Proposed name
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| Sydney hackerspace |
Marcus |
Gavin,
Pete.
ATSystems,
Adriaan,
Phil
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Markus: Has negative connotations of work "hacker"
Pete: That's what we've been calling it so far + it's instantly descriptive.
ATSystems: I think "Cyber terrorism" is the new "hacker".. i likey
Macca: I think this works best as a subtitle, e.g. 'R&D: a Sydney Hackerspace.' And then it doesn't limit us to just one hackerspace.
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| Shack Space |
Vorn |
R3becca
Gavin
ATSystems
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Cleverly disguises abovementioned word :) (shack = syd hack) |
| Space Shack |
Vorn |
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As above, but sounds... spacey (cue: "oooo")
adam: I like the shack part because it sounds friendly but still has the word hack in it.
Kean: mee too
Kathryn: I will never be able to think of it as anything but 'Love Shack'
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| Spark Park |
Greg |
Kean, R3becca
Gavin
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| Sparkpad |
Jeremy |
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This is where ideas are born, like sparks from the base of Jacob's ladder :) |
| Incubator |
Bigiain |
Macca |
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Riffing off Jeremy's "Sparkpad" here, I'm thinking more of a place where ideas grow into _things_... (To me, "Ideas" are born on a bus or in a cafe or riding the bike - turning ideas into _things_ needs tools and space and support and assistance... It needs a hackerspace.
Macca: Very nice, all the right positive connotations, none of the negatives.
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| Flux Capacitor |
Rich |
Kathryn |
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Makes me smile :)
Kathryn: I like 'Flux' as a space name :)
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| 35 South Fifth |
Jon |
Kathryn |
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35 South Fith Avenue was the address of one of N. Tesla's NY Labs.
Kathryn: Only problem is that it could send people to 35 South Fifth Ave, Campsie NSW
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| SydHack |
James W |
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Catchy, but still has negative connotations with 'hack'. |
| The Change Room |
Kathryn |
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A play on change rooms in stores, because it's where you try out new things |
| The Whole Earth Collective |
Kathryn |
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An homage to the Whole Earth Catalog |
| Millbrook |
Kathryn |
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Where Dr Timothy Leary performed mind-altering experiments. While I'm not suggesting we tacitly condone drug use, it's the mind-changing that interests me. |
| The Room of Requirement |
Kathryn |
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Gavin: Likely to get sued (nice suggestion though)
Kathryn: Good point. Let's call it Rivendell.
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Jokes for nerds! The Room of Requirement is a space in the Harry Potter world that is magically filled with whatever you need.
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| ECT (electro-convulsive therapy) |
Rev Simon Rumble |
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| ECT (electro-compulsive therapy) |
Greg Turner |
Kris, Gesling, Kean, Kathryn |
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I like it, but these ones could cause problems in their own right :-) |
| Workshop/Playshop |
Iain Chalmers |
Andrew (see below)
Phil
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| Forge Space |
Gavin Smith |
ATSystems |
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Gives sense of 'making' and 'crafting' but also quite manly :)
Kathryn: Hey, there will be girls in the hackerspace! We'll bake and have pillowfights and stuff.
Gavin: So what's not manly about baking and pillow fights? :)
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| Bezerk's Bhackyard |
R3becca |
Kathryn |
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Just my silly addition to the mix, despite thinking 'hack' scares people :)
Kathryn: I really like "Bhackyard" :)
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| [the] SHAMBLE or The Shambles (S being Space) |
R3becca |
Gavin, Kean |
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Sydney Hackers, Artists, Makers, Builders and Lovers of the Electronic, [Space]. for the origin of the word see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shambles
(Also has nice zombie feel. --Gavin)
Kean: brilliant in so many ways, only concern is it doesn't quite "invite" people in
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| The Boom Room |
johnh |
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This that make you go BOOM
Kathryn: If it's in a warehouse, we're going to get a lot of confused ravers.
Jon: we could make a fortune selling whistles & heart candy
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| l33t str33t |
Adam Synnott |
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From the guy who brought you "tag hack vandal's haunt" |
| Make-space |
Evan Predavec |
Gavin |
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| R&D (robots and dinosaurs) |
Kathryn |
Jon,
Adam Synnott,
Gavin,
Brendan,
Macca,
Rob
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I like the name but i think dinosaursandrobots.com got there first despite the order of the words.. also need i mention: dinosaursfuckingrobots.com (which i think is a negative but people may differ) [oh well, i'm too late, was AFK last week/weekend, still think we could have been more original] R3becca. |
A play on "research and development", which is what we'll be doing, but also a secret reference to the two coolest things ever
Jon: What about Ninjas & Pirates? - I do like R&D though.
Kathryn: Well obviously we will have open days, called 'Ninja & Pirate Days', where visitors can come and learn about us, provided they dress appropriately.
Gavin: I can see the logo already. A robot and dinosaur holding up a suitably epic coat of arms!
Brendan: Now that it's sunk in, I think this is an awesome name!
Macca: I like it, but is it to close to www.dinosaursandrobots.com ?
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Skunkworks/
Skunkworx
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Jon |
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Just for the sake of another option. I don't like it as much as some of the others but it does embody fairly well what we'll do. |
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The Mill
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Huw |
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| The Bhackyard |
Pat |
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Similar to above suggestion, but simpler... |
| Royal Society for Study and Protection of Dinosauric Robotoids, Sydney Chapter |
Pat |
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Or something else archaic. Could be used for fundraising ala the 826 shops (http://www.826national.org/stores/) |
| ECT (Electro Constructive Therapy) |
ATSystems (Mike) |
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..The tagline could be "because its good for your circuits" and the logo could be a hammer with one of those brain-ready bowl hat things. Also hi, i'm new here ^_^ |
| Sydney Shedscape |
ATSystems
(Mike)
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Like a shed, but with resources and potential as wide as you can imagine! |
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Local Makery
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Matt |
Pia,
Phil, R3becca
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The suggestion is, these spaces should be as common as high street shops. |
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Work In Progress
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Phil Wright |
Matt
Adriaan (The Works)
Andrew (Sydney Workshop)
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Possibliy 'Works in progress', or simply 'Works' or 'The Works'.
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Sydney Workshop
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Andrew Peel |
Phil |
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Alt: "Open Workshop"
1. Does what it says on the tin
2. Not esoteric enough to exclude or preclude any type of activity, regardless of background, skills, interests.
3. Requires no explanation of what it is when discussed with friends and family
4. Name is irrelevant, clearly everyone is going to call it something different anyway
Macca: Maybe 'Sydney Community Workshop'?
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| Tech Shed |
Justin |
Phil |
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Tech - fairly open but common theme.
Shed's the space and it's a bit aussie
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| ThingSmiths, Inc |
Brendan |
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Meh, it just popped into my head |
| TechnoSyders |
jsk |
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play on Sydneysiders and technology. |
| HiLoTech |
jsk |
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We're doing both hi and lo technology |
| SydTec |
Andrew Peel |
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I liked @jsk TechnoSyders, so I shortened it... aaaah efficiency. |
| coLab |
Phil W |
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Collaboration Laboratory |
| HEATS Inc |
Dave Braun |
Phil
George, R3becca
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Hacking, Electronics and Technology Sydney - or any acronym you can think of. It sounds like Heatsink.
alt - Sydney HEAT
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| Sydney MakeSpace |
Kean
Pete
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A creative yet sensible name that encompasses everything we do. |
| Sydtronic |
AP |
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Good for search engine optimisation |
| Common Ground |
Robert A |
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Nerd in-joke and evokes feeling of community |
| Sydney Technomancers |
Jeremy |
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-mancer, from the Greek mantis, meaning 'prophet'. A little steampunky, plus a (fairly obvious) tie to the locality. Alternatively, 'Sydney Technomancers' Guild' or 'Sydney Guild of Technomancers'. |
Comments (12)
Jon Harsem said
at 4:39 pm on Apr 30, 2009
Actually Tesla's 35 South Fifth lab burned down - so maybe not =) ..
krisgesling said
at 5:29 pm on Apr 30, 2009
would one of our aims be about challenging the negative connotations of hacking?
Kean Maizels said
at 6:09 pm on Apr 30, 2009
Kris, yes I would like to think so - but having it in our name, as opposed to a tag-line or description might make things difficult. The issue is when we don't have an opportunity to really explain what we do, and some just sees the term "hacker" and makes judgement on that. Local council and potential suppliers are examples of where we could waste a lot of time explaining the misunderstanding of the term, and still have people not get it.
krisgesling said
at 1:54 am on May 1, 2009
Fair call Kean. At the moment I'm loving the love shack and ECT (but can see people having a problem with it). Shambles I think is coming out on top at the moment for me though with the awesome acronym and it just has the perfect feel to it as im sure that's how it will operate for a long time.
Brogan said
at 3:51 pm on May 4, 2009
How about "hack and the beanstalk" or "the mad hackers tea party" ? or something simple like "hack-saw"
Phillip Wright said
at 3:30 pm on May 6, 2009
As fun as it is to have a cool and interesting name, in the end I think a fairly straightforward name has significant advantages.
A name which describes the activity, the space and possibly mentioning Sydney seems to me to be most appropriate. When thinking of places where the name is likely to be seen, I imagine things like internal and external publications, event promotions, and market/fair stalls - and having a name that's immediately accessible to outsiders in these situations is a good thing. So things like "Sydney Hackerspace", "Sydney Workshop" or "Sydney Community Workshop" work for me from that point of view.
I like Sydney Hackerspace in particular. It's straightforward, but has just enough funk to keep it interesting. And the 'space' part mellows out the 'Hacker' part to a certain extent - hopefully enough for people to at least investigate further before passing judgement.
George Murdocca said
at 6:35 pm on May 19, 2009
Remember that when we get incorporated we can add "Inc" or "Incorporated" to the end of the name.
ratkins said
at 5:26 pm on May 20, 2009
I like "shed" as an Australianised flavour of space/zone/spot/place but I can't think what's best to go with it.
Andrew Peel said
at 7:36 pm on May 20, 2009
I was bored this afternoon, playing with some designs, and without meaning to used the words Sydney Hacker Space. It's so not official, so no flaming, just playing around. Honest reactions please.
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Jon Harsem said
at 8:57 pm on May 20, 2009
Hiya Andrew - imho a little to rigid. Big (Ian) mentioned a rusty logo in the last meeting a la Mythbusters and in some sense that grunge approach appeals more to me. Mind you - taste right .. anyone has a differing view =) ..
Andrew Peel said
at 2:31 pm on May 25, 2009
So what's the go with the poll - does the result stand so we can move on ;-)?
Gavin Smith said
at 8:38 pm on May 25, 2009
Okey Dokie. Just gotten feedback from the Board-Of-Hackers TM. Thanks
to board members who responded extremely quickly.
1. We would like to announce that name from the group poll, "Robots
and Dinosaurs" has been accepted at least the temporary name for the
group.
This will allow us to form an association, rent the house, and do
other legal miscellany as is necessary to actually start operating.
2. In 6 months time when we are settled down we will have a group vote
as to whether to change the name or not.
Congratulations to everyone who voted, and I'm sure we are going to
have a lot of fun in the group!
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