Archive for September, 2007

555 Timer Lab Follow-up

Thanks to all who participated in the Timer Lab and especially all who donated. We’ve collected enough to buy kits for our next meeting!
Here’s the presentation in its entirety: 555 Timer Lab PDF
Our next meeting date will be announced soon and our next lab project will follow shortly!
Check out our Flickr pool with images from […]

Make Meeting 0 Today!

I’ve just gotten back from the very first Make:NYC meeting.  I’ve spoken with all involved and we’re considering it an unexpectedly successful event.  I want to immediately thank everyone who attended either as a contributor, or a participant… you guys all put forth a serious amount of effort and it paid off.  Thank you.  A […]

Looking for Projects!

We’re still looking for great projects for people to share at the first ever Make:NYC meeting. If you or someone you know in the NYC metro area has a fun and interesting DIY project, drop us an email! We’ll do what we can to help you out and who knows what ideas will be sparked? […]

Green DIY in NYC

Ryan found this really awesome site. Apparently someone has setup a non profit shop to collect old but still useful materials for cheap sales to NY residents. I hope this takes off. And heck donating to these guys is better than throwing stuff out since you can claim the tax rebate.
Anyways I […]

Bronx Elec-Recycling this Weekend

This weekend will be the NYC Fall 2007 Electronics Recycling Event for residents of the Boogey down.
BRONX
Sunday, September 16, 2007
8am - 2pm
Lehman College, North Lot (Goulden Ave., just south of Bedford Park West)
Great opportunity to offload the old, and maybe find some junk scanners to scavenge parts from.

The Danger | Guerilla Art Contests

 
From The Danger List:
 
This is a dark moment in American history. But in the
face of national decay great art and new aesthetic
movements are born.
Welcome to the New American Art Boom.
Below are two open calls for artists of all mediums. The
first “This Urgent Moment” is a formal call with a major
career-launching prize. The […]

Make:NYC Meeting 0 Sept 27th

 

Make:NYC Meeting 0
Dive into the New York City DIY scene on Thursday, September 27th, at Make/ETSY Labs! The first ever Make:NYC Meeting includes:
6:30PM: Electronics Lab - 2nd Floor
Learn some basic electronics theory, design and implementation with the 555 Timer Lab. Only minimal skill is required. One dollar buys you a seat, instruction, and all the […]

Lemurplex Fall Classes Beginning!

LEMUR’s Fall Art & Technology Classes
LEMUR’s Fall Art & Technology classes start on September 15th. All classes take place at LEMURplex, 461 3rd Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets in Brooklyn, convenient to the F, G, M and R trains. To sign up, use the links on this page, or call 718-576-1066
Also, LEMUR has teamed […]

Conflux Festival Starts TODAY!

 

ABOUT CONFLUX 2007
Conflux is the annual New York festival for contemporary psychogeography, the investigation of everyday urban life through emerging artistic, technological and social practice.
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Nerd Nite NYC another Thursday event.

Dearest Nerds and Friends of Nerds,
I want to remind you that Nerd Nite will now return to its usual schedule of being held on the first Thursday of each month. Therefore, Nerd Nite will be this Thursday September 6th at 7pm at Angels & Kings in the East Village.