Friday Night Events
Many awesome events in July at HackPGH!
Saturday, July 15, 2017, 2pm-4pm: Introductory Programming in Python What is this Class? This is an INTRODUCTORY class for people wanting to start learning how to program computers. It is intended for people who have never programmed anything before; we can’t cram an entire college-level programming class into one evening, but this class should leave…
Read MoreMay 2017: Upcoming Classes and Events in May!
May is going to be a busy month for HackPittsburgh! Free Intro to Oscilloscopes class on May 5th at 7pm. 3D Printer Group Meeting 3DPPGH on May 10th at 7pm. https://sites.google.com/site/3dppgh/home HackPittsburgh will have a booth at Remake Learning Days Kickoff on May 15, 3-6pm https://remakelearningdays.org/event/remake-learning-days-kick-off-event Learn to Solder Class on May 20th, 10am-2pm (Part…
Read MoreApril 21, 2017: Hacking Food and Drink
Time of event: 7:30 – 9:00 pm with discussion and Q&A. It’s easy in this culture to get in a routine of eating prepackaged food, fast food, and restaurant meals. Fewer people today know how to cook than generations before. But like any craft or art form, cooking is a matter of practice and inspiration. And…
Read MoreMarch 17, 2017: 3D Printer Tuning
3D Printer Tuning Friday, March 17 at 7:30pm The official follow up to the HackPGH / 3DPPGH Build day, you can come and see the i3 Printers being dialed in and learn about bed leveling, PID tuning, software setup and more. The printers will be tweaked and tuned and you can see how these simple…
Read MoreFebruary 24, 2017: Hacking Food and Drink
Time of event: 7:30 – 9:00 pm with discussion and Q&A. It’s easy in this culture to get in a routine of eating prepackaged food, fast food, and restaurant meals. Fewer people today know how to cook than generations before. But like any craft or art form, cooking is a matter of practice and inspiration. And…
Read MoreMay 13th and 14th Classes,Classes,Classes,Come Learn Stuff!
May 13th: Intro to the Unix Command Line aka Magical Runes When and Where: May 13th 7:30pm at HackPGH Synopsis: This is an introductory class for getting started using the Linux command line. Whether you want to manage a web server, make the most of a weak computer such as a Raspberry Pi or old…
Read MoreFriday,February 12:Introductory Programming in Python: Free Course
This is an INTRODUCTORY class for people wanting to start learning how to program computers. It is intended for people who have never programmed anything before; we can’t cram an entire college-level programming class into one evening, but this class should leave you in a good place to keep learning on your own or…
Read MoreFriday,November 20: Public Talk- Learn how to make your own video game! Talk 2 of 3
Since we ran out of time to advertise this talk last time, we are hosting it again for those who missed it. This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 2 of 3 “Game Architecture” Talk 1: Game development tools A…
Read MoreFriday,October 2: Public Talk- Learn how to make your own video game! Talk 1 of 3
This is a series of 3 talks on how to design your own video game for the personal computer. This is talk 1 of 3. Talk 1: Game development tools A programmer’s overview of what sorts of game development libraries and tools are out there, what they do, and how to choose ones that…
Read MoreFriday, September 4: Event- Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream
Photo Credit: Wikipedia Who doesn’t like home made Ice Cream? The only part that sucks is waiting for it to freeze. Well, we have came up with a solution… LIQUID NITROGEN of course!!! Come down on Friday and take in the festivities! We will be doing a demo on Liquid Nitrogen as well as making…
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