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Noisebridge visit – Amazing hacker space in San Francisco, CA

Phillip Torrone — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:59:11 +0000

Here are some photos from my visit to Noisebridge, an amazing hacker space in San Francisco, CA.

Noisebridge is an educational non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 public charity status.

We provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, photography, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and projects we encourage knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring.

As a space for artistic collaboration and experimentation, we are open to all types of art - with a special emphasis on the crossover of art and technology. From hardware labs to electronics, cooking, photography, and sound labs, anything that's creative is welcome.

Many interesting things are happening at all times. Sharing is essential to making this work. We believe in starting from a point of respect and trust. We believe it builds a safe community and that this will foster innovation and creation. Our code of conduct is "Be excellent to each other".

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Identifying Wood: Accurate results with simple tools

MAKE Magazine — Wed, 16 May 2007 09:00:35 +0000

Is that maple, spruce, pine? These two books look really helpful - Identifying Wood: Accurate Results with Simple Tools by Bruce Hoadley - [via] Link & also by the same author, Understanding Wood: A Craftsman's Guide to Wood Technology - Link.

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Dangerous books

MAKE Magazine — Thu, 10 May 2007 21:00:55 +0000

Mark has a short review and round of some dangerous books, some more than others, including my favorite he Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments... he writes -

Already a huge hit in the UK, The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Gon Iggulden and Hal Iggulden, is taking the US by storm. The first print run of 80,000 has been supplemented by a second order for 300,000 copies.
While the book is beautifully produced and entertaining, it really doesn't contain any risky projects that the title and nostalgic design suggest. I can't blame them -- the authors and publisher would open themselves up to lawsuits if they included potentially dangerous projects in the book.

The trouble is, an awful lot of exciting projects carry an element of risk. Things that explode, burn, fly, and make loud noises are great fun. Safety precautions are necessary whenever you experiment with anything that is capable of quickly releasing a lot of energy. Because many people don't bother with goggles, gloves, grounding, and other safety measures, today's book publishers are reluctant to publish books that have potentially unsafe projects in them.

But "dangerous" books are available, if you want them. Some are reprints of old books now in the public domain, others can be picked up used or downloaded on P2P networks, and some are still being published today by brave authors and publishers.

Dangerous books - Link.

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WeirdStuff has a MAKE display?

MAKE Magazine — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 15:17:54 +0000

The rumor is WeirdStuff, the resellers of surplus computer hardware and software and buyers of excess inventories have a MAKE display up in their store... if you happen to go to their store, take some pictures, we'd love to see it!!

WeirdStuff
384 West Caribbean Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

WeirdStuff - Link.

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