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makerops
on May 23, 2013
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Sears is Turning Shuttered Stores into Data Center...
Now, all they need to do is to turn all the ghostmalls into hackerspaces and we are on to something.
dredmorbius
on May 23, 2013
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I think that's Makers:
http://craphound.com/makers/
One of the few fiction books I've read in recent years that's bent my mind.
makerops
on May 23, 2013
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Where do you think I stole the idea from? Great book.
dredmorbius
on May 24, 2013
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It's a good enough book to make the association concrete.
Agreed.
voltagex_
on May 24, 2013
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Anyone else reading this comment:
http://craphound.com/makers/donate/
(download the book for free, donate a copy to a school)
telmnstr
on May 24, 2013
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Dealing with the politics, aspy personalities, and payment issues with a small space is hard enough... I can't imagine it magnified to shopping mall proportions!
kickingvegas
on May 23, 2013
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First thought that came to mind when I saw the OP. Wonder what the ROI is on using Sears retail as a data center vs a co-working/incubator space.
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