From chris at nart.org  Sat Oct  3 19:44:16 2009
From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:44:16 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cheap LCD
Message-ID: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>

Hey Folks,

Does anyone know where I can find a lower end LCD monitor? I need something
crappy for the shop. VGA, hopefully better than 1024x768. Used is fine.

--c
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From mike at dawgdayz.com  Sat Oct  3 19:49:02 2009
From: mike at dawgdayz.com (Mike Payson)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:49:02 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cheap LCD
In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
References: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <a2ef35510910031649o5b9ee9d0h365eeb9ed1686e2d@mail.gmail.com>

Craigslist?

http://seattle.craigslist.org/search/?areaID=2&subAreaID=&query=lcd+monitor&catAbbreviation=sss

On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Christopher Prosser <chris at nart.org> wrote:
> Hey Folks,
>
> Does anyone know where I can find a lower end LCD monitor? I need something
> crappy for the shop. VGA, hopefully better than 1024x768. Used is fine.
>
> --c
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>

From eldang at gmail.com  Sat Oct  3 19:54:58 2009
From: eldang at gmail.com (Eldan Goldenberg)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 16:54:58 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cheap LCD
In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
References: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <587DDC9D-2A1A-4E74-A62B-B9FE45360E97@gmail.com>

My workplace has recently bought used monitors for reasonable prices  
from both of these places:

Re:PC in Sodo: http://www.repc.com/seattle.html
InterConnection in Fremont: http://www.interconnection.org/get_retail.html

Eldan

On Oct 3 2009, at 4:44, Christopher Prosser wrote:

> Hey Folks,
>
> Does anyone know where I can find a lower end LCD monitor? I need  
> something crappy for the shop. VGA, hopefully better than 1024x768.  
> Used is fine.
>
> --c
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................


From rbrand at drizzle.com  Sat Oct  3 21:45:43 2009
From: rbrand at drizzle.com (Ralph Brand)
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 2009 18:45:43 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cheap LCD
In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
References: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <011e01ca4494$63a3acc0$2aeb0640$@com>

UW surplus sometimes has cheap LCDs, but sadly none at present.  It's best
to check the web site before camping out at their door on Tuesday morning. 

http://www.washington.edu/facilities/transportation/movingandsurplus/invento
ry/

 

Regards

Ralph

 

 

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Hey Folks,

Does anyone know where I can find a lower end LCD monitor? I need something
crappy for the shop. VGA, hopefully better than 1024x768. Used is fine.

--c

 

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From wa7bsr at gmail.com  Sun Oct  4 17:44:04 2009
From: wa7bsr at gmail.com (John Marshall)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 14:44:04 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Synthesizer Meeting
Message-ID: <379bc5650910041444p63d819e4o1bf37c7f96732d18@mail.gmail.com>

The next ?? Annual Seattle Music Synthesizer Meeting:

Saturday, October 31st
10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, doors open at 9:00 AM

Renton Technical College
Building C, Room 110
3000 NE 4th St
Renton, WA 98056

Theme this year: Haloween Sounds/Music

RSVP

Take care,
John
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From billb at eskimo.com  Sun Oct  4 22:12:40 2009
From: billb at eskimo.com (William Beaty)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 19:12:40 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] cheap LCD
In-Reply-To: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
References: <60ca9c740910031644j69b4e986pcab2a36bf2c89670@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.4.58.0910041906400.13075@eskimo.com>

On Sat, 3 Oct 2009, Christopher Prosser wrote:

> Does anyone know where I can find a lower end LCD monitor? I need something
> crappy for the shop. VGA, hopefully better than 1024x768. Used is fine.

Always collect dead ones from the dumpster/curb, since very often the only
problem is the backlight.  And very often the only problem is an
overheated electrolytic filter capacitor in one of the two fluorescent
backlight drivers.

Also note that these drivers are monitored by the processor, which shuts
everything down if just one lamp fails or one driver section croaks.  You
can stick a resistor across the dead lamp.  Half-bright LCD display for
free!

I've replaced the lamps in these before.  It's a big surgery job, with the
greatest challenge being putting everything back together in the exact
right order when done.


(((((((((((((((((( ( (  (   (    (O)    )   )  ) ) )))))))))))))))))))
William J. Beaty                            SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
billb at amasci com                         http://amasci.com
EE/programmer/sci-exhibits   amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair
Seattle, WA  206-762-3818    unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci

From joshkopel at yahoo.com  Sun Oct  4 23:39:22 2009
From: joshkopel at yahoo.com (Josh Kopel)
Date: Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:39:22 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Metrix
In-Reply-To: <B81E64A2E3BE8A40BEC560143AB3A02303E26ED6@sepost2.kldomain.com>
References: <B81E64A2E3BE8A40BEC560143AB3A02303E26ED6@sepost2.kldomain.com>
Message-ID: <4AC96A6A.3050403@yahoo.com>

WOW!!!
Am I the last person to hear about this place?
http://metrixcreatespace.com/

Does anyone know anything about them?
It looks amazing.


-- 

josh kopel

a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>

twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>

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From billb at eskimo.com  Mon Oct  5 01:53:44 2009
From: billb at eskimo.com (William Beaty)
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2009 22:53:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Metrix
In-Reply-To: <4AC96A6A.3050403@yahoo.com>
References: <B81E64A2E3BE8A40BEC560143AB3A02303E26ED6@sepost2.kldomain.com>
	<4AC96A6A.3050403@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.4.58.0910042247210.13075@eskimo.com>

On Sun, 4 Oct 2009, Josh Kopel wrote:

> WOW!!!
> Am I the last person to hear about this place?
> http://metrixcreatespace.com/

It doesn't exist.  Yet.  A secret known only to Museum of Mysteries (which
is right next door,) and hack-night attendees from Seattle Wirelesss.

Matt W. from seattlewireless.com has been working on the storefront for
quite some time, and now says it's official: Oct 15th grand opening for
his Espresso/hackers/makers store (next to Museum of Mysteries.)  They
offer laser cutting, 3D printer, and lots of bench space and soldering
stations.  Stop by, breathe rosin smoke, say hi to several Matt W's.

  http://metrixcreatespace.com/

See also:

   Wednesday Hack Night
   http://www.seattlewireless.net/HackNight/


>
> Does anyone know anything about them?
> It looks amazing.
>
>
> --
>
> josh kopel
>
> a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>
>
> twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>
>
>

(((((((((((((((((( ( (  (   (    (O)    )   )  ) ) )))))))))))))))))))
William J. Beaty                            SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
billb at amasci com                         http://amasci.com
EE/programmer/sci-exhibits   amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair
Seattle, WA  206-762-3818    unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci

From bryanwi at bryanwi.com  Mon Oct  5 11:42:47 2009
From: bryanwi at bryanwi.com (Bryan Willman)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:42:47 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo equipment?
Message-ID: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>

Hi folks - due to space constraints and modern use patterns, I have a
collection of McIntosh Labs stereo gear and pair of Kef speakers that
need new homes.   They were pretty high end when new (a very long time
ago.)   Anybody know of any good places to just sell such stuff?   It's
kind of large, and would be awkward to sell via craig's list or ebay.
And I think it should be work a useful amount of money.

thx
bmw

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From chris at nart.org  Mon Oct  5 11:53:02 2009
From: chris at nart.org (Christopher Prosser)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 08:53:02 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo
	equipment?
In-Reply-To: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>
References: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>
Message-ID: <60ca9c740910050853o718586a7m44e78d94d02007e5@mail.gmail.com>

There are a few places on Roosevelt by Whole Foods that sell high end audio
equiptment. I think one of them does used.

Definitive Audio and Speakerlab are two places I can think of. If you give
them a call I bet they would know somewhere local you could sell it.

-c

On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Bryan Willman <bryanwi at bryanwi.com> wrote:

>  Hi folks - due to space constraints and modern use patterns, I have a
> collection of McIntosh Labs stereo gear and pair of Kef speakers that need
> new homes.   They were pretty high end when new (a very long time ago.)
> Anybody know of any good places to just sell such stuff?   It's kind of
> large, and would be awkward to sell via craig's list or ebay.   And I think
> it should be work a useful amount of money.
>
> thx
> bmw
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
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From josephgray at grauwald.com  Mon Oct  5 12:20:55 2009
From: josephgray at grauwald.com (Joseph Gray)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:20:55 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Metrix
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.4.58.0910042247210.13075@eskimo.com>
References: <B81E64A2E3BE8A40BEC560143AB3A02303E26ED6@sepost2.kldomain.com>
	<4AC96A6A.3050403@yahoo.com>
	<Pine.SUN.4.58.0910042247210.13075@eskimo.com>
Message-ID: <4A1074AE-AA5C-4F5E-A99E-4A6E53A086E0@grauwald.com>

I visited this place the other day as it's in my  neighborhood and I'd  
heard about it via S. Vroom at 911Media

Awesome set-up, Mike's done a great job with the collecting of tools  
and creating work areas to work on stuff.   Essentially it's a hack  
space like NYC Resistor or the local Hackerbot Labs, but unlike those  
spaces it's not a private shop, but rather more like a makers store- 
front.  kinda like one of those "make your own pottery" places but for  
electronics geeks....






On Oct 4, 2009, at 10:53 PM, William Beaty wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009, Josh Kopel wrote:
>
>> WOW!!!
>> Am I the last person to hear about this place?
>> http://metrixcreatespace.com/
>
> It doesn't exist.  Yet.  A secret known only to Museum of Mysteries  
> (which
> is right next door,) and hack-night attendees from Seattle Wirelesss.
>
> Matt W. from seattlewireless.com has been working on the storefront  
> for
> quite some time, and now says it's official: Oct 15th grand opening  
> for
> his Espresso/hackers/makers store (next to Museum of Mysteries.)  They
> offer laser cutting, 3D printer, and lots of bench space and soldering
> stations.  Stop by, breathe rosin smoke, say hi to several Matt W's.
>
>  http://metrixcreatespace.com/
>
> See also:
>
>   Wednesday Hack Night
>   http://www.seattlewireless.net/HackNight/
>
>
>>
>> Does anyone know anything about them?
>> It looks amazing.
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> josh kopel
>>
>> a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>
>>
>> twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>
>>
>>
>
> (((((((((((((((((( ( (  (   (    (O)    )   )  ) ) )))))))))))))))))))
> William J. Beaty                            SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
> billb at amasci com                         http://amasci.com
> EE/programmer/sci-exhibits   amateur science, hobby projects, sci fair
> Seattle, WA  206-762-3818    unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird sci
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................


From josephgray at grauwald.com  Mon Oct  5 12:22:57 2009
From: josephgray at grauwald.com (Joseph Gray)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 09:22:57 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Metrix
In-Reply-To: <4A1074AE-AA5C-4F5E-A99E-4A6E53A086E0@grauwald.com>
References: <B81E64A2E3BE8A40BEC560143AB3A02303E26ED6@sepost2.kldomain.com>
	<4AC96A6A.3050403@yahoo.com>
	<Pine.SUN.4.58.0910042247210.13075@eskimo.com>
	<4A1074AE-AA5C-4F5E-A99E-4A6E53A086E0@grauwald.com>
Message-ID: <0549C030-4572-4B11-AC05-9C72D39EECBA@grauwald.com>

Oh, and they have a vending machine with Arduinos in it...


On Oct 5, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Joseph Gray wrote:

> I visited this place the other day as it's in my  neighborhood and I'd
> heard about it via S. Vroom at 911Media
>
> Awesome set-up, Mike's done a great job with the collecting of tools
> and creating work areas to work on stuff.   Essentially it's a hack
> space like NYC Resistor or the local Hackerbot Labs, but unlike those
> spaces it's not a private shop, but rather more like a makers store-
> front.  kinda like one of those "make your own pottery" places but for
> electronics geeks....
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On Oct 4, 2009, at 10:53 PM, William Beaty wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 4 Oct 2009, Josh Kopel wrote:
>>
>>> WOW!!!
>>> Am I the last person to hear about this place?
>>> http://metrixcreatespace.com/
>>
>> It doesn't exist.  Yet.  A secret known only to Museum of Mysteries
>> (which
>> is right next door,) and hack-night attendees from Seattle Wirelesss.
>>
>> Matt W. from seattlewireless.com has been working on the storefront
>> for
>> quite some time, and now says it's official: Oct 15th grand opening
>> for
>> his Espresso/hackers/makers store (next to Museum of Mysteries.)   
>> They
>> offer laser cutting, 3D printer, and lots of bench space and  
>> soldering
>> stations.  Stop by, breathe rosin smoke, say hi to several Matt W's.
>>
>> http://metrixcreatespace.com/
>>
>> See also:
>>
>>  Wednesday Hack Night
>>  http://www.seattlewireless.net/HackNight/
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know anything about them?
>>> It looks amazing.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> josh kopel
>>>
>>> a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>
>>>
>>> twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> (((((((((((((((((( ( (  (   (    (O 
>> )    )   )  ) ) )))))))))))))))))))
>> William J. Beaty                            SCIENCE HOBBYIST website
>> billb at amasci com                         http://amasci.com
>> EE/programmer/sci-exhibits   amateur science, hobby projects, sci  
>> fair
>> Seattle, WA  206-762-3818    unusual phenomena, tesla coils, weird  
>> sci
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with
>> electricity..........
>> ..........................http://
>> dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................


From ssafarik at speakeasy.net  Mon Oct  5 13:00:20 2009
From: ssafarik at speakeasy.net (Steve Safarik)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 10:00:20 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo
	equipment?
References: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>
Message-ID: <E80D61AB809444C29CD6BE525255EF44@Herkimer>

local place to sell high end stereo equipment?I think Hawthorne Stereo is the place you want.  They used to be on Roosevelt near Whole Foods, and I thought they moved, but their website (http://www.hawthornestereo.com) says they're still there at 6303 Roosevelt.

Steve.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bryan Willman 
  To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org 
  Sent: Monday, October 05, 2009 8:42 AM
  Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo equipment?


  Hi folks - due to space constraints and modern use patterns, I have a collection of McIntosh Labs stereo gear and pair of Kef speakers that need new homes.   They were pretty high end when new (a very long time ago.)   Anybody know of any good places to just sell such stuff?   It's kind of large, and would be awkward to sell via craig's list or ebay.   And I think it should be work a useful amount of money.

  thx 
  bmw 



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From shellyhivemind at gmail.com  Mon Oct  5 17:32:53 2009
From: shellyhivemind at gmail.com (shelly@hive-mind.com)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 14:32:53 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Fwd: Hive-Mind Halloween Creative Crew: Mtg
	Weds Oct 7, **9:30pm**
In-Reply-To: <37bd773c0910051431k50d0663bya613d3bbe511325f@mail.gmail.com>
References: <37bd773c0910051431k50d0663bya613d3bbe511325f@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <37bd773c0910051432kf7934cdj89edeb9bbcdb17a@mail.gmail.com>

oops:  i scheduled this meeting the same time as our dorkbot meeting out in
kirkland!  So, we're pushing it back to 9:30 over beers at the 91b Hammer in
Georgetown.  info below, if you want to join.

******

Holy Bajeesus it's our 15th Hive-mind Halloween Party on Sat Oct 31, and
we're gearing up for scary, creepy, hive-mind halloween madness.  If you
like interactive fun, decorating, scaring people, or in any way expressing
yourself creatively at parties for a good cause, join our crew!

*What*:     *Planning/brainstorming meeting* for Hive-Mind Halloween
decorating and interactive fun
*When:*    *Weds, October 7, 9:30pm*
*Where*:   91b Hammer: 6009 Airport Way S
*Who: *     Anyone who wants to play

We'll hit the 91b Hammer for beers afterwards to continue with
alcohol-lubricated brainstorming activities.

*More about Hive-mind Halloween*:  Each year, we throw a really great party,
drawing 700-900 super-costumed people, and use the money raised to donate to
non-profit cultural arts and education programs for youth (Youngstown, and
Room to Read).  We already have an amazing evening lined up with 10 great
DJs in two dance floors, VJs, 2 bars, interactive projects, and more.  BUT,
it also needs to look great!  This year, the theme is, go figure,
"Halloween"!   We're thinking oldstyle: graveyards, ghosts, monsters, hell
-- but are game for whatever ideas people come up with.  We've been doing
this for a long time, so have a lot of resources you can leverage!

*What the creative crew does: * Our primary goal is to descend upon the
Youngstown Cultural Arts Center and transform it into a halloween-themed
mega-party space through decorations and interactive projects.   It's all
about being creative, having a lot fun, all while helping out a great cause.
 Whether you'd just like to show up and help out, or take on a leadership
role in manifesting your own creative ideas, we'd love you to join in on the
fun.   What's involved?  Between now and Oct 31st we'll have a meeting or
two, a work party or two, and then we'll decorate Fri and Sat before the
party on Oct 30/31.   And, if you need more incentive, you'll get in for
free.

*Your own group project?*  If you have a group that'd like to do a
collaborative project, even better!  Speak fast because some spaces are
already claimed.  What we really need right now is a *chill space*.

If you
can't make this meeting, but want to participate, please email me so I can be
sure to keep you in the loop.

Shelly
Creative Lead
(206) 226 3586
shellyhivemind at gmail.com



-- 
I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
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From paulpham at yahoo.com  Mon Oct  5 21:41:11 2009
From: paulpham at yahoo.com (Paul Pham)
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2009 18:41:11 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo
	equipment?
In-Reply-To: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>
References: <836BDDA255F69943929C12E0E7E1C628042AE6A5@EXVBE005-1.exch005intermedia.net>
Message-ID: <703296.53467.qm@web112410.mail.gq1.yahoo.com>

I disagree that it would be awkward to sell on Craigslist, since seattle.craigslist.org is already local and buyers can just drive over to pick up. If you do a search for "kef speaker" or "mcintosh amp" there are a couple of hits, so you can see what other people are asking for comparable equipment.

However, I agree that eBay is awkward in general :]

Hope this helps,
Paul




________________________________
From: Bryan Willman <bryanwi at bryanwi.com>
To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
Sent: Monday, October 5, 2009 8:42:47 AM
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] local place to sell high end stereo equipment?

local place to sell high end stereo equipment? 
Hi folks - due to space constraints and modern use patterns, I have a collection of McIntosh Labs stereo gear and pair of Kef speakers that need new homes.   They were pretty high end when new (a very long time ago.)   Anybody know of any good places to just sell such stuff?   It's kind of large, and would be awkward to sell via craig's list or ebay.   And I think it should be work a useful amount of money.
thx 
bmw 


      
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From joshkopel at yahoo.com  Mon Oct 19 12:57:54 2009
From: joshkopel at yahoo.com (Josh Kopel)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:57:54 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] amazing auction
Message-ID: <4ADC9A92.60801@yahoo.com>

Hey Dorkbot.

I can't go to this auction (if I could I wouldn't tell any of YOU about 
it ;- )
http://bit.ly/4CHzuW

There is some amazing stuff in there, and I hope it makes it into the 
right hands!

-- 

josh kopel

a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>

twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>

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From jcalvert at gmail.com  Mon Oct 19 13:48:25 2009
From: jcalvert at gmail.com (J Calvert)
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:48:25 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] amazing auction
In-Reply-To: <4ADC9A92.60801@yahoo.com>
References: <4ADC9A92.60801@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <cace32060910191048v66ce6a0ag11010ed27f93dedc@mail.gmail.com>

Lots of good stuff, belonged to what sounds like a pretty neat guy:
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=robert-e-metcalf&pid=130183502

On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 9:57 AM, Josh Kopel <joshkopel at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  Hey Dorkbot.
>
> I can't go to this auction (if I could I wouldn't tell any of YOU about it
> ;- )
> http://bit.ly/4CHzuW
>
> There is some amazing stuff in there, and I hope it makes it into the right
> hands!
>
> --
>
> josh kopel
> a big magnet blog <http://abigmagnet.blogspot.com>
>
> twitter / jkopel <http://twitter.com/jkopel>
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
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From jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net  Wed Oct 21 14:17:09 2009
From: jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net (James Buchanan)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:17:09 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
Message-ID: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>

So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has not
changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month, nor a
synopsis on the October meetings.

Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
overlords as I do?

-----Original Message-----
From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
[mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
info at 911media.org
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)


911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15, while we
transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at the new
place.

New Address:

909 NE 43rd St
Suite 206
Seattle, WA  98105

(It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the street
from Hardwick's Hardware)


........................................................................
.........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
........................................................................


From shellyhivemind at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 14:22:04 2009
From: shellyhivemind at gmail.com (shelly@hive-mind.com)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:22:04 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>

probably the best strategy, if you don't like how things are progressing, is
join the overlords committee!  It's a fair amount of work, we'd love to
share it!
That said, there is a meeting for November, we're still working out the
location, but please do, mark your calendars.

Shelly

On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan <
jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net> wrote:

> So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has not
> changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month, nor a
> synopsis on the October meetings.
>
> Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
> overlords as I do?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
> info at 911media.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
> To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)
>
>
> 911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15, while
> we
> transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at the new
> place.
>
> New Address:
>
> 909 NE 43rd St
> Suite 206
> Seattle, WA  98105
>
> (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the street
> from Hardwick's Hardware)
>
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>



-- 
I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
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From eldang at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 14:35:49 2009
From: eldang at gmail.com (Eldan Goldenberg)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:35:49 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net> 
	<37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <70f53dce0910211135v6dcbb55drdbf6737fdbe02d00@mail.gmail.com>

This is basically just reinforcing what Shelly said, but:

Dorkbot is entirely volunteer-run, in a pretty ad-hoc way.  There's a
"committee" but it's really just everyone who is interested in organising,
and lately those of us who have been doing it have all been slammed by other
projects.  We're not paid to this, we don't have contracts, and the sad
reality is that anything that's entirely a volunteer effort ends up falling
by the wayside when all the volunteers' day jobs get in the way.

Because of this we are not possessive about dorkbot.  I think I speak for
all the overlords when I say that we would love to get some new people
involved so that meetings can keep happening.  If anyone on this list is so
inclined, please speak up - either email the list or contact the overlords
directly at dorkbotsea at dorkbot.org .

Eldan
~~~~~~~
Sent from Tukwila, Washington, United States

2009/10/21 shelly at hive-mind.com <shellyhivemind at gmail.com>

> probably the best strategy, if you don't like how things are progressing,
> is join the overlords committee!  It's a fair amount of work, we'd love to
> share it!
> That said, there is a meeting for November, we're still working out the
> location, but please do, mark your calendars.
>
> Shelly
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan <
> jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has not
>> changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month, nor a
>> synopsis on the October meetings.
>>
>> Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
>> overlords as I do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
>> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
>> info at 911media.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
>> To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
>> Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)
>>
>>
>> 911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15, while
>> we
>> transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at the
>> new
>> place.
>>
>> New Address:
>>
>> 909 NE 43rd St
>> Suite 206
>> Seattle, WA  98105
>>
>> (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the street
>> from Hardwick's Hardware)
>>
>>
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
>> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
>>
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
>> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
>>
>
>
>
> --
> I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
> I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
> check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>
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From stewart at montanab.com  Wed Oct 21 14:39:23 2009
From: stewart at montanab.com (Stewart McCullough)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:39:23 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <6f2e30fe0910211139j14231ee7xd31a8b400baf9eac@mail.gmail.com>

I am not disappointed in the overlords at all.  All my experiences
with them have been great.

I too have noticed the lull, but losing the 911 meeting venue was
clearly quite disruptive.

And I have faith in the dorkbot community... we will be back on track soon...

after all, new strange ideas emerge daily, and the electricity is still on,

Stewart




On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan
<jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net> wrote:
> So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has not
> changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month, nor a
> synopsis on the October meetings.
>
> Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
> overlords as I do?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
> info at 911media.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
> To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)
>
>
> 911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15, while we
> transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at the new
> place.
>
> New Address:
>
> 909 NE 43rd St
> Suite 206
> Seattle, WA ?98105
>
> (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the street
> from Hardwick's Hardware)
>
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
> ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................
>



-- 
****************************************
Montana Banana Web Design (http://montanab.com)
stewart at montanab.com

(206)322-2435
6201 15th Ave NW, #223
Seattle, WA 98107

****************************************

From jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net  Wed Oct 21 14:57:23 2009
From: jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net (James Buchanan)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:57:23 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHEEMACDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>

Shelly,
   I have asked you if I could help several times and I got no response from
you. Particularly in terms of updating the website.

I would be happy to join the committee. Just tell me when and were the
committee meeting are and I would be happy to attend.

- Thank you.


  -----Original Message-----
  From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
[mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
shelly at hive-mind.com
  Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 11:22 AM
  To: A discussion list for dorkbot-sea
  Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?


  probably the best strategy, if you don't like how things are progressing,
is join the overlords committee!  It's a fair amount of work, we'd love to
share it!


  That said, there is a meeting for November, we're still working out the
location, but please do, mark your calendars.


  Shelly


  On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan
<jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net> wrote:

    So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has not
    changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month, nor a
    synopsis on the October meetings.

    Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
    overlords as I do?

    -----Original Message-----
    From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
    [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
    info at 911media.org
    Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
    To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
    Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)


    911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15,
while we
    transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at the
new
    place.

    New Address:

    909 NE 43rd St
    Suite 206
    Seattle, WA  98105

    (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the
street
    from Hardwick's Hardware)


    ........................................................................
    .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
    ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
    ........................................................................

    ........................................................................
    .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
    ..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
    ........................................................................




  --
  I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
  I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
  check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
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From tlockney at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 15:26:07 2009
From: tlockney at gmail.com (Thomas Lockney)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:26:07 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <70f53dce0910211135v6dcbb55drdbf6737fdbe02d00@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
	<37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
	<70f53dce0910211135v6dcbb55drdbf6737fdbe02d00@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <7a05808a0910211226j69a6f72i1d43d3fbccb7ba58@mail.gmail.com>

I thought I'd pipe in as one of the overlords from down south (Portland, to
be precise). Down here we've found a very successful approach in that we
have very frequent "informal" meetings that are just held at a local
coffeeshop/pub every two weeks. This takes some of the pressure off of
holding more formalized/structured events and helps the group keep a pretty
good persistent state. We have some people who only come to the informal
events, some that come to the structured events, and some that just
participate via the mailing list or our IRC channel (quite a few
out-of-towners on there, in fact).

I'd encourage anyone who is feeling that they're not getting their fill of
dorkbotsea to consider just doing something casual. Consider it dorkbotsea
social hour, perhaps.

Anyway, that's my $0.02+inflation.

~thomas
dorkbotpdx founder, semi-overlord and instigator
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From eric.mcneill at gmail.com  Wed Oct 21 17:02:29 2009
From: eric.mcneill at gmail.com (Eric McNeill)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:02:29 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
	<37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <8D451EBD-5D4A-433D-8E16-6418EFF2250B@gmail.com>

I thought I'd expound on this a bit. Currently there are about six  
active overlords - people are more or less involved as work and life  
vary. It involves:

- ocassionally organizing some or all of a monthly mtg, which for  
traditional 3-speaker type mtgs means rounding up the speakers and  
communicating with them about mtg times, formats, etc.

- mtg with other overlords every month or two to plan future mtgs.

- misc: web site updates, rounding up projectors, finding mtg space,  
buying beer for mtgs, etc.

- organizing special events, in particular our yearly art show, which  
is a ton of work.

That said, there's no reason you would have to sign up for the whole  
deal. If you wanted to just sign up to do a single mtg that'd be fine.  
One of the harder things for me personally is keeping up with what's  
going on around town that would make interesting Dorkbot content, so  
even just a 'this guy would be great' email would be appreciated. Or  
if you have an idea for a special event, like the kit night we did a  
while back, esp if you want to organize it.

Re the web site, we need to do some modernization as it's really  
clunky to update right now. That's a fairly big project on it's own,  
where volunteers would likely be useful.

The thing I've loved about being an overlord is working closely with  
some really talented people in a volunteer setting. I think it'd be  
great to see more people involved.

Eric



Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:22 AM, "shelly at hive-mind.com" <shellyhivemind at gmail.com 
 > wrote:

> probably the best strategy, if you don't like how things are  
> progressing, is join the overlords committee!  It's a fair amount of  
> work, we'd love to share it!
>
> That said, there is a meeting for November, we're still working out  
> the location, but please do, mark your calendars.
>
> Shelly
>
> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan <jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net 
> > wrote:
> So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website has  
> not
> changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month,  
> nor a
> synopsis on the October meetings.
>
> Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
> overlords as I do?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
> info at 911media.org
> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
> To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
> Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)
>
>
> 911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15,  
> while we
> transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at  
> the new
> place.
>
> New Address:
>
> 909 NE 43rd St
> Suite 206
> Seattle, WA  98105
>
> (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the  
> street
> from Hardwick's Hardware)
>
>
> ... 
> .....................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ... 
> .....................................................................
>
> ... 
> .....................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ... 
> .....................................................................
>
>
>
> -- 
> I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
> I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
> check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
> ... 
> .....................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ... 
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From josephgray at grauwald.com  Wed Oct 21 17:24:26 2009
From: josephgray at grauwald.com (Joseph Gray)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:24:26 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <8D451EBD-5D4A-433D-8E16-6418EFF2250B@gmail.com>
References: <20090902151625.24553.qmail@911media.org>
	<CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHIELPCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
	<37bd773c0910211122n18700294l9fce1fcd106dea94@mail.gmail.com>
	<8D451EBD-5D4A-433D-8E16-6418EFF2250B@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <E8A8535A-8917-4BE3-BD58-7BBA3189641A@grauwald.com>

Hi All,

It's true, volunteer run stuff can be a bit shaky, but it can also  
really work.  Glad to see a discussion on how the local dorkbot  
chapter operates.  Dorkbot-Sea has done some really incredible stuff,  
maybe with a few snafus; but my belief is that it will continue to do  
so.  The loss of the 911 meeting space is a bit of a hit, but  
solvable, there's a myriad of meeting halls in this town available on  
many evenings (TK Buildings performance space comes to mind).

This thread reminded me of an interview with the founder of Dorkbot,  
Douglas Irving Repetto, which is in the 32nd print version of Neural:

http://www.neural.it/art/2009/04/post_3.phtml

He speaks mostly about his own work there, but a discussion about  
Dorkbot, and other similar groups, is also included.  A quote:

"I think that lots of people have been attracted to Dorkbot because  
it's very purposefully inclusive and non-judgmental, failure-friendly,  
and a bit silly.  People have enough pressure in their lives!  It's  
worked well internationally because we haven't tried to define what it  
is, so there's space for each city to reinvent it.  It's sort of a  
natural experiment -- what happens if you just have a name and motto  
("people doing strange things with electricity") and let people do  
whatever they want with it?

I personally find his perspective inspirational.

My 1.7 cents (minus inflation ;) )

Cheers,
-Joe



On Oct 21, 2009, at 2:02 PM, Eric McNeill wrote:

> I thought I'd expound on this a bit. Currently there are about six  
> active overlords - people are more or less involved as work and life  
> vary. It involves:
>
> - ocassionally organizing some or all of a monthly mtg, which for  
> traditional 3-speaker type mtgs means rounding up the speakers and  
> communicating with them about mtg times, formats, etc.
>
> - mtg with other overlords every month or two to plan future mtgs.
>
> - misc: web site updates, rounding up projectors, finding mtg space,  
> buying beer for mtgs, etc.
>
> - organizing special events, in particular our yearly art show,  
> which is a ton of work.
>
> That said, there's no reason you would have to sign up for the whole  
> deal. If you wanted to just sign up to do a single mtg that'd be  
> fine. One of the harder things for me personally is keeping up with  
> what's going on around town that would make interesting Dorkbot  
> content, so even just a 'this guy would be great' email would be  
> appreciated. Or if you have an idea for a special event, like the  
> kit night we did a while back, esp if you want to organize it.
>
> Re the web site, we need to do some modernization as it's really  
> clunky to update right now. That's a fairly big project on it's own,  
> where volunteers would likely be useful.
>
> The thing I've loved about being an overlord is working closely with  
> some really talented people in a volunteer setting. I think it'd be  
> great to see more people involved.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Oct 21, 2009, at 11:22 AM, "shelly at hive-mind.com" <shellyhivemind at gmail.com 
> > wrote:
>
>> probably the best strategy, if you don't like how things are  
>> progressing, is join the overlords committee!  It's a fair amount  
>> of work, we'd love to share it!
>>
>> That said, there is a meeting for November, we're still working out  
>> the location, but please do, mark your calendars.
>>
>> Shelly
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 21, 2009 at 11:17 AM, James Buchanan <jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net 
>> > wrote:
>> So, there appears to be nothing going on at dorkbot. The website  
>> has not
>> changed since July and no announcements on any meeting next month,  
>> nor a
>> synopsis on the October meetings.
>>
>> Has anyone else felt a great sense of disappointment in the dorkbot
>> overlords as I do?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
>> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of
>> info at 911media.org
>> Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 8:16 AM
>> To: dorkbotsea-blabber at dorkbot.org
>> Subject: Re: [dorkbotsea-blabber]Is there a dorkbot tomorrow (Sept?)
>>
>>
>> 911 Media Arts Center will be closed from August 22 - September 15,  
>> while we
>> transition to our new space. Thanks for your support and see you at  
>> the new
>> place.
>>
>> New Address:
>>
>> 909 NE 43rd St
>> Suite 206
>> Seattle, WA  98105
>>
>> (It's in the same building as Jack Straw Productions and across the  
>> street
>> from Hardwick's Hardware)
>>
>>
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
>> electricity..........
>> ..........................http:// 
>> dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
>>
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
>> electricity..........
>> ..........................http:// 
>> dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/
>> I Twitter:  http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly
>> check out my art:  http://shellyfarnham.com
>> ........................................................................
>> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
>> electricity..........
>> ..........................http:// 
>> dorkbot.org............................
>> ........................................................................
> ........................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ........................................................................


From nonseq at drizzle.com  Wed Oct 21 17:37:20 2009
From: nonseq at drizzle.com (Steve Peters)
Date: Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:37:20 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot anymore?
In-Reply-To: <mailman.2032.1256158981.139.dorkbotsea-blabber@dorkbot.org>
References: <mailman.2032.1256158981.139.dorkbotsea-blabber@dorkbot.org>
Message-ID: <34C900A9-0AAD-4621-848B-3FC5ECB3597F@drizzle.com>

Dear Dorks (and Bots),

I run the Wayward Music Series for experimental music at the Good  
Shepherd Center Chapel in Wallingford.
http://waywardmusic.blogspot.com

Since we began our series in 2007, we have hosted the Subtext Reading  
Series on the first Wednesday of every month. Subtext has recently  
ceased operations, or at least suspended them indefinitely. This means  
that the first Wednesday of every month is now available, and we would  
be glad to share that slot with Dorkbot if you are wanting a  
consistent venue to call home.

While I realize that Dorkbot is not exclusively about music, I feel  
there is sufficient overlap to justify it being part of our series if  
that is interesting to you folks. We have a good PA system (capable of  
6.1), a big white wall behind the stage that makes a great projection  
screen, decent basic theatrical lighting, and a bunch of stacking  
chairs and folding tables. And did I mention the ugly faux-wood  
lectern? We've got one.

Our usual deal with presenters on our series is to take 20% of the  
total door only if the door is $200 or more. If the door is less than  
$200, we do not charge anything for the space. However,  that is  
flexible and open to discussion, given that I don't think you charge  
admission.

Also, if the monthly schedule is too frequent for your busy Overlords  
to maintain, you could do it every other month. Or quarterly. Whatever.

There are only a few things that might not work for you, so I will put  
them up front right now:

a) you can't serve alcohol here
b) you have to be completely cleaned up and out of the building by 11 PM
c) you can't make noise in here before 5 PM

I have not attended a Dorkbot meeting in a few years, so I don't know  
how late it goes or if it involves drunken revelry. I'm just sayin',  
those are house rules that can't be bent.

If this sounds interesting, I will be happy to hear from the Overlords  
off list.

Steve Peters, Director
Nonsequitur / Wayward Music Series

From eldang at gmail.com  Sat Oct 24 20:33:01 2009
From: eldang at gmail.com (Eldan Goldenberg)
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:33:01 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Overlords meeting - join usssss
Message-ID: <A6DF9C97-F2FD-48F7-BF6E-A634925A8FCF@gmail.com>

Hey! The Seattle dork overlords are having a meeting tomorrow, at 6:30  
at vermillion on capitol hill. If you're interested in helping out  
with future events please come along or email us. Sorry about the  
short notice - if you can't make it please speak up so we can contact  
you separately.

Sent from my iPhone

From jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net  Mon Oct 26 01:37:40 2009
From: jamesbuchanan1220 at comcast.net (James Buchanan)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 22:37:40 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Overlords meeting - join usssss
In-Reply-To: <A6DF9C97-F2FD-48F7-BF6E-A634925A8FCF@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHMEMJCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>

The short notice was a bit short. I would like to join, but I am unable to
attend this meeting. Please contact me separately.



-----Original Message-----
From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
[mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of Eldan
Goldenberg
Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:33 PM
To: Dorkbot-sea Blabber
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Overlords meeting - join usssss


Hey! The Seattle dork overlords are having a meeting tomorrow, at 6:30
at vermillion on capitol hill. If you're interested in helping out
with future events please come along or email us. Sorry about the
short notice - if you can't make it please speak up so we can contact
you separately.

Sent from my iPhone
........................................................................
.........dorkbot: people doing strange things with electricity..........
..........................http://dorkbot.org............................
........................................................................


From eldang at gmail.com  Mon Oct 26 02:27:54 2009
From: eldang at gmail.com (Eldan Goldenberg)
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:27:54 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Overlords meeting - join usssss
In-Reply-To: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHMEMJCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
References: <CHEHJKDLFLCKBECGDIHHMEMJCDAA.jamesbuchanan1220@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <CA3B0447-E54F-428F-B60C-9CA7B207C53B@gmail.com>

Fair enough.  There will be a November dorkbot-sea meeting on  
Wednesday the 4th (probably at Waid's, but that's tbc).  We'll do a  
"meet the overlords" session immediately before or after, and give you  
a more useful amount of warning this time.

If you can't make it to that, then we can work something else out over  
email.

Meanwhile, we have some things in motion for December and January  
meetings, so this show is getting back on the road.  There is  
definitely still a lot of scope for additional people to get involved,  
and doing so would make the thing more stable in the long term.

Eldan

On Oct 25 2009, at 10:37, James Buchanan wrote:

> The short notice was a bit short. I would like to join, but I am  
> unable to
> attend this meeting. Please contact me separately.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org
> [mailto:dorkbotsea-blabber-bounces at dorkbot.org]On Behalf Of Eldan
> Goldenberg
> Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2009 5:33 PM
> To: Dorkbot-sea Blabber
> Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Overlords meeting - join usssss
>
>
> Hey! The Seattle dork overlords are having a meeting tomorrow, at 6:30
> at vermillion on capitol hill. If you're interested in helping out
> with future events please come along or email us. Sorry about the
> short notice - if you can't make it please speak up so we can contact
> you separately.
>
> Sent from my iPhone

From eldang at gmail.com  Wed Oct 28 15:31:27 2009
From: eldang at gmail.com (Eldan Goldenberg)
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:31:27 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Fwd: Night of 1000 Pumpkins a Day of the Dead
	Celebration!!!! This Sunday 3:30 -11pm
In-Reply-To: <017421356BBBDA46B55A4E0784882E9F375521D9D4@MAIL1>
References: <017421356BBBDA46B55A4E0784882E9F375521D9CD@MAIL1> 
	<017421356BBBDA46B55A4E0784882E9F375521D9D4@MAIL1>
Message-ID: <70f53dce0910281231h349ee680q2e31f29c83913022@mail.gmail.com>

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Dane Johnson <danej at kuow.org>
Date: 2009/10/28
Subject: Night of 1000 Pumpkins a Day of the Dead Celebration!!!! This
Sunday 3:30 -11pm
To: "eldang at gmail.com" <eldang at gmail.com>
Cc: "dorkbotsea at dorkbot.org" <dorkbotsea at dorkbot.org>


 Hey there Eldan, a lot of dork Bot people have participated in the B/ IAS
project over the last year so I thought this might be relivent...

thanks for the support...
 ------------------------------
  Hey Dork-Bot Kids,, come play with smashed pumpkins

Come one!  Come all!
Because It is the last event at the Burien/ Interim Art Space!
Come because its going to be a great party!
Come because its the last one!
Come because there won't be any more emails about it!
Come because it kicks ass and you want to support it!
Come because you haven't!
Come because its a wake for the B/ IAS site!
Come to Come!

Bring your carved pumpkin (and your neighbors) and a candle, we want to fill
the site with 1000 pumpkins!

There will be Pumpkin Plinko featuring whirling blades and a slicing
guillotine!
A cemetery filled with 20 artist painted coffins
5 ofrendas (alters) one is for the community to add too
A trio mariachi band
Pyrosutra is performing at 7pm
A 16 piece mariachi band, face painting
Stilt walker extraordinaire, Lulubelle
Murals
Pumpkin carving,
Incunabulum,
DJ Stick Yo Hand in the Dirt!

All pumpkins to be composted through a gift from King County Solid Waste

Check out www.interim
<http://www.interim-art-space.com>-art-space.com<http://www.interim-art-space.com>for
directions and more info!!!!

Thanks for the great year!
Kathy and Dane


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From krux at thcnet.net  Thu Oct 29 03:18:14 2009
From: krux at thcnet.net (krux at thcnet.net)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:18:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0910290006370.30548@snowcrash.thcnet.net>

Greetings from DorkbotLV in Las Vegas.  A friend of mine is moving up to
Seattle so I figured I would poke at the Seattle Dorkbot list to see what's
going on there.

For the web site, I pretty much copied what DorkbotPDX is doing, with Drupal
setup more or less like a blog/wiki that anyone can contribute to.

http://dorkbotlv.org
http://dorkbotpdx.org

I think the design works out pretty well, and wasn't too terribly difficult to
setup.  If there is interest, feel free to ping me, and I can give some
pointers on what I did to setup the dorkbotlv.org site and try to answer
whatever questions you might have.

perl -e 's++=END;++y(;-P)}\n?k++=;<+xru}?print:??;'

----
Eric McNeill eric.mcneill at gmail.com
Wed Oct 21 17:02:29 EDT 2009

I thought I'd expound on this a bit. Currently there are about six
active overlords - people are more or less involved as work and life
vary. It involves:

- ocassionally organizing some or all of a monthly mtg, which for
traditional 3-speaker type mtgs means rounding up the speakers and
communicating with them about mtg times, formats, etc.

- mtg with other overlords every month or two to plan future mtgs.

- misc: web site updates, rounding up projectors, finding mtg space,
buying beer for mtgs, etc.

- organizing special events, in particular our yearly art show, which
is a ton of work.

That said, there's no reason you would have to sign up for the whole
deal. If you wanted to just sign up to do a single mtg that'd be fine.
One of the harder things for me personally is keeping up with what's
going on around town that would make interesting Dorkbot content, so
even just a 'this guy would be great' email would be appreciated. Or
if you have an idea for a special event, like the kit night we did a
while back, esp if you want to organize it.

Re the web site, we need to do some modernization as it's really
clunky to update right now. That's a fairly big project on it's own,
where volunteers would likely be useful.

The thing I've loved about being an overlord is working closely with
some really talented people in a volunteer setting. I think it'd be
great to see more people involved.

Eric





From monika at monikaproffitt.com  Thu Oct 29 03:51:56 2009
From: monika at monikaproffitt.com (Monika Proffitt.com)
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:51:56 -0700
Subject: [dorkbotsea-blabber] Is there a dorkbot any more?
In-Reply-To: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0910290006370.30548@snowcrash.thcnet.net>
References: <alpine.LNX.2.00.0910290006370.30548@snowcrash.thcnet.net>
Message-ID: <1DB68302-4D0E-412A-972F-5CDC03A034FA@monikaproffitt.com>

Here's something that's going on: in all due respect to the Hive Mind  
party happening on Halloween, I am opening a bar called the Living  
Room on Capitol Hill and the grand opening night is Saturday night,  
Halloween. I realize there are a lot of parties happening on Sarurday  
but it would mean a lot to me and everyone else who's been busting  
their ass to get this place ready if you'd come start out your evening  
at the Living Room before you go off galavanting into the night. We're  
at 1355 East Olive Way between Bellevue and Melrose, near the I5 off  
ramp. We'll be open from 8pm to 2am with DJ Riz headlining, along with  
DJ Lady Schick and DJ De Vo. Please join us for a very special opening  
for a very special place.

Thanks and apologies ahead of time for the shameless plug.


Monika

On Oct 29, 2009, at 12:18 AM, krux at thcnet.net wrote:

> Greetings from DorkbotLV in Las Vegas.  A friend of mine is moving  
> up to
> Seattle so I figured I would poke at the Seattle Dorkbot list to see  
> what's
> going on there.
>
> For the web site, I pretty much copied what DorkbotPDX is doing,  
> with Drupal
> setup more or less like a blog/wiki that anyone can contribute to.
>
> http://dorkbotlv.org
> http://dorkbotpdx.org
>
> I think the design works out pretty well, and wasn't too terribly  
> difficult to
> setup.  If there is interest, feel free to ping me, and I can give  
> some
> pointers on what I did to setup the dorkbotlv.org site and try to  
> answer
> whatever questions you might have.
>
> perl -e 's++=END;++y(;-P)}\n?k++=;<+xru}?print:??;'
>
> ----
> Eric McNeill eric.mcneill at gmail.com
> Wed Oct 21 17:02:29 EDT 2009
>
> I thought I'd expound on this a bit. Currently there are about six
> active overlords - people are more or less involved as work and life
> vary. It involves:
>
> - ocassionally organizing some or all of a monthly mtg, which for
> traditional 3-speaker type mtgs means rounding up the speakers and
> communicating with them about mtg times, formats, etc.
>
> - mtg with other overlords every month or two to plan future mtgs.
>
> - misc: web site updates, rounding up projectors, finding mtg space,
> buying beer for mtgs, etc.
>
> - organizing special events, in particular our yearly art show, which
> is a ton of work.
>
> That said, there's no reason you would have to sign up for the whole
> deal. If you wanted to just sign up to do a single mtg that'd be fine.
> One of the harder things for me personally is keeping up with what's
> going on around town that would make interesting Dorkbot content, so
> even just a 'this guy would be great' email would be appreciated. Or
> if you have an idea for a special event, like the kit night we did a
> while back, esp if you want to organize it.
>
> Re the web site, we need to do some modernization as it's really
> clunky to update right now. That's a fairly big project on it's own,
> where volunteers would likely be useful.
>
> The thing I've loved about being an overlord is working closely with
> some really talented people in a volunteer setting. I think it'd be
> great to see more people involved.
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
> ... 
> .....................................................................
> .........dorkbot: people doing strange things with  
> electricity..........
> ..........................http:// 
> dorkbot.org............................
> ... 
> .....................................................................