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Taipei Hackerspace

台北創客空間

What it is, why you should come

是什麼？為什麼妳/你非來不可？

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What does "hacking" mean?

Q: do you "hack" the internet at the hackerspace?

A: noo, at least not in a bad way...

the hackerspace is for good hacking =

making nice or useful things

in a fun way

(different from bad hacking: bad hacker=cracker)

for example a hackathon

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What is a hackerspace?

an open place to make things and learn from other people

sharing resources, things and knowledge

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What is a hackerspace? (2)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace

�"A hackerspace (also called a hacklab, makerspace, �or hackspace) is a community-operated physical space �where people with common interests, often in computers, technology, science, digital art or electronic art, can meet, socialize and/or collaborate." ... and make things!

http://hackerspaces.org/

"Hackerspaces are community-operated physical places, where people can meet and work on their projects."

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A hackerspace is a place for:

Sharing ideas with a community of people

Sharing resources

Sharing what you know

Explore what you love

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Sharing ideas with community

Hackerspace Open House, 2013/11/12

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Sharing resources - with color labels

: public

: shared

: private

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Sharing what you know

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What do people do there?

Examples of things people do:

electronics

open source hardware

clothes

woodworking

growing things

cooking

etc...

Yummy!

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What do people do there?

Atari punk

Geiger–Müller counter

T-shirt prints

POVstick

lazy phone stent

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FB Like Counter

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Where is the Taipei hackerspace?

near Taipei Main Station

MRT 中山 Zhongshan Station Exit 6

台北市太原路133巷26號4樓

4th floor, no. 26 Lane 133 Taiyuan Road

Phone: 02-2550-7630

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Who is at the hackerspace?

Some keyholders...

Greg

Tom

Chris

Rosalind

Xintian

David Chu

Kai

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Who is at the hackerspace? (2)

Clare

Larry

Elena

Eli

Zoe

David Lane

Cat

David Ni

Kimiko

Ekim

Leonore

Yuwen

Ted

JC 張哲源

Li-Yu

Michael

...

You!

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Join us!

( You )

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Why you should come to the space

do your own project

do a project with others

teach other people stuff

learn about things

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Hackerspaces around the world

just a few...

Berlin: c-base

San Francisco: Noisebridge

Chicago: Pumping Station: One

Shanghai: 新车间 Xinchejian

Hong Kong: Dimsum Labs

London: London Hackspace

Singapore: hackerspace.sg

Tokyo: Tokyo HackerSpace

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Welcome to the Taipei hackerspace!

please come to our next event

https://taipeihack.org/#calendar

or stop by anytime we are open!

join the mailing list:

http://groups.google.com/group/taipeihackerspace