[hackerspaces] Out with the "hackers"... In with the "makers" and the "fixers"

[Daniel Toliaferro]

Hack on!

On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 10:52 AM, Frantisek Apfelbeck <algoldor at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Nice one! I agree! Let's hack :-))
>
> Frantisek
>
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> *From:* Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> *To:* Hackerspaces General Discussion List <discuss at lists.hackerspaces.org>
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> *Sent:* Sunday, November 27, 2011 6:53 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [hackerspaces] Out with the "hackers"... In with the
> "makers" and the "fixers"
>
> I try my best to not have my vocabulary refined and dictated by
> mainstream media. One of the general goals of Noisebridge is to educate,
> part of that is to reclaim the term hacker as our own.
>
> While visiting Pumping Station: One about a year or so ago, a discussion
> got thrown around regarding doing exactly what you're proposing. Some
> members felt the catch phrase "Chicago's Hacker Space" (or was it "Your
> Chicago's Hacker Space" don't remember) was spreading the wrong message.
> Anyhow the discussion went in circles for that night and no one really
> won (where I see this thread going). I see now they're catch phrase is
> "Make. Hack. Craft." which I think is great and works for both crowds.
>
> Additionally to people "making" and "creating" stuff at Noisebridge, we
> also totally hack things in the conventional sense.
>
> If I gave up and let mainstream media and the general public direct me
> in what words to use when describing who I am because I didn't want to
> spend the time to educate them, I would have a white armband on with
> blue stitching labeling out "TERRORIST FAGGOT IMMIGRANT HIPPIE COMMUNIST
> CAMEL JOCKEY RAPIST HACKER". I would throw STEAM PUNK in there (there's
> a true story behind that) but that might seem a bit ironic for the wrong
> reasons. :)
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
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