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Meshtastic 101
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]
Solder & Code: Li’l Info Box
Build a minimal e-reader with a 0.96" OLED screen, two buttons, and a knob to turn pages. Runs for several days on 3 AA batteries! This is an intermediate-level soldering project. If you're a complete beginner, you may want to take one of our other soldering classes first. You can bring a laptop or use […]
Solder & Code: Li’l Info Box
Build a minimal e-reader with a 0.96" OLED screen, two buttons, and a knob to turn pages. Runs for several days on 3 AA batteries! This is an intermediate-level soldering project. If you're a complete beginner, you may want to take one of our other soldering classes first. You can bring a laptop or use […]
Beginner Darning Workshop
Join us for a class on how to darn your clothes! Bring a garment with a small hole (dime-sized is ideal) or we'll provide a scrap you can use. We're recommending a $5–$25 donation for this workshop, notaflof. Register:
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for $13.50. We're suggesting a $10–$20 donation for the class, […]
Buzz & Beep: Make a Custom Alarm with an ESP32-C3
Build and program an alarm that makes sound and vibrates! No soldering required! We'll be using Micropython. To complete this project you'll need to buy a kit for $12.95. Here's what it includes: • ESP32-C3 Super Mini microcontroller • Mini breadboard (170 tie points) • Vibration motor (3.4mm) • Active buzzer module • Momentary push […]
Capital Reading Group
Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. Reading for April 3rd: • The Buying and Selling of Labour-Power • The Labour-Process and the Process of Producing Surplus-Value We're reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024).
Buzz & Beep: Make a Custom Alarm with an ESP32-C3
Build and program an alarm that makes sound and vibrates! No soldering required! We'll be using Micropython. To complete this project you'll need to buy a kit for $12.95. Here's what it includes: • ESP32-C3 Super Mini microcontroller • Mini breadboard (170 tie points) • Vibration motor (3.4mm) • Active buzzer module • Momentary push […]
Buzz & Beep: Make a Custom Alarm with an ESP32-C3
Build and program an alarm that makes sound and vibrates! No soldering required! We'll be using Micropython. To complete this project you'll need to buy a kit for $12.95. Here's what it includes: • ESP32-C3 Super Mini microcontroller • Mini breadboard (170 tie points) • Vibration motor (3.4mm) • Active buzzer module • Momentary push […]
Book Launch for ‘Why we fear AI’ by Hagen Blix & Ingeborg Glimmer
On Saturday, April 5th at 5:00 p.m. we'll host a book launch event for 'Why we fear AI' by Hagen Blix & Ingeborg Glimmer, published by Common Notions Press. Victor Gomes will lead a discussion and Q&A, which will be live streamed at the following link: 
Live stream link “Blix and Glimmer take the […]
Linux Lab: Search your system with find & grep
The first Sunday of every month we'll host an event for Linux beginners. Stay tuned for more details! Photo CC-BY-SA Mark Dickson
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
Neo-Luddite Reading Group: ‘Obfuscation: A User’s Guide for Privacy and Protest’ by Finn Brunton & Helen Nissenbaum
Full schedule: victorgom.es/neoluddite Virtual Meetup Link Time and Place: The 2nd Wednesday of each month 6:30-8:30 EST in-person at Iffy Books. There is also a virtual option for accessibility purposes, also hosted by Iffy Books. Email neoluddite@victorgom.es, or sign up at iffy to be added to the mailing list! Necessary for receiving the jitsi […]
Digital Synth Workshop
Stay tuned for details & registration!
Solder & Code: Make a 3-Button Keyboard with a Pi Pico
In this workshop you'll build and program a customizable 3-button USB keyboard using a Pi Pico microcontroller. You can program each button to type a chunk of text (e.g., your email signature), enter a keyboard shortcut, or launch an application. It's easier than it sounds! Here's what we'll do: • Solder three push button switches […]
Beginner Darning Workshop
Join us for a class on how to darn your clothes! Bring a garment with a small hole (dime-sized is ideal) or we'll provide a scrap you can use. We're recommending a $10–$20 donation for this workshop, notaflof. Register: coming soon!
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
Beginner Soldering: Make a DIY Guitar Cable
Join us for a relatively quick and easy soldering workshop, suitable for total beginners! You'll strip some wires and solder 1/4-inch plugs to the ends, creating your own guitar cable. You can get a kit with 6 inches of cable for $4.25, or 4 feet for $13.50. We're suggesting a $10–$20 donation for the class, […]
Digital Synth Workshop
Stay tuned for details & registration!
Capital Reading Group
Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We'll post the sections we're covering before each meeting. We'll be reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024).
Buzz & Beep: Make a Custom Alarm with an ESP32-C3
Build and program an alarm that makes sound and vibrates! No soldering required! We'll be using Micropython. To complete this project you'll need to buy a kit for $12.95. Here's what it includes: • ESP32-C3 Super Mini microcontroller • Mini breadboard (170 tie points) • Vibration motor (3.4mm) • Active buzzer module • Momentary push […]
Model Internet Club
The Model Internet Club is back! Join us every third Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for an informal meetup focused on building small-scale computer networks. No registration needed for this event! If we run out of space we can expand into our back yard area.
Meshtastic 101
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
Soldering Practice: LED Heart Board
Come out and get some soldering practice! This time we're making a heart-shaped board with 22 LEDs, using an oscillator circuit to dim and brighten them at the speed you choose. This project is ideal for folks who have soldered at least once before. Beginners are welcome to join us, but it may take you […]
Overflowing Poetry: Jenn Soong, Ryan Skrabalak & Ted Rees
Doors at 7, reading at 7:30!
Cassette Mixtape Session
Bring a playlist on your phone/computer and we’ll help you record it to an audio cassette tape. We have plenty of tapes to share! Register: coming soon!
Meshtastic 101
Join us for an introduction to Meshtastic, an application that lets you send private text messages over the air using pocket-sized LoRa radio transceivers. We’ll show you how to flash the latest Meshtastic firmware to the device, customize the settings, and start chatting with your friends. Here’s a link to our zine on LoRa + Meshtastic. […]
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
Capital Reading Group
Join us on the first and third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. for a reading group on Capital by Karl Marx. We're reading Paul Reitter's recent translation (Princeton University Press, 2024).
The Writing Room
Come co-work with other writers in three 40-minute units of silent writing. Writers and projects of any type welcome. 10-minute breaks and accountability check-ins between units. BYO coffee, water, computer chargers, notepads, etc.
