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Burlington Mini Maker Faire This Saturday!

That's right, folks, Burlington, NC's first Maker Faire is THIS Saturday from 10AM to 9PM at the Holly Hill Mall and Business Center in Burlington.

Find out more at their website.

Organizers from Maker Faire North Carolina (June 16) will be there teaching soldering skills and showing some of their own projects.

Bring the family to this fun, free event; you won't regret it!

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Lightning Talks Tonight at Durham's Splat Space

Sorry for the short notice but better late than never, right?  Tonight at Splat Space, Durham's awesomest Hackerspace, there will be a series of lightning talks on a wide range of subjects. 

Cost: Free!

When: Friday, June 10, 2011, 7:30 PM 

Where: 331 W. Main St - Basement Durham, NC

RSVP: http://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/19644181/

More on Durham's Hackerspace Splat Space.

Makers: Mini Maker Faire Toronto

Here is a video produced by Ryan Varga that captures the spirit of engenuity and creativity at the recently-held Toronto Mini-Maker Faire. Congratulations on putting on what looks like a fantastic event!

"We've gotten to the point where too much of the population doesn't understand that things are made... it's simply magic you know?  You pick up your shiny happy piece of technology "It's Magic!" and kids don't understand how it works and that's a problem, I think because we become beholden to it instead of it being beholden to us."

SketchChair: Furniture Designed by You

Here's a Kickstarter project that I just contributed to.  The founders of SketchChair have developed software that allows you to easily design or customize a chair that can be cut by CNC routers (such as ShopBot), Laser, and other computer-controlled tools.  The software will be free but they're looking for funding for development of their online community for sharing chair designs.