This isn't working, its failing... with style

Got a project that’s languished in the back on your mind for weeks/months/years?

Saw something on the internet and said ‘I can do that better’?

Need a place to knuckle down and push through the annoying stages of a product?

Have none of these things but still want to play?

Boy have we got a show for you.

Sponsors

We want to thank some local companies who have contributed to this event.

Crafty Devil

Planzai

Vital Info

When: 1400 Saturday 19/05/12 to 1700 Sunday 20/05/12

Event Links:

• [Eventbrite](http://flacknite.eventbrite.co.uk) (Please Register)
• [Facebook Event](https://www.facebook.com/events/327741213966426/)
• [Digital Circle Event](http://www.digitalcircle.org/events/flacknite)

Get involved:

• [Wiki](http://unit1.farsetlabs.org.uk/wiki/index.php/FlackNite) Feel free to add away
• [Redmine](http://unit1.farsetlabs.org.uk/redmine/projects/farset-members) Members... ...

As of today, Farset Labs is one month old.

Farset Labs Opening Night; Directors grinning like idiots

Well, that’s not entirely true; Farset Labs has several ages…

• 3 weeks since our first big event (SpringUp)
• 3 weeks and 1 day since we got heating
• 1 month in the building (officially)
• 36 days in the building from first ‘preparation’
• 2 months since first discussions with Weavers Court
• 3 months since registration with companies house / HMRC
• 6 months since the property hunt went into full swing (cheers to Eoghan, David, and Conor; a cracking property-survey team)
• 7 months of operating with the name ‘Farset Labs’
• 10 months of running hackathon events with QUESTS and QUB Dragonslayers
• 12 months since founding QUESTS
• 19 months of regular ‘Pub’ meetings with the local tech community, spawning off some great projects and ideas along the way.
• 21 months since I came back from America full of energy and optimism
• 21 months and 19 days since I wrote the first entry on the

Just a quick update folks; sorry to disturb

Project Management: 3D Printer

If you want to get more involved in how the day to day operation of Farset Labs goes, including our upcoming fundraising for our 3D printer, swing over to our Redmineto start making your mark, even if it is just reporting ‘bugs’ with our current system.

FlackNite: 1400 19/05/2012

Internal Event: Members (Free), Day pass (£5)

Flack (Farset Labs hACK) night is the first of a regular programme of 24-hour tech-events.

The challenge is simple; finish a technical project in 24 hours, and be able to stand up in front of your peers and show off your work.

Flack offers a platform for the rapid development of projects, as well as a structured and constructive feedback from peers. Throughout the event, there will be regular breaks to talk through progress on projects, offering participants the opportunity to receive regular feedback on their progress, and the ability to change direction early, or add features suggested by peers, if needed.

Projects can be individual or team based, and the ‘show and tell’ part is optional... ...

Hopefully it’s not big-headed to say that we’re chuffed with the outcome of our very first open event last weekend. One of our founding members Matt Campbell brought in a 28-hour non-stop startup hackathon called SpringUp and, to put it simply, five new web businesses were launched overnight. It’s nice when you say it like that.

Congratulations to the competition winners, Alrg, who have created an online recommendation service that lists eateries for people with special dietary needs. They rocked the judges with not only a nicely made site, but also some kick-ass market stats and potential revenue streams. It sounds niche but, in short, WAY more people have food allergies than you think.

But judgement was tough. Although there were only five teams, the quality of projects was humbling. Online arbitrage, car sales, personal finance support, and an app management tool, all built by teams of two to five people in one sitting. Well almost one sitting. Everyone bailed for brief sleep eventually, except one – massive props... ...

Image courtesy of MadLab

Farset Labs is planning on running an event to introduce any person of any age to embedded programming; spanning from building your own controller board that you can take home, right up to programming it with some basic functionality. But we want to get the community’s opinion before we set anything in stone.

Please, take a minute of your time to fill out this survey so we can make the best event for you.

In other news,

• We broke through 100 Facebook Likes last week, and no one noticed;
• SpringUp was a fantastic success, and we welcome the winning/runner-up teams, Al.rg and betExpertise to their free memberships;
• Our open/closed status is now listed on the Global Hackerspace Wall and our Front Page (which got a little redesign last week);
• Our trip to the ITE Titans event at The Titanic Belfast was a very interesting evening for all involved;
• Confirmed our Charitable Status (XT33366 if anyone cares) and we secured our Rates-exempt status (making the financial future a little less foggy);
• Rolled out our... ...