Freeside Atlanta

After our weekly meeting yesterday (every Tuesday at 7:30, open to the general public, if you didn't already know) we decided on an impromptu Hackathon this weekend. While this is not the same as the Synchronous Hackathon that is held every third weekend of the month, we will still be streaming live on ustream.tv while working on a variety of projects. We encourage any other hackerspaces that feel up to a little impromptu hacking to have at it with us. If you are so inclined, go ahead and contact us and we'll put up the link to your ustream.tv along with ours. As always, non-members and curious parties are welcomed, and encouraged to attend, get a tour of the space, work on projects or just generally be in good company. We look forward to seeing you!

The number of scanners we can't, won't, or don't use at Freeside continues to grow, while the demand for stepper motors and controllers also grows. These two problems suggest a mutual solution, which I approached with gusto today. Follow through the process after the jump, click through to flickr for more details and notes.

<- Pictured: Duckie and Adam. Well another year, another Shmoocon . For those who are unfamiliar with Shmoocon, it's a medium sized hacker convention in Washington DC that is held at the beginning of the year. The big change this year is that DC had a record breaking snowfall of around 3 ft. This certainty made getting around for food a challenge. While many people didn't make it, the other new cool thing is that they streamed all the live talks to UStream. This year, one of the best talks was Freesides and DC404's own Taylor Banks and Adam Bregenzers "Becoming Jack Flack: Real Life Cloak & Dagger" The room was quite packed from front to back at 10:00am Sunday presentation. This was especially amazing as the previous night was the open bar party. Another talk I really enjoyed was: Most of this talk was based off of things you can learn on DIYdrones.com . However it was really nice to hear someone talk about it in person and show footage recorded from a

We are now streaming from the space and the Flash Talks should be starting in the next 15-30 minutes. Click here to watch!

First Friday Flash Talks 10 Presenters. 10 Topics. 5 Minutes Each. (Learning and Debauchery will Ensue) Topics This Month Include... "Dollar Bill: Intuition and Faith" "How to Count Cards" "Origami How-To" "Bio-Signature on Alien Planets" This Friday, February 5, 2010. @ 7:30pm Free and Open to the Public. Food, Drink, and General Merriment will be Provided. 675 Metropolitan Parkway, Suite 6066. Atlanta, GA 30030 For more information on upcoming events at Freeside Atlanta, go to http://wiki.freesideatlanta.org

The year is off to a great start and it is almost February, which means it is almost time for our next Circuit Bending Workshop. Calling all Noise Makers, Hackers, Makers, and DIYers to Freeside Atlanta next Saturday, February 6th from 3-5 pm. Toys will be available to hack and bend for a small donation. As always Workshop and Classes are free and open to the public at Freeside Atlanta, however in order to keep Freeside Open we are asking for a $5 donation for this Workshop. This workshop is taught on beginner to intermediate level.

In conjunction with a previous, more informational post, this is an RSVP reminder for Sewing Lab 1: Machine Basics , this Saturday starting at 12pm. If you are interested in coming, please RSVP here . Also, if you are bringing your own machine it would be recommended to come a few minutes early to set up, and don't forget some bobbins. All other supplies will be provided! This event is on the Makezine Event Calendar for this week! For more information about the space, and how to get there, head on over to our wiki page . Hope to see you there!