The Rise of the Hacker Space - NYTimes.com

posted on 03/05/2013 22:20

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/02/garden/the-rise-of-the-hacker-space.html?pagewanted=all&_r=2& →

[…] Hacker spaces like MakerBar — where people gather to build or take things apart, from rockets to circuit boards to LED displays — are hives of innovation, real-world communities made possible by the emergence of virtual communities.

Businesses like Pinterest and MakerBot have grown out of hacker spaces, which have become networking venues for engineers and inventors. But at their most basic level, the 200 or so hacker spaces across the country function as a modern stand-in for the home workshop, especially in urban areas. […]

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