Makers Wanted: Help Keep 3D Printers Unlocked
Every three years, the US Copyright Office gets to make it legal to break Digital Rights Management (DRM, also known as digital locks) in certain situations.
Month: June 2020
PLAN C LIVE: Re-Opening Makerspaces in Libraries
As the process of re-opening offices and stores in local communities continues, libraries and library makerspaces are beginning to re-open as well. This week’s Plan C Live program looks at the challenges and strategies for libraries in reopening thier makerspaces to the public. We hear from libraries around the US on what the last 90 […]
How to Paint Street Murals: Tips from DC
Much admired and quickly imitated in dozens of cities across the nation, the Black Lives Matter street mural in downtown Washington, D.C. was painted on June 5 in just hours, by team of D.C. city workers, eight artists who remain anonymous, and volunteer passers-by. If you’d like to paint a street in your town, here […]
Cosplaying While Black: Tips, Tales, And Inspiration
Tips on getting started and ignoring the haters, plus incredible cosplayers to follow.
Face Jam: Evade Facial Recognition
Keep clear from recognition algorithms with these methods.
A Quick Download From Ubuntu’s New Library Instantly Turns Your Raspberry Pi Into An “Appliance”
There are so many of us who are drawn into the world of Raspberry Pi’s and similar tiny cheap computers by the shear potential that they hold. The thoughts of having this tiny dirt cheap system that could be ANYTHING! And many of us found that we really weren’t that interested in learning to program, […]
Caitlan’s Maker Chain Connects Over 60 WoodWorkers Around The World
We just love a good community project that brings people together. This one was thought up by Catlan the Cat, who you might recall from her Maker Spotlight. Her idea was simple. She was going to publish dimensions of a single link in a chain, to be turned from wood. People all over could create […]
