Hackerspace Gent


we love painting|we love experimenting|we love rockets|we love distributed computing|we love bug bounties|we love to hear about your project|we love power tools|we love analog|we love tools|we love geeks|we love a*|we love silent disco|we love beer|we love learning by doing|we love retro games|we love monads|we love math|we love sharing|we love 中文|we love music|we love RFID implants|we love fuzzing|we love nerds|we love independence|we love lasers|we love to hack|we love datums|we love r00t|we love neural networks|we love variable rewards|we love ham radio|we love reducing data exhaust|we love blockchain|we love science|we love data structures|we love git|we love fixing things|we love biohacking|we love action over words|we love ASCII|we love 01100001 01110011 01100011 01101001 01101001|we love seamless polymer flooring|we love radio|we love CTFs|we love soldering|we love mechanical keyboards|we love space|we love access|we love DIY books|we love linux|we love to hack the gibson|we love privacy|we love history|we love snowden|we love science|we love fellow humanoids|we love binary|we love 01100010 01101001 01101110 01100001 01110010 01111001|we love geeks|we love bbq|we love DIY|we love physics|we love raspberry pi|we love biology|we love geeks|we love 3D printing|we love nerds|we love RGB|we love NFC implants|we love creative chaos|we love board games|we love machining|we love the whole EM spectrum|we love dogs|we love open source|we love bytes|we love voiding warranties|we love chip implants|we love meeting new hackers|we love ISO 8601|we love good opsec|we love cryptography|we love microcontrollers|we love digital|we love bit banging|we love mesh networks|we love synthesizers beep boop|welove precision|we love unicorns|we love vim|we love RFID|we love philosophy|we love smoke|we love python|we love virtual private networks|we love machine learning|we love the whole RF spectrum|we love recruiting hackers|we love **itcoins|we love circuit bending|we love electronics|we love club mate|we love optics|we love retrocomputing|we love curiosity|we love blinkenlights|we love arduino|we love minecraft|we love NFC|we love responsible disclosure|we love breaking things|we love comedy|we love snowden|we love happy little trees|we love  kerning|we love cad|we love technology|we love metasploit|we love engineering|we love tech|we love to play|we love books|we love anarchy|we love flow|we love teaching by example|we love learning|we love pretty lights|we love tinkering|we love recursion|we love recursion|we love food hacking|we love doing things wrong|we love internet|we love ritalin :p|we love exploring|we love graphs|we love knowledge|we love blinking leds|we love bits|we love cats|

A Place To Call Home

Hackerspace Gent (0x20) is a hackerspace in the wonderful city of Ghent, Belgium. It is a physical space run by a group of people dedicated to various aspects of constructive & creative tinkering. This page is an ever growing resource of information about who we are, what we do, and how you can become a part of all the awesomeness.

Hackers?

Don't worry, we won't break into your computer. The hacker culture is a subculture of individuals who enjoy the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming the limitations of current technologies to achieve novel and clever outcomes. The culture consists of, but is not limited to: computing, networking, programming, music, gaming, electronics, lock picking, woodworking, robotics, science fiction... However, the defining characteristic of a hacker is not the activities performed themselves, but the manner in which it is done. A hacker is someone who invents, constructs, learns, shares, trains basic skills and is willing to think outside the box to find a creative solution to a problem.

Note: While we hackers are always aiming to be constructive, there is a group of people who loudly call themselves hackers, but have a different motivation. These are people who get a kick out of breaking into computers for unethical purposes. Unfortunately, some media have been using the word ‘hacker’ to describe people we do not necessarily agree with.

Need help?

Do you want to learn about science, technology and art? Do you have an awesome idea that you need help with? Or do you simply want a place to share your passion? Hackerspace Ghent gives you the space, knowledge and community you need!

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Thursday evening is our social evening. Pop in to see what we're all about, have a chat, work on your projects and make nerdy friends!

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Hackerspace Ghent is built by people just like you. Read the hackerspace blueprint to understand how we work and how you can become part of it..

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Much of hacking is about understanding systems better than those who built them, and using that knowledge to do what is supposed to be 'impossible'.