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Problem: our windows are obscured by shrubbery. So unless we're lighting them up from the outside for our own enjoyment within the space, this idea may be DOA. --[[User:Berticus|Berticus]] 19:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC) | Problem: our windows are obscured by shrubbery. So unless we're lighting them up from the outside for our own enjoyment within the space, this idea may be DOA. --[[User:Berticus|Berticus]] 19:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC) | ||
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| + | == Interlock Floor Coverings == | ||
| + | Problem: The floor is concrete, which while suited to welding, etc, is ugly and non-l33t. | ||
| + | Solution: Come up with one or more floor coverings. | ||
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| + | * LED Disco Dance Floor like [http://www.scotttorborg.com/disco-dance-floor/ this one] at MIT | ||
| + | ** Maybe with an option to have solid colors or something less crazy, so we can use it more often than not | ||
| + | * Section off part of the floor using 2x4s and put dirt and grass there (how do we grow grass with no light?) | ||
| + | * Astroturf | ||
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== Official Friends of Interlock trophy == | == Official Friends of Interlock trophy == | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 13 December 2009
Ideas for projects
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Hackerspace Security System
Reprap/Makerbot Build
Description: Berticus really wants to tinker with 3d printing, and thus desires access to either a Makerbot or the next generation Reprap Mendel.
Details: Makerbots can be purchased for $750 or $950. The higher price reflects some premium features, mainly pre-assembled electronics, a power supply, and some extra plastic filament. Bots are currently rather backordered. Mendel parts are impossible to find. There seem to be no kits out there for the non-extruded parts (threaded rod, etc.), so even if we can find somebody to print us the plastic bits, it'll still be a bit of a pain to get everything together. Right now a Makerbot is probably the way to go, and we can use that to print out the Mendel parts to make a second bot for experimentation (developing new print heads and such).
Comments
Ashley's Silly Web Projects
BedBugsHotels.com <- looking to collab with someone to build something like bedbugregistry.com but not as lame, using googlemaps. started the site in rails, but have not got very far with this. pretty sure there's traffic waiting for a well developed site along these lines, and it could be fun?
hotpinkwedding.com <- no one is going to be interested in this topic, per se. But I'm interested in using and learning about different techniques to boost serp via experimentation, if anyone is into that. 500-600 unique visitors a month currently.
simplerochester.com <- websites hosted on AWS. Looking to redevelop the business model in a unique way and mess around with marketing.
Electronics, parts, and keeping a bunch of stuff in stock
Everyone who can afford it should buy one of each of these two boxes, and donate its contents to the space... plus we'll learn a *lot* just from sorting through the contents!
- Ginormous Surprise Box
- Surprise Box of Science (sounds like a Bill Nye thing... :-) )
INTERLOCK LED Windows
Description: The windows at the temp space and the final space have double pane security glass. Light is diffused but one can imagine the possibilities
Ideas:
- Treat each pane as a pixel for pong, tetris, animated gifs, etc
- Spell INTERLOCK in the glass
- Game of Life pattern
Comments
How many "pixels" do we have to work with? I seem to recall 3 high, maybe 12-16 long with a window interrupting four-ish blocks in the center. Letters are pretty tricky with just three vertical pixels. More abstract light patterns would be really cool though. --Berticus 20:47, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Problem: our windows are obscured by shrubbery. So unless we're lighting them up from the outside for our own enjoyment within the space, this idea may be DOA. --Berticus 19:42, 10 December 2009 (UTC)
Interlock Floor Coverings
Problem: The floor is concrete, which while suited to welding, etc, is ugly and non-l33t. Solution: Come up with one or more floor coverings.
Ideas:
- LED Disco Dance Floor like this one at MIT
- Maybe with an option to have solid colors or something less crazy, so we can use it more often than not
- Section off part of the floor using 2x4s and put dirt and grass there (how do we grow grass with no light?)
- Astroturf
Comments
Official Friends of Interlock trophy
Description: When we visit other hackerspaces or form partnerships with other organizations, it would be cool to give them something that came from the hackerspace. The idea being that it's hand made, geeky, and shows off the Interlock logo in some way.
Ideas:
- That was easy button re-recorded to say a private message and repainted to have our logo
- Robot of some kind (for Felix)
- Draudio Pen
Comments
How about some sort of abstract object trophy, that's actually just a piece of a larger objects. The different hackerspaces that received them would have to get together to put the final "trophy" together. Or perhaps they'd all combine into Voltron or Captain Planet. Some such. Or, instead of getting physically together perhaps all the spaces would 3d scan their objects and combine them that way. There'd have to be something extra to thwart that... electronic contacts in each piece that "networked" the larger object perhaps. Ramble complete. --Berticus 20:52, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
Interlock Dumpster Diving Crew
Description: A group of people willing and able to drive around looking for things to pick up on garbage day or legal dumpsters to dive into.
Members:
- Brian
- Mark
- Josh
- Jimmi
Targets:
- RIT Boneyard
- RIT dumpsters all across campus after students move out (May of each year)
Interlock as an ISP
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