Captain Foo posted:

Just 3d print meth

bobbilljim posted:

Customs Minister Maurice Williamson, who requested the report, said the printers had already been used for criminal activity. In future, they could render banknotes obsolete by producing undetectable forgeries, make synthetic drugs or create guns, he said.

bobbilljim posted:

Customs Minister Maurice Williamson, who requested the report, said the printers had already been used for criminal activity. In future, they could render banknotes obsolete by producing undetectable forgeries, make synthetic drugs or create guns, he said.

bobbilljim posted:

Customs Minister Maurice Williamson, who requested the report, said the printers had already been used for criminal activity. In future, they could render banknotes obsolete by producing undetectable forgeries, make synthetic drugs or create guns, he said.

maniacdevnull posted:

make undetectable forgeries is also something 2d printers may be able to do in (the) future too so idk what this daft ol dodger is on about

maniacdevnull posted:

make undetectable forgeries is also something 2d printers may be able to do in (the) future too so idk what this daft ol dodger is on about

Main Paineframe posted:

don't printers have a chip in them that detects when you're trying to print money and refuses to do so, or something

Main Paineframe posted:

don't printers have a chip in them that detects when you're trying to print money and refuses to do so, or something

Main Paineframe posted:

don't printers have a chip in them that detects when you're trying to print money and refuses to do so, or something

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Tongue Tingler

Trans-lingual Electric Nerve Stimulator

A.K.A. a tongue-zapping retainer. This project is highly nascent, but the idea is to build a dental retainer, on the bottom of which is an electrode array. If one holds one's tongue to the roof of the mouth, it will press against this electrode array and one can feel the patterns of electrical stimulation.
[edit] Physical Design

The armature will be made with a non-toxic molding plastic fitted to a user's mouth. This same mold needs to fit over a lead-free printed circuit board. On the top of the board, completely enclosed and sealed from the mouth, are a number of wafer-thin shift registers. On the bottom of the printed circuit board, exposed to the mouth, is an array of electrodes. The power supply and logic control is external to the mouth, and connected to this retainer by the thinnest possible wire, which would extrude from the corner of the mouth.

[edit] Component Sourcing

Help?

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Eyes in the back of your back

or, Vibro Vest. Name suggestions encouraged!

Rachel and others are creating a vest that will allow the wearer to feel side-to-side movement behind them. This will be done by a set of motion sensors connected to a touch display (of pager motors, at least initially). The first prototype will have a one dimensional display so that up & down motion will not be detected, but this can probably be added later once some of the more pressing problems are solved. We have not yet made a final determination on the prototype sensors but have had some success with ultrasonic rangefinders.

[edit] Current Status

Full object is made but arduino is Broke due to plugging battery in backwards like an idiot. Need to swap out for a new one, or reflash the bios, or Something...

Aleksei Vasiliev posted:

why the gently caress would i want a retainer that shocks me

qirex posted:

depends on the printer, most high end stuff does but your average inkjet probably doesn't

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Another hacker friend of mine would like to connect with the person who hooked the sewing machine up to the game boy. I don't know who is responsible for that particular bit of excellence.

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Last night myself and Torrie asked Jeanine Otter to leave Noisebridge and not come back.

Jeanine had been using Noisebridge to print hateful, offensive material ("Die Techie Scum" posters and the like) in large quantities. Many were uncomfortable with her offensive material and attitude towards those in the community.

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I want to support Noisebridg'es kicking people out abilities, especially for people who are annoying, destructive, and scary, but personally, as techie scum myself, do not think Die Techie Scum posters are crossing a line. I would understand someone taking the posters down.

My line is more around power dynamics and whether something is a specific threat.

This reads to me much more like hyperbole. Like, I can read and admire the rhetoric of the SCUM Manifesto, or as I hope others can, without actually supporting violence, and treat it as food for thought.

"if you're new to town and work in tech, leave" also just seems like slightly harsh political speech. It is angry and it's rude and it will be offensive to many people but hardly seems like oppression or a threat of violence or a terrible harassment campaign.

Not sure there is a way to be internally consistent, for example, I would think it fine to ban someone with a White Power tattoo on their face and yet would argue that Die Techie Scum is not so bannable.

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

i didnt read all these words but maybe someone else will: http://newworker.co/mag/anatomy-anarchist-hackerspace/

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The sudden influx of the flotsam and jetsam proved to be problematic. While Noisebridge had no qualms with welcoming drifters and the homeless into the space, and was pleased to do so provided they contributed to the hacker community, some of these new folks coming from Occupy camps to Noisebridge had their own intentions. They began to consume Noisebridge from the inside, stealing tools and leeching off resources. Some were openly hostile and made misogynistic comments; when confronted, they would excuse their behavior under the guise of being a first-time visitor. When asked politely to leave, some became vindictive and broke equipment.

BobHoward posted:

it's almost as if anarchy doesn't actually work in the real world until you compromise it to the point where it's not-anarchy

someone else mine further down i stopped reading there

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Within months, Noisebridge shifted from being a cohesive community and a safe space for creative pursuits to a dingy, chaotic free-for-all. Its culture was at risk of being undermined from the inside. Altman recalls, “We were all wondering whether Noisebridge was going to survive at all. It was a very serious discontinuous jump in the people who didn’t belong, and in an anarchist organization, how do you define who belongs and who doesn’t? Up until then it had worked well for us for years to leave that question open-ended.”

In an attempt to stabilize the culture and regain what was lost, a few members precipitated a bold takeover of the board of directors. They hoped to override the anarchist system in favor of democratic majority rule. It turned out their well-meaning actions backfired and further aroused the anger of the disaffected general membership, many of whom had stopped coming to the space. A rift formed between those who felt they had a place at Noisebridge and those who didn’t.

Ironically, the solution came in the aftermath of an act of vengeance. A displeased individual who had been made to leave ended up contacting the local authorities to report Noisebridge for violations of safety standards. Subsequent inspections proved the claims to be false, but in the process reminded Noisebridge of electrical work that needed to be done for some time.

The need for repairs turned out to be a call to arms for the membership, summoning them to do-ocratic action. Noisebridge members decided by consensus to shut down the space for a period of time in order work on the infrastructure themselves. A successful Indiegogo campaign raised the necessary capital and the project attracted back many of the members that had left.

The project took an entire month to complete. When Noisebridge came out of the “Reboot,” as it was called, the space was reinvigorated with fresh murals on the walls, re-sanded floors and improved electrical systems. The members also found their footing with each other again. The worst was over and Noisebridge had survived. The experience strengthened what Altman calls Noisebridge’s “cultural immune system” – its ability to keep the kinds of people that belong and to identify and reject those who do not.

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

Another hacker friend of mine would like to connect with the person who hooked the sewing machine up to the game boy. I don't know who is responsible for that particular bit of excellence.

BobHoward posted:

it's almost as if anarchy doesn't actually work in the real world until you compromise it to the point where it's not-anarchy

BobHoward posted:

it's almost as if anarchy doesn't actually work in the real world until you compromise it to the point where it's not-anarchy

bitcoin bastard posted:

noisebridge visitors: please refrain from prohibited anarchic behavior

atomicthumbs posted:

I went to san francisco the other day





the elevator certainly does look janky

atomicthumbs posted:

I went to san francisco the other day





the elevator certainly does look janky

atomicthumbs posted: