Hi there! I imagine I qualify as a newbie. Just felt like giving people a shout out on here, since I've been lurking for a while.<br><br>Unfortunately, I can't really do Wednesdays, as one of the societies I'm in at Lancaster Uni meets then. Keeping my eye out for other stuff going on though. I really like the the maker lab idea, that's something I'd definitely check out.<br>
<br>Dan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 17 January 2012 19:05, Wayne Ward <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:wayne@lancastercomputers.co.uk">wayne@lancastercomputers.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
good point jo!!<br>
last wednesday of next month<br>
could do with some newbies<br>
ill advertise it about again and try and raise some more interest<br>
<br>
anybody have any projects they want to show off maybe next month<br>
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wayne :)<br>
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On 17 Jan 2012, at 17:56, Jo Cook wrote:<br>
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> ...and don't forget the upstart request from your newest LUG recruits<br>
> to make it a different day, say the last Weds in the month instead of<br>
> the second :-)<br>
><br>
> Lots of fun though, thanks for making us feel so welcome!<br>
><br>
> Jo<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> On 17 Jan 2012, at 17:41, Darren Poulson <<a href="mailto:llug@22balmoralroad.net">llug@22balmoralroad.net</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Is the folly still going? I know the lug used to have a lot of involvement there at one point, but thought it had shut... I'll investigate this weekend.<br>
>><br>
>> I'm up for another meeting, but unfortunately I'll be away for the next one. Good point, don't want to totally forget the linux part of this list! :)<br>
>><br>
>> On 17.01.2012 17:37, Wayne Ward wrote:<br>
>>> it sounds like your looking at something similar to the folly gallery<br>
>>> setup, it might be worth seeing if they are still going they might be<br>
>>> interested in doing something with you on this - they used to do<br>
>>> something similar..<br>
>>><br>
>>> good meeting the other night a mixed bag of geek stuff going down..<br>
>>> are we still up for a meet next month same place same time - also any<br>
>>> lug members fancy coming along have a chat about any linux activities<br>
>>> / projects they are doing etc ....<br>
>>><br>
>>> regards<br>
>>> wayne<br>
>>><br>
>>> On 17 Jan 2012, at 11:11, Darren Poulson wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>>> On 17.01.2012 10:36, andy baxter wrote:<br>
>>>>> On 12/01/12 00:06, Darren Poulson wrote:<br>
>>>>>> Hey,<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Was good meeting you guys tonight, and look forward to the next meeting. :)<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> As I mentioned, I'm really interested in the idea of a maker/hacker lab in lancaster, or at least getting a good community going of people interested in this type of thing, which will include everything from linux to textiles and everything in between! I definitely feel this is the natural evolution of open source and linux, with a sharing of tools and skills instead of source code.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> As a first attempt, I've set up <a href="http://www.lancasterlab.org.uk" target="_blank">www.lancasterlab.org.uk</a>, along with a mailing list. Feel free to give your feedback/criticism.<br>
>>>>>><br>
>>>>>> Anyway, it was a good night. Thanks!<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> Sorry for the slow reply. I just wanted to say quickly that I think<br>
>>>>> this is a great idea. I've been wanting something like this to happen<br>
>>>>> for ages, but not had the time and energy to do anything about it, so<br>
>>>>> thanks for getting things started.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> A few thoughts:<br>
>>>>> - it would be good to have a wiki on the site where people can post<br>
>>>>> details of, or links to, projects they've built.<br>
>>>>> - I've met a few people recently who are looking for workshop space<br>
>>>>> for similar projects. There are also some ideas floating around about<br>
>>>>> looking for a building that could be a centre for a variety of small<br>
>>>>> community oriented projects in Lancaster. This is more long term<br>
>>>>> though.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> I suggested to a friend that we should have an email list for people<br>
>>>>> interested in stuff like this, who want to share ideas on finding<br>
>>>>> places to work from, dealing with official stuff, etc. I'm still<br>
>>>>> waiting for him to get back to me, but when he does I should be able<br>
>>>>> to set this up fairly quickly.<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>>> andy baxter<br>
>>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Cheers for the feedback! :)<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I am planning on having a wiki of some form. I'd initially just shoved a wordpress site up, but the wiki modules weren't that good. I'll possibly put a full wiki on there soon.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> I agree, an actual premises is a long term goal. Need to measure actual need and support for now. If we can get a good community going then we should be able to find somewhere affordable.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> There is a mailing list set up now, the link is at the bottom of the main page, and I've put a link to the archive on the main menu too. To join, send an email to <a href="mailto:chat%2Bsubscribe@lancasterlab.org.uk">chat+subscribe@lancasterlab.org.uk</a>. Only a chat one set up for now, but if more specific things are needed, only takes two seconds to create a new one.<br>
>>>><br>
>>>> Darren.<br>
>>>><br>
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