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Detailed Directions

2013-03-06T17:19:23Z

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= Address =

675 Metropolitan Parkway<br>
Suite 6066<br>
Atlanta, Georgia 30310

= In the Metropolitan Complex =

* The gate code box for the front gate is located on the left
* [mailto:freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code
* After entering through the front gate, make a right to head west down the row
* Turn right to head north, and continue past the first "row" on the right (see the map below for detail)
* Say hello to the goats! Then, turn right into the second row
* The front entrance to Freeside is on this row, on the left, Suite 6066

...These directions follow this [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=218263134646013955019.00046d5c0cd9a3ba5d431&msa=0 map] that is shown below:

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= Parking =

When in the Metropolitan, be sure to park in the designated areas, as seen in this custom map below.

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= By Alternative Transportation =

== Cycling ==

* From the east, the interstates can be crossed at RDA, Fulton, and Whitehall.
* Whitehall intersects with RDA. Watch the train tracks.
* There's a cut-through at Glenwood and Hill, to continue west parallel to I-20.

== MARTA ==

* Take the Red or Gold line South to West End station ('''S2''')
* Head north on Lee St. to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Make a right to head east on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Make a right to head south on Metropolitan Pkwy.
* On the right is the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

= By Auto =

Most of these directions can be found on this map: [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=212003565368834398719.0004d4e921fa7bbd6f28c&msa=0&ll=33.732335,-84.338608&spn=0.510511,1.021729 Freeside Directions]

== I-75/85 (Downtown Connector) ==

=== Heading South ===

* Take exit 246, Fulton St., to Fulton St.
* Make a right to head west on Fulton St. to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Make a left to head south on Metropolitan Pkwy.
* On the right is the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

=== Heading North ===

* Take exit 245, Abernathy Blvd/Capitol Ave/Turner Field, to Pollard Ave.
* Make a left to head north on Pollard Ave. to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Make a left to head west on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Bronner Brothers Way
* Make a left to head west on Bronner Brothers Way to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Cross over Metropolitan Pkwy. to the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

== I-20 ==

=== Heading West ===

* Take exit 56-B, Windsor St./Spring St., to Windsor St.
* Make a left to head south on Windsor St. to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Make a right to head west on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Bronner Brothers Way
* Make a left to head west on Bronner Brothers Way to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Cross over Metropolitan Pkwy. to the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

=== Heading East ===

* Take exit 55A, Lowery Blvd/West End, onto Oak St.
* Continue east on Oak St. to Lee St.
* Make a right to head south on Lee St. to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Make a left to head east on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Make a right to head south on Metropolitan Pkwy.
* On the right is the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

== Other Routes ==

=== West Midtown (Neo-Buckhead) ===

* Take Northside Dr. south until it becomes Metropolitan Pkwy.
* On the right is the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

=== Downtown ===

* Take Memorial Ave. west to Whitehall St.
* Take a slight left to continue west on Whitehall St. to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Make a left to head south on Metropolitan Pkwy.
* On the right is the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

=== Grant Park ===

* Take Georgia Ave. until it turns into Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Continue west on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Bronner Brothers Way
* Make a left to head west on Bronner Brothers Way to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Cross over Metropolitan Pkwy. to the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

=== Airport ===

* Take I-85 north until it merges with I-75/85 (the downtown connector)
* Take exit 245, Abernathy Blvd/Capitol Ave/Turner Field, to Pollard Ave.
* Make a left to head north on Pollard Ave. to Ralph David Abernathy Blvd.
* Make a left to head west on Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. to Bronner Brothers Way
* Make a left to head west on Bronner Brothers Way to Metropolitan Pkwy.
* Cross over Metropolitan Pkwy. to the main entrance of the Metropolitan
* [mailto:gatecode@freesideatlanta@gmail.com?Subject=gatecode Email] for the current gate code

= Videos =

Detailed driving directions from the West End Marta station. Epic footage and editing business by Randall, one of our newer members.

{{#ev:youtube|E6sNrxvuYU8}}

Info

2013-03-02T16:29:38Z

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__NOTOC__

== What is Freeside? ==

[[File:Justin Leggett poster.jpg|thumb|250px]]

Freeside Atlanta (est. 2009) is a makerspace [[Our Space|located]] in the Metropolitan Warehouses in Atlanta, Georgia. We are a community of makers, tinkerers, engineers, programmers, artists, teachers, and lunatics. We are making the future. Our members are engaged in amazing [[Projects]] and love to [[Classes|share knowledge]]. We [http://www.meetup.com/Freeside-Atlanta meet] regularly to host events, like workshops and talks, or just to work together. We also develop and work with open source and free technology wherever possible, and try to release our creations under variants of the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses Creative Commons license].

Browse this website or see our [[FAQ]] for more details.

Freeside Technology Spaces is a Georgia non-profit member LLC. We are actively in pursuit of our own 501(c)3 status exempt for education purposes. In the meantime, we have fiscal sponsorship to accept tax-deductible [[Donations|donations]].

== Our Mission ==

Freeside Technology Spaces, a non-profit organization, strives to provide a space that inspires collaboration, creativity, teaching, and open projects for the Atlanta community.

== Freeside by the Numbers ==

* 35 [[Members|members]] and [[Joining|growing]]!
* 1,200+ makers served in 2012
* 6,000 square feet
* 22 [[Our_Space|zones]] of awesomeness
* 1 cat puzzle

== Location ==

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675 Metropolitan Parkway<br>
Suite 6066<br>
Atlanta, GA 30310

We also have [[Detailed Directions|detailed directions]] to our space to help you find the place.

Projects

2013-01-26T20:31:04Z

Steamboat: /* Suggestions */

[[File:LearnToSolder.jpg|thumb|250px|Learn To Solder at the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire 2012]]

=== How Projects Work at Freeside ===

A big part of the mission at Freeside is to host group projects involving as many curious tinkerers as possible.

If you'd like to manage a project or host a meeting at Freeside, all you have to do is answer a few questions about what you'd like to do and we'll help you schedule and promote it!

=== Scheduling for Projects ===

Being crafty engineers, we have developed a system to schedule project meetings and classes around the highest availability of members and Project Managers.

Fill out [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHnSzYc5cJzvWBzKF4E60TMFLA1YTIq-8Y9zihRRzpY/edit this form] expressing your interest in participating in different projects and classes and we will take your availability into consideration when recommending schedules for them. If you include your email address, we will contact you for rare and one-time events that coincide with your schedule.

=== Active Projects ===

* Off-Road Wheelchair ([https://trello.com/board/off-road-wheelchair/4fe2233b8655971253003e16 trello])
* [[UAV_Hexacopter| UAV Hexacopter]] ([https://trello.com/board/hexacopter/4ff768a5f6225711290e126c trello])
* CNC Build
* Access Control ([https://trello.com/board/vuvuzela/4f2e969c73c9e4eb24380692 trello])
* Makerspace Automation
* MEME Cabinets ([https://trello.com/board/mame-cabinet/4fd1732d6c27075f3b601721 trello])
* 3D Printer(s) Build
* [http://www.learntosolder.org/ Learn To Solder] events

=== Suggestions ===

This is a brainstorm list of projects we might work on, or projects you work on already that you want to bring to the hacker space.

Please feel free to add anything you are interested in to the list but please put your name after it so those who are interested can find you.

* Blender Render Farm
* BGP trust modeling and research.
* Self-forming, robust, self-defending networks
* UAV
** WiFi Scanning
** IP Geolocation
** Radiation dosimeter deployment
* Honeynet Project
* Biodiesel from algae
** supercritical oil extraction
** flat plate algae bioreactor
* Organic hydroponic vegetable production w/ Arduino-based regulation of environment and nutrients
* puredata for systems control and visualization
* Fungi cultivation for filtration systems and DIY pharmaceuticals
** supercritical compound extraction
* Satellite Hacking
* CO2 Laser
* Applications of nVidia's CUDA SDK
** Modeling Dynamic Systems
* Homebrew aerogel
* Free-to-air satellite tinkering (who first?)
* (Airsoft) Phalanx Anti-(Nerf) Missle system
* Notification to IRC channel of events in the space
* Audio Circuits
** TUBE Amps
** Synthesizers
** Effects Pedals
** Guitar Pick Ups
** MIDI Controllers (arduino based)
* Whole-facility zoned lighting/sound controller from scratch (think home/hackerspace automation on steroids)?
** area/zoned/whole lighting transforms
*** maker-space light: bright vs. normal vs. dark vs. trippy
** area/zoned/whole sound
*** zoned/whole: voice annunciation
*** intercom (door/entry)
*** intercom (announcement-internal)
*** music? by presence-based concensus playlist kind of toy?
**** App for G1 to control or suggest music?
* Tesla coil
* Microwave Oven Transformer High Voltage Rig
** simply following the how-to on Instructables

=== Project Resources and Ideas ===

* DARPA
** http://www.darpa.mil/funding_opportunities.html
** http://grants.gov/
** http://www.propublica.org/special/the-stimulus-plan-a-detailed-list-of-spending
** ArduPilot http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A44814

Projects

2013-01-26T20:28:37Z

Steamboat:

[[File:LearnToSolder.jpg|thumb|250px|Learn To Solder at the Atlanta Mini Maker Faire 2012]]

=== How Projects Work at Freeside ===

A big part of the mission at Freeside is to host group projects involving as many curious tinkerers as possible.

If you'd like to manage a project or host a meeting at Freeside, all you have to do is answer a few questions about what you'd like to do and we'll help you schedule and promote it!

=== Scheduling for Projects ===

Being crafty engineers, we have developed a system to schedule project meetings and classes around the highest availability of members and Project Managers.

Fill out [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NHnSzYc5cJzvWBzKF4E60TMFLA1YTIq-8Y9zihRRzpY/edit this form] expressing your interest in participating in different projects and classes and we will take your availability into consideration when recommending schedules for them. If you include your email address, we will contact you for rare and one-time events that coincide with your schedule.

=== Active Projects ===

* Off-Road Wheelchair ([https://trello.com/board/off-road-wheelchair/4fe2233b8655971253003e16 trello])
* [[UAV_Hexacopter| UAV Hexacopter]] ([https://trello.com/board/hexacopter/4ff768a5f6225711290e126c trello])
* CNC Build
* Access Control ([https://trello.com/board/vuvuzela/4f2e969c73c9e4eb24380692 trello])
* Makerspace Automation
* MEME Cabinets ([https://trello.com/board/mame-cabinet/4fd1732d6c27075f3b601721 trello])
* 3D Printer(s) Build
* [http://www.learntosolder.org/ Learn To Solder] events

=== Suggestions ===

This is a brainstorm list of projects we might work on, or projects you work on already that you want to bring to the hacker space.

Please feel free to add anything you are interested in to the list but please put your name after it so those who are interested can find you.

* Blender Render Farm
* BGP trust modeling and research.
* Self-forming, robust, self-defending networks
* UAV
** WiFi Scanning
** IP Geolocation
** Radiation dosimeter deployment
* Honeynet Project
* Biodiesel from algae
** supercritical oil extraction
** flat plate algae bioreactor
* Organic hydroponic vegetable production w/ Arduino-based regulation of environment and nutrients
* puredata for systems control and visualization
* Fungi cultivation for filtration systems and DIY pharmaceuticals
** supercritical compound extraction
* Satellite Hacking
* CO2 Laser (jweiler)
* Applications of nVidia's CUDA SDK (DANtheMAN)
** Rainbow Table Generation
** Modeling Dynamic Systems
** Other Cool Stuff
* Open and pluggable protocol and file fuzzing framework (jlash)
* Self-spreading agent-based vulnerability scanner and patch manager (jlash)
** Potentially a subset to eater's self-forming/defending networks
* A robust network packet capture editing GUI with one-side replay/recapture functionality (jlash)
* Homebrew aerogel (jlash)
** Manufacturing - potential funding source via sales
** Fabricating - potential funding source via research grants
* Free-to-air satellite tinkering (who first?) (1NF0) (rjhatl)
* Inexpensive closed circuit video surveillance/recording systems (tronik)
* Aquarium hacking comes to mind for some strange reason - and a few fish tanks might add to the ambiance early on (kive)
** tronik has fish tank!
* (Airsoft) Phalanx Anti-(Nerf) Missle system (Agox)
* Notification to IRC channel of events in the space (mluffel)
* Audio Circuits (DANtheMAN) (1NF0)
** TUBE Amps
** Synthesizers
** Effects Pedals
** Guitar Pick Ups
** MIDI Controllers (arduino based)
* Whole-facility zoned lighting/sound controller from scratch (think home/hackerspace automation on steroids)? (kive) (1NF0)
** area/zoned/whole lighting transforms
*** maker-space light: bright vs. normal vs. dark vs. trippy
** area/zoned/whole sound
*** zoned/whole: voice annunciation
*** intercom (door/entry)
*** intercom (announcement-internal)
*** music? by presence-based concensus playlist kind of toy?
**** App for G1 to control or suggest music?
* Tesla coil (1NF0) (rjhatl)
* Hate campaign against French nobility (Agox, Andrew, Danny, and Mandy)
* Mind-reading matter compilers (ambience)
* Microwave Oven Transformer High Voltage Rig (jc)
** simply following the how-to on Instructables.

=== Project Resources and Ideas ===

* DARPA
** http://www.darpa.mil/funding_opportunities.html
** http://grants.gov/
** http://www.propublica.org/special/the-stimulus-plan-a-detailed-list-of-spending
** ArduPilot http://diydrones.com/profiles/blog/show?id=705844%3ABlogPost%3A44814