Meeting Notes 2010 08 10

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The 120th Meeting of Noisebridge

Crew

Get someone to grab the membership binder now. Get someone to take notes.

  • Moderator:
  • Note-Taker:

Notes:

balls.

Welcome! Kelly == moderator. Note-taker == mrdomino (whoo!) == notes-virgin.
   What's Noisebridge? Hacking. Shit. Community. Hackers. Hack things. Formal organization. Community.
   Where did Shannon's facial hair go?
   Oakland. Looted.

New people == coddled.

Quote of the day: "Someone told me to come to 2169", "Are you sure they meant mission street?"

Welcome to 2169

  • What noisebridge is about
 - We are excelent
  • Who's here?
 - Do the names, it's important.
  • Tres. report
 - Where the fuck is Jeffrey?
 - A: Mexico
 - We have no idea how much money we have. We believe that Jeffrey is in hiding. Cash flow negative or positive -- who knows?! No danger of losing our space, but we could become in danger of losing our space. Money is not going to the Camen Islands. Membership autopayment: [1]. Currently we have $6000 (< $15000). Check your autopayments! Paypal are wankers.
   - Jeff planning to catch up on duties in next $interval, but not going for reelection.
 - Nominations for treasurer? Rubin! Volunteers: talk to Andy.
 - Noisebridge federal reserve: noted. Proposal -- Azi: trunk show fundraiser. Rubin: Club Mate. Half-bottle on ebay.
   - Post to noisebridge-discuss! Be inflammatory!
  • membership binder
 - Done. No members. :(

Agenda

Introduction and Names

Announcements

  • Calling the cops and Noisebridge participants.
 - Noisebridge has no official policies. However, we do enjoy drama.
   - Summary: *take other people's perception of excellence into account before we call the cops.*
     - But you totally can if you want. But don't be a dick. But I mean, you know, it's... if you're really sure it's necessary
       - If someone's setting something on fire
         - Depends on what?
   - Don't be a dick.

Financial Report

Funds in bank: ~$6000

There is no active treasurer. We don't really know who's a paid-up member, whether members are being reminded, etc. Someone should step up and do this.

Membership Binder

  • Clean up binder pages, remove pages of any approved members into the records binder.
  • Read off any names from the binder for the past month. (edit this step to include current checkmark system)
  • Anyone up for join this week should introduce themselves then leave while the present group comes to a Consensus about their membership.

What's Going On at Noisebridge

One short sentence about each of the following: (Ideally delivered by the *moderator*)

Weekly
  • Circuit Hacking Mondays (7PM, 2169) - awesome
  • Tuesday general meeeting - woot!
  • I/phone development discussions (please link and add in time here) - we would like someone from this group to come
  • BACE working group on Monday evenings http://timebank.sfbace.org/ - conceptual money
  • Python Mondays (6:30 PM, 2169) - Happening??? Matt's interested.
 - Pydude is busy right now. If you want to come here on Mondays, go for it.
  • Linux system administration certification study group 3 PM to 6 PM (turing) (Monday/Friday)
 - Yup, weekly.
 - Red Hat certification book. Going through different items. Boxes installed in the rack. Mondays, Fridays.
  • Linux discussion group 6 PM to 8 PM (turing) (day?)
  • Machine Learning (please link and add in time here)
 - We doing this these days? Mailing list: ml@
  • Tastebridge (Taste bridge usually meets for planning following the Tuesday meeting)
 - Cooking classes before meetings on Tuesdays! ~4 or 5pm
  • SCoW craft group - Wednesdays at 7PM
  • GameDevelopment - Wednesdays at 8PM, back from Berlin(? please edit) and 2010 class is in session
  • Programming_for_Poets Gentle introduction to Processing; most Thursdays at 8 if !(Currently on Hiatus)
  • Sensebridge and the EEG group - Sundays at afternoonish (1-2ish) - come to try brain scanning
  • Spacebridge - Sundays at 5PM
  • Knots, Go, and Locks! - Sundays 3PM
  • D&D Sundays: A group has been holding campaigns in Church on Sundays for the last month at least.
 - Would like someone to show up at the meeting.

Other groups

Android Development - More mailing list chatter => robot army revolution!

Darkroom - last bits of construction! Duct work, sink => plumbing. Expected date: a lot sooner than the last time we said it was soon.

  • Also, we have a C41 machine. Develops color film! whoaaaa
  • Things you find in bottles in the dark room should not be disturbed. No mercury.
  • mailing list: exists

ZergBridge!

  • SC2!!!!!!! Saturday: ~5pm til ???
  • We would like somebody from this group to figure out wtf
Non-weekly
 * Email Aestetix a title. Next Thursday! Make a fool of yourself! Still accepting talks.

Trying to find a time:

  • Bay Area Hacker's Association monthly or fortnightly meetings.
 - Baha: gonna do cool stuff with camoflage. Surveillance techniques and stuff. Second Thursdays!

Project Updates

  • Your mother was a build out.*
  • Things happening! Recent post in publicly archived list re: shit we need done

Consensus items

None

Discussion Items

End of Meeting

  • PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
  • Put back the membership binder.
  • Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
  • Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
  • Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
  • Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.