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Pinhole Photography

Question: How do you take a picture using an empty drink can?

Answer: By joining us at TOG for a quick pinhole camera workshop, on Sat 27th August as part of Irish Hackerspaces week.

A pinhole camera is probably the simplest camera you can have. It doesn’t even need a lens. It can be
any made from almost any light-tight box that you can think of, and it
can produce an image on photographic paper or film. We’ve made some
pinhole cameras already for you to use, but if you’re feeling
adventurous, you can always bring your own.

 

There’ll be 2 sessions, one at 11:00 and one at 15:00, with 5 places per session. After loading your
pinhole camera with a piece of photo paper, you can take a picture with
it, then develop it in TOG’s darkroom in about 2 minutes. Have a few
attempts and see how creative you can get.  Cost of this workshop is €12  and all proceeds go to support TOG.

This workshop is part of Irish Hackerspace Week.

Sign up by using the contact form below.

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Irish Hackerspaces Week

Following on from last years successful events we are happy to participate in Irish Hackerspaces Week 2011 from Saturday the 20th of August to Sunday the 28th of August. The week offers Ireland’s hackerspaces and makerspaces the opportunity to promote their regular activities and resources, along with special events.

Time Table of Events in TOG

Saturday 20th

11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon

19:00 to 20:30 : Hacker Quiz

20:30 to late : Open Soical Night

Sunday 21st

11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon

12:00 to 14:30 : Basic Soldering Workshop

15:00 to 17:30 : Mini Mood Light Soldering Workshop

Monday 22nd

19:00 to 22:00 : Electronics and Micro controller Group Night

19:00 to 21:00 : Breadboard Projects

Tuesday 23rd

19:00 to 22:00 : Crafting Night

Wednesday 24th

19:00 to 22:00 : Computing/Networking/Programming Group Night

Thursday 25th

19:00 to 21:00 : Night of Lightning Talks

Topics: making your first open-source contribution, 3D printing, implanted magnets, lock picking overview, CCC/R0ket badge

Friday 26th

19:00 to ? : Beginners Capture The Flag Event

Saturday 27th

11:00 to 14:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop

15:00 to 18:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop

Sunday 28th

At TOG we are still working on our time table of events which we’ll flesh out for the come days and weeks.

 

If you live somewhere else in Ireland and want to take part but can’t make it to Dublin then you should check out:

Cork: Nexus
Galway: 091 Labs
Limerick: Milk Labs

 

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Hackerspaces and the Formal Education System

Most of us at one time or another have been in the formal education system. Do we have a good experience ? Could it be better ? Can hackerspaces solve the problems?

The Dublin Google Technology User Group(GTUG) will be hosting a panel discussion on this very topic. The panel will be made up of members of our hackerspace ,  educators and employers.  It is set to be a lively thought provoking discussion.

Event Details

Date: Tuesday 26th of July.

Time: 6.30 pm

Location: Google HQ, Barrow St., D4

Sign Up: Here

Cost: Free!!

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Electronics bootcamp SPACES open

We’re running our electronics bootcamp again. This event will take place
over 5 weeks on Tuesday evenings at TOG, from 19:00 to 21:30. First
session on Tuesday 9th August.

This is a practical / hands-on introduction to electronics. Its suitable for
beginners, as no previous knowledge is required. If you’re curious about
electronics and don’t know where to start, then this is for you. No
soldering required, as we do everything on prototyping breadboards.
We’ll be building and testing circuits right from the first night. We’ll
be covering DC, AC, analog and digital electronics.

Over the 5 weeks, you’ll have a chance to play with multimeters,
oscilloscopes, signal generators and other electronic test equipment.
There’ll be lots of circuits to build and test along the way.

Cost is €50 for non-members. If you’re interested, you can sign up
below. There are 8 places available.

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21st Synchronous Hackathon

Mame cabinet is working well, got to put in 6 buttons and make up new face plate for it. But had our first few games today and worked quite well.

Controler board for buttons

Wiring up of buttons and controls.

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Dublin Synchronous Hackathon

As you may or may not know there is a Hackaton [1] this weekend starting on Saturday the 16th in Tog

Some projects we will be working on:

  1. Solar Heater [3] finishing off the insalation and hopefully mounting it on the roof.
  2. Mame cabinet buttons arriving tomorrow so should be done by Sunday
  3. Diy t-shirt printer all depending on parts arriving in time! if not lots else to do [4]

If anyone is around this weekend come along and give a hand or bring a project and work on it. Starts on Saturday around 12ish and goes on till when ever people get tired on Sunday.

Some other projects that people are working on, photo development lab, mobile applications, crafts check out website for more projects.

Anyone else have any projects you are working on and want to get involved in.

[1] http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Synchronous_Hackathon/2011-07-16
[3] http://www.tog.ie/2011/07/solar-heater-update/
[4] http://hackaday.com/2010/06/06/how-to-diydtg/