (includes privacy, security, databases, and applications)<br />
<br />
Matthai Philipose, Intel Research<br />
::RFID Based activity-recognition system for the elderly<br />
<br />
Rene Martinez, Intermec<br />
:: Basics of RFID technology or existing RFID deployments.<br />
<br />
==Administrative info==<br />
<br />
Course grading and credit-load policies: Subject to change, but variable credits are available to meet differing levels of participation:<br />
*Sign up for 1 credit if you plan to attend, do the readings, participate in discussions, and contribute to the wiki.<br />
*Sign up for 2 credits if you wish to lead/organize a discussion OR contribute extensively to the wiki OR help organize the panel.<br />
*Sign up for 3 credits if you wish to lead/organize a discussion, contribute extensively to the wiki, and help organize the panel (''Note: please contact the course organizers in advance if you plan to take this course for 3 credits.'')<br />
<br />
== RFID resources ==<br />
<br />
'''Research'''<br />
* [http://data.cs.washington.edu/RFID/ RFID Ecosystem]<br />
* [http://seattleweb.intel-research.net/projects/activity/ Activity recognition]<br />
* [[ORCA]] - The One-Card-for-All transportation fare-card initiative<br />
<br />
'''Applications'''<br />
*''Government'' <br />
**Passports (trial programs in a few countries, e.g. [http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060814-7497.html US])<br />
**Encryption on the passports [http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/1,67333-1.html Wired article]<br />
*''Commercial''<br />
** supply-side tracking of inventory (e.g. [http://informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=172301246 walmart])<br />
** gathering more detailed information about consumers (increasing information asymmetry between sellers/buyers)<br />
** enabling buyers to gather more information about products (decreasing above information asymmetry)<br />
<br />
'''Security concerns'''<br />
* [http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/03/dutch-rfid-e-passport-cracked-us-next/ hacking] Dutch RFID passports<br />
* [http://www.computerworld.com/mobiletopics/mobile/story/0,10801,109560,00.html RFID viruses] (many say the claims are exaggerated)<br />
<br />
'''Privacy & Surveillance concerns'''<br />
* [http://news.com.com/2010-1069-980325.html article] expressing concern about being tracked everywhere...<br />
* [http://www.spychips.com/ Anti-RFID site]<br />
* [http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/staff/bios/ajuels/publications/five_cent/RFID_five%20cent.ppt Privacy and RFID]<br />
<br />
'''Laws directly or indirectly regulating RFID'''<br />
* [http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=111542 Wisconsin law] bans forcible implanting of RFID tag<br />
* [http://www.rfidjournal.com/article/articleview/812/1/1/ (old) proposed legislation] in California that would attempt to protect consumer privacy<br />
<br />
'''Companies and organizations involved in rolling out RFID technologies'''<br />
* [http://www.intermec.com/eprise/main/Intermec/Content/home Intermec]<br />
* [http://www.impinj.com Impinj]<br />
* [http://www.alientechnology.com/ Alien Technology]<br />
* [http://www.verichipcorp.com/ VeriChip]<br />
* [http://www.rfidsec.com/ RFIDsec]<br />
* [http://www.epcglobalinc.org/home EPCglobal]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:MSP&diff=6137UWAR:MSP2006-11-10T01:40:03Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>[[Category:UWAR]]<br />
<br />
== Existing Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
An existing toolchain for the MSP can be found at<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/arm-linux<br />
<br />
== Building a Toolchain ==<br />
<br />
Interested in building a toolchain for the MSP's ARM XScale processor? Here's how I made it work...<br />
<br />
You need to download [http://www.kegel.com/crosstool/ Crosstool], a set for script and patches for building crosscompile toolchains.<br />
<br />
We'll be specifically targeting the following package profile:<br />
<br />
gcc-3.4.3<br />
glibc-2.3.2<br />
<br />
Since we're targeting an ARM processor, we need to apply a few patches for the ARM architecture with VFP floating point support, as made available [http://www.andric.com/cross/patches/ here].<br />
<br />
Specifically, you need the following patches:<br />
<br />
patches/gcc-3.4.3/gcc-3.4.3-arm-softvfp.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-output_format.patch<br />
patches/glibc-2.3.2/glibc-2.3.2-sysctl.patch<br />
patches/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2/glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2-initfini.patch<br />
<br />
Once you've downloaded, unpacked, and copied the patches into their appropriate locations in the crosstool tree, you're read to start building. My build script looked like the following:<br />
<br />
#!/bin/sh<br />
set -ex<br />
<br />
export TARBALLS_DIR=`pwd`/downloads<br />
export RESULT_TOP=/usr/local/arm-linux<br />
<br />
export GCC_LANGUAGES="c,c++"<br />
<br />
export KERNELCONFIG=`pwd`/arm.config<br />
export TARGET=arm-linux<br />
export TARGET_CFLAGS="-O"<br />
export GCC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--with-cpu=iwmmxt --enable-cxx-flags=-mcpu=iwmmxt --with-fpu=vfp"<br />
export GLIBC_EXTRA_CONFIG="--without-fp"<br />
<br />
export BINUTILS_DIR=binutils-2.15<br />
export GCC_DIR=gcc-3.4.3<br />
export GLIBC_DIR=glibc-2.3.2<br />
export LINUX_DIR=linux-2.6.14<br />
export LINUX_SANITIZED_HEADER_DIR=linux-libc-headers-2.6.12.0<br />
export GLIBCTHREADS_FILENAME=glibc-linuxthreads-2.3.2<br />
<br />
sh all.sh --notest<br />
<br />
echo Done.<br />
<br />
Let 'em rip.</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime&diff=6136UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime2006-11-09T21:56:39Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
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<div>TraceWriterPrime is a simple application for collecting data from sensors such as the MSB, GPS, or Wifi on an iPAQ. To get started, you will need a working iPAQ. Install the ''TraceWriterPrime'' and ''MFC'' application packages, as described in the [[UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages|Mobile Packages]] documentation. If you are collecting MSB data, install any additional applicable hardware drivers as well.<br />
<br />
Once installed, you're ready to run the TraceWriterPrime application. Select the iPAQ 'Start' menu in the upper left and select the 'Programs' entry. Look for the 'UWAR TraceWriter' application and select it. You should be presented with the following screen:<br />
<br />
[[Image:UWAR_Tutorial_TraceWriterPrime_01.png]]<br />
<br />
This is the main control screen for data collection. Before we collect data, however, we must specify which sensors to monitor and where to write the data. Click on the 'Sensors' tab to begin.<br />
<br />
[[Image:UWAR_Tutorial_TraceWriterPrime_02.png]]<br />
<br />
The Sensors page presents a list of available sensors. Simply select the ones you wish to collect data with. Note that for Wifi, the list of available wireless adapters is automatically generated. If you don't see any entries here, you either don't have Wifi on your iPAQ or [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC:Wifi|Wifi is not enabled]].<br />
<br />
Next we move on to the 'Outputs' tab:<br />
<br />
[[Image:UWAR_Tutorial_TraceWriterPrime_03.png]]<br />
<br />
The Outputs page allows us to control where UWAR trace data will be written. We can write to disk and to a network stream.<br />
<br />
For file output, specify the directory where traces should be written. Note that <tt>\</tt> and <tt>\My Documents</tt> generally won't work for output, since the iPAQ makes some restriction on where applications can create files and directories. Better options are <tt>\SD Card</tt> or <tt>\iPAQ File Store</tt> if you don't have an SD card available.<br />
<br />
For network output, specify a hostname and network socket. The raw UWAR data stream will be sent over a TCP socket to the specified host. Be sure your iPAQ is setup to support such network operations.<br />
<br />
At this point, you're ready to collect data. Go back to the 'Trace' tab and select start.<br />
<br />
[[Image:UWAR_Tutorial_TraceWriterPrime_04.png]]<br />
<br />
As data is collected from your sensors, the bytes transferred progress bar keeps a running total of the amount collected thus far. Diagnostic messages are printed to the Messages list. When you are ready to stop collecting data, simply press 'Stop'.<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE&diff=6135UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE2006-11-09T21:54:22Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>TraceWriterLibraryCE is a library that is designed to collect data from various sensors (GPS, WIFI, MSB, etc) and write the data to a [[UWAR:DataFormat|UWAR data stream]], either to a file or two a network socket. The library is implemented as a C++ DLL, to be run on the Pocket PC platform. There is no GUI for the library since it's designed to be user-interface independent. A simple GUI is available at [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]], though you may wish to create a custom GUI/wrapper as is appropriate for your application.<br />
<br />
The code is available as Visual Studio 2005 project out in [[UWAR#Development|UWAR CVS]] under the 'TraceWriterLibraryCE' module.<br />
<br />
== Revision History ==<br />
<br />
* Original version written by Jonathan Lester et. al. including simple GUI, support for the big three sensors, and file output.<br />
* Next version rewritten by Brian Ferris to separate the library from the GUI, adding network otuput.<br />
* With introduction of [[UWAR:DataFormat#Version_2.0|Version 2.0]] of the UWAR data format, Brian rewrote the library as appropriate and moved to a more C++ OOP design (as oppossed to the C structs and function pointer approach from the initial implementation)<br />
* 02-08-2006 - Brian Ferris - Upgraded project to build under Visual Studio 2005. Before upgrade, tagged existing code base as <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE-pre-vs2005</tt>. After upgrade, tagged code base as <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE-post-vs2005</tt>.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE&diff=6134UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE2006-11-09T21:53:50Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>TraceWriterLibraryCE is a library that is designed to collect data from various sensors (GPS, WIFI, MSB, etc) and write the data to a [[UWAR:DataFormat|UWAR data stream]], either to a file or two a network socket. The library is implemented as a C++ DLL, to be run on the Pocket PC platform. There is no GUI for the library since it's designed to be user-interface independent. A simple GUI is available at [[UWAR:Tutorials:TraceWriterPrime]], though you may wish to create a custom GUI/wrapper as is appropriate for your application.<br />
<br />
The code is available as Visual Studio 2005 project out in [[UWAR#Development|UWAR CVS]] under the 'TraceWriterLibraryCE' module.<br />
<br />
== Revision History ==<br />
<br />
* Original version written by Jonathan Lester et. al. including simple GUI, support for the big three sensors, and file output.<br />
* Next version rewritten by Brian Ferris to separate the library from the GUI, adding network otuput.<br />
* With introduction of [[UWAR:DataFormat#Version_2.0|Version 2.0]] of the UWAR data format, Brian rewrote the library as appropriate and moved to a more C++ OOP design (as oppossed to the C structs and function pointer approach from the initial implementation)<br />
* 02-08-2006 - Brian Ferris - Upgraded project to build under Visual Studio 2005. Before upgrade, tagged existing code base as <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE-pre-vs2005</tt>. After upgrade, tagged code base as <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE-post-vs2005</tt>.<br />
<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR&diff=6133UWAR2006-11-09T21:53:28Z<p>Bdferris: /* Tools */</p>
<hr />
<div>University of Washington Activity Recognition (UWAR) Group<br />
<br />
== People ==<br />
<br />
''Brian Ferris'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on Wifi localization and SLAM.<br />
* Using sensor board + wifi + hand annotation on iPAQ.<br />
<br />
''Julie Letchner'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on relational motion models (for people, indoors).<br />
* Using wifi (iPAQ-collected data set).<br />
<br />
''Gaetano Borriello'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on using personal sensors to infer activity<br />
* Applications in personal fitness and assistance with cognitive disorders<br />
<br />
''Henry Kautz'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on activity recognition for prompting and guidance<br />
* Goal this quarter: initial user study of indoor navigation aid<br />
<br />
''Danny Wyatt'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on sensing and modelling human social behavior <br />
* Using sensor board (mainly audio) + wifi + gps<br />
* Goals this quarter: detect multi-person conversations and infer number of participants, detect conversation types (eg. social vs. work)<br />
<br />
''Alan Liu'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on integrating IRS' Place Lab WiFi fingerprint localization into Brian's Wizard of Oz framework for the ACCESS studies<br />
* Goals this quarter: support user studies on indoor navigation and activity+location+GIS<br />
<br />
''Harlan Hile'':<br />
<br />
* Working on ACCESS project, indoor navigation assistance. currently doing wizard-of-oz studies.<br />
* Working on ESM support for study with obesity research center. working with Jon Froehlich's ESM package from intel.<br />
* Python support for UWAR streams<br />
<br />
''Yaw Anokwa'':<br />
<br />
* Working on processing MSB data on the iMote2 and providing context information to the MS SPOT watch.<br />
<br />
== Getting Started ==<br />
<br />
The goal of the UWAR group is to provide a common set of tools for use in projects and research. We've broken these tools down into a set of common activities:<br />
<br />
=== Data Collection ===<br />
<br />
Tools for collecting raw data from sensor streams.<br />
<br />
* TraceWriterPrime - An iPAQ application for collecting data from the MSB, GPS, and Wifi. Can write UWAR data to disk or to a network socket. See the tutorial on usage at [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]].<br />
<br />
=== Data Processing ===<br />
<br />
Tools for working with UWAR traces.<br />
<br />
* Matlab - A set of Matlab scripts for loading UWAR data. Check out the tutorial at [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]].<br />
* CommandLine - A set of command-line manipulating UWAR traces. Documentation available at [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]].<br />
<br />
== Development ==<br />
<br />
All software should reside in the UWAR CVS repository. The cvs root is out in NFS space at:<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/CVS<br />
<br />
C++ projects targeted at Windows Mobile (aka iPAQ aka PocketPC aka WinCE) are typically maintained with some Microsoft Visual C++-esque tool (see [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]]). Java projects are typically Eclipse projects (see http://eclipse.org/).<br />
<br />
=== Tools ===<br />
<br />
* Windows Mobile<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE|TraceWriterLibraryCE]]'' - provides ability to read data from sensor hardware (MSB,Wifi,GPS,etc) for output to a [[UWAR:DataFormat]] stream [C++ DLL]<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime|TraceWriterPrime]]'' - provides a UI front end to <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE</tt> [C++ application]<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages|Mobile Packages]]'' - provides a collection of pre-built packages for the iPAQ, including most of the tools mentioned here.<br />
* Java<br />
** ''uwar.patterns'' - a collection of utility classes used by other projects<br />
** [[UWAR:Tools:IO|uwar.io]] - provides support for reading, writing, and processing [[UWAR:DataFormat]] streams in Java<br />
** ''uwar.maps'' - provides mapping visualization widgets in Swing and SWT<br />
** ''uwar.jtracewriter'' - provides a Java wrapper around TraceWriterLibrary<br />
** [[UWAR::Tools:Annotation|edu.washington.cs.uwar.annotation]] - provides a Java application for collecting trace data with a configurable annotation tool<br />
<br />
Java Notes:<br />
* To easily check out and setup the Java proejcts in Eclipse, use the CVS Repository browser. When you've browsed to the above projects, right-click on the project's module and select 'Check out as project...'. Keep the module name as the project name, as we expect projects to have specific names for inter-project dependencies.<br />
* In Eclipse, you may get an error concerning an unsatisfied User Library named <tt>'swt'</tt>. SWT is a Java gui toolkit (think replacement for Swing) that builds on native OS widgets for display. Because it uses native widgets, you must select a SWT library appropriate for your OS (Win,Mac,Linux,etc). As such, we don't hardcode the reference to SWT in our projects, but instead specify a 'swt' placeholder, which you should go in and specify for your platform: Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> User Librares, New..., Name: swt, Add your specific SWT jars (usually found in your eclipse/plugins directory. If you get an UnsatisfiedLinkError when running a program, you will need to find the swt dll file and put it in your jre/bin directory.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
<br />
=== Groups ===<br />
<br />
* [[CSE591AR]] - Spring 2005 Working Group<br />
* [[CSE591I]] - Fall 2005 Working Group<br />
<br />
=== Tutorials ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Annotation]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]]<br />
<br />
=== Other ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:MSB:USB]] - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Multi-SensorBoard<br />
* [[UWAR:MSP]] - Info on the Multi Sensing Platform<br />
* [[UWAR:DataFormat]] - Data format for UWAR sensor streams<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]] - PocketPC Development Notes<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:Java:J9]] - J9 Java Development<br />
* [[UbiComp:GIS]] - Working with UW GIS Data<br />
<br />
[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR&diff=6132UWAR2006-11-09T21:52:44Z<p>Bdferris: /* Data Collection */</p>
<hr />
<div>University of Washington Activity Recognition (UWAR) Group<br />
<br />
== People ==<br />
<br />
''Brian Ferris'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on Wifi localization and SLAM.<br />
* Using sensor board + wifi + hand annotation on iPAQ.<br />
<br />
''Julie Letchner'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on relational motion models (for people, indoors).<br />
* Using wifi (iPAQ-collected data set).<br />
<br />
''Gaetano Borriello'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on using personal sensors to infer activity<br />
* Applications in personal fitness and assistance with cognitive disorders<br />
<br />
''Henry Kautz'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on activity recognition for prompting and guidance<br />
* Goal this quarter: initial user study of indoor navigation aid<br />
<br />
''Danny Wyatt'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on sensing and modelling human social behavior <br />
* Using sensor board (mainly audio) + wifi + gps<br />
* Goals this quarter: detect multi-person conversations and infer number of participants, detect conversation types (eg. social vs. work)<br />
<br />
''Alan Liu'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on integrating IRS' Place Lab WiFi fingerprint localization into Brian's Wizard of Oz framework for the ACCESS studies<br />
* Goals this quarter: support user studies on indoor navigation and activity+location+GIS<br />
<br />
''Harlan Hile'':<br />
<br />
* Working on ACCESS project, indoor navigation assistance. currently doing wizard-of-oz studies.<br />
* Working on ESM support for study with obesity research center. working with Jon Froehlich's ESM package from intel.<br />
* Python support for UWAR streams<br />
<br />
''Yaw Anokwa'':<br />
<br />
* Working on processing MSB data on the iMote2 and providing context information to the MS SPOT watch.<br />
<br />
== Getting Started ==<br />
<br />
The goal of the UWAR group is to provide a common set of tools for use in projects and research. We've broken these tools down into a set of common activities:<br />
<br />
=== Data Collection ===<br />
<br />
Tools for collecting raw data from sensor streams.<br />
<br />
* TraceWriterPrime - An iPAQ application for collecting data from the MSB, GPS, and Wifi. Can write UWAR data to disk or to a network socket. See the tutorial on usage at [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]].<br />
<br />
=== Data Processing ===<br />
<br />
Tools for working with UWAR traces.<br />
<br />
* Matlab - A set of Matlab scripts for loading UWAR data. Check out the tutorial at [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]].<br />
* CommandLine - A set of command-line manipulating UWAR traces. Documentation available at [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]].<br />
<br />
== Development ==<br />
<br />
All software should reside in the UWAR CVS repository. The cvs root is out in NFS space at:<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/CVS<br />
<br />
C++ projects targeted at Windows Mobile (aka iPAQ aka PocketPC aka WinCE) are typically maintained with some Microsoft Visual C++-esque tool (see [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]]). Java projects are typically Eclipse projects (see http://eclipse.org/).<br />
<br />
=== Tools ===<br />
<br />
* Windows Mobile<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE|TraceWriterLibraryCE]]'' - provides ability to read data from sensor hardware (MSB,Wifi,GPS,etc) for output to a [[UWAR:DataFormat]] stream [C++ DLL]<br />
** ''TraceWriterPrime'' - provides a UI front end to <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE</tt> [C++ application]<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages|Mobile Packages]]'' - provides a collection of pre-built packages for the iPAQ, including most of the tools mentioned here.<br />
* Java<br />
** ''uwar.patterns'' - a collection of utility classes used by other projects<br />
** [[UWAR:Tools:IO|uwar.io]] - provides support for reading, writing, and processing [[UWAR:DataFormat]] streams in Java<br />
** ''uwar.maps'' - provides mapping visualization widgets in Swing and SWT<br />
** ''uwar.jtracewriter'' - provides a Java wrapper around TraceWriterLibrary<br />
** [[UWAR::Tools:Annotation|edu.washington.cs.uwar.annotation]] - provides a Java application for collecting trace data with a configurable annotation tool<br />
<br />
Java Notes:<br />
* To easily check out and setup the Java proejcts in Eclipse, use the CVS Repository browser. When you've browsed to the above projects, right-click on the project's module and select 'Check out as project...'. Keep the module name as the project name, as we expect projects to have specific names for inter-project dependencies.<br />
* In Eclipse, you may get an error concerning an unsatisfied User Library named <tt>'swt'</tt>. SWT is a Java gui toolkit (think replacement for Swing) that builds on native OS widgets for display. Because it uses native widgets, you must select a SWT library appropriate for your OS (Win,Mac,Linux,etc). As such, we don't hardcode the reference to SWT in our projects, but instead specify a 'swt' placeholder, which you should go in and specify for your platform: Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> User Librares, New..., Name: swt, Add your specific SWT jars (usually found in your eclipse/plugins directory. If you get an UnsatisfiedLinkError when running a program, you will need to find the swt dll file and put it in your jre/bin directory.<br />
<br />
== Links ==<br />
<br />
=== Groups ===<br />
<br />
* [[CSE591AR]] - Spring 2005 Working Group<br />
* [[CSE591I]] - Fall 2005 Working Group<br />
<br />
=== Tutorials ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Annotation]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]]<br />
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=== Other ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:MSB:USB]] - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Multi-SensorBoard<br />
* [[UWAR:MSP]] - Info on the Multi Sensing Platform<br />
* [[UWAR:DataFormat]] - Data format for UWAR sensor streams<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]] - PocketPC Development Notes<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:Java:J9]] - J9 Java Development<br />
* [[UbiComp:GIS]] - Working with UW GIS Data<br />
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<div>University of Washington Activity Recognition (UWAR) Group<br />
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== People ==<br />
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''Brian Ferris'':<br />
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* Currently working on Wifi localization and SLAM.<br />
* Using sensor board + wifi + hand annotation on iPAQ.<br />
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''Julie Letchner'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on relational motion models (for people, indoors).<br />
* Using wifi (iPAQ-collected data set).<br />
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''Gaetano Borriello'':<br />
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* Currently working on using personal sensors to infer activity<br />
* Applications in personal fitness and assistance with cognitive disorders<br />
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''Henry Kautz'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on activity recognition for prompting and guidance<br />
* Goal this quarter: initial user study of indoor navigation aid<br />
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''Danny Wyatt'':<br />
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* Currently working on sensing and modelling human social behavior <br />
* Using sensor board (mainly audio) + wifi + gps<br />
* Goals this quarter: detect multi-person conversations and infer number of participants, detect conversation types (eg. social vs. work)<br />
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''Alan Liu'':<br />
<br />
* Currently working on integrating IRS' Place Lab WiFi fingerprint localization into Brian's Wizard of Oz framework for the ACCESS studies<br />
* Goals this quarter: support user studies on indoor navigation and activity+location+GIS<br />
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''Harlan Hile'':<br />
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* Working on ACCESS project, indoor navigation assistance. currently doing wizard-of-oz studies.<br />
* Working on ESM support for study with obesity research center. working with Jon Froehlich's ESM package from intel.<br />
* Python support for UWAR streams<br />
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''Yaw Anokwa'':<br />
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* Working on processing MSB data on the iMote2 and providing context information to the MS SPOT watch.<br />
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== Getting Started ==<br />
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The goal of the UWAR group is to provide a common set of tools for use in projects and research. We've broken these tools down into a set of common activities:<br />
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=== Data Collection ===<br />
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Tools for collecting raw data from sensor streams.<br />
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* TraceWriterPrime - An iPAQ application for collecting data from the MSB, GPS, and Wifi. Can write UWAR data to disk or to a network socket. See the tutorial on usage at [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]].<br />
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* Annotation - Similar to <tt>TraceWriterPrime</tt> but additionally allows annotation of activity and location during data collection. See the tutorial on usage at [[UWAR:Tutorial:Annotation]].<br />
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=== Data Processing ===<br />
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Tools for working with UWAR traces.<br />
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* Matlab - A set of Matlab scripts for loading UWAR data. Check out the tutorial at [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]].<br />
* CommandLine - A set of command-line manipulating UWAR traces. Documentation available at [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]].<br />
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== Development ==<br />
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All software should reside in the UWAR CVS repository. The cvs root is out in NFS space at:<br />
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/projects/ubicomp/uwar/CVS<br />
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C++ projects targeted at Windows Mobile (aka iPAQ aka PocketPC aka WinCE) are typically maintained with some Microsoft Visual C++-esque tool (see [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]]). Java projects are typically Eclipse projects (see http://eclipse.org/).<br />
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=== Tools ===<br />
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* Windows Mobile<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:TraceWriterLibraryCE|TraceWriterLibraryCE]]'' - provides ability to read data from sensor hardware (MSB,Wifi,GPS,etc) for output to a [[UWAR:DataFormat]] stream [C++ DLL]<br />
** ''TraceWriterPrime'' - provides a UI front end to <tt>TraceWriterLibraryCE</tt> [C++ application]<br />
** ''[[UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages|Mobile Packages]]'' - provides a collection of pre-built packages for the iPAQ, including most of the tools mentioned here.<br />
* Java<br />
** ''uwar.patterns'' - a collection of utility classes used by other projects<br />
** [[UWAR:Tools:IO|uwar.io]] - provides support for reading, writing, and processing [[UWAR:DataFormat]] streams in Java<br />
** ''uwar.maps'' - provides mapping visualization widgets in Swing and SWT<br />
** ''uwar.jtracewriter'' - provides a Java wrapper around TraceWriterLibrary<br />
** [[UWAR::Tools:Annotation|edu.washington.cs.uwar.annotation]] - provides a Java application for collecting trace data with a configurable annotation tool<br />
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Java Notes:<br />
* To easily check out and setup the Java proejcts in Eclipse, use the CVS Repository browser. When you've browsed to the above projects, right-click on the project's module and select 'Check out as project...'. Keep the module name as the project name, as we expect projects to have specific names for inter-project dependencies.<br />
* In Eclipse, you may get an error concerning an unsatisfied User Library named <tt>'swt'</tt>. SWT is a Java gui toolkit (think replacement for Swing) that builds on native OS widgets for display. Because it uses native widgets, you must select a SWT library appropriate for your OS (Win,Mac,Linux,etc). As such, we don't hardcode the reference to SWT in our projects, but instead specify a 'swt' placeholder, which you should go in and specify for your platform: Window -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> User Librares, New..., Name: swt, Add your specific SWT jars (usually found in your eclipse/plugins directory. If you get an UnsatisfiedLinkError when running a program, you will need to find the swt dll file and put it in your jre/bin directory.<br />
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== Links ==<br />
<br />
=== Groups ===<br />
<br />
* [[CSE591AR]] - Spring 2005 Working Group<br />
* [[CSE591I]] - Fall 2005 Working Group<br />
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=== Tutorials ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Annotation]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:CommandLine]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:Matlab]]<br />
* [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime]]<br />
<br />
=== Other ===<br />
<br />
* [[UWAR:MSB:USB]] - Everything you ever wanted to know about the Multi-SensorBoard<br />
* [[UWAR:MSP]] - Info on the Multi Sensing Platform<br />
* [[UWAR:DataFormat]] - Data format for UWAR sensor streams<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:PocketPC]] - PocketPC Development Notes<br />
* [[UbiComp:Hacking:Java:J9]] - J9 Java Development<br />
* [[UbiComp:GIS]] - Working with UW GIS Data<br />
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<div>See [[UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages&diff=6129UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages2006-11-09T21:50:01Z<p>Bdferris: /* For Users */</p>
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<div>A collection of software packages for Windows Mobile devices that include many common UWAR tools and dependencies.<br />
<br />
All the packages are located in the<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/dist/Mobile<br />
<br />
directory. The current list includes:<br />
<br />
* UWAR.PPC2003.CAB, UWAR.WM5.CAB - The main UWAR tool pack for both Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices. Includes:<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime|TraceWriterPrime]] - Simple data collection tool<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:IMoteCommander|IMoteCommander]] - Tool for controlling the IMote remotely over bluetooth<br />
** TraceWriterLibraryCE2 DLL and Java binding DLL<br />
* l10n-pocket.CAB<br />
* MFC.PPC2003.CAB, MFC.WM5.CAB - Provides MFC classes for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices<br />
* J9.CAB - A Java VM from IBM. Provides Java Personal Profile 1.1 along with SWT 3.2<br />
* vxUtil.ppc3_arm.CAB - Swiss Army Knife utility program (ping,network info, etc)<br />
* RatocUSBDriver.CAB - Driver for the Ratoc USB card for the iPAQ. Required if you plan on connecting an MSB (or any other device through the Ratoc card)<br />
* SocketComm-SD-Wifi.CAB - Driver for the SocketComm SDIO Wifi card<br />
* FTDISerial.CAB - Driver for the FTDI Serial-Over-USB chip used by the MSBv1 when connecting over USB. Requires the RatocUSBDriver (assuming you are using the Ratoc USB card).<br />
* UWSocialNets.CAB - UW Social Network Study 05-06 Data Collection Tool<br />
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To install a package, copy the CAB file from the network file space onto your device (SD Card, ActiveSync, etc). Once copied, start up File Explorer and browse to the location of the CAB file. Simply double click the CAB file to install the software. Note that once installed, the CAB file will automatically be removed.<br />
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[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages&diff=6128UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages2006-11-09T21:49:01Z<p>Bdferris: /* For Users */</p>
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<div>A collection of software packages for Windows Mobile devices that include many common UWAR tools and dependencies.<br />
<br />
== For Users ==<br />
<br />
All the packages are located in the<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/dist/Mobile<br />
<br />
directory. The current list includes:<br />
<br />
* UWAR.PPC2003.CAB, UWAR.WM5.CAB - The main UWAR tool pack for both Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices. Includes:<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime|TraceWriterPrime]] - Simple data collection tool<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:IMoteCommander|IMoteCommander]] - Tool for controlling the IMote remotely over bluetooth<br />
** TraceWriterLibraryCE2 DLL and Java binding DLL<br />
* l10n-pocket.CAB<br />
* MFC.PPC2003.CAB, MFC.WM5.CAB - Provides MFC classes for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices<br />
* J9.CAB - A Java VM from IBM. Provides Java Personal Profile 1.1 along with SWT 3.2<br />
* vxUtil.ppc3_arm.CAB - Swiss Army Knife utility program (ping,network info, etc)<br />
* RatocUSBDriver.CAB - Driver for the Ratoc USB card for the iPAQ. Required if you plan on connecting an MSB (or any other device through the Ratoc card)<br />
* SocketComm-SD-Wifi.CAB - Driver for the SocketComm SDIO Wifi card<br />
* FTDISerial.CAB - Driver for the FTDI Serial-Over-USB chip used by the MSBv1 when connecting over USB. Requires the RatocUSBDriver (assuming you are using the Ratoc USB card).<br />
* UWSocialNets.CAB - UW Social Network Study 05-06 Data Collection Tool<br />
<br />
To install a package, copy the CAB file from the network file space onto your device (SD Card, ActiveSync, etc). Once copied, start up File Explorer and browse to the location of the CAB file. Simply double click the CAB file to install the software. Note that once installed, the CAB file will automatically be removed.<br />
<br />
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[[Category:UWAR]]</div>Bdferrishttp://abstract.cs.washington.edu/wiki/index.php?title=UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages&diff=6127UWAR:Tools:MobilePackages2006-11-09T21:48:48Z<p>Bdferris: </p>
<hr />
<div>A collection of software packages for Windows Mobile devices that include many common UWAR tools and dependencies.<br />
<br />
== For Users ==<br />
<br />
All the packages are located in the<br />
<br />
/projects/ubicomp/uwar/dist/Mobile<br />
<br />
directory. The current list includes:<br />
<br />
* UWAR.PPC2003.CAB, UWAR.WM5.CAB - The main UWAR tool pack for both Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices. Includes:<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:TraceWriterPrime|TraceWriterPrime]] - Simple data collection tool<br />
** [[UWAR:Tutorial:IMoteCommander|IMoteCommander]] - Tool for controlling the IMote remotely over bluetooth<br />
** TraceWriterLibraryCE2 DLL and Java binding DLL<br />
* l10n-pocket.CAB<br />
* MFC.PPC2003.CAB, MFC.WM5.CAB - Provides MFC classes for Pocket PC 2003 and Windows Mobile 5 devices<br />
* J9.CAB - A Java VM from IBM. Provides Java Personal Profile 1.1 along with SWT 3.2<br />
* vxUtil.ppc3_arm.CAB - Swiss Army Knife utility program (ping,network info, etc)<br />
* RatocUSBDriver.CAB - Driver for the Ratoc USB card for the iPAQ. Required if you plan on connecting an MSB (or any other device through the Ratoc card)<br />
* SocketComm-SD-Wifi.CAB - Driver for the SocketComm SDIO Wifi card<br />
FTDISerial.CAB - Driver for the FTDI Serial-Over-USB chip used by the MSBv1 when connecting over USB. Requires the RatocUSBDriver (assuming you are using the Ratoc USB card).<br />
* UWSocialNets.CAB - UW Social Network Study 05-06 Data Collection Tool<br />
<br />
To install a package, copy the CAB file from the network file space onto your device (SD Card, ActiveSync, etc). Once copied, start up File Explorer and browse to the location of the CAB file. Simply double click the CAB file to install the software. Note that once installed, the CAB file will automatically be removed.<br />
<br />
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<div>[[Category:UWAR]]<br />
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The <tt>edu.washington.cs.uwar.io</tt> package provides a Java library for reading, writing, and processing data streams in the [[UWAR:DataFormat]]. The library provides methods for handling UWAR data at an abstract, sensor-agnostic level.<br />
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Check out the <tt>edu.washington.cs.uwar.io</tt> project from UWAR CVS (see [[UWAR#Development]]) for more info.</div>Bdferris