Making as a Job Creator
As our global economy continues to sputter, the act of making is a driver of job creation and economic recovery.
Hackerspaces
Sharing tools and expertise, for technical training and creative collaboration.
Mitch Altman at TEDxBrussels
Mitch talks about hackerspaces!
Analy Community Makerspace, Online and on the Air
While MAKE hosted its first 3D printer meetup in Sebastopol last week, across town at Analy High School Project Make unveiled the Analy Community Makerspace, a new community makerspace at Analy High School. The facility is the new home for Project MAKE, a program aimed at reinventing the shop class with new tools for a new generation of makers and tinkers. The students at Analy are already making cool stuff. Check out this video student Miles Pepper produced about the brand new facility.
The Analy Community Makerspace
Thursday evening was a busy night for MAKE and makers everywhere. While everyone at MAKE HQ was preparing for our first International Maker Meetup, a group of us headed out to an exciting development for makers in our own backyard: the Analy Community Makerspace open house at Analy High School here in Sebastopol.
Mini Maker Faire Action: Roboroaches and Monowheels in Santiago
Santiago Mini Maker Faire has over 40 confirmed makers from Chile, Uruguay, Argentina, and Mexico. The fair is being organized by members of STGO Makerspace, a one year-old maker space in Santiago. Other Maker Faires coming up include Tokyo, Japan; Tyler, Texas; Houston, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Like to Make? Let’s Meetup!
MAKE is organizing its first international maker meet-up Nov. 15. The idea is to help makers find each other in their local communities, spark conversations and get people making.
GeekMom Interviews the HackerMoms
Ariane Coffin of GeekMom interviewed Mothership HackerMoms Samantha Matalone Cook and Sho Sho Smith. For the uninitiated, Mothership HackerMoms is the first hackerspace aimed directly at moms. GeekMom: What do you envision for this new space? Sho Sho: We just launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to get equipment, do some DIY construction, and develop our workshop […]
