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While watching Wendy interact with her Dr. friend over e-mail it made me ponder the idea of open health care. Is there a model in the world where you can consult with a Dr. of your choice on-line (e-mail / skype / etc) then go to a physical place for blood, x-ray or MRI scans? I know that decentralized blood labs are located all over. Why not decentralized medical equipment. Wouldn't it make sense to briefly communicate with a MD who is the top of their specific field? I'm sure the doc would appreciate just having images, video and data mailed to the and not need to deal with all the patient formalities.
The new home of FabLab Munich - right in my basement. Still empty, but the CNC mill and the 3D printers will move in soon and hopefully the laser cutter will follow.
The new home of FabLab Munich - right in my basement. Still empty, but the CNC mill and the 3D printers will move in soon and hopefully the laser cutter will follow.
We acquired a pulsejet engine and SA007 decided it would be fun to try it out.
The engine is fastened to a piece of train rails to weigh it down and prevent actual lift-off. The fuel line is crafted out of electrical wire (with the wires being removed from the jacket). The air intake line is made from CAT 5E network cable (also with inner wiring removed from the outer jacket). The prototype fuel tank was made from a piece of bicycle inner-tube, later we just used a cut plastic bottle. The high-voltage current which ignites the spark-plug is provided by a neon sign transformer.
Actual phrases overheard during construction and test-firing:
* "This (electrical) wire is rated for 300 volts, so it'll probably be okay to use as a gasoline fuel line"
* "This piece of train rails will weigh it down sufficiently to prevent lift-off....probably"
* "With us being boardmembers, shouldn't we put a stop to this?"
* "That length of CAT5E network cable is perfect as an air intake hose"
* "Wait, doesn't this count as a weapon?" (weapons are prohibited from entering the hackerspace)
* "We *do* have the paramedics on speed-dial, right?"
* "I am picturing a couple of nerds desperately running after an escaped pulse-jet-driven drinks cart"
* "Anyway, even *if* it escapes, it can't go farther than the compound gates" (300 metres away)
A Hackerspace or Makerspace oftentimes act as a co-op community workshop that operates so that members could have access to devices and workforce to finish their own personal project which would have been difficult by themselves because of either absence of tools, workforce, or know-how. One element of our hackerspace / makerspace that we would like to highlight both in awareness and in activity is that we are a nonprofit body in DFW.Visit our site www.dfwmakersclub.org/ for more information on Hackerspace
Aquaponic farming - urban farming workshop
Hackerspace Shanghai: www.xinchejian.com
...become a member now :-)
Aquaponic farming - urban farming workshop
Hackerspace Shanghai: www.xinchejian.com
...become a member now :-)
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