[Noisebridge-discuss] ATTENTION EVERYBODY: GET A LIFE!

VonGuard vonguard at gmail.com
Fri Feb 25 00:28:15 UTC 2011


Noiserbidge remains the single most awesome place in the universe, with the
most amazing people there all the time.

On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:23 PM, Albert Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com>wrote:

> There's nothing wrong with Noisebridge that can't be fixed by what's
> right with Noisebridge.
>
> -Al
>
> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:17 PM, meredith scheff <satiredun at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Noisebridge, A+++, would hack again.
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 4:13 PM, Dr. Jesus <j at hug.gs> wrote:
> >>
> >> Noisebridge isn't broken.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Patrick Keys <citizenkeys at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > The consideration's long been done.  You are preaching to the choir.
> >> > I've long since determined that Noisebridge is broken and also I'm not
> a
> >> > good fit.  The organizational culture at Noisebridge is just too much
> of
> >> > a disorganized mess.
> >> >
> >> > ...But Noisebridge is the only real hackerspace within San Francisco.
> >> > The rest are dull co-working spaces and there's also TechShop.  It has
> >> > almost been worth putting up with the broken-ness of Noisebridge to
> meet
> >> > professional contacts, which occasionally does happen.  As somebody
> with
> >> > a business degree, I would have also liked to have said that I
> >> > contributed to somehow making the organization of Noisebridge a better
> >> > experience.
> >> >
> >> > As the only hackerspace in "The City", I would have though initially
> >> > that Noisebridge could be a flagship positive example for other
> >> > hackerspaces, the "Grand Lodge" of Silicon Valley / Northern
> California
> >> > hackerspaces, if you will.  But that's never going to happen.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Patrick Keys
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On 2/24/2011 10:15 AM, Colin Keigher wrote:
> >> >> Patrick:
> >> >> If you're not welcomed to the space, maybe you should consider not
> >> >> coming? I know that it sucks to be booted from a community but
> perhaps
> >> >> you're a square in a round hole there? You know what I mean? It isn't
> >> >> healthy to try and defend yourself when consensus is up against you.
> >> >>
> >> >> Maybe cut your loses and consider doing something else? I think that
> is
> >> >> the best thing you should do from here on.
> >> >>
> >> >> All:
> >> >> As an outsider and fellow hackerspace-ian, I can understand the
> >> >> troubles
> >> >> that Patrick may be giving you--we've run into individuals that have
> >> >> given us grief as well. However, it is really upsetting to see a
> >> >> well-respected hackerspace bring themselves down to the level where
> >> >> there is public fighting on an open mailing list. It seems to damage
> >> >> the
> >> >> integrity of Noisebridge and only serves as an example of what not to
> >> >> do.
> >> >>
> >> >> Perhaps what should be done is what we do at our hackerspace and keep
> >> >> this sort of dramatics to a members-only mailing list.
> >> >>
> >> >> - Colin
> >> >>
> >> >> On 2/24/11 9:17 AM, Patrick Keys wrote:
> >> >>> ATTENTION EVERYBODY:
> >> >>> GET A LIFE!
> >> >>>
> >> >>> ANYBODY THAT CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING MORE INTERESTING THAN ME TO
> >> >>> DISCUSS
> >> >>> OBVIOUSLY HAS NO LIFE.
> >> >>>
> >> >>> MOVE ON!
> >> >>>
> >> >>>
> >> >>> Patrick Keys
> >> >>> _______________________________________________
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> >> >>
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> >
> >
> > --
> >
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> >
> > ___________
> >
> > A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion,
> butcher a
> > hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts,
> build
> > a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders,
> cooperate,
> > act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program
> a
> > computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
> > Specialization is for insects.
> >
> > -Robert A. Heinlein
> >
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