@pearlgreymusic when there are only two N.I.C.E. vending machines available in all of Austin currently both of which are more publicly accessible, it really is not a service to the greater Austin community to put one inside a space that is only accessible with exclusive paid access and also forbids drug use on premises.
These vending machines do the most good when they are placed somewhere readily accessible to all and in close proximity to areas/venues where drug use is more likely or known to occur. I think it would be a disservice and waste of resources to have something like this inside of a locked facility like Asmbly (there are many days when less than 20 people total come through the space). It would be great to see one of them in the Lamar Rundberg area near Asmbly placed somewhere completely accessible to all 24 hours a day.
It’d also be great to have this volunteer project for the lobby TV done so that we can highlight community projects like this on there – Lobby TV microcontroller project