We had the honor of having the Two Hands Project crew come and visit us at the Willoughby and Baltic Sunday night. By “honor” I mean that we had Bilal flying around on our space on a rolling stool (literally in a super man pose). Oh, and if he tries to talk you into a “full body” handshake, just go with it. Between that and the conversations on 6 foot wide blinking tacos, they fit right in.
After looking at our tools, and printing some things on Skidoo we all settled down and spoke a bit about hackerspaces. I could tell that they have been speaking with many people, because their questions were generally very good (or the questions were about fish). It was really interesting to hear about how there is a common theme with all of the spaces, but how each approach it from very different angles; the basic theme being shared space and shared knowledge. I’m greatly anticipating what comes out of all this.
The thing that I personally love about visiting other hacker spaces, is that you inevitably meet really cool people doing really cool stuff. People you end up hanging out with till 2 in the morning, which you feel invigorated from and wish you didn’t need to sleep. Bilal, Paul, and Jordan seemed to be living on that energy. It is an enviable position, and they are really cool people working on a really cool project. We wish them the best in their travels, and welcome them back at any time.
I am a full time hacker/maker/artist in the Boston area. I sell open source hardware kits and teach soldering and electronics. I am also a circuit bender, and love to share that art with people as well.