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ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Travel preparation status: I forgot to activate the out of office notification. But I finally have a tent AND a backpack. There's even some chance I'll manage to pack my stuff before I have to catch the first train in the morning. Oof. 😅

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

There's still some time to procrastinate packing camping stuff... right? 🤔

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Aaaand off we go!
Looking forward to finding out what I forgot to pack

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

eep! on the train

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 2/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Hüfe, dea Zugbegleita redt jo boarisch.

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 3/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Help! I think I ended up at the wrong event?

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

TGV - Train à Grande Verspätung?

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 4/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Very much on brand... The Eurostar terminal has its own border fence

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 5/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Aaaand a short detour with the tube before we have to catch the next train.

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Thanks @vagina_museum, the "Museum of Mankind" exhibition was really funny! Now, let's get back on track.

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 6/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

From the train I saw many puddles in the fields... I guess this year EMF stands for Extra Muddy Field?

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

✅ Train 7/7 to EMF

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Spending some time in the Ledbury Tesco parking lot before getting a shuttle to the camp site is definitely an important part of the EMF experience. :D

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

So that's how the ducks were delivered to #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

#emf2024 is amazing, you spend 2h putting up chairs at Stage A and everything looks different. It's a proper camp now. :O

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Are the people who volunteer called "Voluntier"? 🤔
#emfcamp #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Sooo I heard the people at #emfcamp like camping? Luckily there's @hackmas taking place in August in Austria!
#emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

This is a test, please ignore this toot.
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Come to the entrance tent, we have the best music!
#emfcamp #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Oooohhh, the @badge has a boop button! 👀
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Found my toot!
#emfcamp #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Just helped build up some small parts of nullsector... It looks amazing this year. 👀
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

I returned a big potato and won a small one! :yayblob:
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Well, that was fun! Found 75 out of 87 of the gchq.net tokens today. Will try to find the remaining ones tomorrow. 👀
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

86 out of 88. And I think I have an idea where the remaining 2 could be. Now I need to finish this!
#emfcamp #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

87 out of 88 and second place on the leaderboard. As the sun is setting, I guess that's it. The gchq.net game took me places I otherwise wouldn't have discovered. Would definitely play again, this was great fun. :)
#emfcamp #emf2024

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Hey everyone, our bus arrived!

ripper OP , vor einem Monat

Oh, I still have photos from #emf2024 I wanted to share. People brought sooo many funny, hacky, cool builds.
#emfcamp

A Henry (vacuum cleaner) with two chonky wheels at the back and a handle bar sticking out of it. An air filter for an ICE engine is sticking out the front, which means it's a motorised vehicle.
A green-yellow bicycle with a power drill mounted above the front wheel, powering it via some chains. It looks very much hacked together.
A go cart made from wood. It has a green floor plate and something that looks like a wind turbine mounted on the back. The blades are above the steering wheel. Why.

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

Speedy tren did its job, I'm back in Europe. Now I have about 45 minutes to catch my Nightjet to Vienna. Whoop whoop
But also... How complicated can travelling by train be?
Eurostar: Yes!

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

Well, that's great. The NJ is here. But... It's missing half the coaches, apparently they're stuck somewhere in Germany and supposed to be added in Mannheim. At ~1:00 in the morning. Until then, they stuff everyone into one single seating coach. Argh.

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

We got thrown out of the train and then the same conductor asked us to get back in. Fun, fun, fun

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

We are moving! 👀👀👀

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

What's kinda funny about night trains is... Everyone I ever met there is super chill about delays and other inconveniences. Like, right now, our carriage is missing and everyone is like: "Here's a story about a rail travel I took which was a lot worse. And it was great fun!"

ripper OP , vor 29 Tagen

Great. There are now people boarding the train wanting to have their seats. And they are pissed that we're occupying them because we were told by the conductor. Exactly what you need at 1:00 in the morning.

ripper OP , vor 28 Tagen

Ooof. They didn't find a sleeper in Mannheim. Great.

ripper OP , vor 28 Tagen

Changed train in Linz, maybe that one stays on time.
Next to me are some punks. I mean proper punks. But they are talking about project controlling meetings and buying a house in Italy.

So I guess... Punk's not dead, punk's got a job in controlling and is buying houses.

ripper OP , vor 28 Tagen

Finally made it home. \o/
The thread isn't finished yet, though. Once I'm showered and relaxed, I'll post more pictures from EMF and the one day we spent in London afterwards. :)

ripper OP , vor 27 Tagen

Well, fuck. I guess beside all the good memories, an awesome badge and a light sunburn I also got COVID at EMF. :/

ripper OP , vor 26 Tagen

Ok. Moar pictures of contraptions!
James Bruton ( @XRobotsUK ) brought a... thing. It's a three-wheeled tentacle robot. Absurd and amazing!
A lot of vehicles, some of them competing in the hacky racers series!
A tracked trike which worked really well on the grass and dirt.
And someone had a real fighting robot with them!
#emf2024 #emfcamp

A parade of multiple vehicles driving on a path on a campsite. At the front, there's a small motorbike, that looks like it's made from big Lego bricks. Behind it, there are many different go carts and similar vehicles.
A big trike with a stubby front tire is standing in the grass. Instead of rear wheels, there are small tracks. An older guy is sitting on the trike and looking at the camera.
A wedge-shaped thing made from Aluminium is placed on the tailgate of a truck. It's painted red and black and has a lot of scratches. At the front there's a shovel-like thing mounted to a movable arm. Some of the covers are removed and the insides are visible, shoving a pressurised tank.

ripper OP , vor 26 Tagen

By the way... The second picture shows Matt Denton on his Lego-inspired motorbike. He finished it on site and also made a video about the first part. And cought me while I was admiring the tentacle thing from the first picture. :D
https://youtu.be/rAm-lMeZ-uE
#emf2024 #emfcamp

ripper OP , vor 26 Tagen

At EMF there's always a lot of beautiful art projects. That's not even remotely all of them and they were all amazing.
#emf2024 #emfcamp

A small table with a red telephone is standing in the grass next to a pond at night. A small lamp on the table illuminates the scene. In the distance, some lasers are visible.
An old Volkswagen bus is standing in the grass at night. It's covered with LEDs and they are sowing some kind of pattern.
Three giant dandelion seedheads are standing in the grass next to a few tents. They are about the size of a human and perfectly replicate real dandelions.