It was the beginning of the month, so it was time for another Open Hack, our Saturday free-for-all open house. Despite the rain and the shortened hours due to some access problems, we had a good turnout-- new visitors and regulars dropped by to share their projects.

Jim brought by his modified GPS-a-sketch with some visualization modifications; it's clear that Wil's hackable GPS can be the basis for lots of interesting projects. Time will tell what others have put together.

Looking forward to seeing what everyone has next month! As Far would say, hack on.

I'm a little late with the Open Hack report. It's been really busy around here at The Hacktory. We're breaking new ground with some great new classes; if you're not a part of Wil's GPS-A-Sketch class, you'll definitely want to check it out the next time around.

As for the Open Hack, it was a dark and stormy afternoon. Literally. The torrential downpour definitely limited attendance, but those who showed were ready to get something done after fighting the rain. Wil came by with his GPS prototype and wowed the crowd in advance of his class on the 13th. Some new ideas for classes and events were thrown around-- you'll have to pay attention to the blog to see what's coming down the pipe.

Lots of heads down time, which is a nice change of pace from the usual hecticness of the Open Hack.

Thanks to everyone who came out to the Open Hack yesterday! A bunch of new faces as well as some returning folks. We had a good stream of people throughout the afternoon into the evening.

Lots of projects were in progress this month. The new air conditioners kept things cool, despite people's hot projects (in all senses of the word-- Steve's blowtorch work definitely brought some excitement.)