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__NOEDITSECTION__[[Image:Noisebridge_soldering.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Learning by doing!]] | |||
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[[Image:Noisebridge_soldering.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Learning by doing!]] | |||
[[Image:Evocell_ecoli15.png|thumb|right|180px|Do cool stuff!]] | [[Image:Evocell_ecoli15.png|thumb|right|180px|Do cool stuff!]] | ||
[[Image:Noisebridge_at_night.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Interact with interesting people!]] | [[Image:Noisebridge_at_night.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Interact with interesting people!]] | ||
Noisebridge is a space for sharing, creation, collaboration, research, development, mentoring, and of course, learning. Noisebridge is also more than a physical space, it's a community with roots extending around the world. | |||
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Noisebridge is an educational non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 public charity status. | Noisebridge is an educational non-profit corporation, 501(c)3 public charity status. | ||
We provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and [[ | We provide infrastructure and collaboration opportunities for people interested in programming, hardware hacking, physics, chemistry, mathematics, photography, security, robotics, all kinds of art, and, of course, technology. Through talks, workshops, and [[projects]] we encourage knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring. | ||
As a space for artistic collaboration and experimentation, we are open to | As a space for artistic collaboration and experimentation, we are open to all types of art - with a special emphasis on the crossover of art and <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.valleypistachio.com/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">organic nuts</span>] technology. From hardware labs to electronics, cooking, photography, and sound labs, anything that's creative is welcome. | ||
Many interesting things | Many interesting things are happening at all times. Sharing is essential to making this work. We believe in starting from a point of respect and trust. We believe it builds a safe community and that this will foster innovation and creation. | ||
Our | Our code of conduct is "Be excellent to each other". | ||
Leadership is taken by individual members for specific projects. We call this "sudo leadership" after the *nix command | Leadership is taken by individual members for specific projects. We call this "sudo leadership" after the *nix command sudo which allows a regular user to do one root-level, or superuser, task. In other words, if you want Noisebridge to do something, start doing it. | ||
Here's some paraphrasing from our bylaws: | Here's some paraphrasing from our bylaws: | ||
Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, we want to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space. We provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of technology, science, and art. We provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art, science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, science and technology. We create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of the community in the San Francisco Bay area and the world. We develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of society. We promote collaboration across disciplines for the benefit of cultural, charitable, and scientific causes. | Through talks, classes, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, we want to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space. We provide educational spaces for teaching practical skills and theory of technology, science, and art. We provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art, science, and technology that will benefit the individual members' personal growth in their fields of interest, encouraging the individual members to share their projects and knowledge for the betterment of society through art, science and technology. We create, learn, and teach, individually and as a group, inviting members of the community in the San Francisco Bay area and <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.netlook.com.br/ <span style="color:black;font-weight:normal; text-decoration:none!important; background:none!important; text-decoration:none;">roupas da moda</span>] the world. We develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware for the benefit of society. We promote collaboration across disciplines for the benefit of cultural, charitable, and scientific causes. | ||
== Tripartite Pillars == | == Tripartite Pillars == | ||
===Excellence=== | |||
'''Be excellent to each other''' is the guiding principle of Noisebridge. Wikipedia uses [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Don't_be_a_dick a somewhat similar rule], which they call "''the fundamental rule of all social spaces. Every other policy for getting along is a special case of it.''" Unlike Wikipedia, Noisebridge takes a positive approach, and avoids the practice of officially enumerating the myriad potential special cases; "be excellent" is enough. | |||
=== | ===Consensus=== | ||
We make official Noisebridge decisions by consensus, which means the unanimous consent of all of our members. Decisions are made at our [[:Category:Meeting_Notes|weekly meetings]], and items proposed for consensus are announced at least a week in advance to give everyone time to hear about them. Members may block by proxy if they are unable to attend or if they wish to block anonymously. | |||
=== | ===Do-ocracy=== | ||
Doing excellent stuff at Noisebridge does not require permission or an official consensus decision. If you're uncertain about the excellence of something you want to do, you should ask someone else what they think. | Doing excellent stuff at Noisebridge does not require permission or an official consensus decision. If you're uncertain about the excellence of something you want to do, you should ask someone else what they think. | ||
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* Equipment, tools, books, materials, and the space itself | * Equipment, tools, books, materials, and the space itself | ||
* Its culture of free, open, accessible, DIY awesomeness | * Its culture of free, open, accessible, DIY awesomeness | ||
== Financing it == | == Financing it == | ||
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== Inspiration == | == Inspiration == | ||
Noisebridge is inspired by similar European clubs like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalab Metalab] of Vienna, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base CBase] of Berlin, [http://www.mi2.hr/ MAMA] of Zagreb, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_%28squat%29 ASCII] of Amsterdam. Many other clubs of a similar stripe can be found at [http://hacklabs.org/index_en.php Hacklabs] and [http://hackerspaces.org/ | Noisebridge is inspired by similar European clubs like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalab Metalab] of Vienna, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-base CBase] of Berlin, [http://www.mi2.hr/ MAMA] of Zagreb, and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASCII_%28squat%29 ASCII] of Amsterdam. Many other clubs of a similar stripe can be found at [http://hacklabs.org/index_en.php Hacklabs] and [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/List_of_Hacker_Spaces Hackerspaces dot Org]. It would not be out of the question to consider Noisebridge a possible [http://events.ccc.de/2007/09/27/say-hello-to-bitkanonecccde/ San Francisco Chaostreff]. Noisebridge is a hacker space and community that shares a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkbot Dorkbot]-like ethic, and indeed, many of the members of Noisebridge are long-time Dorkbotters. | ||
== The Name == | == The Name == | ||
A "noise bridge" performs useful services by injecting noise into a system. | A "noise bridge" performs useful services by injecting noise into a system. Such a device is often used in RF electronics. | ||
== The Space == | == The Space == | ||
Read some [[oral histories]] from members, or add your own! | Read some [[oral histories]] from members, or add your own! | ||