maltman23
@maltman23.bsky.social
Inventor of TV-B-Gone remote controls, co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, teaches soldering to anyone interested
@maltman23.bsky.social is coming to DWeb Camp to present “TV-B-Gone: Turn Off TVs and Learn to Solder!” ➡️ Full schedule here ⬅️
A statement on AI talks at HOPE www.hope.net/a-statement-...
A STATEMENT ON AI TALKS AT HOPE - HOPE
AI is a topic on everyone’s mind. We continually hear from the big AI companies that their technology has already changed the world, and is poised to cause tremendous changes in the future. Everyone i...
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Uh oh -- my friend Jean Noël has been playing with AI again...
BERLIN: I'm teaching a 4-week intensive summer course at TU Berlin. Learn all you need to create electronics projects. For all skill levels -- total beginners on up. Registration is open till 22-June. Very reduced price for all TU Berlin students,. apply.tubsummeruniversity.de/en_GB/course...
There is still time to propose a talk or workshop or music performance or art or village for HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)! The final deadline for submissions is: Monday 1-June 23:59 EDT. More info: www.hope.net/call-for-par...
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION - HOPE
HOPE 26 is happening in 2026! The Hackers On Planet Earth conference is now happening annually, and invites submissions. HOPE 26 will take place August 14-16, 2026 at the New Yorker Hotel in New York ...
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BERLIN: Tickets are still available for Open Hardware Summit. 23-24 May at TU Berlin. Talks and workshops and open hardware! I'll be presenting. ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/
Open Hardware Summit
May 23 – 24, 2026
ticket.nodeforum.org
BERLIN: This Wednesday 6-May, 6pm till late, is a big synth meetup at FabLab|NK. Bring your gear for spontaneous demos and/or performances. Or, just hang out! Free. No registration. More info: luma.com/xtyu4943
Now that we have our new home at the New Yorker Hotel and our Call for Participation is open, TICKETS are now on sale for HOPE 26! hope.net 14-16 August, NYC
HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference has a new home -- in Manhattan again! 14-16 August, this summer, at New Yorker Hotel. And our CfP is open! Please submit your talk and workshop and art and performance proposals. hope.net
BERLIN: FREE / KOSTENLOSER Solder/Löt Workshop. English/Deutsch. At AfRA hackerspace. Saturday 28-March, 16:00 All ages. All welcome! afra-berlin.de/dokuwiki/dok...
I'm giving a free Learn-to Solder workshop (in English und auf Deutsch) this coming Sunday (15-February) at 14:00. Everyone gets a free "I Can Solder" Badge kit. For Total Beginners, and all ages. All welcome! At Kiosk OpenTiny: Treptowerstr. 84 12059 Berlin opentiny.de/event/lerne-...
My photos from 39C3 (the 39th Chaos Communications Congress), in Hamburg, at the end of December. www.flickr.com/photos/maltm...
Hamburg, 39C3, Dec-2025
Hamburg, 39C3 December-2025
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Media attention about HOPE being BANNED from St. John's University: www.404media.co/hope-hacking...
HOPE Hacking Conference Banned From University Venue Over Apparent ‘Anti-Police Agenda’
"The lack of due process on its own is extremely disturbing," the conference said.
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HOPE EXPELLED FROM ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY! With no prior notice, we were notified "messaging" at HOPE "were not in alignment with the mission, values, and reputation of St. John's University" and that we would no longer be able to host our events there. Full story here: www.2600.com/content/hope...
FAVOR to ASK: I'm working on a new version of TV-B-Gone kit. Please let me know which TVs your TV-B-Gone (any type) does not turn off ! I'll fix that. :)
BERLIN: Synthesis for Total Newbies solder workshop at FabLabNK, Wednesday 8-Oct, 7pm. Learn to solder. Learn how to make sound with computer chips. All welcome. Registration: www.eventbrite.de/e/ardutouch-...
If you'll be at WHY, come by Milliways to get a challenge coin, and have wonderful food and drink for the entire event!
Still plenty of tickets for HOPE_16 -- the 16th Hackers On Planet Earth conference. 15-17 August, in New York City. hope.net
2600 - The Hacker Quarterly@2600.com · last yr.HOPE is just two weeks away! And we need to sell a bunch more tickets! www.2600.com/content/hope...
I'm working on a new version of my TV-B-Gone kit. It will use an ESP32 chip. I just finished the code last night. It will be easy to re-program (using the free Arduino software), add new Off-Codes, and easier to the solder new hardware. Totally Open Hardware, of course: github.com/maltman23/Hi...
We have a fantastic lineup of speakers at HOPE_16 this summer! Including: an ex-DOGE employee, and ex-CIA employee, the former CTO for Obamam. HOPE_16 15-17 August, 2025 in NYC hope.net Hackers On Planet Earth
-= We hoped we never had to do this but here we are and we now have to do this. =- American trans humans are under threat and like in 1930s Germany, they now have to GTFO of their home country. We have decided we need to collect some information on the possible ways out. So we made a wiki.
BERLIN: I'm giving a Brain Machine workshop Monday 17-Feb, 6pm, at FabLab Neukölln. A fun way for total beginners (or anyone) to learn a bit about brainwaves, and learn to solder. www.meetup.com/neurotechber...
HOPE_16 (the 16th Hackers On Planet Earth conference) is happening 15-17 August in NYC. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. Also, the Call for Participation opens then, too!
2600 - The Hacker Quarterly@2600.com · 2y agoHOPE tickets will be available this Thursday at 1 pm! www.2600.com/content/hope...
The next HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference will be happening 15-17 August in New York City. It is now an annual conference! (Instead of every two years.) hope.net
