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DC540 Virtual meetup: 6:30pm Eastern time Monday 9/15. If you're a NOVA Defcon attendee, past, present or future, jump in and make your presence known. These connections often bear fruit. discord.gg/xVRpNbvaAR

First DC540 meeting in a new member-provided space last night was a big success. We felt welcomed, the meeting was well-attended, and good conversations were had. Sounds like we may be back at this space again in October. Stay tuned.

ID Badge Printing fun So some years ago I picked up a Fargo DTC400e id badge printer at auction. It was cheap, and something I wanted to fool around with. I had already been recreationally fooling around with magstripe and RFID cards, it just seems like a natural progression of interests. A recent…

DC540's Monday evening virtual meeting has begun. Find us on discord. discord.com/channels/669...

We're in person tomorrow in Chantilly/South Riding. Learn about it here: discord.gg/C8cWANkX?eve...

More meshtastic fun: Part 4: Range Testing Of course, you want to know how far your signal is going in every direction. If you're lucky, you have Kevin to test with who repeatedly types the word The into his app without letting you know if he's actually seeing your messages. I am assuming that The…

This ecosystem and its inhabitants feel a little punk rock to me, and that makes me feel at home. I hope we can hold on to some of that energy and make it last.

DC540 Nova is having our November public meetup this evening at the Gum Spring Library in Aldie VA, Meeting Room A, 7PM. Come meet your new favorite "local" hacker community and death cult. #defcon discord.gg/vnDQehXV?eve...

DC540's bsky account here. We meet on Mondays. Sometimes in northern Virginia, sometimes on Discord. We'll try to make announcements here. No promises. Best place to find out more about is is by hitting our actual Discord. Link on website (dc540.org). Yes, we killed our xitter account too.