[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>
>
>    "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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