Calling all North Texas Makers
Calling all North Texas Makers for July 31st and September 4th to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
Crafty Events
Levi’s Workshop in San Francisco
In the heart of San Francisco’s artistic Mission District is Levi’s Workshop a new kind of hands-on gallery that is celebrating the history of print and design from now through the end of August. I was amazed when I stepped inside how open the space was and how readily available the staff were to show […]
Hacker hams transmitting from H.O.P.E.
This weekend’s Hackers on Planet Earth convention in New York City will include hams transmitting under the special event call-sign N2H, and anyone who makes contact gets a cool QSL card. I emailed organizer bernieS and got the scoop: Amateur Radio station N2H at HOPE – call-in frequencies: 146.550MHz 2Meter band 446.050MHz 70cm band 28.370MHz […]
Maker Faire Detroit highlights
The countdown is on to Maker Faire Detroit. 19 days and counting. A new Faire mailing went out today. You can see it here. Advance tickets are still available at discounted prices through midnight (ET) on 7/15. See the ticket ordering page for details. Here are some of the Faire highlights: Maker Faire Detroit is […]
Dale and 3ric Johanson at Ada’s Books, Seattle, this Friday (7/23)
This Friday, at Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle, WA, MAKE editor and publisher Dale Dougherty and Intellectual Ventures’ 3ric Johanson (who’s also our lovely cover geek for MAKE Volume 23) will be guests at a MAKE magazine release party! They’ll be on hand to talk about Volume 23, Gadgets. 3ric will talk about Intellectual Ventures’ […]
Happy birthday Buckminster Fuller, futurist
Bucky got his start in the sheet metal trade as a machinist, and had a hard time fitting in to college, ultimately getting expelled from Harvard. He worked as a mechanic and meat packer, and did a stint in the Navy during WW I. Ultimately he got a Sc. D. from Bates. He got his […]
Open Source Hardware track at OSCON in Portland, OR
OSCON this year will be a delight for anybody interested in working with hardware. A full open source hardware track offers a range of talks to get you started with hardware hacking, and gives a great insight into the current options for prototyping.
