Chicago getting pumped about hackerspace

I just watched a video created by Dave Jacob Hoffman over on the Dave Makes site. It's a 15 min interview with Eric Michaud, president of Pumping Station: One a hackerspace starting up in Chicago.

Eric is echoing many of the ideas that I've been having for our area... the desire to provide a space equipped with the tools and supplies necessary for geeks and artists to work on projects of their own design. It's a place where people can teach each other and reach out into the community to teach as well. I really appreciate Eric's enthusiasm for hackerspaces as an alternative form of education.

Watch the video and leave a comment letting me know what you think.

Update 2009-03-11: Pumping Station: One got a great mention in The Columbia Chronicle, and the article was also republished on the Hackerspaces Blog.