[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Lending Library?

Joel Jaeggli joelja at bogus.com
Wed Feb 10 19:27:17 UTC 2010


Mikolaj Habryn wrote:

> Yes. It's syntactically incorrect. In this context Noisebridge should
> be in the genitive case, and since the word fits best into the third
> declension formwise, it should be Ex Libris Noisebridgis. Furthermore
> the address should be Via Ecclesia MMCLXIX, Solum Tertium, Oppidum
> Sancti Francisci.

Which will work fine so long as everyone borrowing a book is a Jesuit...

> m.
> 
>> Rachel
>>
>>
>> Brian Molnar wrote:
>>> Definitely in favor of the electronic approach. Stickers/stamps are
>>> nice, but the computerized approach certainly has more hack value to it.
>>> Plus, if the entire book inventory is kept in a DB then we could even
>>> make that data available on the website/wiki, in case people would like
>>> search for a particular book.
>>>
>>> - Brian
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 2:32 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com
>>> <mailto:martinbogo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     I know it might sound a bit silly but ...
>>>
>>>     All books have a UPC barcode on them.   Barcode scanners like the
>>>     cueCat are still pretty plentiful and not ridiculously difficult to
>>>     code for.   Perhaps a little checkout computer?   Scan all the books
>>>     into it, and when someone wants to check a book out -- they scan it
>>>     and leave an email address (nicely anonymous) and they can get a
>>>     reminder when the book needs to be returned (say 14 days?)
>>>
>>>     Nothing rocket science-y.  Python + sqllite/berkeleyDB + cueCat + a
>>>     couple weekends of work.   I certainly can give coding up something a
>>>     go, since I need something similar for the Austin Hacker Space.
>>>
>>>     -Martin
>>>
>>>     On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com
>>>     <mailto:noisebridge at saizai.com>> wrote:
>>>     > On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Albert Sweigart
>>>     <asweigart at gmail.com <mailto:asweigart at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>>     >>
>>>     >> I think a stamp might be a bit easier to manage than stickers,
>>>     just as
>>>     >> an idea. I worry about stickers falling off and leaving sticky goop
>>>     >> behind.
>>>     >
>>>     > The benefit I saw from having it be a sticker is the visibility.
>>>     Stamps I
>>>     > think are less visually obvious, and for this it's important for
>>>     it to be
>>>     > instantly recognizable. But maybe I just don't know stamps well
>>>     enough?
>>>     >
>>>     > They also have the benefit (if they have good adhesive) of being
>>>     likely to
>>>     > adhere to more things than ink does.
>>>     >
>>>     > I looked at prices; 1.5" stickers are ~17-25¢ per (depending on
>>>     volume); 1"
>>>     > are ~10¢ (ditto). Dunno how much stamps would be.
>>>     >
>>>     > My aesthetic ideal would be that it looks something like the CC
>>>     symbols[0],
>>>     > but with text. I.e., 2-3 small stickers that clearly show what to
>>>     do with
>>>     > the thing.
>>>     >
>>>     > Stickers are messier though, it's true. And stamps probably would
>>>     be cheaper
>>>     > over time.
>>>     >
>>>     > - Sai
>>>     >
>>>     > [0] http://creativecommons.org/about/licenses/
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