Meeting Notes 2011 04 05
Agenda
The 150th Meeting of Noisebridge
Note-taker:User:ben
Moderator: User:Zed
Introduction and Names
Names:
- Zed
- Chris
- Shannen
- Aestetix
- James
- Jean
- John who is an alcoholic also his introduction was conjunctive and not two sentences
- A wanderer & drifter - computers, programming & infrastructure
- Miloh
- Mike
- Josh
- Rachel - Apple products
- Cynthia (question about spot; TAKE SPOT BY FORCE)
- Kelly - Neuroscience
- Ben
- Alison - Librarian - NEW?
- Franchesca - NEW
- Jameel - NEW
- Chris
Introduction
- What Noisebridge is about: "Noisebridge is a 501c3 nonprofit that provides a space for creation, collaboration, and learning about technology and creative projects. Noisebridge provides space, power tools, and infrastructure to help the public learn new skills and create cool things. Noisebridge continues to exist through and depends entirely on membership fees and donations. Our code of conduct is 'Be excellent to each other'."
- Round of introductions: What's your name, what do you do, and if you are new, how did you hear about Noisebridge? Start with the moderator and go left.
- A brief primer on consensus process: We agree and so should you! Only paid-up members can block consensus. (THIS IS ACTUALLY NOT OK, BUT BECOME A MEMBER AND TRY IT ON FOR SIZE. Become a part of the meta-community!)
Announcements
- Zed notes there are currently zero 4 week old membership applications. (perceive inference this is not good, see meta-community above)
Weekly
Mondays:
- Circuit Hacking Mondays: Mitch and Miloh.
- iPhone OS developer weekly meetup
- Python class -- still ongoing according to reports.
Tuesdays:
- Django_Study_Group on Tuesday
- Linux_System_Administration_Study_Group on Tuesday
- Tastebridge cooking class – moved to Monday?
- Ruby_class on Tuesdays.
- Probability class on Tuesdays, but don't know if still ongoing.
Wednesday:
- Tastebridge culturing for Kambucha
- Linux_Discussion_Group
- GameDevelopment – Kelly thinks they are on hiatus.
- SCoW Sewing and Crafting
- Machine_Learning – did not meet last week
Sundays:
Non-weekly
- Second Saturdays are Noisebridge buildout days.
- 3rd Thursday of Month: Five Minutes of Fame -- 5Mof.net is still open, so you can submit talks and be famous for five minutes.
Note: Pwn Your Own is cancelled – person who organized it is in San Diego.
Note: BASE is no longer on our checkin list, what happened to them? Praveen knows about BASE, we should ask him.
Financial Report
- Funds in bank: $16,457.63
- Some membership issues still, but not huge.
- Huge backlog of stuff to audit from previous treasurers for taxes this year
- If you are interested in being a treasurer minion, you can email treasurer@noisebridge.com and help out.
- Our average dues payment is about $65 or $60. This means more people pay starving dues than non starving dues.
- 12 non members also make regular donations.
Membership Binder
- Daniel Dunbar – not here, no ticks, no sponsors “For the purposes of hacking, soldering and possibly teaching a class or two”
- Glenn Wright – Rachel is a sponsor.
- Sam Pomeroy – no sponsors
- Alex Paul - “I like being excellent” - two sponsors but Rachel can't read them.
- Gardener Bickford – no sponsors - “I like to learn and hack.”
What's Going On at Noisebridge
Project Updates
Spacebridge is starting back up again!
- Have a reasonable payload with photographic equipment, releasing into upper atmosphere
- Last one landed 100 feet from a jail, but the payload was retrieved without incident.
Consensus items
None.
Discussion Items
- I am asking if the person managing postmaster@noisebridge.net is authorized to unilaterally discard freelance opportunities, job positions,etc. emailed. Cynthia lee
Cynthia's first email was blocked as spam: the given mailing list was not under noisebridge authority, and it's not obvious how this can be avoided without causing other issues, and does not seem to be a general noisebridge issue so far. If it's a persistent social problem, will revisit.
- What could we have done better with regards to last week's consensus process and the do-ocracy that preceded it? (Hurtstotouchfire will facilitate)
Last week: dramatic consensus banning someone from community for the first time, and was suggested to have more discussion about how NB could have handled that better. Since there are very many new people and not so many regulars, Kelly suggests deferring it to next week. Any objections? Deferred.
End of Meeting
End of meeting: NOISEBRIDGE IS AWESOME.