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Dinner and Beer on Thursday
by Julian Hammer 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hey, Thomas and me will be in town starting tomorrow afternoon/evening. We will meet in the Lounge of Bob’s Youth Hostel[1] at 7pm/19:00 for Dinner and Beer. Tell me if you want to join and we should wait for you or show up on time ;) Can anybody recommend something reasonable in walking distance? Otherwise we’ll decide on the spot. If you want to join later for beer, give me a call: +49 176 40242386 (what’s app and threema might work if there is wifi around) Cheers Julian [1] http://www.bobsyouthhostel.nl/en/location

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See you tomorrow!
by Michela Galante 26 Mar '15

26 Mar '15

Hi all, See you all tomorrow at the Technologia Incognita Hackerspace, Louwesweg 1, from 10.00 onwards! Remember that we start officially at 12.00 sharp :) If you have any problem… you get lost… you don’t find the tram… here you have Vesna’s phone number: +31 6 21258191. You can also call Vesna if nobody of us is at the entrance and you don’t want to wait 10 minutes: we will come downstairs to check if more people arrive every 10-15 minutes. If you are late (after 12) you will need to call: we won’t be at the entrance anymore after 12. Questions? Let us know now! :) And for those of you already meeting tonight: have fun! Michela

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R library for accessing RIPE Atlas data
by Thomas Levine 25 Mar '15

25 Mar '15

Hi, I'm thinking about working on the data in R, so I'm thinking about writing a package for accessing the data in R. If I get the chance this week, I might write that package before the hackathon itself. Is anyone else thinking about using R? If yes, this might motivate me further. Also, I have yet to decide which aspects of the API to wrap for R, so tell me if there's anything you particularly want. Tom

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About meals and events
by Michela Galante 24 Mar '15

24 Mar '15

Hi all, Just another reminder and some more information about meals and events. IMPORTANT! Remember to bring with you your own laptop, chargers and converters. Food and drinks will be provided throughout the event with the exception of Saturday dinner as you will be free from 18.00. - Friday 27 March We start officially at 12 at the TechInc Hackerspace: https://wiki.techinc.nl/images/2/27/Tech-Inc-ACTA-public-transport-snel-v6.… If your hotel is located in the city centre the easiest way is to take the tram number 2, which leaves from Central Station and runs across the centre. For those of you that can come earlier, we will be happy to receive you from 10 onwards. Lunch: we will have standup lunch with sandwiches and various soft drinks and juices. Dinner: we finish at 18/18.30 and then we will walk downstairs to the restaurant, inside the same building, to enjoy a tapas dinner. It will be a mix of meat, fish and vegetables so it should fit all dietary requirements. - Saturday 28 March We start at 9.00 at the RIPE NCC office, Singel 258. How to get there: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/contact/office-location Breakfast will be served from 9.00: croissants, bread, jam, butter, coffee, tea and so on. Lunch will be served at 12.30: Pizza (vegetarian and non vegetarian) and salad. We finish at 18.00. Evening is free. Enjoy Amsterdam! - Sunday 29 March We start at 9.00 at the RIPE NCC office, Singel 258. Breakfast will be served from 9.00: croissants, bread, jam, butter, coffee, tea and so on. Lunch will be served at 12.30: Pasta (vegetarian and non vegetarian) and salad. At 15.00 you will start presenting your works. At 17.30 we leave the RIPE NCC office and we go to the location of the party: the Tara Irish pub, Rokin 85-89. At the party there will be the announcement of the winning teams, we will have a couple of drinks and enjoy a mix of hot and cold snacks. Party is over at 20.30/21 but you can stay as long as you want :) Let me know if you have any question. We are looking forward to meeting you all at the Hackerspace this Friday! Michela on behalf of the RIPE Atlas Team

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When & where: RIPE Atlas hackathon info
by Vesna Manojlovic 23 Mar '15

23 Mar '15

Hi all, the RIPE Atlas hackathon is almost there :) !! Most important -- where & when do we meet. Please be on time, entering both locations is not trivial... Locations: Friday 27 March: TechInc Hackerspace, ACTA Building, Louwesweg 1 How to get there: https://wiki.techinc.nl/index.php/ACTA Saturday 28 and Sunday 29: RIPE NCC Office, Singel 258. How to get there: https://www.ripe.net/lir-services/ncc/contact/office-location Times: Friday 12:00-18:00 Saturday 9:00-18:00 Sunday 9:00-21:00 (including party) On Friday, we will be in TechInc from 10 AM, so if you are in Amsterdam early, you can join us there. Communication: - mailing list: hackathon-list(a)ripe.net archives: https://lists.ripe.net/mailman/private/hackathon-list/ - Etherpad: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/ripe-atlas-hackathon - IRC: #ripeatlas @ irc.freenode.org - info: https://atlas.ripe.net/hackathon/2015/#!attendee-information For any urgent matters: Vesna's phone number: +31621258191 Thank you and looking forward to seeing you all in Amsterdam! Michela and Vesna Measurements Community Building RIPE NCC

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Internet access
by Thomas Levine 20 Mar '15

20 Mar '15

Hi, I have been having trouble with connecting to wireless internet over the past couple days and would like to have something to fall back to in case I don't manage to fix it by next week. Will wired internet be available? If yes, I'll bring a wire. If no, I'll get a USB wifi thingy or something. Thanks Tom

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Will more data be made available to us during the hackathon?
by Thomas Levine 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hi, I looked around for RIPE Atlas data over the weekend and found these. https://atlas.ripe.net/results/ https://atlas.ripe.net/results/maps/ https://atlas.ripe.net/results/maps/network-coverage/ https://atlas.ripe.net/results/graphs/ https://atlas.ripe.net/results/analyses/ Will more data be made available to us during the hackathon? If not, I might start now at putting some of the above-linked data into a format that is more convenient for me. Tom

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A question: do you want an IRC channel, and where?
by Vesna Manojlovic 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hi all, I was thinking that the IRC channel might come in handy for the hackathon. Some of you replied on the Etherpad that irc.ripe.net is OK for the server. Is there anyone (else) who prefers making the channel on freenode or so? If I don't hear much before Monday, we will ask our colleagues to create a _temporary_ channel on irc.ripe.net . Thanks, Vesna ps To reply to "why not just leaving it open?" question -- it's complicated ;-) RIPE NCC does not give official support over IRC; having a "RIPE Atlas" channel would set a precedent, and maybe give an impression that the developers are going to be more responsive on IRC than on the tickets opened via email... and this is not the case. Therefore, *I* personally prefer that the community is using and maintaining own IRC presence, informal, on freenode or such...

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special dietary requirements?
by Michela Galante 17 Mar '15

17 Mar '15

Hi all, We are approaching the date and we are busy organising the dinner and the food you will be eating during the event. I need to know if you have any special dietary requirements. Can you let me know asap if you are vegetarian, vegan or you cannot eat something in specific for other reasons such as food allergies, religion and so on? If I don’t get any answer I will assume you can eat everything. Thank you and see you soon! Michela

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More information about RIPE Atlas hackathon
by Michela Galante 05 Mar '15

05 Mar '15

Dear hackathon participants, We’ve put together some more information about the RIPE Atlas hackathon, including: - The overall goal and different types of challenges you can choose to work on - The kind of data you’ll have access to - Some examples of possible visualisations using RIPE Atlas data You can find this information online at: https://atlas.ripe.net/hackathon/2015/#!attendee-information We hope this will give you a better idea of what to expect during the hackathon and start inspiring you to come up with your own ideas about interesting, creative data visualisations using RIPE Atlas. We look forward to welcoming you in Amsterdam on 27 March. Best regards, RIPE Atlas Team

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