In the usage of 2600 Magazine and affiliates, the often loaded term "hacking" refers to Grey Hat hacking, which is generally understood to be any sort of technological utilisation or manipulation of technology which goes above and beyond the capabilities inherent to the design of a given application. An agenda for each meeting will be announced with every scheduled meeting. Usually we will discuss things that range from "hacking" to urban exploration, phreaking, lock picking, programming, disc …

At Opal Devine’s Marina (in the ‘sea’ of Fry’s Parking Lot), they have a Geeks Who Drink live trivia deal on Saturday nights starting at 10pm. We often suck, but we have fun getting inebriated while flailing for answers. We’ve come in anywhere from 1st to 27th. So far we’ve won numerous pints of beer, gift certificates, stick on sideburns, a rubber chicken, a squeaky frog, a little gun that launches tiny plastic bosses, strawberry flavored gummy bacon strips, salad-flavored floss, mini freak sho …

The End is Near and Salvation is at Hand!  Just Kidding!   Greetings and Wecome to The San Antonio Survivalist Tribe! I am looking to put together a tribe of fellow survival-minded people in the San Antonio area. Are you like me, concerned about the possibilities of a potential disaster and the devastating effects it could have on ourselves and our families? Our way of life is built on a house of cards and a variety of either natural or man-made disasters could bring it all crashing down! If som …

L.I is made up of people who are interested in physical security, such as bypassing locks, learning new techniques for opening difficult locks, and connecting people. We abide by the laws set down in each State or Province (For our Canadian neighbors). Likewise we have our own code of ethics we adhere to. They're almost all common sense rules that you should always practice. You should never pick locks that you don't own, or that you don't have the owners explicit permission to pick. We enjoy h …

The Greater San Antonio Business Owner’s Networking Group is a network of entrepreneurs, sales representatives, and professionals, meeting regularly to assist each other in increasing their circles of influence by growing the number of quality business contacts and improving interpersonal skills. Only ONE member is allowed from each business category. Realtor---IT / Back Up---Title---Wellness / Trainer---HR Consulting---Printing / Specialty Security---Auto / Home Ins.---Mortgage---Financial A …

**  We know that this is a long intro but it is important that you read all of this before joining.  One of the most important things to know is that this is not a singles/dating site.  The organizer reserves the right deny membership and/or to remove any member at any time for any reason. ** Welcome to Young Internationals of San Antonio!  This is a young (18 - 30-something) multinational, multicultural, and multilingual group of foreign internationals in San Antonio.  (A select few of our orig …

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing and to provide education on the uses of Cloud Computing to help secure all other forms of computing. The Cloud Security Alliance is led by a broad coalition of industry practitioners, corporations, associations and other key stakeholders. Cloud Security Alliance, Austin Chapter meetings are organized at www.austincloud.org. …

The only cycling event in Texas dedicated to finding a cure for diabetes. The American Diabetes Association’s 11th Annual Central Texas Tour de Cure will showcase a one (1) day ride . The Central Texas Tour de Cure, presented by the Austin committee, will be held on Saturday, May 5, 2012 and will provide an opportunity to visit great BBQ towns in our Central Texas region along with live music! The ride will start and finish at the Travis County Expo Center, which offers great indoor amenities to …

You are welcome to this Church group. Our group Pastor is Rev. D. Alan Childs (Ordained Pastoral Counselor) Christian spiritual minister teacher and preacher.   This group is for those who want to build a deep meaningful relationship with God by his spirit and his word of the Holy Bible. Our meet-ups will have informative presentations of Bible text with considerations applicable to our everyday lives. We will examine position viewpoints of Bible subjects and other topics of interest to all Chri …

This is a group for Austin Ukulele Players.  We meet once a month alternating with the Ukulele Society of Austin.  This is designed to give us uke fans more opportunities to have fun playing in groups, learn some basic ukulele skills and socialize.  Our meetings will be on the 4th Thursday of the month beginning in January 2013 (2 weeks after Austin Ukulele Society).  This is a learning environment for people who want to learn some ukulele basics and have a chance to practice and play with other …

This is the online venue for New Horizons Students studying for their MOS, PMP, CBAP, Six Sigma, CAPM, and CCBA Certifications!! This will be our forum for sharing resources and organizing our weekly meetings!

We are a small group of people around the San Antonio area trying to get back to basics of forgotten skills, we are into prepping for our families for any emergency that may come our way, from a natural disaster, to upcoming economic hardships, to losing a job & having to survive on one or no income. Stuff to discuss for future. 1. Emergency bags for our cars 2. Water storage ideas for our home 3. Food storage & rotation 4. Food prepping from dehydrating, smoke foods, LDS bulk foods, freeze-dryi …

This is a meetup focused on herbalism and plant medicine.  We learn these subjects through herbology classes, events, scenarios and exercises that are all based on practical, herbal medicine in the field, at home, in a post-disaster setting, in wilderness or urban settings. Additionally, we teach standard Wilderness First Aid Certification. Herbal Medics is working on becoming a 501(c)(3) organization in 2012.  The main organizer and instructor is Sam Coffman, who is a former U.S. Special Force …

We teach classes, lectures and community events that stress family preparedness for long-term sustainability, post-disaster situations and community rebuilding in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. This group is for families, parents or individuals who want to learn more about preparedness and working together in a community to foster better relations in the event of any emergency. This group will focus on the most important parts of urban survival to include: water sanitation and purification food …

About the Austin Vegan Family Network: We are a community of families who get together to provide our children with a relaxed and fun atmosphere while building friendships with like-minded parents. It's so important for veg*n kids to grow up surrounded by other families who share their values! Our goal is to create a community that supports and affirms our vegan lifestyles and parenting choices, and helps our children feel secure in knowing their compassionate choices are normal and encouraged. …

Welcome to the Eucalyptus Cloud User Group! We are here to bring together developers, architects, sysadmins, devops people, enterprises, start-ups... basically anyone interested in various possibilities of private and hybrid cloud solutions. Being an Open Source IaaS cloud platform means not only open source code but also open source ideas and communication. We will organize hackathons for code and hackathons for ideas. Eucalyptus is the world's most widely deployed open source cloud computing s …

The is the local, Austin chapter of the Defcon hacking conference. Started in 1993, Defcon (a.k.a. DEFCON or DEF CON) is one of the world's largest annual computer hacker conventions, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. Attendees include computer security professionals, journalists, lawyers, federal government employees, security researchers and hackers with a general interest in code, computer architecture, phone phreaking, hardware mods and anything else that can be "hacked." The Defcon 512 ch …

Looking for a great way to fund a new start-up by tapping your friends, family members and perfect strangers? Join this Crowdfunding group to get free access to the Crowdfunding Press Center which will teach you how to raise up to a $1,000,000 by using the combination social media networks and Crowdfunding platforms to post a simple business plan and begin raising capital for all kinds of businesses from high-technology products to the performing arts. Explore America's Best Crowdfund Experts, S …

Drupal, web, php but mainly Drupal. We discuss trends, dev ops, and issues, we problem solve with each other. Low level and n00b alike are welcome!

The mission of SA Military Freethinkers is to provide community and support for atheists, humanists, and other non-theists in the military service members, veterans, and their families. Supported by the Freethinkers Association of Central Texas (FACT), San Antonio Military Freethinkers is affiliated the Military Association of Atheists and Freethinkers (MAAF), a national organization for non-theist active duty members. Links: Information on FACT can be found on http://www.meetup.com/Freethinkers …

Networking in our community with events that stress family preparedness for long-term sustainability, post-disaster situations and community rebuilding in the Highland Lakes areas of Kingsland, Burnet, Llano, Buchanan Dam and surrounding community. This group is for families, parents or individuals who want to learn more about preparedness and working together in a community to foster better relations in the event of any emergency. This group will focus on the most important parts of urban survi …

The iSEC Open Security Forum is an informal and open venue for the discussion and presentation of security related research and tools, and an opportunity for security researchers from all fields to get together and share work and ideas. The Forum meets quarterly in the Bay Area, Seattle, New York City and Austin. Forum agendas are crafted with the specific needs/interests of its members in mind and consist of brief 20-30 minute talks. Talks are not product pitches or strongly vendor preferential …

Blind Ambition is accompany based out of Austin, TX aimed at helping others achieve to their highest aspirations, dreams, and to their own blind ambitions. These motivational meet ups will be roughly 1 hour long and follow the format detailed below: - Unexpected Leaders: 5-10 min to introduce an example from our global community of someone who is making a difference by living up to their own blind ambitions. - Topic introduction: 10-15 min educational informative discussion on a motivation and g …