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=== How do you pronounce LVL1? ===
 
=== How do you pronounce LVL1? ===
General consensus is it's pronounced 'level one'.
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General consensus is it's pronounced 'level one'.  
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=== Are you a hackerspace or a makerspace? ===
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It doesn't matter. Hackerspace is the preferred term of the 'hackerspace movement'. Makerspace could be used when you don't want to scare someone who doesn't understand the true history of the word [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_Ethic|hacker]].
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=== I'd like to donate a bunch of stuff I don't use anymore. What can I give you? ===
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Well thank you! We do already have quite a lot of equipment. Please check out [[Equipment]] to see if your items would be unneeded duplicates.
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We don't want any CRTs, tube TVs and tube computer monitors. These take up a lot of space and aren't useful in our modern flat screen world.
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We have tons of old computer hardware, so we don't need any of that. Modern computer hardware would be appreciated though.
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If you have broken electronics, it'd help us greatly if you strip out useful components first (i.e. stepper motors, power supplies, things like that).
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We appreciate any and all donations, but please try to be thoughtful of what is useful. We want to avoid using LVL1's space for electronic waste storage! :-)

Revision as of 15:17, 3 December 2010

How do you pronounce LVL1?

General consensus is it's pronounced 'level one'.

Are you a hackerspace or a makerspace?

It doesn't matter. Hackerspace is the preferred term of the 'hackerspace movement'. Makerspace could be used when you don't want to scare someone who doesn't understand the true history of the word [[1]].

I'd like to donate a bunch of stuff I don't use anymore. What can I give you?

Well thank you! We do already have quite a lot of equipment. Please check out Equipment to see if your items would be unneeded duplicates.

We don't want any CRTs, tube TVs and tube computer monitors. These take up a lot of space and aren't useful in our modern flat screen world.

We have tons of old computer hardware, so we don't need any of that. Modern computer hardware would be appreciated though.

If you have broken electronics, it'd help us greatly if you strip out useful components first (i.e. stepper motors, power supplies, things like that).

We appreciate any and all donations, but please try to be thoughtful of what is useful. We want to avoid using LVL1's space for electronic waste storage! :-)