[Noisebridge-discuss] personal computers at Noisebridge (was Re: Missing Green Bike /w Red Grips.)

[Dr. Jesus]

On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:56 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
<rachelyra at gmail.com> wrote:
> Right now That Computer is front & center, hooked up to the kinect, where
> someone is working on making the kinect talk to the robot wheelchair.
> Incidentally, when I came in around 7:30 a few people were computing quietly
> in turing.
>
> Let's disconnect the two conversations a little: A. use of the space for
> gaming, and B. a tool/resource being left for common use but still privately
> owned.
>
> Examples of A that are positive to me exist, as well as some that are
> negative. Maybe we could try establishing community excellence guidelines
> about gaming so that those who love it, who are many, are not slighted?

I'm not going to judge other people who are gaming at the space, but I
have shown a few people like Aerie and Doug the PC hardware basics so
they could make intelligent decisions about upgrading their gaming
rigs without getting ripped off by the retail stores.  They probably
wouldn't have any motivation to learn that body of knowledge if they
weren't actively gaming.

Speaking of which, I never heard any complaints about her and her
friend quietly playing WoW on their laptops.  They easily got at least
10 hours a week in for a while, then I guess they disappeared a few
months ago.  Clearly there's something different between them and what
Isky's doing.