Soldering Saturdays

Learn how to solder!  Create some open source hardware!  We’ll teach you to sling rosin and make great joints so that all your projects are well connected and able push electrons with ease.  This will be the first of a regularly occurring “Soldering Saturdays” event hosted by DSL’s Denis Tsoi, who says:  “I’m coming into …

Lockpicking 101

This is a hands-on workshop that includes approximately ninety minutes of instructor-led lecture followed by a ninety minute participant-led workshop, including the history and development of pin-tumbler locks, a full breakdown of how a pin-tumbler lock works, introduction and tutorial regarding what pick tools are used for as well as a slew of videos on …

Free Software hackfest Highlights: 2013-05-01

On Wednesday May 1st, we held the first instance of our new bi-monthly Free Software hackfest at the Dim Sum Labs. I have to admit I didn’t expect so many attendees for the first time, especially on a public holiday, but to my surprise about 12 hackers showed up, all passionate about Free Software. That …

HackJam Highlights: 2013-04-30

  HackJam 2013-04-30 was a great success!  The room was packed with people working on projects, demonstrating nearly finished projects, receiving products and visiting from overseas.  There wasn’t an empty seat! We had two great guys come by, visiting as guests for the first time.  They were referred to us by our friends at Cocoon: …