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General Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: iago on January 25, 2011, 03:30:41 PM

Title: Hackerspace!
Post by: iago on January 25, 2011, 03:30:41 PM
So, me and my friends are starting up a hackerspace called SkullSpace Winnipeg. We've been working at it for a little over a month (mid-December), and things are going super well! We don't have the actual space left (hopefully very, very soon), but things are getting exciting.

All our info (twitter/facebook/mailing list/blog/flickr/youtube/etc) is on our site, http://www.skullspace.ca

A local university newspaper did a story about us today:
http://www.themanitoban.com/articles/40858

It's exciting!

Do any of you have hacker/builder/makerspaces in your towns? If so, do you visit them?
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: rabbit on January 25, 2011, 04:21:52 PM
First I've ever heard of them.  But from what I've read, they range from some guy's mom's basement to a LAN cafe?
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: iago on January 25, 2011, 04:25:02 PM
They're typically a working space where people can get together and work on stuff. Typically a big open room is used, but you can call anything a hackerspace in theory :)
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: Blaze on January 25, 2011, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: iago on January 25, 2011, 04:25:02 PM
They're typically a working space where people can get together and work on stuff. Typically a big open room is used, but you can call anything a hackerspace in theory :)


iago's butt is a hackerspace!  Hah!
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: while1 on January 25, 2011, 06:25:37 PM
Quote from: Blaze on January 25, 2011, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: iago on January 25, 2011, 04:25:02 PM
They're typically a working space where people can get together and work on stuff. Typically a big open room is used, but you can call anything a hackerspace in theory :)


iago's butt is a hackerspace!  Hah!

hahahaha
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: iago on January 25, 2011, 08:49:41 PM
Quote from: Blaze on January 25, 2011, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: iago on January 25, 2011, 04:25:02 PM
They're typically a working space where people can get together and work on stuff. Typically a big open room is used, but you can call anything a hackerspace in theory :)


iago's butt is a hackerspace!  Hah!

Sure, let's say that! Who wants to buy a membership? First one's free!
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: Falcon on January 25, 2011, 10:18:45 PM
Quote from: iago on January 25, 2011, 08:49:41 PM
Quote from: Blaze on January 25, 2011, 04:50:40 PM
Quote from: iago on January 25, 2011, 04:25:02 PM
They're typically a working space where people can get together and work on stuff. Typically a big open room is used, but you can call anything a hackerspace in theory :)


iago's butt is a hackerspace!  Hah!

Sure, let's say that! Who wants to buy a membership? First one's free!

Oh dear god rofl
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: Blaze on January 26, 2011, 03:10:30 AM
And who says nothing ever happens on here?  That's golden!
Title: Re: Hackerspace!
Post by: Joe on January 26, 2011, 05:40:23 AM
I think I'm an honorary member of SkullSpace (they sent me a cupcake!), and I'm working on ideas to get money out of my parents to join Sector 67 (http://www.sector67.org/). I made my first visit on Saturday and fell in love. I'm not a hardware guy but the idea of having a building of nerdism available to me at 2AM is absolutely intriguing, and if I fall asleep on the couch, they'll poke me in the morning!