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Third Symposium on Consular Curtain Trade Regulations
We're having an intergalactic hacker party and maybe a hackathon where we shall attempt to hack the planet. We need to focus up and make things to keep the consulate fresh and get in some solid partying practice.
We need to keep this looking official to our Government to secure the required permissions to have guests. Please refer to the event as the “Third Symposium on Consular Curtain Trade Regulations” to ensure that the SNP do not learn the reality of what we're doing.
Physical Locality
December 7-9 2018 at 57North Hacklab
Initializing Location Matrix Coordinates
High Altitude
Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) is well connected both domestically and to hubs in Europe. There are several flights a day between Aberdeen and London Heathrow (LHR), Paris CDG and AMS.
Taxis from Aberdeen airport into the city cost around £20 and take about 30 minutes. There is an airport shuttle bus that operates from early in the morning to late at night which is much cheaper. The airport bus takes you directly to the city center.
Ground Level
Aberdeen is connected by rail to the rest of the UK, but the rail network is expensive to use and journeys can take a long time. There is a sleeper train connecting London Kings Cross to Aberdeen.
Space/Time Coordination Matrix
| Who | Arriving | Leaving | Staying |
|---|---|---|---|
| tj | local | local | the guests took all the rooms! |
| hibby | 3pm UK Time | Checked out but can never leave | local |
| nordin | local | local | local |
| nicko | not sure yet | Sunday afternoon | Hibby |
| bagpuss | not sure yet | Sunday afternoon | Hibby |
| Midder | local | local | Local |
| Jim | Friday PM? | Sunday | Nordin's |
| gorzilla | Friday | Sunday | With family |
| Kinga | Friday | Sunday | With family |
| jules | TBD | TBD | [tj]'s |
| mc.fly | Friday | Sunday | Nordin's |
| a / allie / alfie | approx 5pm on the friday | approx 8pm on the sunday because trains are expensive | |
| oholiab/grimmware | Friday | Sunday | [tj]'s |
| Martin | Friday? | Sunday | ? |
| Andy | local / Saturday | local | local |
| Jonnyw2k | Friday ABX 1505 | Sunday ABX 2105 | Hilton |
Regulation™ Enforced Fun Timetable
| Day | Start Time | End Time | Whatish | Useful Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | 1500 | 1930 | Arriving + hacking until the thunder machine starts | — |
| Friday | 1930 | 0100 | Drinking in a pub maybe | Under the Hammer, 11 N Silver St, Aberdeen AB10 1RJ |
| Saturday | 1030 | 1100 | Kickoff and planning | 57North Social Room |
| Saturday | 1100 | 1230 | Hacking | 57North All Rooms |
| Saturday | 1230 | 1400 | Lunch | TBA |
| Saturday | 1400 | 1800 | Hacking | 57North Workshop & Upstairs Room |
| Saturday | 1400 | 1800 | Talks & Sessions | 57North Social Room |
| Saturday | 1800 | 2000 | Dinner & Drinks | TBA |
| Saturday | 2000 | 0100 | Party, hacking, partyhacking! | 57North All Rooms |
| Sunday | 1100 | 1400 | Hangover Hacking | 57North All Rooms |
| Sunday | 1400 | 1600 | Show & Tell, wrap up | 57North Social Room |
| Sunday | 1400 | 1900 | Hacking | 57North Workshop & Upstairs Room |
| Sunday | 1900 | — | Go Away | I dunno like the aeroplane port? |
Presentations - Saturday Afternoon
- Jim - Measuring Car Fuel Consumption and Cost via CAN Bus/OBDII
- jonnyw2k - Self-Hosted Things
- irl - Tor Things
- Jim - Reverse-Engineering a 1990s Ham Radio to Add CTCSS Selective Calling
- mc.fly - automated number plate systems
- Hibby/TJ - Thanks & Surprise!
Ideas Scratch Pad
- Coffee Pot AND Camera AND ridiculous notification method
- Big Red Donk Making Machine
- DMX the consular lights
- IRC control of the consular lights
- Consular Unicorn themed kids activity book
- Unicorn beacon hunt - find the unicorn with a yagi antenna. Like a foxhunt but more pointy.
- Dedicated music machine
- SBColo
- V1 Geodesic Dome / Future consular tents
- Mulled Buckfast
Paid-for Sleeping Options
These are some hotels known to be OK in the centre of town - feel free to add more.
They are listed in subjective, vague Near→Far order
Mercure Aberdeen Caledonian Hotel About 5 minute walk from the hacklab. The closest option. Rooms from ~£59.
Travelodge Union St About 5 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£39.
Skene House, Rosemount nice serviced apartments, can work out cheaper for a few people together, for example a 6 person apartment from ~£185 or a 4 person apartment from ~£125.
Travelodge Justice Mill Lane About 9 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£39.
IBIS Shiprow About 10 minutes walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£40.
Premier Inn Aberdeen City Centre About 12 minute walk from the hacklab. Rooms from ~£28.
Hilton Doubletree @ Aberdeen Beach About 20 minutes walk. Rooms from ~£44.
Nearby Pubs
- Noose & Monkey
- The Globe
- Under the Hammer
- The Grill
- The Stag
Nearby Food
operating instructions
Various functions are available as part of the map.
mouse/touch operation
- moving by grabbing the map with a mouse-click you can move the map around
- overview map using the < button in the bottom right of the map you can expand an overview map
- zooming in and out using the + and - buttons in the top left of the map you can obtain more or less detail in the map
- switching themes or maps clicking on the ≡ icon on the right-hand side of the map you can view and select available maps and themes
- retrieving information the map may contain elements that contain more information, by clicking these a popup will show this information
- fullscreen display using the ⛶ button the map can be maximized to fullscreen display, use the ▢ button to return to page display.
keyboard operation
Keyboard operation becomes available after activating the map using the tab key (the map will show a focus indicator ring).
- moving using the arrow keys you can move the map
- overview map using the + button in the bottom right of the map you can expand an overview map
- zooming in and out using the + and - buttons in the top left of the map or by using the + and - keys you can obtain more or less detail in the map
- switching themes or maps clicking on the ≡ icon on the right-hand side of the map you can view and select available maps and themes
- retrieving information the map may contain elements that contain more information, using the i key you can activate a cursor that may be moved using the arrow keys, pressing the enter will execute an information retrieval. press the i or the escape key to return to navigation mode
- fullscreen display using the ⛶ button the map can be maximized to fullscreen display, use the ▢ button to return to page display.
It's possible that some of the functions or buttons describe above have been disabled by the page author or the administrator
| id | symbol | latitude | longitude | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
57.1474785º | -2.1064274º | 57North Hacklab |
| 2 |  |
57.1473387º | -2.1062786º | Engage Gaming |
| 3 | |
57.1475321º | -2.1079091º | Bonobo |
| 4 | |
57.1452347º | -2.1040541º | Hot Dogs |
| 5 | |
57.1450089º | -2.1049040º | Subway |
| 6 | |
57.1446809º | -2.1047659º | Burger King |
| 7 | |
57.1454247º | -2.1033555º | KFC |
| 8 | |
57.1445940º | -2.1098264º | Ross's Bakery |
| 9 | |
57.1435267º | -2.1110359º | Muchacho |
- 57North Hacklab
- Engage Gaming (upstairs)
- Bonobo (vegan)
- Hot Dogs
- Subway
- Burger King
- KFC
- Ross's Bakery (for 3am pies)
- Muchacho (Burritos)
This is as far as the planning has got.