[Noisebridge-discuss] Unproductive Movie Night

[Matt Joyce]

Nyc resistor would do movie night on Sunday nights.

It's usually a nice mellow way to grab dinner and chill out before starting
a new work week.

I think that was optimal.
On Oct 5, 2010 3:17 PM, "Josh Myer" <josh at joshisanerd.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Alex Handy <alexhandy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On a dramatic thread, a movie night was suggested. I have, in my time,
>> heard a number of excellent suggestions for movies to be shown.
>>
>> The BBS Documentary
>> Freedom Downtime
>> All Star Trek movies and episodes, in order, with 5 minutes of nitpicking
>> between each one
>> All of the episodes of Monty Python
>> Dr. Who, in order, by doctor
>> Star Wars
>> Hackers
>> Sneakers
>> WarGames
>> All Police Academy movies, in order, minus number 7, the unholy bastard
>> child of the lot
>>
>> Etc....
>>
>> I think there's almost too much to watch. Should there be 1 night a week?
>> Should we try to do all of something over a weekend? Jason Scott's
showing
>> of Get Lamp on a Friday night did well.
>>
>> Thoughts?
>>
>
> [I've been sitting on this one for a bit, sorry to echo a bit of what
others
> have said. It fell into my "Wait a bit before posting" policy, then I went
> and got all distracted by chores, having a baby, that kinda domestic shit,
> you know how it goes.]
>
> A big part of what makes Noisebridge awesome is socialization. The other
> big part of our success is creativity, providing a place for people to
Make
> Things. The extremes are movie nights and the CNC Mill or Circular Saw.
> These things have significant presence in the space, and lead to
> contention. This is not a big deal, so long as people don't step on each
> others' toes too much (in general, not just social vs creative).
>
> That said, Friday night is the first time when people with Crappy Day Jobs
> can cut loose and hack all night. We all know that the best creativity
> happens late. If we have a movie night on Fridays, that starts being a
real
> drag on the ability of that whole contingent of people to use the space.
> Sunday nights are probably a much better bet, though it might be worth
> doing a couple weeks' survey of the use of the space to see which is
better.
>
> The last time I went to the space during a movie showing, all the lights
> were off, and it was hell to find what I was there for. I'm lucky: my
house
> is a few blocks away, and I have a workshop in my garage and an
> understanding partner, so I'm not counting on NB as my primary workspace.
I
> literally was just popping over to pick up something I hadn't brought back
> with me earlier that evening, so I was in and out, after a bit of
flashlight
> work.
>
> Others aren't so fortunate. Please be sensitive to the fact that people
> might actually want to hack at the hackerspace, concomitant with whatever
> else is going on there. And, if someone is there to use the circular saw
or
> soldering stations, be inviting and enthused. And, for the love of all
that
> is Free and Open, please leave the lights on in as much of the space as
you
> can. If the whole space is dark, ur doin it wrong. Otherwise, movie nights
> are a great way to build community, so come, hang out, make popcorn, drink
> beer, and clean up after your damned selves!
>
> Also: I think Buckaroo Banzai is overrated, but I'm still shocked that it
> hasn't come up in this thread. It's worth watching once. UHF, too, has a
> wonderful portrayal of us weirdo creator types, and, come to think of it,
> isn't a half-bad match for NB's roster. (I'm pretty sure Vonguard is the
> one teaching poodles how to fly, and maybe Mitch's hair is multi-colored
to
> cover up the fact that it's been straightened out of its Weird Al-like
> curls, and Jason and/or Michael VJ are trying to get people to drink from
> the CS Theory firehose. And, of course, we all know who's Philo...)
> --
> /jbm
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