Starting Locker Gnome: A Journey to Elevate Makers

I started locker gnome back in the mid 90s because I enjoyed elevating others and sharing what other people were doing that I thought was awesome. This experience has been so successful that I'm excited about my latest project, maker deck.

The Experiment with Maker Deck

Maker deck has been running 24/7 on Twitch with the chat. The chat is filled with people who normally stream and also those who don't normally stream anywhere. It's a combination of both, which makes it a great way to discover new makers, whether they have Twitch channels or YouTube channels, or are active on other social media platforms.

The maker deck project aggregates different types of makers, bringing them together for cross-discovery. This has been a thrilling experience, as I finally feel like I have a small place in the overarching maker community and 3D printing community of people. The maker deck project is one spot where we're trying to draw attention in multiple directions, as otherwise discovery would be impossible.

The Challenges of Time

There are so many people doing amazing things that our time does not scale. If we could bring up to 10 of them together at a time in a stream and have the chat room, everyone would appreciate it. It seems that people do appreciate this, and we're just getting started. We've had a few hiccups, but nothing too much to overcome.

The Importance of Patience

We're still learning and overcoming challenges as we go. The experience has been fun more than anything, and we're looking forward to what's next. One of our admins is flipping through the scenes, probably Pez Liz from old vlog days. Vlogs may not be coming back, but we're pouring all our time and attention into maker deck.

Staying Tuned In

If you don't want to tune in to the broadcast, that's fine. Don't say you miss me because I'm still there. You don't even need a Twitch account to watch this; just pull it up on Twitch at twitch.tv/makerdeck. The links are probably in the video description for those who want to join and watch.

Setting Up Your Workspace

To make use of maker deck, you'll need a TV with space for the stream or a second monitor to keep it on display without distractions. You don't have to listen to voices; this is just about makers making things. It's like live.pirillo.com, amped up to a factor of 100, and I'm on decaf coffee as well.

Checking In

The maker deck project is different from my old channel like locker gnome. This is not me, but it's a group of people that you'll see over there in the channel for maker deck. The experience has been fun more than anything, and we're looking forward to what's next.

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making something and instead of just going to one feed which you can do and you absolutely should because this this uh the maker deck uh stream is filled with people who normally stream and as well as i should say uh other people who don't normally stream anywhere so it's like a combination of the two so it's a great way to discover other makers whether or not they have twitch channels or youtube channels or you know they're active on other social media platforms uh it's just aggregating them it's bringing them together uh if only for cross discovery like i'm just i'm thrilled to feel like i finally have something i feel i finally have a small place in the overarching maker community in the overarching 3d printing community of people um this is just one spot where we're just trying to at least draw attention in multiple directions right because otherwise discovery is going to be impossible there are so many people doing so many amazing things and and our time does not scale so i figured if we could bring up to 10 of them together at a time in a stream and you know there's the chat room and everything people would you know appreciate it and it seems that people appreciate it so we're just getting started appreciate the patience uh we've had a few hiccups but honestly nothing that has been uh you know too much of a challenge for us to overcome um this is it's it's been fun more than anything right now um one of our admins is flipping through the scenes probably pez liz you remember liz from the old vlog days uh vlogs probably aren't coming back i'm going to be pouring all my time and attention my spare time and attention i should say uh into maker deck i'm still live on twitch every night if you don't want to tune into the broadcast fine but you know don't sit there and say you miss me because i'm still there uh and you don't even have it you don't even need to have a twitch account to watch this you can just pull it up on twitch twitch.tv slash maker deck the links are probably in the video description um just to join just watch that's how you get just pull it up on tv just keep it there 24 7. put it up in the tv that's it hands off you got a tv do nothing anyway or a second monitor come on don't tell me you have one monitor do you have one monitor i don't have look i got two monitors over here one two so i got i got plenty of space for maker deck and the thing is you don't have to listen no voices no audio no faces it's just makers making what are they making i don't know who's there i don't know you gotta tune in and find out that's the beauty of it this is like live.pirillo.com amped up to a factor of a hundred like me on decaf coffee and it's not even eight in the morning and i've been up for like three hours see you on maker deck well no i mean you'll see maker deck i'll see you over there in the channel for maker deck yeah because because there's no faces if you want to see my face i'm on twitch every night on my own channel this is different this is not me this is not me like locker gnome was not me this is not me it's a group of people it's everybody youi started locker gnome back in the mid 90s because i enjoyed elevating others sharing what other people were doing that i thought was awesome and i haven't been as excited about something since then and i'm excited about this because the experiment we ran last week i felt was so successful we set up maker deck maker deck has been running 24 7 on twitch with the chat you can't see the chat here on the screen but you can tune into maker deck right now and maker deck is uh on twitch there's a twitter account is effectively highlighting and showcasing different people doing different things now everybody here is 3d printing right now but we also you know invited other types of makers in to showcase what they're doing that's a lithophane do you know what a lithophane is well if not you swing by and ask questions because it's fun to watch getting assembled if you've never watched a 3d print coming together it's just it's a beautiful thing or just someone making something and instead of just going to one feed which you can do and you absolutely should because this this uh the maker deck uh stream is filled with people who normally stream and as well as i should say uh other people who don't normally stream anywhere so it's like a combination of the two so it's a great way to discover other makers whether or not they have twitch channels or youtube channels or you know they're active on other social media platforms uh it's just aggregating them it's bringing them together uh if only for cross discovery like i'm just i'm thrilled to feel like i finally have something i feel i finally have a small place in the overarching maker community in the overarching 3d printing community of people um this is just one spot where we're just trying to at least draw attention in multiple directions right because otherwise discovery is going to be impossible there are so many people doing so many amazing things and and our time does not scale so i figured if we could bring up to 10 of them together at a time in a stream and you know there's the chat room and everything people would you know appreciate it and it seems that people appreciate it so we're just getting started appreciate the patience uh we've had a few hiccups but honestly nothing that has been uh you know too much of a challenge for us to overcome um this is it's it's been fun more than anything right now um one of our admins is flipping through the scenes probably pez liz you remember liz from the old vlog days uh vlogs probably aren't coming back i'm going to be pouring all my time and attention my spare time and attention i should say uh into maker deck i'm still live on twitch every night if you don't want to tune into the broadcast fine but you know don't sit there and say you miss me because i'm still there uh and you don't even have it you don't even need to have a twitch account to watch this you can just pull it up on twitch twitch.tv slash maker deck the links are probably in the video description um just to join just watch that's how you get just pull it up on tv just keep it there 24 7. put it up in the tv that's it hands off you got a tv do nothing anyway or a second monitor come on don't tell me you have one monitor do you have one monitor i don't have look i got two monitors over here one two so i got i got plenty of space for maker deck and the thing is you don't have to listen no voices no audio no faces it's just makers making what are they making i don't know who's there i don't know you gotta tune in and find out that's the beauty of it this is like live.pirillo.com amped up to a factor of a hundred like me on decaf coffee and it's not even eight in the morning and i've been up for like three hours see you on maker deck well no i mean you'll see maker deck i'll see you over there in the channel for maker deck yeah because because there's no faces if you want to see my face i'm on twitch every night on my own channel this is different this is not me this is not me like locker gnome was not me this is not me it's a group of people it's everybody you\n"