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June 23, 2020
Makers Wanted: Help Keep 3D Printers Unlocked
Every three years, the US Copyright Office gets to make it legal to break Digital Rights Management (DRM, also known as digital locks) in certain situations.
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June 22, 2020
PLAN C LIVE: Re-Opening Makerspaces in Libraries
As the process of re-opening offices and stores in local communities continues, libraries and library makerspaces are beginning to re-open as well. This week’s Plan C Live program looks at the challenges and strategies for libraries in reopening thier makerspaces to the public. We hear from libraries around the US […]
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June 19, 2020
How to Paint Street Murals: Tips from DC
Much admired and quickly imitated in dozens of cities across the nation, the Black Lives Matter street mural in downtown Washington, D.C. was painted on June 5 in just hours, by team of D.C. city workers, eight artists who remain anonymous, and volunteer passers-by. If you’d like to paint a […]
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Cosplaying While Black: Tips, Tales, And Inspiration
Tips on getting started and ignoring the haters, plus incredible cosplayers to follow.
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June 16, 2020
Face Jam: Evade Facial Recognition
Keep clear from recognition algorithms with these methods.
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A Quick Download From Ubuntu’s New Library Instantly Turns Your Raspberry Pi Into An “Appliance”
There are so many of us who are drawn into the world of Raspberry Pi’s and similar tiny cheap computers by the shear potential that they hold. The thoughts of having this tiny dirt cheap system that could be ANYTHING! And many of us found that we really weren’t that […]
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Caitlan’s Maker Chain Connects Over 60 WoodWorkers Around The World
We just love a good community project that brings people together. This one was thought up by Catlan the Cat, who you might recall from her Maker Spotlight. Her idea was simple. She was going to publish dimensions of a single link in a chain, to be turned from wood. […]
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June 15, 2020
Plan C Live: The Keys To Re-Opening Makerspaces
As the process of re-opening offices and stores in local communities, makerspaces are beginning to re-open as well. This week’s Plan C Live program looks at the challenges and strategies for re-opening community makerspaces to members and the public. Certainly, new safety protocols are needed but is it also time […]
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June 12, 2020
Cool Crowdfunding: DIY Scanning Microscopes, Robot Kits, And Yarn Spinning
We receive so many pitches for crowdfunding projects. They pour into our inbox daily. Since crowdfunding is a bit of a gamble, it is always kind of hard to determine just how to write about these projects, considering that many of them may not ever deliver. Cool Crowdfunding is our […]
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June 11, 2020
Open Source Hardware Certifications For May 2020
May was quite a month for open hardware certifications; multiple open hardware friendly companies are now certifying their entire product lines. This month alone Adafruit, Watterott, and Olimex all have added multiple products. I did a quick check of the number of certifications in 2020. In January only 25 projects […]
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