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1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:18:53 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

   pop-up public hackerspaces

   I would like to hear about them

   1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:24:17 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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      a hackerspace built inside three RVs that caravan around North America.

      who is working on that?

      1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:26:27 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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         Imagine the power that taking a fabrication lab and the necessary knowledge to utilize it through rural spaces on a schedule would provide to the residents of the less populated parts of the world.

         1. Alice (katje@witches.town)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:27:58 EST Alice

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            @djsundog talk about circuit hacking!

         2. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:30:22 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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            were I a younger dog...

         3. Sargoth (cat aspect) (sargoth@toot.cat)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:31:01 EST Sargoth (cat aspect)

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            @djsundog like those libraries that roam around
            but with 3D printers

            1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:32:36 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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               @Sargoth yes! I lived recently-ish in a smol coastal farming town that relied on the monthly visit from the bookmobile. it was An Event.

         4. Andrew Hewus Fresh (afresh1@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 22:34:13 EST Andrew Hewus Fresh

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            @djsundog haven't seen anything recent, but I do remember folks talking about doing it. https://laughingsquid.com/hackbus-a-community-wiki-for-mobile-hack-vehicles/

      2. cascode (cascode@glitch.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:27:02 EST cascode

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         @djsundog breaking bad but instead of an rv meth lab it's an rv ic fab

         1. moved (riley@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:29:40 EST moved

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            @cascode @djsundog Breaking 0xbad

   2. Erin Bee (erinbee@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:32:42 EST Erin Bee

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      @djsundog Not quite the same thing, but the Makermobile runs classes for kids and travels around British Columbia: http://www.makermobile.org

      1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:33:54 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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         @erinbee yes, this is a fantastic model!

      2. Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK (vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:33:33 EST Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

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         @erinbee @djsundog in many British towns there is something called a "playbus". Perhaps we should have that but for adults too 😁

         1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:34:17 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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            @vfrmedia @erinbee yes yes yes!

            1. Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK (vfrmedia@social.tchncs.de)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:40:41 EST Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK

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               @djsundog @erinbee

               this is my towns official playbus. Often the bus itself is of interest to spotters as its usually a preserved service bus from about 20-30 years ago (but repainted in bright colours)

               Old buses aren't expensive, but the driver *does* usually need a special type of driving license in most countries due to their size and/or the number of passengers (even if not strictly public transport), I think they get retired town drivers to volunteer for this.

               http://www.ipswichplaybus.org.uk/

               1. DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab (djsundog@toot-lab.reclaim.technology)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:42:42 EST DJ Sundog - from the toot-lab

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                  @vfrmedia @erinbee see, stuff like that is awesome. we need more of it!

   3. r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖 (cypnk@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 15:40:11 EST r҉ustic cy͠be̸rpu̵nk🤠🤖

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      @djsundog My laser cutter is related to that. It's designed to be stowed away vertically, when not in use (impossible with the majority of cutters). It's also just under 4 feet wide so it fits into the back seat of a typical sedan and tolerate a bit of rough handling

      The goal being it can be moved form place to place without taking up too much space and can be setup by one person within minutes and start cutting away

      Ideal for a pop-up hacker space

   4. Loathing Summer Heating Season (beadsland@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 01-Jan-2018 18:06:28 EST Loathing Summer Heating Season

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      @djsundog We had a visitor to our space recently who had launched a hackerspace run out of a van.

      He'd sold off the vehicle and other assets of that mobile space after committing to a new makerspace, only for the management of said new space to declare bankruptcy a few days later.