The Dublin Hackerspace
We have been accepted to Maker Faire UK in April. We have a host of new projects in the works for the largest Maker Faire in the UK. We always look forward to meeting new makers and the public at the event but most of all catching up with our friends from hackerspaces across the UK.
A great video by Gerry Kelly summing up HACK/CHANGE. A week long show in the Exchange Dublin showcasing our members work.
HACK/CHANGE 2014 – Dublin, Temple Bar from Gerry Kelly on Vimeo.
We bring our annual bridge building competition back to the Science Gallery for Engineers Week.
This is a family-friendly competition that puts teams against one another to build the strongest bridge. Engineering theory and building materials will be provided to help you during construction. Last year’s winning team from Canada, created a bridge that held over 20kg’s. Some photos of the event can be found in our gallery.
A secret prize will be up for grabs for the winners. The competition will have a half an hour of short talks, an hour and a half building and half an hour of judging.
Date: Saturday 8th February
Time: 14.00 – 16.30
Location: Science Gallery
Cost: Free
Sign Up: send an email to events2014@tog.ie
We are now booked out. Please keep an eye out for our night of engineering talks or check out other Engineer’s Week events.
Continue reading “Engineer’s Week: Bridge Building Competition”
TOG’s book club is back in full swing. The next meet up is January 17th 7pm.
The book we are reading at the moment is Old Man’s War by John Scalzi.
The book was available in a free ebook from the tor.com (if you signed up to their newsletter). Hopefully you were lucky enough to grab a copy, otherwise there are ebook versions available for as little as €1.99. We checked, there’s also an audio book available.
(There are tools available to help you find the best deal, for example Luzme for UK.)
Some lovely stickers from Geeks Without Bounds.
TOG will be hosting a night of inspiring talks, on diverse subjects from dolphins to space and everything in between for Science Week. Short snappy talks will cover much science and leave you with plenty to think about the world around us. Each talk will be no longer than fifteen minutes with a break after three talks.
Date: Thursday 14th November
Time: Door’s from 6.30pm, start at 7pm
Tickets: No booking required, free entry.