Spring has sprung! Some of these events you’ve heard of before, some more we’ve got just now. Perfect time to drop by the lab for some hacking.
KDE 6th Megarelease Launch Party - Friday March 8th @ 18:00-22:00
Have you heard? A new major release of KDE Plasma is coming out! Swing by for an extra open night in its honour - we will discuss new features, demo some KDE apps, and try to get as many people as we can onto the Path of the Gear.
Pizza? We got that.
Customizability? We got that.
Join our cool technomancer cult software community.
FOULAB Monthly Meeting - Saturday March 16th @ 15:00 - 17:00
Another monthly organizational meeting comes. Points of discussion - moving forward, financial transparency, the new dead drop. More, if you want - come talk lab with everybody!
These meetings are open to everyone.
Introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse - Sunday March 17th @ 12:30 - 14:00
Lately, there has been increasing interest in alternatives to corporate social media. Mastodon and a wide variety of other apps that make up the “Fediverse” are the forefront of these alternatives. Come and learn about what the Fediverse is, how to use Mastodon, and why it matters.
If you’ve been curious about Mastodon, or maybe set up an account but felt a bit lost, then this is the workshop for you! Our resident Fediverse expert n00q will cover the basics, the background, some (light) theory, and demonstrations of how to get started and navigate Mastodon. Bring your questions! More experienced Fedi folks are also welcome.
This workshop will be presented in English mais l’animateur parle aussi Français.
Killed by Dice Presents: Data Dive, Cyberpunk Role-playing with The Pool - Sunday March 17th @ 16:00 - 19:00
A double feature! Killed by Dice is bringing you another thrilling roleplay experience, headed by the local RPG artisan der_moderne_man. Beginners are welcome - register on Eventbrite to join a badass Sunday gang of cyborgs and punks.
Happy New Year! Foulabers are organizing some fresh new events - come join us!
Macintosh Day Trivia Night - Wednesday January 24th @ 19:00 - 22:00
Macintosh Day is right around the corner. And not just any Macintosh day - 24th of this January marks a 40-year birthday of the system itself, the original Apple Macintosh!
Come join us for a special trivia night celebrating the device’s history, hosted by none other than our very own kida - with the potential help of a fellow Macintosh historian kattheborg no less! Last time was a blast - we think swinging by the lab for this one is a very good idea.
FOULAB Monthly Meeting - Saturday January 27th @ 15:00 - 17:00
Our monthly organizational meeting - the first in 2024! Foulab business will be decided, members will be sworn in.
Interested in demystifying a little of the lab for yourself? Want to coordinate a gathering of your own? It’s the secret society event to be at.
Killed by Dice Presents: Cyberpunk - Sunday January 28th @ 15:00 - 19:00
der_moderne_man’s Killed by Dice, a regular organizer of our staple tabletop gaming events, returns for another exciting sci-fi one shot. We are going to be playing the original Cyberpunk tabletop RPG - and you are invited!
Click here to RSVP. Slots are limited.
The last month of the year is here! Work winds down, people start working on projects, and with it, a whole stack of interesting things to do appears around the lab. Here are just some of them:
Tuesday December 12th @ 18:30 - 23:00
You may have heard of our last unofficial Project Night - an informal gathering where people demo cool stuff they have worked on lately. Good news - our member noi is hosting another one just next week! Drop by to see our community’s work from professional to casual, or even demo something of your own! See you there.
Sunday December 17th @ 15:00 - 19:00
The last event by Killed by Dice has unfortunately been canceled due to a COVID scare. Foulaber der_moderne_man’s tabletop RPG community returns to invite guests to an afternoon of Mothership once again. Join us in a thriller RPG set in the far off future. Fight off cosmic horrors on a Sunday? Sounds good to us. RSVP here if you want to join us - be wary, slots are limited!
Thursday December 21st @ 18:30 - 23:00
A Christmas party? A New Year’s party? A weighted average of all the winter-related parties in one convenient Foulab package? Yo!
If there are any events around Foulab to visit this month, this is definitely the one you should show up to. Enjoy a festive mood with fellow hackers and grab a slice of pizza as we send this old year off together 🎉
Saturday December 30th @ 15:00 - 17:00
Another organizational meeting. We’ll tally up 2023, and discuss how we plan to go forward with the things that transpired. Spoiler alert - it’s looking pretty good. Join us to see the internal workings of this space, and maybe even make your voice heard on an issue you care about!
Whether to move, turn, send a picture or change color, all fixtures and other gadgets receive their orders through the protocol ANSI E1.11 - 2008 USITT DMX512-A. I invite you to build your “DMX” interface with an Arduino controller, discover lighting control programs and discuss all issues around the DMX myths.
The invitation is for all the curious, potential users, artists, designers, stage technicians, designers and other techie!
Whether you have a possible project or the installation of your biggest life contract in lighting control, come live and discuss what DMX communication standard. Camaraderie and learning are the foundation of this meeting.
When: Saturday, March 7, 13 h 30
Where: at Foulab (999 du Collège, suite 33B, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H4C 2S3)
Reserve: Please reserve with dmx7mars (at) stephanebarbeau.com as the number of places is limited
Price: A $10 donation to the lab is suggested
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Interface creation: Transmitter only (without programming)
- Materials:
- 1 x Arduino or USB serial interface,
- 1 x 75176 or Max485,
- 1 x 100 ohms,
- assembly plate.
- Computer to host the control program. (PC, Mac or Linux)
- Materials:
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DMX reading (might be interesting to make a tool.)
- Materials :
- 1 x Arduino Uno or Pro mini,
- 1 x 75176 or Max485,
- 1 x 100 ohms,
- assembly plate and some wires.
- Materials :
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Software Installation:
- Take a tour of selected software
- Q light + (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
- Martin M-PC
- Other
- Take a tour of selected software
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Discussion of the protocol and test with electronic equipment (scope).
- Cabling test
- Type (zipcord, micro, cat5, cat6, various, recommended)
- Length (short, long and very long)
- Type variation on same length
- Configuration test (to understand, should do or should not do)
- Y, star configuration…
- With and without terminator (100 ohms)
- With Opto-isolater
- Cabling test
If several people are interested, a group for Arduino (or copy) purchasing could be created.
I will have some parts (75176 mainly) for sale.
A list of resources (circuit, interface and program) is available on my website.
In this first edition of our new crypto anarchy series, we will talk about distributed online systems and homomorphic encryption. A key emphasis will be placed on online voting, and why it is not as hard a problem to implement securely with recent advances in crypto over the last 2 decades.
This will be a high level introduction to the subject with an emphasis on the engineering challenges of such a system. We will also show how a similar system is used at foulab to provide a reasonable degree of anonymized access control to the hackerspace.
A quick overview of a number of defensive crypto engineering design choices will also be looked at.
In accordance with Quebec government mandates, open-nights are suspended until further notice.
Code: Debugging the Gender Gap is a documentary directed by Robin Reynolds which looks at the reasons behind the dearth of women and minorities in programming. Thanks to the generosity of Staci Hartman, one of the producers, Foulab is able to offer a free screening of this film. We encourage you to donate to support their work, details can be found on the Code documentary website.
Admission is free but an RSVP is necessary because space is pretty tight (20 places). Snacks will be available on site for a small contribution, but you are also welcome to bring your own.
- Where: Foulab
- When: Saturday, Jan 30, 2016 @ 14:00
- RSVP on eventbrite