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07/07/201310/07/2013

Love Locks No More

UPDATE: Everything needs a Twitter, right? @LockLockNoMoreOver the last few weeks a lot of people have been asking the lockpickers in TOG if we have looked at picking the locks off the Ha’penny Bridge. With recent discussion on Reddit and the Irish Times I thought it might be a good time to give it a go 🙂

From looking at the bridge over the years, there is definite damage being done by people attaching their Love Locks to the bridge. Some countries welcome the Love Locks to their bridge but the Ha’penny bridge is not one of them. The Dublin City Council have to spend time and money removing these locks from the bridge. DCC did a big clear up a few weeks ago and they are slowly starting to creep back on.

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02/07/2013

Learn to Solder Summer Festivals

We are bringing out famous ‘Learn to Solder’ area to a number of festivals this summer. Our fun packed area gives kids of all ages the chance to learn some basics electronics and soldering skills. As always we use partfusion‘s ( Irish Maker) fabulous I can solder badge and we will have a few surprise kits this summer too. We hope to see you at some of the festivals listed below.

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26/06/201326/06/2013

Electronics Bootcamp

Its time for our electronics bootcamp again. This is a quick, practical / hands-on introduction to electronics. Its suitable for complete beginners, as no previous knowledge is required. If you’re curious about electronics and don’t know where to start, then this is for you. No soldering required, as we build everything on plug-in breadboards. We’ll be building and testing circuits covering DC, AC, analog and digital electronics.

You’ll have a chance to play with components, multimeters, oscilloscopes, signal generators and other electronic test equipment.

This event will be run over 2 half-Saturdays, the first half on Sat 13th July and the second half on Sat 20th July, from 12:00 to 17:30 each day. Cost for the bootcamp is €50. To sign up, open this article and fill in the form. There are 8 places available.

25/06/201325/06/2013

Data 59.0 Short Talks Hardware Hacking

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2013 – 18:00 to 19:30
Location: Science Gallery Cafe
Admission: Free
Tickets: pre booking advised

We are delighted to be invited to speak at the upcoming Data 59.0 event. A night full of interesting talks on hardware hacking, hackers and hackerspaces. Original post from Data continues below.

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17/06/201317/06/2013

Open-Source Night – June

The next open-source night will take place on Wednesday, June 19th. This is a hands-on event where people are actively encouraged to participate. Please bring a laptop!

6:30 – Doors open
7:00 – Talk: How to contribute to OpenStreetMap, by Rory McCann
7:25 – Lightning talks: A chance to introduce the open-source project you’ll be working on during the evening in 5 minutes or less, and get interested people to join you
7:45 – Break into groups, and get contributing!

27/05/201308/04/2015

From the Mail Bag – Call for Makers – Maker Faire Rome

Call for Makers for Maker Faire Rome is now open. Coined as the european edition, this is the first year that a Maker Faire will take place in Rome. The event itself is in October from the 3rd until the 6th. The organizers of the faire have sent us an Ambassador pack filled with flyers, posters, stickers, badges and a special edition Arduino Uno. Any of these can be picked up from the space apart from the Uno which will be given away as a prize. Photos below.

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