Which is why we need to reach out and get a lot of people on board. Then we can have the space open nearly 24/7, and when groups want to meet, they have a place that is suited to their needs ready on the day that works best for them.
300 people isn't a lot. Dorkbot could meet on wed, Weird Science Salon on Friday, Saturdayhouse on Sat, etc. -Daniel On Apr 14, 2:16 am, William Beaty <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, 13 Apr 2009, mike begley wrote: > > Ironically, I was planning to host a > > similar class (regarding the use of EL wire) within the next month, but > > it looks like that'll be a non-starter. > > Does anyone know of people who've messed with "smart paper" displays, or > with diy EL panels? That Tin-oxide conductive glass? With EL paint? I > see the paint from 3M, and various sources of transparent conductor (even > flexible plastic,) but I've never heard of anyone trying it. Maybe it's > too dim for home-built use? > > > I definitely think there's value in the kernel of the idea of SH, but > > there was always too much pie-in-the-sky dreams without any realistic > > persepctive or an implementation plan. > > Another problem is personal schedule. For Weird Science Salon we were > jumping from house to house, and trying various times. For us, saturdays > didn't work: the attendence was low. Neither did daytime. "After Dinner" > seemed to draw the biggest crowd. Sunday night wasn't bad, but really it > only worked well on weekday nights, and we picked fridays because of > various peoples' schedules. So, where did the "Saturday" come from? I > hope it wasn't just a random, untested choice. I've always wondered if the > "Saturday" was a serious drawback, while "thursdayhouse" (or whatever) > would've consistently had major attendance. But a bit hard to ever change > it, when "Saturday" is part of the name. > > (((((((((((((((((( ( ( ( ( (O) ) ) ) ) ))))))))))))))))))) > William J. Beaty SCIENCE HOBBYIST website > billb at amasci com http://amasci.com > EE/programmer/sci-exhibits amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair > Seattle, WA 206-762-3818 unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Website: http://saturdayhouse.org/ Post: [email protected] Unsubscribe: [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
