Just a note---feel free to attend future sessions even if you've missed the first two meetings---we're reading "Truth and Art" for next Saturday's class. 

 

 

Last class is today at 1pm!

Will be screening tomorrow (Thursday, March 14) at 8pm!

Dorkbot Event

 

Dorkbot Los Angeles will co-sponsor a presentation at The Public School in conjunction with the exhibition :

• Alma Whitten and J.D. Tygar, Why Johnny Can't Encrypt: A Usability Case Study of PGP 5.0. Proceedings of the 8th USENIX Security Symposium, August 1999.

• Sheng S, Broderick L, Koranda CA, Hyland JJ. Why Johnny still can't encrypt: evaluating the usability of email encryption software. CyLab Usable Privacy and Security Laboratory, Carnegie Mellon University; Symposium On Usable Privacy and Security; Jul 12-14, 2006; Pittsburgh, PA. 2006.

come and learn how to make a piñata.

 

day one: learn the various pastes, types of molds, shapes of piñata, kinds of material/decorations

learn the lyrics to "the piñata song"

discuss the historical origins and cultural context of piñatas

create a small, individual piñata of your own and help build a large nine-pointed star piñata for the class

 

day two: pick-up finished personal piñata

participate in the piñata party where we will fill the class piñata with anything you'd like.

come get blindfolded, turned in circles and given a stick to break open the hanging piñata.

 

bring your own material.

scrap cardboard, newpaper, colored tissue paper, wire, paintbrushes, white glue, liquid starch

decorations and whatever you'd like to fill the piñata with.

May Day Breakfast 10am today(!) at The Public School hosted by the Communization study group. Bring breakfast items to share (if you want) or just bring yourself! 951 Chung King Road, in the walkway just north of Hill St.