So awesome! Every hackerspace should do this. For 24 hours this June, it’s an all-out hacker brawl to see who can build the coolest thing from a big pile of junk. Think of it as the home version of Junk Yard Wars. There are no rules, buy a ticket for your team, show up with […]
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). Minne Faire This Saturday Twin Citians, be sure to visit the Hack Factory this Saturday from […]
Eric Pan, the founder and CEO of Seeed Technology and co-founder of Chaihuo makerspace, describes himself an Open Source Hardware Facilitato. Not surprising, then, that he’s the person behind the first Maker Faire in China, this Saturday’s Shenzhen Mini Maker Faire.
Recently, Mitch Altman announced publicly that he’s not participating in Maker Faire this year because MAKE received a DARPA award for education. I have talked to Mitch and shared in detail our proposed work. I have listened to him express his concerns about the DARPA award. I don’t agree with Mitch, but I respect his opinion. I believe that Mitch’s public statements do not fairly characterize the program and have caused confusion about DARPA’s role. I’d like to explain what we’re doing and why.
@Lurwah from Hack42 wrote in to share a cool thing happening in the Netherlands this weekend: six Dutch hackerspaces will be holding simultaneous open houses. This Saturday, 31st of March, Dutch hackerspaces will open their doors. We invite all those who are interested to come take a look at what hackers really are and do. […]
Are you a hackerspace member with an event you’d like to publicize? Send it to johnb@makezine.com or tweet me at @johnbaichtal and I’ll post it. Also feel free to subscribe to my hackerspaces Twitter list. Hackerspace Happenings runs weekly(ish). 3D Thursday at Brooklyn’s Alpha One Labs Join us every Thursday for 3D printing and free […]
It’s a game cabinet! It’s silk screen storage? Sure, why not?
