Meeting Notes 2011 05 31

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Agenda[edit | edit source]

The 163 Meeting of Noisebridge

Note-taker: Will / wsargent

Moderator: Kelly / hurtstotouchfire

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:
    • Eric - Linux Hacker / Engineer
    • Brian
    • Rubin
    • Mitch
    • Rayce - entrepeneur
    • Ben - registered vegan
    • John - likes alcohol and coke
    • Mike - tinkerer and techno... techno... launderer?
    • Mikolai - gene hacker - NY
    • Walka(?) - likes kiteboard(?)
    • Will - Notetaker
    • Owen - Creative
    • Zessina - Psychology
    • Evan - style and programming
    • Allan - Serial Killer and Mycologist
    • Lee - Video Game Designer
    • Kelly - treasurer and neuroscience winnah

Announcements[edit | edit source]

  • Maker Faire!
    • 2000 Stickers handed out
    • Many more people coming to space
    • 3100 (yes, three thousand one hundred) people trained how to solder
  • Noisebridge In Depth This Thursday (6/2/2011)!
    • Topic is "Strange signals that our bodies give out" and is very interesting
    • Zedd is moving and needs more publicity.

Financial Report[edit | edit source]

  • Finances
    • $15131.18 total balance
    • Paid rent for June
    • Maker Fair Money has come in
    • Two months operating expenses on hand, we ideally want three
    • Meredith had TV company in and they made a donation? Unconfirmed.
    • Q: Is Noisebridge trademarked? A: It's not a registered trademark, but trademark law automatically gives legal ownership.

Membership Binder[edit | edit source]

  • Membership
    • Eric Steinburg - has two signatures, John + [Illegible] but is legit and up for membership
      • Believes in beer, but is anti-lime in beer.
      • Eric is an engineer and artist, does all the AV work for SF City Hall
      • He is also producing a TV show [ break for Amanda providing bread pudding ]
      • Q: How do you feel about consensus? A: I see it every day at work -- politics is a process of consensus.
      • Q: How do you feel about blocking? A: Blocking is necessary some times.
      • Eric goes outside for discussion
      • Has donated chemicals to Noisebridge, been seen around the space, multiple contacts
      • Consensus reached: Eric is now a member of Noisebridge.

What's Going On at Noisebridge[edit | edit source]

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]

(Help with managing entry at the gate during the event appreciated. Sign up for 1 or 2hr shifts from 11am to 5pm.)

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_R5UoaWY4MGb9A5akOkR11fRRJB4qWG2HwR10ehOzS4/edit?usp=drivesdk

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!


Five Minutes of Fame: 10 5 minute talks every third Thursday! Spread this poster around.
Introduce yourself and meet the community at meetings

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.
W 7:00pm Circuit Hacking Monday Learn electronics, Arduino, and/or how to solder! We have kits and Arduinos for donations, or bring your own project. Most Mondays at 7PM. More details on Meetup
W 7:00pm 3d Simulation Hack Night Come work on your Unreal engine, 3d Unity projects, Houdini projects, 3d character design projects, or architecture projects! General meetup for working in simulation and 3d. Hosted by delta_ark

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.
W 7:00pm Neurotech Tuesdays Do neuro. Do tech. sfg. Check #🧠│neurotech on discord
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


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.
W S 6:00pm NeurotechX SF hacknights for mind-machine interfacing with EEGs.
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 Paul Farley Brandon as host
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]



Non-weekly[edit | edit source]

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.

Project Updates[edit | edit source]

  • Maker Faire covered in announcements, nothing else immediately up...

Consensus items[edit | edit source]

  • Eric added as new member.

Discussion Items[edit | edit source]

  • Lockers
    • Small things have gone missing - laptop charger, phone, a laptop off member shelves
    • What are thoughts on providing noisebridge lockers on member shelves?
    • Mitch: stuff probably disappears at Noisebridge through chaos rather than malice
    • Lots of people know how to pick locks at Noisebridge
    • Mike: better labelling for member shelves? Still doesn't solve stuff "moving" such as Mike's expensive footstool
    • Kelly + Will: is that if you have stuff you don't want to go missing, it's fine to buy a container and take measures to secure it. Just know that some people might take that as a challenge.
    • No consensus reached, best handled do-ocratically.
    • Some discussion on better labelling for member shelves, possibly adding a curtain.
  • Laser Cutting Workshop!
    • Teaching people how to laser cut! (did not get details of who / when / where)
  • Z-Brush Sculpting Class!
    • Lee: Interested, wants to see who else wants it
  • Android "Thing"
    • Course? Happening? Would like to happen? Unclear.
  • BASE people haven't been seen for a while, need to send someone to meeting

MEETING CONCLUDED.[edit | edit source]

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