A how-to post from our blog got mentioned on Make: <a href="http://www.gumbolabs.org/2009/10/17/parallax-rfid-reader-arduino/">http://www.gumbolabs.org/2009/10/17/parallax-rfid-reader-arduino/</a><br><br>Ben, the author of the how-to, mentioned that he thought Make was more likely to reblog something that mentions a product that they sell in their online store (in this case, a Parallax RFID reader).<br>
<br>Simon<br><br>P.S.-I got my undergrad film degree from UWM back in '99. I was not the only tinkerer in the program. Experimental filmmakers and animators are into optical printers and other tinkery stuff. I think putting up some flyers in the basement of <a href="http://www4.uwm.edu/map/vt-cent.cfm">Mitchell Hall</a> would probably help find some interested folks. Also, try putting up a flyer at Riverwest Film & Video (<span class="articleTextNormal">824 E. Center St.)</span>.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Nov 29, 2009 at 7:48 AM, Ron Bean <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bucketworks@rbean.users.panix.com">bucketworks@rbean.users.panix.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It was nice to see that Workshop88 got a mention on the MAKE: blog, but<br>
I've submitted our website before and they've never listed us-- even<br>
though we're (slightly) further along in our planning than Workshop88<br>
is. So, what's the secret of getting their attention?<br>
<br>
More to the point, there must be other hackerspaces/makerspaces that are<br>
in startup-mode and could use the publicity-- and MAKE readers are<br>
exactly the demographic we're looking for.<br>
<br>
So, if anyone has any contacts at the MAKE: blog, I think what we'd<br>
really like them to do is to post a weekly listing of groups that are<br>
starting up and need members, and where and when they're meeting. The<br>
idea is to tell people that if they've checked <a href="http://hackerspaces.org" target="_blank">hackerspaces.org</a> in the<br>
past and didn't find anyone in their area, it's time to check again.<br>
<br>
BTW we're calling ourselves a "Makerspace" rather than a "Hackerspace".<br>
The name was picked before I got involved, so I don't know the reasoning<br>
behind it.<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.milwaukeemakerspace.org/" target="_blank">http://www.milwaukeemakerspace.org/</a></blockquote></div><br>