Recently I finished a fictionalization of Nikola Tesla’s life written by Samantha Hunt, and on a seemingly unrelated note, I tried to explain to my business-savvy dad how a business can make money and still contribute source code back to the world at large. I began thinking about the ways Tesla worked within an essentially open source framework. 
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Number one in a series on my favorite Cincinnati innovation/open source/collaborative projects, spaces, and events:
Hive13 (think: five one three)
Photo from Flickr: Projector Fun by p_vince
So like many of the raddest projects I’ll cover, I’m partial to Hive13 because I currently work with one of the main organizers, used to work with another, and also worked out of a studio space right next to the Hive13 space in Camp Washington, and so on and so forth, and my cousin went to grade school with your wife and oh! you went to Finneytown, how is so-and-so?? So Cincinnati.
In any case, the folks at Hive13 are doing some very exciting, very fun things. From code-driven graffiti projectors to big party light up bathroom walls they’re working on a host of great hacks. I was most excited about the DIY 3D printer. Very cool.
Learn more: Soapbox covered Hive13 recently. The organization has a frequently updated site that explains some of the great projects they’re working on as well.
Where: Hive13 is located at 2929 Spring Grove Avenue in the Anchor Building in the Camp Washington neighborhood of Cincinnati.
When: Stop by for a Tuesday evening meeting, or attend their party this Saturday, February 13th.
I have to start this in a self-effacing way. Really, the analytics show that this message won’t be read by many people, however, I really feel compelled to explain. Since early December I’ve been working hard and forming a new company with a group of Drupal-focused developers. It’s a great project; I’m very excited to be working with these folks in this field. So until things are a little more settled I’ll be head-down, working on building something new and great on the foundations of something old and wonderful.