Meeting Notes 2011 05 10
Agenda[edit | edit source]
The 160th Meeting of Noisebridge
Moderator: Danny
Note-taker: Mr Domino
Introduction and Names[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- Best-engineered public toilet this side of Caltech.
NAMES[edit | edit source]
Eric Steinberg Milo Zolt Cory McGuire (laz0ring) john (coding) Alex Dingle (don't really, I'm sort of like a wannabe hacker) Andy (pretending to be in the meeting. Knows how to spell "SSL") Adam. Doesn't do much of anything. Mrdomino. Dongs.
Announcements[edit | edit source]
Nada
Also we have a laptop now! Bob Marley! We need a better hard drive.
Financial Report[edit | edit source]
Funds in bank: Eh? ~$13000
Membership Binder[edit | edit source]
- Read off any names from the binder for the past month.
- Anyone up for join this week should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join.
What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit | edit source]
One short sentence about each of the following:
This is the active list of events from the main page:
Event Calendar[edit | edit source]
| Noisebridge | About | Visit | 272 | Manual | Contact | Guilds | Resources | Events | Projects | WGs | 5MoF | Meetings | Donate | V · T · E |
| Events | Hosting | Streaming | Meetup | Upcoming Events | Anniversaries | Hackathons | External Events | V · T · E |
events are haphazardly cross-posted on Meetup, the Discord, and Google Calender here
Some noisebridger's have also started hosting Events from a calendar at https://noisebridge.today/, and new (additional) associated gCal.
Key:
W: Weekly |
1st 2nd 3rd 4th: Certain weeks |
-2nd: Except certain weeks |
S: Streaming |
event: caution maybe dead |
event: management of space
Upcoming Events[edit | edit source]
- Saturday, Sept 28 and 29 11am-5pm
- Noisebridge Art Show
- https://discord.com/channels/720514857094348840/1285807615774822465/1288181901726715987
(Help with managing entry at the gate during the event appreciated. Sign up for 1 or 2hr shifts from 11am to 5pm.)
The Noisebridge space will be a featured local open studio showing art during the upcoming yearly San Francisco Open Studios, and as an Anarchist Collective event. An excellent promotional opportunity for NB, and our creators to shine! If you are interested in showing your art at Noisebridge, and selling it, or helping out, DM OkZack on Discord, or the art show curator, islandivers@gmail.com
---> Thanks for all the excellent help so far organizing the Noisebridge Open Studio, Open House Art Show this Sept 28 and 29 from 11am to 5pm at 272 Capp st. We have many artists, creators, 3D printing, robotics, startups, poetry, and music planned. Any help or donations to NB would be greatly appreciated.
https://donate.noisebridge.net/
https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=ZN9JRtMZYxl6PJAApTXNZwogb0gaHFU3R7qFYpoANYwVdxh4oYRCtTdzrzjYN5gMlQZ2C9CWs4jlmEm8&locale.x=US
DM me @ OkZack on Discord for more info about the show, get a space to show off your stuff, and how to get involved and help.
Thank you for being excellent!
- (TBA-part 2) How to Banksy, a stencil graffiti workshop 3-4pm. Front Patio @ 272 Capp st.
- Will be doing it again, soon-ish, so reach out and stay tuned. Thank you for being excellent!
- Saturday, October 26 - "SF Lit Crawl at Noisebridge", 5-9
Mondays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 3:00pm | Pico-W Python School Group | Learn Python programming using Pico-W microcontrollers for kids and students of all ages. |
| W | 7:00pm | Meetups/Infra | Self-hosting, rough consensus, & running code. Find upcoming sessions on Meetup or in #meetup-infra on Discord. |
| W | 7:00pm | Computer Programming Study Group | (Replaces Python class). Discuss computer programming in Python/JavaScript/etc! Bring your questions! |
| W | you-o-clock | TRASH NIGHT | Please take out all three large trash bins!! They are on the patio. |
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Tuesdays![edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W S | 7:00pm | Noisebridge Weekly Meeting | (In person & online via Jitsi) - Introduce new people and events, joining, announcements, discussions, and consensus. Come express what you think about what's going on with your space! |
| W | 7:00pm | San Francisco Writers Workshop | Free drop-in writers workshop, get feedback and critique! Located on the first floor hackitorium. |
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| 2nd 4nd | 6:00pm | Numerati SF | Hacking the Stock Market with AI/ML. Every other Tuesday. Please RSVP on Meetup. |
Wednesdays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Zinemakers meetup | Monthly gathering of zine and book and comic creators, to share ideas and work on projects. Newbies welcome! Confirm with Meetup |
| 1st | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | Conflict Resolution | We do our best to address pressing issues, mitigate conflicts, be excellent to each other. |
| 2nd 4nd | 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Bike Psych! | Time and space to talk about transit related projects Confirm with Meetup |
| W | 7:00pm - 8:30pm | BI - Weekly Nix and NixOS Meetup | BI-Weekly gathering of Nix and NixOS hackers to discuss use cases, learning material, share tacit knowledge and work on projects. Confirm dates -> https://lu.ma/nix-noisebridge |
| W S | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Machine Learning AI and RL Meetup | Weekly gathering of AI enthusiasts discussing cool things happening in the field and ongoing projects / learning tracks |
| W S | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Gamebridge | game development mentoring & coworking meetup for gamedev beginners and indies alike. |
| 1st | 8:00pm | Woodhacking Wednesday | "Have a woodworking project in mind but you don't know where to get started? This is a good time to come ask questions, get some help, and ideas from other woodworkers. Everyone is welcome..." Confirm dates with Meetup
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Thursdays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 2:00pm - 4 | Lean Theorem prover/programming study meet | An event for people who would like to study/teach Lean theorem prover/programming. |
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| 2nd 4th | 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Advanced Geometry SF | An event for people who would like to study/teach advanced topics in geometry. |
| W | 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Python Project Meetup | Come together to complete a comprehensive computer programming project, largely in Python! |
| 3rd S | 8:00pm - 9:00pm | Five Minutes of Fame a.k.a. 5MoF | Ten 5min talks in an hour, on any topic |
| 4th S | 8:00pm - 10:30pm | Resident Electronic Music | An electronic music open mic! |
| W | you-o-clock | TRASH NIGHT | Please take out all three large trash bins!! They are on the patio. |
Fridays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 9:00am - 5:00pm | Hack on Noisebridge! | a good open time for cleaning 'n re-organizing the physical space. Coffee and Donuts on a first-come first-served basis! See #facilities-aka... channel on the Discord |
| W | Brewery meetup - brewing & tasting days | Come learn to brew mead with Eliot and Andy! Check the Meetup for dates or check in #brewing on Discord. |
Saturdays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 2:00pm - 6:00pm | Free Code Camp | with |
| 3rd | 2:00pm - 6:00pm | Godot Meetup | Gamedev workshop & networking for users of the Godot game engine. We have two meetups this October: Oct. 19th and an extra one on Oct 23rd to hang out with Juan Linietsky, the creator & tech lead of Godot Engine |
| 4th | 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Building Guitar Pedals Workshop | Come build guitar pedals or other electronic music equipment! Look for the #pedal-building channel under #events in the discord. Check the Meetup for more info and confirmed dates. |
Sundays[edit | edit source]
| Tags | Time | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| W | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | Laser Cutter training | Get certified to use the laser cutter |
| 2nd | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Fabrication 101 2nd Shop Sundays | class on safety and basic techniques |
| W | 5:00pm - 8:00pm | Spacebridge Weekly Meeting | Noisebridge's resident space program. Meetup page |
| W | 9:00pm - ??? | Noisebridge Cinema! | Watch a movie and discuss filmmaking! |
| 2nd S | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | BAHA: Bay Area Hackers' Association | Security Hacking Meeting 2nd Sundays at 272 and via Jitsi |
Other Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces Events[edit | edit source]
- Queerious Labs is open during limited times, check it's status
- SudoRoom: Women & Non-Binary Coding Mondays 7-9pm
- SudoRoom: Hardware Hacking Tuesdays 7-10pm
Non-weekly[edit | edit source]
- Second Saturdays are Noisebridge hackathon:
a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community. This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge. You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
- Five Minutes of Fame
- Bay Area Hackers Association - (Second Sunday, 2PM)
Project Updates[edit | edit source]
(Anyone doing interesting projects is welcome to chip in here.)
Consensus items[edit | edit source]
(Add any new items for consensus to the Current Consensus Items page.)
Discussion Items[edit | edit source]
Up for consensus next week -- paying for bedbug sniffer dogs!
End of Meeting[edit | edit source]
- PGP Key Signing could happen now, check the list to see who wants in on the action.
- Put back the membership binder by the Shrine.
- Save the meeting notes to the wiki.
- Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
- Copy the Meeting Notes Template for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it.
- Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot.