Make Magazine Comes to Seattle TV This Weekend

Seattle-area tech geeks will already be familiar with the DIY quarterly Make magazine. You know it's full of ways to void warranties, reuse old gear, and manufacture new things that the Powers That Be haven't seen fit to provide to the marketplace. The fact that the guns are likely to be of the soldering rather than the glue variety is not the only thing that separates it from something like Ready Made; there's an underlying hacker ideology that welcomes you to take control of your technology and bend it to your own will. Is it our Whole Earth? Maybe not yet, but that's the path it seems to be on. (Ahem, this hyperbole is heartfelt, but we do have a few bylines in early editions of the magazine.)

The book comes out four times a year, the website is updated every day, Maker Faire live events have refused to come to Seattle so far, but one can dream. Still, it's not enough. We want more. Well, now there is more. Make debuts on Seattle TV this weekend. We've seen the first two episodes of the show (you can see some clips and episodes here), and the first one airing at 11 a.m. Saturday on KCTS was a little deflating. It just wasn't what we were hoping for, and seemed to opt for Burning Man-style spectacle over substance every time. We've also seen the second episode, though, and all is well with the world: it's awesome. That one doesn't air until April 4, so set your TiVo now. It won't kill you to watch the first episode as well, but know that things get better quickly.