Re: {LVL1} New Membership?
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Ben Hibben
Aug 2, 2012, 6:57:06 PM8/2/12
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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
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 <ston...@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".
Justin
Tim Miller
Aug 2, 2012, 7:08:33 PM8/2/12
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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.
Brad Luyster
Aug 2, 2012, 9:44:17 PM8/2/12
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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!
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