Join us for a relaxing evening of tech talk, sauna vibes, and refreshing lake swims at the Seebad Starnberg!

Date: July 18, 2024 Time: 17:30 Location: Seebad Starnberg, Starnberger See

Embrace the summer heat with fellow tech enthusiasts!

We're kicking off the evening with some casual networking and conversation. Enjoy the sauna, relax by the lake, and take a dip in the refreshing waters of Starnberger See. This is your chance to connect with other tech professionals, share ideas, and unwind in a beautiful setting.

Important Note: The Seebad Starnberg is operating with a summer tariff, so you can arrive early and enjoy the facilities all day. Only day tickets are available.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Alright fellow tech enthusiasts, mark your calendars for our next Munich Tech Sauna June meetup! We're venturing to the Monte Mare Schliersee Sauna, nestled close to the picturesque Schliersee, offering an exclusive sauna experience in a stunning setting.

We're straying a bit from Munich, but fear not, the journey to Schliersee and the Monte Mare Schliersee sauna remains conveniently reachable by train from Munich main station.

Join us on June 15 for a day of sauna bliss. Many of us will be starting our steamy sessions around 12:00 or possibly even earlier. If you're new to our community, give us a shout in the #meetups channel on Discord, and we'll make sure you're welcomed and guided by some friendly community members.

A heads-up: Monte Mare Schliersee sometimes requires a special reservation, so it's wise to double-check their website at https://www.monte-mare.de/schliersee/.

Prepare for sauna heaven! Monte Mare Schliersee boasts a variety of saunas and top-notch regular infusions. After indulging in the heat, cool off with a relaxing swim, lounge around, and perhaps enjoy a refreshing beer. It's shaping up to be the ultimate Munich Tech Sauna gathering!

For our May meetup, Munich Tech Sauna will meet at the world's largest sauna and SPA area: Therme Erding. As May 9 is a public holiday in Bavaria, we will meet already at 2PM at the entrance of the sauna area.

While this is an absolute highlight, it is quite essential to meet at the entrance or communicate BEFORE to arrange a meetup within the sauna area. With 26+ saunas it's easy to get lost or never find us at all :-)

Needless to say that Therme Erding will provide an amazing sauna experience with world class infusions, a bar in the pool for a fresh beer and many more great experiences.

Full address: May 9 at 14:00 at Therme Erding, Thermenallee 1-5, 85435 Erding, Germany - easy to reach by public transport via S2 and the stop Altenerding (not Erding!) and a 10 minute walk.

Our April meetup takes us to the central Nordbad in Munich. It's an SWM run sauna, so don't expect too much when it comes to the sauna infusions, but they feature several sauna's and if we are lucky there will be infusions at 19.00 / 20.00 / 21.00 as well as a salt peeling in the steam bath at 19.30. It's definitely a central place and great to chat.

Full address Apr 18 at 17:30 at Nordbad, Schleißheimer Str. 142, 80797 München, Germany

Best reachable via Tram 12, 27, MetroBus 53, 59 (Nordbad and Hohenzollernplatz) StadtBus 154 (Nordbad) U2 (Hohenzollernplatz)

please note It's recommended to get a reservation for this special event... it guarantees entrance to the sauna. https://shop.kristall-trimini.de/category/21 Choose March 7 which is the day we visit from about 12/1300 - we will meet inside, so make sure you connected to not sauna alone!

Visit the Sauna Masters / Sauna competition at the Kristall Therme Trimini Kochel am See - many will likely join, some by car, some by train (and a nice walk) or by bicycle... So let us know in #meetups if you plan to come and then let's share travel plans. This sauna event will be quite special, expect the best of the best battling for the best Saunameister.

If you want, you can join our group bike ride in the morning from Puchheim-Bahnhof (S) to Ammersee (stop at Alte Villa) down to Kochel am See. This will be a tempo ride, good fitness required - 91 km over 4h roughly. Details here https://www.strava.com/clubs/techsauna

In any case, it's really recommended you join our Discord for the #meetups channel and realtime info on the day of this event.

For our official March meetup, we will meet at the Munich-local and well accessible Cosima Wellenbad. This place features a fresh and modern sauna area and some of our community will remember the great meetup we had there last year - we pretty much filled up the "Bio-Sauna" for great chats and the sauna infusions we experienced there were also quite good (for SWM).

According to their website, there will be two infusions at 20:00 and 21:00 - before we can try out the Bio-Sauna, steam bath or the 'Stollensauna' in the outside area... as well as have chats or visit the pool!

We can exit the sauna area and get a drink/food at the restaurant, accessible from the swimming pool area.

https://www.swm.de/baeder/schwimmen-sauna/cosimawellenbad

Our second meetup of the year will take us to the well known and Munich-local Michaelibad. We've been there before and enjoyed the chatty context - hope to cu soon!

Feb 15 | 1730 sharp at entrance area or later inside | Michaelibad

What's special? The spacious sauna on two floors is a visual delight – bathed in light and kept in warm pastel tones. On the ground floor, you can cool down in the large cold pool and a small outdoor garden between sauna sessions. Upstairs, two relaxation rooms and the outdoor terrace await you.

Saunas:

• Finnish Sauna
• Sanarium
• Steam Bath (with some luck with salt/sugar application)
• Erd-Loft-Sauna - the highlight of Michaelibad, a large, wooden sauna great for having a chat or just sweating quietly (we will see)

We're kicking off the new year with an easy to reach Munich-local sauna: the Westbad. The sauna now features a larger sauna area with several steam rooms, saunas , cold basins and more. We can step out into the swimming pool area for grabbing a drink, too!

Jan 18 2024 - 1730 at the entrance or cu inside. Say hi and get in touch if you are joining the first time - might be hard to find us. Although we will most likely try to make all the hourly sauna infusions and talk loud about custom keyboards...

Dear Munich Tech Sauna Family,

Reflecting on 2023, our journey has been extraordinary – a year of saunas, connections, and unforgettable experiences! From the inaugural meetup at Seebad Starnberg to deep discussions and the world of custom ergo keyboards, our community thrived. Unique POAPs/NFTs symbolize each meetup, capturing our shared history on the blockchain.

Our diverse conversations expanded beyond sauna walls to Discord, Mastodon, Lemmy, and Matrix, showcasing our tech-savvy and nerdy spirit. While embracing diversity, we acknowledge room for improvement, aspiring to a more inclusive community.

Let's share our favorite sauna experience of 2023. For me, it was a day at Monte Mare Seesauna in Tegernsee – a summer meetup filled with great chats, refreshing beers, invigorating infusions, and the satisfaction of timely arrival after a day of cycling.

As the year ends, my holiday wish is to spread the word about Munich Tech Sauna. In a world craving genuine connections, let's expand our community. Choose channels that resonate and bring kindred spirits into our community.

Don't forget the ongoing end-of-year raffle. If you own the Dantebad collectible, you could win a special present. Excited to distribute them at our final meetup on December 21 17:30 at PhoenixBad.

Gratitude to each of you, the heartbeat of Munich Tech Sauna. Your enthusiasm, diversity, and warmth make our community exceptional. Here's to more saunas, connections, and unforgettable experiences in 2024.

Wishing you a cozy holiday season and a steamy start to 2024!

Warm regards, Sven | @[email protected]

Cold enough? Join us for gadget-free tech talk at the Monte Mare Tegernsee on Dec 7. We meet 1730 at the entrance. Train from Donnersberger Brücke runs 1608 to final Stop Tegernsee. From there it's a short walk.

Check techsauna.dev for details and say hi on Discord. For this meetup it's advised to get an online reservation - check the Monte Mare Tegernsee Website.

Just a quick note that even before our last meetup on Dec 21 you have a chance to check out the Monte Mare in Tegernsee with us on Dec 7.

We will take the train from Donnersberger Brücke at 1608 to reach Tegernsee final Stop in about an hour and then meet at the entrance with others that might join by car at 1730 like usually.

As always, I recommend to say hi and join on discord #meetups in Munich Tech Sauna for last minute info.

As the year draws to a close, we invite you to join us for a special Munich Tech Sauna meetup on December 21, 2023, at the renowned PhoenixBad in Ottobrunn. This unique venue, familiar to many of us, provides the perfect backdrop for a relaxing evening of tech discussions and year-end celebrations.

Event Details: Date: December 21, 2023 Time: 17:30 to 21:30 (meet 17:30 sharp at entrance/tickets) Location: PhoenixBad, Ottobrunn

Logistics: For newcomers, we recommend double-checking logistics to arrive on time. Meet us at the entrance/tickets at 17:30 (watch out for Munich Tech Sauna shirts and swag), secure your 4-hour ticket, and join our friendly community for an evening of relaxation and camaraderie.

Join Our Discord: Connect with our community on Discord before the event: Munich Tech Sauna Discord. Say hi, get to know everyone, and make the most of this enjoyable gathering.

This is a fantastic opportunity to unwind, celebrate the accomplishments of the year, and forge new connections within the tech community. We look forward

I built the rexxlp 12u a while ago but honestly 36 keys and miryoku is all I need. So when the 10u came out, thx @[email protected] I had to build it.

It was a tiny challenge for me, due to not properly following the guide. My big fat learning was that the tape on top of the sockets really really makes sense - I had some shorts between pins and then some socket pins were not even connected after I pulled out the board (XIAO ble) with too much force. Now I know.

What do you think?

Great progress on #revxlp 10u now that batteries arrives. This time, even with pogo pins...

Hardware assembly almost done. Just got some software issues now - like always I try to get #miryoku on and did build the uf2 file already (the same way I did for the 12u version... hmm), copied over. Now a few keys seem to work but emitting very unexpected (not my miryoku colemak mod dh) keys... Do we need a special miryoku build?

The Munich Tech Sauna November meetup will take us to yet another excellent SWM sauna location, the Dantebad in Munich. This sauna is said to be among the most attractive SWM saunas in Munich. The highlight is a sauna garden with the flagship Blockhaussauna.

https://www.swm.de/baeder/schwimmen-sauna/dantebad

Nov 16 2023, meet on-time 17:30 at the sauna entrance. Once you arrive, immediately get a 4h ticket to avoid standing in line.

There will also be a convenient an large cold water pool for a proper cool down, as well as a steam bath and a 60 DegC "Sanarium" for those that need a bit less heat. We can expect some salt application in the steam bath at 6:30pm and a hourly sauna ceremony.

All new joiners: let us know in discord that you are coming. We still have a few free t-shirts left... but we need to know you are coming. It also makes meeting way easier...

Join Discord via this invite. Say hello and participate in our tech discussions!

October will take us to a new #techsauna location - Olympia Schwimmhalle. Let's give it a try and enjoy the snow cabin, which is unique in Munich! They also have a lot of different saunas inside and outside as well as hourly cermonies. cu soon!

Oct 19 - 17:30 - Entrance of Olympia Schwimmhalle

18:00 first sauna ceremony

18:30 Salt application in the steam bath

19:00 sauna sauna

... visit the CafeBar for a beer? Or do they only have coffee? Let's figure that out!

20:00 try out some more sauna Fitness-Sauna?

21:00 final sauna session...

Posting just in case some more want to join. We will start around 1730 and arrive (if db works well) at 1715 S Starnberg.

This sauna right at the lake Tegernsee is a true gem and some of us had already know this sauna from previous visits. It is well reachable from Munich Donnersbergerbruecke via BRB trains (included in 49 EUR ticket) and the proposed 4h slot from ~1730 on means we can reach one of the final trains back to Munich, leaving 21:52 from Tegernsee.

https://www.monte-mare.de

Note: you need a reservation for the weekends, book your guaranteed entrance reservation here (had this before, you will need to wait or cannot access at all - DO get a reservation!): https://www.monte-mare.de/tegernsee/4-stundenseesaunabuchen Book Arrival time 17-18:00 - 4h Ticket needs to be purchased on top at the entrance (31 EUR)

Train from Donnersberger Bruecke to Tegernsee (board the right part, most likely rear part) Donnersberger Bruecke 16:08-17:09 Tegernsee (last station)

Trains back to Donnersberger Bruecke 21:52, 22:52 (last train!)

... plus figured out the basics of qmk. Will need to get it up and running with full miryoku though as this is what i use on ALL my keyboards. So if anyone can tell how i now get the full miryoku on I'd be super happy to give it a try.

I just built cheapino 3x5_3 split and of course need to get miryoku on it - there's a qmk branch here https://github.com/tompi/qmk_firmware/tree/cheapino but could not find the board over at miryoku.

It also has a special encoder, wondering how one could use it in the most meaningful way with miryoku....

Could someone describe the steps or create a miryoku config?