Hacker Spaces

NullZer0

We so need one of these:
http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackerspaces.html
:rolleyes::):p:pac:

Capt'n Midnight

Guess what ?
It's going to happen.

http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/TOG
Watch the videos

The next meeting will be on Thursday 9th of April from 7pm in the lobby bar of the Alexander Hotel on Fenian Street near the Merrion Square.

Ron DMC

That actually looks kind of cool. If anyone makes the meeting, let us know how you get on.

copacetic

cool idea, be nice to see if it worked here..

NullZer0

I'd be really interested but not on a Thurs for meetings... I'm located n the midlands!

Capt'n Midnight

When the centre is setup 24/7 access will be possible.

NullZer0

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

When the centre is setup 24/7 access will be possible.

Are you taking part?
I'll give it a think. Ideally somewhere to work on larger routing/switching labs and build firewalls would be good for me.

studiorat

Any movement on this. Me and a buddy have just finished building a workshop...

Capt'n Midnight

At Thursdays meeting the constitution was adopted. There are enough paid up members to rent a suitable start up space so it's just a matter of finding the right one.

http://www.tog.ie is being setup
The next meeting will be on Thursday 7th of May from 7pm. Details to follow.

L.Jenkins

The thought of hackerspace is an interesting one, but anyone interested in a midlands hackerspace. The convienence of trying to get to and around Dublin is a nightmare. Athlone is a good location and not because I'm from Athlone, I only suggest this because it's central to most towns in the midlands and there's tons of locations around town to setup one.

Damo1174

No dublins better.... its the capital. Pretty much everybody knows it and its easy to get to (no matter what part of the ountry your in), you have any amount of hotels from cheap to expensive.

And before you say it.... no im not from dublin. From dundalk. its about an hour away. I just think Dublin is the best spot.

Eric Cartman

im so happy this exists now, ive been waiting for something like this for quite a while. Im going to the next meeting , see how it works out

tdr

Eric Cartman wrote: »

im so happy this exists now, ive been waiting for something like this for quite a while. Im going to the next meeting , see how it works out

good to here , we have moved into to our new space , and should be open to viewing at our next meeting

Silverfish

How is this working out? Has anyone been?

tdr

Silverfish wrote: »

How is this working out? Has anyone been?

Its working out great . We have around 24 people in TOG, We have two weekly event nights , Micro-controller Mondays and Coding Wednesdays more info @ tog.ie , contact us if you want to come along to a night or see the space.

techguy

This is cool..

I'm definitely getting involved when I get back up to Dublin in September.

copacetic

tdr wrote: »

Its working out great . We have around 24 people in TOG, We have two weekly event nights , Micro-controller Mondays and Coding Wednesdays more info @ tog.ie , contact us if you want to come along to a night or see the space.

great to hear that it's going well. Be good to see some sample projects and stuff up on the site too..

ShooterSF

Can you come down to this as a total novice, even just to watch and learn?

conchubhar1

TÓG is pronounced tow-g but in one sylable

it is not tog - as the people who set this up (2600?) have used an irish word it would be great if it was pronounced right

does my head in - great idea tho!

tdr

The group is called TOG not TÓG ,Tóg,tog,Tog
This is the name that was picked .It was decided early on to be TOG.
As you can see on http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055469296 and TOG.ie

conchubhar1 wrote: »

TÓG is pronounced tow-g but in one sylable

it is not tog - as the people who set this up (2600?) have used an irish word it would be great if it was pronounced right

does my head in - great idea tho!

tdr

You can come and visit the space , get in contact by using http://www.tog.ie/?page_id=52 beforehand.

ShooterSF wrote: »

Can you come down to this as a total novice, even just to watch and learn?

BaconZombie

Hey tdr,

What's involved in join TOG?

tdr wrote: »

You can come and visit the space , get in contact by using http://www.tog.ie/?page_id=52 beforehand.

tdr

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Hey tdr,

What's involved in join TOG?

Hey BOFH_139, We find its best for a person to come to the space a few times, to get a feel for the space and the group. To join TOG is simple just fill out a membership form , you will need to two full members to sign the form for you too. More info at http://www.tog.ie/faq/

Capt'n Midnight

Have a look at the home page http://www.tog.ie/ for group nights and workshops.

There was a nice mix of visitors for the recent Electronic Fashion workshop. Next one will be a soldering workshop.

There are classes in various things being organised too.


From the FAQ
Can I attend a group night even though I’m not a paying member of TOG?
Of course you can, we only ask that you contact us before hand so we can judge numbers that will be attending the group

Group nights
MON * October 26, 2009
o Microcontroller Night at 7:00 pm
TUE * October 27, 2009
o Web Development Night at 7:00 pm
WED * October 28, 2009
o Programming Night at 7:00 pm

BaconZombie

Anybody from TOG going to 26c3 this year?

tdr

BOFH_139 wrote: »

Anybody from TOG going to 26c3 this year?

There are 5 or 6 members from TOG going to 26c3.