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Dale Dougherty

Dale Dougherty is President of Make Community, LLC, which produces Make Magazine and Maker Faire.

Making is the good side of tech

Jan 24, 2026

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11 min read

Making is the good side of tech

Happy Saturday. Elk tooth dress. Banning cellphones in schools. 3D item farming.

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
"Change It Up"

Jan 17, 2026

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13 min read

"Change It Up"

On Artful Intelligence and Dilbert

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Pulling Together

Dec 19, 2025

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3 min read

Pulling Together

Holiday wishes for things people can do with their hands

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Machine Learning

Dec 12, 2025

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8 min read

Machine Learning

Henry Lin and the NestWorks C500

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Movie Makers, Story Tellers

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

Movie Makers, Story Tellers

Meet the 3 makers who made two-minute movies; David Groom shares ten things from Maker Faire Shenzhen

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Maker has its Wordle moment

Nov 21, 2025

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9 min read

Maker has its Wordle moment

It's our favorite five-letter word.

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
In praise of mechanical things

Nov 14, 2025

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7 min read

In praise of mechanical things

The marvel of simple repetitive movements

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Making Time

Nov 7, 2025

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9 min read

Making Time

An interview with Maker Educator Sarah H. Chung from Washington, DC; the launch party vibe, and three Maker Faires this weekend

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
What a Luckey Man

Oct 24, 2025

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7 min read

What a Luckey Man

A controversial but intriguing maker is making the podcast rounds; Maker Faires are happening all around the world

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Hands-on with the Arduino UNO Q

Oct 17, 2025

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17 min read

Hands-on with the Arduino UNO Q

Arduino Q's bridges and bricks, what you see at Maker Faire Tokyo, the 13-ft drum machine and band named Ponytrap, and Maker Faires this weekend in Rome, Guangzhou, Brno, Baton Rouge, Louisville, and Coney Island

Dale Dougherty
David Groom
kevin toyama
Dale Dougherty, +2
What's Q got to do with it?

Oct 10, 2025

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9 min read

What's Q got to do with it?

Arduino UNO Q is revealed as well as a new owner; also a buyer for Strawbees

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Scenes from Maker Faire

Oct 3, 2025

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6 min read

Scenes from Maker Faire

A great Bay Area weekend at the Mare Island Historic Shipyard in Vallejo

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
More magnificent makers and their many projects coming to Maker Faire Bay Area

Sep 24, 2025

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19 min read

More magnificent makers and their many projects coming to Maker Faire Bay Area

Jellies from the desert, inflatable dragons, glow plushies, Spacebar Arcade, finding your happy place

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Those magnificent makers and their many projects coming to Maker Faire Bay Area

Sep 20, 2025

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19 min read

Those magnificent makers and their many projects coming to Maker Faire Bay Area

Part 1 of 2 - Making tic-tac-toe better, building a pipe organ kit and putting one on a bike, and engineering the Maker Buoy that floated in ocean currents for 2-1/2 years

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
What is the Luminarium?

Sep 12, 2025

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9 min read

What is the Luminarium?

An amazing large-scale inflatable maze filled with light and color

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Standing small

Sep 5, 2025

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7 min read

Standing small

A print revival? A return of humanism in a tech era?

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
“Making is where my success came from.” —Woz

Aug 29, 2025

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14 min read

“Making is where my success came from.” —Woz

Woz is coming to Maker Faire Bay Area to talk about the 50th anniversary of the Apple I

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
RIP RUSP

Aug 22, 2025

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7 min read

RIP RUSP

The Rotary Un-Smartphone reaches an end; Maker Faire Hannover and more

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Butterflies Are Free

Aug 14, 2025

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8 min read

Butterflies Are Free

Summer is a great time to get kids making things

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Heartbeats and Brainwaves

Aug 1, 2025

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9 min read

Heartbeats and Brainwaves

Hacking mind and body; XTool MetalFab and more

Dale Dougherty
David Groom
Dale Dougherty, +1
A Big, Beautiful Blimp

Jul 18, 2025

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9 min read

A Big, Beautiful Blimp

Kayte Sabicer's replica from Blade Runner is on the cover of Make: Vol 94

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Why is Open Source Hardware not working for 3D printers?

Jul 11, 2025

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16 min read

Why is Open Source Hardware not working for 3D printers?

FAB25 in Brno and Prague raises the question of how we "support and protect" open innovation

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Auto-mation

Jun 27, 2025

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6 min read

Auto-mation

From robotic dogs to funny cars and FAB25

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Ayah Bdeir - "Revenge of the Makers"

Jun 20, 2025

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9 min read

Ayah Bdeir - "Revenge of the Makers"

littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir calls for open alternatives to closed AI hardware systems

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
Makers in Arms

Jun 13, 2025

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8 min read

Makers in Arms

Visiting Maker Faire Lille in France on Education Day

Dale Dougherty
Dale Dougherty
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