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New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | ||
* Frank & Sandra | looking to make customized boxes out of plastic | learned about from a friend | |||
* Keith | works as a bike mechanic, into cargo bikes, wants to get back into welding | |||
* Steve | moved here 2 years ago | was involved in linux users group in South Dakota | Linux & Unix programming & sysadmin, want to get into woodworking & embedded systems | |||
* Jared | former engineer | woodworking in his basement with hand tools, would like to use power tools | learned about us from the Rebuilding Exchange | |||
* David | lives in neighborhood, learned from word of mouth | looking to do woodworking etc. | |||
==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ||
* Jennie - Vice-President | |||
* Simon - Secretary | |||
* Lyn - Director at Purple | |||
* Michael - Director At Large | |||
* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host | |||
==== Two Random Members ==== | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
* Lyn - joined to use 3d printers, ended up uslikes to do arts & crafts, laser cutting, board games, sewing, and beyond | |||
* Greg - learned about us through some Powerwheels racing series publicity | woodworking, builds robots | | |||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
* Keep the area in front of the light switches clear | |||
* Take out the trash | |||
* Loading dock needs clearing out - that area belongs to our landlord | |||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
* James Baker ran a sauerkraut fermentation event | |||
* Shelly & Gerald fed the whole hackerspace with curry on Saturday | |||
=== What have you been hacking === | === What have you been hacking === | ||
=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
* Lockpicking is tomorrow at 8 pm, open to the public | |||
* Pi day is at 8pm on March 14 - bring pie | |||
* We'll have a potluck on the fifth Tuesday this month | |||
* PS1 birthday party is April 2nd | |||
* Transcranial direct stimulation and bicycle clinic are both Wednesday at 7. | |||
=== Questions === | |||
* Can you cook here? | |||
** Yes! There's also a BBQ somewhere. | |||
* What are other places for woodworking classes? | |||
** Chicago School of Woodworking | |||
** Chicago Industrial Arts Center | |||
** Chicago City College | |||
** City Park Classes | |||
* Do we have the ability to sharpen blades for planes? | |||
** Jared has the equipment to sharpen blades - he'll bring it in and help out | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
