A couple of weekends ago, we handed out the Make: Spectacular Failure award at the 3rd Handcar Regatta. The award went to the Delirium crew for their Geto Blaster contraption, which they raced until the wheels fell off. Today, they stopped by our offices to give us an trophy to commemorate the event. Yes, that […]
My pal Willow Brugh, of Jigsaw Renaissance, wrote to tell us about the GWOBorg Hackathon they’re hosting, on 10/10/10: Use your powers of Geek for Good! First responders in crisis situations need better tools. Come participate at the 10.10.10 hack-a-thon to help them out! What: a 24-hour hack-a-thon with food and drinks provided. Starting ideas […]
We’re excited to announce the first ever Ottawa Mini Maker Faire, which will be held on November 6th and 7th in Ottawa, ON.
http://www.vimby.com/swf/media/VideoPlayerAS3.swf This hackerspace challenge is looking pretty cool! Very stoked to see the remainder of the series. And kudos to Scion for catching on to a very awesome phenomenon. More: Take on the Machine: A hackerspace challenge
Yankee Steam-Up: For model makers, Machinists, Engineers & Historians
http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=parsons-100828215301-phpapp01&stripped_title=sparklelab-widget-makers&userName=arielchuri SparkleLab: Widget Makers @ Parsons, Ariel writes – I am teaching a new class at Parsons School of Design. SparkleLab: Widget Makers is similar to a your standard physical computing class. We cover basic electronics and microcontrollers with Arduino. But, instead of thinking up some contraption to make, we will create relatively simple devices. […]
The 3rd Annual 2010 Great West End & Railroad Square Handcar Regatta & Exposition of Mechanical & Artistic Wonders this past weekend was a blast (from the past)! Taking place in MAKE’s stomping grounds of Sonoma County, the event invites crews to create contraptions full of engineering prowess (and whimsy) to race on the defunct […]
