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Growing 3D printing ecosystem

By On April 12, 2012 · 11 Comments · In 3D, community, Ecosystem, Manufacturing, open source, research, survey, Ultimaker

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 [...]

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P2 Surveys – supported by P2P Foundation

By On February 21, 2012 · 17 Comments · In diybio, Ecosystem, Hackers, hackerspace, network, open source, Participate, research, survey, Uncategorized

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 [...]

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Surveys for DIY communities

By On February 17, 2012 · 7 Comments · In biohacker, community, diybio, Ecosystem, hackerspace, open source, Participate, research, survey, Uncategorized

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 [...]

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P2 Generation Survey Site

By On February 12, 2012 · 14 Comments · In community, diybio, Ecosystem, Hackers, hackerspace, Hacktivism, network, open source, Participate, research, survey

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. [...]

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Developing Peer to Peer Community Surveys

By On February 7, 2012 · 11 Comments · In biohacker, community, diybio, Ecosystem, Hackers, hackerspace, network, open source, Participate, research

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 [...]

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Fabbing Industry – laying the foundation

By On February 1, 2012 · 11 Comments · In 3D, community, Ecosystem, network, open source

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 [...]

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Ultimaker 3D printer arrived to Tampere

By On December 30, 2011 · 16 Comments · In 3D, community, finland, Hackers, hackerspace, open source, Ultimaker

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 [...]

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3D-CUPS Printer Job management needed

By On December 2, 2011 · 13 Comments · In 3D, common, Ecosystem, Hackers, open source, Uncategorized

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 [...]

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Peer production communities survey 2011

By On July 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In community, Ecosystem, Hackers, hackerspace, open source, research, survey

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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