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Foulab Events - March 2024
by [kryma] @ 2024-03-05 20:26:17 -0500 EST

Picture credit to strawdog

Spring has sprung! Some of these events you’ve heard of before, some more we’ve got just now. Perfect time to drop by the lab for some hacking.

KDE 6th Megarelease Launch Party - Friday March 8th @ 18:00-22:00

Have you heard? A new major release of KDE Plasma is coming out! Swing by for an extra open night in its honour - we will discuss new features, demo some KDE apps, and try to get as many people as we can onto the Path of the Gear.

Pizza? We got that.

Customizability? We got that.

Join our cool technomancer cult software community.


FOULAB Monthly Meeting - Saturday March 16th @ 15:00 - 17:00

Another monthly organizational meeting comes. Points of discussion - moving forward, financial transparency, the new dead drop. More, if you want - come talk lab with everybody!

These meetings are open to everyone.


Introduction to Mastodon and the Fediverse - Sunday March 17th @ 12:30 - 14:00

Lately, there has been increasing interest in alternatives to corporate social media. Mastodon and a wide variety of other apps that make up the “Fediverse” are the forefront of these alternatives. Come and learn about what the Fediverse is, how to use Mastodon, and why it matters.

If you’ve been curious about Mastodon, or maybe set up an account but felt a bit lost, then this is the workshop for you! Our resident Fediverse expert n00q will cover the basics, the background, some (light) theory, and demonstrations of how to get started and navigate Mastodon. Bring your questions! More experienced Fedi folks are also welcome.

This workshop will be presented in English mais l’animateur parle aussi Français.


Killed by Dice Presents: Data Dive, Cyberpunk Role-playing with The Pool - Sunday March 17th @ 16:00 - 19:00

A double feature! Killed by Dice is bringing you another thrilling roleplay experience, headed by the local RPG artisan der_moderne_man. Beginners are welcome - register on Eventbrite to join a badass Sunday gang of cyborgs and punks.


Foulab Events - February 2024
by [kryma] @ 2024-02-03 19:49:26 -0500 EST


Another month of Foulab is upon us! Come take a look at what is brewing around the space. Join it perhaps?

Museum Development Session - Tuesday February 6th @ 19:00 - 23:00

A big proposal has been brewing in our community for a while now.

The plan? Double the museum’s size, and let the public have a sitting spot where they can enjoy retro computers at their leisure.

This February, join us for a joint workshop and public feedback session where you can give some input to the new ambitious project’s future. Hosted by the talented computerbomb, it’s sure to be a blast.


Creative Recycling: Making Art with Scrap Material - Tuesday February 20th & Thursday February 22nd @ 19:00 - 22:00

stuntman, a local cyberpunk artist, is looking to share his expertise in unconventional sculpture and recycling as an artform. Join us for a two-part workshop during our open nights, and learn a thing or two about sculpting from a professional.

After all, why buy materials when you get them for free with almost every purchase?


Killed by Diodes Presents: Remember Tomorrow - Sunday February 25th @ 16:00 - 19:00

Our ongoing collaboration with Killed by Dice’s der_moderne_man continues. This month, we are enjoying an exciting session of Remember Tomorrow - an unusual cyberpunk storytelling game set in the slightly different near future.

As usual, click here to RSVP. Slots are limited.


KDE 6th Megarelease Launch Party - Friday March 8th @ 18:00-22:00

Have you heard? A new major release of KDE Plasma is coming out! Swing by for an extra open night in its honour - we will discuss new features, demo some KDE apps, and try to get as many people as we can onto the Path of the Gear.

Pizza? We got that.

Customizability? We got that.

Join our cool technomancer cult software community.


FOULAB Monthly Meeting - Saturday March 16th @ 15:00 - 17:00

Another monthly organizational meeting comes. Points of discussion - moving forward, financial transparency, museum. Possibly even reviving our community file storage?

These meetings are open to everyone - drop by even if you’re not a hardcore Foulaber! We like the company.



Foulab Events - January 2024
by [kryma] @ 2024-01-06 14:52:34 -0500 EST

Picture credit to Lisa Fotios

Happy New Year! Foulabers are organizing some fresh new events - come join us!

Macintosh Day Trivia Night - Wednesday January 24th @ 19:00 - 22:00

Macintosh Day is right around the corner. And not just any Macintosh day - 24th of this January marks a 40-year birthday of the system itself, the original Apple Macintosh!

Come join us for a special trivia night celebrating the device’s history, hosted by none other than our very own kida - with the potential help of a fellow Macintosh historian kattheborg no less! Last time was a blast - we think swinging by the lab for this one is a very good idea.


FOULAB Monthly Meeting - Saturday January 27th @ 15:00 - 17:00

Our monthly organizational meeting - the first in 2024! Foulab business will be decided, members will be sworn in.

Interested in demystifying a little of the lab for yourself? Want to coordinate a gathering of your own? It’s the secret society event to be at.


Killed by Dice Presents: Cyberpunk - Sunday January 28th @ 15:00 - 19:00

der_moderne_man’s Killed by Dice, a regular organizer of our staple tabletop gaming events, returns for another exciting sci-fi one shot. We are going to be playing the original Cyberpunk tabletop RPG - and you are invited!

Click here to RSVP. Slots are limited.


HACKY HOLIDAYS!
by [sfxman] @ 2023-12-18 23:39:09 -0500 EST

HACKY HOLIDAYS

Saturday December 23rd @ 18:00 - 21:00

Do you love the GREEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHZZZZZZZZZZHHHHHHHHHH noise of the dot-matrix printer? Do you want to make cool lo-fi pixelated greeting cards for your loved ones?

Come to COOP Recyborg on the night of Saturday, December 23rd starting at 6PM and we will show you how to print these cards on a real Apple IIe computer and Apple ImageWriter II printer from the mid-80s!

This is a mask-mandatory event (N95 or better).

Held in conjunction with Recyborg. Special thanks to @computerbomb, Curator of the Foulab museum, without whom this would not have been possible! He will be co-presenting the workshop with me, Kastora, The Witch of the Wires.

COOP Recyborg is located at Bâtiment 7, rue 1900 le Ber, Suite C, on the 57 and 71 bus lines.

Accessibility information:

  • Masking is required (N95 or better), however, unmasked customers will have been in the space earlier in the day during business hours.
  • N95 masks in three sizes are available at the door.
  • The space is on the ground floor and wheelchair accessible. A shallow-grade ramp leads up from the street near wheelchair-accessible bus stop to a walkway along the side of the building to our south door.
  • The 71N and 57E stop a few meters away north of the ramp at stop 53029.
  • The 71S and 57O stop one block south of the ramp and across the street at stop 53030.
  • The 71S and 57O leave from Charlevoix metro. The 71N leaves from Lasalle metro. The 71S also leaves from Lionel-Groulx metro.
  • Not all buses on the route have front ramps. Please check the linked STM schedules linked above the day of the event to see which buses do.
  • You can also arrive to the north side of the building by car, where there is a curb, unfortunately with no curb cut. It is accessed through the parking lot at 1830 le Ber. We will try to get a ramp for this side before the event, and this page will be updated if we get one.
  • There is a wheelchair-accessible bathroom, but access to all bathrooms requires exiting the space and going back along the walkway to another entry about 70m.
  • CO₂ levels are quite low in the space, because it’s a drafty old warehouse. That’s good!
  • It’s cold in the space, because it’s a drafty old warehouse. The temperature will be around 16ºC. That’s bad! Expect to keep your coat on.

If time and ink permit, we may even get to make ~BANNERS~

This event is FREE, no registration required


Saturday December 23rd @ 18:00 - 21:00

Est-ce que vous aimez les sons ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZHHHHHHHHHHHHHHNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGG des imprimantes dot-matrix des années 80? Est-ce que vous aimeriez fair les cartes de souhaite genre lo-fi pixel rétro pour vos proches?

Venez chez le COOP Recyborg le samedi 23 décembre dès 18h le soir et nous vous montrons comment faire ces cartes aven un vrai ordinateur Apple IIe et une imprimante Apple ImageWriter II qui date dès années mi-80!

Les masques N95 ou mieux sont requises pour toutes les participantes.

Faite en conjunction avec Recyborg grace à l’aide du conservateur de la musée de Foulab, dit @computerbomb, sans lesquelles cette événement n’aurait être pas possible! Il présentera cette événement avec moi, Kastora, la so(u)rcière des fils.

Le COOP Recyborg est situé à Bâtiment 7, rue 1900 le Ber, suite C, sur les lignes d’autobus 57 et 71.

Consignes sur l’accessibilité:

  • Les masques (N95 ou mieux) sont obligatoire, mais avant l’événement, il y a des clients non-masqué(e)s dans l’espace pendent la journée de travail.
  • Les masques N95 en trois grandeurs sont disponible à la porte.
  • L’espace est sur la rez-de-chaussée et accessible en fauteuil roulant. Une rampe avec pente peu profond vient du trottoir proche des arrêts d’autobus à une passage plat et ensuite à notre porte.
  • L’arrêt 53029 pour les autobuses 71N et 57E est quelques metres au nord de la rampe.
  • L’arrêt 53030 pour les autobuses 71S et 57O est un coin de rue au sud à l’autre barre.
  • Les autobuses 71S et 57O départ de la station Charlevoix. Le 71N départ de la station Lasalle. Le 71S départ aussi de la station Lionel-Groulx.
  • Pas touts les autobuses ont une rampe d’avant, veuillez checker sur les liens en haut pour vérifier avant que vous partez.
  • Vous pouvez aussi arriver en voiture au côté nord du bâtiment. Il y a un trottoirs sans rampe de hauteur d’environ 12cm ou 15cm. C’est accessible par le 1830 le Ber. J’essai de trouver une rampe avant l’événement, si j’en retrouverai un je fais un mise à jour ici.
  • Il y a une salle de bain accessible mais l’accès aux toutes les salles de bain sont à l’extérieur de l’espace, il faut sortir et reculer vers la façade de l’edifice environ 70m.
  • Le niveau de dioxyde de carbone dans l’espace est faible parce ce que c’est un ancien entrepôt avec beaucoup des courants de l’air dedans. C’est bon!
  • La temperature est basse parce que c’est un ancien entrepôt avec beaucoup des courants de l’air dedans. Ça fait mal! Il faut prévoir garder son manteau.

S’il nous rester assez de temps et de l’encre, nous pouvons faire aussi des ~BANNIÈRES~

Cette événement est GRATUIT, aucune inscription requise


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