Back in January, we hosted a workshop for Dublin SmartPhone Festival. Participants each made a one minute short. Check out the compilation below.
CryptoParty – Learn about online safety and security for free
TOG is hosting a CryptoParty on Saturday, 15th February at 6pm. The event is free and open to the public.
CryptoParty is a decentralized movement with events happening all over the world. The goal is to pass on knowledge about protecting yourself in the digital space. This can include encrypted communication, preventing being tracked while browsing the web, and general security advice regarding computers and smartphones. No experience is necessary. The idea here is for everyone to learn and share knowledge and the event is aimed at people who have no experience. We will be reccomending free and open source software. To try the tools and apps directly at the CryptoParty, bring your laptop or smartphone
For insurance reasons, anyone who attends is required to sign into TOG’s registration system.
After the CryptoParty. You are welcome to stay for TOG’s open social evening.
Collecting Bottle Caps
If you are visiting our space, bring us your plastic bottle caps. We are collecting them for the Precious Plastic Dublin project. Find out more -> https://www.preciousplasticdublin.org/collecting-hdpe-bottle-caps-recycling/
Dublin Inquirer – In Blackpitts, Dubliners are Invited to Build Their Own Air-Pollution Sensors
Our own Jeffrey Roe was interviewed about our upcoming air quality sensor workshop next month. Check out a snippet of the story below and read the full interview on Dublin Inquirer.
In the common room of the TOG Hackerspace in Blackpitts, Jeffrey Roe opens an app on his phone. A line on a graph on the screen creeps up and down a little, but is more or less even – before rising up into a sharp peak. It shows readings from the air-pollution sensor, across the city, outside his home in Crumlin. There was a spike at 4.30pm, earlier that day. “Why were people busy then?” he says, with a chuckle. Another graph, for a few months ago, the night of Halloween, shows a thin line rising sharply from the early evening, as bonfires light up. “You can see, when it starts to get dark, the level of pollution just skyrockets,” he said.
https://www.dublininquirer.com/2020/01/22/in-blackpitts-dubliners-are-invited-to-build-their-own-air-pollution-sensors
Tog 3 Tour
Check out this video tour of the space.
1-minute movie challenge/phone film workshop
DUBLIN SMARTPHONE FILM FESTIVAL -SMARTPHONE FILMMAKING CHALLENGE
https://www.dublinsmartphonefilmfestival.com/
Calling all SMARTPHONE FILMMAKERS.
The Dublin Smartphone Film Festival in association with TOG invite you to join us on Saturday the 25th for a Smartphone Filmmaking challenge. This one-day event will take place on the day of the festival.
Filmmakers are invited to the TOG HACKERSPACE venue in 22 Blackpitts to compete.
The challenge will be for filmmakers either as individuals or as a team to create a 1 min short film that they will create on the day of the challenge. All completed shorts will be displayed on the Dublin Smartphone Film Festival Website and social media.
The challenge is open to all filmmakers at any level and is an exciting opportunity to learn how to create a short using just your phone.
There will be a small charge of 5 euro to take part with the proceeds going to Emergency Donations to help wildlife in the Australian bush fires.
WWW.WIRES.ORG.AU/DONATE/ONLINE
Duration: 3-4 Hours
The workshop will begin at 10.00 am.
Equipment needed A phone
Book your ticket now -> https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dubsmartff-smartphone-filmmaking-challenge-tickets-89161088215