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Revision as of 13:39, 12 October 2015

We've been Noisebridging for quite some time by now. So have many others. Many, many others.

A lot of us are pretty burnt out. There's also a lot of newbies who still have hopes and dreams.

A thing that's been on our collective mind lately is the relatively small number of people making big things happen at Noisebridge. Its a feeling that this number is slowly sliding back into the entropy danger zone.

Another thing that's been on *everyone's* mind is: Wow that reboot thing went pretty good, eh? Lets have another!

Why not, hmm?

Late/mid September (probably, idk, lets talk about it), lets close Noisebridge for the weekend. Lets shut things down. Lets close it all down and clean up the space. Fix all the things that we've been wanting to hack on but nobody's had the time to get everyone together, build a big todo list, sort out supplies, and MAKE IT HAPPEN.

Sounds like a lot, huh? Thats fine. We can do it. We're Noisebridge. We did a whole 3 month long reboot last year, so we can totally have a two day long hack day where we hack on Noisebridge.

Goals

  • Clean up the space
    • WTF is all the crap in the project shelves; do we really want to be a dumping ground for electronics and computer junk again????!!!!
    • Make things tidy again
    • So many locks on the lockers that need cut
    • Prune our furniture hoard
    • Empty the fridge!
    • Scrub bathrooms!
    • Sweep!
  • Fix all (or most) of our broken shit
    • The Noise Square is on the blink :(
    • The dirty shop's window is smashed
    • Fox lounge lights are brokenredred
    • Broken bookshelves
    • The Laser cutter!
    • Bathroom sink
  • Implement some new infrastructure
    • Install some better electrical instead of more extension cords everywhere
    • Run some more long cat5 ethernet
    • Build a new couch for the Fox Lounge
    • Put up some signs, yo/nosotros/ustedes
    • A rack to hold all of our power drills
    • Plywood rack
    • Overhead shelving in the dirty shop
    • Remote switch to turn on the Noiseboard projector
    • Doorbell/buzzer /inside/ the elevator room
    • RFID entry through the elevator gate
  • Beautification
    • Get some muralists to come in and start hacking
    • Paint a big map of hackerspaces in the cafe
    • Hang up some Art(tm)
    • Arts in the fishbowl/elevator/trash room
    • More LED arts
  • Inculturation
    • What does Noisebridge actually mean to you, eh what?
    • Get more newbies into IRC/Slack/nb-discuss
    • We should get more members. This is how we get consistent donation$ and dedicated involvement, right? Right!
    • I heard someone wants to make a newsletter
  • Make Noisebridge earthquake ready
    • Anchor all shelves / lockers to the wall
    • Survey the space for other earthquake hazards and come up with solutions for them
    • Earthquake water supply / rations stored somewhere in the space??

How It Happens

We'll continue to talk about it during our Tuesday meetings. Lets figure out how it'll happen as we go. Our current Cat Herder is Torrie, so poke her with questions and ideas and she'll coordinate everyone.

Helping Out

If you're keen on helping out, add some items to this wiki page!

Supplies

Things we'll need a big pile of to make this happen:

  • Drywall anchors
  • Conduit bender
  • Conduit clips to anchor new conduit to the walls
  • Bathroom cleaning supplies
  • Paints of all the colors
  • Romex staples
  • Fabric for curtains

Volunteer

Want to get involved? add your name to the list so someone can hassle you to do something when the time comes