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Umeå Hackerspace is closed.

Normal opening hours are:

Remember to check the open status indicator here on the website before dropping by, since it's not guaranteed that anyone has arrived yet. Or just ask on IRC/XMPP.

We are also listed on spaceapi, which has phone apps available. Just search for "spaceapi" wherever you get your apps, install any one you like, then search for "Umeå Hackerspace".


Articles by mmn

Schema till cryptoparty 18/4

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Schemat på Cryptopartyt imorgon (18/4) är som följer, med tider som säkert kan diffa
ett par minuter hit och dit:

  • 18:00 öppnar vi dörrarna och folk kan komma
  • \~18:30 låter vi Codemill presentera sig som värdar
  • 18:30 presenterar Umeå Hackerspace generella begrepp kring säkerhet
  • \~18:45 …

Cryptoparty nu på torsdag 18 april 2013

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Nu blir det Cryptoparty i Umeå igen! Vi håller till hos det lokala IT-företaget Codemill AB på Riddaregatan 8 (Haga) och välkomnar varmt samtliga intresserade av IT-säkerhet, kryptologi och digitalt dataskydd. Vi öppnar dörrarna 18:00 och planerar hålla på till åtminstone 21:00.

De som vill komma får gärna …

Bus Pirate saves the day! (proxmark3 jtag flashing)

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[caption id="attachment_461" align="alignright" width="300"]Proxmark 3 from top Proxmark3, generally used for wireless snooping of NFC/Mifare communication[/caption]

After clumsily bricking the Proxmark3 bootrom (i.e. the device's bootloader for the AT91SAM7S256 ARM cpu), I was looking for a way to recover the device. The documented procedure in the firmware …

StatusNet hackevening nu på måndag

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Nu är det dags för pizza och StatusNet-hackande i spacet igen! Kvällen måndag 17 december 19.00 bjuder vi in till att testa, använda, debugga och utveckla StatusNet/GNU Social samt förgreningen Freesocial. Det är en del av projektet StatusNet Sverige, som har stöd av Internetfonden.

Vi bjuder på pizza …

Kallelse till distriktsstämma för UFöN

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Till att börja med är Umeå Hackerspace medlemmar i Förbundet Unga Forskare.

FUFs styrelse har kallat till en extra distriktsstämma för distriktet Övre Norrland. Stämman hålls i Umeå Hackerspace lokaler på Fabriksgatan 8b kv. i Umeå klockan 19.00 tisdag 20 september 2011.

Alla tillhörande handlingar är bifogade i detta …

Kickbike fun in the space

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We just got rid of a table and some crap. Time to celebrate the new empty space within Umeå Hackerspace!

Also, the police may have visited us, as can be seen on this surveillance tape.

Hacking your CD rack for science!

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Given that culture is no longer stored as a plastic disc, there's really no good reason to keep the old racks in your livingroom. But throwing stuff in the bin never feels quite right. Thus, the best solution is to simply renew the functionality of your hardware.

A creative hacker …

Umeå Hackerspace, org-nummer och uppförsbacke

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Skatteverket beslutade 23 mars 2011 att ideella föreningen Umeå Hackerspace skall tilldelas organisationsnumret 802458-8587. Föreningens interimstyrelse, med ordförande pettter, som valdes tidigare i år intervjuades av Mikael Hansson från Infotech Umeå strax efter det konstitutionerande mötet.

Med anledning av den officiella organisationen så fungerar föreningen enligt demokratiska principer och lyder …

Fixing a Casio PT-1 keyboard

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Ever plugged in too much power into your electronic equipment? Or for some other reason seen smoke come out of it? A friend of Umeå Hackerspace had a Casio PT-1 that he apparently had tried to use with a bit too much power in the supply. Fortunately he hadn't caused …

Umeå Hackerspace the organisation

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This afternoon, 2011-01-19 at 19.19 CET, Umeå Hackerspace will have its constitutional meeting. This means that it will become a registered organisation that can not only sign deals and organize events but also manage an economy and democratically use the money for whichever cause the members see fit.

The …

Umeå Hackerspace featured on Infotech Umeå

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[caption id="attachment_182" align="alignright" width="300" caption="MMN-o and pettter. Photo: Mikael Hansson/Infotech Umeå"][/caption]

With a Grill-bit delegation having visited 27c3, meeting hackers from all over the world, the local technology internet magazine InfoTech Umeå wanted an interview.

The article produced is in Swedish and rather lightly …

The arcade machine is getting there...

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Arcade machines are a thing of the past, you might think. Big, clunky and expensive with a just about as lifelike experience as your old 15" CRT, except for the actual controls. And those only interest people with some sort of nostalgic feeling to the golden arcade days.

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