I think it would be wise to invest in more tabletop/desktop space and set up some Arduino and Raspberry Pi projects that are waiting to be built.
There’s no floor space for tables/desks and that’s what the common room and classrooms are for.
As for arduino and raspberry pi projects; that’s what classes are for and we have the dev kits in the committee area available for members to checkout while at the space.
serve a wider audience than it’s currently serving
Thought we were doing too much already? Wasn’t that your campaign earlier in the year? not calling anyone out just saying we already have a decent following and a good working model.
Our audience is Hackers, IT guys, and retro enthusiasts. If one would see a talk about it at Defcon or H.O.P.E.; let alone having it published in 2600 / BinRev / Hacker Public Radio then those are our people.
Only need to finish what has been planned already for the committee area so people have things to walk up and work with. Then engage on our social media channels, classes/events, videos, and tour nights so people actually know they can walk up and use this stuff instead of looking in awe.
think it should be a place where your curiosity can be sparked. Engaging curious minds. Minds curious about how to write excellent software of all kinds, how to find vulnerabilities in computer system, how to assemble a computer, how to go from idea to release and beyond. Things like that.
Agreed. And considering we had three new members trying to get the iMac to work and where delightfully going on about it all that evening plus posting about it to tiktok and trying to get their friends to come down to the space. I’d say we are successful there.
having more space to work
Work on what? These machines are functional interactive systems that anyone can walk up to; turn on and start hacking away or playing with some of the more interesting pieces of software.
How about we have some classes or events other than a single hackathon or paint brush class?
I’m legitimately asking here; what does one propose here which brings a value add to DMS and the committee?