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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) | ||
* Jack | software job, woodworking hobbyist | found us online | |||
* Frank | composer | found us online | |||
* Danny | found us through meetup | looking for space to make common lab equipment for bacterial genetics | |||
* Laura | Product design, furniture design, home technology, building a portfolio | found out about us through friend Revant | |||
* Kyle | software engineer, found us through the Chicago tech Slack channel | interested in electronics & woodworking | |||
==== Two Random Members ==== | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
* Divine | electronics & engineering | Triano referred him | member for a few months | |||
* Dubi | software | referred by a friend Carl | has an awesome bear costume | |||
==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ||
* Justin - President - Robots, beer, and bicycles | |||
* Simon - Secretary - photography, electronics, and installation art | |||
* Lyn - member since 2012 - Director of Purple and Wiiiild Events - crafts, electronics, purple things | |||
* Michael - director at large - wood and hot metal - member for 3 years | |||
* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host | |||
* Anna - Electronics Area Host | |||
* Erik - General Area Host | |||
* Aushra - Small Metals Area Host and Cubs Enthusiast | |||
* Shelly by proxy for Gerald who is the Kitchen Area Host | |||
* Brian - Treasurer - LED art - member since 2011 | |||
* Jennie - Vice President - wood, metal, doll scalps | |||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
* Lounge 2.0 needs its projector and projector screen mounted | |||
** Screen can go over/in front of bar | |||
* Is there paint for CNC area? Maybe. | |||
* Light by the back door does not have a battery. | |||
** Ron will find out what kind of battery the light needs. | |||
* Loading dock needs to be cleaned out - tables need to be relocated - because beer church needs to move there for kitchen renovations are going to happen | |||
* Related: find the hardware for the tables in the loading dock and put the tables together | |||
* Leftover food from the party needs to be eaten | |||
** Baked beans, hamburgers, pretzels, chips, purple m&m's | |||
* Take out the garbage | |||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
* Divine helped pull wire on the big buildout night for hours and hours | |||
* Lyn for throwing an awesome Halloween party | |||
** Adriana, Will, Jennie, Erik , Jacob, Ashley, Shelly L, Daniel, Gerald, Justin, Patrick C., Julie, Simon, Pancho, Kitchen 17 for helping with the party too! | |||
* Adriana and Joseph for taping the drywall | |||
* Diana for cotton candy machine | |||
* Will for making cotton candy | |||
* Ashley for all the awesome face paint | |||
* Jesse for running knitted circuit class | |||
=== What have you been hacking === | === What have you been hacking === | ||
* Will made a knife | |||
* Shelly grew potatoes | |||
* Aushra made knitted circuits at Jesse's workshop | |||
* Lyn made artificial purple hair | |||
* Dubi made the carpet from the Shining in pure CSS | |||
* Will made a ram mask from [https://wintercroft.com/ Wintercroft] | |||
=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
* Soap-making Class: Novempber 19, Saturday 2 pm | |||
** Tell Brian on the Google Group post if you're interested | |||
* Lockpicking - Wednesday at 8pm, come learn how to pick locks | |||
* National novel-writing month is this month. Shelly might do something | |||
* Game night - Saturday at 5 pm | |||
* 300 Seconds of Fame is next Tuesday after the member meeting | |||
** Sign up here [https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/300_Seconds_of_fame#2016] | |||
** Talks will be recorded, with your consent | |||
* Kitchen Office Hours 6-8 pm on Friday | |||
* Potluck at the member meeting on November 29 | |||
* NERP - Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi - Monday | |||
* Small Metals Office Hours 1-4 pm on Sunday | |||
* Python Office Hours tomorrow from 7-9pm | |||
=== Questions === | === Questions === | ||
* Where did you get the cotton candy machine? | |||
** Grand Rental in Desplaines, it was ~$64 for a 24 hour rental | |||
* Donating things - how can I get a receipt? | |||
** Talk to the relevant area host to make sure it's something we need or want, but | |||
* Has the more regular and expanded maid service been started? | |||
** Yes. | |||
** Really? Because they look a little gnarly. | |||
** What do we need to get the ring off the toilet? | |||
** Porcelain cleaner to remove mineral deposits, which cleaning service does not do. | |||
* When is woodshop authorization? | |||
** Check the calendar: many Mondays and Thursdays | |||
* I want to do 3D CAD design, but I don't have my own computer | |||
** Software is on a bunch of computers, e.g. upstairs craft/3D printing computer | |||
** CADoo-ocracy happens November 11 at 7pm | |||
* Would people want a computer graphic design office hours? (Photoshop, Illustrator) | |||
** Dubi is gauging interest, so let him know if you're interested | |||
** Yes, if there's something specific to talk about | |||
* Who is going to the Album Listening Group on Sunday 3-5pm? | |||
** It's Damien Jurado's ''Maraqopa'' | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
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Who wants to give a tour? | Who wants to give a tour? | ||
* Thanks Ron | |||
