<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>I've had exceptionally pleasant experiences at noisebridge ... Thinking on it much more positive than most tech coworking spaces .</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe if you go you should be open minded but establish very clear and assertive boundaries? The times where I conflict with people is when I'm not assertive about my boundaries and allow people to cross them .. </div><div><br></div><div>The drama on the list is not representative of noisebridge in person to me either<br><br><div>---</div><div><br></div><div>Romy Ilano</div><div><a href="mailto:romy@snowyla.com">romy@snowyla.com</a></div></div><div><br>On Jul 7, 2013, at 21:04, Jeffrey Carl Faden <<a href="mailto:jeffreyatw@gmail.com">jeffreyatw@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div dir="ltr">I really wouldn't depend on the mailing list for an accurate representation of how the place actually is. And there are dozens of seats in the back of the space, ripe for the picking.<br><div><br></div><div>
Jeffrey</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Norman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pryankster@gmail.com" target="_blank">pryankster@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I know that this is a subject that I should not bring up in polite company, HOWEVER, why should I even bother to make a trip to Noisebridge from San Mateo?<br>
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Almost all I hear online are problems and the few times I have been there it is difficult to even find a seat.<br>
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I suppose that if I show up on an "off" time I won't even be able to get in.<br>
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I am not homeless (have a rather nice place that has been in the family for about 80 years). I just thought that this would be a place for an exchange of ideas.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
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Norman<br>
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