[MakeLV] Serendipity

[Josiah Ritchie]

:-) Yeah, I picked that issue up also, I haven't gotten to that article yet
though. Maybe I'll make it tonight. I've been picking off the little tool
reviews when I get a minute or two.

JSR/

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Rob <rob at pabut.org> wrote:

> Picked up the MAKE Special issue: Workshop and Tool Guide .... there is a
> feature on "How to Create a Hackerspace." written by Mitch Altman of
> TV-B-GONE fame.
>
> The article goes through a list of suggestions ... and some items it HIGHLY
> recommended: Incorporate and Insurance ( we all saw that coming :-) )
>
> It also mentioned other things like fund raising opportunities like
> teaching classes to the public or selling t-shirts ... both of which end up
> helping promote the organization as well.
>
> Other things it discussed: keeping things simple .... don't try to fix
> problems that haven't happened yet!
>
> A web resource it recommended is:
> http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Design_Patterns
>
> It's a wiki that references this presentation:
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/9897224/1003Building-a-Hacker-Space#page=19
>
> --> Rob
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