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When: Friday, October 10th & 17th: 7pm to 9pm
Cost: $10 donation appreciated
Members Only?: No!
RSVP: Required (See below)
Computer security wonk Vincent will teach a two-part class on computer and internet security. Learn how to protect yourself online. A $10 donation is requested from all those who are not paying members or work-traders.
Skilled hackers can exploit software bugs to gain total control of a computer system. Buffer Overflows, SQL injection, Command injection, Cross Site Scripting, Cross Site Request Forgery, Path name traversal, network sniffing, trojan horses and other techniques exploit software errors to give an attacker access to your systems. This class will explore these techniques with an eye to prevention.
The internet is a dangerous place. Celebrities aren’t the only ones getting their data stolen. Learn some of the things you can do to protect your computer and your data. How to use encryption, strong credentials, multiple factor authentication, and other methods to protect your data, or at least limit the potential damage of software flaws discussed in the first class.
NOTE: Participation in the first class, “Got Root?” on October 10th is NOT required to take this class.
This Saturday and every Saturday from 11:00am to 1:00pm you can make your own earrings, bracelet, or necklace at Xerocraft! This workshop will focus on making up-cycled jewelry. Upcycling is the process of taking useless or waste materials and refashioning them into products of higher value. In this workshop, you will learn how to make hummingbird earrings out of aluminum cans. Please bring $5.00 to cover the cost of supplies. Members are free.
We are happy to inform you that we are back on track for offering metal machining classes. Come learn how to safely operate our Bridgeport mill and/or our metal lathe! Which machine you’ll learn during this first class will be determined by consensus between the instructor and the students. Then subsequent classes will alternate between the two. In theory you can earn your “machining permit” in under a month! You do have to attend these classes in order to use the machines unsupervised. For those with prior experience, you’ll be afforded an opportunity to test out early in the class without having to attend the whole time. Just mention it to the instructor.
Classes are limited to 3 people per instructor/class! We do this so we can make sure you have sufficient hands-on time with an instructor right there to assist you!
To attend the class you must be wearing the following ordinary clothing:
We ask that non-members make a $10 donation but it is not mandatory. However, if you do donate you’ll be making it easier for us to continue to offer wonderful classes on many subjects at little or no cost to you!
RSVP IS REQUIRED! CLICK HERE TO SECURE YOUR RESERVATION!
Please consider joining us and learn to express your creative abilities!
When: October 6 at 6pm, 1hr
Who’s Invited: Staffers and those interested in staffing
Cost: Free
RSVP is required: Click here
There will be a one hour long Xerocraft Staff training session on October 6 at 6:00pm on table saw safety. This training was requested at a Xerocraft planning session in July. We are bringing in a wood shop safety expert to provide this training so please try to attend.
It is incorrect to assume the SawStop table saw is inherently safe due to its built-in safety features. The purpose of this training session is to provide all staff members sufficient knowledge to recognize and correct unsafe table saw practices. We have many guests coming into the Xerocraft Wood Shop and some of them have very little table saw experience. Mr. Ken Tower taught high school wood shop for 30 years. He will explain how to recognize and correct common table saw safety issues.
This is important training regardless of your current table saw skill level. We want all Xerocraft staff members to be able to correct any potential safety issues in the wood shop. Your participation is important to the future of Xerocraft.
All attendees must have signed liability waivers on file and wear eye protection while in the wood and metal shops at all times.
Make your own steampunk jewelry on Saturday, September 27th at 11:00am!
Steampunk is a retro-futuristic style incorporating gears, clockwork, keys, and other found objects in antique metal colors, especially copper and brass.
All supplies and tools will be provided. Please bring $10 to cover the cost of supplies.
Learn about our Competitive Robotics and Group Build programs and join our team!
When: Sunday, September 7, 1:00 – 5:00pm
Ages: students 7th -12th grade
Free and open to the public.
Come join the fun!
Questions? Email the.bit.buckets@gmail.com
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