[clue] New Hackerspace in progress - Longmont

Wed Jul 3 14:15:43 MDT 2013

DenHac is awesome, and they have awesome people there. I really wish I
could get more involved with the various 303 groups that tend to congregate
there; but again, the whole family thing and long drive to get there get in
the way.

I would almost guarantee I would be a member of DenHac if I lived closer;
just the distance makes it unreasonable for me to go. It would be my dream,
that we get a similar group of people to congregate here in Longmont (if
they are closer to this area). Right now, I can say, that I'm definitely in
the minority of people, as far as interests goes at this Longmont
Hackerspace (we are calling it "TinkerMill"). I'm the linux/security admin
guy, who likes electronics. From what I've seen so far coming to the
meetings, there are a very wide range of people, people that enjoy some of
the more artistic stuff/building stuff, some people who want to get their
hands on 3d/laser printers and stuff.

All that being said, it is cool that there are people with other interests
than mine, but it would be nice if I could convince a few people with
similar interests to mine could join as well.

Mike

On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Dan Kulinski <daniel at kulinski.net> wrote:

> Denhac has a lot of awesome people.  I have been there twice now, once to
> attend a class and once to give a class.  In fact I will be giving another
> class soon at Denhac, once again on Linux virtualization.
>
> While I agree that the location doesn't scream a warm invitation, the
> people are fantastic.
>
> I'll be watching the Longmont space, having more places to do projects is
> never a bad idea!
>
> Dan
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:23 PM, Mike <mikedawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Mike,
>>
>> I just moved to CO about 8 months ago, and when I came up looking for
>> houses on one visit; I cruised by DenHac. As you said, super awesome
>> concept, and a lot of neat stuff going on. Unfortunately, I ended up
>> renting a place in Longmont, and the drive between here and DenHac is
>> pretty rough, once you start to consider family and kids, and everything.
>>
>> A similar situation with the various meetups and LUGs as well. Boulder
>> has a LUG and there is this more Denver-centric LUG. While Boulder isn't
>> too far, I have a tough time attending so many meetups per week; it would
>> be nice to have something in Longmont.
>>
>> We have several people from DenHac's board helping us with our
>> hackerspace in here, and we're doing our best to build it up. The locations
>> we are looking to stay in are in maybe shadier parts of Longmont, but
>> honestly, I would have no problem with the "shadiest" part of Longmont.
>>
>> If you're interested in the MeetUp for the hackerspace, we have been
>> using MeetUp to schedule our meetings (
>> http://www.meetup.com/LongmontHackerSpace/ ) but we're slowly
>> transitioning to the website ( http://www.tinkermill.org/ ) and G+ (
>> https://plus.google.com/103039872489846452718 ).
>>
>> If you're interested in potential classes or whatever, you can check out
>> our G+ page for the invite. Let me know if you have any questions.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 3, 2013 at 1:12 PM, Mike Bean <beandaemon at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'd be intrigued.  Depending on time.  Granted, I have a pretty lousy
>>> track record for making it to clue meetings, but points for good intentions
>>> right?  (Longmont is about a 20 min drive up wadsworth).  Tried to go to
>>> denhac a couple times,  always chickened out.  LOVE the concept.  Can't
>>> afford the member fees and I'll be honest, something about the
>>> building/neighborhood doesn't exactly scream inviting to me.  OK, OK, let's
>>> just accept it upfront that I'm a little chicken(@#$%) from time to time = )
>>>
>>> Mike Bean
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 2, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Mike <mikedawg at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Been doing a lot of work in Longmont; working on building a
>>>> hackerspace. I'm not sure how many people are near Longmont; however, I've
>>>> been a member of this list (and Boulder's) for about 6 months, just because
>>>> I enjoy watching the linux community in action.
>>>>
>>>> As part of this movement, we have chosen to do classes to get people
>>>> involved with the group as well. I'm not sure how much of this list may be
>>>> in Longmont, or if folks are even relatively close to Longmont, are
>>>> interested in a drive up to Longmont. We are planning to potentially put
>>>> together a linux class.
>>>>
>>>> I think initially we can start with introductions, maybe work on some
>>>> installs, and sort of gauge the groups interests. We have space lined up on
>>>> Saturday's at the Longmont Police Station at 225 Kimbark St (
>>>> https://www.google.com/maps?q=225+Kimbark+St,+Longmont,+CO&sll=40.16795899989814,-105.09800829058253&sspn=0.12291964176483818,0.2884479871897973&t=m&dg=opt&hnear=225+Kimbark+St,+Longmont,+Colorado+80501&z=16 ).
>>>> In future classes, again, depending on the groups interests we can aim for
>>>> more, or less complexity, maybe something like studying for the LPI/Linux+
>>>> exams, or different topics. We have the space at the Longmont Police
>>>> station from 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM, but I'm definitely looking at starting the
>>>> class/group session at 1:00 PM.
>>>>
>>>> If anybody can let me know their interests in such a group, it would
>>>> definitely be appreciated. Let me know if you're interested in meeting up
>>>> this Saturday in Longmont for this group!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Mike
>>>>
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Mike
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