Growing 3D printing ecosystem
Depending on your viewpoint, 3D printing, 3D manufacturing or if you prefer peer production is what will change production of goods in the future. The change has already started. Ponoko, shapeways and several other companies provide printing services with reasonable cost and quality. At the same time several 3D printer manufacturers speed up their production because of increasing [...]
P2 Surveys – supported by P2P Foundation
In previous blog entry I introduced Peer Production/Community survey domain p4.ossoil.com. While I was finalizing the content in the pages, I also contacted Michel Bauwens from P2P Foundation and asked “perhaps some hd space in some server could be the support from Foundation?” Michel [...]
Surveys for DIY communities
Ever wanted to know what kind of cool stuff biohackers do? How about what’s the attitude towards external funding in different kind of DIY communities? Or what’s the most preferred way to handle space rent?
Now that’s possible to find out. For the past 3-4 years I’ve been studying (and participating) hackerspaces; motivations to participate [...]
P2 Generation Survey Site
The past ‘hackerspace’ surveys 2010 and 2011 have created a great data base for longitudinal study. Now that my funding for PhD survey is about to finish (after all it was just for one year), I’m considering to put my research efforts to this survey study. [...]
Developing Peer to Peer Community Surveys
For some time now I have been pushing an idea of a new hacker generation called ‘Peer Production’. It is a continuum to hacker generations identified by other scholars. Somewhat good presentation of the generations can be found from my previous blog entry “Extrovert Hacker Generations“.
Peer Production Generation research
As part [...]
Fabbing Industry – laying the foundation
Fabbing Foudation – sounds like fun and something big. Fun like hacking, ‘fabbing’, doing stuff, creating something. Big like Mozilla and Linux. Concerning my ideas, I’m not sure about the latter. Or at least being huge/big is not the primary goal. Instead I want to see a vivid, innovative, open, transparent and co-operative open source [...]
Ultimaker 3D printer arrived to Tampere
Today we got our hands on the long waited 3D printer, Ultimaker. Our local hackerspace (http://5w.fi) already has one 3D printer, but it is owned by one member. This new printer is co-owned by members of our local hackerspace. We did get some funding (500€) from investors (http://openinvest.fi). The funding was [...]
3D-CUPS Printer Job management needed
Several new 3D printer vendors (RepRap, MakerBot Industries, Printrbot) have entered the markets during the last year or so. These printers are cheap (compared to previous) yet capable of creating adequate quality with relatively slow speed. The printers share same functionality and technics yet common unified printing service software is not available. It’s [...]
Peer production communities survey 2011
During the past decades, hacking has mostly been associated with software development. Furthermore, most but not all hacker generations (from MIT hackers to Open source) have been introvert; participants have been hiding in cyber bush, avoiding contact with ‘great’ public, staying in virtual world. This is now changing as new walks of life are being [...]
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- Updated community list Ossoil has founded this year http://t.co/CVXultejMay 11, 2012 2:59
- Lean Startup Tampere - Meetup May 15th 5pm at Protomo http://t.co/1BRnEs7zMay 9, 2012 9:20
- Meeting results: Ossoil has much needed services to satisfy Gurux needs (http://t.co/42KAJR7Z).May 9, 2012 7:46
- Going to talk about "Emerging peer production hacker generation" in #OSS2012 #Tunisia http://t.co/Vt07QIdfApril 25, 2012 5:06
- 3D Printing & printer farm management development company looking for investors. http://t.co/jL2x3cE3 @3dwantedApril 24, 2012 4:17
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