Arachnia introduced us to the Game of Life, which she had implemented in Processing for an art installation. Afterwards, we tried out various patterns on our touch screen, to see how they evolve. Of particular joy was the evolution of the QR code pointing to our lights. The Game of Life, also known simply as …
Dim Sum Labs was packed for this presentation by our special guest Andrew Crowe. He introduced us to electronically switchable smart glass, also known as privacy glass. There are many cool things that can be done with it! Andrew is technical director of MetaObjects, a digital studio based in Hong Kong and London. Watch the …
Book by Michelle Poon from Dim Sum Labs In The Field Guide to Hacking, the practises and protocols of hacking is defined by notions of peer production, self-organised communities, and the intellectual exercise of exploring anything beyond its intended purpose. Demonstrated by way of Dim Sum Labs hackerspace and its surrounding community, this collection of …
The Chaos Computer Club also know as CCC is the largest association of hackers in Europe. For over 30 years they provide information about technical and societal issues, such as surveillance, privacy, freedom of information, hacktivism, data security and many other interesting things around technology and hacking issues. Every year they organize an event in …
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Hackers know it: hacking is a lot of fun…but what to hack on exactly? Well, we are a group of people passionate about Free Software, and, starting May 1st, we will meet regularly to hack together on various projects. These recurring hackfests will take place every other Wednesday at the Dim Sum Labs, from 8pm to 10pm. So come and have fun with us!
