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These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 260th Meeting of Noisebridge]. Note-taker: [[User:Kenhaggerty|Ken]]; Moderator: [[User:Leif|Leif]].
These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 260th Meeting of Noisebridge]. Note-taker: [[User:Kenhaggerty|Ken]]; Moderator: [[User:Leif|Leif]].
 
* '''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.'''
Kyle explains what Noisebridge is. [[User:Kenhaggerty|Ken]] explains consensus. [[User:Leif|Leif]] explains blocking.
* '''Consensus decision on HTML front page has been tabled to next week.'''
* '''Finances are going well! Let's keep it going so that we have 3 full months of funds in the bank.'''
* '''Talking about banks, should we switch to SF Fire Credit Union?'''
 
   
   
= Short announcements and events =
= Short announcements and events =
== Announcements ==
* Bullet point list of announcements and events
* Kevin: Has questionnaires for his project studying Noisebridge! They are anonymous and 1 page long and about Noisebridge as a space. Results of the study will be shared openly on the Noisebridge Wiki
* [[User:Malaclyps|Danny]]: Will hold "Noisebridge 101" classes, mainly on Mondays at 6:00pm for 1 hour, starting soon! Stop by to learn more about Noisebridge and its history and culture and operating style and tools / resources.
== Events ==
* [[Frontend_Web_Development|Frontend Web Development]] resumes again next Monday, April 15th!
* [[5mof]] is next week, April 18th!


= [[ Membership Binder ]] =
= [[ Membership Binder ]] =
* Richard Bottoms (Week 1): no sponsors
* The name of the applicant, the week of their application, and their sponsors.
* Joseph Edward Martin (Week 2) – No sponsors
* [[User:Saizai|Sai]] (Week 3) - 1 sponsor ([[User:Malaclyps|Danny]])
* Nick Shapiro (Week 2) - 1 sponsor ([[User:Carl|Carl]]); last week I think [[User:Miloh|Miloh]] also offered to sponsor, but no signature on form


= Financial Report =
= Financial Report =
* [[User:Malaclyps|Danny]] wrote a Python script to go through Mint.com and parse all of our transactions into a spreadsheet and sum total
* Funds in bank:
** (obvious violation of Mint.com's TOS and he is a naughty criminal according to CFAA)
* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
* Funds in bank: '''$20,112.92''', hoorah!
* We need to pay May rent, but April rent has been paid!
* '''(NOT DISCUSSED: WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE IRS?!?!?)'''
* Our 3 month operating budget is $18K, so let's still aim to get our reserve fund up to that
* Recurring monthly donations are now at a sustainable level
* We did not discuss Noisetor finances.


= Consensus items =
= Consensus items =


== [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] ==
== [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] ==
* [[User:Flamsmark|Tom]]: "We add a new plain HTML front page to the Noisebridge domain, to allow for a design more amenable to newcomers. The system for managing this content should have the property that a small number can push changes live, while many folks can produce designs and stage/suggest them."
''(Add any items which pass or are blocked to the [[Consensus Items History]] page.)''
** Decision to discuss & postpone consensus decision because [[User:Flamsmark|Tom]] is not present and, in contrast to last week, most people present are pro-MediaWiki
** [[User:Malaclyps|Danny]] has friends over at MediaWiki, so if there are things we need or don't like we should get in touch
** [[User:SuperQ|Ben]] has friends who may be able to rewrite MediaWiki in not-PHP
** Many present agree that their favorite language is not-PHP
** '''Images for MediaWiki should be SMALLER! ([[User:Kenhaggerty|Ken]] is dumb) since we pay to host large files!'''
** [[User:SuperQ|Ben]]: [[User:Dr_jesus|Dr. Jesus]] needs to stop pinging Noisebridge; claims 80% (90%?) of all visits to Noisebridge.net are from [[User:Dr_jesus|Dr. Jesus]] pinging us
** Proposed alternatives for image hosting:
*** [http://fuckyeahnoisebridge.tumblr.com fuckyeahnoisebridge] (Tumblr)
*** [http://www.flickr.com/groups/noisebridge Flickr Noisebridge group]
* Ken will make a wiki page to coordinate the Wiki redesign


== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==
== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==
* [[User:Leif|Leif]] is writing one new consensus proposal regarding creating a new account at SFFireCU.
''(Add any new items for consensus to the [[Current Consensus Items]] page.)''


= Discussion Notes =
= Discussion Notes =
== Hell's Cargo (i.e., Wells Fargo) ==
 
* Kevin: Currently Noisebridge's bank account is Hell's Cargo, which is an evil bank. Let's switch to something less evil, like a local credit union. Maybe [http://www.sffirecu.org San Francisco Fire Credit Union]? They have an education business account(?) and pay 2.5% interest and invest locally.
** Why do we have Hell's Cargo…? Apparently last time Noisebridge proposed a switch away we didn't because it's just a bit of a pain, and a few people had direct deposits set up into our account.
** [[User:Malaclyps|Danny]]: People have pledged to donate so long as we switch from PayPal
** [[User:SuperQ|Ben]]: SFFireCU has terrible IT but great customer service, while most banks have decent IT but terrible customer service...so while their tech is bad, at least they will fix it?
** Additional credit union suggestions: Self-Pay ([[User:Malaclyps|Danny]]), Redwood Credit Union (Dan #2)
* General consensus seems to be in favor of at least creating a new account with SFFireCU and keeping the Hell's Cargo account until it is obsolete.
* Someone ([[User:Malaclyps|Danny]]? [[User:Leif|Leif]]?) will write a consensus proposal for next week's meeting


= Attendance =
= Attendance =
* [[User:Leif|Leif]]: Has been here for quite a while; currently interested in [https://tahoe-lafs.org tahoe-lafs]; started tahoe grid with tor hidden services
* [[User:Leif|Leif]]: Has been here for quite a while; currently interested in [https://tahoe-lafs.org tahoe-lafs]; started tahoe grid with tor hidden services
* Angel: New to Noisebridge; does graphic design, video; wants to get more into coding
* Angel: New to Noisebridge; does graphic design, video; wants to get more into coding
* [[User:Thex|J.C.]]: Does hacking in general; working on creating more hackerspace in the North Bay
* [[User:Thex|JC]]: Does hacking in general; working on creating more hackerspace in the North Bay
* Joe Black: Does security, Unix, web development; first heard of Noisebridge via Mitch; has been here a couple months
* Joe Black: Does security, Unix, web development; first heard of Noisebridge via Mitch; has been here a couple months
* Nick Shapiro: Makes games; is hiring!
* Nick Shapiro: Makes games; is hiring!
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