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| In January of 2019, VHS relocated to 1601 Venables St, The Mullet. | In January of 2019, VHS relocated to 1601 Venables St, The Mullet. | ||
| - | Our latest space has been named “The Mullet” as it has a couple of offices in the front and the back is a workshop. Business in the front, party in the back! It's 4000 sq/ft and it's pretty much ours to do what we want with - we have the entire building, and a 10-year lease so investing money in long-term plans is finally possible. | + | Our latest space has been named “The Mullet” as it has a couple of offices in the front and the back is a workshop. Business in the front, party in the back! It's 4000 ft² and it's pretty much ours to do what we want with — we have the entire building, and a 10-year lease so investing money in long-term plans is finally possible. |
| ===== What this space means to the hacker community ===== | ===== What this space means to the hacker community ===== | ||
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| The term “Hacker” means a lot of things to different people, and we tend to not get too hung-up on it because of that. There is a lot of cross-over in VHS’s case with that of the “Maker” community, and both share a common history with tinkerers, inventors, and artists. | The term “Hacker” means a lot of things to different people, and we tend to not get too hung-up on it because of that. There is a lot of cross-over in VHS’s case with that of the “Maker” community, and both share a common history with tinkerers, inventors, and artists. | ||
| - | Because of Vancouver’s very high population density, few people have access to more than the simplest of tools - a hammer, a few screwdrivers - and that’s often it, severely restricting what can be achieved even if you have the ideas and skills required, halting creativity and inventiveness before it can even start. VHS is a unique community resource, providing the space and tools required to share knowledge, learn, and create what’s needed to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be. We’re the community | + | Because of Vancouver’s very high population density, few people have access to more than the simplest of tools - a hammer, a few screwdrivers - and that’s often it, severely restricting what can be achieved even if you have the ideas and skills required, halting creativity and inventiveness before it can even start. VHS is a unique community resource, providing the space and tools required to share knowledge, learn, and create what’s needed to accomplish your goals, whatever they may be. We’re the community |
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