Hackspace for the NW?
Some of you may be aware of efforts to produce a hackspace in London & Birmingham. A place for creative experiment with technology. Fun for its own sake, which might also lead to all sorts of great artworks, products, and collaborations.
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hacker_Spaces lists hackspaces all over the world.
Recent talk on the Liverpool LUG mailing list, about finding somewhere to hold a netbook day for GNU/Linux newbies prompted me to think beyond a single event to what the city (& Manchester) is missing - a permanent hackspace.
Mentioning it on the LUG list, then at Manchester OpenCoffee, produced some interest, so I’ve put up a list at http://groups.google.com/group/NW-hack-space/ - please sign up and make yourself known if you’re interested.
Beyond the simple joy of hardware hacking, there’s the possibility of linking it up with some sort of co-working space, possibly sharing one floor of a building. It depends, of course, on who gets involved, and what people put in, as much as what people want to take out of it.
For example, I’d be keen to look at Sheffield’s Access Space, with its Social Agenda of helping people to help themselves with IT knowledge.
