We prototype a new educational program in the #fablab network! Fab Futures teaches 21st century vocational skills. It is a part of The #Academany, the fab lab network's distributed hands-on educational program. It grew from the #FabAcademy, developed to provide […] [Original post on waag.social]

"Qualcomm-owned #Arduino quietly pushed a sweeping rewrite of its Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, and the changes mark a clear break from the open-hardware ethos that built the platform." (source: Adafruit […] [Original post on waag.social]

Would you like to know more about the Fab Academy? Join our open day today (in person @waag or global online) Through interactive sessions, insightful talks, and an introduction to the vast Fab Lab Network, you discover how the program equips you with the […] [Original post on waag.social]

Heb nog eens nagedacht nav #Zivver en #solvinity#ZIVVER misschien moet je als overheid je kerntaken (zoals data van burgers beheren) toch maar zelf doen, of op z'n minst door een staatsbedrijf. Helemaal zo'n gek idee niet, je eigen ding zelf doen. IT is geen catering.

Registration for Fab Academy 2026 are OPEN! Join Fablab Amsterdam at Waag Futurelab! The Fab Academy is a fast paced, hands-on learning experience where students learn rapid-prototyping by planning and executing a new project each week, resulting in a personal […] [Original post on waag.social]

Dank u Maxim Februari! Wat goed gezegd: #nerdvote […]

🇪🇺🚨 Tomorrow, EU gov's could approve #chatcontrol 2.0 through the back door, unleashing mass surveillance to scan ALL your private messages & photos. 🤫 Your privacy is on the line. ℹ️ […]

Ik kan er zo moe van worden. Na overleg in Den Haag gisteren is het mogelijk dat #chatcontrol toch via een achterdeur terugkomt via een soort vrijwillige verplichting. Schijnt nu over besloten te worden. En daarom nog maar eens in de herhaling hoe ver we al heen zijn en hoe eng dit is […]

The Authoritarian Stack How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next @francescabria https://www.authoritarian-stack.info/ #palantir #musk #thiel #jdvance #trump

Open Day! Interested in participating in the upcoming #fabacademy in 2026? Then come to the open day on November 19th at @waag /FabLab Amsterdam. Meet the local and international instructors and alumni, browse the curriculum, and bring any questions you have […] [Original post on waag.social]

Beste #nerdvote volgers, ik heb nu genoeg processen verbaal op websites van gemeentes gezien, en na enig rekenen: @barbarakathmann is met voorkeursstemmen herkozen!!! Mijn blijdschap hierover is wat getemperd omdat Marieke Koekkoek van Volt onverwacht niet gekozen is. Maar dat Barbara door kan […]

Amazing hackerspace #librespacefoundation in Athens!

Kick of at the Open Source Cubesat Workshop #oscw25 in Athens Greece. #satnogs #fablab #librespacefoundation @waag

I find that @bert_hubert is spot on in his article (as always). AI/LLMs will be around post-collapse. The tech is useful. The hype and the ethic violations are harmful, but not inherent. But I'd love to call out this quote in particular: "[...] selling to clever people is not a trillion […]

Free the Internet: The Tor Project’s annual fundraiser https://blog.torproject.org/2025-fundraiser-donations-matched/

"The West is superior and must always win. This is how #Palantir views the world." Must read translated article by @stijnbz published in Dutch newspaper @nrc_nl "Data company Palantir is one of the most influential, secretive, and controversial companies in the […] [Original post on waag.social]

Uit frustratie gooi ik hem er nog maar een keer in. Ik hield een praatje over de moeizame relatie tussen politiek, data en experts. Ik hoopte dat dit wat meer aandacht zou krijgen maar de reactie die ik uit media krijg is "ja maar dat wisten we toch al". Maar dat maakt het niet minder een […]

‘Kom in beweging’, zeggen de vierhonderd wetenschappers die in hun open brief waarschuwen voor het fascisme. ‘Maak het verzet onmogelijk om te negeren en te duur om te onderdrukken.’* Maar wat moeten we dan concreet doen? […]

Open Day! Interested in participating in the upcoming Fab Academy in 2026? Then come to the open day on November 19th at @waag /FabLab Amsterdam. Meet the local and international instructors and alumni, browse the curriculum, and bring any questions you have […] [Original post on waag.social]

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📊 Fab Futures: Data Science Nov 18 – Dec 11, 2025 Gain the skills to understand and apply data science from the ground up. In 4 weeks, you explore essential methods for collecting, organizing, and analyzing datasets using interactive notebooks and open-source […] [Original post on waag.social]

Ik probeer de moed erin te houden, maar de totale overgave van de belastingdienst aan de Amerikaanse cloud voor hun documenten en email van de afgelopen 20 jaar valt me echt zwaar. En dat terwijl andere minder cruciale stukken overheid het wel lukt.

One of the projects I will work on in the coming period is to share Blender history info, also to create a 'source of truth' for all variations of Blender facts that go around. Here is the official 1998 announcement that went out for the first public Blender (V1.21) release ever.

How do social media algorithms shape language and culture? Adam Aleksic talks with me about it and the open alternatives like the fediverse, nostr, and Bluesky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpkW8JhqcgY

A creation of a talented intern who picked up the right attitude in our Fablab! #hackermindset #fablab #maker #makerspace #fabacademy @waag

Here's the official Global Meteor Network camera video from Lucky Lake, Saskatchewan! This video is courtesy University of Western Ontario and Defence R&D Canada. I counted 13 pieces in the video, how many do we think made it to the ground and are sitting on canola stubble east of Saskatoon?

FBI Readies New War on Trans People - Ken Klippenstein https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/fbi-readies-new-war-on-trans-people

These parties voted in the Dutch House of Representatives to designate "antifa" as a terrorist organization. So, here's a call to action to better organize ourselves to combat this kind of nonsense! #antifa

Onze bestuurders en meeste politici menen dat ze wel iets beters te doen hebben helaas: https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-van-de-dag/waar-was-het-alarm-toen-nederlandse-cybersecurity-werd-verkocht-aan-amerika~b9c35001/

Registration for Fab Academy 2026 are OPEN! Join Fablab Amsterdam at Waag Futurelab! The Fab Academy is a fast paced, hands-on learning experience where students learn rapid-prototyping by planning and executing a new project each week, resulting in a personal […] [Original post on waag.social]

An hackerspace is a community-driven workspace where people with a passion for technology, programming, electronics and making come together to learn, experiment and create. At TkkrLab, located in Enschede, you’ll find a wide range of tools and equipment , from […] [Original post on hsnl.social]

🕑 **EU Citizens have 4 days: the clock is ticking!** European countries are finalizing their positions on Chat Control **this Friday.** If your country supports Chat Control, it is vital you contact your representatives and voice your opposition to […] [Original post on mastodon.neat.computer]

I'm updating satellite numbers for yet another talk. There now 8,077 Starlink satellites in orbit, 1,240 have already been burned up in the atmosphere, depositing all their metal, plastic, and computer bits in the stratosphere as weird vapour (data from […]

Happy to help! 😇 #chatgpt #ai #environment #climate #ClimateChange#climate#climatechangeisreal #XR #climateactivism

We’re excited to announce that HackFest 2025 will take place at the historic former Polaroid factory, the Performance Factory, in their South Building, located at Hoge Bothofstraat 39. We’re thrilled to have secured this fantastic venue for this year’s edition […] [Original post on hsnl.social]

🛰️What's that #cubesat #satellite stuff anyhow?🛰️ At @why2025camp I'll be going in to a brief history and overview of what is being achieved with CubeSats. 🗓️ 2025-08-09 16:00–16:50, Brachium 🔗https://cfp.why2025.org/why2025/talk/LZSAXB/ Note: preliminary schedule, please check for updates! […]

HackFest runs on one thing… No, not copious amounts of energy drinks or Club-Mate. It runs on the amazing volunteers who make it all happen. From welcoming people at the door to setting up the space and cleaning up afterward. For HackFest 2025, we are once […] [Original post on hsnl.social]

Good documentation by Mkhitar on making angled cuts with a laser cutter. https://fabacademy.org/2025/labs/dilijan/students/mkhitar-evoyan/assignments/week03/#cutting-part #fabacademy #maker #lasercutter

Der liebe @[email protected] hat mit seiner Flensburger Siebdruckwerkstatt @[email protected] mir dieses wunderschöne T-Shirt gedruckt. Wenn ihr also für eure Bands mal Shirts braucht, meldet euch bei ihm @[email protected] #unterdruck #punk #punkrock #punkphotos #PUNKdotPHOTOS

The beautiful work of my colleagues from #Textiletab @waag futurelab is featured in Parool. https://archive.is/aJ7Am ‘100% Amsterdam Textiles’, on the occasion of 750 years of #amsterdam. Waag has been conducting solution-oriented research into complex themes […] [Original post on waag.social]

Why should you visit @why2025camp ? @maltman23 explains how he got involved, this is still valid for young and old persons today. Extra tip to get to know people is to do some volunteering shifts. https://youtu.be/qT8dXwjw8dY?feature=shared&t=1359

What was made during this years Fab Academy course "Howto make (almost) anything" The Piss Peddle - by Dylan Video: https://fabacademy.org/2025/labs/waag/students/dylan-heneck/presentation.mp4 Documentation […] [Original post on waag.social]

What was made during this years Fab Academy course "Howto make (almost) anything" Wroom - "tabletop wind tunnel" by Charath Video: https://fabacademy.org/2025/labs/salem/students/charath-natarajan/presentation.mp4 Documentation […] [Original post on waag.social]

What was made during this years Fab Academy course "Howto make (almost) anything" BeeAir - "CO₂ Infopoint" by Kerstin Video: https://fabacademy.org/2025/labs/bottrop/students/kerstin-ogrissek/presentation.mp4 Documentation […] [Original post on waag.social]

What was made during this years Fab Academy course "Howto make (almost) anything"

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How do we reclaim public interests in space? This is becoming more important every day in the current political climate! "U.S. military trims access to its critical sea ice measurements" https://www.science.org/content/article/u-s-military-trims-access-its-critical-sea-ice-measurements […]

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