Wednesday

Discussing about Hackerspace Antwerp



Some people have been thinking aloud about also starting a hackerspace in Antwerp. I decided to gather all these people and have a beer. Let's see if there are enough people to set the first step. If you know people that could be interested, please let them know.

If you want to join us, have a look at http://doodle.com/participation.html?pollId=pci5yiksm5nwimg6&0

A hackerspace is an interdisciplinary community for learning, teaching, and creating. Instead of starting with a defined range of projects or programming, a hackerspace is driven by its members. It is a place where members have the infrastructure and resources to work on projects that interest them. Hackerspaces promote people to be hackers in the broadest sense: to learn all they can about the fields that interest them, explore their bounds, and create new and interesting ways to apply that knowledge.

The people in a hackerspace also share their knowledge with others who share their interests, through classes, working groups, or day-to-day discussion while working on projects. That is where the fascinating educational potential of the hackerspace lies: there is no finite list of the skills that can be taught and exchanged. People share what they know with members and the community at large, and it results in more people having the knowledge to make something new and tangible out of their ideas and interests. (source: pumping station one)

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Saturday

#26C3 Mobile Schedule for Android and iPhone



In less then a week, it will be time for the biggest hackerconference in Europe: The Chaos Communication Congress (which I will be visiting). I will be covering the event and documenting some tips. Let's start with a few good ones.

For your convenience, two applications were made with the 26C3: Here be Dragons Schedule (Fahrplan), one for Android and one for the iPhone (iTunes link). Kudos for the people who made them.

If you don't have PDA/Smartphone but are bringing a DECT phone: Call Voicebarf on DECT#7666 to know the upcoming talks at that moment.

There will also schedules displayed throughout the conference center so don't print them and save some trees.

If you can't make it to the conference, several locations around the world will be displaying the live video streams. Go out and meet some new people. Check "Dragons everywhere" for locations.

If it's your first time to this conference, have a look at: Preparing your laptop (or iPhone) for a security/hacker conference.

For all other matters, read through the 26C3 wiki and their FAQ.

Follow @security4all on Twitter for live tweets about the conference or follow the #26c3 hashtag in general. Some clients like tweetdeck support following hashtags or you can use http://search.twitter.com. Either online or through an RSS feed.

If you want a free BruCON sticker, find me at the conference. ;-)

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