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.

Reminder: Triangle Hackerspace Planning Meeting is Tonight

Just a friendly reminder that the first planning session for the Triangle Hackerspace is tonight.  The kickoff meeting for the project will be at 6:45 PM in Durham and will be held at Relevance.  See our original post for more in-depth information.

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MAKE Magazine Editor on The Colbert Report

Mark Frauenfelder appeared on The Colbert Report last night discussing his book "Made by Hand" and Maker culture.  Have a look.

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