DIY 2.0
DIY 2.0
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diy2_presentation
A presentation on D.I.Y. 2.0 and "Rocking Like a Hacker"On Github omardelarosa / diy2_presentation
DIY 2.0
(or how I learned to stop worrying and rock like a hacker)
D.I.Y 2.0omar delarosa
- I write my name in lowercase whenever possible.
- I grew up (and played in a bunch of garage bands) in Orlando, FL
- I teach Web Development Immersive at General Assemb.ly
- Over the years, I've worked at:
- I've been web developing freelance and for fun since high school.
- I play music as/with Little Insects. (More on that later.)
So let's rock like hackers and...
- "revolt against the corporate ogre" K-style.
- mashup free services like no tomorrow.
- scrape the crap out of Tumblr.
"Blogging Like a Hacker"
or "Blogging Like Github, co-founder Tom Preston-Werner"
##D.I.Y. 2.0 - Explain "Blogging Like a Hacker" and using GitHub as a CMS and blogging platform. - Free hosting
How to do it:
- Don't pay for hosting, use GitHub
- Don't use heavy-weight backend frameworks unnecessarily (WordPress, Drupal, etc)
...and Jekyll was born.
But I'm a musician, not a tech entrpreneur!
That's okay.
Calvin Johnson
Makin' records
K Records
exploding the teenage underground into passionate revolt against the corporate ogre since 1982
Artists With Releases on K
- Beck
- Bikini Kill
- Built to Spill
- Modest Mouse
- Miranda July
- Kimya Dawson
- Mirah
- The Microphones / Mount Eerie
- and...
Beat Happening
Rules of K
Keep overhead low
K Records' offices are in Olympia, WA, where rent is uber cheap.
Do It Yourself
D.I.Y. recording and manufacturing is also strongly encouraged.
Calvin Johnson makin' records again.
Stay Small
K Records artists generally record less than 1000 records. They stay in the "The International Pop Underground"
How I do D.I.Y.
-Started in 2008 in Orlando, Florida. -Named after the Jonathan Richman song "Hey There, Little Insect!" -It's sometimes a band, but mostly just a home recording project. -We've played at: Cake Shop, Pianos, Muchmore's, Cameo Gallery, Sidewalk Cafe, etc. -To take a cue from Rework, what I'd like to do is take you "Behind the scenes".