psytek

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   A $5 M. eco-hacker colony in a busy Brooklyn district(capitalnewyork.com)

   2 points by psytek 14y ago|0 comments
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   by psytek 14y ago

   Our plan is up to code, and of course we'll make sure that everything will pass inspection. Mayor Bloomberg is also pushing for green projects like this, so the wait time for a permit is much less.
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   by psytek 14y ago

   We've added more concrete details to the plan. Thanks for the feedback.
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   by psytek 14y ago

   http://www.platoon.org/
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   by psytek 14y ago

   Yes, check out http://www.platoon.org/ We're buying the land. Copy has been updated.
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   by psytek 14y ago

   Well the point is clearly made in the video... I think you're thinking of co-working space. A hackerspace is quite different http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace We do have the option of going with a real estate investor, however we
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   by psytek 14y ago

   Where there's a will there's a way! Ideas have to start somewhere. We're more than just an idea at this stage. We've got blueprints, contracts and a crowd-funding campaign going.
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   by psytek 14y ago

   I'd say a good MVPt0wn would just be a hackerspace or a coworking space.
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   by psytek 14y ago

   Williamsburg, a block away from the Graham Ave L train.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    Not sure what you mean here. The rent for a private studio is $500/m and for the retail store is $1000/m We're buying the lot so we'll only have to pay property tax.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    Check out http://ecobrooklyn.com/ he's our architect, he's been doing this successfully for years.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    We launched a bit early to get it up for Maker Faire. We've revised several times now. Thanks for pointing this out.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    Shipping containers cost about $5k each new... The lot we're buying costs $950k - both well within our initial $1.5M budget.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    educational centers and hackerspaces have already been done. We want to make this into more than just a hackerspace. It will be a hacker theme park sort of. With everything you could imagine a hacker (not just the software types) would w
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    by psytek 14y ago

    The container prep will be done offsite. This is a prefab project.
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    by psytek 14y ago

    We've open sourced the 3d Maya file that we've been working on the past few months. We'd love to hear your feedback! http://www.indiegogo.com/hackert0wn?c=activity&a=1498290 Thanks, psytek P.S. We've also split the project into phase
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    by psytek 14y ago

    Thank you for the valuable feedback. We're updating the campaign now. In the meantime, check out this awesome 40 container complex built in Korea and Berlin - http://www.platoon.org/
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    Hackert0wn(hackert0wn.com)

    43 points by psytek 14y ago|35 comments
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    by psytek 14y ago

    Alpha One Labs in New York http://alphaonelabs.com is currently accepting new members. Join us every Tuesday from 7-10pm for an awesome round table discussion.
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    by psytek 15y ago

    Thanks! They work too, the nags I've tried and other testers have tried have been done.
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    by psytek 15y ago

    Thanks for reviewing the site! Yes, that was me, we've only recently launched. We're hoping more people use it for nags so the supply will be greater. Did you get the actual email from the system or the manual override email? Edit: By t
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    Review my website: NagNation.com(nagnation.com)

    9 points by psytek 15y ago|5 comments