#why2025 — Public Fediverse posts

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Sounds like you need those fork lift "repositioning" signs that #WHY2025 had. 🙃

@info

Sounds like you need those fork lift "repositioning" signs that #WHY2025 had. 🙃

Look, what just fell out of my big camping bag while packing for #emf2026!
Memories from #why2025 .

Look, what just fell out of my big camping bag while packing for #emf2026!
Memories from #why2025 .

@dee Adorable beach defender plushie workshop was (unexpectedly?) popular at #WHY2025, although there may already be Tetrapod Plans for #EMFCamp... https://wlcx.cc/projects/plush-tetrapod/ :tetrapod:

@dee Adorable beach defender plushie workshop was (unexpectedly?) popular at #WHY2025, although there may already be Tetrapod Plans for #EMFCamp... https://wlcx.cc/projects/plush-tetrapod/ :tetrapod:

Last year at #WHY2025 I sat under the right canopy at the right time. The EMF badge people approached Arturo182 to design a keeboard hexpansion, which he sadly had to decline. But I sat there saying:

"maybe I can design something" 👉👈

Two prototypes, one job termination and a new friend @sodoku (who wrote the firmware) later and we somehow ended up here: an official hexpansion for you to get for EMF camp.

:BoostOK: ORDER NOW

https://blog.emfcamp.org/2026/05/28/tildagon-2026-spaceagon/

#EMF2026 #EMF26 #tildagon #hexpansion

Last year at #WHY2025 I sat under the right canopy at the right time. The EMF badge people approached Arturo182 to design a keeboard hexpansion, which he sadly had to decline. But I sat there saying:

"maybe I can design something" 👉👈

Two prototypes, one job termination and a new friend @sodoku (who wrote the firmware) later and we somehow ended up here: an official hexpansion for you to get for EMF camp.

:BoostOK: ORDER NOW

https://blog.emfcamp.org/2026/05/28/tildagon-2026-spaceagon/

#EMF2026 #EMF26 #tildagon #hexpansion

Holy Shit, this is awesome! #Linux on the #WHY2025 badge. github.com/mrbreaker/wh... Screenshot from the GitHub

Holy Shit, this is awesome! #Linux on the #WHY2025 badge.

https://github.com/mrbreaker/why2025-linux

Screenshot from the GitHub

Holy Shit, this is awesome! #Linux on the #WHY2025 badge.

https://github.com/mrbreaker/why2025-linux

Screenshot from the GitHub

Hello Fedi! We are Matrix Community Events, a loose group of @matrix enthusiasts interested in representing Matrix at events and running our own events for the community. Our previous adventures include: Matrix Community Summit #MCS, #FrOSCon, c3, #FOSDEM, #GPN, #MRMCD, Matrix Workations, #MatrixConf, CCCamp, #WHY2025, and 8+ local meetups/Stammtische. You can learn more at https://matrix-community.events.

Follow this account for news about MCS, local meetups, chaos events, and more!

Hello Fedi! We are Matrix Community Events, a loose group of @matrix enthusiasts interested in representing Matrix at events and running our own events for the community. Our previous adventures include: Matrix Community Summit #MCS, #FrOSCon, c3, #FOSDEM, #GPN, #MRMCD, Matrix Workations, #MatrixConf, CCCamp, #WHY2025, and 8+ local meetups/Stammtische. You can learn more at https://matrix-community.events.

Follow this account for news about MCS, local meetups, chaos events, and more!

Beautiful nerds going to @info, this post about adding a shade cloth to my tent at #WHY2025 to make it a lot more comfortable inside on sunny days may be of interest. Now's a great time to start thinking about your camp setup, and ordering anything you might need.

#EMFCamp

(https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/115015713218240103)

Beautiful nerds going to @info, this post about adding a shade cloth to my tent at #WHY2025 to make it a lot more comfortable inside on sunny days may be of interest. Now's a great time to start thinking about your camp setup, and ordering anything you might need.

#EMFCamp

(https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/115015713218240103)

two (2) whole interaction-free days of wheel-spinning, nose-following, generally doing a little bit of a lot of stuff <3

a background task is to get a couple of things together for the #emfcamp CfP...

Who knows if they'll accept "Synthercise, the chiptune dance fitness experience" again, but it's fun to do, @discontinuity seems to be up for co-teaching, and most of the effort has already been made, including new tracks added for #why2025

Yes i did say at the time "I never want to hear this tune again", but my tic80 cover version of Dolly Parton's "9 to 5" is unstoppable

#Synthercise

Spent some time this monday preparing the machine including installing 2.11BSD to the M2322 hard drive, as my DIY disk emulator showed some reliability issues at #why2025 . I'm still in the process of applying the latest updates to the system, as rebuilding kernels and part of the userland on a 1MB RAM, less than 1 MIPS system takes a fair bit of time.

Once I'm done updating the system, it will be at patch level 499 - the latest available for #211bsd , released on January 14th 2026!

If you want to play around with this system, visit the open day at RevSpace The Hague next saturday:
https://revspace.nl/OpenDag2026

I will be attaching a few physical terminals to it (including a VT55 and VT100!) as well as allowing telnet from the local network.

Besides this, if you do visit and want to trade PDP-11 parts, I have a large collection of mostly QBUS cards that I want to part with, and am looking for PDP-11/84 (PMI) and PDP-11/44 (EUB) memory boards as well as spare CPU cards for the /44.

#pdp11 #retrocomputing #unix #revspace #minicomputer

Spent some time this monday preparing the machine including installing 2.11BSD to the M2322 hard drive, as my DIY disk emulator showed some reliability issues at #why2025 . I'm still in the process of applying the latest updates to the system, as rebuilding kernels and part of the userland on a 1MB RAM, less than 1 MIPS system takes a fair bit of time.

Once I'm done updating the system, it will be at patch level 499 - the latest available for #211bsd , released on January 14th 2026!

If you want to play around with this system, visit the open day at RevSpace The Hague next saturday:
https://revspace.nl/OpenDag2026

I will be attaching a few physical terminals to it (including a VT55 and VT100!) as well as allowing telnet from the local network.

Besides this, if you do visit and want to trade PDP-11 parts, I have a large collection of mostly QBUS cards that I want to part with, and am looking for PDP-11/84 (PMI) and PDP-11/44 (EUB) memory boards as well as spare CPU cards for the /44.

#pdp11 #retrocomputing #unix #revspace #minicomputer

Postkarte ist angekommen. #why2025

Ne pozabite, da je _jutri_ tradicionalno #Kiberpipa post-FOSDEM srečanje.

Torej:

5.2. ob 17h
se dobimo
v @muzej|u

in bomo predstavili kako je bilo na:

• #WHY2025
• #39C3
• #FOSDEM2026 ter fringe eventih
• #HackerTrain|u na FOSDEM

Dobrodošli vsi, ki vas zanima!

več info (in RSVP):
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/35cc2559-555f-4672-b94d-56c41bf29a7a

#Cyberpipe

Ne pozabite, da je _jutri_ tradicionalno #Kiberpipa post-FOSDEM srečanje.

Torej:

5.2. ob 17h
se dobimo
v @muzej|u

in bomo predstavili kako je bilo na:

• #WHY2025
• #39C3
• #FOSDEM2026 ter fringe eventih
• #HackerTrain|u na FOSDEM

Dobrodošli vsi, ki vas zanima!

več info (in RSVP):
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/35cc2559-555f-4672-b94d-56c41bf29a7a

#Cyberpipe

Ne pozabite, da je _jutri_ tradicionalno #Kiberpipa post-FOSDEM srečanje.

Torej:

5.2. ob 17h
se dobimo
v @muzej|u

in bomo predstavili kako je bilo na:

• #WHY2025
• #39C3
• #FOSDEM2026 ter fringe eventih
• #HackerTrain|u na FOSDEM

Dobrodošli vsi, ki vas zanima!

več info (in RSVP):
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/35cc2559-555f-4672-b94d-56c41bf29a7a

#Cyberpipe

Ne pozabite, da je _jutri_ tradicionalno #Kiberpipa post-FOSDEM srečanje.

Torej:

5.2. ob 17h
se dobimo
v @muzej|u

in bomo predstavili kako je bilo na:

• #WHY2025
• #39C3
• #FOSDEM2026 ter fringe eventih
• #HackerTrain|u na FOSDEM

Dobrodošli vsi, ki vas zanima!

več info (in RSVP):
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/35cc2559-555f-4672-b94d-56c41bf29a7a

#Cyberpipe

Ne pozabite, da je _jutri_ tradicionalno #Kiberpipa post-FOSDEM srečanje.

Torej:

5.2. ob 17h
se dobimo
v @muzej|u

in bomo predstavili kako je bilo na:

• #WHY2025
• #39C3
• #FOSDEM2026 ter fringe eventih
• #HackerTrain|u na FOSDEM

Dobrodošli vsi, ki vas zanima!

več info (in RSVP):
https://dogodki.kompot.si/events/35cc2559-555f-4672-b94d-56c41bf29a7a

#Cyberpipe

#why2025 does it take so long to get the t-shirts shipped. #DPD status is still in “not yet shipped” state. I will move end of February and I hope they will come before that date….

#why2025 does it take so long to get the t-shirts shipped. #DPD status is still in “not yet shipped” state. I will move end of February and I hope they will come before that date….

I just got myself a #WHY2025 Badge and I can’t get the up arrow and enter key to work. Other keys (down, a, esc) work like expected. It works when I unscrew the top plate and move the rubber keyboard ever so slightly, but when I try to assemble the badge like that the screw holes are not aligned and aligning breaks the functionality again. I also looked if the membrane was dirty or misaligned, but it seems to be clean (especially underneath) and aligned to the frame printed on the PCB. I’m a bit lost. Some of the keys work like a charm. Anyone got a similar problem and found a solution?

I just got myself a #WHY2025 Badge and I can’t get the up arrow and enter key to work. Other keys (down, a, esc) work like expected. It works when I unscrew the top plate and move the rubber keyboard ever so slightly, but when I try to assemble the badge like that the screw holes are not aligned and aligning breaks the functionality again. I also looked if the membrane was dirty or misaligned, but it seems to be clean (especially underneath) and aligned to the frame printed on the PCB. I’m a bit lost. Some of the keys work like a charm. Anyone got a similar problem and found a solution?

I finally made a blogpost with more information about the #stonehenge soldering challenge that was at #why2025 and #39c3

https://ca.rstenpresser.de/blag/2026/01/stonehenge-soldering-challenge/

I finally made a blogpost with more information about the #stonehenge soldering challenge that was at #why2025 and #39c3

https://ca.rstenpresser.de/blag/2026/01/stonehenge-soldering-challenge/

Missed #39C3

I remeber #WHY2025 hacker vibes

I'm posting to Mastodon + BlueSky + Farcaster + Nostr + mainstream platforms so that my content is less likely to be deleted.

Missing the times with singular version of reality.

Now multipolar world order.

Here are 20 images that tell a story: https://planetarycouncil.org/payload/

Missed #39C3

I remeber #WHY2025 hacker vibes

I'm posting to Mastodon + BlueSky + Farcaster + Nostr + mainstream platforms so that my content is less likely to be deleted.

Missing the times with singular version of reality.

Now multipolar world order.

Here are 20 images that tell a story: https://planetarycouncil.org/payload/

@heiseonline Das sieht wie eine schlechtere Version des #why2025 badges aus...

@heiseonline Das sieht wie eine schlechtere Version des #why2025 badges aus...

You are a hacker on a train, whatever that means. But what kind of train? Multiple choice #UKHackerTrainPoll :trainpats:

*Trams are also trains. And funiculars. UPDATE: And monorails, steam powered or otherwise :monorail:

Spamming some hashtags, boosts welcome! :blobfoxwink:
#EMFCamp #MinistryOfChaos #39C3 #40C3 #OggCamp #WutheringBytes #WHY2025 #Gaussfest #PatternClub #Algorave #DemoParty #DemoScene

You are a hacker on a train, whatever that means. But what kind of train? Multiple choice #UKHackerTrainPoll :trainpats:

*Trams are also trains. And funiculars. UPDATE: And monorails, steam powered or otherwise :monorail:

Spamming some hashtags, boosts welcome! :blobfoxwink:
#EMFCamp #MinistryOfChaos #39C3 #40C3 #OggCamp #WutheringBytes #WHY2025 #Gaussfest #PatternClub #Algorave #DemoParty #DemoScene

If there was some kind of semi-organised UK hackers-on-a-train type meet up, how interested would you be? Further polls could occur... :trainpats:

Spamming some hashtags, boosts welcome! :blobfoxwink:
#EMFCamp #MinistryOfChaos #39C3 #40C3 #OggCamp #WutheringBytes #WHY2025 #Gaussfest #PatternClub #Algorave #DemoParty #DemoScene

#39c3 #ChaosPost We’re looking for a person who wore a T-Shirt at #why2025 with “I love boobies” on it.

The card got routed via #39c3 now.

If you have any points please support the post delivery angel via DECT 38044

#39c3 #ChaosPost We’re looking for a person who wore a T-Shirt at #why2025 with “I love boobies” on it.

The card got routed via #39c3 now.

If you have any points please support the post delivery angel via DECT 38044

To anyone who wants to bring their why2025 badge to 39c3, don't forget to bring your antenna. If you don't have yours anymore, I am bringing a few kits with an antenna and connector (thanks to @a51c ).

I have 7 of them with a half-decent antenna for €6, and 2 of them with a the original badge antenna for €3.

The LoRa module on the badge also requires two bodge wires to be soldered. Two pieces of wire and instructions are included in the kits.

On some badges it may be required to remove some epoxy around one of the battery holders, and even if it isn't, it may make soldering the bodge wires easier. You may also want to make your badge safer and more compact by removing the battery holders entirely.

I am also bringing some epoxy removal kits for free (they're just alcohol wipes and disposable vinyl gloves).

#why2025 #39c3 #meshcore #badge #bodge #soldering #epoxy #safety #congress #hashtagspam

To anyone who wants to bring their why2025 badge to 39c3, don't forget to bring your antenna. If you don't have yours anymore, I am bringing a few kits with an antenna and connector (thanks to @a51c ).

I have 7 of them with a half-decent antenna for €6, and 2 of them with a the original badge antenna for €3.

The LoRa module on the badge also requires two bodge wires to be soldered. Two pieces of wire and instructions are included in the kits.

On some badges it may be required to remove some epoxy around one of the battery holders, and even if it isn't, it may make soldering the bodge wires easier. You may also want to make your badge safer and more compact by removing the battery holders entirely.

I am also bringing some epoxy removal kits for free (they're just alcohol wipes and disposable vinyl gloves).

#why2025 #39c3 #meshcore #badge #bodge #soldering #epoxy #safety #congress #hashtagspam

To anyone who wants to bring their why2025 badge to 39c3, don't forget to bring your antenna. If you don't have yours anymore, I am bringing a few kits with an antenna and connector (thanks to @a51c ).

I have 7 of them with a half-decent antenna for €6, and 2 of them with a the original badge antenna for €3.

The LoRa module on the badge also requires two bodge wires to be soldered. Two pieces of wire and instructions are included in the kits.

On some badges it may be required to remove some epoxy around one of the battery holders, and even if it isn't, it may make soldering the bodge wires easier. You may also want to make your badge safer and more compact by removing the battery holders entirely.

I am also bringing some epoxy removal kits for free (they're just alcohol wipes and disposable vinyl gloves).

#why2025 #39c3 #meshcore #badge #bodge #soldering #epoxy #safety #congress #hashtagspam

To anyone who wants to bring their why2025 badge to 39c3, don't forget to bring your antenna. If you don't have yours anymore, I am bringing a few kits with an antenna and connector (thanks to @a51c ).

I have 7 of them with a half-decent antenna for €6, and 2 of them with a the original badge antenna for €3.

The LoRa module on the badge also requires two bodge wires to be soldered. Two pieces of wire and instructions are included in the kits.

On some badges it may be required to remove some epoxy around one of the battery holders, and even if it isn't, it may make soldering the bodge wires easier. You may also want to make your badge safer and more compact by removing the battery holders entirely.

I am also bringing some epoxy removal kits for free (they're just alcohol wipes and disposable vinyl gloves).

#why2025 #39c3 #meshcore #badge #bodge #soldering #epoxy #safety #congress #hashtagspam

To anyone who wants to bring their why2025 badge to 39c3, don't forget to bring your antenna. If you don't have yours anymore, I am bringing a few kits with an antenna and connector (thanks to @a51c ).

I have 7 of them with a half-decent antenna for €6, and 2 of them with a the original badge antenna for €3.

The LoRa module on the badge also requires two bodge wires to be soldered. Two pieces of wire and instructions are included in the kits.

On some badges it may be required to remove some epoxy around one of the battery holders, and even if it isn't, it may make soldering the bodge wires easier. You may also want to make your badge safer and more compact by removing the battery holders entirely.

I am also bringing some epoxy removal kits for free (they're just alcohol wipes and disposable vinyl gloves).

#why2025 #39c3 #meshcore #badge #bodge #soldering #epoxy #safety #congress #hashtagspam

Lithium-Ion Batteries: WHY They Demand Respect https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/lithium-ion-batteries-why-they-demand-respect/ #electronicdesign #unprotectedcells #BatteryHacks #18650battery #18650cell #badgelife #Featured #WHY2025 #Skills #18650 #cons

Lithium-Ion Batteries: WHY They Demand Respect https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/lithium-ion-batteries-why-they-demand-respect/ #electronicdesign #unprotectedcells #BatteryHacks #18650battery #18650cell #badgelife #Featured #WHY2025 #Skills #18650 #cons

Lithium-Ion Batteries: WHY They Demand Respect - This summer, we saw the WHY (What Hackers Yearn) event happen in Netherlands, of c... - https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/lithium-ion-batteries-why-they-demand-respect/ #electronicdesign #unprotectedcells #batteryhacks #18650battery #18650cell #badgelife #featured #why2025 #skills #cons

Lithium-Ion Batteries: WHY They Demand Respect - This summer, we saw the WHY (What Hackers Yearn) event happen in Netherlands, of c... - https://hackaday.com/2025/11/04/lithium-ion-batteries-why-they-demand-respect/ #electronicdesign #unprotectedcells #batteryhacks #18650battery #18650cell #badgelife #featured #why2025 #skills #cons