HacDC kicks off

I briefly stopped by the headquarters of HacDC to take part in their “Grand Opening” celebration this evening. They’ve been up and running for quite a while, but were having an official kick-off week this week. It’s an interesting idea, and though I am not much of a hardware hacker type (when I was, it was years ago), I’m very excited about the idea of the community and/or focused effort that could come out of it. On the surface, it’s the “hacker clubhouse” idea — a bunch of people have contributed an amazing amount of stuff into a workspace where …