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Altered Wind-Up Toys (or Robot Cosmetic Mods) Make-Along on April 22
Come join us for a class! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
This is not your typical craft class. Make-Along is a self-guided craft workshop where participants learn new skills, explore new materials, and make great things!
Aprils’s Topic: Altered Wind–Up Toys! (or Robot Cosmetic Mods)
Have you always wanted to literally make a new friend? Do toys that move delight you? Come and we’ll teach you how to modify a wind–up toy to give it a unique personality. So no matter your skill level or approach, you’ll bring home a one-of-a-kind re-styled toy! If you have a robot that could use a makeover, this would also be an excellent time to glam it up.
Are you a beginner? We’ll provide a wind–up toy, paints, glues, googly eyes, accessories, and lots of inspiration!
Are you a master? Show off your skills and inspire others! Bring a project, use our materials, and hang out in a great space while doing what you love.

9th Annual Interactive Show: Call For Projects (DATE CHANGED, see below)
[ATTENTION! THE DATE HAS CHANGED TO JUNE 16th]
It’s time for another Interactive Show! This year’s theme is Self Driving Carbs. That’s not a typo right? No? OK let’s roll with it.
It’s about some time for some smart digital comfort food. An Uber™ for doughnuts, a Facebook for foodies. Have those empty calories of content algorithmically delivered into you consciousness.
So save the date for June 16th and drop us a line to submit your projects! Projects don’t necessarily have to be on theme, just something you want to show off at a party.
You can submit a project via this form
or email us: ishow AT nycresistor.com
or visit us on Facebook
OR join us on our public Slack:
APRIL 4TH: Hacks/Hackers Digital Security Installfest

Photo by Huck Magazine
Now that Brooklyn is no longer buried under snow, Hacks/Hackers will be bringing a digital security installfest to NYC Resistor on April 4th, 6:30PM. Hacks/Hackers brings journalists (hacks) and technologists (hackers) together to explore how to use technology to find and tell new stories and how to filter and visualize all the information around us everyday.
Our Hacks/Hackers hosts will introduce the special security challenges facing journalists, then we’ll break up into workshop tables with volunteers to cover specific tools and topics such as:
- How to prevent doxing via social media best practices and data removal
- Password managers
- Different kinds of two-factor authentication and how to choose the right one for you
- Signal, WhatsApp and other alternatives to phone calls and regular text messaging
- Plus other topics based on the interest of attendees
NOTE: Although this even is open to the public, you must RSVP ($12.24) to attend. Light dinner included.
If you’ve never been to Resistor before, check our Participate page for more info, including the Code of Conduct. If you’ve never been a CryptoParty-like event before, you can find out more on the CryptoParty Guiding Principles page.
Price:
$12.24 RSVP here.
When:
Wednesday, April 4th, 2018 6:30PM – 9:00PM
Where:
NYC Resistor (between Bergen and Dean)
87 3rd Ave. Floor 4 (use this OSM link if you’re Richard Stallman)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
POSTPONED: Hacks/Hackers CryptoParty March 21

Image credit: Matt Joyce (CC-BY-2.0)
*** UPDATE: Snowpocalypse 2018 will temporarily bury Brooklyn in snow, so this event will be postponed to a later date. Stay tuned to find out when! ***
Hacks/Hackers will be bringing a digital security installfest to NYC Resistor on March 21. Hacks/Hackers brings journalists (hacks) and technologists (hackers) together to explore how to use technology to find and tell new stories and how to filter and visualize all the information around us everyday.
Our Hacks/Hackers hosts will introduce the special security challenges facing journalists, then we’ll break up into workshop tables with volunteers to cover specific tools and topics such as:
How to prevent doxing via social media best practices and data removalPassword managersDifferent kinds of two-factor authentication and how to choose the right one for youSignal, WhatsApp and other alternatives to phone calls and regular text messagingPlus other topics based on the interest of attendees
NOTE: Although this even is open to the public, you must RSVP ($12.24) to attend. Light dinner included.
If you’ve never been to Resistor before, check our Participate page for more info, including the Code of Conduct. If you’ve never been a CryptoParty-like event before, you can find out more on the CryptoParty Guiding Principles page.
Price:
$12.24 RSVP here.
When:
Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 6:30PM – 9:00PM
Where:
NYC Resistor (between Bergen and Dean)
87 3rd Ave. Floor 4 (use this OSM link if you’re Richard Stallman)
Brooklyn, NY 11217
So today was the Crochet Make-Along 101 class, aka let’s make cute monsters. It’s part of a series of classes: once a month, we have a Make-Along class (March is how to make egg dioramas).
I sat knitting quietly in the corner (aka unpicking lots of rows and swearing gently under my breath) as about 15 people, all absolute beginners, giggled and wowed their way through making these:
They were all beginners. It took me forever to learn how to crochet last month; this class learnt crochet stitches, used them (“magic circles!”) and created these monsters in less than 3 hours. Well done class!
Favourite quotes: “Let’s pick up the poop one”, “He’s so cute”, “it went great”.
Here are all the NYC Resistor classes (soft and otherwise). NYC Resistor also has a public slack group (contact [email protected] to be invited), including a knitting and crochet channel (#pkptransistor).
Introduction to 3D Computer Modeling with Rhino3D on March 3rd
Come join us for a class! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Learn to use a 3D Printer on Sunday
We’ve still got room in Sunday’s 3D Printing class! You’ll learn how to use our Makerbot printers, how to design your own 3D models and use others’ models, and what to worry about when buying your own 3D printer. Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Your instructor will take you through key concepts of 3D printing, demo the technology on our printers, and lead the class through the design process of creating a model and preparing it to print. We’ll talk about creating functional objects, creative objects, available materials, print reliability, and compare various printer models and features. Get tickets while there’s still room!
Intro to 3D Printing and 3D Design on Feb 25th
Come join us for a class! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.
Intro to Soldering Workshop: Make an LED Tile on Feb 24
Come join us for a class! Tickets are available on Eventbrite.