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What: A short talk about using EL wire and how it works, and then we can play and make glow bikes and glow outfits! Luke’s kit company (http://westcoastkits.com/cycEL/) just brought in lots of new EL kits in 4 colours (dark blue, aqua blue, hot pink, neon green) as well as some new *sewable* EL wire with [...]
WordPress is one of the most popular,simple blogging platforms on the web today. It has made it easy for anyone to create a blog and share their ideas with the world. In this workshop we plan to show everyone how to do the basic functions of wordpress and get started on their own. How to [...]
What: We are going to have a intro to practical computer security forced on “How to use it and why” instead of “How it works and why it is good”. These talks will be directed a people with good computer experience that want to learn more about how to securely communicates and protect there data. [...]
We are planning on running a Intro to puppet making workshop on Monday, March 26th, 2012 (craft night) I am by no means an expert in the art of puppet making but with experience I would like to get good at it. Last week we made some simple puppets that I think turned out well. Bring [...]
Biolesce is an art project exploring bioluminescent dinoflagellates through physical computing. The dinoflagellates emit light when physically agitated (moved). We will discuss this work-in-progress, the various configurations tried out thus far, and a demonstration of a simple arrangement of motors and dinoflagellates. Where: 45 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC When: Thursday, 23 Feb, 2012 @ 7pm
The Vancouver New Music Festival 2012 will be dedicated to hacking electronics and glitch The term glitch is generally used to describe a short-lived fault in a system, or a break from a flow within a system, which was designed to work as a coherent entity and to follow its set of objectives. With this [...]
Sick of under-utilizing your smart phone? Want to share your experience with twilio integration? Need to confess your tablets ability to help you cope with the singularity? come get your phreak on this tuesday at VHS’s PHN. Iphones, Nokias, Androids, etc.. all are welcome this is a OSism free event. Possible Round Tables: on PBX [...]
It’s time for a swag/flair-making night! Let’s get ready to show our enthusiasm for Maker Faire at the “Meet your Makers” kick-off party, happening on March 15th at the Museum of Vancouver! What: Vancouver Mini Maker Faire Swag/Flair-making Night When: Monday, February 27th, 7:30pm Where: Vancouver Hack Space - 45 W. Hastings Street. Who: Anyone who [...]
What: VHS will be opening its doors for another awesome SHHH. Please join us for a night of hacking and socializing. Because it’s the 20th SHHH ever, we’ve decided to rent out more space than ever. All the fun of a normal hacking night PLUS extra space PLUS no self-imposed bed time curfew. Bring a [...]
It’s time for Super Happy Hacker House No. 19! Please join us this Saturday for a night of hacking and socializing at VHS. Bring a project you’re working on, or just come down and find out what Vancouver’s hackers, crafters, and makers are working on. Bring beer, too, if that’s your thing. This is a [...]