Hacker Space

A hackerspace (also makerspace) is a physical space implementing an emergent model for economic activity. It also (importantly) serves as a sanctuary for those of technical bent. It traditionally uses an ad-hocratic form of governance.

The ideal hackerspace has:

• radical tools available for individuals to make things (like 3-d printers, laser cutters, etc),
• a presentation space for people to demonstrate what they're working on (including novel projection devices), and
• lots of brilliant minds moving in and out of it, forming a nexus of innovation.

It facilitates a nascent Gift and Barter economy and encourages new, post-Industrial livelihood.

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See also:

• http://hackerspaces.org/,
• http://makezine.com,
• CreativeEconomy
• http://nodilus.org
• and the PangaiaProject for the software to make Hackerspaces self-fundable.