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mejk is a swedishification of the english “make” , as in ‘maker culture’, as in what makers do and what goes on in hackerspaces, fablabs, studios, garages, backyards and other sites of production.
mejk.me is both an attempt to bring ideas circulating around the world about ‘making’ into the swedish mindset as well as sending them out again after being run through the theoretical and practical filter that the swedish mejking scene and net-based philosophical thinking make up.
What the concept mejk will end up meaning is not clear at this point. We will make an effort to broaden the themes and practices it can incorporate.
Suggestions are always welcome of how mejk could develop. We start small and iterate often! Also feel free to write for mejk. Just contact us at h e j [ at ] m e j k . m e or @mejkme on twitter
The mejk.me editors are: >>> Geraldine and Magnus <<< 
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Medea is a collaborative media production center in the Malmö University. In February 19th 2011, they will open a new massive hack factory called Fabriken.
Living Lab Fabriken is a physical lab space that will be launched in February 2011, and located at Stapelbädden in Västra Hamnen, Malmö. Actors (e.g. citizens, researchers, companies, public institutions, NGO’s) that enter the lab get access to technical equipment, knowledge, and skills in order to experiment, prototype, and test new ideas, products and services. In return the actors provide input to the lab by sharing their knowledge, experiences and skills. All projects and activities happening at Fabriken will follow a sustainable, and an open source approach. Beside this, Fabriken also provides a platform for networking and matchmaking between the actors, and other stakeholders. An internal currency system is used to assign value to the users’ input, output, as well as the other resources afforded in the lab space.
internal currency!…. 48hr hack! …..
There is so much exciting stuff going on in the swedish mejkr scene for next year.. so see you there!
Happy New Year from mejk :)
