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Laser Cutter/Kaitian CM1309

2016-03-18T22:34:24Z

67.207.119.222:

:'''Some Chinese friends of Noisebridge want to donate a really nice brand new, fully supported, laser cutter to Noisebridge!'''

This is what it looks like:
[[Image:KAITIAN_CM1309.PNG|450px|center|Kaitian CM1309 laser cutter]]

 
Before we can accept this donation, we need to do 2 things:

* Get someone who knows enough about structural engineering to look at the place we want to use the laser cutter at Noisebridge, and let us know if the floor can handle the 1,000 pounds weight of the machine.
* Raise $4,000 for shipping, import tax, and warranty maintenance charge. This will get the laser to us, and give us full support from Kaitian.

 
Before we can actually use the laser cutter, we need to:

* Build a room for it, with some sound insulation and ventilation that can handle the fumes.
* Come up with a plan for the room, and raise funds for buildout of the room.

 
== Full specs for the Kaitian CM1309 laser cutter ==
Brochure for the Kaitian CM1309 laser cutter: 
* [[File:KAITIAN_CM1309_part1of2.pdf|thumb|left|Kaitian CM1309 brochure (part 1 of 2) ''(1.30MB)'']]
* [[File:KAITIAN_CM1309_part2of2.pdf|thumb|left|Kaitian CM1309 brochure (part 2 of 2) ''(855KB)'']]
* [http://www.kaitianlaser.com/2-cutting-engraving-machine-3.html Page!]

 

== Pledge here for raising $6,000 buildout for our new laser cutter! ==
($4K for shipping, import tax, and warranty maintenance charge; $2K for direct room buildout)
 
Donations to the laser cutter project can be made [https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/laser here]
'''Donations are tax deductible!'''

* [[Username:Maltman23|Mitch]]: $150
* [[Username:Fineline|Fineline]]: :$100
* [[Username:Lxpk|Lxpk]]: :$50
* [[Username:Dana|Dana]]: :$200
* [[Username:Rubin110|Rubin]]: ???
* [[Username:Patrickod|Patrick]]: $500
* YourNameHere!: $YourPledgeAmountHere!

Noisebridge Tor/FBI

2015-12-03T20:45:15Z

67.207.119.222: Updated information about lawyer; added myself as a technical contact.

__NOTOC__
= What to do if the FBI/Secret Service/etc comes to 2169 investigating Internet traffic =

== 0. Be Polite ==
The agent is probably a decent person doing a hard job. Don't be an ass to them. However keep in mind that any law enforcement agent is ''never'' your friend, no matter how nice they seem, and lying to a federal agent is a serious crime, even if you didn't intend to deceive them, and even if the lie is not relevant to their investigation. They also probably know more about the situation than they are telling you. If you feel uncomfortable answering the agent's questions, the following may be helpful:
* ''"That question would be best answered by the technical contact."''
* ''"I'll need to talk to our lawyer before we can answer any additional questions."''
* In response to, ''"Can we go inside and sit down?"'' You can say: ''"We can discuss this issue here on the public sidewalk."'' (If you invite the agent inside, you've given up a significant chunk of your 4th and 5th Amendment rights.)
* In general, don't volunteer information, and keep the discussion limited to direct factual questions.

== 1. Contact the Technical Contact ==
Please call the following people and keep calling until you get someone on the phone:
* Andy Isaacson 415-509-3112
* Shannon Lee 503-539-3700
* Patrick O'Doherty 650-701-7829

== 2. Verify if the investigation is in regards Noisetor ==
Ask the agent what IP address is being investigated. Write down what they say, including dates and description of the traffic. Check if the IP is [[Noisebridge Tor|Noisetor]] or another network.
* '''<tt>173.254.216.64/27</tt>''' is Noisetor
* <tt>75.101.62.89/28</tt> is Pony and related Sonic DSL gear at 2169
* <tt>199.188.192.0/22</tt> is Monkeybrains (2169 WiFi and other networks)
If the IP address they're asking about is not one of those listed above, '''do not''' assume that it has nothing to do with Noisebridge, and '''do not''' make this claim to the investigators. The above list may not be exhaustive, and likely will not be kept up-to-date over time.

== 3. Communicate with the community ==
* Write down the agent's contact info and email it as appropriate. (It's polite not to post people's contact information on publicly archived lists without their explicit permission, so don't send it to tor@lists or board@lists or noisebridge-discuss.)
* Ensure that someone sends an email to at least one of the lists describing the visit. Include the agent's name and agency and describe the conversation, but respect any requests to avoid compromising the investigation, and don't post email/phone number to the list.
* Consider using [[IRC|IRC #noisebridge]] to communicate as well.

== Technical Background on Noisetor ==

'''<tt>173.254.216.64/27</tt>''' is a Tor exit node named '''noisetor01'''. Tor is an anonymity network which, by design, makes it difficult or impossible to trace a specific user. '''noisetor01''' does not create any logs of Tor traffic, so there is no further information that can be provided to investigators regarding TCP connections coming from this IP range. '''noisetor01''' handles 500 Mbit/sec of Tor traffic from tens of thousands of Tor users worldwide, and provides about 7% of the Tor network's total exit bandwidth. For more information, consult http://tor.noisebridge.net.

The above information does not apply to other Internet links at Noisebridge.

Feel free to give a copy of this factsheet to the agent.

== Other Contact Details ==

Our lawyer at the EFF is [https://www.eff.org/about/staff/andrew-crocker Andrew Crocker], 415 436 9333 x139. Please don't call Andrew directly unless it's urgent and none of the tech contacts (above) have responded.

Songbridge

2015-10-30T16:39:19Z

67.207.119.222: Undo revision 49867 by 149.202.98.161 (talk)

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===Songbridge Music Hacking Tuesdays 5-8PM at Noisebridge===

Songbridge is for song hacking: making music that hacks human minds and emotions.
We cover multitrack recording using DAWs (digital audio workstations).

==Contacts==
*Alex Peake: [[User:lxpk]]
*Josh Hertel: [mailto:jhertel242@yahoo.com jhertel242@yahoo.com] [[User:Jhertel242]]

==Things to bring==
*Laptops (Mac, Windows & Linux all welcome)

===Audio workstation software===
Most of us use Ableton Live (which has a free Mac/Windows demo) or Apple Logic Pro(which is the easiest if you have a Mac). If you're on Linux, LMMS is the only one that's free, open source and Mac/Linux/Windows.
**Mac Windows & Linux:
***[https://lmms.io/ LMMS] (Let's Make Music) FREE & OPEN SOURCE audio workstation with many instruments and VST support.
** [http://www.tracktion.com/ Traktion] has [http://www.tracktion.com/downloads/tracktion4 version T4 free], T6 costs $60
***[https://www.bitwig.com/en/bitwig-studio Bitwig Studio] a new DAW made by former Ableton engineers. Free demo, $269
**Mac & Windows:
***[https://www.ableton.com/en/trial/ Ableton Live Lite]] has a free 30 day trial.
***Cubase
***[https://www.propellerheads.se/reason Propellerhead Reason] is a retro-themed DAW brimming with simulated cable patches and great instruments.
***[https://cycling74.com/ Max MSP] dataflow AV programming (integrates with Ableton Live).
***[https://puredata.info/ Pure Data] dataflow AV programming.
**Mac:
***[http://www.apple.com/mac/garageband/ GarageBand] comes with many Macs and has an iOS version. Easiest to learn and has built-in music instrument lessons to learn guitar, piano, etc. great for beginners.
***Logic Audio
**Mac & Linux:
*** [http://ardour.org/ Ardour] FREE. Has Ableton Live-style session view and arrangement view.

===Virtual MIDI Keyboard===
(Allows you to play 2-3 octaves with your QWERTY keyboard when you don't have a USB MIDI keyboard with you):
** Windows & Mac: [http://sourceforge.net/projects/freepiano Freepiano virtual MIDI keyboard]
** Mac: [http://www.manyetas.com/creed/midikeys.html MIDIKeys virtual]

==Linux Music Production Distros==
(in no particular order)
*'''AV Linux''' http://www.bandshed.net/AVLinux.html
:"...a full complement of the best Linux Audio and Video creation software encompassing both open-source excellence and commercial demos." '''Free.'''
*'''KX Studio''' http://kxstudio.sourceforge.net/
:"...a collection of applications, artwork and plugins, targeted at audio and video production." '''Free.'''
*'''Tango''' http://tangostudio.tuxfamily.org/en/tangostudio
:"A complete Live (GNU/LINUX) distribution for musicians and professionals studios based on Ubuntu Lucid 10.04.4." Free.
*'''Ubuntu Studio''' http://ubuntustudio.org/
:"...some of the most popular and recently updated audio software in the Linux world." '''Free.'''
:Ubuntu Studio VirtualBox image: http://virtualboxes.org/images/ubuntu-studio
*'''Studio 13.37''' (formerly "Puppy Studio") http://www.getstudio1337.com/
:"...the fastest, most fully-featured, pro audio studio in the world! Studio 13.37 (pronounced “leet”) is perfect for professional audio work. Doesn’t need to be installed, and can produce studio-quality results from almost any computer. Unbelievable speed, amazingly low latency, and “zero glitches”. Full money-back guarantee." '''$50'''
*'''MORE:''' http://www.penguinproducer.com/Blog/2011/09/distributions/

==Linux Audio Software==
*Paid and free software. These are stuffs included with AV Linux, but you can obtain them for other Linux distros: http://www.getstudio1337.com/features-2/
*Linux Music-Making Software: http://audio.tutsplus.com/articles/general/29-music-making-apps-for-linux/

==Linux Hardware Audio/USB Interfaces==
*http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1720657.html

==Johny Radio's Hand-Picked Musical Web Toys & Tools==
A collection of free, fun, web-based, music and sound producing toys and tools. Includes a mutating windchime, toys that twist your instrument or turn your voice into visual art, gorgeous drones, a visual harp, a fractal synthesizer, faithfully-modeled 808 and 909 drum machines, a modeled plucked string, reverbs, MIDI multitrackers, and full-fledged recording studios.
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Web_Sound_Toys

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Meeting Notes 2015 10 20

2015-10-27T18:16:39Z

67.207.119.222: Dump meeting notes

These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The XXXth Meeting of Noisebridge].

Note-taker: [[User:Patrickod]]
Moderator: [[User:Jarrod]]

* '''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.'''

= Introductions =

* J and Mari introduce Noisebridge

* Jarrod -
* Patrick -
* Ben - neuroscience researcher. wants to make some stuff w/ electricity
* Susie - middleschool technology teacher. Doing a big soldering event w/ at risk youth tomorrow!
* J - teaches circuit hacking monday
* Haresh - east bay hacker,
* Matt - taking the gamebridge class!
* Du5t - here becasue Leif was neat to him in Berlin.
* alex - hosted a deaf hack day at Noisebridge last weekend! Way cool!
* Alex - teaches music production and game programing.
* Mari - hacks stuff. tech is her artistic medium.
* Daniel - does things w/ code.
* Marty - programmer! first time @ noisebridge
* Henner - I write software by day, but do hardware by night. Right now involved with sorting the electronics area.
* Robyn - hacking with growing food.
* Scott - hackerspacer who does radio stuff
* Nick - used to work in fabrication, just arrived here, interested in web design
* Tim - working on JS stuff and learning all the things.
* Mike - likes to work on robotics.
* Douglas - also sorting electronics, does audio hacking too. happy that NB is still here and going strong.
* dan - expects people to get Monty Pythotn references. Does neurohacking stuff on Wednesdays also.
* Mel - coffee technologist. Trying to make a keurig machine make coffee and eventually accept bitcoin.

= Short announcements and events =

* Alex - myself and Douglas are restarting a geeks and depression support group that used to exist in the space. You should talk to us about it, and helping everyone with mental health wellbeing
* J - Running a soldering event tomorrow
* mari - this weekend we're hacking noisebridge! there's signs in the space about it. Noisebridge will be closed to regular hacking, only hacking on the space is going to be permitted for the weekend. As well as this, sudoroom is organising a similar event at some date in the future TBD. Talk to myself or Alex if you're interested
* Henner - working on organising the electronics area. We're at the point where we need folks to identify parts and put them into the database. It takes an hour or so here which would be really helpful. No experience necessary; all welcome. If you're interested chat to me.
* Henner - Secondly: for the REFRESH we need to order some square steel pipe to the space. If someone can get that material cheaply, and how to get it to Noisbridge please chat to me.
* Patrick - let's start a group working through the cryptopal Matasano cryptography challenges together Danukeru (daniel) has volunteered to mentor folks too.
* Daniel - Let's remove the rest of the kitchen. Completely remove it and open up that space for more hacking things.

= [[ Membership Binder ]] =

* Jarrod: what even is a member?
* j - a member is someone who wants to contribute to the space on a higher level, to take responsibility and ownership of the space. You donate $80 a month, you get 24/7 access to the space, and you become a part of the consensus process. There are no more privileges over anyone else in the space. You don't have to be a member to do anything at the space. You can come, teach, partake, and contribute all without being a member. To become a member you should spend some time in the space, get to know people and the membership, and find 2 members in good standing to sponsor you. The application is read aloud at 4 consective meetings, after which time, if you have the requisite sponsors and everyone is agreed you become a member!

* jarrod - reading membership applications.
** jarrod reads Mari's statement. week 2, two sponsors: Patrick & Jarrod.

= [[Philanthropists]]=

* Alex - Philanthropy is a way to contribute and get access to the space, with a monthly donation, while not becoming a member. It's a lightweight process. You need a member to sponsor your application, and once it's agreed at one meeting you're granted access with your donation. You also keep noisebridge safe. When you're accepted your member sponsor will show you how to close up Noisebridge, and to explain to you what's expected of your behavior in the space. You can donate monthly @ donate.noisebridge.net
* Jarrod - Louis has an application but isn't here yet
** Louis made it in from fidi.
** Loius - I've been around at Noisebridge for a long time and seen many iterations and generations. I've worked on a bunch of projects, more recently the LifX bulbs at the moment. Wants to hack more and be more involved, to organise things around CCC this year.

= Financial Report =
* Funds in bank: 36,352 of which ~$11k Noisetor
* Actual: $25,000

= Consensus and Discussion =

== Consensus ==

* Dan - consensus is a a decision making process @ noisebridge. relies on a lot of communication, it's arrived at informally. Consensus lets us do difficult things, and requires hearing and listening to people and their points of view. Blocking is the nucleur option, and should be avoided at all costs. In many cases simply stating your opinion and being heard is enough to change the course of a proposal. When something affects the whole space, it's appropriate to get "C"onsensus, but everything else is the realm of doocracy.
* Alex - One of the most important roles is that of members when proposals are suggested that might endanger the space, that members should work to diffuse and prevent such bad changes.

== [[ Consensus Items History | Proposals from last week ]] ==

None

== [[ Current Consensus Items | Proposals for next week ]] ==

None

== Discussion Items ==

== 2nd floor lease ==

* dan - would like to hear Jarrod's thoughts on it.
* Tim - maybe we should write up what Noisebridge is to explain to new neighbors
* Jarrod - I don't think we can handle it, we have a lot on our plate with one floor as is. It's not also a way of protecting the long-term existence of noisebridge. It'd be great to get the board involved
* Patrick - we should start thinking about what the future of Noisebridge is. It can't always be 2169 mission st. We only have a 3 year lease, and we can't have this conversation with only 3 months left to go.
* Louis - maybe paid classes?
* Alex - we should really aim to use the existing class population to advertise the existence and awesomeness of Noisebridge. We should aim to get more students to become Philanthropists. It helps us make improvements here and otherwise build a warchest.
* Dan - Awesome to see a lot of members here tonight. Impressed by the ability to discuss things with a balance of perspectives; this is how consensus works and is built.

== javascript algorithm study group ==

* tim - working with the algorithm study group. looking to make something that helps people with retention. we'd love some help proofreading what we've made.
* patrick - highly recommend you create a wiki page and email nb-discuss with it :)

== REFRESH ==

=== removing the kitchen ===
* j - we should not remove the sink. the kitchenware is totally ok to go.
* jarrod - we should most definitely keep the sink

* jarrod - the entire REFRESH weekend and everything happening during it is a doocratic action. It's just that there's enough people all working together that think it's a good idea for the space to do this. You all have the power to effect change exactly like this. You can make changes to the space to make it more excellent, setting up a space to work on a $thing for example. Pretty much everything done here that makes the space better is done through doocracy.

* Du5t - so I've heard about it through the cards against noisebridge, but does that mean that food things in the space are generally discouraged?
* jarrod - not entirely, take godwafflenoisepancakes for example
* mel - does taking away such facilities mean more mess if it inevitably happens?
* douglas - there's not much left to cook / prepare food with. I think a coffee station and the like are great to have, but removing kitchen things is the best
* patrick - the kitchen being removed was very much by design
* dan - i used to enjoy using the kitchen years back. but it was a focal point for a culture war, and enticed a bunch of behavior that wasn't excellent. That coupled with a city inspection caused us to want to remove it. Beside that point, we do a lot of electronics here and we should have cleaning facilities such that people use them / take care of themselves. It was an experiment to remove it, we don't miss the sink full of dishes, and we don't miss the use of it, and it's worked out.

= End of Meeting =

* Reprise of the [[Hackernationale]]. [This is anarchy - we do what the wiki says!]
* [[PGP|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now (if it doesn't happen '''before''' any given Meeting). Ask others around the space or check the [[PGP|list]] to see who wants in on the action.
* Return the [[membership binder]] to its rightful location.
* Clean and tidy the meeting notes including removing all these really verbose instructions, then save them to the wiki.
* Send a summary of the meeting notes to the discussion list.
* Enjoy the company of your fellow hacker, robot, or robothacker.
* Discuss any items for which there was not time during the meeting.

[[Category:Meeting Notes]]