Have you ever seen cool glowing wire added to someones Halloween costume and wondered how they did that? Or have you played with EL wire but wanted to know how you can modify it to fit into your project? If so this Friday, April 1st we have a great talk for you. J. Eric “jet” [...]
HackPittsburgh member Logan was often finding himself at weekend-long festivals, like Pennsic War and Frostburn, without a great place to sleep. The simple answer would be: go buy a tent. The fun answer was: go build a yurt! What’s a Yurt you ask? The simple answer: a big tent without any support beams in the [...]
This Friday, March 18th HackPittsburgh will be hosting a talk on hacking guns. Our presenter will explain a little about how firearms work and how with the right tools and know how you can get started building and modifying them. If you have ever thought about purchasing a gun kit to assemble your own firearm [...]
It’s a circuit bending week at HackPittsburgh! Following last nights amazing workshop and performance by the bent group CMKT4, Kevin Smith from Bureau of Nonstandards will be in the shop Friday night to talk about how you too can get started in circuit bending. Kevin will go over how to probe circuits to find the [...]
This, third meeting (Knot More!) is Thursday, Mar 10, 7-9 pm Join some fellow knot enthusiasts for a very informal evening of skillshare and practice. We’ll bring books and cordage, and you do the same if you can. Whether you are a seasoned sailor, a novice climber, an expert arborist, or new to it all, [...]
CMKT 4 (http://www.facebook.com/cmkt4) a “Prehistoric Circuit Bent Acid Rock ” band will be stopping at HackPittsburgh on their circuit bending tour (http://www.getlofi.com/?p=4200). They will be hosting a workshop where you can build their Bottle-cap Microphone or “Bending Buddy” kits. There will also be a performance by CMKT 4 to keep everyone entertained while the irons [...]
Man-in-the-Middle attacks are a common method of intrusion on networks. Friday, March 4th Dan Klinedinst will be presenting the tools and techniques used in these attacks to help you learn how to keep your networks safer. Among other topics Dan will talk about using SSLSniff, Firesheep, and manipulating cookies to reroute and gather a users [...]