Comments on: Making the space more accessible to the public – an Idea. http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/ Portland's Hackerspace Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: James http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-2830 James Fri, 17 Aug 2012 22:04:43 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-2830 I too would be interested in a Beaverton maker/hacker space. Portland is a little too far to travel. Maybe someone has a garage that can be utilized to start one local? I too would be interested in a Beaverton maker/hacker space. Portland is a little too far to travel. Maybe someone has a garage that can be utilized to start one local?

]]> By: bandit, Albuquerque http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-2242 bandit, Albuquerque Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:33:33 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-2242 Howdy! I am on the BoD of quelab.net, the hackerspace in Albuquerque. We have open hacknights Sun and Tues nights 7-10, plus members get a key. Co-working on Wednesday (all day). So far, no problems of abuse, although we are paying attention. Visitors are welcome, the first time is free, then $5 per visit. We have two tiers of membership: students $25, otherwise $35 (per month). Because of work, I have been in the Bay Area for the last few months and been going to Noisebridge. I have noticed requiring membership cuts *way* down on the drama. I am not a formal member, although I was given a key. I throw in time and money as I go along. So - I would encourage J Random hackerspace to have some tiers of membership (at a minimum, some skin in the game), and at least two open nights for 3..4 hours each. Also, try to set up the space to make it easy for members who need quiet, ie consultants and students, to be in the space during the day for most days. You will need to figure out how to actively recruit them. (BTW - thanks for the brainsilo sticker - on my laptop as I type this). Success to y'all ... bandit Howdy! I am on the BoD of quelab.net, the hackerspace in Albuquerque. We have open hacknights Sun and Tues nights 7-10, plus members get a key. Co-working on Wednesday (all day). So far, no problems of abuse, although we are paying attention. Visitors are welcome, the first time is free, then $5 per visit. We have two tiers of membership: students $25, otherwise $35 (per month).

Because of work, I have been in the Bay Area for the last few months and been going to Noisebridge. I have noticed requiring membership cuts *way* down on the drama. I am not a formal member, although I was given a key. I throw in time and money as I go along.

So – I would encourage J Random hackerspace to have some tiers of membership (at a minimum, some skin in the game), and at least two open nights for 3..4 hours each.

Also, try to set up the space to make it easy for members who need quiet, ie consultants and students, to be in the space during the day for most days. You will need to figure out how to actively recruit them.

(BTW – thanks for the brainsilo sticker – on my laptop as I type this).

Success to y’all … bandit

]]> By: pierce http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1984 pierce Wed, 23 May 2012 16:31:38 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1984 I live in Beaverton now too, but if you are close to the max the commute isn't too bad. Members can hold events at any time, and people don't need to be members of the space to attend, so long as there is a member there to open and close the event. One of the best things about brainsilo is using it as as meeting space. I run exploit workshop on Wednesday nights which focuses on computer security related research. That Stanford study group sounds awesome, things like that would be a great fit for the space. I live in Beaverton now too, but if you are close to the max the commute isn’t too bad. Members can hold events at any time, and people don’t need to be members of the space to attend, so long as there is a member there to open and close the event.

One of the best things about brainsilo is using it as as meeting space. I run exploit workshop on Wednesday nights which focuses on computer security related research. That Stanford study group sounds awesome, things like that would be a great fit for the space.

]]> By: pierce http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1983 pierce Wed, 23 May 2012 16:18:43 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1983 Hello Mr. Box Wednesday night is exploit workshop night, which can be pretty fun. Sometimes we crank on various wargame servers, or porting/hardening existing exploits. There are some fun maker-esque things going on there (my tDCS machine etc), but there is plenty of infosec::hacker activity going on there as well. Getting shells on random embedded devices is also a trend activitywise. The difference between a hackerspace and a mad science lab is purely the social aspect, which can often turn into collaboration on some pretty cool projects, or conference talks. For example, tonight I intend to talk about some ideas I had for an ekoparty submission. Hello Mr. Box

Wednesday night is exploit workshop night, which can be pretty fun. Sometimes we crank on various wargame servers, or porting/hardening existing exploits. There are some fun maker-esque things going on there (my tDCS machine etc), but there is plenty of infosec::hacker activity going on there as well. Getting shells on random embedded devices is also a trend activitywise.

The difference between a hackerspace and a mad science lab is purely the social aspect, which can often turn into collaboration on some pretty cool projects, or conference talks. For example, tonight I intend to talk about some ideas I had for an ekoparty submission.

]]> By: Blars http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1952 Blars Fri, 18 May 2012 14:21:18 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1952 Null space labs in Los Angeles (032.la) has an online display of when it is open, which is pretty much anytime a keyholder is present. Besides the weekly non-meeting, they have a game night and classes. I will be about 60 miles from portland for the summer, and will try and see if I can make at least one of your meetings. Having a house on wheels that moves frequently makes it hard to join a fixed-location hackerspace. Null space labs in Los Angeles (032.la) has an online display of when it is open, which is pretty much anytime a keyholder is present. Besides the weekly non-meeting, they have a game night and classes.

I will be about 60 miles from portland for the summer, and will try and see if I can make at least one of your meetings. Having a house on wheels that moves frequently makes it hard to join a fixed-location hackerspace.

]]> By: Corey http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1835 Corey Thu, 03 May 2012 21:17:47 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1835 I'm out in Beaverton and am interested in such a space but its a bit of a travel to attend regularly. However I would interested in stopping by about once a month at random times if a space was available to the public- Also I was part of a group in Portland who started meeting to work on the free Stanford online course together. (introduction to AI) We were meeting for a bit (4-6 weeks) , but eventually the group fizzled out because there was nowhere to meet that was conducive to studying. Maybe you could organize study groups for free online CompSci courses, and get some new traffic/ interest? I found the AI study group via google groups. (PS I ended up completing the course solo, and would highly recommend the course) Corey I’m out in Beaverton and am interested in such a space but its a bit of a travel to attend regularly. However I would interested in stopping by about once a month at random times if a space was available to the public-

Also I was part of a group in Portland who started meeting to work on the free Stanford online course together. (introduction to AI) We were meeting for a bit (4-6 weeks) , but eventually the group fizzled out because there was nowhere to meet that was conducive to studying. Maybe you could organize study groups for free online CompSci courses, and get some new traffic/ interest? I found the AI study group via google groups. (PS I ended up completing the course solo, and would highly recommend the course)

Corey

]]> By: Tom http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1695 Tom Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:57:22 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1695 I'm another that's been meaning to come by for months, but Thursday night 7-8 is tough to meet. I work full time weekdays, if I were a member, I'd mostly use the space weekends. Any chance for an occasional, perhaps monthly, weekend open to the public time? I’m another that’s been meaning to come by for months, but Thursday night 7-8 is tough to meet. I work full time weekdays, if I were a member, I’d mostly use the space weekends. Any chance for an occasional, perhaps monthly, weekend open to the public time?

]]> By: Kat I. http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1692 Kat I. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:50:18 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1692 I just moved here from New York, recent Mechanical Engineering grad. Definitely looking to get involved in the maker community in Portland - and you seem to be the authority in the area! First off, I don't see a list of the facilities you guys offer. What kind of tools do you have? Electrical? Mechanical? Craft-related? What are they? Also, I do wish there were more involvement. I only see three "classes" listed on the calendar. I would love to have a lot more events - both for learning, and just for fun (SF's Noisebridge is super inspiring: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge). That being said, I am hoping to get involved and meet some awesome people there. I love Maker-types, and they're hard to find out in the wild. ;) Would love to help make this space a creative-nerd mecca. (Check out my website to see the stuff I'm interested in - robotics, product design, and general crafty-funness): <a href="http://www.katingalls.com" rel="nofollow">www.katingalls.com</a>) I just moved here from New York, recent Mechanical Engineering grad. Definitely looking to get involved in the maker community in Portland – and you seem to be the authority in the area!

First off, I don’t see a list of the facilities you guys offer. What kind of tools do you have? Electrical? Mechanical? Craft-related? What are they?

Also, I do wish there were more involvement. I only see three “classes” listed on the calendar. I would love to have a lot more events – both for learning, and just for fun (SF’s Noisebridge is super inspiring: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge).

That being said, I am hoping to get involved and meet some awesome people there. I love Maker-types, and they’re hard to find out in the wild. ;) Would love to help make this space a creative-nerd mecca.

(Check out my website to see the stuff I’m interested in – robotics, product design, and general crafty-funness):
http://www.katingalls.com)

]]> By: Arn http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1659 Arn Sun, 25 Mar 2012 06:11:04 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1659 Hi, I would love to be able to use a hackerspace but unfortunately BrainSilo is too far away. I live in Hillsboro and its about a 20 mile ride for me and since I could only make it on weekends it doesnt make much sense for me to pay the membership dues. Now if there were a reasonable drop-in fee I would certainly consider it. Hi, I would love to be able to use a hackerspace but unfortunately BrainSilo is too far away. I live in Hillsboro and its about a 20 mile ride for me and since I could only make it on weekends it doesnt make much sense for me to pay the membership dues. Now if there were a reasonable drop-in fee I would certainly consider it.

]]> By: admin http://www.brainsilo.org/2012/03/making-the-space-more-accessible-to-the-public-an-idea/#comment-1654 admin Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:22:54 +0000 http://www.brainsilo.org/?p=266#comment-1654 Mike - I think those question are answered, but perhaps not in a way people expect. What we do is provide a space for people to work on projects. What we have is a miscellaneous assortment of tools and parts available for people to use. BrainSilo isn't a for profit business (unlike ADX), and it's goal is not to run structured events or training - BrainSilo exists to allow others a space to work on their projects, and to allow people a space to do their own structured events or training. If someone wants to do events, workshops, and the like, we're more than happy to let them - we're even happy to let them use the BrainSilo name to promote it if they wish. But that is an individual taking the initiative to do those things. Mike – I think those question are answered, but perhaps not in a way people expect. What we do is provide a space for people to work on projects. What we have is a miscellaneous assortment of tools and parts available for people to use.

BrainSilo isn’t a for profit business (unlike ADX), and it’s goal is not to run structured events or training – BrainSilo exists to allow others a space to work on their projects, and to allow people a space to do their own structured events or training.

If someone wants to do events, workshops, and the like, we’re more than happy to let them – we’re even happy to let them use the BrainSilo name to promote it if they wish. But that is an individual taking the initiative to do those things.

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