The Dublin Hackerspace
TOG will be at Sandymount Repair Cafe this coming Saturday (27th) 2pm – 5pm in Christchurch Hall, Sandymount.
A repair cafe is where people come together and fix all sorts of things. Experts work along side the object’s owner and take a journey together to repair things. The hope is next time you will be able to fix something yourself .
If you have something that is in need of repair and want to know how to do it, drop by on Saturday.
TOG was mentioned in the Irish Times on 10th June 2014: No wasters: how to repair a throwaway culture.
Tog, a collaborative makers’ space or “hackerspace” based in an old warehouse on Chancery Lane in Dublin, will help out at the cafe. Tog shares knowledge and tools in everything from 3D printing to knitting. One of its innovations is the Twitter Knitter, whereby Becky Yates, a software engineer, has repurposed a 45-year-old knitting machine to knit tweets.
Next door to Tog is a marketing company, and Tog members love scavenging from its waste. One find was a quantity of rubber ducks, which have been fashioned into a Duck Matrix display. “We’re terrible for puns in this place,” says Tríona O’Connell, part of Tog and a PhD research scientist at Dublin City University.
Ireland’s second Repair Cafe takes place on June 28, at Christchurch Hall, Sandymount, Dublin 4, 2pm-5pm. Some TOG members have previously helped out with the Repair Cafe.
The Twitter Knitter has been shown at Dublin Mini Maker Faire 2013 and at HACK/CHANGE (photos).
We were very honoured to find we had been mentioned in the Frog’s blog survey of influential people in Irish science.
Every year we run events for science week and will continue to do so. But as you know science is not just for one week a year. Other times you will find us running talks, helping run Science Hack Days and promoting life long learning.
To check out who else is on the list visit the Frog blog.
Flyers have arrived if your around and pop in please take a few we need to advertise TOG a bit more
If you can think of anywhere we should put these please let us know in comments below.
Thanks
One of the earliest questions we had when starting TOG in the spring of 2009 was how much would it cost to keep a hackerspace in Ireland running? All of us can probably think some of the regular costs; rent, electricity, gas, internet, insurance, etc.
A less common known cost is rates. Rates is a form of local property tax paid directly to the local council. It is only paid by the occupiers of commercial or industrial properties.
The amount to be paid is calculated after an independent valuation by the Valuations Office which is multiplied by an amount set each year by the local council. For TOG our local council is Dublin City Council. Continue reading “Recognition As A Charitable Organisation”
Following on from last years successful events we are happy to participate in Irish Hackerspaces Week 2011 from Saturday the 20th of August to Sunday the 28th of August. The week offers Ireland’s hackerspaces and makerspaces the opportunity to promote their regular activities and resources, along with special events.
Time Table of Events in TOG
Saturday 20th
11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon
19:00 to 20:30 : Hacker Quiz
20:30 to late : Open Soical Night
Sunday 21st
11:00 to late : Synchronous Hackathon
12:00 to 14:30 : Basic Soldering Workshop
15:00 to 17:30 : Mini Mood Light Soldering Workshop
Monday 22nd
19:00 to 22:00 : Electronics and Micro controller Group Night
19:00 to 21:00 : Breadboard Projects
Tuesday 23rd
19:00 to 22:00 : Crafting Night
Wednesday 24th
19:00 to 22:00 : Computing/Networking/Programming Group Night
Thursday 25th
19:00 to 21:00 : Night of Lightning Talks
Topics: making your first open-source contribution, 3D printing, implanted magnets, lock picking overview, CCC/R0ket badge
Friday 26th
19:00 to ? : Beginners Capture The Flag Event
Saturday 27th
11:00 to 14:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop
15:00 to 18:00 : Pinhole Photography Workshop
Sunday 28th
At TOG we are still working on our time table of events which we’ll flesh out for the come days and weeks.
If you live somewhere else in Ireland and want to take part but can’t make it to Dublin then you should check out:
Cork: Nexus
Galway: 091 Labs
Limerick: Milk Labs