View source for Possible Names

This page is only around for historical purposes, the final name decided on was Bloominglabs.


== Name Possibilities ==

We've discussed choosing a name other than 'bloomington hackerspace'. Go nuts and add your suggestions below. As the song goes, 'ain't no bad ideas when you're brainstorming'. Eventually we'll find one everybody likes.

== Name candidates ==

* /etc
* Hackateria
* The Arc
* Prototype Station
* The Forge
* Bloomington GRID or just The Grid
* Solder Joint (not the cold joint)
* Wattage Cottage
* Nerdlab (or labs)
* Bloominglabs
* Hack-o-sphere
* The L.E.D. Shed (Lead Shed) - 'we get the lead out'
* The I.C. (Intellectual Cooperative)
* I.C. Local 555
* Solder Monkeys
* Techno-Robo-Motron, Inc.
* Bloom Labs
* Bloom Studio
* Hack Bloom, Bloom Hack
* Stone Labs, Stone Hack, Stone GRID
* Hack Quarry
* Limelab
* Limestone Lab
* StoneHaus
* Byte Quarry
* Stoneforge
* Anything limestone/quarry related bc that is a regional distinction 
** See [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Indiana_Limestone Indiana Limestone Wikipedia]
* The Hacker House
* Bloomington Geekspace
* The Tinkerspace
* Hoosier Renaissance Lab
* Personal Electronics Dissemination Organization in Bloomington for Education, Anarchy and Recreation

== Place/group names ==

* Station
* Shed
* Studio
* Lab
* Space
* Coalition
* Initiative
* Tank (think tank)
* Field (also like Electric/Magnetic Fields)
* Mill
* Forge
* Base
* Shop
* Workshop
* Warehouse

== Cool Words ==

* Inductance/Inductors
* Plug (P.L.U.G.)
* Resonator
* Techno

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