Re: [london-hack-space] Interested in joining but don't live in London
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Jim MacArthur
Oct 9, 2012, 7:32:54 PM10/9/12
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Hi Andy,
I live in the outskirts of Cambridge which makes it about a 2.5 hour
trip each way to the space, but I still find it very valuable. I only
visit twice a month on average, but it's enough to keep up with lots
of the projects going on and get to know some of the regulars.
We tend to keep events away from the weekends as those are the days
when the space is busiest with people working on their own projects.
If you walk into the space on a weekend you'll find plenty of people
working and most will be happy to talk about them. I'd recommend going
down when there's lockpicking on, as it's easy for newcomers to get
into and you'll get to know plenty of people who do other activities
as well. Also, if you can, try and get to a Tuesday meeting - I don't
get to visit them much but have occasionally booked a day off work to
go and it's been worth it. You don't need to be a member to visit - if
you just turn up at the weekend, it's very likely there will be
someone who can give you a quick tour. To be sure, you might want to
check on IRC (http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/IRC) before
setting off.
The biohackers have their own mailing list which you might want to
contact as well. The details are on
http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Biohacking.
Hope to see you in the space soon!
Jim
On 9 October 2012 20:24, Andy R <wyan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm new on here and considering joining the hackspace 'officially' but I am
> only in London on the weekends - would it be worth it? From the calender it
> looks like most of the stuff happens during the week? Or is there also a lot
> going on during Sat/Sun that is not on the calender? I'm particularly
> interested in the biohacking but would love the chance to get involved in
> other stuff to.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
I live in the outskirts of Cambridge which makes it about a 2.5 hour
trip each way to the space, but I still find it very valuable. I only
visit twice a month on average, but it's enough to keep up with lots
of the projects going on and get to know some of the regulars.
We tend to keep events away from the weekends as those are the days
when the space is busiest with people working on their own projects.
If you walk into the space on a weekend you'll find plenty of people
working and most will be happy to talk about them. I'd recommend going
down when there's lockpicking on, as it's easy for newcomers to get
into and you'll get to know plenty of people who do other activities
as well. Also, if you can, try and get to a Tuesday meeting - I don't
get to visit them much but have occasionally booked a day off work to
go and it's been worth it. You don't need to be a member to visit - if
you just turn up at the weekend, it's very likely there will be
someone who can give you a quick tour. To be sure, you might want to
check on IRC (http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/IRC) before
setting off.
The biohackers have their own mailing list which you might want to
contact as well. The details are on
http://wiki.london.hackspace.org.uk/view/Project:Biohacking.
Hope to see you in the space soon!
Jim
On 9 October 2012 20:24, Andy R <wyan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm new on here and considering joining the hackspace 'officially' but I am
> only in London on the weekends - would it be worth it? From the calender it
> looks like most of the stuff happens during the week? Or is there also a lot
> going on during Sat/Sun that is not on the calender? I'm particularly
> interested in the biohacking but would love the chance to get involved in
> other stuff to.
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy
tom
Oct 10, 2012, 4:49:45 AM10/10/12
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Hi Andy
I used to live about an hour and a half away but worked in london, the space wasnt technically "on my way home" but i still kept up with it
If you can get down on a tuesday night for uor social meet then come say hi and take a look around!
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