[Noisebridge-discuss] [sudo-discuss] Announcement - RockIT CoLabs

[Jehan Tremback]

Possible solution: Trademark the term "hackerspace", sue those who do not
meet stringent ideological requirements.


On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss at gmail.com> wrote:

> hackerspaces are combination office space and utopian capital sharing
> experiment, not to be confused with just shared work space. A place where
> "all you get is a desk and an internet connection" isn't a hackerspace,
> it's just a shared work space, even if the people are doing programming for
> work.
> I'm not surprised at all to see someone who's into hackerspaces for the
> second reason get annoyed when he thinks a hackerspce is getting confused
> with a work space.
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 7, 2013 at 4:01 PM, David Rorex <drorex at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Seriously, give the guy a break. It's attitudes like Marc's that drive
>> away people from the "true" hackerspaces. Live and let live: just because
>> his space has a different organizational model than yours doesn't mean it's
>> some sort of evil masterplan to steal all your members and get rich by
>> squeezing money out of them. There are spaces in sf / oakland that charge
>> $250 a month and all you get is a desk and an internet connection. There's
>> room for a whole spectrum of spaces in the bay area. Mitch Altman's dream
>> is a day where there are more hackerspaces than liquor stores.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 4:27 PM, Steve Berl <steveberl at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Seems like sort of a blend of Tech Liminal, Techshop, and a hacker
>>> space. Not clear why you think it's a bad thing. I don't see it claiming to
>>> be anything that it is not.
>>>
>>> Steve
>>>
>>>
>>> On Monday, July 1, 2013, Marc Juul wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:54 PM, J.C. <r33lmm at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Darren Overby <darren at rockitcolabs.com
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Excuse the interruption Noisebridge fans,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the interest of possible cross-pollination, I wanted to let you
>>>>>> know about a new place to hack - RocSounds like a crap attempt at
>>>>>> kIT CoLabs <http://www.rockitcolabs.com/noisebridge-invite>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Co-working? yes
>>>>
>>>> Makerspace? yah
>>>>
>>>> Tech startups? check
>>>>
>>>> $200 monthly dues? yep
>>>>
>>>> For profit? nothing stated to the contrary. seems likely.
>>>>
>>>> Hierarchical organizational structure? assumed guilty until proven
>>>> innocent
>>>>
>>>> Attempt to make their business venture more successful by luring in
>>>> hackers from local non-profits? sounds like it
>>>>
>>>> "People frequently ask me how I came to be such an unconventional
>>>> thinker and unusual serial entrepreneur. ... " -- Darren Overby
>>>>
>>>> By being unusually modest? No? Oh, wait, is the answer: By co-opting
>>>> existing open communities into for-profit organizations?
>>>>
>>>> If this is actually a non-hierarchical non-profit, then color me
>>>> embarrassed.
>>>>
>>>> Someone please let me know that I'm wrong. Please.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Marc
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> -steve
>>>
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