Bethany, I intend to interrupt my ever-so-busy social and business schedules to make a trip to SYN/HAK in the very near future.
If the weather is good, I will venture out on Saturday to visit the Akron Mini Maker Fair in the afternoon and SYN/HAK in the evening. I won't be able to stay at S/H very late since I must catch the AkronMetro Bus #1 at 8.30pm or 9.50pm for the trip back to Fairlawn. Will there be refreshments available? How about cheeseburgers? Dancing girls too? On the subject of Element 14, I have good intentions to buy a 2nd generation R'Pi and try to make something useful with it. The one that I am going to buy is the MODEL B - 8GB SDCard W/ NOOBS PRE-INSTALLED at $40. ( http://www.newark.com/jsp/search/productdetail.jsp?sku=04X5042&COM=raspi-group). I must improve on my meager coding skills too. As soon as I can find somebody to over-bill on an eBay or Craigslist sale, I will splurge for the item and start experimenting. I am hoping to find others at SYN/HAK with experience in building out the R'Pi and creating unique programs to solve problems or deal with a specific situation. Looking forward to meeting you and others that I have encountered in the discuss@synhak.org email threads this week. Philip On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 5:10 PM, Bethany Munyan <beth.mun...@gmail.com>wrote: > Haha, Element 14 as in the organization. We did a project promoting them > where we made three different videos. The first showing communication > between the death star and borg cube. Then we had to different end videos > where in one, the death start was destroyed and in the other, the borg cube > was destroyed. > If you go to their web page, you can find it. > You should come down to the space sometime! > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Philip P. Patnode <ppatn...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Bethany Munyan, >> >> Thank you for your interest in my whereabouts. >> >> You seem to have strong "mom" tendencies to inquire about a stranger. >> >> But, to answer your question, I was probably on a sabbatical with my >> fellow *not-of-this-world* entities. >> >> We all took a cruise on Lake Anna for a week. >> >> It was inspiring and relaxing, other than the riot on Friday night when >> one of the proto-Romulans stripped and started dancing on the bar. >> >> Philip >> >> -------------------------------- >> *Q = Element 14? * >> >> As in *Element 14* (http://www.element14.com/community/welcome), the >> organization that deals with the Raspberry Pi, Arduino, 3D Printing, and >> Open Source software? >> >> or, >> >> as in *silicon (element 14)*, >> *Atomic number* 14 *Relative atomic mass* 28.086 *State at room >> temperature* Solid *Key isotopes* 28Si, 30Si *Electron configuration* [Ne] >> 3s23p2 >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 4:16 PM, Bethany Munyan <beth.mun...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Philip where were you during the Element 14 project? >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Michael Render < >>> mich...@michaelrender.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Akron had a professional football team called the Vulcans in 1967. >>>> The practiced at St. Vincents and played at the Rubber Bowl. >>>> Sadly, they only played 4 games before succumbing to a scandal that >>>> left then bankrupt. >>>> So technically, there could still be some Vulcans in the area. >>>> >>>> Michael Render >>>> >>>> On 10/30/2013 12:13 PM, Justin Herman wrote: >>>> >>>> If you can prove you are a Vulcan you get in free. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Alexander Golightley < >>>> coinspel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In order to become a member you must fill out a membership >>>>> application. The membership application requires you to: >>>>> >>>>> a.) Let us know why you want to be a member and how you can be an >>>>> asset to our community. >>>>> >>>>> b.) Get two members to sponsor you >>>>> >>>>> You must also be able to afford the monthly membership fee. If you >>>>> are a student, low income, or both then we have options to help >>>>> accommodate. >>>>> >>>>> I don't know whether I would require one to be a Homo Sapien in >>>>> order to be a member. I'd be totally cool with a Vulcan or the like being >>>>> a >>>>> member. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Philip P. Patnode < >>>>> ppatn...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Justin, >>>>>> >>>>>> What are the requirements for membership? >>>>>> >>>>>> 1. $35/month >>>>>> >>>>>> 2. living human being >>>>>> >>>>>> 3. ? >>>>>> >>>>>> 4. ? >>>>>> >>>>>> 5. ? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Philip >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:59 AM, Justin Herman <just...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you Alexander for the detailed overview! I feel your concerns >>>>>>> are just and warranted! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I do want to add that if you are not a member yet and on this list >>>>>>> you can help support Akron's *ONLY Makerspace *Community by >>>>>>> becoming a member. Not only can you assure that the space can grow, get >>>>>>> new >>>>>>> toys, and offer more services to the community, BUT also help steer the >>>>>>> space by gaining voting rights. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We have come a long way since the inception of the group but there >>>>>>> is more to do. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> For less than a few dinners eating out or a couple cases of beer, >>>>>>> you can help to keep SynHak alive and strong! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://synhak.org/wiki/Membership >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Stay Excellent! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Justin >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Alexander Golightley < >>>>>>> coinspel...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Howdy Hakkers! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The meeting with the Akron Business Accelerator Group is tonight >>>>>>>> so here is an in depth look of our finances. I realize that there are >>>>>>>> a lot >>>>>>>> of new people on the list with our most recent press in the ABJ so I >>>>>>>> will >>>>>>>> try to explain everything so everyone can understand. We want each one >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> our members to understand our financial situation. SYN/HAK runs on a >>>>>>>> policy >>>>>>>> of complete transparency so if I over explain things in this email I >>>>>>>> apologize in advance. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We have $3426.86 at the moment. Please keep in mind that I still >>>>>>>> need to pay for one more month of internet service at our current >>>>>>>> location. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We have 17 paying members right now including 1 suspended >>>>>>>> membership, 11 Budding Nerds, 3 Serious Geeks, 1 Uebergeek, and 1 >>>>>>>> Benefactor. This means that we make a maximum of $905/mo and a minimum >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> $814.50/mo. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Why do we have a minimum and maximum? Because we discount our >>>>>>>> members who pay for three or more months at a time by 10%. The maximum >>>>>>>> amount that we make is assuming no one takes advantage of that >>>>>>>> discount. >>>>>>>> The minimum is assuming every single member takes advantage of that >>>>>>>> discount. The truth of the matter is that about half of our member do >>>>>>>> this. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Our board discussed before we moved into our current location >>>>>>>> what the budget should be. We, obviously, do not want to spend all of >>>>>>>> our >>>>>>>> money on rent, utilities, etc. We also need to be prepared for sudden >>>>>>>> drops >>>>>>>> in membership. The board decided that a minimum 20% buffer would >>>>>>>> suffice. >>>>>>>> This would make our current budget for rent, utilities, internet and >>>>>>>> all of >>>>>>>> that good stuff be $651.60. Right now, we spend $598.85/mo. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Just to be clear, I figure out what we can afford based off of >>>>>>>> what we make minimum. I realize these are conservative estimates but I >>>>>>>> would rather make estimates that are on the low side than the high >>>>>>>> side. I >>>>>>>> don't want SYN/HAK to go bankrupt because I budgeted too much money for >>>>>>>> things like rent. The extra money that we end up making goes to things >>>>>>>> like >>>>>>>> safety equipment and other necessities for the space. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If we did end up getting a place where we spend $650/mo we could >>>>>>>> lose up to 4 Budding Geek members and still stay in the black. >>>>>>>> Anymore, and >>>>>>>> I will be getting really nervous. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If anyone has any other questions, please don't hesitate to reply >>>>>>>> to this email or get directly in contact with me. I will not be able to >>>>>>>> make it to the meeting tonight because I have to work but I will make >>>>>>>> sure >>>>>>>> to be checking my email obsessively so I can answer any questions in a >>>>>>>> timely fashion. 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