FreeSide Atlanta

One fo the movements sweeping through the Open Hardware world is that of the hackerspace: a place where people can communially work on hardware, sharing tools, resources, expertise and encouragement. In Atlanta we have FreeSide Atlanta. From their Meetup Page:

Freeside Technology Spaces, Inc., a non-profit organization, strives to be the best in providing resources and an environment that encourages research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in the Atlanta community, through  workshops, collaborative projects,  and other activities that develop and support free and open source software and hardware.

So check out their blog. They also have a wiki.

Upcoming FreeSide Atlanta Meetups

Events - Freeside Atlanta

Events - Freeside Atlanta
  • Make Your Own Beautiful Illuminated Cloud Lamp

    Freeside Atlanta

    Got your head in the clouds, or a cloud in your head, thinking about what to do for your next Arduino project?

    Come learn how to make a glowing, color-pulsing LED cloud lamp!

    Some prior Arduino (or other) programming experience would be helpful, but is not required to take this class. You'll go home with your very own glowing cloud to hang on the wall!

    The workshop takes about 3 hours.

    PRICE:
    - $60 for non-members of Freeside
    - $30 for members of Freeside (please pay full amount and we will refund you the difference.)

    Price includes: An Arduino Uno clone, an LED strip, and materials needed to build your cloud. You will get to take these home with you!

    **IMPORTANT AND REQUIRED:

    - A laptop computer with WiFi

    - An installed copy of the Arduino IDE (it's free) - here's where to get it: https://tinyurl.com/d...

    - An installed driver for the CH340 serial chip - here is a discussion about how to do this: https://tinyurl.com/c...

    PLEASE have the IDE and the driver installed BEFORE the Meetup.

    If you want, you can come to the separate INSTALL PARTY an hour before this Meetup ($30).

    On the other hand, if you come to the Meetup with the IDE and driver installed, YOU will get a CANDY BAR!

    Building on the basics of using an Arduino, this class will move forward, and
    discuss:
    - how to use libraries of code, benefitting from the work of others
    - how to work with the LED strips that will illuminate your cloud
    - how addressable RGB LED's work, and how the library we will use controls them
    - circuit design to allow an Arduino to control something it is not actually powering.

    Atlanta, GA 30310 - USA

    Wednesday, December 19 at 7:00 PM

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    Price: 60.00 USD

    https://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta/events/256534212/

  • CryptoParty

    Freeside Atlanta

    Join us at our monthly CryptoParty gathering! What is a CryptoParty? For more information, check this out:

    It's an informal, non-commercial gathering where folks can discuss select topics in privacy, information security and technology.

    Some of these topics include:

    Anonymity: is pure anonymity possible in the Brave New World?

    Browser Security: setting tweaks, hacks, considerations

    Countersurveillance: techniques to baffle and thwart your adversaries

    Dead Drops: USB and otherwise

    Encryption: for email and hard drives

    Internet Cash Schemes: bitcoin, advantages and disadvantages

    Steganography: hidden messages in plain sight

    Symbolic Communication: a public post of red flowers means...

    Virtual Private Networks: how do you use one and how effective are they?

    Whistleblowing: considerations when leaking sensitive information

    If you're at all the least bit concerned about the government scooping up all your internet activity to build a detailed dossier on you and kept on file indefinitely ready to use whenever you get labeled a "terrorist" - then CryptoParty is for you.

    Please consider a $5 donation towards our internet and legal defense fund!

    Atlanta, GA 30310 - USA

    Thursday, December 20 at 8:00 PM

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    https://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta/events/257093833/

  • Freeside Buildout

    Freeside Atlanta

    Freeside is having a build-out! Freeside members get to flex their right to hack on the space infrastructure and hack Freeside itself into a collective vision. Non-members are welcome and encouraged to come and help us hack the space! We could always use extra hands for buildouts and are happy to show you around the space.

    Make sure to wear closed-toe shoes and fitted clothing, and be ready to get your hands dirty! Freeside has safety goggles and ear protection, but feel free to bring your own.

    We will pretty much be there all day, come when you can.

    Some of the projects we're focusing on include:
    • Workshop and table resurfacing.
    • Finishing the bio lab.
    • Workshop cleanup and organization.
    • Ponder the meaning behind existence.
    • Finish the Podcasting station.
    • Organize the Ham Shack.
    • Prove P is equal to NP.
    • Send electrical pulses from our brains to our muscles.
    • Move our kiln to its final home.
    • Square the circle.
    • . . . And more to be announced!

    Come out and hack on the space with us!

    Atlanta, GA 30310 - USA

    Saturday, December 22 at 12:00 PM

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    https://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta/events/256534227/