2015 04 01 Agenda

2015-04-01 Meeting Agenda

1. Introductions/Ice Breaker
   • Based on the interestes of the people present we will either proceed to some or all of the following activities
   • The remaining items will not necessarily happen serially and in order, but may be in parallel
   • Icebreaker:
     1. Name
     2. Why are you here? What are you hoping this group is about?
     3. What do you want to work on? (Project ideas)
     4. If you made a programming language, what would it be called? Why?
2. Programming Challenge
3. Setup : Getting everyone ready to program
4. Image Processing Demo
5. Project brainstorming
   • Crossword for OEIS
   • Music Library Management System
   • Manipulating pdfs
   • Keep track of recipes and ingredients (generate grocery list)
     • Recipe playlist
     • Inventory system (for pantry)
     • Also recipe with timing
     • Should be smart --> Go eat out!
     • Make suggestions on what goes together
     • I tried such and such a recipe on so.com -- scrape it?
     • Add modifications
       • Gluten free transform
       • Substitutions
     • Be able to print recipes
     • Be able to print grocery list
     • Be able to post recipe on facebook
     • Be able to print a cookbook
     • AutoBlogging about it
     • Pictures
     • Calorie counts
     • Nutrition breakout
     • Reminders on being healthy -- make healthy suggestions
     • Plot statistics over time
     • NOt just recipes, but converse with you on the subject of food.
       • Smart foodie AI thing
     • self-recipe timer - how long it takes YOU to make the recipe
       • input how many people helping
       • stats on improved efficiency
     • routine input (by start time or end time/hrs before bed & after waking up)
       • reminders to start dinner so you can keep your routine meal times
       • auto-suggestions if you haven't picked your meal by 1hr before routine time
     • email proposed dinner - send to your spouse/partner
     • track modifications to recipe & satisfaction with results
       • auto modifications for things you always leave out like "never show black pepper"
     • keep track of total ingredients used (based on recipe/modifications) to help w/ planning groceries or gardening
     • auto-blogger - "fill in the blank" pre-fab blog posts
       • select from sentences like "My favorite meal this (week/month/year)" and "I love how it only took ___ minutes to make"
     • Take a picture (or a scan) of a grocery receipt and populate an inventory (a digital pantry, so to speak)
   • Auto Early Bird check-in for South West
     • Also on other sites
     • Personal bot
   • Automatic citation grapher
6. Party (or in other words, programming)
   • People who are learning are welcome to ask questions during this time