We welcome a new monthly column by Victor Hwang, formerly VP of Entrepreneurship at the Kauffman Foundation., who has started an initiative to encourage more people to โstart somethingโ and become โstarters.โ – Dale Makers are amazing hobbyists and hackers, but they are much more than that. Makers are also โstartersโ who convert ideas into […]
I brought him several cartons of cigarettes, a half-dozen bagels and a phone charger. He walked up to my car wearing a black mask over a reddish beard and said: โLetโs go to Costco.โ He offered to sit in the back seat and, once he got in, he apologized if he smelled of smoke. I […]
The pandemic has affected all aspects of American life, disrupting everything from casual encounters to the entire education system. Yet, these shifts are not uniform and have varied across regions and at the community level within cities based on preexisting demographic and economic conditions, among other indicators. Located along the Red River in Northwest Louisiana, […]
Want to contribute to the PPE movement on the ground but arenโt sure where to start? Get Us PPE is launching a grant program and curriculum based cohort to kickstart DIY manufacturing groups interested in making and distributing impermeable gowns. GetUsPPE celebrates the maker community for filling pressing, short-term PPE shortages with innovative designs. They […]
Itโs nearing the end of summer but we are really in the middle of nowhere, confused by what happened in the Spring and anxious about what will happen in the Fall. Itโs clear that things have gotten worse in many places, just over the last month. There is no sense that this crisis is over, […]
It’s clear that a pandemic can’t keep makers from doing what they do best and Virtual Maker Faire Miami kicks off tonight at 6:30pm ET to celebrate the spirit of ingenuity, creativity, and fun of the maker community. Maker Faire Miami producer-maker-hacker-inventor Mario Cruz, and his team from Moonlighter Makerspace, have created an awesome line […]
The month of July had a number of new and notable projects certified as open source hardware that are worth checking out. This month saw fewer projects certified than in previous months; and it appears that the initial rush by the likes of AdaFruit, Sparkfun, and Olimex to certify their product lines has tapered off. […]
