#Library #Libraries #Differences #NewServices #NewResources #TechCenters #Makerspaces #ArtsAndCulture #Gaming
Correction: Lee Kalliroi Buchanan identifies as #NonBinary!
I hardly ever go out anymore, but hubby took me to see #NickOfferman. Wow! In addition to hearing him rant against #AI and #ElonMusk, he also praised #ToolLibraries and #MakerSpaces and #DIY! And the best part? Live #woodworking with his very cool associate, #LeeKalliroiBuchanan (I loved seeing them in action)!
#introduction
Hi this is Cookie! I have worked as a technician in various art studios and #makerspaces for the past ten years. For longer than that I have made art and music. I have also done a lot of work in #ArtEducation including performative workshops. I run an Open Source #ComputerClub at u of toronto.
Currently I am working on a #webart project called “Exodus Big Techius: Root to leaving Google/Apple/Microsoft for the Collective Open Source”. My other current focus is prepping for #OHS2026 where I will be exhibiting a sound #sculpture and a new art book.
For fun, I'm very into #knitting and am a member of the local spinner and weavers guild. I love hiking and native pollinator gardening. I am planning to learn #bikepacking and the bass clarinet this summer. I love anachronisms, synchronicities, and #esoterica. I wonder about becoming a shepherd or lighthouse keeper.
Here's a photo of something swampy I knit that I feel speaks to my personality :)
The #FreeCAD 1.1 release video is cool! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9biWv_M8p8

RE: https://openbiblio.social/@stabi_berlin/116288174406562339
#Berlin ist damit ganz gut versorgt mit öffentlicher Podcastinfrastruktur. Die @zlb_berlin hat auch ein Podcaststudio, zahlreiche @voebb -Bibliotheken #Podcast-Equipment in ihren #Makerspaces (https://www.voebb.de/aDISWeb/app?service=direct/0/Home/$DirectLink&noRedir&sp=SPROD00&sp=SWI01000367). Die ZLB archiviert Podcasts im Rahmen der elektronischen Pflichtabgabe. Jetzt fehlt nur noch ein attraktives Hosting-Angebot und Metadaten-/Lizenzberatung, vgl. auch https://www.b-i-t-online.de/heft/2026-01-nachrichtenbeitrag-wuttke.pdf
@nomdeb
I went to a Maker Faire in #Bogota #Colombia 2023 - it was great! Some highlights: Kids made a prototype motorized scooter for a classmate with a disability - Got to play with an infra-red camera - A physicist presented how solar panels work at the molecular level, and recent advances - community, new friends & connection! I recommend going!
A bittersweet night tonight as the #omahamakergroup closed for the final time . We've had a good run. Built things, won PWRS races, blew up things and made life long friends. On Saturday we merge into #madenewmakerspace which give the #Omaha #Maker community a better facility and expanded programs. Onwards and upwards. Keep Making!
@semitones Definitely buy & read Intentional Makerspace: Operations: https://a.co/d/06G6IfFx / https://www.maker-works.com/operations-book , written by the crew at Maker Works maker-space. I've bought several copies and give them to maker-spaces when I visit. "Make it easy to do the right thing / hard to do the wrong thing". Highly recommended.
RE: https://mastodon.ie/@tog/116278063266227993
#MakerSpaces - Let's go!