What is the Year of Open Source?
How does it work? What are the goals?
Posted on August 14, 2012
The End of a Year of Open Source
An open letter to supporters, friends, and passersby, one year after starting my project
Posted on August 1, 2013
My Year of Open Source (CNN)
A wrap-up article for CNN, with a broad audience in mind
Posted on June 10, 2013
Snowflake Hat
[Video] Knitting a public-domain-remixing machine-knitted open-source hat!
Posted on April 15, 2013
Building the RepRap Prusa i3 3D printer
[Video] Learning about the self-printing RepRap 3d printer at Fab Lab Berlin
Posted on March 18, 2013
Wer will Open Source Unterhosen mitnähen?
TG;DR (Too German, Didn’t Read): there’s a workshop next week but it’s auf Deutsch, sorry!
Posted on March 5, 2013
Siri, Print Me A Chair
Designing my own digitally-fabricated chair using the open source Sketchchair program
Posted on March 4, 2013
Meet New People! Learn to Code! Eat Snacks!
[Video] How (and why) does my local OpenTechSchool offer free open-curriculum tech workshops?
Posted on January 14, 2013
Getting Technical with Open Education
Many things might be easier if I were a bit more tech-savvy. What open resources are out there to help me learn?
Posted on December 11, 2012
My first play with the Arduino
[Video] I’m learning electronics and programming, one stupid mistake at a time
Posted on December 3, 2012
The Wonderful, Wooly World of Hacked Knitting Machines
[Video] Check out what Fabienne Serrière (and others) are creating on their ’80s knitting machines
Posted on November 14, 2012
Does Anyone Know Smartphone CPR?
Maybe I should have started with an open source dumbphone…
Posted on November 9, 2012
Speaking at the Summit of Newthinking, 15th November
[Video] Checking in with Claudia and Andreas to see how the summit preparations are going
November 8, 2012
A GitHub for physical things: Knowable
[Video] Simon and Emanuel from Knowable talk about documenting DIY & open hardware projects
Posted on October 30, 2012
Keeps Your Whites Whiter and Your Skin Itchier
Somebody left me alone with dangerous chemicals. I made soap!
Posted on October 15, 2012
Julia Kloiber on Open Data
[Video] Julia Kloiber on apps, open transport data, and why it matters
Posted on October 2, 2012
My music library desperately needs updating…
Got any favourite long-dead bluesmen, or Creative Commons music?
Posted on September 27, 2012
Cultural Commons Collecting Society
[Video] A transparent, democratic collecting society for music under CC licenses
Posted on September 26, 2012
How Public is Your Transport?
I've been learning about citizens’ struggles to obtain Open Transport Data for their cities.
Posted on September 24, 2012
Two ways to make bricks
Making bricks by hand vs with Open Source Ecology's Liberator press
Posted on September 21, 2012
I’m in Helsinki… help me get home?
I’m in Helsinki for the Open Knowledge Festival, but what’s the most 'open source' way to get back to Berlin?
Posted on September 18, 2012
Summit of newthinking
I’ll be presenting a talk at the Summit of newthinking, and also making a series of short videos.
Posted on September 18, 2012
Serve Cold, with a Heated Licensing Discussion
What does an open license on beer actually mean? Let's discuss over a drink.
Posted on September 13, 2012
Meta Mate Mier is a very fine beer
A delicious and hackable concoction of Mate leaves, brewed with beer and LiquidDemocracy
Posted on August 24, 2012
Sharing some wisdom (teeth)
The question of open source dentistry (and a high-powered drill) were going through my head this week.
Posted on August 24, 2012
Open Source Undies Brainstorming Session
A little get-together to work out how open source-influenced methods might improve the clothing and fashion industry
Posted on August 22, 2012
Open Source Undies?
What kind of personalisation or automation might be possible in open source clothing, beyond just DIY?
Posted on August 12, 2012
Last Open Source Hero
This last open source hero sure can fill out a speedo…
Posted on August 9, 2012
Last 24 hours of crowdfunding!
The IndieGoGo campaign has just 1 day left, so time to reveal the last few heroes for the calendar…
Posted on August 8, 2012
A Double Hit of Handsome
Two more fine men for you to feast your eyes upon
Posted on August 7, 2012
While we’re celebrating epic triumphs and awesome robots…
I (finally) got Linux installed, and here’s Limor Fried (aka Ladyada) as the Metropolis robot!
Posted on August 6, 2012
Kicking off a year of Open Source Everything!
Living without proprietary products - time to get making.
Posted on August 6, 2012
Another spectacular opening ceremony
Popping (and open sourcing) some delicious Elderflower champagne for the launch
Posted on August 1, 2012
Another month, another hunk…
Law professor and one of the founders of creative commons, it’s… Lawrence Lessig!
Posted on July 29, 2012
New Perks! Copyleft Cookies and a Foxy Lady
Mitchell Baker, Chief Lizard Wrangler, trapeze artist, and spokesperson for the Mozilla Foundation.
Posted on July 15, 2012
Marchin’ into March with Marcin Jakubowksi
Marcin Jakubowski! Physicist, Farmer and Constructor of the Global Village.
Posted on July 11, 2012
Mr February
Pioneer of copyleft, guru of free software, author of the GPL, suspicious of the hairbrush, it’s… Richard Stallman!
Posted on July 7, 2012
Year of Open Source Press Release
Filmmaker to attempt year of Open Source Everything.
Posted on July 4, 2012
It’s on!
30 days til the project starts, 37 days to rise all the money I need…
Posted on July 2, 2012
Linus
The first of 12 drawings for the 2013 Open Source Calendar (Swimsuit Edition)
Posted on July 2, 2012