Open source – Science, Technology, Society

Willow Garage anthro of robots

Posted on January 12, 2013April 24, 2013 by timbatchelder

As Willow Garage Shifts Course, a Key Robotics Platform Changes Stewardship (ostatic.com)
Open Source Robotics Foundation Accelerates ROS Transition, Hires Key ROS Developers From Willow (spectrum.ieee.org)
ROS Moving to Open Source Robotics Foundation (i-programmer.info)
Robotics infiltrates Engadget’s Expand (robohub.org)

Funf: computational social science in your pocket

Posted on December 19, 2012April 17, 2013 by timbatchelder

Open-source Funf platform taps into Android’s huge knowledge about you
By Daniel Cossins, wired.co.uk

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Why Google just hired the Behavio Team (glass-apps.org)
Silicon Alley Insider: Google Just Bought A Cool SXSW Startup, Behavio (GOOG) (businessinsider.com)
Knight Foundation-Backed Mobile Sensor Startup Behavio Shuts Down As Founders Join Google (rosevilleitconsult.wordpress.com)

Littlebits holiday kits for DIY hackers

Posted on November 29, 2012April 8, 2013 by timbatchelder

LittleBits Releases Holiday Kit, Encourages More DIY Hardware Hacking
Alexandra Chang, wired.com

Open source hardware company littleBits has released its Holiday Kit and launched a campaign to encourage people to build their own projects during the consumption-heavy holiday season.

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The Problem-Solving Electronic Toys You Want Your Kids To Play With (fastcompany.com)
Ayah Bdeir’s littleBits Amazing Electronic Kits (makezine.com)
New in the Maker Shed: littleBits Starter Kit (makezine.com)
Home & Office : DIY Nixie Tube Thermometer Kit (thinkgeek.com)
DIY Ribbon microphones (gearslutz.com)

Marcin Jakubowski is building the DIY machines for a new civilization

Posted on November 6, 2012March 31, 2013 by timbatchelder

Open-source blueprints for a modern off-the-grid civilization
By Aaron Souppouris, theverge.com

Marcin Jakubowski dreams of living off the grid. Over the past few years, he’s been working on a set of 50 machines he believes necessary to found and sustain an independent, modern community. He wants to “take everything that…

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What If Anyone Could Build a Sustainable Civilization From Scratch? (motherboard.vice.com)
You Built What?!: A Tractor For The Apocalypse | Popular Science (popsci.com)
Jon Kalish Visits the Open Source Ecology Project (makezine.com)
50 Open-Source Industrial Machines To Decentralize Wealth (fastcoexist.com)
Video of the Day: Marcin Jakubowski – The Open Source Economy (p2pfoundation.net)
Young Maker Nabs Thiel Fellowship (makezine.com)
Open Source Ecology: Interview with Founder Marcin Jakubowski (makezine.com)
Open-sourcing the blueprints of civilization: Marcin Jakubowski on TED.com (ted.com)
Civilization reboot: Fellows Friday with Marcin Jakubowski (ted.com)

Open structures parts kit lets you make anything from scratch

Posted on November 3, 2012March 27, 2013 by timbatchelder

An Open-Source Kit Of Parts, For Making Any Gadget From Scratch
By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan, fastcodesign.com

At the Istanbul Bienal, designers used the OpenStructures system to build toasters, sleds, and vacuum cleaners from scratch.

The move towards DIY digital fabrication—from MakerBot to Fab@Home—is an undoubtedly great development for…

http://flpbd.it/fOuI4

Dyson dc24 animal compact upright vacuum cleaner closeout (slideshare.net)
Shapeoko, the Affordable CNC Mill Kit (makezine.com)
WebKitGTK+ 1.11.91 Is Available for Testing (news.softpedia.com)
How to get 3d printer (seattle-gadgets.tumblr.com)

Is a résumé relevant in the age of online courses and open source projects?

Posted on October 6, 2012February 18, 2013 by timbatchelder

Is a résumé relevant in the age of online courses and open source projects?
Stack Exchange, arstechnica.com

This Q&A is part of a biweekly series of posts highlighting common questions encountered by technophiles and answered by users at Stack Exchange, a free, community-powered network of 80+ Q&A sites.

davidk01 asks:

My resume is no…

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