London Hackspace
{{Short description|Non-profit hackerspace in United Kingdom}}
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London Hackspace (abbreviated LHS) is a non–profit hackerspace in London, UK, established in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/History|title=History – London Hackspace|accessdate=25 August 2011|publisher = London Hackspace}} Originally located in Islington, it moved to Hoxton in July 2010,{{cite web|url=http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/07/london-hackspace-spacewarming-party.html|title=London Hackspace Spacewarming Party|accessdate=25 August 2011}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10993421|title=BBC News – Hackspaces get closer to home|accessdate=25 August 2011|work=BBC News|publisher=BBC|date=19 August 2010}} and later to Wembley. In 2012, it was the largest hackerspace in the United Kingdom by membership, with over 1000 paying members.{{Cite news|url=https://makezine.com/2017/08/09/open-world-touring-londons-biggest-workshops/|title=Open World: Touring London's Biggest Workshops {{!}} Make|last=Grace-Flood|first=Liam|date=2017-08-09|work=Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|access-date=2018-02-02|language=en-US}}{{cite web | url = http://wiki.hackspace.org.uk/wiki/About | title = About – London Hackspace | accessdate = 2012-10-01 | date = 1 October 2012 | publisher = London Hackspace | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100918123947/http://wiki.hackspace.org.uk/wiki/About | archive-date = 18 September 2010 | url-status = dead }}
Founding
The group held its first meeting at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on 10 February 2009.{{cite web | url = https://groups.google.com/group/london-hack-space/msg/a1e883230dcfe0a4 | title = First Meetup: Tuesday 10th February | date = 6 February 2009 | accessdate = 2011-02-11 | last = Garrett | first = Russ | publisher = Google Groups}}
Organisational status
London Hackspace became the world's first virtualised non–profit corporation on 27 July 2011, when the members at the AGM voted to use the OneClickOrgs platform to carry out all the procedures of the board of directors.{{cite web|url=http://www.oneclickorgs.com/2011/08/06/london-hackspace-becomes-worlds-first-virtualised-non-profit-corporation/|title=London Hackspace becomes first virtualised non-profit corporation|accessdate=25 August 2011}}
Facilities
London hackspace has a wide variety of facilities split across two floors and a large car park, including equipment for electronics, 3D printing,{{cite news | first = Tom | last = Simonite | title = Rise of the replicators | date = 2 June 2010 | url = https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20627621.200-rise-of-the-replicators.html?full=true | work = New Scientist | accessdate = 2011-03-21}} craft, laser cutting, woodwork, metalwork, biology, amateur radio, robotics, and many other things. An incomplete list of equipment can be found [http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Equipment on their wiki].
Projects
File:London Hackspace - 2014 - solder workshop 01.jpg
- At Maker Faire 2011, members combined an Xbox Kinect and a pair of Tesla Coils to make an Evil Genius Simulator.{{cite web|website=YouTube|title=The Evil Genius Similator|url=http://www.tomscott.com/evilgenius/|publisher=Tom Scott|accessdate=25 August 2011}}{{cite web|last=Popova|first=Milena|title=Maker Faire 2011|url=http://zine.openrightsgroup.org/reviews/2011/maker-faire-2011|work=ORG Zine|publisher=Open Rights Group|accessdate=2 May 2011|date=16 March 2011}}
- The Nanode,{{cite web|title=Project:Nanode – London Hackspace|url=http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Nanode|accessdate=25 August 2011|publisher=London Hackspace}} a networked Arduino clone{{cite web|title=Nanode: networked Arduino node Dangerous Prototypes|date=May 2011 |url=http://dangerousprototypes.com/2011/05/01/nanode-networked-arduino-node/|accessdate=25 August 2011|publisher=Dangerous Prototypes}} was developed at the space.{{cite web|title=nanode kit|url=http://www.earthshineelectronics.com/arduino-products/111-nanode-kit.html|accessdate=25 August 2011|publisher=Earthshine Electronics}}
Workshops & events
London Hackspace hosts regular workshops for Biohacking, Lockpicking, Amateur radio and Hacking on OneClickOrgs. Additional irregular workshops cover Arduino programming,{{cite web|url=http://strugglers.net/~andy/blog/2010/08/30/london-hackspaces-arduino-for-beginners-workshop/|title=London hackspaces 'Arduino for beginners' Workshop|first=Andy|last=Smith|date=30 August 2010 |accessdate=25 August 2011}} Python programming and OpenStreetMap mapping.{{cite web|url=http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Workshops|accessdate=25 August 2011|title=Workshops|publisher = London Hackspace}}
There is also a regular Tuesday night social event.
References
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External links
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- [https://london.hackspace.org.uk/ Homepage]
- [https://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/London_Hackspace Wiki]
- [https://london.hackspace.org.uk/events/ Event Calendar]
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