Mitch AltmanCo-founder of Noisebridge (San Francisco hacker

space)Inventor of TV-B-Gone universal remote controlsAuthor of The Brain Machine project (MAKE

Magazine #10)CEO of Cornfield Electronicsemail: mitch@CornfieldElectronics.com

https://www.noisebridge.net

CodebitsDecember 3, 2009

The Hackerspace Movement

What is a Hackerspace?

•Community•Collaboration•Inspire•Learn•Teach•Share•Hang out•Eat•Part of growing movementHanging Out – Noisebridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

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OLPC Group – /tmp/lab, Paris, France

A physical space

•Community•Collaboration•Inspire•Learn•Teach•Share•Hang out•Eat•Part of growing movement

What is a Hacker?

•Learn•Improve•Share

BlimpBot – Noisebridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

Solution for Computers – Chaos Communications Congress (25C3), Berlin, Germany

What is a Hacker?

Interesting Solutions

Why Hack?

•For the love of it!

Brain Machine workshop – HacDC, Washington, DC, USA

Projects

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Borg Cube – Das Labor, Bochum, Germany

Projects

LED Sign – Hacklab, Toronto, Canada

Projects

Trippy RGB Waves – Noisebridge, San Francisco, USA

Projects

Cocktail Mixing Robots – Roboexotica / Monochrom, Vienna, Austria

Projects

MakerBot – NYC Resistor, New York, NY, USA

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Cold Boot Attack – Noisebridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

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Circuit Hacking Monday – Noisebridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

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The Way Sensing Go installation – 4nchor5 la6, Tokyo, Japan

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Why a Hackerspace?

•Geeks need community•Help make their world better

Hardware Hacking Workshop – Metalab, Vienna, Austria

I Know What You’re Thinking!

• But I can’t!

• Yes, you can!

MakeNYC Meeting – NYC Resistor, New York, NY, USA

Here’s How

•Put word out•Make website•Collect cool people•Do projects•Have meetings•Look for a space•Get donations / grants

TV-B-Gone Workshop – DC401 Providence, RI, USA

Organization?

•Totally open / Invite only?•Consensus / Majority rule?•Hierarchical / Flat?•Non Profit Corp?•Rules?

Brain Machine Tent – Wonderful World of Wonderment, San Francisco, CA, USA

Depends on individuals in your group

Case Study

•Diverse activities intersection art/technology•Totally open membership•Consensus run•Flat structure•Non Profit Corp, tax exempt•Be Excellent to Each Other

Noisebridge, San Francisco

Brain Machine Workshop – Noisebridge, San Francisco

Sewing and Bread! – Noisebridge, San Francisco, CA, USA

A Couple Other Spaces

•Diverse activities collaborative projects•Social•Shared meals•Open space, no agenda•Member financed, plus grants from city

LAN Party – Metalab, Vienna, Austria

Pants Keyboard – NYC Resistor, New York, NY,

USA

•Diverse activities collaborative projects•Craft•Rapid Prototyping•For Profit, invite only•Member financed, plus rent parties

Resources

•Hackerspaces.org•Hacker Space Design Patterns•http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/03/hackerspaces/•http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10405255-245.html

Hardware Hacking Workshop – Chaos Camp,

Berlin, Germany

CodebitsDecember 3, 2009

The Hacker Space Movement

Q & AMitch Altman

Co-founder of Noisebridge (San Francisco hacker space)

Inventor of TV-B-Gone universal remote controlsAuthor of The Brain Machine project (MAKE

Magazine #10)CEO of Cornfield Electronicsemail: mitch@CornfieldElectronics.com

https://www.noisebridge.net