BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:softer computing club & friends X-WR-CALNAME:softer computing club & friends TIMEZONE-ID:UTC X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@xyxXV9KX_rbUYQ3QGPJVb@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261011T190000 SUMMARY:Weird Wild Web LOCATION:North Park MakeSpace DESCRIPTION:In this workshop\, you'll learn to build a simple handmade www ebpage from scratch\, host it on a matchbox-sized server that broadcasts y our page offline over the WiFi\, and craft a 'wwweb companion' to hold ont o your server.\n\nThrough this process\, we'll consider:\n\n- What is a we bsite? And how does it relate to the Internet?\n- How small can a web serv er be? What forms can it take?\n- What happened to \"www\"?\n\nNo technica l or programming knowledge is required. Bring your laptop if you'd like. T here will also be extra computer stations available.\n\n$35 ORGANIZER;CN="Seán & Kate":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/xyxXV9KX_rbUYQ3QGPJVb END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@tsDbiRjMC4C2lJfOUCnu2@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261012T183000 SUMMARY:Spooky Tech: Online Oracles LOCATION:little fernwood (Little Gladstone Studio) DESCRIPTION:Haunted by virtual ghosts\, ghouls\, demons\, and other creepy entities? Soul imprisoned in an undead device? In search of online oracle s?\n\nSpooky Tech Support is an event series exploring strange\, mysteriou s\, and unsettling technological phenomena\, as well as spells\, practices \, and resources that can help counteract digital dark enchantments.\n\nNo devices required. ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/tsDbiRjMC4C2lJfOUCnu2 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@4XZMtnWyrjBabzJFxswLV@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261017T160000 SUMMARY:The Un-Spooky Web LOCATION:The Dock DESCRIPTION:A gathering of local artists\, technologists and community bui lders working to make the internet less spooky.\n\n​Join us for an after noon of community building and low-pressure participation. Learn about loc al projects making our digital and lives more enriching. Share about your current passion projects\, technical or not.\n\n​Bring a treat to share if you'd like.\n\nSpooky costumes welcomed but not expected :) ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/4XZMtnWyrjBabzJFxswLV END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@1xuY811kFfz_FVvdmEGA0@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261018T203000 SUMMARY:💾📀 SCCTV 💻📺 LOCATION:NeighbourSpace DESCRIPTION:Join us on the cusp of scc's 1-year anniversary for more compu ter/internet history TV & discussion.\n\nThere'll be tea and snacks as usu al\, but feel free to bring your dinner as well. ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/1xuY811kFfz_FVvdmEGA0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@ICxjrBSgtspm6NxmpwHJO@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261019T183000 SUMMARY:Spooky Tech: Undead Devices LOCATION:little fernwood (Store Front Studio) DESCRIPTION:Haunted by virtual ghosts\, ghouls\, demons\, and other creepy entities? Soul imprisoned in an undead device? In search of online oracle s?\n\nSpooky Tech Support is an event series exploring strange\, mysteriou s\, and unsettling technological phenomena\, as well as spells\, practices \, and resources that can help counteract digital dark enchantments.\n\nNo devices required. ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/ICxjrBSgtspm6NxmpwHJO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@XVDebDzfNAMWjCwJbsbXO@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261025T190000 SUMMARY:Pattern Club LOCATION:North Park MakeSpace DESCRIPTION:Patterns are all around us. In nature\, crafts\, design\, musi c\, mathematics\, dance\, and computers\, just to name a few.\n\nThe goal of this Pattern Club workshop is simple: choose a pattern\, translate it b etween different mediums\, and iterate to your liking. In the process\, we 'll focus on bridging the digital (as in \"hands\") and the digital (as in \"virtual\") with an emphasis on slow\, small\, and handmade creative pra ctices (note: genAI doesn't fit into this category).\n\nInspired by the Pa ttern Clubs based in the UK (patternclub.org) and hosted by Seán & Kate o f softer computing club.\n\nNo technical or programming knowledge is requi red. Bring your laptop if you'd like\, but there will also be extra comput er stations available.\n\n$35 ORGANIZER;CN="Kate & Seán":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/XVDebDzfNAMWjCwJbsbXO END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@VLxqHsFnKgHsrE6Irz1br@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261026T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261026T183000 SUMMARY:Spooky Tech: Digital Exorcisms LOCATION:little fernwood (Store Front Studio) DESCRIPTION:Haunted by virtual ghosts\, ghouls\, demons\, and other creepy entities? Soul imprisoned in an undead device? In search of online oracle s?\n\nSpooky Tech Support is an event series exploring strange\, mysteriou s\, and unsettling technological phenomena\, as well as spells\, practices \, and resources that can help counteract digital dark enchantments.\n\nNo devices required. ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/VLxqHsFnKgHsrE6Irz1br END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:@sGovDnCUTWiYk9DQMMvkf@gath.io SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20261018T223614Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T160000 SUMMARY:Resurrect Your Laptop with Linux: Spooky Edition! LOCATION:UVic Digital Scholarship Commons A308 DESCRIPTION:In the spirit of friendly Halloween fun\, we will be resurrect ing more of your nearly “dead” laptops—working laptops you no longer use because their operating systems are outdated\, or they are not powerf ul enough to run the latest versions of Windows or macOS. Bring in your la ptop and we will resurrect it by installing Linux! \n\nDo you have an old laptop lost in the netherworld of uselessness? Are you a Windows or Mac us er in need of an exorcism to purge the spirits bogging your old hardware d own? Sick of new AI assistants haunting your Laptop? Frustrated seeing old er but perfectly usable laptops zombified because Microsoft or Apple no lo nger provide security updates? Then join us for this spooky and fun Linux install party\, in a relaxed and supportive environment. Costumes encourag ed! ORGANIZER;CN="Anonymous":mailto:anonymous@anonymous.com URL;VALUE=URI:https://gath.io/sGovDnCUTWiYk9DQMMvkf END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR