Snip!t from collection of Alan Dix

<div id="attachment_145600" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 670px"><a href="http://www.wired.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Picture-4.png"><img data-lazy-loaded="true" style="display: inline;" class="size-large wp-image-145600" title="Picture 4" src="http://www.wired.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Picture-4-660x393.png" alt="" height="393" width="660"><noscript><img class="size-large wp-image-145600" title="Picture 4" src="http://www.wired.com/design/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Picture-4-660x393.png" alt="" width="660" height="393" /></noscript></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><em>Screenshot via <a href="http://themakermap.com/">The Maker Map</a></em></p></div><p></p> <p>We&#x2019;ve long been fascinated with makerspaces, the DIY equivalent of co-ops. They make projects possible by offering tools and classes at a shared cost to those who otherwise wouldn&#x2019;t have access. If you&#x2019;re lucky enough to live in a maker-dense region, you&#x2019;ve likely got plenty of options, from niche shops like the Bike Kitchen to multi-use spaces like TechShop.</p> <p>San Francisco is one such locale, with such a robust community of builder resources that people needed a tool to keep tabs on them all. So <a href="http://themakermap.com/" target="_blank">The Maker Map</a>&nbsp;was born. Created by Renee DiResta and Nick Pinkston, the&nbsp;open source DIY outlet-tracking Google Map&nbsp;tries to illuminate all the SF makerspaces and related establishments, dividing them by category and plotting them out geographically.</p>