[Vanhackspace] Fwd: Vancouver Hacking Community?

[Joe Bowser]

I haven't responded yet.  I said that I'd talk to them about it to see
what the hell they wanted to talk about.  (Whether it's VHS or
something else).  I had no intention of talking to them until much
later in the week, and definitely not without passing it by everyone
first.

Joe

On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 1:39 PM, Rene Radomski <radomski_r at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I strongly suggest you put this media thing on hold and allow the collective
> to converse on this topic in tonight's meeting. If most of us decide it's a
> good idea then great, she'll still get her story. I'm concerned that some
> people might not get the opportunity to voice their opinions simply because
> they are at work or whatever and don't have immediate access to their
> e-mail. It would be wrong to deny them the privilege of opinion.
>
> ________________________________
> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 13:26:18 -0700
> From: bowserj at gmail.com
> To: vanhackspace at lists.uselessdegree.net
> Subject: Re: [Vanhackspace] Fwd: Vancouver Hacking Community?
>
> Well, the last meeting we were the loose lips on that one, as far as getting
> the membership up from 6 to where it is now.  I think that it's fine to say
> that there's a hackspace forming.  We're not "open" to the public as of yet,
> since we don't have lockers, tools or any of the things that we need to get
> going.  She already found the site and the wiki, and we're right now totally
> open and transparent, except for who's a paid member and who isn't.  I'd
> like to keep it like this.
>
> I'm willing to talk to her about random topics related to hackerspaces in
> general, but as far as VHS is concerned, we are not Open to the public as of
> yet.
>
> Joe
>
> On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Austin <austin at artefactual.com> wrote:
>
> +1 no media.. lets keep a wrap on things right now.. build some solid
> footing and then possibly invite the public.  I think the more attention
> we recieve the more voices we will be hearing while forming.. why not
> keep this completely underwraps and just keep it a word of mouth thing.
> I would like to gear the focus towards hacking up a cool space instead
> of seeing how many people we can tell about our cool space... *shrugs*
>
> On Tue, 2008-09-02 at 11:33 -0700, Joe Bowser wrote:
>> Hey
>>
>> The day has come where the media has found out about VHS.  Luckily,
>> I'm able to talk to them before they end up talking to other people.
>> However, we should decide how we want to talk about this.  I'm
>> thinking that we should just talk about the Hackerspace Concept, say
>> that we have open events, and talk about the whole Maker/DIY scene
>> without getting into specifics.
>>
>> Some people suggested that media should not be allowed in the VHS
>> Tuesday meetings.  How do people feel about that rule?  I'm fine with
>> documenting everything, but I really would like it if we were the ones
>> doing the documenting.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Karen Pinchin <abigail_kp at hotmail.com>
>> Date: Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 10:50 AM
>> Subject: RE: Vancouver Hacking Community?
>> To: Joe Bowser <bowserj at gmail.com>
>>
>>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Thanks for getting back to me so quickly. I'm writing a feature for
>> the Georgia Straight's technology section and think your hackerspace
>> and its members would make a really great story. I found VHS's wiki
>> this morning and sold my editor on the concept. I would love to meet
>> with you sometime this week to get some background on VHS as well as
>> the hacking and hacking activist communities in Vancouver. Then
>> perhaps you can introduce me to a few of the members?  My schedule is
>> pretty open, and I'm located in Kitsilano but can meet anywhere in the
>> city that's convenient for you. Let me know what day/time might work.
>>
>> My cell is (604) 812-7168 and you can e-mail me to set something up.
>> I'm really looking forward to it.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ______________________________________________________________________
>> Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2008 10:13:01 -0700
>> From: bowserj at gmail.com
>> To: abigail_kp at hotmail.com
>> Subject: Vancouver Hacking Community?
>>
>>
>> Hey
>>
>> I'm e-mailing you regarding a comment on my blog.  Currently we're
>> looking at starting a hackerspace similar to what is being setup in
>> many other cities, modelling it after places like HacDC in Washington,
>> DC, ASCII in the Netherlands and the CCC hackerspaces in Germany.  If
>> you want to talk about VHS, the various Vancouver Hacking Scenes, or
>> anything else that's going down with hacking and activism in the city,
>> let me know.
>>
>> Joe
>>
>>
>>
>>
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