Hackers are convenient villains in movies, TV shows, and other forms of pop culture. But across the country, and in Southwest Florida, groups of hackers and other tech-savvy people are coming together with artists, designers, and specialists to use their hacking powers for good.
The Southwest Florida Hackerspace is one such group, a burgeoning nonprofit specializing in prototyping and technology education. The group holds biweekly meet-ups in Fort Myers, and collaborates with other organizations like the Southwest Florida Regional Technology Partnership Foundation.
Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., Russell Benzing with the Southwest Florida Hackerspace explain what goes in to a hackerspace, and the kind of projects Southwest Florida hackers have undertaken since its inception in 2014, and how it plans to build a "maker space" in our region.
Also joining the program is Gerard Damiano, a member of the Hackerspace who's spearheading an upcoming iRecycle Workshop and e-waste event Saturday, Mar. 25 at the Alliance for the Arts GreenMarket in Fort Myers. The collected electronic waste will be either recycled or used in future Hackerspace projects.
