[Noisebridge-discuss] that's all folks

Jeffrey Carl Faden jeffreyatw at gmail.com
Wed May 14 16:04:40 UTC 2014


Sorry - they signed a lease in late 2008, but Noisebridge was founded in
2007. (It was easier to find that out on Wikipedia than it was on
noisebridge.net.)


On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 9:03 AM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw at gmail.com>wrote:

> Almost 6 years old.
>
> And I'll echo what spinach is saying. The economy has picked up, but most
> people not in some sort of tech-related capacity are still not doing too
> well. Are you just assuming that most members have a job in tech? (Are you
> assuming that most members have a job?)
>
>
> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:39 AM, Jessica Ross <jessica.r.ross at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Just how old is this hackerspace? Just wondering.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:12 AM, Romy Snowyla <romy at snowyla.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Wow this is so dramatic. I feel there is a natural change from the
>>> initial optimism at the start of a hackerspace. Infighting and issues and
>>> lack of enthusiasm in membership naturally follows
>>>
>>> Re: the economy - it's been booming around noisebridge in SF.  Most
>>> members are working in tech so since the crash we have been doing pretty
>>> well financially ., maybe more money less passion and more problems ?
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On May 13, 2014, at 1:39 PM, rachel lyra hospodar <rachelyra at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I personally believe the space began to seriously unravel upon the
>>> occasion of the economic unraveling of the entire world, aka the biggest
>>> economic crash in living memory, which epically gutted marginal and poor
>>> communities, followed by a huge lopsided and region-specific economic boom
>>> - which created an epicenter for monumental wealth disparity and growing
>>> social discord.
>>>
>>> I mean, it's fun to point fingers at each other's ideas or efforts as
>>> Having Ruined Noisebridge, but I think acknowledging that the larger social
>>> picture has an effect on us might alleviate the circle of
>>> It-Was-Better-When and open up some space for good-spirited idea-sharing,
>>> and learning from each other's differing perspectives.
>>>
>>> Call me crazy.
>>>
>>> R.
>>> On May 13, 2014 12:46 PM, "Naomi Most" <pnaomi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your posts aren't being moderated...
>>>>
>>>> > I'm disappointed that people didn't want to work to find creative
>>>> solutions to try and preserve them.
>>>>
>>>> Some of us are...
>>>>
>>>> > I truly believe that the space began to seriously unravel when the
>>>> community erected associate membership rules, access policies and
>>>> bureaucratic harassment doctrines as a substitute for true excellence.
>>>>
>>>> Me too.
>>>>
>>>> --Naomi
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, May 13, 2014 at 12:37 PM, Darius Garza <313kid at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>> > The jabber is no longer entertaining and it seems like my posts are
>>>> being
>>>> > moderated for some reason so I've finally decided to unsubscribe from
>>>> this
>>>> > list. The signal to noise ratio on here is dismal and it's not worth
>>>> wading
>>>> > through all the petty personal drama to find the occasional gem.
>>>> >
>>>> > I wanted to be more involved with noisebridge and help the space
>>>> thrive but
>>>> > it was almost impossible to find support or make genuine connections
>>>> with
>>>> > people at the space. Perhaps I could have tried harder, but the snarky
>>>> > attitudes and constant bickering put a damper on my motivation.
>>>> >
>>>> > Hackerspaces are so 2010 anyway. I don't need a static point of
>>>> reference to
>>>> > work with a group of bright, creative individuals or learn new
>>>> things. There
>>>> > are many places for people to gather that provide more appropriate
>>>> resources
>>>> > for folks depending on the nature of their work.
>>>> >
>>>> > Not sure if this is a rage quit or long time coming. I'll always miss
>>>> the
>>>> > romantic ideals of noisebridge and I'm disappointed that people
>>>> didn't want
>>>> > to work to find creative solutions to try and preserve them. I truly
>>>> believe
>>>> > that the space began to seriously unravel when the community erected
>>>> > associate membership rules, access policies and bureaucratic
>>>> harassment
>>>> > doctrines as a substitute for true excellence.
>>>> >
>>>> > I wish noisebridge all the best and hope someday to be eating these
>>>> words,
>>>> > d.
>>>> >
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Naomi Theora Most
>>>> naomi at nthmost.com
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>>>>
>>>> skype: nthmost
>>>>
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>>
>> --
>> Jessica R. Ross
>> jessica.r.ross at gmail.com
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