Hacker Spaces
a place where do-it-yourselfers share sophisticated tools and expertise
as information becomes more digital, public libraries are striving to redefine their roles. a small number are working to create “hackersp-ces,” where do-it-yourselfers share sophisticated tools and their expertise.
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a place where art students and others who lack the essential self-direction to be real hackers go to acquire geek chic with their snap-together arduino kits bought online.
person a: last sat-rday evening i attended the local hacker sp-ces advertised in the recent make magazine. i showed them my $30 mp3 arduino shield. it was soo cool. there was even a guy there giving lessons on how to use a soldering iron!
his dad: christ. you’re 32 years old. learning to use a soldering iron is what 10 year-old nerd kids figure out for themselves.
a facility to incubate nerds and equip them with tools. currently found in all major cities, hackersp-ces exist to pool nerds’ resources together and enable them to build and invent ever newer and better things. most hackersp-ces are equipped with rapid prototyping machines (3d printers, laser cutters, cncs), metal milling tools, welding, electronics, and millinery.
edgar: “hey, i want to build a door bell that will tell me who is at the door!”
zeke: “i think the local hackersp-ce has the tools you’ll need, but you’ll have to buy your own parts.”
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