<meta charset="utf-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div>Jim said:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br>
</span></div>> If I was afraid of saying the wrong thing before, </span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">> and not sure I'd ever want to enter the space.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Jim. I'm sorry you've seen this side only. There's an awesome side to noisebridge (that goes in hand with the less awesome side). If you ever enter into the space, I think you'll find there are some really exciting things. Of course, with that said, it also depends upon when you go. I have felt that same feeling in the space too -- but it was at a different and an off time.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">If you come to Monday night hardware hacking at 7 pm Monday, I think you'll see tons of other groups going on. Some people are just hanging out and having fun. Others are programming. There's an iphone development group in one of the classrooms.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">In short, Monday is a great time and generally good energy to see the space for the first time. And, there's no shortage of people to talk to and have a great time geeking out with.</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">> My hunch is that someone who sees this will want to respond </span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">> with a curt "goodbye" and ejection from the mailing list. I can't </span></div><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">> do anything about that</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br>
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Actually, I don't think they will. Oh, there will be drama -- you'll probably get tons of email messages. Some of them supportive and some not. But, I seriously doubt you would be removed from the mailing list without your permission.</span></div>
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">You bring up very excellent points. They've been brought up before. I don't disagree with the points. All that I do know is that, I try hard to be excellent to those around me. And, that means that I just don't engage in the negative situations while trying to feed the positive ones. And, there are some pretty positive ones out there.</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse;"><br></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Good luck and take care... maybe see you in the space soon..</span></div>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Warmest Regards,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br>
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</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">Glen Jarvis</span></div><div><div>-- <br>Whatever you can do or imagine, begin it;<br>boldness has beauty, magic, and power in it.<br>
<br>-- Goethe <br>
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