5MoF/2026/02 20

File:5MoF logo.png Five Minutes of Fame (5MoF) is ten five minute talks in an hour, with a short intermission so you can get another beer. Talks tend to be ad-hoc, poorly-planned, and awe-inspiring. WHERE: Noisebridge, 272 Capp St, San Francisco. WHEN: Social 7:30pm-8:00pm, talks 8:00pm-9:00pm, Third Thursdays of every month, lightning talks! WHO: All are welcome and anyone may submit a talk. HOW: Sign up to speak by following the link above, clicking "edit", and adding yourself to the list (or just show up!). Presentations on any topic are welcome, and slides are encouraged and supported but completely optional. STREAM LINK: Some presentations will be televised, live, for your viewing pleasure on Jitsi (https://meet.jit.si/noisebridge) and our YouTube account! MEETUP PAGE: Sign up for 5moF events on Meetup. 5MoF YOUTUBE: 5moF YouTube Channel (outdated) Edit

Noisebridge 5 Minutes of Fame for Thursday, February 20th, 2026

Meet other hackers!

About 25 people showed up!

We gave intros and said, "Names, Pronouns, And if you have been to a 5MoF before, what is your favorite presentation you've seen. If you have not seen a 5MoF presentation before, what would you like to see?"

We got alot of first time Noisebridgers

User:Jet was the host for this 5MoF and used lu.ma to make an invite to share and it was decently effective. I will try to use it for next time

Speakers

Slot	Presenter	Topic
1.	Caitlin	Intro to understanding Whiskey
2.	Jess	CS Education
3.	Loren	Zulip
4.	Jet	Noisebell
5.	Sophia	How to talk to a computer
6.	Michael John	Hutter Prize Compressor
7.	Will	Hammond Organs and Speakers

Afterwards

Perry, Sophia, Jesse, and Jet played SSBU for like 2-3 hours