Events

The Speculative Futures Reading Group meets on the last Wednesday of every month at 7 p.m.!

In this workshop you’ll build a digital notebook, a pocket-sized device for taking notes with a USB keyboard. We’re using affordable, widely available components: a Seeed XIAO ESP32-S3 microcontroller, a 1-inch OLED display, and a microSD card reader, arranged on a solderless breadboard. The ESP32-S3 connects to the display via the I2C (Inter-Integrated Circuit) protocol, […]

An introduction to MIXXX, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and audio file formats. You'll need to bring your own laptop and headphones for this workshop. We also recommend bringing a separate USB keyboard if you have one, ideally with […]

An introduction to MIXXX, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and audio file formats. You'll need to bring your own laptop and headphones for this workshop. We also recommend bringing a separate USB keyboard if you have one, ideally with […]

We're canceling this one, but we'll offer it again soon. Sorry for the inconvenience! ̶M̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶h̶o̶m̶e̶ ̶p̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶t̶'̶s̶ ̶1̶9̶9̶9̶!̶ ̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶u̶s̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶I̶f̶f̶y̶ ̶B̶o̶o̶k̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶ ̶n̶e̶w̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶h̶o̶p̶ ̶c̶a̶l̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶M̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶F̶i̶r̶s̶t̶ ̶W̶e̶b̶s̶i̶t̶e̶,̶ ̶l̶e̶d̶ ̶b̶y̶ ̶R̶a̶g̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶.̶k̶.̶a̶.̶ ̶R̶i̶c̶h̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶G̶r̶e̶e̶n̶.̶ ̶Y̶o̶u̶'̶l̶l̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶r̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶b̶a̶s̶i̶c̶s̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶H̶T̶M̶L̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶c̶r̶e̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶t̶i̶c̶ ̶s̶i̶t̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶r̶e̶e̶ […]

➡️ Virtual Meetup Link Discord: Email neoluddite@victorgom.es for an invite! Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite If you're joining for the first time, I'd suggest you read this before anything else for brief context: What the Luddites Really Fought Against by Richard Conniff.The only expectation is that you read the chapter(s) of the book that's listed for that […]

The Model Internet Club is taking the summer off. We'll be back in the fall! In the meantime, you may be interested in our new Cyberdeck Meetup. T̶h̶e̶ ̶M̶o̶d̶e̶l̶ ̶I̶n̶t̶e̶r̶n̶e̶t̶ ̶C̶l̶u̶b̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶b̶a̶c̶k̶!̶ ̶J̶o̶i̶n̶ ̶u̶s̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶s̶e̶c̶o̶n̶d̶ ̶S̶a̶t̶u̶r̶d̶a̶y̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶1̶0̶:̶3̶0̶ ̶a̶.̶m̶.̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶1̶2̶:̶3̶0̶ ̶p̶.̶m̶.̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶l̶ ̶m̶e̶e̶t̶u̶p̶ ̶f̶o̶c̶u̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶b̶u̶i̶l̶d̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶m̶a̶l̶l̶-̶s̶c̶a̶l̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶p̶u̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶n̶e̶t̶w̶o̶r̶k̶s̶.̶ ̶ […]

We're meeting every two weeks to discuss classics of anarchist literature, starting with Anarchism and Other Essays by Emma Goldman and The Conquest of Bread by Peter Kropotkin.  

In this workshop you'll learn the basics of soldering by building a tiny oscillator circuit with two transistors and two LED lights. No previous experience needed! Register:  

We're postponing this worksh0p until July 11th because the parts didn't arrive in time. Sorry for the inconvenience! This event will include an introduction to Meshtastic, followed by a beginner-friendly workshop where the attendees will build and take home a Meshtastic node of their own. Attendees will learn about Meshtastic, building a simple electronics project, […]

In this workshop we'll make little clay sculptures with NFC tags embedded inside, which you can use to trigger shortcuts on your phone. Fun! Here's a link to a blog post about this project. Register:

Come experiment with VHS tapes and audio cassettes! We'll have equipment on hand for analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog transfers. Register:

An introduction to MIXXX, a free and open source DJ program for macOS, Linux, and Windows. It supports a wide range of DJ controller devices and audio file formats. You'll need to bring your own laptop and headphones for this workshop. We also recommend bringing a separate USB keyboard if you have one, ideally with […]

Our June Le Guin will be the short story "The Ones Who Walk From Omelas," which we'll read alongside NK Jemisin's "The Ones Who Stay and Fight" and Isabel J. Kim's "Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole." All three stories are available at this list; there are a number of stories […]

For this class we're building a spinning top toy with LED lights that flash when it spins. No previous soldering experience required! Registration    

Stay tuned for details!