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 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