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September 8, 2014
Where Are the Women in Makerspaces?
If you've been to your local hackerspace/makerspace and noticed there weren't many woman, did you stop to wonder why? Unfortunately a common reaction is to think, “I guess women just aren’t into hacking or building stuff.” As one of the few female directors of a U.S. makerspace, I know this just isn’t true. Here’s my perspective on the problem and what can be done about it.
Calling All New England Makers: RI Mini Maker Faire October 11
The sixth annual Rhode Island Mini Maker Faire is just over a month away (October 11, 11am-6pm, downtown Providence, RI). Our call to makers is open: we’re looking for makers from inside and outside Rhode Island to show off their creations.
Papercraft Stop-Motion Animation in Sci-Fi Music Video
The new music video from French trio Ödland takes DIY special effects to a whole other world by using elaborately constructed papercraft settings for their cosmic stop-motion animations.
September 7, 2014
Are You a PHP Developer? Do You Know WordPress In And Out? Want to Work For Make?
If you’re a maker, you come to this site to learn about Make: Projects and get your maker community news. But if you’re also a PHP/WordPress developer, then you now have a chance to participate in the Maker Movement as your day job too by joining the Maker Media engineering […]
Are You a PHP Developer? Do You Know WordPress In An Out? Want to Work For Make?
If you’re a Maker, you come to this site to learn about Make: projects and get your Maker community news. But if you’re also aPHP/WordPress developer, then you now have a chance to participate in the Maker movement as your day job too by joining the Maker Media engineering team. […]
September 6, 2014
Cool Crowdfunding: September 6th 2014
“An elegant solution to a pretty frustrating problem. I’ve seen very complicated solutions with motors to detect motion and counter act them, this seems much more feasible. ” -Caleb Kraft View on Kickstarter “Anyone who 3D prints stuff regularly gets excited about new materials. Taulman has a great reputation and […]
A Maker’s Take on the Ice Bucket Challenge
By now you’ve all seen the videos. Someone dumps a bucket of ice water on themselves and challenges their friends and family to do the same or donate to charity, frequently the ALS Association. But Contributor and friend of Make: John Park took the ice bucket challenge to a whole […]
September 5, 2014
Build A 3D Printed Wearable Daft Punk Helmet
When my daughter was not more than 4 years old, she came up to me, tiny voice and hair in lopsided pigtails from the days activities, and said “Mommy, when I grow up, I wanna be Daft Punk.” She loved them! We’d watch Interstella 5555 every day, over and over […]
What Goes Up Must Glide Down
Come see a demonstration of the Air Rocket Glider and the all new Compressed Air Rocket launcher v2.0 At World Maker Faire NYC in the Fly Zone, and while you are there, build and launch your own paper rocket that you can keep.
Phoenixes Made from Construction Debris Flying Through NYC
Two giant Phoenix sculptures hang from the ceiling of Cathedral of St. John the Divine in Manhattan through 2014. They measure 90 and 100 feet long, weigh over 12 tons combined, and are made entirely from discarded material, tools, and machinery from construction sites in and around Beijing, China.
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