Hackerspaces: Hive 76 video
A VIMBY video about hackerspaces, featuring Philadelphia’s Hive 76 and Mr. Johnny Hackerspace himself, Mitch Altman.
Makers
Another year… another Toy Fair
Another year… another Toy Fair… Someone asked me if this is upsetting. Some thoughts… i didn’t go to toy fair this year, but this is interesting to hear (and not surprising). As far as it bothering me, earlier in life, it would have, but now, not so much. Now, there are products at toy fair […]
Letters From the Fab Academy, Part 3
In this series, “Letters from the Fab Academy,” Shawn Wallace, member of AS220, the Providence, RI community arts space, shares his experiences with the Fab Academy, a distributed learning collaborative, built on the infrastructure of the Fab Lab network. — Gareth Mold making and casting By Shawn Wallace Noah Bedford from the Providence Fab Lab […]
Mouse trap car
Greg Borenstein posted drawings and photos of the mouse trap-driven car he’s been working on to the MAKE Flickr Pool. Mouse trap car
Staples, a blank wall, and lots of patience
This is the work of French artist Baptiste Debombourg. Some of his other works, including one more staples piece, can be seen here. [via Dude Craft]
Happy Birthdays: Galileo Galilei — Father of modern science
Happy Birthday Gallileo Galilei! Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642) was an Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher who played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. His achievements include improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, and support for Copernicanism.
Make: Together (more collaborative couples)
We asked several of our favorite maker couples to tell us a little bit about the ups and down of their collaborative process. This touches on two of our current site themes, today being Valentine’s Day, and this quarter having a Maker Business theme. All three of these couples have turned their passion for making […]