[Lancaster] Geekup tonight?

Thu Jan 19 11:11:14 UTC 2012

Either is fine with me. My childcare situation is fairly flexible as he's
11 and can be held in thrall by most anything with a keyboard or buttons
and a screen.

If there's booze, I'll be there.

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Wayne Ward <wayne at lancastercomputers.co.uk
> wrote:

> its easy to say the last tuesday or thursday of the month
> simples
> lets make it so everybody can come - why not!! ?...
>
> good shout ;)
>
> wayne
>
> On 19 Jan 2012, at 10:03, Dave Leack wrote:
>
> Well, since we're already talking about moving the date of meetings, why
> not change the day as well?
> Perhaps we could all try to converge our availability (as best we can).
> Anyone want to marshal this?
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2012 at 1:13 AM, Dan Strong <danielstrong52 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> On 17 January 2012 19:05, Wayne Ward <wayne at lancastercomputers.co.uk>wrote:
>>
>>> good point jo!!
>>> last wednesday of next month
>>> could do with some newbies
>>> ill advertise it about again and try and raise some more interest
>>>
>>> anybody have any projects they want to show off maybe next month
>>>
>>> wayne :)
>>>
>>> On 17 Jan 2012, at 17:56, Jo Cook wrote:
>>>
>>> > ...and don't forget the upstart request from your newest LUG recruits
>>> > to make it a different day, say the last Weds in the month instead of
>>> > the second :-)
>>> >
>>> > Lots of fun though, thanks for making us feel so welcome!
>>> >
>>> > Jo
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On 17 Jan 2012, at 17:41, Darren Poulson <llug at 22balmoralroad.net>
>>> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> 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.
>>> >>
>>> >> 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! :)
>>> >>
>>> >> On 17.01.2012 17:37, Wayne Ward wrote:
>>> >>> it sounds like your looking at something similar to the folly gallery
>>> >>> setup, it might be worth seeing if they are still going they might be
>>> >>> interested in doing something with you on this - they used to do
>>> >>> something similar..
>>> >>>
>>> >>> good meeting the other night a mixed bag of geek stuff going down..
>>> >>> are we still up for a meet next month same place same time - also any
>>> >>> lug members fancy coming along have a chat about any linux activities
>>> >>> / projects they are doing etc ....
>>> >>>
>>> >>> regards
>>> >>> wayne
>>> >>>
>>> >>> On 17 Jan 2012, at 11:11, Darren Poulson wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>>> On 17.01.2012 10:36, andy baxter wrote:
>>> >>>>> On 12/01/12 00:06, Darren Poulson wrote:
>>> >>>>>> Hey,
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Was good meeting you guys tonight, and look forward to the next
>>> meeting. :)
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> 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.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> As a first attempt, I've set up www.lancasterlab.org.uk, along
>>> with a mailing list. Feel free to give your feedback/criticism.
>>> >>>>>>
>>> >>>>>> Anyway, it was a good night. Thanks!
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> Sorry for the slow reply. I just wanted to say quickly that I think
>>> >>>>> this is a great idea. I've been wanting something like this to
>>> happen
>>> >>>>> for ages, but not had the time and energy to do anything about it,
>>> so
>>> >>>>> thanks for getting things started.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> A few thoughts:
>>> >>>>> - it would be good to have a wiki on the site where people can post
>>> >>>>> details of, or links to, projects they've built.
>>> >>>>> - I've met a few people recently who are looking for workshop space
>>> >>>>> for similar projects. There are also some ideas floating around
>>> about
>>> >>>>> looking for a building that could be a centre for a variety of
>>> small
>>> >>>>> community oriented projects in Lancaster. This is more long term
>>> >>>>> though.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> I suggested to a friend that we should have an email list for
>>> people
>>> >>>>> interested in stuff like this, who want to share ideas on finding
>>> >>>>> places to work from, dealing with official stuff, etc. I'm still
>>> >>>>> waiting for him to get back to me, but when he does I should be
>>> able
>>> >>>>> to set this up fairly quickly.
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>> andy baxter
>>> >>>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Cheers for the feedback! :)
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 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.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 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.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> 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 chat+subscribe at lancasterlab.org.uk. Only a chat
>>> one set up for now, but if more specific things are needed, only takes two
>>> seconds to create a new one.
>>> >>>>
>>> >>>> Darren.
>>> >>>>
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