Desire for a new kind of list?

[Brian Karas]

 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
>