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Pinhole Photo Workshop

We had some fun yesterday with pinhole cameras made from soft drinks cans. A bit of trial and error was order of the day. Exposures ranged from 5 seconds to 10 minutes.

We also recovered a long-term pinhole camera which has been mounted high-up in TOG’s yard, and exposing for several months. Unfortunately it got a bit wet inside at some point which damaged the paper slightly, but you can still clearly see the tracks of the sun and the outline of the roof. Check out the gallery soon for more pictures.

TOG Yard long-term pinhole
TOG yard long-term pinhole camera
TOG common room
TOG common room
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Hackerspace @ Electric Picnic

Members from hackerspaces all over Ireland will be forming a temporary
hackerspace at Electric Picnic this year.

We will be in Mindfield area on Saturday and Sunday from 6pm to 8pm. Our home for the weekend will be the incredible inflatable Ignition Stage. We will be running  drop in workshops. Details of the workshops below. Come on by to learn, share, create.

Soldering Workshop

Learn how to solder. Make a pocket LED touch (Might come in handy
finding your tent) or a Flashing LED badge.

Origami Workshop

Origami experts will be on hand to teach you the art of paper folding.
Sit down and let your troubles fold away. Flapping Birds and Paper
flowers are waiting for you to fold them.

Craft Workshop

Do you fancy yourself a bit crafty ? A bunch a friendly crafters will
be ready to help you create your own unique LED bracelet or necklace.

To find us, check out this site map for the Mindfield area.

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Ubuntu Global Jam!

There’ll be an Ubuntu Global Jam on in TOG on Saturday 3rd September 2011, starting at about 10:00am. The event is open to members & non-members. It’s a chance to learn about how to contribute to ubuntu, both from bug fixes, testing, translations, documentation etc. It’s open to people of all skill levels.

If you were interested in Julie’s recent lightening talk about making your first open source contribution, then could be a practical introduction.

If you want to help work on ubuntu and already know how to do it, then you can come along and meet like minded people!

More info:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGlobalJam
http://loco.ubuntu.com/events/ubuntu-ie/1211/detail/

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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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