Inventor of TV-B-Gone remote controls, co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, teaches soldering to anyone interestedhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mqmtio6i622tThe HOPE scholarship program has begun! https://www.2600.com/content/hope-scholarship-program-has-begun14 Jul 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmtio6i622thttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3moff6xemb22jUh oh -- my friend Jean Noël has been playing with AI again...16 Jun 2026 08:32 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3moff6xemb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mmoltsndns2iBERLIN: I'm teaching a 4-week intensive summer course at TU Berlin. Learn all you need to create electronics projects. For all skill levels -- total beginners on up. Registration is open till 22-June. Very reduced price for all TU Berlin students,. https://apply.tubsummeruniversity.de/en_GB/courses/course/135-summer-school-designing-interactive-electronic-devices-practical-introduction25 May 2026 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmoltsndns2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mmcjwkw5bk2iThere is still time to propose a talk or workshop or music performance or art or village for HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth)! The final deadline for submissions is: Monday 1-June 23:59 EDT. More info: https://www.hope.net/call-for-participation/20 May 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcjwkw5bk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mlnyvpi3y22lBERLIN: Tickets are still available for Open Hardware Summit. 23-24 May at TU Berlin. Talks and workshops and open hardware! I'll be presenting. ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/ https://ticket.nodeforum.org/OHS26/12 May 2026 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnyvpi3y22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mku7i4hevc25BERLIN: This Wednesday 6-May, 6pm till late, is a big synth meetup at FabLab|NK. Bring your gear for spontaneous demos and/or performances. Or, just hang out! Free. No registration. More info: luma.com/xtyu494302 May 2026 08:19 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mku7i4hevc25https://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3miwbj7xz4s2zMy photos from #easterhegg #eh23 and Koblenz. https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72177720332950652/07 Apr 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwbj7xz4s2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mhuylxi6622dNow that we have our new home at the New Yorker Hotel and our Call for Participation is open, TICKETS are now on sale for HOPE 26! hope.net 14-16 August, NYC25 Mar 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuylxi6622dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mhqhuli3q22wHOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference has a new home -- in Manhattan again! 14-16 August, this summer, at New Yorker Hotel. And our CfP is open! Please submit your talk and workshop and art and performance proposals. hope.net23 Mar 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqhuli3q22whttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mhqhinvbn22wBERLIN: FREE / KOSTENLOSER Solder/Löt Workshop. English/Deutsch. At AfRA hackerspace. Saturday 28-March, 16:00 All ages. All welcome! https://afra-berlin.de/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=soldering_workshop23 Mar 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhqhinvbn22whttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mfe5jgkwfc2fI completed the first draft of the new TV-B-Gone kit V2. :) https://github.com/maltman23/TV-B-Gone-kit_V221 Feb 2026 07:56 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfe5jgkwfc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mehcqevf222pI'm giving a free Learn-to Solder workshop (in English und auf Deutsch) this coming Sunday (15-February) at 14:00. Everyone gets a free "I Can Solder" Badge kit. For Total Beginners, and all ages. All welcome! At Kiosk OpenTiny: Treptowerstr. 84 12059 Berlin https://opentiny.de/event/lerne-loeten-kostenloser-workshop-fuer-absolute-anfaengerinnen/09 Feb 2026 20:42 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehcqevf222phttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3mdpnj2kix22hMy photos from 39C3 (the 39th Chaos Communications Congress), in Hamburg, at the end of December. https://www.flickr.com/photos/maltman23/albums/72177720331741290/31 Jan 2026 10:51 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdpnj2kix22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3m5xykt3la22dMedia attention about HOPE being BANNED from St. John's University: https://www.404media.co/hope-hacking-conference-banned-from-university-venue-over-apparent-anti-police-agenda/19 Nov 2025 09:59 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5xykt3la22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3m5wiebewkk2uHOPE EXPELLED FROM ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY! With no prior notice, we were notified "messaging" at HOPE "were not in alignment with the mission, values, and reputation of St. John's University" and that we would no longer be able to host our events there. Full story here: https://www.2600.com/content/hope-conference-banned-st-johns-university18 Nov 2025 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5wiebewkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3m4lkpvckc226FAVOR to ASK: I'm working on a new version of TV-B-Gone kit. Please let me know which TVs your TV-B-Gone (any type) does not turn off ! I'll fix that. :)01 Nov 2025 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lkpvckc226https://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lzvaqddw2s2jBERLIN: Synthesis for Total Newbies solder workshop at FabLabNK, Wednesday 8-Oct, 7pm. Learn to solder. Learn how to make sound with computer chips. All welcome. Registration: https://www.eventbrite.de/e/ardutouch-workshop-solder-an-arduino-based-music-synthesizer-kit-tickets-172799146197928 Sep 2025 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvaqddw2s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lvpryq7js22xIf you'll be at WHY, come by Milliways to get a challenge coin, and have wonderful food and drink for the entire event!06 Aug 2025 08:18 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvpryq7js22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lvbvrgbdzs2hStill plenty of tickets for HOPE_16 -- the 16th Hackers On Planet Earth conference. 15-17 August, in New York City. hope.net [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Jul 2025 19:49 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbvrgbdzs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3luap2bgotk2qI'm working on a new version of my TV-B-Gone kit. It will use an ESP32 chip. I just finished the code last night. It will be easy to re-program (using the free Arduino software), add new Off-Codes, and easier to the solder new hardware. Totally Open Hardware, of course: https://github.com/maltman23/HiP_Badge_TV-B-Gone18 Jul 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3luap2bgotk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lrskq65wmc22We have a fantastic lineup of speakers at HOPE_16 this summer! Including: an ex-DOGE employee, and ex-CIA employee, the former CTO for Obamam. HOPE_16 15-17 August, 2025 in NYC hope.net Hackers On Planet Earth17 Jun 2025 13:05 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrskq65wmc22https://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lhbiztalb22eBERLIN: I'm giving a Brain Machine workshop Monday 17-Feb, 6pm, at FabLab Neukölln. A fun way for total beginners (or anyone) to learn a bit about brainwaves, and learn to solder. https://www.meetup.com/neurotechber/events/304846890/03 Feb 2025 12:08 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhbiztalb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3lfnnpbvwks2uHOPE_16 (the 16th Hackers On Planet Earth conference) is happening 15-17 August in NYC. Tickets go on sale this Thursday. Also, the Call for Participation opens then, too! [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Jan 2025 21:13 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfnnpbvwks2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/maltman23.bsky.social/post/3ldm7h6okuc2kThe next HOPE (Hackers On Planet Earth) conference will be happening 15-17 August in New York City. It is now an annual conference! (Instead of every two years.) hope.net18 Dec 2024 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:b2y4bzdemymjl3pgunm3j2bb/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldm7h6okuc2k