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thantik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• cynar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I help run a makerspace (hackerspace with a fluffier name). We’ve done many an all nighter. Often for no good reason, other than we got going on an interesting topic!

  We are not all college aged though.

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  • thantik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    FamiLAB and MakerFX are my local ones, greetings from central FL! :)

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    • QuikxSpec@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Virginia/ Orange raise up!

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• ALostInquirer@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Is hackerspace the common term for these? I think I’ve also seen makerspace, or at least it sounds like there’s overlap. I may have to do some more searching along these terms, but any time I’ve read of these it seems like they’re more around larger cities or university towns/cities, which I don’t happen to live in at the moment.

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  • thantik@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hackerspace is the original term, but some places call themselves Makerspaces instead because “hacker” has a negative connotation with the common populace. A hack, in the original sense is almost equivalent to ‘redneck engineering’. It’s a non-formal environment, probably doing non-standard things…thus a hack.

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    • Spiracle@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Interesting.

      For me, Makerspace always made more sense. You go there to make something. Hacking, while not negative, always has the meaning of modifying existing things to me, which does not always apply.

      I hack together an item = I merge several items into one. I hack an item = I modify an item.
      Not a native speaker, so I’m unsure if that is the correct usage.

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    • adespoton@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I always expect to see avid golfers show up to a hackerspace and get confused….

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      • LazerFX@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Or horseriders :D

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• Uranium3006@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I like this idea. I found one in my city that's not even that far away. I might have to check it out

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  • TrustingZebra@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Same. I also found one in my city, might have to come by sometime.

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• wrath-sedan@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I didn’t know about these and found one in my city. Thanks for the tip!

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