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Cool story, bro.<br>
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On 05/17/2011 11:23 AM, aestetix aestetix wrote:
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type="cite">Hey,
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<div>I've thought long and hard about this, and I'm positive we
don't have one of these. If you wish, I can provide specific
examples making me draw this conclusion offlist. However, take a
look for yourself:
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<div>Now, before people draw conclusions, I want to make
something very clear: in order to help resolve the situation
and really determine whether we don't have one, I'm going to
spend some of my own money and print up black and white fliers
demonstrating that we in fact do not have one. I'll distribute
them around Noisebridge in the wee hours this Thursday. This
can help identify any potential installations and let us
determine the next steps. If someone has a better idea (such
as printing up color fliers), I'm totally open to suggestions
on good ways to handle the situation.</div>
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<div>I went ahead and did some field research and determined the
following benefits of having these around:</div>
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<li>Hackers often have difficulty keeping up with the latest
trends because the fashion world moves so quickly. Because
we're located in the heart of the Mission District, I fear
that the hipster phenomenon may cause some members to feel
like we're behind the times and obsolete. This will help
people feel more welcome, and make the place more inviting
to hipsters who might otherwise be turned away because of
our lack of retro and hip.</li>
<li>We have to maintain a solid image to the outside world,
especially given all the cool projects other hackerspaces
are working on. We can't let people think we're slacking
off, or losing our grip on what the hackerspace movement
is all about.</li>
<li>And, last but not least, there might be someone at
Noisebridge who is interested in taking one of these and
turning it into a cool project. </li>
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<div>I think it would be extremely excellent if we could allot
funds for this, but at the very least I'm willing to take on a
small effort on my own part. I figure, best case scenario, it
helps establish that (1) we don't have one of these (2) we
need to do something about it. Worst case, people decide we
don't need one, and we all get to learn something.</div>
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<div>aestetix</div>
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