This is great! I'm a little bit confused by the "You Ship, We Ship". It seems presented like a named concept of sorts, but the description when following the link is
> At Hack Club we're reimagining a new type of public education for technology. We believe people learn best by creating things they care about and sharing them with others. We build open source creative tools with young people all around the world. These tools are gateways to new subjects in technology like embedded systems, circuits or digital fabrication robotics. When teenagers build things with our tools we send them more creative materials for free.
> Our goal is to build a new type of library online that offers learners not just media to consume but tools to create. And it is free and open source to all. We're just getting started...
This is also great. But, I'm still confused by the name.
Shipping is usually referred to sending something through, well, ships originally, but postage in general this day. But, I don't think it has anything to do with that.
Am I missing something? Perhaps something lost in translation?
Edit: Aha. I just didn't read it correctly. The concept is that you contribute by sending materials to teenagers who are trying to learn this stuff? That's amazing!
apexedison 14 days ago [-]
Thanks for asking I could give a better explanation. We mean the participant ships a project (like shipping code) and we physically ship them materials (like a drawing machine in the mail).
I really like Bart Dring's work but haven't seen this one before. Thanks for sharing!
developer1000 14 days ago [-]
If I understand correctly you are basically selling a cnc drawing machine for 150$. I dont know if there is a market for that especially in the demographic that you are targeting. Why would a teenager not just print their artwork at the local library for 20 cents?
Sure with your machine you can draw on all kind of materials thats good!
dh-g 14 days ago [-]
"The Blot is paid for by Hack Club" - My reading is the machine is free if you create a piece of generative art.
apexedison 14 days ago [-]
That's correct! The machine is in exchange for sharing your art program.
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> At Hack Club we're reimagining a new type of public education for technology. We believe people learn best by creating things they care about and sharing them with others. We build open source creative tools with young people all around the world. These tools are gateways to new subjects in technology like embedded systems, circuits or digital fabrication robotics. When teenagers build things with our tools we send them more creative materials for free.
> Our goal is to build a new type of library online that offers learners not just media to consume but tools to create. And it is free and open source to all. We're just getting started...
This is also great. But, I'm still confused by the name.
Shipping is usually referred to sending something through, well, ships originally, but postage in general this day. But, I don't think it has anything to do with that.
Am I missing something? Perhaps something lost in translation?
Edit: Aha. I just didn't read it correctly. The concept is that you contribute by sending materials to teenagers who are trying to learn this stuff? That's amazing!