Inside iFixit’s Fight for the Right to Repair
iFixit is building a path toward a repairable world, one teardown at a time.
Repair Wars: Cory Doctorow on the State of Right to Repair
They’ve stacked the decks against servicing your own purchases;
The community is now resisting
— and winning.
Join Diresta And Friends On Netflix For Some Silly Making Fun
Today, Netflix announced “Making Fun” a new show starring a bunch of our friends from the maker community. You’ll probably recognize Jimmy Diresta, Graz Makes, Pat Lap, Derek From Malden, and Paul Jackman. This looks fantastic! I think it is important to point out and notice that this isn’t a competition. Just some makers having […]
Maker’s Knowledge
Maker’s knowledge is the unique understanding of a thing by the person who made it. Author and Make: contributor Bill Gurstelle talks about his books, his favorite projects and his ongoing study of the history of science and technology, where the concept of Maker’s Knowledge has been developed. It is knowledge only available to the […]
Can You Machine A Useful Steam Engine In A Home Shop?
Quinn from BlondieHacks has just started a very interesting new project. She’s going to build a steam engine in her home shop. I don’t mean one of those tiny little desk toys, an actual functional (somewhat small) steam engine! This machine comes as a kit, but it isn’t the type of kit you may be […]
Blindbot Is Like A Guide Dog, Without The Dog
Imagine for a moment that you could hold a guide dog’s leash and feel the tug in the right direction, or notification to halt, all without having to care for a dog? That’s effectively what Blindbot produces. Born out of Makerspace ETH Zurich, the Blindbot is a project that uses optical recognition to guide folks […]
SparkFun Thing Plus – RP2040
SparkFun’s Thing Plus – RP2040 is one of several new boards featuring the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s RP2040 microcontroller. The board breaks out most of the RP2040’s versatile I/O pins, while constraining itself to an Adafruit Feather’s form factor. The board is a good choice for building wearables and other devices powered by lithium-polymer batteries. The […]