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One of the founders of Nottinghack - "If we build it, they will come!"To be honest I'm a bit grumpy and not very approachable. I'll work on that if you'll work on REALLY asking yourself the question you are going to ask me before you ask me. Below is mostly a link dump for me, just because I wrote something in the past does not mean it's current. {{MemberDetails|nickname=Dominic|wikiusername=Dominic|imagefile=Dominic-Pipe.JPG|realname=Dominic "Danger" Morrow}}== Interests ==* Kite Photography* Screen Printing* Woodwork* Making Hackspaces Work* Home Monitoring== Activities ==[[Thoughts on Management Activity]]* Increasing membership of the space * Finding cheap/free tools and equipment* Podcasting [http://hackallthespaces.org/ Hack All The Spaces Podcast] Dominic & Kate's Podcast usually every other week!* Camping Trip to Southwold - [[Southwold Camp '12]]== CNC, Laser & 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping ==[[Laser Cutter Inductions]]== Links to Stuff I like or Use in One Handy Place ==Audio & Video*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeadesShrine?blend=2&ob=1 Jonathan Meades on YouTube ] - All worth watching*[http://www.youtube.com/user/ashens?blend=1&ob=4 The mildly amusing comedy of Stuart Ashen ] *[http://www.nerdist.com/2010/02/the-nerdist-podcast-now-a-thing/ The Nerdist Podcast ] - changed my mind about America*[http://www.eevblog.com/ The video Blog of Dave L. Jones]Digital Make Magazine*[http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol20/#pg1 Make Magazine Digital Edition]== A Project Miscellany  ===== Going to Maker Faire 2013 ===[[Nottingham Hackspace - Maker Faire UK 2013]] Information and planning to go to the UK Maker Faire in Newcastle 2013=== Scouting Hackspace 3.0 ===*[[Nottingham Co-Operative Society Bakery, Meadow Lane]]*[[Queen's Bridge Road, Nottingham, NG2 1NB]]*[[Unit 8, Robin Hood Industrial Estate]]*[[10 Ronald Street, Nottingham]]=== The Mobile Hackspace Project ===[[The Mobile Hackspace Project]]* This project is currently on hold and this page is mostly a link dump at the moment.=== TShirt Making Stuff ===[[Tshirt Order form and stuff]]=== Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project ===My page about my [[Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project]]=== OSV Group ===[[The Open Source Vending Group Project]] == Marketing the Hackspace ==[[Leaflet Targets]][[Festivus Drinks]]
One of the founders of Nottinghack - "If we build it, they will come!"
 
To be honest I'm a bit grumpy and not always keen to chat. I'll work on that... a bit. Probably.
 
Below is mostly a link dump for me, just because I wrote something in the past does not mean it's current.  
 
{{MemberDetails|nickname=Dominic|wikiusername=Dominic|imagefile=Dominic-Pipe.JPG|realname=Dominic "Danger" Morrow}}
 
== Interests ==
 
* Kite Photography
* Screen Printing
* Woodwork
* Making Hackspaces Work
* Home Monitoring
 
== A 2020 Update ==
 
Most of this page was written in about 2012 or 2013 and is horribly out-of-date. You can find my current blog and other info here:
 
*[https://www.bricolage.run/ Bricolage.run] My blog which also has some Podcasts I recorded on it [https://www.bricolage.run/blog/category/Podcast here]
* [https://smokeandmirrors.store/ Smoke & Mirrors], my laser cutter repair and sales business
* [https://community.andmirrors.co.uk/ it's associated forum] for laser cutter questions
* and [http://www.youtube.com/c/SmokeMirrorsVideos my companies You Tube Channel] which I'm trying to improve and expand
 
When I write, I write a lot about the theory of hackerspaces (I don't use the term Hackspace anymore because its too specific). I like the idea of a Hackerspace Architect, someone who oversees a space holistically to give it a cohesive flavour. I am very much a fan of:
 
* [https://www.tomsachs.org/ Tom Sach] and videos by [https://www.youtube.com/user/tomsachsmovies Van Neistat for Tom Sachs] one day I'd like to make a Hackerspace equivalent of 10 Bullets.
 
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I didn't do the above link quite right! Maybe a WikiPixie will fix it?
 
== Activities ==
[[Thoughts on Management Activity]]
 
 
* Increasing membership of the space  
 
* Finding cheap/free tools and equipment
 
* Podcasting [http://hackallthespaces.org/ Hack All The Spaces Podcast] Dominic & Kate's Podcast usually every other week!
 
* Camping Trip to Southwold - [[Southwold Camp '12]]
 
== CNC, Laser & 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping ==
 
[[Laser Cutter Inductions]]
 
== Links to Stuff I like or Use in One Handy Place ==
 
Audio & Video
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/MeadesShrine?blend=2&ob=1 Jonathan Meades on YouTube ] - All worth watching
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/ashens?blend=1&ob=4 The mildly amusing comedy of Stuart Ashen ]  
*[http://www.nerdist.com/2010/02/the-nerdist-podcast-now-a-thing/ The Nerdist Podcast ] - changed my mind about America
*[http://www.eevblog.com/ The video Blog of Dave L. Jones]
 
Digital Make Magazine
 
*[http://www.make-digital.com/make/vol20/#pg1 Make Magazine Digital Edition]
 
== Maker Faire UK Twitter Bingo List ==
 
At Uk Maker Faire in Newcastle 12th & 13th March 2011 I decided to meet some of my follows for the 1st time. The successful finds have links to the picture of them I took!
 
*[http://twitter.com/#!/CharlesYarnold @CharlesYarnold]  [http://yfrog.com/gzqmgphj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/russss @russss]  [http://yfrog.com/h3l3xqpj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/TheArduinoGuy @TheArduinoGuy]  [http://yfrog.com/gzjqmukj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/rainycat @rainycat]  [http://yfrog.com/h0ve8kj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/gmjhowe @gmjhowe]  [http://yfrog.com/h3cdvmsj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/thinkl33t @thinkl33t] [http://yfrog.com/gzdsmpzj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/northackton @northackton]  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nottinghack/5521679607/sizes/l/in/photostream/ Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/projectsugru @projectsugru] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/nottinghack/5524192728/lightbox/ Bingo!]
*@anachrocomputer - stood right next to him all weekend... but didn't know
*[http://twitter.com/#!/oomlout @oomlout] [http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996583811@N01/5517698221/sizes/l/in/set-72157626134508569/ Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/maltman23 @maltman23]  [http://yfrog.com/h8qvgsfj Bingo!]
*[http://twitter.com/#!/jonty @jonty]  [http://yfrog.com/h3l3xqpj Bingo!]
 
== A Project Miscellany  ==
 
=== Scouting Hackspace 3.0 ===
 
*[[Nottingham Co-Operative Society Bakery, Meadow Lane]]
 
*[[Queen's Bridge Road, Nottingham, NG2 1NB]]
 
*[[Unit 8, Robin Hood Industrial Estate]]
 
*[[10 Ronald Street, Nottingham]]
 
=== The Mobile Hackspace Project ===
 
[[The Mobile Hackspace Project]]
 
This project is currently on hold and this page is mostly a link dump at the moment.
 
=== TShirt Making Stuff ===
 
[[Tshirt Order form and stuff]]
 
=== Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project ===
 
My page about my [[Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project]]
 
=== OSV Group ===
 
[[The Open Source Vending Group Project]]
 
== Marketing the Hackspace ==
 
[[Leaflet Targets]]
 
[[Festivus Drinks]]

Latest revision as of 09:49, 4 March 2020

One of the founders of Nottinghack - "If we build it, they will come!"

To be honest I'm a bit grumpy and not always keen to chat. I'll work on that... a bit. Probably.

Below is mostly a link dump for me, just because I wrote something in the past does not mean it's current.

Dominic
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Interests

  • Kite Photography
  • Screen Printing
  • Woodwork
  • Making Hackspaces Work
  • Home Monitoring

A 2020 Update

Most of this page was written in about 2012 or 2013 and is horribly out-of-date. You can find my current blog and other info here:

When I write, I write a lot about the theory of hackerspaces (I don't use the term Hackspace anymore because its too specific). I like the idea of a Hackerspace Architect, someone who oversees a space holistically to give it a cohesive flavour. I am very much a fan of:

I didn't do the above link quite right! Maybe a WikiPixie will fix it?

Activities

Thoughts on Management Activity


  • Increasing membership of the space
  • Finding cheap/free tools and equipment

CNC, Laser & 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping

Laser Cutter Inductions

Links to Stuff I like or Use in One Handy Place

Audio & Video

Digital Make Magazine

Maker Faire UK Twitter Bingo List

At Uk Maker Faire in Newcastle 12th & 13th March 2011 I decided to meet some of my follows for the 1st time. The successful finds have links to the picture of them I took!

A Project Miscellany

Scouting Hackspace 3.0

The Mobile Hackspace Project

The Mobile Hackspace Project

This project is currently on hold and this page is mostly a link dump at the moment.

TShirt Making Stuff

Tshirt Order form and stuff

Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project

My page about my Mythbusters Wall-O-Boxes Project

OSV Group

The Open Source Vending Group Project

Marketing the Hackspace

Leaflet Targets

Festivus Drinks