It is coming, stay tuned. I had wanted to have it rolling already, but life got in the way for a minute.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Drew Van Zandt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:24 PM > To: Brian > Cc: GNHLUG; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Desire for a new kind of list? > > Brian et al., > Did anything ever happen with this? Itseemed like such a > good idea... > > --DTVZ > > On Mar 1, 2005 10:30 AM, Brian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Many of the people that came to claim the "free crap" from my house > > over the last couple of weeks also expressed interest in my Home > > Automation setup, as well as various electronics projects, product > > ideas, distributed music/video, and other odd bits of tinkering and > > ideas. I've heard a couple of good business plans from > folks that are > > either in active development or early stages of > implementation as well. > > > > I was thinking of setting up a list that would not be just about > > linux, or robots, but more of a collective local group that just > > "builds stuff". The meetings (monthly?) would/could take > place at my > > house (amherst, NH) or anyone else would be welcome to host. The > > intent being to show off projects in the works and/or > solicit opinions and ideas for improvements and such. > > > > I offer up my place because it is somewhat spacious *and* I have a > > fair amount of electronics tools and components as well as a decent > > enough workshop (no metal mills or lathes yet, but I am looking to > > purchase a smallish (3HP) vertical mill soon). The idea > being things > > could go from brainstorm to proof-of-concept all in one > meeting. This > > would be a variation of the usual meetings where it seems that > > everyone meets, talks, and then goes off on their own without much > > tangible evidence ever being created. Think of it like > "Install fest" meets "Monster Garage". > > > > I think that with the collective knowledge and skills we > have in the > > Nashua area (that "area" spanning Concord NH to Boston MA > and beyond) > > that we should be able to get a group of "do-ers" together > and maybe > > actually produce something cool in the process. > > > > So, any takers? > > > > -- Brian > > > > _______________________________________________ > > gnhlug-discuss mailing list > > gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org > > http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss > > > > > -- > --Drew Van Zandt > _______________________________________________ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
