Spotted a link to the site on reddit. I'm actually about 40mi outside of Louisville so I'm not sure finding a workspace that far away would be helpful.
Oh the other hand, I was interested in perhaps meeting up with the club. Looks like at least a few interesting projects have happened, according to you're website. I can only assume at least a few smart and interesting people show up there. Racing powerwheels and building synthesizers with arduinos.
The site doesn't really mention much about the people of LVL1. I was curious about how many members there are? More importantly, is it a mostly local or are there any other outlanders?
Just wanted to at least hear some feedback before planing a trip out to "Tue Open Meeting".
First: PLEASE come to a meeting; ti's the BEST way to get a feel for the
AWESOMENESS of LVL1. That said I'll address your other questions:
We have people who *regularly* travel from Frankfort and Knob Creek (gun
range) and various places in Indiana. They seem to think LVL1 is worth the
drive; I myself am slightly "spoiled" and am only about 10 minutes from the
space.
The people are really, really great at LVL1 and they are why it's one of
the best hackerspaces *anywhere*. They're friendly, fun, funny, smart,
talented, and highly collaborative. I can't even begin to describe the
zaniness through this clumsy tool we call language but come experience it
for yourself and I'm sure you'll be delighted. Where else are you going to
hear people plan on building a "burrito" that acts like it's alive and
pleats plaintively and tries to crawl off the plate when you try to eat
it? Or play laser-taser tag? (Note: it may not be wise to put yourself in
a position where Jon can cause you pain by flipping a switch. He may flip
it a few extra times. [grin] OK, I'll quit whining; it was a lot of fun
and Jon's a great guy; I'm only teasing.) That's exactly what it sounds
like; laser tag where you get an electric shock of you get hit. Painful
but surprisingly fun. I could see this being really, really fun with a
full arena. I think it's going to catch on. But I digress. We have all
sorts of projects from actual rockets to satellite-connected GPS enabled
balloon systems to jack-o-lanterns that launch candy at kids (at velocity -
that was a fun night!). Everything from seriously cool science and
educational stuff to silly stuff just for fun.
We have well over 40 regular dues-paying members last I checked (nearly 50)
but one is not required to do so; the advantages to joining are voting
rights and 24-hour access to the space. I personally have been coming by
the space and attending (and even teaching one) classes/workshops, helping
on projects, helping upgrade the space, wasting time, etc. for almost 2
years now I think. I'd be there more often if my scheduler weren't as
insane as it is now (which is the primary reason I'm not a paying member
yet). There's never any pressure to pay dues to participate, teach, learn,
whatever. Just show up and be excellent to our community and we'll love
having you around, as we do everyone else.
I hope this helps. Please come by the space. I'd be delighted to give you
a tour and show you our cool tools, toys, projects, and space.
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Justin Goff <stone...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Spotted a link to the site on reddit. I'm actually about 40mi outside of
> Louisville so I'm not sure finding a workspace that far away would be
> helpful.
> Oh the other hand, I was interested in perhaps meeting up with the club.
> Looks like at least a few interesting projects have happened, according to
> you're website. I can only assume at least a few smart and interesting
> people show up there. Racing powerwheels and building synthesizers with
> arduinos.
> The site doesn't really mention much about the people of LVL1. I was
> curious about how many members there are? More importantly, is it a mostly
> local or are there any other outlanders?
> Just wanted to at least hear some feedback before planing a trip out to
> "Tue Open Meeting".
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Ben Hibben <the.blens...@gmail.com> wrote:
> First: PLEASE come to a meeting; ti's the BEST way to get a feel for the
> AWESOMENESS of LVL1. That said I'll address your other questions:
> We have people who *regularly* travel from Frankfort and Knob Creek (gun
> range) and various places in Indiana. They seem to think LVL1 is worth the
> drive; I myself am slightly "spoiled" and am only about 10 minutes from the
> space.
> The people are really, really great at LVL1 and they are why it's one of
> the best hackerspaces *anywhere*. They're friendly, fun, funny, smart,
> talented, and highly collaborative. I can't even begin to describe the
> zaniness through this clumsy tool we call language but come experience it
> for yourself and I'm sure you'll be delighted. Where else are you going to
> hear people plan on building a "burrito" that acts like it's alive and
> pleats plaintively and tries to crawl off the plate when you try to eat
> it? Or play laser-taser tag? (Note: it may not be wise to put yourself in
> a position where Jon can cause you pain by flipping a switch. He may flip
> it a few extra times. [grin] OK, I'll quit whining; it was a lot of fun
> and Jon's a great guy; I'm only teasing.) That's exactly what it sounds
> like; laser tag where you get an electric shock of you get hit. Painful
> but surprisingly fun. I could see this being really, really fun with a
> full arena. I think it's going to catch on. But I digress. We have all
> sorts of projects from actual rockets to satellite-connected GPS enabled
> balloon systems to jack-o-lanterns that launch candy at kids (at velocity -
> that was a fun night!). Everything from seriously cool science and
> educational stuff to silly stuff just for fun.
> We have well over 40 regular dues-paying members last I checked (nearly
> 50) but one is not required to do so; the advantages to joining are voting
> rights and 24-hour access to the space. I personally have been coming by
> the space and attending (and even teaching one) classes/workshops, helping
> on projects, helping upgrade the space, wasting time, etc. for almost 2
> years now I think. I'd be there more often if my scheduler weren't as
> insane as it is now (which is the primary reason I'm not a paying member
> yet). There's never any pressure to pay dues to participate, teach, learn,
> whatever. Just show up and be excellent to our community and we'll love
> having you around, as we do everyone else.
> I hope this helps. Please come by the space. I'd be delighted to give
> you a tour and show you our cool tools, toys, projects, and space.
> I look forward to meeting you.
> Blenster
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Justin Goff <stone...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Spotted a link to the site on reddit. I'm actually about 40mi outside of
>> Louisville so I'm not sure finding a workspace that far away would be
>> helpful.
>> Oh the other hand, I was interested in perhaps meeting up with the club.
>> Looks like at least a few interesting projects have happened, according to
>> you're website. I can only assume at least a few smart and interesting
>> people show up there. Racing powerwheels and building synthesizers with
>> arduinos.
>> The site doesn't really mention much about the people of LVL1. I was
>> curious about how many members there are? More importantly, is it a mostly
>> local or are there any other outlanders?
>> Just wanted to at least hear some feedback before planing a trip out to
>> "Tue Open Meeting".
Ben hit the nail on the head. We've got about 40 dues paying members, and
at least twice that in the extended community of folks that come and hang
out. We're open to anyone, but if you aren't a member, you'll get kicked
out when all the members leave.
Most of the folks are from "in town," but we have folks that drive from
Frankfort, Southern Indiana, the far corners of the county, and some that
drive in further for special events.
Stop by for a Tuesday meeting, hang out, meet some folks, there's always
tons of interesting stuff going on!
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Tim Miller <timmillert...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I will be working on that power wheel race car tonight after 8pm until
> probably 1 or 2am if you want to stop by and check the place out.
> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:57 PM, Ben Hibben <the.blens...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> First: PLEASE come to a meeting; ti's the BEST way to get a feel for the
>> AWESOMENESS of LVL1. That said I'll address your other questions:
>> We have people who *regularly* travel from Frankfort and Knob Creek (gun
>> range) and various places in Indiana. They seem to think LVL1 is worth the
>> drive; I myself am slightly "spoiled" and am only about 10 minutes from the
>> space.
>> The people are really, really great at LVL1 and they are why it's one of
>> the best hackerspaces *anywhere*. They're friendly, fun, funny, smart,
>> talented, and highly collaborative. I can't even begin to describe the
>> zaniness through this clumsy tool we call language but come experience it
>> for yourself and I'm sure you'll be delighted. Where else are you going to
>> hear people plan on building a "burrito" that acts like it's alive and
>> pleats plaintively and tries to crawl off the plate when you try to eat
>> it? Or play laser-taser tag? (Note: it may not be wise to put yourself in
>> a position where Jon can cause you pain by flipping a switch. He may flip
>> it a few extra times. [grin] OK, I'll quit whining; it was a lot of fun
>> and Jon's a great guy; I'm only teasing.) That's exactly what it sounds
>> like; laser tag where you get an electric shock of you get hit. Painful
>> but surprisingly fun. I could see this being really, really fun with a
>> full arena. I think it's going to catch on. But I digress. We have all
>> sorts of projects from actual rockets to satellite-connected GPS enabled
>> balloon systems to jack-o-lanterns that launch candy at kids (at velocity -
>> that was a fun night!). Everything from seriously cool science and
>> educational stuff to silly stuff just for fun.
>> We have well over 40 regular dues-paying members last I checked (nearly
>> 50) but one is not required to do so; the advantages to joining are voting
>> rights and 24-hour access to the space. I personally have been coming by
>> the space and attending (and even teaching one) classes/workshops, helping
>> on projects, helping upgrade the space, wasting time, etc. for almost 2
>> years now I think. I'd be there more often if my scheduler weren't as
>> insane as it is now (which is the primary reason I'm not a paying member
>> yet). There's never any pressure to pay dues to participate, teach, learn,
>> whatever. Just show up and be excellent to our community and we'll love
>> having you around, as we do everyone else.
>> I hope this helps. Please come by the space. I'd be delighted to give
>> you a tour and show you our cool tools, toys, projects, and space.
>> I look forward to meeting you.
>> Blenster
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 6:28 PM, Justin Goff <stone...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Spotted a link to the site on reddit. I'm actually about 40mi outside of
>>> Louisville so I'm not sure finding a workspace that far away would be
>>> helpful.
>>> Oh the other hand, I was interested in perhaps meeting up with the club.
>>> Looks like at least a few interesting projects have happened, according to
>>> you're website. I can only assume at least a few smart and interesting
>>> people show up there. Racing powerwheels and building synthesizers with
>>> arduinos.
>>> The site doesn't really mention much about the people of LVL1. I was
>>> curious about how many members there are? More importantly, is it a mostly
>>> local or are there any other outlanders?
>>> Just wanted to at least hear some feedback before planing a trip out to
>>> "Tue Open Meeting".
