<p>+1 to what robert said! As a note, the sun in the sewing corner is so intense that it permanently warped our large cutting mat. Would be awesome to have that work area further from the death rays.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Oct 5, 2010 3:57 PM, "Robert Fletcher" <<a href="mailto:lobatifricha@gmail.com">lobatifricha@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> I wonder if this might not also be a commentary on the organization of the<br>
> space, that in order to watch a movie, basically the sewing area, circuit<br>> hacking area, hack shelves and member shelves become inoperable, or at least<br>> much more difficult to negotiate. Maybe food for thought in terms of<br>
> reorganization. Perhaps even considering putting in a few more lighting<br>> circuits so that the light in the space can be controlled a little more<br>> precisely.<br>> <br>> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 3:17 PM, Josh Myer <<a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com">josh@joshisanerd.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>>> 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<br>>> others have said. It fell into my "Wait a bit before posting" policy, then<br>>> I went and got all distracted by chores, having a baby, that kinda domestic<br>
>> shit, 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>>><br>>> _______________________________________________<br>
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