Last night we did a spontaneous hour long interview with the guys from HacDC, a Hackerspaces group.Hosts:Rob Fuller - Mubix Chris Mills - ChrisAM

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Guests:Nick Farr - Treasurer HacDC Mitch Altman - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman - NoiseBridge San FranciscoBryceHacDC and Hackerspaces.What is a Hackerspace?: Physical space where hackers make things, inperson place to do things rather in addition to online. People canwork on their own projects and collaborate with others.Mitch has been working on Brain machines.Tips on how to start a hackerspace:- Visit a hackerspace- Document on Hackerspace design patterns (PDF).- Go to Visit: Hackerspaces.org and email questions about getting started to [email protected] Last Hope Talk: Building Hacker Spaces Everywhere: Your Excuses are Invalid - Nick Farr and Friends (MP3).If I am not a member, can I go: Yes!Some hackerspaces mentioned:NY ResistorC-base (Berlin Germany)The Hacktory (Philadelphia)Mitch working on SF Space, NoiseBridgeNoiseBridge email listIntersting Hackerspace projects:Blinkenlights -Project Blinkenlights was a light installation in the Haus des Lehrersbuilding at the Alexanderplatz in Berlin that transformed the buildingfront into a giant low-resolution monochrome computer screen.tmplab - Paris Francehttp://www.tmplab.org/ (French)Columbia heights Wireless -The Columbia Heights Wireless Project aims to provide wireless access tothe Internet to HacDC's neighbors in Columbia Heights. This project, inthree phases, will help test different technologies and methods forproviding this access as well as building local neighborhood ITinfrastructure.