[Noisebridge-discuss] Vending machines (dont get one)

[Patrick Keys]

That this was specifically about drinks, and given that drinks generally 
should be cold, a refrigerated drink machine should've been implied. 
This discussion started last night during the weekly meeting.

I thought about it some more, and now I have a third reason in favor of 
soda fountain and against a vending machine: no wasted aluminum.


Patrick


On 12/22/2010 3:07 PM, meredith scheff wrote:
> I thought we were talking about a non-refrigerated machine for oft-used
> parts and snacks and things. Soldering tips, sewing needles, mars bars,
> earplugs..
>
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 1:47 PM, TeeTrizZz <info at leyenhaft.de
> <mailto:info at leyenhaft.de>> wrote:
>
>     Why should the noise be a problem? A good way to deal with sleeping
>     people.
>
>
>
>     Fabian
>
>
>
>     -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>     From: Patrick Keys
>     Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 2010 12:11 PM
>     To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>     Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Vending machines (dont get one)
>
>     Vending machines sound cool until you own one.
>     I have personally owned one.
>     You don't realize how much electricity they use until its your
>     responsibility.
>     They are basically a big inneficient refrigerator.
>
>     But the electricity isn't the problem.
>     The problem is the major humming noise they make.
>     The humming noise goes on 24/7.
>     You don't notice the noise at public vending machines because you're not
>     standing near it very long.
>     Also, most vending machines are near high-traffic areas where they will
>     be used and other noise drowns out the vending machine noise.
>
>     So don't get one.
>     Both because of electricity use and noise pollution.
>
>     Also, an obvious question...
>     noisebridge can't pay for its own drinks...
>     we argue over people stealing petty cash (drink money)...
>     we apparently can barely pay the rent..
>     yet somehow we have hundreds of dollars to donate for a drink machine?
>
>     It just sounds like we have our priorities wrong.
>
>     That said, Michael Kahn was probably right last night when he suggested
>     we get a soda fountain and mix our syrup and carbonated water
>     on-the-fly.
>     Fountain drink machines support multiple beverages, silent,
>     cost-effective, and usually have an ice maker.
>
>
>     Patrick
>
>
>
>
>     On 12/22/2010 10:33 AM, Tom Cauchois wrote:
>      > It later got a webcam I think :).  Also it updated finger info
>     with how
>      > many drinks were left.
>      >
>      > On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 10:26 AM, Jonathan Foote
>     <jtfoote at ieee.org <mailto:jtfoote at ieee.org>
>      > <mailto:jtfoote at ieee.org <mailto:jtfoote at ieee.org>>> wrote:
>      >
>      > > However, at the meeting this evening Shannon pointed out that
>      >     actually,
>      > > people don't do very much hacking at Noisebridge.
>      > >
>      > > He has a point.
>      >
>      >     I volunteer to put the sucker on the Internet.
>      >
>      >     (How many old timers  remember "$finger coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu
>     <http://coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu>
>      > <http://coke.elab.cs.cmu.edu>"?)
>      >     _______________________________________________
>      >     Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>      > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>      > <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>>
>      > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      >
>      > _______________________________________________
>      > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>      > Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>      > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>     _______________________________________________
>     Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>     Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>     https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>
>     _______________________________________________
>     Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>     Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>     <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>     https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>
>
>
>
> --
> doing stuff and making things
> ---
> "The function of all art ... is an extension of the function of the
> visual brain, to acquire knowledge; ...artists are, in a sense,
> neurologists who study the capacities of the visual brain with
> techniques that are unique to them. ." -Semir Zeki
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss