[Noisebridge-discuss] personal computers at Noisebridge (was Re: Missing Green Bike /w Red Grips.)
Joel Jaeggli
joelja at bogus.com
Sat Feb 5 20:44:10 UTC 2011
On 2/5/11 2:00 AM, seidos wrote:
> i kind of wonder if gaming enthusiasts (addicts?) need to hit some kind
> of brain chemical limit before they can tear themselves away from
> playing in order to learn how to create.
16 bit alu built in minecraft
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGkkyKZVzug
> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 1:50 AM, Dr. Jesus <j at hug.gs <mailto:j at hug.gs>>
> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 10:56 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
> <rachelyra at gmail.com <mailto: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.
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