<p>Some spaces will fail. Some will reinvent themselves.</p>
<p>But if spaces remain strong and stable, they face the opportunity to establish a stronger foothold in our technological landscape. Moving from curiousity to integral part of the community. In doing so, greater opportunities for everyone are realized.</p>
<p>On a wierdly related note...</p>
<p>Check out this piece on DARPA's director discussing reinventing us manufacturing.</p>
<p><a href="http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/01/darpa-works-on-reinventing-all-of.html">http://nextbigfuture.com/2010/01/darpa-works-on-reinventing-all-of.html</a></p>
<p>There's an emerging sense of legitimacy in many of the successes that we've demonstrated publicly in the past few years. We have an opportunity to capitalize on that and expand our reach significantly.</p>
<p>So, yeah while I too see some spaces definitely facing inevitable stumbling blocks, we should not forget the wealth of good will and growing spate of opportunities that are becoming available to us.</p>
<p>Be awesome, and people will be awesome with you.</p>
<p>-Matt</p>
<p><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 28, 2010 1:27 PM, "Adam D Bachman" <<a href="mailto:adam.bachman@gmail.com">adam.bachman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br><div><p><font color="#500050">> it appears that 2010 will be the year when there will be more spaces folding than opening<br>
</font></p><div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse">I agree. That's what happens when you get a massive publicity push like the HS movement got in '08 and '09 (the co-working movement in the USA is seeing this too, by the way). Articles in every publication and a lot of overexcited folks getting too deep into a medium sized weekend project (signing a lease and donating old electronics) before considering the long term commitment. It's not a statement on what hackerspaces are or what "hackers" are capable of (god, I hate that label), but on how society works. People try things, some stick, some don't. <span style="border-collapse:separate"><em style="font-style:normal">Such is life.</em></span></span></div>
<div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate"><em style="font-style:normal"><br></em></span></span></font></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="border-collapse:collapse"><span style="border-collapse:separate"><em style="font-style:normal">I believe the spaces are only external manifestations of something that's been around and will continue to be around. I'm on the 10,000 year plan, some amount of phase shift is expected at the local scale.</em></span></span></font></div>
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<div><span style="font-family:arial, sans-serif;border-collapse:collapse">- Adam</span></div>
</font></div><p><font color="#500050"><br><br>On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:58 AM, <<a href="mailto:quemener.yves@free.fr">quemener.yves@free.fr</a>> wrote:<br>><br>><br>> ----- "Nick Farr (hackerspa...</font></p>
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