It’s that time of year. While the rest of the Christmas-celebrating world sits around and plays with the toys that they got out from under the tree, German nerds head off to the biggest European hacker con: the 34th annual Chaos Communications Congress, running Dec. 27th through 30th.
The CCC is both a grandparent among hacker cons, and the most focused on using technology to improve the world and bringing folks together. (The “communications” in the name is a dead giveaway.) This year’s motto, “tuwat!” is slangy-dialecty for “do something!” and is call to get up off the couch and use your super-powers for good.
If you can’t get over to Leipzig to join us, you’ll be able to read our extensive coverage starting up shortly after the opening ceremonies, and probably stretching well into 2018. And since the CCC media folks manage to stream every talk, hackers all over the world can follow along live. Most talks are in English, so get together with folks in your hackspace and have a video night!
And if you are in Leipzig, be on the lookout for [Elliot] who will be wandering around, attending workshops, and writing down as much as possible. Show me something cool, rave about a particularly good talk, or just say “hi”.
Fairy Dust clipart courtesy [sonoftroll].
“tuwat” is that pronounced “twat”?
Tuwat was Thema title of a article in a German Newspaper (TAZ) drin 1981. (https://events.ccc.de/2017/11/23/34c3-tuwat/)
http://www.pronouncekiwi.com/Tuwat
Thanks! I added the link to the main body — it’s a must-read.
“We believe that despite all this, useful things can be done with home computers without a need for large centralized organisations.” is simultaneously and eerily relavant.
No.
More like “too-wat”
2 Watt
Close. It’s the german “sharp” W, somewhere between forming an “ooh” and an “f”. “Was wir wollen”. Listen and repeat.
It could also be stated as “Sabbel nich, mach!”.
An American would call the German “w” a “v”. (And the “v” is an “f”. The “f” is confusingly also an “f”. Frag nicht.)
So Elliot refers to himself in the third person now?
HAD royalty! Dilly, Dilly!!
Our style — it’s a mess. At least I can use the first-person consistently in comments. :)
You, Olsen, prefer to speak in the second person. Much to the confusion of other readers.
Dilly, Dilly! (Please don’t send me to the dungeon of dispare.)
Nice, will be there and looking for you / him :)
Woot Dave! He will be very pleased to see you! :)
Leipzig FTW! :-)
We (muzy and me (not the royal “we”)) will talk about the blinkenrocket project at 34c3 on day two.
Check out our talk, I am sure this is relevant to many of us here at hackaday.
https://events.ccc.de/congress/2017/Fahrplan/events/8721.html
Are you running a workshop at 34c3 as well?
yes.
CCC got some hundered kits we will use them at junghackertag and at the solderingarea.
I will bring some more kits and swag.
Spoilers: https://twitter.com/overflo
Will be there!
Arriving tomorrow. WIll have a look out for you and dave.