November 2011

on 2011/11/22 by elijah, [NoiseRep]

Our lovely build platforms for Noisebridge’s RepRaps George and Gracie have been completed. Each one was made using a piece of poorly cut 3/8″ acrylic, and two layers of 1/8″ Plywood, laser cut to size. The holes for all three parts of each platform were also laser cut. For vitamins, I used four M3x16 Socket Cap [...]

on 2011/11/21 by maltman23, [Event,General]

Geeks & Depression meetup Tuesday, 6-December, 7:30pm No Starch Press, 38 Ringold Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 (near Civic Center BART Station) Let’s have a meetup where geeks can talk about depression and suicide. You are not alone. Share your story, if you like. Share a friend’s story. Or just hang out and listen. Let’s [...]

on 2011/11/19 by maltman23, [General]

For folks who don’t know, Ilya Zhitomirskiy, one of the founders of Diaspora, committed suicide recently.  He was 22 years old. Ilya hung out at Noisebridge, and also led workshops and hackathons for Diaspora at our space.  Most people who met him were quickly taken in by his enthusiasm and do-ocratic charisma.  I became instant [...]

on 2011/11/12 by rubin110, [General,Hackerspaces]

The Occupy Movement is an international protest movement which is primarily directed against social and economic inequality. Currently near by to us there are Occupy encampments in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley. Noisebridge as always is open to those looking for a space to work on projects, and resources to make those projects a reality. [...]

on 2011/11/10 by elijah, [NoiseRep]

Fantastic day at Replicator Wednesday, although unproductive, for the power was reset while I was printing prusa parts, and I lost the print. However, this is why PLA is so wonderful. When I was done swearing, I could simply toss the PLA garbage in the Blue recycling bin as a category 7. A word to [...]

on 2011/11/02 by elijah, [General]

We made a giant fastener. We used the laser cutter. More fun shall ensue…