[Bio] Finally

Wed May 4 04:58:18 UTC 2011

Also, should we send a note to the GGHC blog to strut our stuff too? Its
been neat looking at a lot of the other projects as I'm busting ass to
finish sitting in front of my computer with underwear and whiskey only

TMI I know...

Sean

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:57 PM, Sean Cusack <sean.p.cusack at gmail.com> wrote:

> WOW! That's amazing. I'm busting ass here to finish my blog posts. I'm
> totally going to make it before this damn wild turkey bottle is empty (and
> before midnight)
>
> Sean
>
> On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:41 PM, Rikke Rasmussen <
> rikke.c.rasmussen at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey people,
>>
>> Just wanted to let you know that I've completed the last blog post<http://www.element14.com/community/blogs/bioboardblog/2011/05/04/happily-ever-after>- hopefully to your collective satisfaction. Also want to tell you all that
>> you are a singularly awesome group, and that I've really enjoyed working and
>> interacting with you all - hope we'll be doing many more awesome things
>> together in the future.
>>
>> Also see the forwarded mail from Mitch - not for the personal glory (sweet
>> though it is ;-)), but for the fact that the BioBoard and Biobridge was the
>> first that came to Mitch's mind when he was queried on cool projects
>> happening at Noisebride.
>>
>> I've said it before, and I'll happily say it again: guys, you rock!!
>>
>> Look forward to celebrating on Monday, prize or no prize.
>>
>> /Rikke
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Mitch Altman <mitch at tvbgone.com>
>> Date: Tue, May 3, 2011 at 9:42 PM
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: Hackerspace book
>> To: John Baichtal <nerdyjb at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Mitch Altman <mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>,
>> rikke.c.rasmussen at gmail.com, jake at spaz.org
>>
>>
>> Hi John,
>>
>> There are a bunch of things going on at Noisebridge.  I'm including two
>> people on this email who might be into talking to you about their projects
>> for your book.
>>
>> Rikke is head of a project for teaching people to do their own biology (at
>> home, or in the classroom).
>>
>> Jake, with the help of others, has created an autonomous robot out of an
>> electric wheelchair.
>>
>> Rikke, Jake -- John is writing a book on cool projects at hackerspaces.
>>
>> There's other stuff going on at Noisebridge, too, but these are the first
>> two cool projects that popped into my head.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mitch.
>>
>>
>> --------------------
>> > Hi Mitch,
>> >
>> > Sorry to bug, but apparently Josh and Nils' are too busy to respond. I'd
>> > still like to get Noisebridge in the book -- do you know of any other
>> cool
>> > projects? (I'll pass on Spacebridge, I'm already featuring a balloon
>> > project.)
>> >
>> > I have to turn this chapter in by the end of the month...
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: John Baichtal <nerdyjb at gmail.com>
>> > Date: Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:23 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Hackerspace book
>> > To: josh at joshisanerd.com, nils at shkoo.com
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi guys,
>> >
>> > My apologies for bugging you again -- and seriously, if you don't have
>> > time
>> > for this, please do let me know. I'm looking at a May 27th deadline to
>> > turn
>> > this chapter in, so if you are interested, I sort of need to get started
>> > ASAP.
>> >
>> > I could also email you via IM if that'd be easier.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > John
>> >
>> >
>> > On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:01 PM, John Baichtal <nerdyjb at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi guys, sorry to bug, but I just wanted to keep these questions on
>> your
>> >> radar... Any chance I could get them back by Friday?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> >> From: John Baichtal <nerdyjb at gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 10:23 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: Hackerspace book
>> >> To: Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com>
>> >> Cc: nils at shkoo.com
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> OK, this project is heating up. I need to turn it in to my editor in
>> >> about
>> >> a month. Do you have time to answer a couple of questions? I appreciate
>> >> it!
>> >>
>> >> THE HACKERSPACE
>> >>
>> >> 1) Logo -- could you attach a vector or high resolution raster image of
>> >> your logo?
>> >>
>> >> 2) Hackerspace founding date (if in doubt, use the original lease
>> >> signing
>> >> of the organization's first space):
>> >>
>> >> 3) Current street address:
>> >>
>> >> 4) Current number of members:
>> >>
>> >> 5) Membership dues:
>> >>
>> >> 6) Organizational type (sole proprietorship, LLC, nonprofit, etc.):
>> >>
>> >> 7) Officers/leaders of the space, including titles and real names
>> and/or
>> >> handles:
>> >>
>> >> 8) Size of the space, in square meters and/or feet:
>> >>
>> >> 9) Major tools and other significant hardware on site:
>> >>
>> >> 10) Describe the space. What interests you about the space? What are
>> >> some
>> >> of its quirks? What have you done to customize the space?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> THE PROJECT
>> >>
>> >> 11) Is there a project website I could look at?
>> >>
>> >> 12) List all people who made a significant contribution to the project.
>> >>
>> >> 13) How long did the project take to complete?
>> >>
>> >> 15) Can you direct me to photos of the project, including the build
>> >> process
>> >> as well as the completed piece?
>> >>
>> >>  16) Please provide the technical details of your project -- parts
>> used,
>> >> basic steps undertaken, and so on.
>> >>
>> >> 17) I'm particularly interested in how you used two Arduinos, can you
>> >> explain how you divided work between the two?
>> >>
>> >> 18) Tell me a little about the Game of Life. Why are hackers so
>> >> interested
>> >> in this simulation?
>> >>
>> >> 19) I want to do a sidebar on the Do-Ocracy, can you explain the
>> >> concept?
>> >>
>> >> THANKS!!!
>> >>
>> >> John
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Dec 6, 2010 at 4:14 PM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 12:31 PM, John Baichtal <nerdyjb at gmail.com>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>> This sounds awesome... what a great project!
>> >>>>
>> >>>> If you guys are okay with it I'd love to include it in my book. It
>> >>>> sounds
>> >>>> like a perfect fit.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> The info you've given me is great for now, but ultimately I'll harass
>> >>>> you
>> >>>> for more. Basically each project has 8 pages in the book. The first
>> >>>> page
>> >>>> covers the hackerspace, giving some pictures and briefly describing
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> space, including factoids like number of members, street address, and
>> >>>> so on.
>> >>>> The next 5 pages describe the genesis of the project, with photos of
>> >>>> the
>> >>>> build (ideally) and the final creation. The last two pages consist of
>> >>>> a very
>> >>>> high level, executive summary of the build so that someone could
>> >>>> theoretically create their own.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> What do you think?
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>> Sounds great! (sorry, lost track of this thread of conversation).
>> >>> --
>> >>> Josh Myer 650.248.3796
>> >>>  josh at joshisanerd.com
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>
>>
>>
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