A year ago we met in our fresh space. We had been meeting every week since August. The space looks a little different now.
1 Year of Having a Hacker Space
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Feb 152009
Happy V-Day!
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Feb 142009
Sure it’s a shite holiday designed to take advantage of one of the deepest human emotions… but hey, it’s nice to let people know you love them. So here’s a daft punk gif. I love you internet. You’re awesome. Yes, even you 4chan.
Laser down!
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Feb 122009
A quick note: our R1 filtration droid finally gave up its wee little electronic ghost this week, so the laser will be unavailable until replacement parts arrive. The L2 and L3 filters apparently took a little more carbon scoring than they could handle. We expect we will once again be vaporizing materials in futuristic fashion within a week or two.
OpenStreetMaps Mapping Parties this Weekend
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Feb 122009
Russ Nelson is going to be in town and he’s organized an OpenStreetMap mapping party!
Hey, want to come out, and make NYC a better place to live whilst having fun at the same time? OpenStreetMap is a community-generated Open Source map of everything you think is interesting. “If you want it mapped right, you’ve got to map it yourself.” Don’t have the skills? Well, that’s what a mapping party is for! We’ll have GPS receivers to loan out, we’ll give you some instruction, and turn you loose on an unsuspecting city. You gather interesting positional data, come back, and we’ll show you how to place that on the map. Give it an hour or so, and it shows up on the map that everyone can see. The parties are Saturday 2/14 and Sunday 2/15, 11AM to 4PM, both at Radiance Tea House south of Central Park South. Details here on the OpenStreetMap wiki
Looks like fun!
Learn PHP at NYC Resistor
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Feb 112009
If you’ve been meaning to pick up PHP, there are a few upcoming classes just for you!
Beginnig PHP is an introductory course perfect for people who don’t have any experience with PHP. Learn all the basics and get started on your own projects. 2 hours on February 28.
Image Manipulation with GD and PHP will teach you how to manage and edit images using PHP and the GD image library. Generate graphics on the fly, or use it to modify existing images. Two hours on March 7.
You can see the full list of upcoming classes and check back often as we add classes continuously. If there’s a class you’d like to see, leave a comment!
How we hacked Shmoocon!
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Feb 092009
ShmooCon is an information security conference held in Washington DC, this past weekend. About 1300 people attended talks ranging from DIY UAV design to disk recovery methodology. It was an intensely fun time. HACDC the local DC hackerspace and close friends of NYCResistor hosted a pretty amazing party inside of a church down there. I remember grabbing rubens with Nick Farr and company at around 6 am the following morning, and thinking… goddamn I am glad I came. However, as of Friday around 1 pm I had still not left NYC. I was working and being a generally busy person. But I got a call from an unnamed person whom we will for the sake of time refer to as “Deep Throat”. Several hackerspace members had arrived at Shmoo to discover that this year’s badges were in fact made of acryllic.
Learn to Use the Knitting Machine
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Feb 052009
At long last, we’re finally having a knitting machine class! Sunday March 8 at 1pm.
Learn to use the knitting machine and you’ll be well on your way to making whatever strikes your fancy. The 2 hour class includes materials, you can use our machines or bring your own. Space is limited so sign up now!
Menger sponge sponges!
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Feb 032009
Inspired by Kelly’s experiments with laser-cut sponges, I cut myself a few Menger sponges
00000010 with the International Space Station
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Feb 032009
APRS Display: W4AEJ, 992 miles away
Friday Nights are typically “Satellite Night” for a few of the Resistors. We get together and aim for the stars (literally) and generally try to communicate with other intrepid radio operators. Last Friday night, atop an ivory tower in the frigid winter wind, we set out to communicate with the International Space Station.
Fire The Lazzzor! – Learn how to use the 35 Watt Laser cutter at NYCResistor
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Feb 012009
These classes fill up, reserve your spot now!
Harness the power of an Eplilog 35 Watt Laser! In this class you’ll learn everything you need to know to make the ideas in your head become a reality with a laser.
Bring a laptop and design ideas. If you think of it, install inkscape on your laptop, it’s opensource and free.
In this two hour class, we’ll walk through all the steps from idea to pressing the “go” button on the laser. We’ll cover safety and basic design skills in Inkscape and you’ll learn how to do a burninate test to find out if something is laserable. After the two hours, you’ll have time to prototype something until 3pm!
After learning the basics, each student will create their own design and lasercut it on the laser! A $10 lab fee is included in the ticket price and covers 12″ x 12″ of acrylic or wood and time on the laser cutter to cut and etch it.
I will be providing bagels and cream cheese. Give me a heads up if you are a vegan and I’ll make sure to have some jam or tofu cream cheese!
Photo Credit: Jared Klett