We have a serious problem. Onni, the developers who were leasing a plot of land to our friend Edward the aquaponic farmer, decided to evict him without notice last week. And we lost our parking as a result. MakerMobile is 25 feet long, which means that if we park it … Continue reading
Our own Farrell (here cleverly disguised as the next Dr. Who) has announced a rather interesting and unique course that starts next Wednesday, September 17th. Over 14 Wednesday evenings he will get you ready to take the exam to obtain your amateur radio operator’s license (upon passing, you’ll be issued … Continue reading
Last week was Maker Camp at UBC. This week-long event, organized by Dave Ng of the Advanced Molecular Biology Laboratory, included a host of creative activities for 24 lucky kids. As well as working on their Rube Goldberg machines during the week, each day presented a new mini-project or activity. … Continue reading
We’ve lost one of our original four founding members. Andrew Milne, a grad student in Simon Fraser University’s School of Interactive Art and Design, and a member of the Vancouver Hackspace (the place where we all first met each other) - is moving to California. Andrew has been a key … Continue reading
I am so enthralled with mobile spaces that I decided to take the concept to a new level: Introducing the Tiny Community Centre project! More info: www.zeekesler.com Phase 1: The Tiny House Building Workshop Series pairs trades workers, architects and artists with workshop participants interested in learning how to source, identify and … Continue reading
I made a usable version of my homebrew fisheye lens at 2am on Sunday morning, so I was able to take it with me for the second day of Maker Faire. The hardware consists of a large bi-concave lens salvaged from an old rear projection TV, mounted in a whisky … Continue reading
We want to do our part to spread the word about the Raspberry Pi and show everyone how it can provide a cheap, power-efficient and ultra compact platform for everyday computing. So we’re offering you the chance to have the MakerMobile team pay you a visit this summer. You’ll be … Continue reading
Lots of people are asking us where they can get a Raspberry Pi - the super-cheap, super-small, super-energy-efficient computer - and how much it costs. The main distributor in Canada is Newark Element14. They are part of the Element14 Group, who actually produce the Pi in collaboration with RS Components … Continue reading
Perhaps you’ve heard of the Raspberry Pi? It’s a very small, inexpensive computer that was designed to get young people hacking and learning about computer hardware and programming languages again, like they used to in the ‘old days’ before user interfaces became super-slick and before jailbreaking was a crime. Apart … Continue reading
Great news - we have two 4-week courses for teens and a free one-hour workshop, which is open to everyone, in Sunset Community Centre’s spring flyer! See below for registration links. The workshop is to introduce the Raspberry Pi as a low cost, power- and space-efficient computing platform for anyone … Continue reading
