[dcw] Digest for davis-commun... at googlegroups.com - 4 Messages in 1 Topic
Emily Schleiner
cordia... at gmail.com
Sat Jan 26 12:18:30 PST 2013
The space sounds great to start with. If they take the offer that would be
a good step in the right direction.
-Emily
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 10:58 PM, <davis-commun... at googlegroups.com
> wrote:
> Today's Topic Summary
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> Group: http://groups.google.com/group/davis-community-workshop/topics
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> - Offer on downtown space <#13c707fe33d5bb36_group_thread_0> [4
> Updates]
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> Offer on downtown space<http://groups.google.com/group/davis-community-workshop/t/d271460315f38be8>
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> "Steve Edberg" <edb... at edberg-online.com> Jan 24 04:21AM -0800
>
> I think the two biggest concerns are: (1) power - do you have any idea
> what kind of circuits are in there? Obviously, if we could only plug in
> one soldering iron and a reprap printer, there would be a problem; and
> (2)
> bathroom access.
>
> Next on my list would be water - although, if there was at least a
> spigot
> outside, we could make do with an outside sink for the moment, and a
> small
> tankless water heater could give us hot water. We could probably
> squeak by
> with portable heaters/fans for heating/cooling, although the power
> issue
> comes into play. It would be nice to have Internet access, but I think
> there's at least Instaconnect wireless there, right?
>
> I do think having a space is more important in the near term than a 3D
> printer; that demonstrates a commitment that will get people to start
> coming out of the woodwork, and start paying dues. And I know one
> person
> who does construction who was interested in helping flesh out a space,
> once we actually get one.
>
> steve
>
> On Wed, January 23, 2013 4:31 pm, Jordan Van Aalsburg wrote:
>
> > Cheers,
>
> > Jordan Van Aalsburg / James R Holliday
> > Davis Makerspace
>
>
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> James Holliday <jrhol... at gmail.com> Jan 24 09:47AM -0800
>
> Steve (and all),
>
> I agree with everything you said, and I'll sum it all up this way: the
> space is not ideal, nor is it capable of meeting our long-term needs.
> That said and agreed upon, we need *a space* in which to incubate and
> grow. This space is intended to be our necessary, short-term, initial
> location. I can't wait for when we're big enough to have grown out of
> it :^)
>
> > I do think having a space is more important in the near term than a
> 3D
> > printer; that demonstrates a commitment that will get people to start
> > coming out of the woodwork, and start paying dues.
>
> Exactly!
>
> James
>
>
>
>
> Steve Edberg <edb... at edberg-online.com> Jan 24 10:06AM -0800
>
> On 1/24/2013 9:47 AM, James Holliday wrote:
> >> coming out of the woodwork, and start paying dues.
>
> > Exactly!
>
> > James
>
>
> Yes, but if the space is so limited that it doesn't provide a good
> experience, it could potentially backfire. If it has even barely
> adequate power then in the short term I agree it would be a good thing.
> And if Court 'n' Cedar can't provide a restroom, maybe we could arrange
> something with Woodstocks in exchange for eating their pizza and
> drinking their beer.
>
> Having not been in the space myself, I'll defer to those who have with
> respect to its adequacy.
>
> Plus, I've got some stuff taking up space in storage that I'd loan, and
> my company has a bunch of assorted Steelcase modular furniture bits
> which I'm pretty sure we can donate if DCW finds them useful.
>
>
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> James Holliday <jrhol... at gmail.com> Jan 24 10:08AM -0800
>
> > Yes, but if the space is so limited that it doesn't provide a good
> > experience, it could potentially backfire.
>
> That's true. It's definitely something to be mindful of...
>
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