TechFurMeet 2024
Schedule
Thursday
- 16:00
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Registration open
Main hall
(until 19:00)
- 19:00
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Dinner
Dining room
(until 20:00)
- 20:30
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M5Stack Cardputer - Getting Started
Main hall
Canus Lupus
(until 22:00)
Which different ways exist to program the Cardputer, how to set them up and get ready to actually program something yourself.
Friday
- 07:00
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Breakfast
Dining room
(until 10:00)
- 10:00
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M5Stack Cardputer - 1st steps
Main hall
Canus Lupus
(until 12:00)
After we have now all setup to program the Cardputer lets have a look how :-)
Control the display, readout the keyboard and more.
- 12:00
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Lunch
Dining room
(until 13:00)
- 13:30
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Generative AI 1: Making images using AI for everyone
Main hall
Altair
(until 14:30)
AI (supposedly) moves the world today and generative AI for image creation will put photographers and illustrators out of work. What's the truth in that, I don't know, but I'll show you how to generate images using ChatGPT, Midjourney, Adobe Photoshop and finally locally using Fooocus. I'll also explain a bit of the theory behind how the whole process actually works.
- 16:30
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About Cyber-Secure Phones or about humans (and anthropomorphic animals)
Main hall
Sirk
(until 17:30)
You may have never thought about it, but there's a spywere on your phone! Okay maybe your phone is not infected by hostile hackers, but quite likely it is controlled by a closed operating system created by a private company like apple or google, in the latter case it is worse because of the presence of the phone manufacturer's extension. And since we arrive at life's only certainties by challenging everything, it's time to challenge these companies' access to your information and data. This presentation focuses on why and how to make your phone cyber secure, introduces the capabilities of open source operating systems, and explains the security practices and tools of these OSes.
- 17:30
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Programming challenge - Introduction
Main hall
Canus Lupus
(until 18:00)
TBA
- 18:00
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What You (maybe) Don't Know About .NET Platform
Main hall
Altair
(until 19:00)
Do you still think of .NET as a complicated and expensive closed-source enterprise tool? Today it's different! Today's .NET is open source, cross-platform and free for everyone.
- 19:00
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Dinner
Dining room
(until 20:00)
- 20:30
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PC/XT In Your Pocket
Main hall
Altair
(until 21:30)
When IBM introduced its IBM Personal Computer XT (PC/XT) in 1983, it weighed 15 kilos. Today, it can be satisfactorily emulated (including graphical output) using ESP32.
Saturday
- 07:00
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Breakfast
Dining room
(until 10:00)
- 10:30
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Generative AI 2: Making Furry art using AI for everyone
Main hall
Canus Lupus
(until 11:30)
A small demonstration how to generate Furry art using AI and a overview about existing models.
- 12:00
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Lunch
Dining room
(until 13:00)
- 13:30
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Meshtastic: The Doomsday Network
Main hall
Altair
(until 14:30)
Introduction of the Meshtastic project, which allows using LoRa modules to create a mesh network, independent of any other communication infrastructure.
- 15:00
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Generative AI 3: Syntax really matter
Main hall
FriskyFox
(until 16:00)
We'll talk about how to work with syntax in Stable Diffusion, how to balance the weights of individual words, how to call the LORA model from a prompt, how to properly separate keywords and work with a negative prompt.
- 16:30
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OTS-1 Cyberdeck: The Doomsday Computer
Main hall
Altair
(until 17:00)
Demonstration and instructions on how to make your own cyberdeck. The acronym "OTS" stands for "Off The Shelf". While most cyberdeck projects use unique parts, my project tries to make it easily repeatable and replicable, so it uses standard parts and 3D printing as much as possible.
- 17:00
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Freeze! Step away from your computer!
Main hall
Altair
(until 17:30)
Can you keep your data safe even when the SWAT team breaks down your door? Your technological defence options are limited in such a case, but a little readily available hardware and open source software can help you even in such situation.
- 19:00
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Dinner
Dining room
(until 20:00)
- 20:00
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Programming challenge - Conclusion
Main hall
Canus Lupus
(until 20:30)
TBA
- 21:00
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Generative AI 4: Train your AI like your dog
Main hall
FriskyFox
(until 22:00)
Do you want the AI to always generate your dog (or your two-legged bitch) based on a keyword? You need to teach the AI this and preferably train your own model. Then your AI will just always know what your dog or bitch looks like.
Sunday
- 07:00
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Breakfast
Dining room
(until 10:00)
- 10:00
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The Electronic Flea Market
Main hall
(until 12:00)
Do you have some electronic fleas or other multi-legged things for sale or for exchange? Now's your chance!
- 12:00
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Lunch
Dining room
(until 13:00)
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