Weekly Update - Tonight's SkullSpace meeting is guest-starring Ron Bowes

SkullSpace!

Last weekend was an interesting weekend for us at SkullSpace. Ron came back from the states for a visit! Hacker Jeopardy was inflicted upon us! Some of us even escaped a nuclear meltdown - or whatever the puzzle equivalent of one is.

But the fun is not over yet! Tonight we're having a very special SkullSpace meeting! Former-president-for-life Ron Bowes will be attending, and possibly running tonight's meeting.

He just doesn't know it yet.

Upcoming Events

All of these events on on the Skullspace Calendar. Check it out for more details!

Saturday December 20th - Hackathon: 24 Pull Requests

This holiday season, we're going to give people the gift of code. In conjunction with 24pullrequests.com we're going to get together for a day of giving back to the open source projects that have made our lives better. We'll be a pack of caffeinated hacker Santas, delivering joy to open source projects around the world.

New Stuff

Hacker Jeopardy was fantastic! Thank you all for coming out! On a personal note, I'm happy - and a little bit shocked - that you guys didn't completely destroy any of the new Jeopardy hardware.

Eight of us went to check out therealescape.ca. We're proud to report that we survived with plenty of time to spare, although we didn't quite snag the record time. All in all, I'm impressed with the quality of the puzzle.

Meeting Agenda

6pm, December 9th, 2014
2nd Floor - 374 Donald Street

1. Call To Order
   1. Ring the Bell!
   2. Introductions!
2. Reading of the minutes
3. Old Stuff
   1. Hacker Jeopardy Recap
   2. Real Escape Recap
4. New Stuff
   1. 24 Pull Requests Hackathon
   2. Epic Video Game Doubles Quadrathalon Tournament
   3. Financial Update
5. Cool Stuff
   1. Open show and tell
6. It's over!

After the meeting, a few of us will be heading over to Vertical Adventures for wall climbing. Anybody is welcome to join!

Weekly Update - Imminent Jeopardy

I'm happy to report that our blog is being slowly risen from the dead! From now on you can find announcements and interesting stories posted there.

In other news, four more days until hacker Jeopardy!

Upcoming Events (2 Week Scope)

All of these events are on the SkullSpace Calendar. Check it out for more details!

Friday November 7th - Work From SkullSpace Day

Do you work from home? Are you the sort of person who's commute takes them from one room of their house to another? Have you deemed basic hygiene to be a waste of time? Have you forgotten the meaning of the word "Pants"? Have you lost track of where your beard ends and where your chest hair begins?

Rejoin civilization for one brilliant day. Come together with your fellow digital nomads on the first Friday of every month and work at SkullSpace. Just please, put some pants on.

Saturday December 6th - Hacker Jeopardy: Ron's Revenge

SkullSpace legend tells of a man named Ron. A man who built SkullSpace with his own bare hands... and with the help of the bare hands of a lot of other people. Personally, I used gloves for most of it.

Not content just presiding over SkullSpace, Ron joined forces with a man known only as Mak. Together they wrote questions - challenging and puzzling questions that would be inflicted upon the people at SkullSpace. And thus, SkullSpace's Hacker Jeopardy event was shamelessly ripped off from DEFCON born.

On December 6th, Ron is back. And where Ron goes, jeopardy follows.

Join us at the Ralph Brown Community Center! Tickets are $10!

Sunday December 7th - Board Game Day

Come down to the space this Sunday for our semi-regular mostly bi-weekly card/board/tabletop having day! Drown out the harsh reality of the nip of fall in the air by throwing down with some friends. Raise all the sheep, eat all the meeples, plot all the routes, buy all the houses, conquer all the countries and cast all the spells!

SkullSpace will be open for gaming from 11am to 6pm. Bring a game to share or play one from our extensive collection. Come on down, bring a friend. See you there!

Update: Board game day has been canceled due to an awesome community event.

New Stuff

Robert is interested in running a talk on CouchDB and PouchDB! Let him know if you're interested in listening to a talk on CouchDB and PouchDB.
https://groups.google.com/a/skullspace.ca/forum/#!topic/discuss/-shxSVXwThA

Meeting Agenda

6pm, November 25th, 2014
2nd Floor - 374 Donald Street

1. Call to Order
   1. Ring the Bell!
   2. Introductions!
2. Reading of the minutes
3. Old Stuff
   1. Festivus Party Recap
   2. Blog update
4. New Stuff
   1. Ron's Revenge - Hacker Jeopardy
5. Cool Stuff
   1. Open show and tell
6. It's over!

Weekly Update: Festivus Edition!

Those of you who tried to attend last weeks meeting may have been thinking "This is an awesome space, but where is everybody?" Well, I'll be honest with you: we cancelled the meeting on the spot so we could all run down to a bar and celebrate a member's birthday. Because when it comes down to it, we're all about shamelessly picking the option that's more fun.

Speaking of options that are more fun, Hacker Jeopardy tickets are here! Swing by tonight to pick up tickets to the best thing happening in Winnipeg on the night of December 6th!

We're also holding a Festivus Party at the space this weekend! It's a great chance to show your family and friends what you get up to.

Swing by to tonight's meeting to learn more! We'll try not to get distracted by birthdays this time.

Upcoming Events (2 Week Scope)

All of these events are on the SkullSpace Calendar. Check it out for more details!

Saturday November 29th - Festivus Party

Celebrate November 29th at SkullSpace! Bring your friends for a big open-house at the space. There will be music - but none of it will be Christmas music! There will be cookies! There will be more cookies! This is a great opportunity to show off the space to friends and family.

Saturday December 6th - Hacker Jeopardy: Ron's Revenge

SkullSpace legend tells of a man named Ron. A man who built SkullSpace with his own bare hands... and with the help of the bare hands of a lot of other people. Personally, I used gloves for most of it.

Not content just presiding over SkullSpace, Ron joined forces with a man known only as Mak. Together they wrote questions - challenging and puzzling questions that would be inflicted upon the people at SkullSpace. And thus, SkullSpace's Hacker Jeopardy event was shamelessly ripped off from DEFCON born.

On December 6th, Ron is back. And where Ron goes, jeopardy follows.

Join us at the Ralph Brown Community Center! Tickets are $10!

Sunday December 7th - Board Game Day

Come down to the space this Sunday for our semi-regular mostly bi-weekly card/board/tabletop having day! Drown out the harsh reality of the nip of fall in the air by throwing down with some friends. Raise all the sheep, eat all the meeples, plot all the routes, buy all the houses, conquer all the countries and cast all the spells!

SkullSpace will be open for gaming from 11am to 6pm. Bring a game to share or play one from our extensive collection. Come on down, bring a friend. See you there!

New Stuff

Robert is interested in running a talk on CouchDB and PouchDB! Let him know if you're interested in listening to a talk on CouchDB and PouchDB.
https://groups.google.com/a/skullspace.ca/forum/#!topic/discuss/-shxSVXwThA

Videos of talks from last year's Security BSides Winnipeg Conference are now online!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNQOGXlvuAhv4b1MRrv4TGQ

Meeting Agenda

6pm, November 25th, 2014
2nd Floor - 374 Donald Street

1. Call to Order
1. Ding dong merrily on high
2. Festive greetings and introductions!
2. Heart-warming tales of the last meeting
3. A visitation from the Ghost of Meeting's Past
1. Comp-sci hackathon recap
2. Blog update/apology for lack of blog update
3. Vending machine update
4. A visitation from the Ghost of Meeting's Present
1. Door access issues and stranger danger
2. Ron's Revenge - Hacker Jeopardy
3. Festivus Party!
5. Presents!
1. Open show and tell
6. It's over!