[hackerspaces] importance of community in hackerspace

[Edward L Platt]

I also have a blog on this topic:
http://elplatt.com/hackerspaces-and-inclusion

Arduinos and kisses,
-Ed


On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:25 PM, matt <matt at nycresistor.com> wrote:

> basically i put a post up on the blog about this topic...
>
> http://blog.hackerspaces.org/2013/09/27/redefining-hackerspaces/
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> covers most of my opinions on the matter.
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:19 PM, Paul Brown <paul90brown at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I lurk on the Noisebridge mailing list and something that Danny O'Brien
>> said about this topic really stuck with me (it's in the context of Aaron
>> Swartz's death):
>>
>> "Mitch was one of the first to use hackerspaces to set up meetings to
>> talk about depression among hackers. Noisebridge isn't just about
>> Arduinos and giant fricking lasers. We come here to support each other,
>> especially in our darkest times, and we work to support the wider hacker
>> community.
>>
>> Please take care of each other. If we die, it will not be by our own
>> hands, nor by those who might misunderstand us, but by giant robot
>> hands, hugging their fleshy creators just a biiit too hard for our puny
>> human tolerances. And we'll build it together, not alone."
>>
>> https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2013-January/034386.html
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>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 2:10 PM, Joshua Pritt <ramgarden at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I would point out the area of multiple skill sets of a community and how
>>> they complement each other.  In a hackerspace you may have software
>>> engineers, electrical engineers, and mechanical engineers.  They can all
>>> share knowledge and help each other with projects or even work on a large
>>> project together that wouldn't normally have been possible with the one
>>> skill set alone.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 3:06 PM, Florencia Edwards <floev22 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all, i need to give a talk about the importance of communities, any
>>>> articles, posts, or opinions you have on it? i want to give different
>>>> perspectives on why a community is important
>>>>
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