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Official, Semi-Official, one-off and other events at the Noisebridge space.<br />
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Not all events make it onto this calendar. Many events only make it to the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/ Discussion] or [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/ Announcements] mailing lists, [[IRC]] or in person at [[:Category:Meeting_Notes | Tuesday meetings]]. Best of all, Noisebridge is about people getting together at the space in San Francisco to do stuff. DO pay attention, as some events just arise organically from the bottom up!<br />
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'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.<br />
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=== Upcoming Events <small>[https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=2 edit]</small> ===<br />
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'''Wednesday, July 1, 2015 - 7:30pm until___:''' - Church Classroom - 2nd gathering of the [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art with ( software ) art();] Meetup group. For presenting, discussing, and facilitating making art and expressive work via code and/or hardware. Present your software-artwork and receive critical feedback from peers. Distinct possibility of the eventual commercialization of participants' contributions. Registration and info is on the Meetup group's own [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art with ( software ) art();] webpage.<br><br />
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'''Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 1pm to 3pm:''' - - Middle School Students Learn to Solder. This field trip to Noisebridge will teach the students the basics of soldering with J leading the session and then also let them know that Noisebridge is a place where they can come to work further on projects.<br />
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'''Saturday, July 11th, 2015, 12pm to 2pm:''' [[Godwaffle_11_Jul_2015|GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES @ Noisebridge]] -- Noisebands and vegan pancakes!<br><br />
''Bands: XOME (Sacramento), /the Nothing/ (Roseville), The Father's, Old Million Eye & Infinite Plastic Internal, The Blues''<br />
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'''Wednesday, July 15th, 2015, 7:30PM''' Dorkbot. More details soon.<br />
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=== Recurring Events <small>[https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=3 edit]</small> ===<br />
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{{Template:Recurring}} - Every week.<br><br />
{{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} - Certain weeks, e.g. 1st week only.<br><br />
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==== Mondays ====<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:30 pm to 10:00 pm [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]]'''&nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:black"><!-- (Early start of 3:00pm on Monday holidays.)-->''</span><div style="padding-left: 30px; max-width: 725px;">- Learn to solder! And make cool things with electronics. [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], [[User:Tman66|J]], Rolf, [[User:Miloh|Miloh]], [[User:Cedric|Cedric]], Cheng, Greg, and/or a host of others will bring kits-for-purchase to make cool, hackable things for all skill levels that you can bring home after you make them! Many designed for '''absolute beginners'''! Bring your own projects to hack! Bring things to fix! All ages. All are welcome! See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discuss list] and the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.</div><br />
* {{Template:RecurringException|hiatus}} '''8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Front-end Web Development]]''' - Learn HTML/CSS/JS. A series of talks on different topics every week, taught in the Church classroom. Recap of last week's material starts at '''7:30 pm'''. Join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/webdev WebDev list] or the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for updates.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Take Out the Trash Night -- Round One]] Be sure to put bins out by midnight as the trash truck comes between 1:30 to 2:30am.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Monday session is held in Turing Classroom.<br />
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==== Tuesdays ====<br />
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* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [http://www.railsschool.org Ruby and Rails class]''' - Seminar and workshop for learning everything about Ruby, Rails, and web application development (Church classroom). See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Gamebridge|Gamebridge Unityversity Unity Game Dev Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly Unity C# game development class and game developer meetup, art design writing and audio all welcome! Learn how to mentor and help teach game dev. (Turing classroom). See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:30 pm [[Meetings|Noisebridge Weekly Meeting]]''' - Introducing new people and events to the space, general discussion, and decision-making on key issues. '''This is your space, folks. Come on out here in person to express what you think about what's going on with it!'''<br />
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==== Wednesdays ====<br />
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* {{Template:Recurring}} 6:00 pm to 8:00pm SF-LUG Weekly Linux Discussion Group, held in the Turing classroom. For further info, see [http://linuxmafia.com/pipermail/sf-lug/ SF-LUG's weekly event postings] or else email the event organizer, Joseph Puig; [mailto:joseph.puig@gmail.com joseph.puig at gmail.com] or [mailto:jbpuig@sbcglobal.net jbpuig at sbcglobal.net]<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm [[Digital Archivists]] - Learn how to scan books and help build book scanners.<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm '''Next NB meetup Wed 24th June, alternating monthly between SF and South Bay''' - [[Cyberspectrum|Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup]] in the Hackatorium '''(new)''': A place to learn and exchange ideas about SDR. Presentations on concepts, mystery signals, hardware/software and cool applications.<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} 7:30pm to 10pm in Church room. Present personal and expressive art made with software programming and other materials and get feedback and critical dialogue from fellow artist/technologists. Find collaborators and find better ways to make such work. See info here: [http://www.meetup.com/with-software-art/ With (software) art();] meetup. <small> Please communicate with leader [jeffg@inventivity.com Jeffrey Greenberg] in advance to present.</small><br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[DreamTeam| Dream Team Neuro Hackery]] - EEG research & development project with general interest in sleep, dreaming, creative intelligence, and many loosely related topics such as: neurophysiology, signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and (especially) hacking code and devices for data acquisition and analysis. Join us at the [[CollaborationStation]] (near the Hackatorium). Expect general discussion around 8 PM - usually moving along by 9 PM to focus on more technical aspects of current project.<br />
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==== ''Super'' Thursdays! ====<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Trash Night -- Round Two]] - Take out the trash for Friday morning! Do it by midnight as truck comes ~1:30am to 2:30am.<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[FreeBSD|Friends of FreeBSD]] welcomes all skill levels to learn more about FreeBSD, to actually '''use''' and help promote the FreeBSD project, and to get involved in preventing this operating system from dying.<br><br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|2nd}}{{Template:RecurringNumbered|4th}} 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm '''[http://www.meetup.com/San-Francisco-Bootstrappers SF Bootstrappers Office Hours @ Noisebridge] - Come to Noisebridge 2nd and 4th Thursdays 6:30 to 7:30 and get the kickstart you need to solve your most burning problem.This is a group for experts to help novices and novices to get the much needed advice they need on their projects<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Thursday is held in Church Classroom.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} {{Template:RecurringException|-3rd}} 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[3D Thursday]] Weekly meetup (non-3rd-thursdays) at Noisebridge focusing on 3D Printers, CNC machines, FabLabs, and replicating machines of all kinds.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[Front-end_Web_Development#Lab|Front-end Web Development Lab]] - Understand by doing! A recap of Monday's lecture in workshop form - and a good time for one-on-one help with the material. Meets in Turing.<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''7:00 pm [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' a.k.a. 5MoF - lightning 5min talks every 3rd Thursday of the month<br />
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==== Fridays ====<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [[Computerology]] in Turing or [[CollaborationStation]], understanding and using computers<br />
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[FUN Tutoring]] @ [[CollaborationStation]]<br />
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* {{Template:Recurring}} 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm [[CPP Class]] discussion in Hackitorum/Fox Lounge/Church. Currently looking for folks wanting to help plan out lessons.<br />
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==== Sundays ====<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:30 pm to 7:30 pm [[Dungeons and Dragons]] in Church, currently looking for new players.<br />
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 1:00 pm Monthly Lock Sport Collaboration: Come learn how to pick locks and learn more about them with the [http://www.tooolsf.org/ SF Bay Area chapter] of [http://toool.us/ TOOOL]. The group meets on alternating months at Noisebridge and in San Jose. Check the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tooolsf-announce TOOOL SF announcement list] for details. <br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 2pm to 4pm [[(affiliated_with)_Women_Who_Code_Algorithms_Study_Group|Algorithms Study Group]] in Church or Turing classroom - Whiteboarding + looking at really fun computer science topics. We want to make interviewing for code interviews fun and even continue our algorithm skills when we are not interviewing! Affiliated with Women Who Code, but Men welcome too.<br />
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* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|2nd}} 2:00 pm [[BAHA]] - [http://baha.bitrot.info Bay Area Hacker's Association] - security meeting<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 3:00 pm [[Go]] - Playing of the Go board game. On nice days we often take the boards to Dolores Park and play there.<br />
* {{Template:Recurring}} 6:00 pm [[Plan 9]] class (if not Noisebridge check Sycamore)<br />
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If you'd like to contact somebody at Noisebridge regarding these Events or even the Noisebridge Wiki itself, then please send an email message to one of the Board members listed in the [[Contacts]] list, e.g., <secretary@noisebridge.net> or <treasurer@noisebridge.net><br />
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* SAT 10:15 - 12:10 [[Juggling with Judy!]] Note: next class is scheduled for Saturday June 29th. Attention juggling fans! Judy will be at the 2013 World Juggling Day celebration Saturday June 15th at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in San Francisco Fisherman's Warf - free event begins at 1. Come check it out! <br />
* THU 18:00 - 21:00 '''[[Privacy Bay]]''' - A monthly meetup for Bay Area folks interested in privacy. Meets in Church on the last Thursday of the month.<br />
* FRI 19:00 - 21:00 [[Anarchy_101|Anarchy 101]] - a class/seminar on what anarchy is and is not, and how it impacts us as individuals and as discrete groups.<br />
* SUN 13:00 [[Songbridge]]: (Bi-monthly) Learn how to make and record music with a computerWe cover midi and vst as well as multi-track recordingBring your laptop.<br />
* 20:00 - 22:00 [[Noise~_Wednesday | Noise~ Wed]] - Graphical media programming with Max/MSP/Jitter<br />
* 19:00 [[Tahoe-LAFS]] - Occasional meetup of users and/or developers of the Least Authority File System.<br />
* 14:00 - 16:00 Android Developer Support Group - Meet up with other app developers in the library for a lightly structured knowledge-share.<br />
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=== Proposed Future Events and Classes === <br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Sound Science]] A potential monthly lecture/demonstration series on the little known science behind sound reproductionTopics to include: Transducer Physics(speakers and mics), Room Acoustics, Signal Path and Cabling,Loudspeaker design 101, Music Production Tips for Big Sound, and How to make a small system sound HUGEEach session to include hands on projects like making speakers from stuff lying around, Non-Newtonian bass monsters, and ez speaker mods for anyoneIf interested contact the new guy-> MattLong8 at gmail dot com, 805 four five three - six zero nine seven <br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Modular Synthesis]] a bi-weekly (or monthly) group devoted to modular synthesizers> workshop will include modular sound synthesis styles and techniques, a study of different modules and their functions, ie voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, envelope generator ect and how these modules interact with each other, what control voltage and triggers are..... as well as one on one time for each student with the modular, which is a 60 space large format Moog style modular synthesizer with big knobs and 1/4 jacks including performance and other awesomeness by Douglas. contact Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[VideoHacking]] a weekly video/video art devoted hacker group, including experiments in the 3D vr realm...if interested contact julialc4@gmail.com<br />
:Wednesdays at 21:00 [[Brewing Bridge]] - Malakkar Proposal: Learn how to make your drinks fun AND antibacterial, using yeastThis will be recurring if enough interest or need is presentAssociated items - what to do with brewing leftovers, and brewers sample hour, etc.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Probability]] - Weekly probability study group based on [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Mandarin Corner|Mandarin]] - Learn or practice Mandarin, all levels. Also currently on hiatus. Get on the mailing list.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Movie Night!]] - [[User:ThOMG|Thom]] wants to build community through nerdy sci-fi! (+Bill+Ted+Excellence++) (how about a Friday hacker movie night? -[[User:Carl|Carl]])<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Introduction to the AVR Microcontroller]] - [[User:Mightyohm|Jeff]] and [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]] are planning an introductory class for people wanting to make cool projects with AVRs.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cuddle Puddle for the Economy]] - Stress-hacking with informal massage exchange.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Milk and Cookies]] - Come read your favorite selections out loud With Milk and Cookies (and yeah, probably beer too).<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Processing Workshop 2]] - [[User:Scmurray|Scott]] is interested in teaching this, and is busy thinking about what, where, when, why, and how.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Hack your Hardware]] -- We call BS on "no user-serviceable parts inside"<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Homebrew Instruction Class]] - The Wort (pt 1/3)<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Trip to Shooting Range]] - Field trip to a shooting range, to shoot guns Express interest at [[Trip to Shooting Range]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Surface Mount Soldering Workshop]] - Learn how to solder cicuits with small surface mount parts [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] and Martin Bogomolni and others will show their tricks [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] will bring hackable kits that uses surface mounts for you to solder<-YES! (mattlong8 at gmail dot com)<br />
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Version control tutorial]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Foreign language learning for rocket scientists]] - I'm near-native (fool people when I try) in (French and) Japanese, and a pro trans/terpreter and will share my shortcuts (skill-order, vocab, speed/articulation, translation≅grammar) No expertise on tonal languages yet..so if you know how to remember tones or how tone-sandhi interacts with speed and/or how nuances of speaker attitude are expressed in them (what we do with rythm/inflection/sentence-intonation and stress in Eng., and with particles and ??? in e.g. Cantonese) please chime in or call me (415-608-0564) so I can convey your wisdom [also looking for a from-scratch Arabic partner]<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Getting started with Arduino]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Distributed Databases]]<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Node.js Beginners Session]] - Interested in learning about Node.js? I amMaybe these guys want to teach it: http://www.meetup.com/Joyent-Cloud-User-Group/events/81311542/<br />
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:'''(TBD)''': [[Scrum Club]] - I though I'd test the waters and see if anyone was interested in a noisebridge scrum club details are here http://scrumclub.org/scrum-clubs/ if inturested hit me up twitter: @theabcasian, facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theabcasian<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[CNC Mill Workshop]] - Who wants to make stuff on the [[MaxNCMill]]?<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Math & Science Help]] - If you would like some math, science or engineering help, I'm down to lend a hand.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cyborg Group|Cyborg Group / Sensebridge]] - Work on projects like artificial senses Someone needs to lead this!<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[OpenEEG]] - Brain techHas historically met on Sundays, at the behest of interested parties.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Programming_for_Poets | Programming for Poets]] - Gentle intro to programming using Processing<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[World Builders & Simgineers]] - Work together to create a beautiful & open virtual world & platform.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[PlunderBridge]] - Metal detecting, detector technology & treasure hunting expeditions.<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Ruby Mining]] - Ruby on Rails basics, interactive working group<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[MoinMoin Wiki]] - MoinMoin Wiki (details see there)<br />
:'''(TBD)''': [[Noisebridge Fundraiser 2013]]<br />
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= Past Events =<br />
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===2014===<br />
*{{event<br />
|time = Sunday, September 23, 5:00pm<br />
|title = How to Start a Startup MOOC Lecture Viewings<br />
|description = We would get together to watch the lectures together and conduct discussion and networking afterwards. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/<br />
|}}<br />
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===2013===<br />
*{{event<br />
|time = Friday, August 9, 5:00pm<br />
|title = Noisebridge Party Setup<br />
|description = Volunteers will be preparing the space for Saturday's show. There are no scheduled conflicts; you might be asked to move multiple times by someone pushing a broom and assembling a raised stage simultaneously.<br />
|}}<br />
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*{{event<br />
|time = Saturday, August 10, 4:00pm<br />
|title = Noisebridge "______ the Bridge" Party<br />
|description = <span style="color:#ff00ff; background:##ff00ff"> a summer fundraising party for Noisebridge, which YOU are invited to!</span><br />
|suggested donation = $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds<br />
|}}<br />
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*{{event<br />
|time = Sunday, August 11, 2:00pm<br />
|title = Bay Area Hackers' Association Meeting<br />
|description = Jon Callas presenting on [[BAHA/2013-08-11|Secure Communications, Privacy, Counter-Surveillance]].<br />
|}}<br />
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* '''Wednesday, May 22, 7.00 pm: Instructables Build Night''' - Bare Conductive, Instructables will supply Bare Conductive paint pens and pizza. Come experiment with the paint and post some Instructables. This is a FREE event.<br />
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===2012===<br />
* '''December 20, Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 - [[5MoF|5 Minutes of Fame]]''' - Following up on its triumphant return in November, 5MoF is back with another showcase of lightning talks & other good stuff, with your host Sir Danny O'Brien! Details TBA<br />
*'''Tuesday Feb14th, 18:00 to 20:00''' ZiP MegaZine releases its inaugural issue with '''My Noisy Valentine''' Zine Release Microparty in the Noisebridge cafeFor more info follow [[zine | this]] link.<br />
* '''Wednesday, Jan30, 20:00-22:00''' [[zine|ZiP]] meeting for zine-makers & others with an interest in printing & self-publishingThe meeting 1/30/13 is our first since mid-2012We plan to hold them regularly from now on at this time (Wednesday 8pm)This meeting will be informal & will probably take place in the printing/lasercutter area of the hackerspace.<br />
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===2011===<br />
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* '''September 11th 14:00 to 17:00''' - The San Francisco Chapter of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and Bay Area Hacker's Association present a joint meeting on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Locksport locksport]<br />
*'''August 4, 7PM, Thursday''' - [http://zeidman.net Bob Zeidman] will be giving a talk on video games and intellectual property, hosted by TheMADEHe will also speak about IP infringement cases.<br />
*'''August 9, 6:30PM, Tuesday''' - [http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/26413241/ Make:SF] - Chris Jefferies will speak about the wireless sensor kit he is developing and we are bringing back our all star soldering kits.<br />
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* '''April 13th, 19:00''' - Kombucha fermentation class with [[BioBridge]] <br />
*'''April 7th, 20:00''' - [[In-Depth|Noisebridge: In-Depth]] Our monthly lecture and round tableThis month's speaker will be Aragorn! his lecture will be "Anarchism & technology: An unbridgeable chasm"<br />
*'''April 4th, 20:00''' - Camp KDE PartyCome and meet part of the KDE North America community and get a quick overview of this year's [http://camp.kde.org/ Camp KDE] conferenceThere will be beer<br />
*'''April 3rd, 16:00''' - NoiseCaching: Meet-up to build some geocaches, and talk about making geocoinsThen we'll head out to find some local caches and place caches we made[http://www.geocaching.com More info about Geocaching here]<br />
* '''March 20th, 19:00''' [[Hack Politics]] meetup -- the first meetup to figure out how we in the hacker community can effectively mobilize and create meaningful change in these interesting times<br />
* '''March 12th, 12:00-18:00 - Noisebridge Hackathon!''' Second Saturday Hackathon is a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.<br />
* '''March 10, Thursday, 19:00 - Group Grammar Clinic''' - Church Classroom - Donations gladly accepted - A clinic for grammar and writing evaluationPlease bring your web/social or technical writing for us to evaluateBring your laptop as well Collaboration groupware possibly provided(Please suggest groupware software to use if you wish)Constructive feedback from other group members is encouraged so that this clinic is a group process- Facilitator: [[User:Owen|Owen]] (opietro@yahoo.com)<br />
* '''March 9th, 20:00''' - Ferment and filter a mash! [[fermentation logs]]<br />
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===2010===<br />
* '''Sunday, August 22, 19:00 CLUB-MATE DROPOFF AND TASTING PARTY''' Nick Farr will be in town to drop off Club-Mate ordered by San Franciscans!<br />
* '''June 5th, 12:00-19:00 - [[NoiseBridgeRehab]]''' - Help make the space more usable and accessible! Noisebridge needs your help!<br />
* '''June 5th, 16:00-20:00 - [[Science For Juggalos]]''' - Science Fair in front of the Warfield Theater teaching magnetism to Juggalos<br />
* '''June 6th, 15:00 - [[AVC Meetup]]''' - Entrepreneurial bonding & matchmaking<br />
* '''June 9th, 21:00 - Your liver supports Noisebridge''' - Come to Elixir @ 16th & Guerrero anytime after 21:00 and drink, drink, drink! 50% of tips go to Noisebridge<br />
* '''February 27th, 20:00 - [[Hacker EPROM]]''' - Noisebridge's first prom! Nice tie and a (robot) date requiredWe will have a DJ and punch.<br />
* '''February 24th, 19:00, Wednesday - Joris Peels, of [http://www.shapeways.com Shapeways]''', and expert on 3D printing, will give a [[ShaperwaysPresentation | talk and demonstration]] at Noisebridge!.<br />
* '''February 23rd, 18:00 - Cleaning day''' - Come and help clean Noisebridge, because everyone loves a clean hack space.<br />
* '''February 12th, 21:00 - visit from Steve Jackson'''Game designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 Steve Jackson], founder of Steve Jackson Games, will visit Noisebridge.<br />
* '''January 27th, 18:00-20:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Workshop]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] (contact [[User:Gpvillamil|Gian Pablo]] for more info)<br />
* '''January 27th, 20:00-22:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Performance]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] - "Celebrate a night of new sound that will change your idea of music forever!"<br />
* '''January 25th, 19:30 - [[Bag Porn]]''' - What's in your bag?<br />
* '''January 20th, 19:00-21:00 - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat/about Bay Categories & Types]''' - Categories, monoids, monads, functors and more! Held in the Alonzo Church classroom.<br />
* '''January 20th, 19:00 - [[User Experience Book Club SF]]''' - Our book this month is "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" by Raph Koster - http://is.gd/6sEqw (meets in Turing)<br />
* '''January 21st, 20:00 - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' - Monthly set of lightning talks on diverse topics<br />
* '''January 22nd, 17:00 - [[CleaningParty| Cleaning Party]]''' - Come help clean up Noisebridge! Awsum fun!<br />
* ...January 14th,16th, and 17th 1:00- ??? Build Out day for kitchen/bathroom/laundry bring yourself and a good attitude, learn a few things as well<br />
* '''January 15th, 18:00 - [[CNC_Mill_Workshop]]''' - Learn to use the CNC mill for 2D engraving and circuit board routing<br />
* Thursdays 17:00 [[ASL Group|American Sign Language]] - Learn how to talk without using your voice (or just come chat in ASL)<small>[http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/asl/generic click to reschedule]</small><br />
<br />
===2009===<br />
* '''November 18th, 19:30''' - [[Dorkbot_2009_11_18|Dorkbot]]<br />
* '''November 19th, 18:00''' - [[Mesh meetup]]<br />
* '''November 19th, 20:00''' - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]<br />
* '''November 20th, 18:00''' - Loud Objects [http://www.flickr.com/photos/createdigitalmedia/3428249036/ Noise Toy workshop].<br />
* '''November 20th, 20:00''' - Performance by [http://www.loudobjects.com/ Loud Objects], (featuring Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan) and [http://www.myspace.com/jibkidder Jib Kidder].<br />
:'''2009-11-05''' - [http://www.server-sky.com/ Server Sky presentation: Internet and Computation in Orbit] by Keith Lofstrom<br />
:'''2009-11-05''' - [[Mesh meetup]]<br />
:'''2009-11-02''' - [[French]] book club meeting to discuss [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2842612892/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Une Si Longue Lettre]<br />
: ''' October 1st, 18:00''' - [[Wireless_Mesh_Network_Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]<br />
: ''' October 1st, 19:00''' - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat Bay Area Categories and Types]<br />
: '''2009-10-03''' [[Year 1 Open Hacker House]]<br />
:'''Friday''': [[CrazyCryptoNight]] - Discussion of cryptography for beginners through experts6-???<br />
:'''Sunday''' : [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] Sundays, at 3-5pm.<br />
:'''Monday''': [[German]] - Learn German, all levels7pm beginners, 8pm advancedRSVP 24 hours in advance for the benefit of the instructorEvents ran May-November 2009Currently on Thursdays at 8Get on the mailing list.<br />
:'''Tuesday''': [[Haskell/Haschool]] - Learn Haskell with Jason Dusek 6PM - 7:30PM, from May until we're all experts.<br />
:'''Wednesday''': [[Adobe_Lightroom|Adobe Lightroom]] - Become a more organized photographerWeekly class (mostly held off site).<br />
:'''Thursday''': [[Professional VFX Compositing With Adobe After Effects]] - Taught by [[User:SFSlim|Aaron Muszalski]]7:30PM - 10PM, most Thursdays in May & June & ? (click through dammit)<br />
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] 3D Edition<br />
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Wireless Mesh Network Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]<br />
:'''2009-08-20''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] One Dee Edition<br />
:'''2009-07-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] Zero Dee<br />
:'''2009-07-02 - 2009-07-05''': [http://toorcamp.org Toorcamp]<br />
:'''2009-07-01''': Noisedroid meeting to discuss location logging on Android platform (and other stuff too, I'm sure)<br />
:'''2009-06-30''': [[Powerbocking Class|Powerbocking class]]<br />
:'''2009-06-30''': "Suing Telemarketers for Fun and Profit" (Toorcamp talk preview)<br />
:'''2009-06-28''': "Meditation for Hackers" (Toorcamp workshop preview)<br />
:'''2009-06-18''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]<br />
:'''2009-06-15''': [[Eagle Workshop]] Session two of the Eagle CAD workshop.<br />
:'''2009-06-13''': [[RoboGames 2009]] Noisebridge had a booth staffed by vounteers, great fun!<br />
:'''2009-05-21''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]<br />
:'''2009-04-27''': [[EagleCAD workshop]] -- learn to use this CAD tool for printed circuit board design<br />
:'''2009-04-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] April showers & flowers edition<br />
:'''2009-04-11''': [[RFID Hacking]] weekend workshop (this event moved from the original March date)<br />
:'''2009-04-05''': [[First aid and CPR class]] Learning how to not only not die, but also reduce scarring!<br />
:'''2009-04-03''': [[Sudo pop]] 2PM and onMaking the first batch of a Noisebridge label yerba mate-niated rootbrew, gratis and DIY<br />
:'''2009-03-26''': [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] first meet up for this new group: 8 pm<br />
:'''2009-03-19''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]<br />
:'''2009-03-12''': [[OpenBTS and GSM]] talk by David Burgess<br />
:'''2009-02-14''': [[Open Heart Workshop]] Valentine's Day blinkyheart soldering party! <br />
:'''2009-02-13''': [[Time-t_Party|<tt>time_t</tt> Party]] to celebrate 1,234,567,890 since the Unix epoch.<br />
:'''2009-02-09''': [[Spanish learning at 8:30]]<br />
:'''2009-02-05''': [[PGP Key Workshop]]<br />
:'''2009-01-31''': [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]<br />
<br />
===2008===<br />
:'''2008-12-27''': [[25C3]] Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin<br />
:'''2008-12-20 & 21''': [[Creme Brulee]] Workshop on creating a french dessert, with bonus propane torch.<br />
:'''2008-12-17 20:00''': [[Machine Learning]] Birds-of-a-feather<br />
:'''2008-11-24''': [[Circuit Hacking Monday]] circuit design workshop<br />
:'''2008-11-21, 7pm''':[[Milk and Cookies]] -- [[User:Dmolnar|David Molnar]] hosts Milk and Cookies at 83CBring a short 5-7minute thing to read to othersBring a potluck cookie/snack/drink if you likeDavid will bring milk and cookies.<br />
:'''2008-11-17, 7:30pm''': [[Basic Bicycle Maintain]] - [[User:rubin110|Rubin]] and [[User:rigel|rigel]] hate it when we see a bike that isn't maintainedScreechy chains and clacking derailleur can go to hellBasic bike tune up, sharing the smarts on simple things you can do at home to make your ride suck a whole lot less.<br />
:'''2008-11-16, 5:00pm''': [[RepRap Soldering Party]] - help assemble RepRap! RSVPs required on wiki! [[User:Adi|adi]]<br />
:'''2008-11-16, 3:00pm''': [[Oscilloscopes]] - Learn how to use this versatile tool to test electronic circuits Maximum 6 slots, please sign up ahead of time! [[User:dstaff|dstaff]]<br />
:'''2008-10-31''': [[Halloween Open House]] - NoiseBridge's own [[PPPC]] threw an awesome open house/halloween galaPost pictures if you got 'em!<br />
:'''2008-10-25''': [[Soldering Workshop]] and Pumpkin Hackin' - Learn to solder for total newbies (or learn to solder better!), including surface mountAdditionally, carve your halloween pumpkins and enjoy some experimental pumpkin pie and/or soup.<br />
:'''2008-10-07''': (tuesday before meeting) - Etch a circuit boardI'll be trying a photo resist etching and a basic printed mask etchingThis is step 1/3 for a project called "annoying USB thingie" which will execute pre-defined keystrokes by sneaking a tiny USB dongle onto a victim^h^h^h^h^h buddy's computer.<br />
:'''2008-09-13''': [[Processing Workshop]] — Learn this very easy-to-use programming language! - [[Processing Workshop Report]]<br />
:'''2008-02-16''': [[Brain Machine Workshop|Brain Machine Making Workshop]]: Our first hardware sprint!<br />
<br />
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<div>The first principle of Noisebridge is to [[Vision#Excellence | '''be excellent to each other''']]. We get a lot more specific in our codified [https://github.com/noisebridge/anti-harassment Anti-Harassment page], but there are a whole load of other social norms which keep Noisebridge a safe and idyllic place to work and learn. Hopefully, the community in its entirety will ensure that this page continues to reflect what we think.<br />
<br />
Noisebridge's [[Vision]] tries to avoid hard-and-fast rules. Many of these are guidelines, and rightly so. In the past, we've noticed that certain actions and behaviors are good for the space and other actions [[Drama|cause problems]]. This Community Standards page exists to help you determine whether something you're considering is a good idea, and to help you work things out when reasonable people disagree.<br />
<br />
Although we work together and attempt to ensure that this page reflects what we collectively think, it's not our formal [[consensus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
= Purpose and Vision =<br />
<br />
* Noisebridge is a place for hacking, hackers, and learning to hack.<br />
* Noisebridge should be welcoming to those who visit, and a safe place to learn and work.<br />
* Noisebridge operates by do-ocracy and consensus.<br />
* The [[Noisebridge Vision]] describes what we are for, and what we are about.<br />
<br />
<br />
= Entrance and Membership =<br />
<br />
* You do not need to be a [[membership|member or associate member]] to hack at Noisebridge or to participate in the community here.<br />
* Regular members and associate members can come and use Noisebridge at any time.<br />
* If you are not a [[:category:Members|member]] or an [[:category:Associate Member|associate member]], you should find one to host you and show you around.<br />
** It's often easy to find someone on [[IRC]] or the [[mailing list]].<br />
** You can also try coming to the space and introducing yourself as soon as you get here.<br />
** If you're coming for a class or other event: don't sweat it, your teacher or a fellow student is taking responsibility for everyone at the event.<br />
* You should take responsibility for the actions of anyone you invite or let into Noisebridge.<br />
* If you are a regular user of Noisebridge or participant in our community, you should consider [[Membership#Associate_Members | becoming an associate member]].<br />
<br />
<br />
= Disagreement =<br />
<br />
* If you disagree with another member of the community you should try to [[Conflict Resolution | work out your differences]] with them.<br />
* If you cannot work out your differences one-on-one, you should consider [[mediation]].<br />
* If someone asks you to leave them alone or to otherwise stop a behavior that is directed toward them, please do so. Continued unwanted behavior directed toward another person is [[Harassment]].<br />
<br />
== Requests to Leave ==<br />
* If someone is acting in a way incompatible with our community standards, '''you are empowered to ask them to leave Noisebridge immediately'''.<br />
* You are under no obligation to do so, and absolutely should not confront someone who you think poses a physical danger to you.<br />
* If someone asks you to leave Noisebridge, you should immediately leave, whether or not you think their request was legitimate or in good faith.<br />
* If someone asks you to leave, you should not return until the conflict has been resolved, hopefully through mediation, though possibly at a [[meeting]]<br />
* If you ask someone to leave, you should email the [[mailing list]] to explain the situation.<br />
<br />
== Reporting ==<br />
If you would prefer to anonymously report unacceptable behavior (including violations of our [https://github.com/noisebridge/anti-harassment codified Anti-Harassment policy]), you can email [mailto:secretary@noisebridge.net <secretary@noisebridge.net>]. This email address is monitored by a number of upstanding and trustworthy folks. They'll handle your request privately if you prefer, and otherwise work to resolve the problem in a way which keeps you safe and protects the community from unacceptable behavior.<br />
<br />
<br />
= General Guidelines =<br />
<br />
* Talk to people and make friends. Part of the point of Noisebridge is interpersonal interaction, and we want to meet you and learn about whatever cool project you're working on. It's amazing how often random discussions between people at Noisebridge have turned into things that show up on the world stage.<br />
* On the other hand, do be sensitive to people's desire to stop talking and start hacking. If someone starts looking away, returning to their laptop or project, or begins walking away, consider that you might be the Nth person to strike up a conversation with them, and they may want to actually get something done.<br />
* [[Sleeping | Noisebridge is your hackerspace, not your home]]. Living here is definitely [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Roommate_Anti-Pattern an anti-pattern], so don't even try to do this! If money is a problem, have a look at our page of [[Starving hackers | starving hacker resources]] for ways to get around and crash if you're short on cash.<br />
* Pull your own weight. We don't have housekeeping service, so clean up after yourself and put things away when you're done. In fact, you're going to get a lot of good karma by tidying up twice the amount of space you use on a regular basis.<br />
* Everything in Noisebridge is hackable. If you don't want something taken apart and turned into a giant robot the moment your back is turned, leave it on your shelf, or mark it clearly with your name, a way to contact you, the date, and what you're doing. Even then there are no guarantees -- it's just mildly rude to hack on a labelled thing unannounced, as opposed to positively encouraged.<br />
* If you find yourself having to explain something in the space more than once, you should probably label it.<br />
* If you can't throw something away in a full garbage can, you should probably empty it.<br />
* If you see someone being awesome or something which is awesome, it's awesome in turn to sing its praises. Motivation is a rare commodity among us and a compliment here and there can work wonders in terms of creating more of it. We have a Noticeboard of Excellence by the door which is a good place to leave a semi-permanent thankyou.<br />
* Bringing minors to Noisebridge might result in them being exposed to ideas outside of your control, and you probably shouldn't bring them if that's going to be a problem.<br />
* Bringing pets hasn't historically been a serious problem, since we have a pretty big space and allergic folks can usually relocate. You should still ask around and meet people to find out, though!<br />
* Don't bittorrent from the space, it causes lots of problems for other people trying to use the network. We've also gotten DMCA notices about people snarfing copyrighted content using our links and they're very annoying and unexcellent. Please don't download copyrighted content illegally using our Internet links.<br />
* If you're going to smoke, smoke downstairs on the sidewalk. Don't smoke on the fire escape -- it affects our neighbour's small children, the ash falls down onto the fruit below, and the fire service get mad at us. <br />
* At least one Noisebridge member is seriously allergic to marijuana smoke, so please don't smoke it in the space or nearby.<br />
* Don't talk about politics or religion if you want to avoid conflict. Noisebridge attracts a certain kind of personality that gets irate when they suspect someone thinks they're wrong, and even mentioning you support a different political or religious group than them can really push their buttons if they're having a bad day.<br />
* Going on the roof is, except in narrow conditions that you almost certainly aren't covered by, a violation of our lease agreement. It also causes leaks, and in the past a leak destroyed some irreplaceable artwork belonging to a member. Don't go up there without talking to someone who knows about the lease details.<br />
* Taking stuff from the space temporarily without leaving a note with your contact info is a surefire way to cause problems. Taking stuff permanently, even if everyone agrees it needs to go, can cause tax issues which you should bring up at the weekly meetings.<br />
* Please ask before playing music through the public audio systems, especially if people are quietly enjoying the space.<br />
* Try to keep infodumps to new acquaintances to under a few minutes. Many people at Noisebridge are walking libraries on their field of expertise, but no one likes being fed a textbook through their ears.<br />
* Do not do anything at Noisebridge or involving Noisebridge which could affect a political election campaign, express or implied, incumbent or not. While not illegal, it is grounds for the IRS to revoke our [[Tax exemption|tax exempt status]], no exceptions.<br />
* Noisebridge must not be involved in anything which could affect legislation, with certain limited exemptions. Talk to the [[Board and Officers|officers of the corporation]] for guidance if you are unsure whether your proposed activities will be exempt or not.<br />
<br />
= Notifying Community of Violations =<br />
<br />
<p>Again, just as above, if you would prefer to anonymously or privately report what you think is a possible violation of any of these Community Standards, e.g., [https://github.com/noisebridge/anti-harassment Harassment], you can send a message directly to secretary@noisebridge.net</p></div>5.199.142.195https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Excellence&diff=36151Excellence2013-11-22T16:55:19Z<p>5.199.142.195: Undo revision 36129 by Flamsmark (talk)</p>
<hr />
<div>The first principle of Noisebridge is to [[Vision#Excellence | '''be excellent to each other''']]. We get a lot more specific in our [[anti-harassment policy]], but there are a whole load of other social norms which keep Noisebridge a safe and happy place to work and learn.<br />
<br />
Noisebridge's [[Vision]] tried to avoid hard-and-fast rules. Many of these are guidelines, and rightly so. In the past, we've noticed that certain actions and behaviors are good for the space and other actions [[Drama|cause problems]]. This page exits to help you determine whether something you're considering is a good idea, and to help you work things out when reasonable people disagree.<br />
<br />
Although we work together and attempt to ensure that this page reflects what we collectively think, it's not our formal [[consensus]].<br />
<br />
<br />
= Purpose and Vision =<br />
<br />
* Noisebridge is a place for hacking, hackers, and learning to hack.<br />
* Noisebridge should be welcoming to those who visit, and a safe place to learn and work.<br />
* Noisebridge operates by do-ocracy and consensus.<br />
* The [[Noisebridge Vision]] describes what we are for, and what we are about.<br />
<br />
<br />
= Entrance and Membership =<br />
<br />
* You do not need to be a [[membership|member or associate member]] to hack at Noisebridge or to participate in the community here.<br />
* Members and associate members can come and use Noisebridge at any time.<br />
* If you are not a [[:category:Members|member]] or an [[:category:Associate Member|associate member]], you should find one to host you and show you around.<br />
** It's often easy to find someone on [[IRC]] or the [[mailing list]].<br />
** You can also try coming to the space and introducing yourself as soon as you get here.<br />
** If you're coming for a class or other event: don't sweat it, your teacher or a fellow student is taking responsibility for everyone at the event.<br />
* You should take responsibility for the actions of anyone you invite or let into Noisebridge.<br />
* If you are a regular user of Noisebridge or participant in our community, you should consider [[Membership#Associate Membersbecoming an associate member]].<br />
<br />
<br />
= Disagreement =<br />
<br />
* If you disagree with another member of the community you should try to [[Conflict Resolution | work out your differences]] with them.<br />
* If you cannot work out your differences one-on-one, you should consider [[mediation]].<br />
* If someone asks you to leave them alone or to otherwise stop a behavior that is directed toward them, please do so. Continued unwanted behavior directed toward another person is [[Harassment]].<br />
<br />
== Requests to Leave ==<br />
* If someone is acting in a way incompatible with our community standards, '''you are empowered to ask them to leave Noisebridge immediately'''.<br />
* You are under no obligation to do so, and absolutely should not confront someone who you think poses a physical danger to you.<br />
* If someone asks you to leave Noisebridge, you should immediately leave, whether or not you think their request was legitimate or in good faith.<br />
* If someone asks you to leave, you should not return until the conflict has been resolved, hopefully through mediation, though possibly at a [[meeting]]<br />
* If you ask someone to leave, you should email the [[mailing list]] to explain the situation.<br />
<br />
== Reporting ==<br />
If you would prefer to privately report unacceptable behavior (including violations of our [[anti-harassment policy]]), you can email [mailto:secretary@noisebridge.net <secretary@noisebridge.net>]. This email address is monitored by a number of upstanding and trustworthy folks. They'll handle your request privately if you prefer, and otherwise work to resolve the problem in a way which keeps you safe and protects the community from unacceptable behavoior.<br />
<br />
<br />
= General Guidelines =<br />
<br />
* Talk to people and make friends. Part of the point of Noisebridge is interpersonal interaction, and we want to meet you and learn about whatever cool project you're working on. It's amazing how often random discussions between people at Noisebridge have turned into things that show up on the world stage.<br />
* On the other hand, do be sensitive to people's desire to stop talking and start hacking. If someone starts looking away, returning to their laptop or project, or begins walking away, consider that you might be the Nth person to strike up a conversation with them, and they may want to actually get something done.<br />
* [[Sleeping | Noisebridge is your hackerspace, not your home]]. Living here is definitely [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/The_Roommate_Anti-Pattern an anti-pattern], so don't even try to do this! If money is a problem, have a look at our page of [[Starving hackers | starving hacker resources]] for ways to get around and crash if you're short on cash.<br />
* Pull your own weight. We don't have housekeeping service, so clean up after yourself and put things away when you're done. In fact, you're going to get a lot of good karma by tidying up twice the amount of space you use on a regular basis.<br />
* Everything in Noisebridge is hackable. If you don't want something taken apart and turned into a giant robot the moment your back is turned, leave it on your shelf, or mark it clearly with your name, a way to contact you, the date, and what you're doing. Even then there are no guarantees -- it's just mildly rude to hack on a labelled thing unannounced, as opposed to positively encouraged.<br />
* If you find yourself having to explain something in the space more than once, you should probably label it.<br />
* If you can't throw something away in a full garbage can, you should probably empty it.<br />
* If you see someone being awesome or something which is awesome, it's awesome in turn to sing its praises. Motivation is a rare commodity among us and a compliment here and there can work wonders in terms of creating more of it. We have a Noticeboard of Excellence by the door which is a good place to leave a semi-permanent thankyou.<br />
* Bringing minors to Noisebridge might result in them being exposed to ideas outside of your control, and you probably shouldn't bring them if that's going to be a problem.<br />
* Bringing pets hasn't historically been a serious problem, since we have a pretty big space and allergic folks can usually relocate. You should still ask around and meet people to find out, though!<br />
* Don't bittorrent from the space, it causes lots of problems for other people trying to use the network. We've also gotten DMCA notices about people snarfing copyrighted content using our links and they're very annoying and unexcellent. Please don't download copyrighted content illegally using our Internet links.<br />
* If you're going to smoke, smoke downstairs on the sidewalk. Don't smoke on the fire escape -- it affects our neighbour's small children, the ash falls down onto the fruit below, and the fire service get mad at us. <br />
* At least one Noisebridge member is seriously allergic to marijuana smoke, so please don't smoke it in the space or nearby.<br />
* Don't talk about politics or religion if you want to avoid conflict. Noisebridge attracts a certain kind of personality that gets irate when they suspect someone thinks they're wrong, and even mentioning you support a different political or religious group than them can really push their buttons if they're having a bad day.<br />
* Going on the roof is, except in narrow conditions that you almost certainly aren't covered by, a violation of our lease agreement. It also causes leaks, and in the past a leak destroyed some irreplaceable artwork belonging to a member. Don't go up there without talking to someone who knows about the lease details.<br />
* Taking stuff from the space temporarily without leaving a note with your contact info is a surefire way to cause problems. Taking stuff permanently, even if everyone agrees it needs to go, can cause tax issues which you should bring up at the weekly meetings.<br />
* Please ask before playing music through the public audio systems, especially if people are quietly enjoying the space.<br />
* Try to keep infodumps to new acquaintances to under a few minutes. Many people at Noisebridge are walking libraries on their field of expertise, but no one likes being fed a textbook through their ears.<br />
* Do not do anything at Noisebridge or involving Noisebridge which could affect a political election campaign, express or implied, incumbent or not. While not illegal, it is grounds for the IRS to revoke our [[Tax exemption|tax exempt status]], no exceptions.<br />
* Noisebridge must not be involved in anything which could affect legislation, with certain limited exemptions. Talk to the [[Board and Officers|officers of the corporation]] for guidance if you are unsure whether your proposed activities will be exempt or not.</div>5.199.142.195