[nrb] RE: Desire for a new kind of list?

[Sanford Eisenhandler]

Wow - sounds WAY AWESOME!!!

--- Brian Karas <brian at karas.net> wrote:
>  It is coming, stay tuned.
> 
> I had wanted to have it rolling already, but life
> got in the way for a
> minute.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Drew Van Zandt
> [mailto:drew.vanzandt at gmail.com] 
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2005 3:24 PM
> > To: Brian
> > Cc: GNHLUG; nrb at gweep.net
> > Subject: Re: Desire for a new kind of list?
> > 
> > Brian et al., 
> >    Did anything ever happen with this?  Itseemed
> like such a 
> > good idea...
> > 
> > --DTVZ
> > 
> > On Mar 1, 2005 10:30 AM, Brian <lists at karas.net>
> wrote:
> > > Many of the people that came to claim the "free
> crap" from my house 
> > > over the last couple of weeks also expressed
> interest in my Home 
> > > Automation setup, as well as various electronics
> projects, product 
> > > ideas, distributed music/video, and other odd
> bits of tinkering and 
> > > ideas.  I've heard a couple of good business
> plans from 
> > folks that are 
> > > either in active development or early stages of 
> > implementation as well.
> > > 
> > > I was thinking of setting up a list that would
> not be just about 
> > > linux, or robots, but more of a collective local
> group that just 
> > > "builds stuff".  The meetings (monthly?)
> would/could take 
> > place at my 
> > > house (amherst, NH) or anyone else would be
> welcome to host.  The 
> > > intent being to show off projects in the works
> and/or 
> > solicit opinions and ideas for improvements and
> such.
> > > 
> > > I offer up my place because it is somewhat
> spacious *and* I have a 
> > > fair amount of electronics tools and components
> as well as a decent 
> > > enough workshop (no metal mills or lathes yet,
> but I am looking to 
> > > purchase a smallish (3HP) vertical mill soon). 
> The idea 
> > being things 
> > > could go from brainstorm to proof-of-concept all
> in one 
> > meeting.  This 
> > > would be a variation of the usual meetings where
> it seems that 
> > > everyone meets, talks, and then goes off on
> their own without much 
> > > tangible evidence ever being created.  Think of
> it like 
> > "Install fest" meets "Monster Garage".
> > > 
> > > I think that with the collective knowledge and
> skills we 
> > have in the 
> > > Nashua area (that "area" spanning Concord NH to
> Boston MA 
> > and beyond) 
> > > that we should be able to get a group of
> "do-ers" together 
> > and maybe 
> > > actually produce something cool in the process.
> > > 
> > > So, any takers?
> > > 
> > > -- Brian
> > > 
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> > 
> > 
> > --
> > --Drew Van Zandt
> > 
> 
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