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+ '''Tuesdays'''
+ '''20:00 (8 PM) — ''midnight, or later!'''''
+ Check upcoming events: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/hack-night/
+ ''See also: https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ and https://luma.com/sudoroom for more frequently updated event info.''
-* '''When:''' Tuesdays 6-11pm (or later!)
+== Overview ==
-* '''Where:''' SudoRoom
+[[File:HoppingNightIMG20251021211914.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1.5]]
-* '''Pirate ringleader:'''Contact jake@spaz.org if you have any questions
+Tinker and toil, fiddle and play, hack away at hardware and electronics at the big table or over on the electronics and soldering workbenches. Affect flair or repairs on textiles and fabric with the sewing machines and other hard machines for soft things.
-[[File:SudoRoom hardware hacknight.jpg|left|300px|Jake the little bear? dog? animal? leads a motley crue of people in exploring the world of hardware hacking]]
-Come hack on hardware. Everything about electronics. Take apart small animals, build LEDs, put things back together again.
-Recommended even for the faint of heart (i.e. weenie software engineers who spend their lives in digital streams of git code. ''just kidding''). Entertainment provided by our fair leader George or the Patricia Fields wig bar ART SCHOOL GIRLS OF DOOM.
+The '''Hardware and SoftWEAR Project Night''' runs alongside the [[FixitClinic|Fixit Clinic]], come join a plethora of creative, kind, smart, and knowledgeable nerds as we fix and make things!
-[[File:Art school girls of doom.jpg|thumb|weenie software engineer? scared of real hardware? well come along and touch real live stuff]]  Wearing of skin tight black pleather optional.
+{{:Directions}}
+== Activities ==
+[[File:SudoRoom hardware hacknight.jpg|right|frameless|upright=1|Jake the little bear? dog? animal? leads a motley crue of people in exploring the world of hardware hacking]]
+We work on a variety of things. It's always more fun to learn around other people.
+* Bring your own stuff. Take apart old computers, roller skates, robotic toys, you name it!
+* We have a big library of antique and modern gadgets that you can take apart
+* Noisemaking machines
+* Learn how things you own work, demystify your electronics
+* Put together circuits
+* Have fun with friendly pirates!
+* And more!
+== Resources ==
+<div style="column-count:2">
+; Amazing people
+* Coming from all walks of life we each<br>bring something of value to the table
+; Tons of tools to use
+* Hand tools
+* Power tools
+* Various vices
+* Standing drill press
+* Bandsaw
+* Benchtop sander
+* Benchtop grinder
+; Hardware and components
+* Nuts, bolts, and washers
+* Transistors, capacitors, oh my!
+* Buttons, switches, plugs, and more
+* Too many to list!
+; Electronics tools and materials
+* Multimeters
+* Oscilloscopes
+* Microscopes
+* Soldering iron stations, solder, and flux
+* Assorted lengths of wire
+; Sewing tools and materials
+* Sewing machines
+* Serger/overlock sewing machine
+* Scissors
+* Pins and needles
+* Threads
+* Fabrics
+; 3D printers
+; CO<sub>2</sub> laser cutter
+; CNC mill
+</div>
+== Gallery ==
+<!-- Let's add new photos here, newest on top! -->
+<gallery mode="slideshow">
+File:Hacking all the things.jpg
+File:Art school girls of doom.jpg
+File:HoppingNightIMG20251021211914.jpg
+</gallery>