Dan (Dec 11 2023 at 17:12): Dan (Dec 11 2023 at 17:12):As I mentioned at the meetup, I'll be hosting a watch party at my place in Dover, New Hampshire for the Chaos Communication Congress, an infamous hacker conference in Germany, from Dec 27-30:
https://danielkrol.sandcats.io/shared/ZaBIHbOqIi2WomT7s8qU4gq2vqnURA5sWQ_FwslwSU7
Dan (Dec 11 2023 at 17:13):I know it's a bit out of the way but I thought I'd invite y'all in case it sounds interesting. I intend to have the thing on the whole time and welcome people to visit whenever, but the "suggested day" will be Friday the 29th (30th always ends early).
Just check out the link for details (hosted on my Sandstorm, BTW!) For info about what CCC is, and logistics. Please LMK if you're a yes or a maybe, and I'll ping you closer to the event.
I plan to coordinate via Signal but I could maybe give updates in this room for those not on Signal.
Dan (Dec 11 2023 at 17:14):Oh I should note that I live 5-10 min walk to the Dover Downeaster Amtrak.
Philip Durbin (Feb 03 2024 at 14:13):Looks like the recordings are up: https://media.ccc.de/c/37c3/
Dan (Feb 03 2024 at 19:45):They come up within a day or two, it's pretty amazing.
Dan (Feb 03 2024 at 19:45):The Kaspersky one is pretty epic. It's called Triangulation.
Dan (Dec 27 2024 at 21:19):Hello hackers, today thru Monday is Chaos Communication Congress in Germany! I did not opt for a watch party this year. But I wanted to point you to it anyway.
You can see links to find the schedule here (just remember it's in Germany time. Get up early!):
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2024/hub/en/wiki/fahrplan/
You can watch live here (on their diy infra): https://media.ccc.de/
Last year I was sometimes able to watch live on my phone with NewPipe but I only see recent recordings right now. But I'm assuming the Kodi plugin still works, to watch on the big screen!
Andrea (Dec 31 2024 at 18:49):I've been there only once but CCC is great, impressive organization, huge mix of hackers, human rights activists and counterculture, it feels kind of unique!
Andrea (Dec 31 2024 at 18:53):Which makes me think it's actually something I miss from Europe, this mix of hacking and counter culture. I used to go in a hackerspace in Paris, but couldn't find anything similar in the Boston area :crying_cat:
Dan (Dec 31 2024 at 21:52):Really? Surely one exists. Not like CBase I'm sure. But if you're ever in San Francisco check out Noisebridge to be sure.
Dan (Dec 31 2024 at 21:52):That one is pretty wild.
Dan (Dec 31 2024 at 21:53):That's so cool that you've been there! You'll have to tell us about it.
Philip Durbin (Jan 01 2025 at 19:10):@Andrea what about HOPE ( https://hope.net )? It's not it Boston but you could take a bus to NYC.
Andrea (Jan 02 2025 at 15:56):Philip Durbin said:
Andrea what about HOPE ( https://hope.net )? It's not it Boston but you could take a bus to NYC.
I heard about HOPE but I've never been, possibly the closest thing to CCC in the area. Have you been?
Andrea (Jan 02 2025 at 15:59):Dan said:
Really? Surely one exists. Not like CBase I'm sure. But if you're ever in San Francisco check out Noisebridge to be sure.
I've never been but I heard a lot about Noisebridge, I wish there was something similar around here too! :crying_cat:
Philip Durbin (Jan 02 2025 at 17:27):No, I haven't been to HOPE.
Dan (Jan 02 2025 at 19:00):I'll consider it this year. I'll have to think about leaving my phone at home and get a Faraday cage for my wallet...
Dan (Jan 14 2025 at 22:03):Event is in August, tickets go on sale this Thursday
Dan (Jan 14 2025 at 22:04):Probably won't buy but it depends what the price is!
Dan (Jan 14 2025 at 22:04):Doesn't say.
Philip Durbin (Jan 15 2025 at 12:59):If I have to ask, I can't afford it! :sweat_smile:
Dan (Jan 16 2025 at 18:16):Lol $225 hope more like nope amirite
Dan (Jan 16 2025 at 18:16):At least for my unemployed self
Dan (Jan 16 2025 at 18:17):Actually that's probably not that expensive assuming it's a good conference, it's just not for me at the moment.
Philip Durbin (Jan 16 2025 at 22:20):I mean, JavaOne used to cost over $2K before inflation, years ago.
Andrea (Jan 16 2025 at 22:47):Philip Durbin said:
If I have to ask, I can't afford it! :sweat_smile:
Same... :losing_money:
Andrea (Jan 16 2025 at 22:56):Obviously it's not the same as in person but apparently they also have virtual tickets: https://bsky.app/profile/2600.com/post/3lfuunqsi3s2t
Andrea (May 17 2025 at 04:10):Andrea said:
Which makes me think it's actually something I miss from Europe, this mix of hacking and counter culture. I used to go in a hackerspace in Paris, but couldn't find anything similar in the Boston area :crying_cat:
Maybe this could be close if they're still active: https://www.cambridgehackspace.com/, does anyone know this place?
Philip Durbin (May 17 2025 at 12:55):I've met people at the Libre Boston meetups (#boston > Libre Boston) who go there but I've never been myself.
Philip Durbin (May 17 2025 at 13:10):Should we plan a field trip? :smile:
Philip Durbin (May 17 2025 at 13:11):Also, I finally made it the Paris for the first time a few weeks ago but I forgot about this conversation about a hackerspace. Oh well. We were too busy seeing the main touristy things. :smile:
Andrea (May 17 2025 at 16:35):Philip Durbin said:
Should we plan a field trip? :smile:
Definitely! :raised_hands:
Dan (May 17 2025 at 20:56):I went to some hackerspace or other after Code and Coffee. Just to poke my head inside. It was pretty big and corporate feeling. So maybe not the same place.
Dan (May 17 2025 at 20:57):If you like tech counter culture you may want to check out Libre Boston. They're more political. For instance the Internet In A Box guy is one of the common attendees.
Philip Durbin (May 18 2025 at 15:47):Speaking of hacker spaces, I just kicked off this thread: #boston > Artisans Asylum
Andrea (May 19 2025 at 19:57):Dan said:
I went to some hackerspace or other after Code and Coffee. Just to poke my head inside. It was pretty big and corporate feeling. So maybe not the same place.
At CIC in Cambridge? I heard this is more like startups & VC oriented :sweat_smile:
Dan (May 19 2025 at 22:50):Yeah Code and Coffee is overall not the punk rock hacker scene of course, but one guy was a little eccentric and took a few of us to a couple places after, including this hacker space (or maybe it was a coworking space, or something in between?) and then this art party at a bar after (which I bailed from right away).
Andrea (May 23 2025 at 16:53):Dan said:
Yeah Code and Coffee is overall not the punk rock hacker scene of course, but one guy was a little eccentric and took a few of us to a couple places after, including this hacker space (or maybe it was a coworking space, or something in between?) and then this art party at a bar after (which I bailed from right away).
Oh right I think it's indeed a co-working space
Dan (Jun 02 2025 at 16:13):Okay, I'm pretty sure the place I went was The Foundry.
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Dan (Jun 02 2025 at 16:14):And the Thursday date of the OSM State Of The Map will be there. I'll probably go for that day (it's cheaper!)
Dan (Jul 07 2025 at 17:07):So I've been convinced to likely attend HOPE this year with some of the Libre Boston types. Any other interested parties? @Andrea This is probably the type of people you're looking for.
Dan (Jul 07 2025 at 17:15):They're looking at a carpool and other scrappy (less posh) ways to save money. LMK if you want to know more about those options.
Dan (Jul 08 2025 at 01:55):(I just realized that this is the same HOPE that I had considered before. I thought it was last year that we brought this up.)
Dan (Jul 08 2025 at 01:57):(So, time doesn't fly quite so fast)
Andrea (Jul 09 2025 at 16:02):Dan said:
So I've been convinced to likely attend HOPE this year with some of the Libre Boston types. Any other interested parties? Andrea This is probably the type of people you're looking for.
Unfortunately I'll be out of the country most of August :confused:
Philip Durbin (Jul 09 2025 at 22:50):Europeans :rolling_eyes:
I'm jealous! :smile:
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:23):Can we ask for a topic name change? "Hacker Events" or something. I feel like HOPE and CCC and hackerspaces bleed into each other so maybe we don't need multiple topics.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:23): Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:27):
GameTank - I think this is an 8 bit game system made from simple logic chips, not like an Arduino or anything. Game system and controllers are 3D printed. You can feel the nice 3d printed grooves as you hold the controllers.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:30):No there's a CPU chip. I don't know what limits the guy placed on himself but he didn't want to use modern small chips. The whole device was filled with bulky ICs.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:31):
A presentation about breaking Enigma in WWII.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 20:32):HOPE had various cool things. I won't flood the channel I just wanted to post a couple. I spent most of my time repping the Internet In A Box table. Met a lot of cool people including some from Chicago who I hadn't seen in about 15 years.
Philip Durbin (Aug 19 2025 at 22:15):Sure, we can ask Gabor Szabo once we've decided how to combine topics.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 23:07):Oh wait I can rename it myself :man_facepalming: I was on my phone client before.
Dan (Aug 19 2025 at 23:08):Oh, no I can't. I get an error. I'd want to change it to "Hacker Culture (CCC, HOPE, hackerspaces)"
Philip Durbin (Aug 20 2025 at 00:40):Just this one topic?
Dan (Aug 20 2025 at 02:23):Yeah if you think it makes sense
Philip Durbin (Aug 20 2025 at 11:45):Sure, @Gabor Szabo do you mind moving this entire topic to one called "Hacker Culture (CCC, HOPE, hackerspaces)"?
Philip Durbin (Aug 21 2025 at 01:12):@Dan done!
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