Hello all. As nauseaboy said, we work together, and that's how I was
introduced to your group. I've actually been heading up a separate
group working towards this same goal, and we've met a couple times to
work out the initial details. I had heard about hackerspaces in the
past, but the recent publicity on Wired (etc) were was also spurred us
into action. I'm hoping that we can all combine forces and get this
thing off the ground.
I want to create a space where we can all share ideas, where we can
appreciate each others work and offer both our tools and our expertise
to the community. It sounds like we're all on the same page in this
regard.
I've spent the last 8 years organizing and leading a gaming community,
loosely affiliated with Ars Technica -
www.arsclan.net. Additionally,
I have experience with the nuts and bolts of running small businesses,
as I have owned and operated two small businesses in the past 10
years. I have a very distinct drive to organize and guide communities
of gamers, hackers, and other like minded individuals. That is not to
mention my own personal interests, which are pretty diverse - ranging
from computer hardware hacking, home improvement-minded electronic
upgrades (logical and physical security, including cameras etc), as
well as roll your own furniture, transportation (cars, motorcycles,
bikes), and robotics. The rest of the group to whom I've been doing
the preliminary research with are similarly diverse, ranging from
engineering to physics, medicine, and art.
I would love to invite the rest of the people to whom I've been
organizing to this group, as well.
Cheers,
Jason