>From reading MAKE magazine http://makezine.com/ <http://makezine.com/>and reading Robert Thompson's blog http://www.ttgnet.com/daynotes/2009/2009-14.html <http://www.ttgnet.com/daynotes/2009/2009-14.html>and recent books, I don't doubt that there would be many non-computer-related possibilities.
Another possible tie-in could perhaps involve the Vermont Astronomical Society http://www.vtastro.org/ <http://www.vtastro.org/> and/or these guys: http://stellafane.org/ Just pondering... Old Farmer Dave On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:05 PM, Kevin Thorley <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 5:55 PM, sth <[email protected]> wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > > [...] > > > > With all due respect to VAGUErants from other regions, of course, is > > there an Internet-connected venue (doesn't have to be a pub, in the > > spirit of accommodating the under-21 crowd) somewhere that doesn't > > require the substantial crowds from the Burlington System and the > > Montpelier Nebula to transit the Corridor of Doom[2] -- where the roads > > eat Flints for breakfast -- during the winter months? I think that "lack > > of perilous travel" would be a major selling point, especially if such a > > place is being eyed as another stable venue for the monthly meeting. > > > > I briefly thought of suggesting Waterbury as a location, in the hopes > that a) rent would be cheaper for a space to host the hacker space and > b) we'd get participation from both Montpelier and Burlington areas. > However, on further reflection, i think this would result in less > participation overall, since *everyone* would have to drive to get > there. > > I've been reading a lot on this topic today (while my builds are > running and I can't do anything else, of course) and I think this > could really work. I'm airing the idea on the vague list since this > is a great place to start, but I think a hacker space would go far > beyond just the FOSS community. Hardware, software, maybe even > non-computer projects... yes, there are people out there that don't > spend ALL of their time in front of a computer monitor > > Kevin >
