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DefCon 25 2017 Speaker Calendar!

Good news, everybody! I made a Google Calendar that you can look at and also download and import into your very own Google Calendar! This calendar has the speaker schedule for DefCon 25 that will be held at the Caesars Palace Las Vegas Hotel & Casino! Use the following links to

Defcon 25 llama-tipping Badges

The llama-tipping group is filling in the holes. The good people at Defcon have announced some issues with the expected Electronic Badges this year. You can read all about it over HERE [http://bit.ly/DC25_NoElecBadge]. Our fellow llama-tipping member Brandon [http://llama-tipping.info/author/brandon/] felt that this

Defcon 25 T-Shirts

This year, we went with a "Llamas in Black" theme inspired by an image [https://ih0.redbubble.net/image.24071548.5233/raf,750x1000,075,t,fafafa:ca443f4786.u2.jpg] presented by Mr. BoB. I went and started building graphics and came up with this year's badge & t-shirt graphics! This year,

Defcon 23 Llama Badge Files

So now that Defcon 23 has ended everyone will probably be working on their badges when they can. There are still a few badges that need to be reworked and those will be sent out to the people who are waiting on them. Something that I have been meaning to

Soldering Kit - Parts List

This year at DefCon 23, we had llama-tipping badges! The first ever Digital llama-tipping badge! There was some assembly required. Here is the parts list that pdx6 and I used for our soldering stations that worked out great! All of these are items available on Amazon.com for easy ordering.

BOM for Llama Badge

Here is the Bill of Materials for the llama badges not including the LCD display. http://www.mouser.com/ProjectManager/ProjectDetail.aspx?AccessID=f8cb3aeda9

Final Badges Sent To Fab

The final draft of the badges has been sent to the fab, I expect them back on the 4th of August. In total I ordered 20 PCB's to be made. Parts for 18 of the badges have been ordered which is one per person and are due to arrive on

Prototype Badges Have Arrived!

So the initial 5 boards for prototyping have come back from the Fab! I am waiting only on parts from Mouser which should arrive either Saturday or Monday at the latest. Once I have them I will assemble and test the boards and report back. I will be placing orders

Shirt update

Each year I make a shirt for the Llama-Tippers that makes fun of one of the major events of the past year. For Defcon 22, I decided to poke fun at Dogecoin, a joke about cryptocurrency that turned into a cryptocurrency itself. While I think Shiba Inus are cute, a

Prototypes Sent to FAB

So the first batch of prototypes have been sent to the Fab and I expect them back in 10 days. I will try to get them working, if I find any problems I will patch them and then be placing orders for the full set of badges. Find below a

Status Update on Llama Badge

As it currently stands the most basic routing of the board is complete. I plan to finish up routing by tonight and have the boards sent to the fab this Monday. Below is an unoptimized uncleaned copy of the llama badge.

Defcon 23 (2015)

Defcon 23 quickly approaches us. We will be there, will you? The Llama Tippers will be found roaming the area and participating in various activities such as the DC801 party! This will also be the first year in which we will have an Electronic Badge! Thanks to our fellow llama

Welcome to the world of tipping llamas

Long ago, in the town of Reno, Nevada, a band of geeks in high school headed out to the fields to do the typical freshman activity: tipping cows. Much to their dismay, every cow in the pasture was already tipped. The town was over-run with so many bored teenagers that