h1kari, of ToorCamp, sent us the following Call for Makers: ToorCamp is a 4-day outdoor camping event happening in at a decommissioned Titan-1 Missile Silo in Central Washington. We’re looking for some brave makers to come out, showcase their work, and have fun collaborating with hundreds of software and hardware hackers, tinkerers, makers, breakers, and […]
This Saturday, May 9th, is National Train Day (in the US). There are exhibits and festivities at train stations across the country. Check out the National Train Day site to see if anything interesting is happening in your city. National Train Day
Our ol’ Make: Online compadre Jonah Brucker-Cohen put together this event with Dorkbot Paris last April on the occasion of the Gakona exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo. [Sent to us by David Steinberg of Dorkbot Paris] Palais de Tokyo : the Scrapyard Challenge Scarpyard Challenge
Last night The Brooklyn Kitchen held a cupcake class, and our friend Michelle Kempner was there to catch the action. The class was really cool. The teacher showed us how to make two types of cupcakes and then gave us lots of decorating tools and types of frostings (ganache, fondant, buttercream, etc.) and had us […]
The folks at iFixit are still looking for repair tech volunteers to help out at their “Fix the World!” repair area at Maker Faire. Specifically, they need volunteers who enjoy tinkering with: cars electronics Macs bicycles appliances If you are a subject-matter expert and would enjoy spending a weekend helping others solve their tech problems, […]
Diana Eng is hosting a Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio event on May 10th at the NYC Resistor in Brooklyn (397 Bridge Street, Floor 5). Diana writes: I will be bringing a bit of Project Runway to my hacker group, NYC Resistor on May 10th when we host Fashion Hacking: Open Working Studio. Come and […]
Steve Lambert has a solo show up now at Charlie James Gallery in LA, until June 6: Everything You Want, Right Now! Steve’s work is generally about advertising, and this show is no exception. Using inspiration from LA and NY signage, he made illuminated signs that say something deeper than where you can find a […]
