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I wasn’t sure what the answer to that question might be, so I interviewed seven female hackerspace members (actually, one is an ex-member) to get their take on what it’s like. Leave a comment with your (constructive) thoughts!
Red Bull Creation, a collaborative hacking competition, will be taking place in Brooklyn on July 10th, McCarren Park. Sixteen teams will be given 72 hours to create something amazing, based on a “create the future” theme they’ll be given. A Red Bull Creation Laboratory, a tricked-out hackerspace Red Bull set up, will be at the groups’ disposal.
Jason Gessner learned how to weld at Milwaukee Makerspace, and his first project were giant jacks made from bolts. He ended up using the jacks in an event in Milwaukee were teams of people ran around the city doing activities. The game only took a couple of minutes when done correctly, but some teams were […]
Power Racing Series at the Kansas City Maker Faire I have just become aware of the awesomeness that is the Power Racing Series, where groups (cough, hackerspaces) are encouraged to build and race souped-up versions of Power Wheels and other ride-on drivable toys. In this video, taken a couple days ago at the Kansas City […]
I have a friend who started using the term DIT (“do it together”) instead of DIY, and I love the notion. It’s a rare project that’s completely DIY, and certainly the projects that are the most fun involve collaboration — even if it’s just with the cranky old guy at the hardware store who ties […]
Make: Live — Hackerspace Roadshow Make: Live featured four spaces in its last show, including the Hack Factory, i3detroit, Milwaukee Makerspace, as well as Noisebridge. Love seeing all those projects — and very impressive spaces, guys! Two Hands Project Footage on Archive.org Footage from the Two Hands Project, a hackerspace documentary, has been put on […]
Take a tour of the new Make Labs with MAKE engineering intern Nick Raymond.
