Well, I'll have to drop by some Wed then. Problem is, we're looking for something more frequent, and one benefit of Saturday house is that it is open longer, and more often. Plus trying to be creative after a day of working can be a tall order.
Does 911 Media Arts have facilities available on a Sat or Sun? This is what I'd like to see in Seattle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base C-Base berlin started in 1995, monthly membership is 17 euros, or $22. Somehow they got 7000 square feet in Berlin. They're crawling with hackers, digital/media artists, tech meetings, electronic music, etc. Dorkbot Berlin meets there. I think Seattle should have something similar. Basically a open space, perhaps minimally divided in some areas for different functions. Some secured on-site storage, etc. Come up with a fun name, equally crazy backstory, invite not just programmers, but hardware builders, artists and others as well. I want someplace where I can hack, share, talk. Someplace will people won't look at us funny if we decide to turn on a tesla coil in the parking lot. Or a graffiti robot decides to dribble paint on the floor. I mean, Saturday house has 230 list subscribers, Dorkbot says they get 70 in attendance, and there are others. If 300 people throw $30 in a pot each month, thats $9000. I don't know that we'd want something very finished or fancy. I suspect some of what we want to do will make messes. And rougher spaces are thus even cheaper. But lockers can be picked up for private storage. I can't haul them, but I can donate sweat. Paint the walls? No problem. Between Craigslist, freecycle, and the detritus of living in one of the biggest tech centers of the US (MS, Boeing, etc), such a environment could become a hacker nirvana. Part Viennese lounge, part tech-punk foundry. Heck, Ryan has nearly a complete surveillance system for free. So we can also secure the space. The other part of creating a culture, is community outreach. This is really kind of a "Stone Soup" operation, where everyone brings something to the table. Maybe its just a space we've all agreed to help rent, and we meet mostly on weekends. After a while, we can look into a 501(c) and get a bit more formal. With enough people buying-in, we can pay someone to help manage the space. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Soup I know some here are interested in exploring societal ideas as well. So I have some ideas in that area. But we're SEATTLE damn it, if any city in the nation is to have a tech-punk-art salon, it should be us. -Daniel On Apr 10, 10:21 am, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > also, if you guys want to take over a dorkbot night that'd be cool. We meet > the 1st weds of each month, and thanks to Josh Kopel's influence we've had > some very succesful workshop nights. We ahve access to the theatre and the > workshop room at 911 Media Arts center for such evenings. > > Usually about 50-70 people show up for workshop nights. it'd be a good way > to find more likeminded folks. > > Shelly > > > > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 9:45 AM, Robert Eickmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Giraffe Labs is dead, long live Saturday House! Viva La Sábado Casa! > > > Ryan - Just becuse Giraffe Labs is going away doesn't mean that > > Saturday House is going to. > > > And you and the others working on the reactable project have other > > options for working on the project, including the new mobilized > > Saturday House, 911 Seattle Media Arts Center is hosting open hacking > > days on Saturdays now, (http://911media.org) A project doesn't need > > to die just because of a random factor like a space going away. > > > -Rob > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 11:19 PM, Calvin Freitas > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wow, that is abrupt, but thanks for letting us know. I'll be sad to see > > it > > > go, but I also recognize that change is good and I'm hoping it'll be a > > > catalyst to for something new. > > > Cal > > > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:28 PM, Brian Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi Everyone, > > > >> Apologies for the late notice, but we've decided to close Giraffe Labs. > > > >> This is an abrupt change for Saturday House, but I hope it will end up > > >> working out well. The windowless space isn't very appealing to hang > > >> out in anyway - especially with summer coming up. > > > >> So, I guess I'm adding another topic to the agenda for the gathering > > >> on the 25th. ;) > > > >> I'm also going to step back, and won't be leading a search for a new > > >> space. Hopefully someone else (you?) will look around a bit. > > > >> Or maybe we move back to meeting in parks and living rooms for a while? > > :) > > > >> Take care, > > >> -Brian > > > >> Here is what I sent to the Giraffe Labs folks: > > >> ==================================== > > >> Hi everyone! > > > >> I'm sorry to announce that Giraffe Labs is closing down at the end of > > >> the month. > > > >> It's been a fantastic year, and I'd like to thank each and every one > > >> of you for supporting the Labs. We couldn't have done it without you. > > >> One of our goals when we started was to meet great people. We have! > > >> I'm honored to have met all of you. > > > >> The decision to close down now was based on a few factors: > > >> - Anders moved > > >> - dropping membership > > >> - absentee management (that's me!) > > >> - the lease is up at the end of the month > > >> - no windows > > > >> We're going to host a big party on the 27th, from 5-9pm (ish), please > > >> come and celebrate! We will have beer. Rather a lot of it, from what I > > >> understand. ;) > > > >> A couple of housekeeping items: > > >> - If you donated items, they're yours! Contact me to coordinate their > > >> return. Anything still in the space by the party will be given away to > > >> attendees, or to Saturday House. > > >> - If you still have keys, please mail them to me, or let's pick a time > > >> to meet and hand off. > > > >> Thanks again for everything! > > > >> Take care, > > >> -Brian > > -- > I blog, sporadically:http://www.wagglelabs.com/ > I Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly > check out my art: http://shellyfarnham.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
