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NESIT Hackerspace Vandalized

NESIT Hackerspace Vandalized

The New England Society of Information and Technology (NESIT) in Meriden, CT, was robbed and vandalized on March 1st. All computers and monitors used in our community programs were destroyed. Extensive damage was done to our classroom and project areas. A massive clean-up effort has been under way for the past week and we continue […]

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Build a 3D Scanner Out of Junk… in 24 Hours

Build a 3D Scanner Out of Junk… in 24 Hours

Last June, the LVL1 hackerspace in Louisville, KY, held a 24-hour hackathon, where several teams stayed up all night, competing with each other to use an Arduino, a breadboard, as well as any components they could harvest from LVL1’s junkpile, to build the coolest project possible. Joe Pugh and his fellow members Aaron Verdow, Tim […]

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Hackerspace Happenings for March 3rd

Hackerspace Happenings for March 3rd

Are you a hackerspace member? We want to know about cool projects you are working on, or have completed, tools you’re using, fun stories about your space and its members, best practices you’d like to share with other spaces, etc. Say you build a new CNC mill–we want to hear about it! Maybe a member […]

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HeatSync Labs Hosts Arduino Hackathon

HeatSync Labs Hosts Arduino Hackathon

Phoenix’s HeatSync Labs will host HackPHX Arduino, an all-day and all-night Arduino hackathon tomorrow, March 2, from 10am-10:15pm. Here’s how it will go down: In a ode to Iron Chef, 50 participants will be split into 10 teams for 12 hours to create something awesome from an Arduino, a “secret ingredient,” and the hackerspace’s resources. The teams will compete for more than $4,000 in prizes and giveaways. Expect music, robots, interactive light, wearable electronics, and more. Tickets are sold out but the the event will be live streamed

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Maker Pro: Building Community at Scale

Maker Pro: Building Community at Scale

Shared workshops can have a feeling of community. I used to think it was a matter of scale, that the larger groups would have more community. I now realize it’s more a matter of how much people will linger. The more people engage with each other in a workshop, the more likely the sense of […]

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Art Hack Day Returns to Brooklyn

Art Hack Day Returns to Brooklyn

Over 60 makers, artists, and hackers will gather at a warehouse in Brooklyn this week, and spend two days building collaborative projects. Their wares will be on display on Saturday starting at 7PM.

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Wanna Race? Power Racing Series Team Sign-Ups Now Open!

Wanna Race? Power Racing Series Team Sign-Ups Now Open!

Do you have what it takes to make the most badass Power Wheels mod? Are you ready to test your mettle against a bunch of other crazy makers who want to win? Then get your team together and sign up for the Power Racing Series (PPPRS), kicking off this May 18 and 19 at Maker […]

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