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[FSFE-Manc] Investigatory Powers Bill event (Dec 16th)
by Tom Chiverton 02 Dec '15

02 Dec '15

Lots of your will work in the IT sector, and hopefully have heard the government's 'Investigatory Powers Billl' (#ipbill aka the Snoopers Charter) ? This plan will drive up costs for business who provide or facilitate Internet access, and broadband prices for you as a user, as well as ending security research and open source software in this country : http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/nov/09/tech-firms-snoopers-chart… It's not enough to know that it can't work: https://boingboing.net/2015/11/26/devastating-technical-rebuttal.html you need to go and explain to your local MP, in person if you can, why it's such a bad idea, or we'll be stuck with dealing with the fall out. The local Open Rights Group is running an event to give you all the tools you need to do that, as well as hear from people who have managed to do it so far. We'd love you to come along on the 16th, Room BR G.16 at MMU Birley Campus (53 Bonsall St, M15 6GX). It'd be good to know how many people to expect (but you can just turn up), so if you wouldn't mind ticking a box here it'd be a good help: www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/227021928/ -- Tom

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[FSFE-Manc] [ANN] Bitcoin Manchester December 2015 – BitShares & Christmas Party
by Ash Moran 26 Nov '15

26 Nov '15

Hi all The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Tuesday 22nd December, 7-9pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab). Jonathan Harrison aka @JonnyBitcoin, formerly co-founder of SatoshiPoint (who installed the Bitcoin ATM in CellCity, Manchester) is talking about BitShares. BitShares is a decentralised smart contract platform which runs on its own blockchain. It's a decentralised exchange, so users can trade bitcoins, dollars, or other pegged assets, without the risk of getting goxxed. (See our website for more info.) As it's our Christmas meetup we're hoping to have Bitcoin-themed Christmas cake. As always we'll have sponsored pizza from Takeaway.com, paid for with bitcoin. There will definitely be pizza; the cake may be a lie. Finally at around 9pm we'll head to the pub, which of course is our old friend Common over the road. Full version of the announcement on the website: http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Manchester/events/227039202/ Meetup.com event if you want to sign up: http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Manchester/events/227039202/ Why not join our mailing list? https://groups.google.com/d/forum/bitcoin-manchester See you there! Ash + Max* * Unfortunately Max won’t be there, as he’s currently touring South East Asia collecting Bitcoin stories along the way… we’ll hear about those another time :-) -- Bitcoin Manchester http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/ Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk

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[FSFE-Manc] [ANN] Bitcoin Manchester November 2015 – Think & Drink Social
by Ash Moran 08 Nov '15

08 Nov '15

Hi all As there is no talk this month, we’re running a social meetup on Wed 11th Nov at Common Bar, across the road from MadLab on Edge Street. Ilan E aka @Hashman100 is organising, and will be there to meet and greet people from 8pm. Come along and discuss Bitcoin while enjoying the selection of fine beers, wines and ciders! Website announcement: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-19/ Google+ event: https://plus.google.com/events/cgmt7b7dpif0bvq5lccqgl788vk https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester See you there! Ash + Max* * Actually you won’t see us there as we’re both away, but you’ll see Ilan and everyone else -- Bitcoin Manchester http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/ Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk

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[FSFE-Manc] Manchester, RTC workshop 2 November (Monday night)
by Daniel Pocock 28 Oct '15

28 Oct '15

Just confirming that I will be in Manchester and there will be a workshop on free RTC (especially with Android and WebRTC / browser) on Monday night (2 November) at MadLab. A more complete announcement will come shortly. If anybody knows of other places this should be promoted (e.g. any communities with a presence in the north and a particular interest in Java, Android or web technology) please feel free to let me know. Regards, Daniel

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[FSFE-Manc] RTC and mobile VoIP workshop?
by Daniel Pocock 26 Oct '15

26 Oct '15

I'll be in the UK again in November. I understand some people in Manchester had previously run an evaluation of free softphones and I would be interested to know if there would be interest in running a workshop on this, looking at what has improved and tools for analyzing such problems. In particular, I'd be interested in looking at the experiences people are having with mobile apps like Lumicall[2] and Conversations[3]. Mobile apps typically assume bad networking and try a little bit harder to ensure end-to-end connectivity. Regards, Daniel 1. https://blogs.fsfe.org/samtuke/?p=414 2. http://lumicall.org 3. https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdfilter=conversations&fdid=eu.siacs…

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[FSFE-Manc] [ANN] Introduction to Bitcoin & Create a Bitcoin Wallet @ Ziferblat – Mon 12th Oct
by Ash Moran 08 Oct '15

08 Oct '15

Hi all This month in place of our usual format and venue, we’re moving over the road to Ziferblat, Monday 12th October, 7-9pm. Instead of a guest speaker we will be running two introductory sessions. This is a good opportunity to invite friends who are interested in Bitcoin but still new to it. # Introduction to Bitcoin This session starts by ask questions about what money is, what good money is, and then looks at how Bitcoin was designed to solve problems with our current bank/debt-based form of money. # Create a Bitcoin Wallet – workshop Bring your iPhone or Android mobile, and we’ll show you how to create a wallet, and send and receive transactions. We will explain good wallet practices, pros & cons of different types of wallet, and answer any questions you have. # Venue Ziferblat is a new type of coffee shop. Their motto is “Everything is free inside; Except for the time you spend.” Ziferblat charge 6p per minute, and then all your tea, coffee, cake etc is free. Afterwards we’ll head to Common as usual. Full details (above is a summary): http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-18/ Google+ event (optional if you want to sign up): https://plus.google.com/events/crtfqb3a4c9764uvoogl2orq36k If you want to say hello and/or want to receive future announcements by email, why not join our mailing list? https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester See you there! Ash + Max -- Bitcoin Manchester http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/ Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk

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[FSFE-Manc] The Snooper's Charter Strikes Back! (talk and workshop, Manchester, Oct 5th)
by Tom Chiverton 21 Sep '15

21 Sep '15

Hi all, After the huge success of a packed out hustings the Open Rights Group have two great events in one fantastic evening for our October Manchester Meetup: A talk AND workshop about fighting the Snoopers' Charter! Both are free to attend, donations on the night are welcome. 6.30 to 7.30pm Talk + Q&A: Open Rights Group's Executive Director Jim Killock - 'Fighting the Snoopers' Charter' Break: 7.30 to 7.45pm 7.45 to 9.00pm Workshop: Talking About Surveillance We'll be running a workshop on how you can talk to your MP. You'll come away from the workshop ready to talk to anyone about surveillance! Please do let us know if you will be there, it makes our roles as organisers much easier to know how many to expect. You can do this either on MeetUp http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/225068092/ or just by emailing manchester(a)openrightsgroup.org You are welcome just to turn up on the night of course. See you there, Tom ORG Manchester Organiser

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[FSFE-Manc] [ANN] Bitcoin Manchester June 2015 – Not an eBay for Drugs: Silk Road and darknet cryptomarkets
by Ash Moran 22 May '15

22 May '15

Hi all The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Monday 1st June, 7-9pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab). April's speaker will be Judith Aldridge[1] of the Criminology department, Manchester University School of Law. A snippet from the description (see website link below for full details): Silk Road (and its successor marketplaces) have often been characterised as an “eBay for drugs”, with customers thought to be drug consumers making personal use-sized purchases. We found that a substantial proportion of transactions on Silk Road could be characterised as ‘business-to-business’. High price-quantity purchases generated at least one third of all revenue generated on this cryptomarket as estimated in September 2013, one week before the FBI shut the site. We assess how transformative online drugs cryptomarkets might be, considering how international the market was, and the implications for conflict, intimidation and violence. As always we’ll have free pizza (paid for by bitcoin, of course) during the event, and afterwards we’ll head over to Common bar. Full description and speaker bio on the website: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-17/ Google+ event (nice if you sign up, helps us gauge numbers): https://plus.google.com/events/cnahri0kaq3uuk5u7u2903jjvec If you want to say hello and/or want to receive future announcements by email, why not join our mailing list? https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester See you there! Ash + Max [1] http://www.manchester.ac.uk/research/judith.aldridge/ -- Bitcoin Manchester http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/ Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk

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[FSFE-Manc] [ANN] Bitcoin Manchester May 2015: Pizza + Pub
by Ash Moran 08 May '15

08 May '15

Hi all The next Bitcoin Manchester is confirmed. It will be Monday 11th May, 7-8pm at the Manchester Digital Laboratory (MadLab) followed by Common Bar. We don’t have a speaker this month. We nearly cancelled this meetup but we’ve decided to run a short informal meetup at Manchester Digital Laboratory follow by a trip to the pub. The first hour or so we’ll spend in MadLab eating pizza suppled by one of the Bitcoin-accepting Takeaway.com vendors. We’ll go through the news from the last month and discuss any topics people want to raise (ranting about the election is acceptable!). New Bitcoin users are welcome to join, we can show you how to set up a wallet if you need any help. Afterwards we’ll go to Common across the road for liquid refreshment and more Bitcoin talk (ranting about the election is also acceptable here). Full details including on the website: http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/meetings/bitcoinmanchester-16/ Google+ event: https://plus.google.com/events/ccn0ol1cfubv7tkfo96oilhsm68 If you want to say hello and/or want to receive future announcements by email, why not join our mailing list? https://groups.google.com/group/bitcoin-manchester See you there! -- Bitcoin Manchester http://www.bitcoinmanchester.org.uk/ Organiser group email: hello(a)bitcoinmanchester.org.uk

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[FSFE-Manc] April events : Assembly for Democracy and General election hustings
by Tom Chiverton 07 Apr '15

07 Apr '15

There are a pair of great community events going on this month. There is a chance to quiz the Manchester election candidates in an event we're running with other campaign groups (like Equality North West). All of the candidates have been invited so it should be a fun time ! This event is free and open to the public so bring friends or family along who might be interested. Please arrive at the Friends Meeting House from 6.30pm for a 7pm start on Friday, April 24. You can register on the address below, or drop me an email. Or just turn up :-) http://www.meetup.com/ORG-Manchester/events/221281329/ Also of interest on Saturday the 18th is the Manchester Assembly for Democracy. Working together we can begin to create a real democracy, where people themselves decide what’s best for their communities, towns, cities and workplaces. Register for the free event on Saturday, April 18 and bring your best ideas on how to do it. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/manchester-assembly-for-democracy-tickets-15… -- Tom

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