wow. i’ll get some links in today dont worry, but the one thing I wanna talk about is the meetups that took place yesterday. philadelphia’s turnout was outstanding. about 30 people came altogether. i’m really glad you all came! we had 4 camcorders going, all kinds of gadgetry, we had lengthy discussions on all subjects and the meeting lasted until 10:45pm! we took it over to Qdoba for some grub around 9pm so it was a great time. troy, juan, and others, be sure to e-mail me about the video you guys got. and if you got pics, e-mail me about it.
seriously though. I was blown away. mad props to byron for coming down 6 hours from boston. yes. boston. that’s dedication. to all philly people: we’ll be moving the meetings to an indoor place though so we can have access to the net, electricity, and no 30mph winds hampering our voices. all and all i’m happy to declare the first hackaday meetings a total success. they will continue to be weekly on thursday nights. this way it doesnt interfere with people’s fridays or weekends. plus, if you have school or whatever, who cares. just come! some people only stayed about 30 minutes and we’re glad they came! so you should too.
we’re also proud to announce a few other things meeting related! we’re getting stickers made to give out to you guys (yes, we’ll be shipping them out to other meeting members in other areas). i’ll also be whipping up some limited edition t-shirts to give out. not a lot at all. they’ll most likely be given out for special reasons. maybe best hack of the month sent in or something. we’ll also be implementing meetup.com to help us organize better and get more people to come. awesome huh? the last great bit of news right now is that eliot and I will be going to las vegas, nv for defcon 13
this year! 3 unrelentless days of hackaday journalism in your face! so that should be really awesome. we’re totally hyped about it and you already know we’ll have the best coverage around.
(this is only SOME of the people that came!)
the meetings also opened up tons of new ideas, sharing, and hacks for everyone. it went exactly as planned. it was a very social event. people talked and shared ideas about things and taught us some cool things as well. a lot of us made new friends too i’m sure. special thanks to cary for coming up with idea after idea after idea (and this scary link)! they were all thought out very well. we’ll be sure to start posting all meetings every thursday morning for the hackaday meetups thread. so be sure to get meetings organized and information ready for me to post. send your info in through the tips section if you have a meeting setup so i get it for sure. even if its 5 people, its 5 people who are there to talk and discuss about hacks and what not. eventually i might even try some conference calls and what not. it should be really fun and i can assure you the next podcast will rock so hard. here’s some unedited video from juan (thanks!) in WMV format. Only 20mb.
and props of course for the ride home brandon.
Now, before I keep going on and on, let’s get some fresh grilled links inside you:
DIYParts – A free marketplace for computer parts! The best idea yet! [xytec]
i thought everyone knew about this, but i was wrong. be sure to check out systm! the new online show with kevin rose from techtv/g4tv. it’s really cool and well done!
kevin’s reference tool. a great circuitry tool. [nerd256]
my absolute favorite hack so far (maybe). atari 2600 web server!!! [yuppicide]
great widget hack for wikipedia and mac fans. wikipedia rocks. [grep]
how-to install a modchip in a gamecube! you have a right to backups! (thought i dunno where you’re getting those small discs or how you’re burning them.) [crumpster]
laptops are passe. the walltop however… [chris]
area 51 via google maps. i love how you cant zoom in all the way. really creepy. [jet]
remember people! get your meeting spots in. we only ask that you allow anyone to come and join in and participate and that it be on thursday so they all link up (thursdays EST, kenya has an exception!). Plus, if the meetings in Chile and Denmark go down, we’ll have hackaday meetings in over 5 countries! Wow! Keep being the best readers ever!
note: if you’re having a meeting, send it to me via e-mail or the TIPS form. this way, every thursday I can post it and everyone will be able to see it instead of digging through comments, this includes updates too (I’m looking at you roanoke, va)
I believe the Dell 600m keylogger idea was concluded as a hoax yesterday.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000317047049/
A company such as dell putting a keylogger in their computers, I think you can dismiss that as a myth right away.
it looks like the dell keylogger is a hoax. the images are from a wtf/lol_files/*.* directory on the web server, but they don’t even display. i’m also hightly doubtful that a customer service rep would know about it, let lone what it is. ccs reps are generally pretty stupid i’ve found. anybody willing to open it up and look?
out of curiousity, i have used google maps to check out my own house, bill gate’s complex in medina, wa, and several others. most areas (such as my mom’s in florida) won’t let you zoom in that much. perhaps my mother’s home is the site of some more government research? you can zoom in much further with the subscription service, available at http://www.keyhole.com , or try http://www.globexplorer.com for close ups if you don’t mind old pictures (for example, my mom’s house is still a foundation, so the pic must’ve been around 2002).
Glad to hear the meetings went well. I like that walltop link, I have a Dell that crawls to a intolerable speed after being on for so long, I suspect the HD or IDE controller. So, I may have a new picture frame to hang up soon…
CVS! …please?
you forgot the lazy hack?
Thank god the Dell keylogger was a fake I dont have to dismantle my laptop to find out! Though I could imagine computer makers or Micro$oft putting some sort of monitoring device in there software or hardware.
Anyone haveing any meetings anywhere close to Southern West Virginia Neaest to Mercer County?
HCL We are having a meeting in Roanoke Next week. Check back here for update later on.
..”area 51 via google maps. i love how you cant zoom in all the way”
Try looking at the Whitehouse with Keyhole. =]
I thought the keylogger thing was kinda cheezy, especially when he was like, “oh noes, my pictures are red x’s–the FEDS must have taken them!!!” (Wink-wink.)
I like the Atari and and Tandy servers. :)
The keylogger was a hoax…
http://snopes.com/computer/internet/dellbug.asp
People need to get lives, we have enough to worry about…
That Atari Webserver is a piece of art. Have you seen how they maintain it?
http://www.humanclock.com/serverinfo.php
even if their hacks are a little ‘down to earth’ http://www.humanclock.com/clock.php still rocks my clock.
i like the idea of hackaday teeshirts, maby you could make more than just one batch. a black teeshirt with the hack a day logo on the front and the word “Hackaday” below it. maby a catchy slogan or somehting acrost the back. id buy one
Meetup.com costs $19 a month, maybe we should use the more popular Yahoo Groups instead.
Man Roanoke, VA is 2 hours and 30 mins away from me.. Anyone else near Southern West Virginia that wants to meet?
i mite be a bit parinoid, but look at this picture (the link). I labeled some stuff. Freaked me out a bit.
What happened to the CVS digital video recorder hack?
I’ve been waiting for the one. Is it still coming?
I HAVE A NOKIA 6600 CAN I RUN LINUX ON IT? OR WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY PHONE?
I’m sorry I couldn’t make it.
Let me ask you something though -all kinds of hacks? Because I modify almost every device I own eventually!
I want a Hack a Day TShirt, and will be prepared to pay for one at meeting #2.
And could someone please line up whoever keeps whining for the CVS hack against the wall when the revolution comes?
anybody in central california here?
strider_mt2k Don’t hate cause we want the hack. That’s an awesome hack.
Everyone in the Boston area interested in setting up a meeting, plz e-mail me byronbowermangmailcom, can’t really justify driving 14hrs a week (or even a month) no matter how cool the meeting was!!
I’d like to thank everyone (Vince, Byron, Scott, Geroge, anyone who’s name I forgot) for welcoming my wife & I to Philly on Thursday, we had a great time. The meeting was a real sucess, even if we were almost an hour late!
there should be a meeting in Boston Massachussetts