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| DNH || '''D'''o '''N'''ot '''H'''ack - it's someone's project, and it's best left alone
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| DNH || '''D'''o '''N'''ot '''H'''ack - it's someone's project, and it's best left alone. See [https://rules.nottinghack.org.uk/en/latest/do-not-hack.html Rule 5].
 
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| HMS || '''H'''ackspace '''M'''anagement '''S'''ystem - Our main way for members and volunteers to keep track of everything.
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| [[HMS]] || '''H'''ackspace '''M'''anagement '''S'''ystem - Our main way for members and volunteers to keep track of everything.
 
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| LPS || '''L'''arge '''P'''roject '''S'''torage - Where you can temporarily keep projects you're working on.
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| [[Large Project Storage|LPS]] || '''L'''arge '''P'''roject '''S'''torage - Where you can temporarily keep projects you're working on.
 
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| NoD || '''N'''otice '''o'''f '''D'''onation - The label put on an old project to say that if it isn't taken care of, it'll be put in the donations bin.
 
| NoD || '''N'''otice '''o'''f '''D'''onation - The label put on an old project to say that if it isn't taken care of, it'll be put in the donations bin.
 
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| HtS/HtSd || '''H'''ack '''t'''he '''S'''pace '''d'''ay - Day when the space gets worked on by a group of people, normally first sunday of the month
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| [[Hack the Space Days|HtS/HtSd]] || '''H'''ack '''t'''he '''S'''pace '''d'''ay - Day when the space gets worked on by a group of people, normally first sunday of the month
 
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| Rule 0 || [https://rules.nottinghack.org.uk/en/latest/do-not-be-on-fire.html Do not be on fire]
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| Rule 0 || Is the [https://rules.nottinghack.org.uk/en/latest/do-not-be-on-fire.html Do not be on fire] rule.
 
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| Blue Room || The room with blue flooring, downstairs, adjacent to the electronics area.
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| [[Blue Room]] || The room with blue flooring, downstairs, adjacent to the [[Electronics Area]].
 
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| Snackspace || The vending machines in the studio full of snacks and cold drinks.
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| [[Team:Resources and Snackspace|Snackspace]] || The vending machines in the studio full of snacks and cold drinks.
 
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| Note Acceptor || The wooden box in the members storage room where you can swipe your RFID card and insert £5, £10 or £20 notes to pay off your balance.
 
| Note Acceptor || The wooden box in the members storage room where you can swipe your RFID card and insert £5, £10 or £20 notes to pay off your balance.
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| Money Gobbler || see Note Acceptor.
 
| Money Gobbler || see Note Acceptor.
 
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| EMF || Electromagnetic Field - a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that's lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day.
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| [[:Category:EMF|EMF]] || Electromagnetic Field - a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that's lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day.
 
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| Bikeshedding || see http://bikeshed.com and https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/The_Bikeshed_Anti-Pattern
 
| Bikeshedding || see http://bikeshed.com and https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/The_Bikeshed_Anti-Pattern

Revision as of 19:23, 4 April 2019


Understanding the secret codes and special language of the Hackspace

Phrase Meaning
DNH Do Not Hack - it's someone's project, and it's best left alone. See Rule 5.
HMS Hackspace Management System - Our main way for members and volunteers to keep track of everything.
LPS Large Project Storage - Where you can temporarily keep projects you're working on.
NoD Notice of Donation - The label put on an old project to say that if it isn't taken care of, it'll be put in the donations bin.
HtS/HtSd Hack the Space day - Day when the space gets worked on by a group of people, normally first sunday of the month
Rule 0 Is the Do not be on fire rule.
Blue Room The room with blue flooring, downstairs, adjacent to the Electronics Area.
Snackspace The vending machines in the studio full of snacks and cold drinks.
Note Acceptor The wooden box in the members storage room where you can swipe your RFID card and insert £5, £10 or £20 notes to pay off your balance.
Money Gobbler see Note Acceptor.
EMF Electromagnetic Field - a camping festival with a power grid and high-speed internet access; a temporary village of geeks, crafters, and technology enthusiasts that's lit up by night, and buzzing with activity during the day.
Bikeshedding see http://bikeshed.com and https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/The_Bikeshed_Anti-Pattern

We also have a few of our own units of measure which can be seen here