event space @ maker bench tempe, computer donation?

[Lisa Kachold]

On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 1:06 AM, Dave U <lookleftgoright at gmail.com> wrote:

> Larry,
>
> I've been to a few of those at UAT, that's a good spot. If you have any
> interest in welding or the laser cutter we are running an intro and a safety
> training all day 11am-7pm, http://bit.ly/kMX1gw . For welding wear long
> pants and closed toed shoes.
>
> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:52 PM, Dazed_75 <lthielster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dave,
>>
>> My name is Larry Thel and I run the regular Intallfests we do once a month
>> down at UAT and I am somewhat involved in others.  I don't really see a
>> reason for us to move but we could surely do some additional events at your
>> facility given a reason to do that.  We don't really need any equipment
>> though we could perhaps turn one of your machines into a PXE/file server
>> instead of one of the machines we use now which Todd and I personally own.
>> I will try to stop by this weekend to introduce myself and look at what you
>> have.
>>
>> There is another group that runs a [mostly] security workshop a couple
>> times a month and they may have a need for some of that equipment.  Lisa may
>> contact you about that.  They have a meeting location at Gangplank and I
>> have no idea if they would entertain moving.
>>
>> There are a number of people capable of doing some service on those
>> systems though it sounds like you have the capability as well.  We can talk
>> about that this weekend as well as get some simple inventory of what is
>> available if you have it.  Otherwise, there are a couple of places in town
>> that could take the donations for good causes.
>>
>> For any readers who are wondering about the "Dell capacitor problem" Dave
>> mentioned, here are a couple of good articles:
>>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
>>   http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,13709831
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 12:07 PM, Dave U <lookleftgoright at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> This is Dave Uhlman, I am a previously active contributor and more
>>> recently a longtime lurker on the list. I own Maker Bench in Tempe which is
>>> opening this weekend on June 11th, we're a makerspace and workshop. One
>>> suite of our setup is a pretty good meeting place and I wanted to put it out
>>> there that if there are any PLUG/user group/open source activities or events
>>> that need a physical home we have some nights and times available for
>>> hosting them (for free). All the usual requirements in terms of easy walking
>>> distance to bars/food, good parking, and convenient highway access are there
>>> plus we 'get' what you folks are trying to do. We have soda and snacks on
>>> site too.
>>>
>>> On another note we have somewhere between 4-12  (some work only partly)
>>> fairly modern PCs that would be good linux systems we were looking to give
>>> or donate. We also have another set which has the DELL capacitor problem,
>>> the machines are 3ghz+ I believe but need $20-30 worth of electronics and
>>> elbow grease to work. Is there a current best person/group to work with so
>>> they see a good home?
>>>
>>> If there are any current inkscape experts interested in working with us
>>> on some classes for that, drop me a line at a info at makerbench.com
>>>
>>> Feel free to stop by this weekend or anytime, 2010 E University Drive,
>>> Tempe, Suite 4. Opening is 11am-7pm this saturday. For all the hardwork you
>>> folks have done over the years I want to give back and anyone who mentions
>>> PLUG can take our laser cutter safety training for free. It's normally $55.
>>> Thanks, have fun, good luck.
>>>
>>> -Dave
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Dazed_75 a.k.a. Larry
>>
>> The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain
>> occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
>>   - Thomas Jefferson
>>
>
Hi Dave and Larry,

Congratulations on your new Maker Bench!

The Installfests as run by Larry are fairly solid at UAT.

But we at the Hackfests might want to entertain running something in your
space in Tempe, since Chandler is a long hike for most people.

We might run one in Chandler and one in Tempe.  But our focus is more along
pentesting distros, using reverse engineering tools to test security,
scanning, and hacking.  We also flash cable modems and play with linux on
anything and everything, including phones (debian iphone jailbreaking/Google
toys), and do demos with decrypting hashes and rainbow tables on NVidia
Video cards, as well as wireless cracking.

We will stop by and see what we might be able to provide symbiosis for/with
your venture, this weekend.   The bottom line for us is going to be
networking access, over heads and wireless, as well as an open attitude to
what we do.

Any of us could probably fix/image any of your systems as we move along.

I will stop by your Opening on Saturday on the way back from Gangplankhq.com
after 3:30.
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