[Gslug-general] Re: Hacker Spaces

[Jeremiah T. Gray]

Don,

Thanks for the info.  That sounds great.  Have you hosted any  
noteworthy speakers?

Jeremiah


On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Don Ankney wrote:

> There are eight of us who are basically renting a house in Kirkland  
> for use
> as a dedicated hackerspace (none of us lives there). What we have  
> right now
> is space, power, bandwidth, and community.
>
> At its core, the lodge is a space for working on individual and group
> projects. There are diverse interests and skillsets -- personally,  
> I'm in
> software mode at the moment (working on static code analysis to  
> detect XSS
> bugs in PHP), so I'm underutilizing the space, but others are  
> interested in
> hardware hacking (etc).
>
> We're starting to look at group projects; I'm pitching ordering/ 
> building
> USRP gear so we can hack away at the GNU Radio Project, but I'm not  
> the only
> voice and might not sell the idea. Whatever we end up working on,  
> I'm sure
> it will be interesting.
>
> Community really is the whole point, in my mind. There is a lot I  
> can learn
> from the other participants and hopefully have some skills that I can
> contribute with in return.
>
> It's the meeting spot for Defcon 206 (http://dc206.org), and that's  
> the only
> regularly scheduled public event at the lodge for the moment. The  
> best way
> to get involved would be to show up at the next meeting.
>
> The Halloween party was excellent, but I have no idea where the  
> photos are
> posted. There is some brewing going on, and the cider is still  
> aging. There
> is crash space in the lodge, but it is not a YMCA for geeks -- it's  
> mostly
> there for working late nights or invited speakers/participants from  
> out of
> town.
>
> This is my viewpoint -- I'm sure everyone who's involved would tell  
> you
> something slightly different. If you're really interested and can't  
> wait
> until the April DC206, feel free to ping me offlist and we can talk  
> about
> it.
>
> -Don
>
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> Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2009 15:16:35 -0800 (PST)
> From: "Paul Franz" <paul at eucleides.com>
> Subject: Re: [Gslug-general] Re: Hacker Spaces
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> On Sun, March 29, 2009 2:09 pm, Jeremiah T. Gray wrote:
>> Yes, ha ha.  But it was the Eastside Hackerspace listing on the
>> Hackerspaces wiki leading to http://www.black-lodge.org/ with only a
>> contact link that led me to post the inquiry to GSLUG in the first
>> place.
>
> Shows a google map with coords directly in the middle of an  
> intersection,
> says that
> they were having a Halloween party, that they could use donations.  
> That's
> it. What
> they don't say is:
>
> 1) How to get involved?
>
> 2) Who is welcome?
>
> 3) Why would you want to go there?
>
> 4) Some of them appear to have lodging space. Is this a modern  
> geeky kind of
> YMCA/YWCA?
>
> 5) What is the center point of intended activity?
>
> 6) Is this a meeting place for a few people with an idea for  
> commercial
> project until
> it gets off the ground?
>
> 7) Do they make beer there? They said they were brewing up some  
> cider for
> that party.
>
> 8) How'd the party turn out? Any photos?
>
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