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* '''renovation:''' We built up the infrastructure - like power outlets, the kitchen and the floor - while actively using the space, which led to an endless Sokoban game. It was unavoidable, since we did not have the financial power to fix everything at once. Our advice is, if you can fix the basic infrastructure before you move in, do it.
* '''renovation:''' We built up the infrastructure - like power outlets, the kitchen and the floor - while actively using the space, which led to an endless Sokoban game. It was unavoidable, since we did not have the financial power to fix everything at once. Our advice is, if you can fix the basic infrastructure before you move in, do it.
* '''organization:''' It took a long time till we had infrastructure for tasks like membership administrations and (automatic) bank collection. Usually, nobody wants to do this "boring" stuff, because people prefer to hack or slack. We learned, that these organizational aspects are very important.
* '''organization:''' It took a long time till we had infrastructure for tasks like membership administrations and (automatic) bank collection. Usually, nobody wants to do this "boring" stuff, because people prefer to hack or slack. We learned, that these organizational aspects are very important.
* Don't pile up junk and dedicate enough storage place already in the early days.


'''Describe your hackerspace. What do visitors to the space notice that is special about the space? What kind of tools and resources do you have at the space?'''
'''Describe your hackerspace. What do visitors to the space notice that is special about the space? What kind of tools and resources do you have at the space?'''
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A geeky hackerspace doesn't mean it has to be restricted to a space e.g. for coders only or folks that are into electronics. We wanted to establish a bracing climate due to a plurality of interests, professions and genders, thus Metalab.
A geeky hackerspace doesn't mean it has to be restricted to a space e.g. for coders only or folks that are into electronics. We wanted to establish a bracing climate due to a plurality of interests, professions and genders, thus Metalab.
Don't underestimate the need for storage space and don't pile up junk if your room ressources are limited.


== BONUS POINTS ==
== BONUS POINTS ==