Be sure to check out this great interview with a member of Hackerspace.gr in Athens, Greece. Note that the above interview is in Greek, for a translated (but alas, unembedable) version, see the main interview page. The Hackerspace is an open space for creativity, collaboration, research, course development and learning. But it is more than […]
Louisville’s hackerspace LVL1 is working on a home automation setup for the space, and they call it MOTHER. Using open-source home automation software called HOLOS, the capabilities include: * Monitoring of LVL1 Space Occupancy & Zone Occupancy * Measuring of “Hacktivity Levels” of each Zone * Monitoring of individual member occupancy * INSTANT WOMP MODE! […]
The second annual Global Hackerspace Cupcake Challenge will take place this coming weekend. The goal? To send cupcakes to other hackerspaces and have them arrive in pristine condition. Here are the rules: * Cupcake must be a standard sized or larger cupcake with frosting and at least one sugar based topper/decoration. * The cupcake should […]
“Self Made in Hawaii” is a cable tv show on Hawaii’s OC16. The producer, Jess Craven, came to the last meeting of 2011 (Dec 29th) and filmed some interviews, builds, etc. He did a fantastic job of shooting and editing.… After a month or so on cable, the full show will be available on the […]
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) Tuesday(i)s(h). Jigsaw Renaissance Housewarming Party Seattle hackerspace Jigsaw Renaissance has moved into its new space, and […]
Today is the 189th anniversary of the birthday of Jules Verne, the French author of many science fiction classics such as 20,000 Leagues under the Sea and Around the World in 80 Days. You can find a brief tribute to Jules Verne at the Smithsonian Libraries, with the photo below that shows some of the […]
This is the third installation of the Minne Maker Faire, sponsored by Twin Cities’ original hackerspace organization, Twin Cities Maker. Our third annual Minne Maker Faire is on the calendar for Saturday April 14th. To reflect our explosive growth, this year’s fair will be bigger and better than ever. Old favorites are returning and new […]
