Six Lessons on Thinking Like a Maker
Justin Beckerman’s inquisitive mind has led him to explore art and technology. Learn to think like a maker.
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What’s Your Money-Saving Home Repair Success Story?
MAKE Asks: is a weekly column where we ask you, our readers, for responses to maker-related questions. We hope the column sparks interesting conversation and is a way for us to get to know more about each other.
100 Makers You Should be Following on Twitter
The team here at MAKE HQ has built a list of the makers we know, and think deserve your attention.
Subverting Planned Obsolescence With the Fixers Collective
The Fixers Collective will be returning to Maker Faire New York this month. They invite attendees to bring their broken stuff and learn how to fix it. They describe themselves as an “ongoing social experiment encouraging improvisational fixing and mending and fighting planned obsolescence.”
Maker-Built Trebuchet Pitches a Strike at Pirates Game
Last week I wrote about a maker-build trebuchet that was going to toss out the first pitch at a Pittsburgh Pirates game this Sunday. The trebuchet made its debut at the Pittsburgh Mini Maker Faire this past month. And it pitched a strike! Have a look.
Hackathon How-To
College hacking marathons, or hackathons as they’re known to most college students, are something every college student should experience at least once. Hackathons are really awesome ways for you to just get into the zone and just “hack” for about two days straight, more or less. While it wasn’t immediately clear to me what it took to throw together a hackathon, an event and a summer of preparation later, I think I’m getting a better idea.
For those of you who are contemplating or in the process of hosting your own Hackathon at your campus, here are just a couple of concepts I think you should keep in mind.
4,000 Turn Out for Ottawa Mini Maker Faire 2013 (Gallery)
The #makerfaire Twitter stream was alive with coverage of this weekend’s 3rd Ottawa Mini Maker Faire. From robots to CNC routers to antique radio rehab to textile projects, the fair looks to have been a blast.
