Open Source : A philosophy for Life talk & Open Social Night

On Saturday 6th of November, we are delighted to have John Looney from Google give a passionate talk about Open Source : A philosophy for Life. This talk also coincides with our normal lively Open Social nights. These nights are a great chance to come and meet the members of TOG and have a bit of fun. BYOB. The night kicks off at 7pm. All welcome.

John Looney
After many years working in Google, John Looney realised that there were strong correlations between the way Google works internally, and the way the Open Source community works. It’s allow Google to stay reasonably flexible, despite growing it’s engineering teams past 10,000. In this talk, John examines various aspects of Open Source culture and how they can be mapped to a large organisation. This talk would be interesting to anyone who is curious how open source has managed to deliver such a stunning array of impactful projects and how large organisations can function efficiently. There will also be some discussion on how such culture that is certainly not unique to Google Engineering.

01/11/2010

MiLK: Made in Limerick, get new website

MiLK labs

The number of thriving hackerspaces in Ireland continues to grow, and we couldn’t be happier! The most recent development on this front comes from our friends in MiLK (an awesome name derived from Made in LimericK), who have a new shiny website, and are now meeting twice a month (every 2nd and 4th Tuesday). They currently meet in the Absolute Hotel while they find a suitable physical space to call their own. We wish you all the best of luck and look forward to hearing great things from you in the near future!

31/10/201026/09/2011

Movember

Following on from the recent Blogger-Twitter-Whatever event, I’m going to take part in Movember to help raise money for Action Prostate Cancer a programme of The Irish Cancer Society.

You can follow my progress and donate through Robert Fitzsimons’s mospace page. Or find out more about my team beard.ie.

28/10/201024/09/2011

Pumpkin fun

While looking for something totally unrelated on the Internet a few days ago I came across a Larson Pumpkin. As it was coming up to Halloween I decided to have a go myself and see what I could do using an Arduino.
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27/10/201009/11/2013

Science and Innovation, coming to a TOG near you!

Ladies and Gentlemen, girls and boys, hackers of all genders, ages, and maturity levels. It’s nearly time for Science and Innovation!

Science Week runs from the 7th to the 14th of November.
Logo for Science Week

Innovation Dublin ‘Week’ runs from the 10th to the 21st of November.

To celebrate, and participate in some of the fun, TOG will be running over ten events ranging from electronic crafts to making your own biofuel. We kick things off on Saturday, 6th Novemeber, with a Social Night, and keep going until Sunday, 21st November. But… we’re not going to tell you everything just yet. More details will follow, so stay tuned!

*EDIT* We give you, faithful blog reader, some more details: http://www.tog.ie/events/
A post with full complete listing to follow. The whole event kicks off with: Open Source Talk & Open Social Night.

All the events on one page!

Saturday 6th November

7pm to late – Open Social Night
8pm to 9pm – Open Source : A philosophy for Life talk & Open Social Night – Talk

Sunday 7th November

11am to 5pm – Building it! – Workshop

Tuesday 9th November

7pm to 10pm – Linux for everybody! – Demonstration

Wednesday 10th November

7:15pm to 8:15pm – Some appliations of DNA technology – Talk
8:30pm to 9:30pm – LDAP – Its Mysteries and Example Use – Talk

Thursday 11th November

7:15pm to 8:15pm – An Introduction to Biodiesel – Talk

Friday 12th November

7:15pm to 8:15pm – The Joys of 3D Printing – Talk
8:30pm to 9:30pm – Inside of a PC – Demonstration

Saturday 13th November

11am to 5pm – Building it! – Workshop

Sunday 14th November

3pm to 8pm – Pretty and Bright – DIY Christmas Ornaments – Workshop

Tuesday 16th November

7pm to 10pm – Craft Night

Wednesday 17th November

7:15pm to 8:15pm – Secure yourself online – Talk
8:30pm to 9:30pm – Firewall – Talk

Thursday 18th November

7pm to late – Open Social Night
7pm to 10pm – Linux for everybody! – Demonstration

Friday 19th November

7:15pm to 8:15pm – The Joys of 3D Printing – Talk

Saturday 20th November

3pm to 8pm – Pretty and Bright – DIY Christmas Ornaments – Workshop

Sunday 21th November

11am to 5pm – Building it! – Workshop

14/10/201014/10/2010

Selfficiency, at tog

The engine of the car that Adam is converting to electric — The Fiat Punto Engine, in the Beginning

Sometimes it’s hard to keep track of the great things your fellow space-members are up to. One of our members, Adam Sheridan, solved that problem by getting interviewed on Midlands radio last week (listen here).

His site, Selfficiency, is a mixture of brief articles on eco-technology and self-sufficiency, and some great in-depth projects. He makes paper logs, has a recipe for bio-diesel, and is working on converting two cars; a Fiat Punto and a Nissan Serena, to electric. He provides very detailed videos that show you all the steps, even the important ones that normally get cut out in “here’s one I made earlier” style. The whole site is living and breathing, and updated regularly, but if that’s not enough you can also get your Twitter fix.

The fuel tank removed from the car, laying on the ground — The Fuel Tank after Adam removed it

As part of two very interesting weeks coming up soon, Science and Innovation Weeks, Adam will be giving a talk at TOG on producing your own bio-diesel. For more details on that, and the many other events, stay tuned!

Speaking of TOG, Adam managed to bring up Irish hackerspaces, in his interview, talking about the advantages of having a diverse community around you who can often help whenever you get stuck. Overall a glowing endorsement, thanks Adam! We look forward to seeing how your projects grow!

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