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Noisebridge Unmeeting 2018-07-31

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== Introductions (name, pronouns, deets) ==

attendees

Jeremy
Larry
Frank
Claire
Dawn
Vlad
Garrison
James
Ken
Jack
Helena
Cel
Jared
James B.
Kerrick


Discussion Topics
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* Cleaning (James) - https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Cleaning

    Annual cleaning with up-to-date details on the wiki ^^^^^^^

    Noisebridge will be closed this weekend for some serious cleaning

    Everyone can volunteer to help with cleaning

    *every* single personal project will be removed during the deep cleaning

    please, Get the word out!

    Someone will know what can stay and what can't

    Please, come help clean -- Saturday and Sunday

    Lockers will not be cleaned out

    one interpretation that was posted on wiki:

    your stuff must have been labelled within the last month

    another interpreation:

    every personal project needs to be out of the space for the weekend

    anything on the project shelves with a tag older than 4th of July 2018 *will* be thrown out

    also, anything without a tag will be thrown out

    People are volunteering to show up at 10am or noon, we will contact Lady Red at the end of the meeting to exchange info

    There will be U-Haul truck

    The truck will arrive at 8am on Sunday, ready to remove unwanted stuff

    Things you can bring if you want:

    snacks

    coffee

    gloves



* Code Tenderloin (Dawn)

    Vlad presents

    Helps homeless people with job readiness, javascript basics, in cooperation with Hack Reactor

    Has been going for 2 years

    80% job placement

    6 week program (?)

    but

    The program itself has been "homeless"

    Proposal:

    Is there a way to use the space here for one of the tenderloin programs

    One of the programs runs M-Th, 6pm-9pm, for example

    Program size usually starts 12-15, usually shrinks down to 4-6 by the end

    format:

    1 lecturer lectures for an hour, 1 or 2 TAs

    3 programs, typically last 6 weeks

    javascript intro

    JRT - job readiness training

    Hack Reactor prep

    REACTION:

    The ask is for one of the busiest times of the schedule (6-9pm, weeknights)

    suggestion: try out the space for a day, to get the feel of the place



* Key Signing Party (Cel)

    Haven't happened for a while

    works best if there are more people in the strong set

    strong set: connected group of people who are connected by vouching for each other

     Talk to Cel if you're interested, especially if you're already in the strong set


    Neil from the GnuPG Project gave an advanced introduction to PGP at Noisebridge.  Here is a link to his 45 minute talk as a video!

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Advanced_Introduction_to_GnuPG

* Philanthropist - applicant Cain

    Noise Bridge Philanthropist

    More responsibility

    Some level of monthly contribution

   He's helped and contributed multiple ways
   APPROVED
* Recap on current Consensus Items (Lady Red)

    review of how consensus works at Noisebridge


* Philanthropist - applicant Claire
   Part of Cypberpunks write code

    APPROVED



CONSENSUS ITEMS



Noisebridge shall establish a Discretionary Fund in order to reimburse people for small purchases that help the space.
Guidelines for the discretionary fund

    Spend it like it's your own money (as judiciously as you would spend your own money)

    On things that the space needs to be clean, organized, smoothly operating, safe, etc

Examples of things that would be appropriate for the discretionary fund:

    toilet paper,

    broom,

    shelves/drawers,

    exterminator

    new bulb for projector,

    low-cost useful tools,

    reasonable consumables

Examples of things that may not be appropriate:

    Brand new pieces of machinery that cost several hundred dollars

    Items to support an individual person project

Since this inherently involves judgement calls, there should be a discretionary fund working group that shall use little-c consensus to decide if a given expense should be reimbursed.

The discretionary fund shall start with a value of 1000$ immedately, and shall recieve an additional 500$ on the first of each month from the general fund.

discussion on consensus item for the discretionary fund

    committee by slack channel?

    consensus can be unimplemented in worse case

    monthly amount can be determined

    can include an auto-expiry clause in the initial consensus item

    I mean G would be fantastic but at my size even J would be an improvement. Plus I feel like J is the cutoff point between "gigantic and fun" and "gigantic and a huge pain in the ass"

    I've always liked being busty but breaking the G & H Cup barrier definitely sucks. Not being able to shop in a brick-and-mortar store is a total bummer. But I feel like until I hit J I was still able to have fun with them. Now they're just a huge pain. I mean I'm big even by porn star standards