Farset LabsUPDATED: The original letters sent to Farset Labs have been linked to throughout the article for context and transparency. Further questions will be answered via email at admin@farsetlabs.org.uk Farset Labs has gone from strength to strength since opening its doors in April of this year, and the community has grown and matured quickly, but our summer […]
Summary 3D printer is 85% funded, well done everyone! Town Hall meeting on Friday the 16th at 5:30 Informal (read: unsponsored) Flacknite Lite next weekend (17-18th) to hack at the internals of Farset’s management Welcome the Supercollider user group to our Wednesday Schedule Raspberry Jam event on the 29th Nov, BYO-Pi My appearance on the […]
This morning, we’re launching our first crowd-funding drive to raise £2000 for 3D printing facilities in the space. Since before day one, a 3D printer has been on the minds of the community (and plenty of people who have said that they would join the community if those facilities were available), and now, we’re ready […]
Have you wanted to fiddle with electronics but don’t have the equipment or knowledge?
Farset Labs is adopting a new membership model in the next few weeks to adapt to the different needs of the different types of members in the space. This both helps students and those of low income by significantly cutting the costs of membership, and provides a bed for more wealthy people to get access […]
The SpaceAPI was born in the Netherlands, and now lives on github. As the name would indicate, it provides an API abstraction layer to a physical (hacker)space. It exposes information such as: * Open/Closed State * Location * Webcam Feeds * Contact Details * Sensor data and more, from a simple JSON API. The Farset Labs […]
Well, it’s been an interesting few weeks. Open Data Playground After several abortive attempts over the past few months (mea culpa!), Open Data Playground on Thursday evening was a blast. Things started off with a good hearty conversation between the attendees and our visitors from the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Communications office, Michael and Caroline. They […]
We all loved the idea of Gathering Of Lightning, but the PR for it was slightly neglected (mea culpa). Not this time! On Tuesday, 31st, we’re doing it all over again. Beer, Pizza, and Lightning fast discussions from a range of selected speakers from our own community. While there will be plenty of time […]
After two months of, although quirky, irrefutably “office” decor, it’s time for our event space to be restored to the Victorian charm from which it arose! For a while, we’ve been playing with the idea of getting rid of the suspended fibre ceiling in the space and exposing the period pillars and beams, and after […]
Got a project that’s languished in the back on your mind for weeks/months/years? Saw something on the internet and said ‘I can do that better’? Need a place to knuckle down and push through the annoying stages of a product? Have none of these things but still want to play? Boy have we got a […]