Well, a bunch of us (five) met in town yesterday and discussed some of
the practicalities of setting up a hackerspace, with reference to some
of the TOG guys' experiences in Dublin.
The google group is at http://groups.google.com/group/hackerspace-cork -
I reckon it could be of interest to Cork LUGgers! Just think what you
could do with a reprap, or all the toys (and people) you need to debug
little hardware projects with, with a brew fermenting away in the
background...
If a hackerspace is viable in Ennis, then surely it can happen in Cork.
cjb
Donnchadh Ó Donnabháin wrote:
> Thanks. It was the TOG site that led me to the cork hackerspace
> group. There's at least one TOG person in the cork hackerspace group
> as far as I know. It would be interesting to visit the TOG
> hackerspace. Personally I'd like to just meet other people hacking
> away at robotics/electronics projects and then, depending on interest,
> look into setting up a hackerspace but I'm not speaking for the group
> so we'll see what happens.
>> In case anyone hasn't seen the group description, here it is:
>> If you're living in Ireland, interested in DIY design, hacking or
> construction of any sort, and interested in setting up or taking part
> in a co-operative hackerspace in Cork, please join and say so!
>> Interests Might Include:
> - Reprap / Makerbot / 3D Printing
> - Lasercutting and CNC
> - Electronics
> - Woodworking and Metalworking
> - Programming and Interfacing
> - Interactive art
> - "Biohacking", or amateur microbiology
> - Training workshops for beginners and intermediates
> - Large group projects like DIY Electric Vehicles, Renewable Systems, Fermenters
>> Donnchadh
>> 2010/1/19 Cypher <cypher at skynet.ie>:
>> why not talk to the guys in TOG and see if they can put you in contact with
>> folks and see how they went about setting up
>>>>http://www.tog.ie/>>>> Laura
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