[Noisebridge-discuss] Call for discussion: the noisebridge "equipment lending library"

[steve camuti]

There is the ability to track tools using Delicious Library 2 (which is what
we are currently tracking our Library upstairs with) but this makes no sense
from a pragmatic perspective. Walking upstairs to check out a pair of pliers
is just lame. I think we should continue to monitor this. I will check in
with the build team for more info.

-Steve

On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 3:34 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:

> I've been making noises about having the Build Team meet to talk about how
> to manage this stuff, but it's not gotten out of hand enough yet for me to
> actually Do Anything :)
>
> Maybe the build team should meet, say, 6:00 Friday, before the shop class,
> and talk about how to both better organize the workspaces so that tools live
> where people expect them to be, and to figure out how to organize a regular
> cleanup / put-to-rights rota?
>
> --S
>
>
> On Thu, May 21, 2009 at 12:44 PM, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> I think we're getting dangerously close to needing a dedicated shop
>> manager. I've been noticing a lot of tool walkabout in the fishbowl as well
>> as upstairs; as well as a few tools used  or stored incorrectly (and please
>> don't take that as a grumpy complaint. Learning is what we're here for..).
>> Having someone 'in charge' of keeping materials stores and expendables
>> stocked would svelte the shops and lendables a lot.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> I think that got rolled up in the book lending library which Stella and
>>> someone else was working on.
>>>
>>> Christie
>>>
>>> ---
>>> "I want us all to think about new and creative ways to engage young
>>> people in science and engineering, whether it's science festivals, robotics
>>> competitions, fairs that encourage young people to create and build and
>>> invent -- to be makers of things, not just consumers of things."
>>>
>>> - President Obama in address to National Academy of Sciences April 27,
>>> 2009
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:17 PM, Josh Myer <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> A few months ago, Bill Nye (_a_ science guy, not _the_ science guy)
>>>> was kind enough to offer out his PA system for loan via noisebridge.
>>>> There was a bit of discussion about this before the DIYbio dust-up,
>>>> and we wound up removing it from meeting agendas in the name of
>>>> expediency.  We (err, mostly Jean and myself) then took Bill up on his
>>>> offer and used the PA for a project in other warehouse spaces.  We're
>>>> done with it now, and have returned the setup to the space (it's up
>>>> under the windows).
>>>>
>>>> This means that it is once again time to examine the proposal: how
>>>> about a noisebridge equipment lending library, allowing people to
>>>> "check out" pieces of equipment to be used outside the space?  What
>>>> equipment would be a part of it, how would we manage it, etc?
>>>>
>>>> I'm not so interested in leading (or even participating in) the
>>>> discussion, but am fairly certain others here would be.  So, this is
>>>> me, once again, starting a ball rolling, then trying desperately to
>>>> get out of its way.
>>>>
>>>> Roll on,
>>>> --
>>>> Josh Myer   650.248.3796
>>>>  josh at joshisanerd.com
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>>
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>> doing stuff and making things
>> ---
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>> profession is the best symbol of our life. Going from - toward; it is the
>> history of every one of us. It is a great art to saunter." -Henry David
>> Thoreau
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