[Noisebridge-discuss] Unproductive Movie Night

[rachel lyra hospodar]

+1 to what robert said! As a note, the sun in the sewing corner is so
intense that it permanently warped our large cutting mat. Would be awesome
to have that work area further from the death rays.
On Oct 5, 2010 3:57 PM, "Robert Fletcher" <lobatifricha at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if this might not also be a commentary on the organization of the
> space, that in order to watch a movie, basically the sewing area, circuit
> hacking area, hack shelves and member shelves become inoperable, or at
least
> much more difficult to negotiate. Maybe food for thought in terms of
> reorganization. Perhaps even considering putting in a few more lighting
> circuits so that the light in the space can be controlled a little more
> precisely.
>
> On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 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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