<p>Nyc resistor would do movie night on Sunday nights.</p>
<p>It's usually a nice mellow way to grab dinner and chill out before starting a new work week.</p>
<p>I think that was optimal.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 5, 2010 3:17 PM, "Josh Myer" <<a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com">josh@joshisanerd.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Alex Handy <<a href="mailto:alexhandy@gmail.com">alexhandy@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>> On a dramatic thread, a movie night was suggested. I have, in my time,<br>>> heard a number of excellent suggestions for movies to be shown.<br>>><br>>> The BBS Documentary<br>>> Freedom Downtime<br>
>> All Star Trek movies and episodes, in order, with 5 minutes of nitpicking<br>>> between each one<br>>> All of the episodes of Monty Python<br>>> Dr. Who, in order, by doctor<br>>> Star Wars<br>
>> Hackers<br>>> Sneakers<br>>> WarGames<br>>> All Police Academy movies, in order, minus number 7, the unholy bastard<br>>> child of the lot<br>>><br>>> Etc....<br>>><br>>> I think there's almost too much to watch. Should there be 1 night a week?<br>
>> Should we try to do all of something over a weekend? Jason Scott's showing<br>>> of Get Lamp on a Friday night did well.<br>>><br>>> Thoughts?<br>>><br>> <br>> [I've been sitting on this one for a bit, sorry to echo a bit of what others<br>
> have said. It fell into my "Wait a bit before posting" policy, then I went<br>> and got all distracted by chores, having a baby, that kinda domestic shit,<br>> you know how it goes.]<br>> <br>> A big part of what makes Noisebridge awesome is socialization. The other<br>
> big part of our success is creativity, providing a place for people to Make<br>> Things. The extremes are movie nights and the CNC Mill or Circular Saw.<br>> These things have significant presence in the space, and lead to<br>
> contention. This is not a big deal, so long as people don't step on each<br>> others' toes too much (in general, not just social vs creative).<br>> <br>> That said, Friday night is the first time when people with Crappy Day Jobs<br>
> can cut loose and hack all night. We all know that the best creativity<br>> happens late. If we have a movie night on Fridays, that starts being a real<br>> drag on the ability of that whole contingent of people to use the space.<br>
> Sunday nights are probably a much better bet, though it might be worth<br>> doing a couple weeks' survey of the use of the space to see which is better.<br>> <br>> The last time I went to the space during a movie showing, all the lights<br>
> were off, and it was hell to find what I was there for. I'm lucky: my house<br>> is a few blocks away, and I have a workshop in my garage and an<br>> understanding partner, so I'm not counting on NB as my primary workspace. I<br>
> literally was just popping over to pick up something I hadn't brought back<br>> with me earlier that evening, so I was in and out, after a bit of flashlight<br>> work.<br>> <br>> Others aren't so fortunate. Please be sensitive to the fact that people<br>
> might actually want to hack at the hackerspace, concomitant with whatever<br>> else is going on there. And, if someone is there to use the circular saw or<br>> soldering stations, be inviting and enthused. And, for the love of all that<br>
> is Free and Open, please leave the lights on in as much of the space as you<br>> can. If the whole space is dark, ur doin it wrong. Otherwise, movie nights<br>> are a great way to build community, so come, hang out, make popcorn, drink<br>
> beer, and clean up after your damned selves!<br>> <br>> Also: I think Buckaroo Banzai is overrated, but I'm still shocked that it<br>> hasn't come up in this thread. It's worth watching once. UHF, too, has a<br>
> wonderful portrayal of us weirdo creator types, and, come to think of it,<br>> isn't a half-bad match for NB's roster. (I'm pretty sure Vonguard is the<br>> one teaching poodles how to fly, and maybe Mitch's hair is multi-colored to<br>
> cover up the fact that it's been straightened out of its Weird Al-like<br>> curls, and Jason and/or Michael VJ are trying to get people to drink from<br>> the CS Theory firehose. And, of course, we all know who's Philo...)<br>
> --<br>> /jbm<br></div>