Meeting Notes 2012 10 23
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Minutes[edit | edit source]
These are the notes of the the 239th Meeting of Noisebridge. Note-taker: Tom; Moderator: Danny.
- It is the consensus of Noisebridge that Brandon Edens is a member
- It is the consensus of Noisebridge Tom Lowenthal should replace Danny O'Brien as the secretary of Noisebridge
Introduction and Names[edit | edit source]
The following people introduced themselves:
- Danny O'Brien is the Moderator
- Monad
- Brandon
- [Martin Bogomolni], a founding member of ATX Hackerspace and Early member of Noisebridge
- John hacks brains, both his own and others
- Tom is taking notes
- Josh has been working on Noisegate and he brought cookies
- Mike is a technowanderer not a stock clerk or quartermaster
- Casey hacks on software defined radio
- RAYC
- Liz is a techno-domestic engineer and a quartermaster and an ombudsman. She hacks on Hackability, Helps Circuit Hacking Mondays
- Justin hacks on TDCS, 3D printers and fabrication
- Will is a codemonkey
- Kevin is not a member, and he's learning Big Data
- Shawn <3 OLPC
- Mike is a recent (~2mo) SF transplant, founded the Shangahi hackerspace and likes hardware
- Martin is a lurker
- Karl has been working on an iOS version of the Noisegate
Short Announcements[edit | edit source]
- Josh: with revisions to the Noisebridge API, there's new Noisegate Android app which uses payphone codes to remotely open the gate
- Want bandwidth and quiet at conferences? ATX Hackerspace is starting to sponsor hacker lounges, using the NB key as an universal hacker authenticator.
- The doorbell buzzer is broken.
- The monthly cleaning service is raising rates from $145 to $160 per month. Will would like someone else to take over from him in managing this
- Liz has some feedback from the cleaning lady: Noisebridge is confusing, and she doesn't get what this place is; nobody talks to her and that's somewhat uncomfortable for her; it sometimes looks like people maybe steal things and she doesn't want to be blamed for that.
New or Stale Events[edit | edit source]
- RAYC: On Saturday, there's a Neuro TDCS meetup, starting around 12-2pm. Look for RAYC, John, or Justin.
- John: neuro meetups Monday nights at 7pm
- Tom: SF Cryptoparty on Sat Nov 17th at Mozilla's SF Office
Membership Binder[edit | edit source]
- Andrew Burns: Week 1
- Sponsor: Danny O'Brien
- Sponsor: John Withers
- Branden Edens: week 4
- It is the consensus of Noisebridge that Brandon Edens is a member
Financial Report[edit | edit source]
- Funds in bank: <treasurer-unavailable>
- Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
Consensus items[edit | edit source]
Proposals from last week[edit | edit source]
- It is the consensus of Noisebridge Tom Lowenthal should replace Danny O'Brien as the secretary of Noisebridge
Proposals for next week[edit | edit source]
- Proposal from Martin: Noisebridge should purchase Gorilla Racks replacing the current selection of member shelves of the same approximate dimensions. This is estimated at approximately $1200-$1800. http://www.globalindustrial.com/g/storage/shelving/boltless/Gorilla-Rack-Shelving
Discussion Items[edit | edit source]
Harassment[edit | edit source]
Context: [1]. We had a wide-ranging discussion of how Noisebridge is a challenging environment for this sort of thing, and how we can deal with this.
The following were concrete suggestions as to how to resolve this problem:
- Martin proposes and extensive re-education campaign.
- Educate all members of the community and legal standards
- Define a person at NoiseBridge who has the 'ombudsman' responsibility
- Set forth a clear procedure to follow if there is sexual harassment
- Respond swiftly and clearly
- RAYC proposes to prepare and distribute useful literature about our Community Standards
- We should provide more help and guidance for people who are running events.
- Mike suggests serious and blinking signs.
The Door[edit | edit source]
The buzzer is broken. Jake might fix it, and might implement other solutions,
- The option to silence the buzzer without opening the door.
- Soon, you will need a code to open the door at the the top of the stairs (otherwise, you need to physically open the door).
- There are plans to implement another closed circuit camera in the phone, for a second view.
Cleaning[edit | edit source]
The monthly cleaning service is raising rates from $145 to $160 per month. Will would like someone else to take over from him in managing this. Danny suggests that Will just discontinue the service. Will agrees.
Other[edit | edit source]
The following were inconclusively discussed:
- hacker shelves
- a pilot program
- roles and responsibilities