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==== New People ====
==== New People ====
*Kevin, retired electrical engineer, robotics photography, manufacturing background -Edwardo
*Tony - electrician, computers, -Meetup and IRC
*Sean - Making furniture, welding -Doc 6 furniture collector and Meetup
*Alex - make/hack anything - him to the right
*Ken - wish I had time to do stuff, has own hacker space that is full of stuff computer stuff, security stuff - read about PS1,beer church - whiz with gas lines and stuff


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)


==== Two Random Members ====
==== Two Random Members ====
*Tina - programming, hardware just wants to learn stuff - Jay
*Aushra - jewlery/small metals, knitting machines, electronics(future) - the internets- googled something


==== Board and Area Hosts ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
 
*Justin
*Lyn
*Jennie
*Eric
*Ron
*Anna
*Dean


=== Things that need doing around the space ===
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
 
*Everett - pick a space expansion plan for full member, starving hackers respond on google groups
*Ed - announce in the shop that the meeting has started
*Take out the trash, don't fill the dumpster past the top, read the sign on the back door
*Make a new sign that says keep the back door closed after 7pm
*Empty the dust collector
*Clean up after yourself and others
*Wash your own dishes, run a full dishwasher, clean out the dishwasher if the dishes are clean
*Don't pour goo into the shop sink, Ron doesn't cleaning the sink trap, O'Reillys
*Figure out how to dispose of your hazardous waste before you use them
*Don't leave food waste in the sink
*Johnny needs help getting the AC out of the wall in the lounge
*Close the loading dock door when it is raining - put up a sign to close the door


=== Awesome Callouts ===
=== Awesome Callouts ===
 
*Andrew, Ron, Jonathan for fixing the door knobs on the lounge door
*Everett for being mocked
*Ron doing yesterday's show and tell Q
*Laurie for metal authourization
*Ed for hosting 100 NERPS
*Ashley for the henna workshop
*Will for the purple birthday cake
*Many people for the purple presents
*Ken for the compressor and Dean
*Andrew for the 3D printing workshop
*Ashley gave an awesome tour
*Lyn loom band class
*Andy L CAJOO
*Jason spontaneously creating a table
*Aushra/Jennie SMOOJ


=== What have you been hacking ===
=== What have you been hacking ===
*Ron added 2GB of ram to laptop
*Dan made a boat, puddle duck racer
*Jay life hacking make a TED talk, the power of caring for strangers
*Johnny made a little stand for a monitor from metal
*An made stencils to paint stuff on the wall
*Alex drew up plans for BARD, renaissance faire, ready to start construction
*Andrew, Johnny and Adrianna have been working on power racing mobile




=== Announcements ===
=== Announcements ===
*Kansas City Power Racing - June 2?
*Lyn wants a segway
*Dubi - June 18 a robot competition, Catalyze, Hebocon  - crappy dump robots
**bit.ly/ChiMakesBots #ChicagoMakes
*CAJOO Wed. June 8, at 7pm in lounge
*Bike Night Wed. June 8th at 8pm in shop
*America's Cup is in Chicago, the Super Bowl of Sailing, Navy Pier to Adler - preliminary




=== Questions ===
=== Questions ===
 
*What can I do with the rest of a laptop after taking out the hard drive? Take it to Free Geek
*Stepper motors - how to build a split flap display, gear source? Ed and timing belts, Microgear - Ken
*Can someone recommend an android tablet that doesn't suck? Samsung, Nexus 9 on ebay
*UI labs, event on Goose Island, would we like to join? post it to the google group
*Membership? Starving Hacker/ Full Member status...


=== Votes ===
=== Votes ===


=== Tour ===
=== Tour ===
Ron gives the tour again. Thanks Ron! Guilt-other people need to give tours also.


Who wants to give a tour?
Who wants to give a tour?