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Page 1: Collaborative Play: Improving the World by Making Fun Stuff with Smart People Rose White NYC Resistor rose@yarnivore.com.

Collaborative Play: Improving the World by Making Fun Stuff with

Smart People

Rose WhiteNYC Resistor

[email protected]

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Hacker Spaces!

(Wait, what’s a hacker space?)

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The Noisebridge hacker space in the San Francisco Mission District, with someone hard at work.

(credit: Susanne Forbes)

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Who is “A HACKER”?

Maker, Geek, Crafter, Coder, Nerd, and Hacker –

all are welcome

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In 2008 there was a huge increase in the

number of hacker spaces, both in the US and worldwide

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Just the Facts• USians have been visiting German cons• December 2006 – 23C3 • August 2007 – DEFCON • HACKERS ON A PLANE• August 2007 – Chaos Communication

Camp• December 2007 – 24C3 • January 2008 – THE RACE IS ON

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WHY?

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Again, some facts:

• Bre Pettis and Nick Farr came home and spread the word

• The tools they used were targeted and sophisticated – let’s have a look!

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It was the right moment

Whether we live in cities or suburbs, many of us are frustrated

(Chris Luebkeman mentioned the tension of density vs. sprawl)

Alex Steffan asked: Why does everyone own a drill?

Lane Becker and Thor Muller talked about pride of ownership vs. stewardship and the YMCA

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“Hacker spaces are like YMCAs for geeks and hackers” – Eric

Michaud

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After a year, we’re just getting started

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How to get in touch

• My group: nycresistor.com

• San Francisco space: noisebridge.org

• Lots of hacker space info: hackerspaces.org

• My email: [email protected]