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==== New People ====
==== New People ====
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)
* Don | 3D printing | 12 year old wants to build a forge | learned about us online
* Zack | industrial engineering | home from college out of state | son of Don
* Joe | teaches imagineering class @ Montessori | built a robot that flew an autonomous powered parasail | learned about us online
* Gregor | builds things that include tables. Oh, and a hydrogen processor | First came to a meetup a year ago
* Al | found us through Google | working with python, wants to get into woodworking
* Keith | with roommate recommendation | bikes are fun |
==== Two Random Members ====
* Patrick | runs power racing series - next one is in San Mateo in May, then Kansas City, Detroit, Colorado. Milwaukee is in September www.powerracingseries.org, www.makerfaire.com | Member since 2010
==== Two Random Members ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
* Justin - President
* Simon - Secretary
* Lyn - Director at Purple
* Anna - Electronics Area Host
* Shellie - Arts & Crafts Area Host
* Triano - Woodshop Area Host
=== Special Announcement ===
* We're officially a 501(c)3!
* Awesome Callout and thanks to the previous directors and those who made this happen.
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
* Please wash your dishes, either by hand or by dishwashing machine. Put dishes in and '''turn on.'''
* Sweep up the shop (and everywhere else that there is floor) and put tools away when they are not in use.
* Take out the trash.
=== Awesome Callouts ===
=== Awesome Callouts ===
* To everybody who made Pumping Station: One's nonprofit status possible
* Shelly Loke cleaned all the towels in the kitchen
* Shelly & Gerald ran an event making chocolate truffles
* Lyn hosted Pi Day
** there's still pie and it needs to be eaten!
* Sheila made an emergency pie plate run pi day
* Space planning committee for all of their work
* Eric B for negotiating our lease with landlord
=== What have you been hacking ===
* Justin & Everett invented a new card game called Thai Pirate Rummy
** Ask them for the rules
* Lyn made a doodle app for Android
** Four colors are available. (You'll be surprised what color didn't make the list.)
* Gregor made mozzarella cheese
=== What have you been hacking ===
=== Announcements ===
* Everybody is invited: Potluck after the open house/member meeting on March 29th - bring food!
* Birthday party for PS:1 is April 2nd.
* Shelly is running a pathfinder game on Friday starting at 3; feel free to drop in later than that with a character.
* Patrick needs to repeatedly practice taking vitals to get his EMT certificate - he'll take your blood pressure after the meeting.
* Bike night is tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8pm in the shop. Bring your bike, bike accessory, bike-related project, or bike thoughts.
* SIGBOT - Robotics Special Interest Group - is Thursday at 7 in electronics lounge.
=== Questions ===
* Has anyone installed raspbian on a microsd card for raspberry pi using a mac?
** Dubi is setting up a pi for the first time
* Do we have t-shirts?
** There is a link on the website to buy t-shirts
** [[http://psone.spreadshirt.com/ You can get t-shirts printed on-demand]]
** But if you want to make other t-shirts happen, do it
* Do we do anything with our sawdust? Can we donate it somewhere?
** There are stoves that burn sawdust
**if the sawdust contains elements that don't burn safely (acrylic, treated wood), that could be dodgy
=== Votes ===
=== Announcements ===
====[[Vote_to_Donate_SEM]]====
* [[Vote_to_Donate_SEM]]
** ''Passed''
* Guests from the Analytics Lounge: Peter & Josh
* [[http://www.analyticslounge.org/ Analytics Lounge Website]]
** Goal is a place in maker culture for equipment less focused on making and more focused on measuring & lab equipment
Questions and Answers:
* Analytics Lounge (AL) will pick up the SEM
* Ryan sponsored this vote
* Analytics Lounge is working on creating a reduced dust environment
* We had trouble getting data off the SEM due to it using floppy disks as storage
** We were able to network it to get data off
** Analytics Lounge (Peter) has expertise supporting older equipment
** Considering converting the SEM VGA output to DVI so that the output can be streamed on the internet
* AL membership model:
** Avoiding paid membership because not sure if there is a large enough user-base for that model
** Anybody is welcome to come by on Sundays
** Want to get people involved and educated in using these scientific instruments
** Goal is to build a community of mutual support and information
** Looking into grant funding, depending on requirements from funders
** Part of the charter is a recycling operation for lab equipment
*** Plan is to process donations, rehabilitate gear that is worthwhile, and sell surplus
*** Have talked to freegeek about their experience with this
* If you want to take part or check it out, people are usually around on Sundays.
** Have chaos hours - if somebody is in the space, come by and they'll let you in
** RFID tag access system provides up-to-date info of availability
* Co-located with a metal-working shop (Chicago Metal)
** Those folks have a waterjet with a 55 x 100" bed]
* Contact the analytics lounge at [[http://www.analyticslounge.org/contact/ their website]]
* Vote passes with 44 in favor, 0 against. 46 votes cast.
*10 full members attended the vote.
*37 full members voted by proxy.
=== Tour ===
=== Tour ===
Thanks to those who gave the tour! I missed exactly who all did that - Lyn, Shelly, and at least one more person.