The Twelve Days of Christmas Gadgets 28
Has Lego Sold Out? 425
Arduino and MK802 Robot, Controlled By Phone 31
Juggling By the Numbers 59
Drone Made of Lego Takes Flight 83
Interviews: Eugene Kaspersky Answers Your Questions 82
Bennett's Whimsi-Geek Gift Guide For 2012 57
World's First Fully Functioning Missile-Shooting Robotic Transformer 33
A Wi-Fi Wardriving Motorbike — With Plans Available 36
Little Miss Sunshine Screenwriter Gets Nod For Star Wars: Episode VII 321
Buckyballs Throws In the Towel 383
Motorcycle App Helps You Ride Faster, Turn Sharper, Brake Harder 148
Making a Slashdot Omelet 101
Why Are We So Rude Online? 341
Video The Whirlydoodle Project Makes Fun, Spinning Things (Video) 34
Make Your Own LEGO Curiosity Rover 35
Ask Slashdot: Good Books and Tools For a Software/Hardware Hobbyist? 85
Feds Ban 'Buckyballs' Magnets 820
Report From HOPE: The State of Community Fabrication 32
Four years ago, there were around ten hackerspaces across America; today, Hackerspaces (Techshops, Makerspaces) are within driving distance of a good chunk of the population. The RepRap can be assembled for a moderate price, and those with a bit more cash to burn can get one preassembled from multiple sources. Makerfaires are held in most major cities, sites like Instructables and Hackaday are thriving, and all things "Maker" are cool. Far McKon was at HOPE 9 giving an update on how far community fabrication has come since his 2008 presentation at the The Last HOPE (mp3 of the talk), what threats lie on the horizon, and where we might find ourselves in another four years.
Update: 09/20 21:02 GMT by U L : There's an audio recording of the talk available.