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Subject: Re: [THS:20719] Akihabara Project
From: Ashley Barr <ashley.b...@ar4s.com>
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Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2012 14:25:35 +0900
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Hi All,

I'm new to the group. so I'll give myself a quick introduction.

I've been living in Tokyo for the past two years. Until about 3 months =
ago I was the COO of MtGox.com the worlds largest Bitcoin exchange. My =
background is in product development, and before moving here I was the =
Product Development Manager for Canada's largest ISP.  I'm really =
interested in getting involved in the maker community here in Tokyo, =
though I don't have a lot of experience making tangible things (I hope =
to fix that!). I'm currently working on an Open Source Hardware project =
related to aquaponics, so "hackerfarm" sounds really interesting. If =
it's in Fujino, it must be close to the Permaculture Institute here in =
Japan?. Also, I've met with Aragon -who is a super knowledgable..not to =
mention a nice guy-, I'm sure he will be extremely helpful in getting =
your aquaponics system(s) setup.

I'm going to sit back and see where I can best help, but for now my =
contribution will be donating my Makerbot to THS (it's not a replicator, =
but a last gen Thing-O-Matic). I hope we can put it to good use ;)

Cheers,

Ash


On Oct 25, 2012, at 11:43 AM, Richard Frankum =
<richard.fran...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi James,
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> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:01 PM, James Andrews <thenet...@gmail.com> =
wrote:
>> I'm kind of wishing I hadn't missed yesterdays meeting.
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> Me too! Hope you can make it again soon.
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>> Classes and workshops.  I have noticed that most of the
>> classes/workshops that are offered are often pay when you show.
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> I think class attendees have been pretty consistent. Signups are not
> always trustworthy (spammers are everywhere), but at the scale we work
> it's not a big problem if one or two people don't show up.
> The harder decision for an instructor is whether or not to cancel if
> only one or two people sign up.
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>> there been any talk about making some classes/workshops prepay so =
that
>> you have a better idea of who's really going to show up?
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> There's been no talk of it, but it's an interesting thing to consider.
> Since we usually get paid cash at the class, I'm not sure how prepaid
> collection would work. We've got no framework for collecting on-time
> or through-instructor or whatever.
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>> 1) I have not played with 3D printing technology, but THS could get a
>> 3D printer and offer the printed out parts for 3D printers for others
>> to make at a price a little above the cost of manufacturing.  Order
>> comes in, someone prints the parts, order is shipped out. Just a
>> thought.
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> I don't think THS has direct experience with 3D printing, but a few of
> our friends do and we set up a fund a long time ago to get one. If
> you're interested in helping with getting a printer or investigating
> whether it's profitable, speak up and we can hook you up.
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>> 3) Merch.  Do you think folks from other hackerspaces would be
>> interested in a THS t-shirt or something else with a THS logo on it?
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> We've had off-and-on success with this. If you know a good designer
> that would donate some time, it's worth a shot.
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>> Website
>> I know there was a meeting to discuss the website.  I wasn't sure if
>> it was open to non members, and even if it was, I was real sick that
>> day so I wasn't going anywhere.  That said I'd like to know what was
>> discussed what direction the website may go in.
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> The website discussions are open to everyone. We need all the help we =
can get.
> I think we don't have enough volunteer effort to discuss "direction"
> with any clarity, but we're doing an ok job of gathering ideas for
> updates.
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>> I am hoping within
>> the next month or so to pay for 3 month membership, if I can make =
that
>> happen I'd be interested in helping out in that department, since
>> that's what I've been doing for the last 15 years (with a high
>> concentration in ecommerce ie: webshops).
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> Would be great to have your advice!
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>> One thing that I'd like to
>> see with the website is it be responsive to mobile vs non-mobile.
>> (something I am able to help with).
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> I'm interested in hearing more about this. On my smartphone I don't
> notice anything non-responsive. Could you expand on it next time you
> get to a meeting?
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> Thanks very much for your input, and I'm sure we'll be talking about
> this in the near future.
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>> James
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> --=20
> --Richard Frankum
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