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|width="100%"|<center><h1 style="line-height:1.1em;padding-top:0">Programming • Hardware • Science • Photography • Security<br/>Robotics • Art • 3D Printing • Wood/Metalworking • and more!</h1></center>
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|width="100%"|<big><strong>We are Noisebridge</strong></big>

Noisebridge is an infrastructure provider for technical-creative projects, collaboratively run by our members. We are [[Incorporation|a non-profit educational institution]] intended for public benefit. We operate primarily in a 5,200 square-foot space located in the heart of San Francisco. We teach, we learn, we share. [[Noisebridge_Vision|Read more about Noisebridge]] or [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wamwklXWK4M watch a short video]...

We are committed to providing a safe space to work, learn, and play. Please read and understand our [[anti-harassment policy]] and [[community standards]]. This is how we expect people to behave when they are at Noisebridge, and you should also expect this standard of behavior from others in the space.

Noisebridge relies on your donations to continue operating. If you have found Noisebridge useful, please consider [[donate|donating]] to help us keep operating.

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|style="padding:0px 6px 3px 6px;border-left:1px solid #990000;border-bottom:1px solid #990000;border-right:1px solid #990000;"|We're located at:<br><center>'''[[Getting Here|2169 Mission St]], San Francisco'''<br>[http://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=37.762352&mlon=-122.419372&zoom=16 OpenStreetMap] - [http://maps.google.com/?q=2169+Mission+Street,+94110 Google Maps]<br>2 blocks South of [[Getting_Here#Getting_Here_by_BART | 16th & Mission BART]]</center><ul><li>[[Getting_In | How to get into the space]]</li><li>Noisebridge's committment to being a [[The Anti-Harassment Policy | safe space]] and other [[community standards]]</li><li>[[About]]</li></ul>||width="16px" style="background:#ffffff;"| ||style="padding:0px 6px 3px 6px;border-left:1px solid #990000;border-bottom:1px solid #990000;border-right:1px solid #990000;"|<ul><li>[[Resources|What we offer]]</li><li>[[:Category:Events|Events and classes]]</li><li>[[Hosting an Event|Host an event]]</li><li>[[Noisebridge Vision | Learn about our vision]]</li><li>'''[[Mailinglist|<span style="text-decoration: underline">Join one of our mailing lists</span>]]'''</li><li>[[#Get_in_Touch|Contact us]]</li><li>[[How_to_join_Noisebridge | Join our community]] </li> </ul>||width="16px" style="background:#ffffff;"| ||style="padding:0px 6px 3px 6px;border-left:1px solid #990000;border-bottom:1px solid #990000;border-right:1px solid #990000;"|<ul><li>[[Noisebridge Membership|Become a member]]! [[Membership/FAQ|FAQ]]!<small><br>Pay monthly sub: [https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Dues%20%28Starving%20Hacker%29&cy_code=USD&a3=40&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $40/mo] [https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Dues%20%28Standard%29&cy_code=USD&a3=80&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $80/mo] [https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Dues%20%28Doing%20well%29&cy_code=USD&a3=160&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $160/mo]</small></li><li>[[Donate or Pay Dues|Make a monthly donation]]!<small><br>[https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Donation%20%28Affiliate%20Member%29&cy_code=USD&a3=10&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $10/mo] [https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Donation%20%28Affiliate%20Member%29&cy_code=USD&a3=20&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $20/mo][https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Donation%20%28Affiliate%20Hacker%29&cy_code=USD&a3=40&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $40/mo][https://www.paypal.com/subscriptions/business=treasurer@noisebridge.net&item_name=Noisebridge%20Monthly%20Donation%20%28Affiliate%29&cy_code=USD&a3=80&p3=1&t3=M&src=1 $80/mo]</small></li><li>[[Donate or Pay Dues|'''<span style="text-decoration: underline">Other ways to donate!</span>''']]</li></ul>
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<big><strong>Create With Us!</strong></big>
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wGMjRJpLCA Watch this video tour of the space.]
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<p>Our [[2169_Mission|5,200 square-foot space (483m<sup>2</sup>)]] contains an [[Electronics_Lab|electronics lab]], [[Shop|machine shop]], [[Sewing|sewing/crafting supplies]], [[Classrooms|two classrooms]], [[Conference_Area|conference area]], [[library|library]], [[Darkroom|darkroom]], and [[Kitchen|kitchen]]. [[Diversity|Everyone]] is welcome to use [[Resources|our many resources]]. Find others to create with. Find help with your projects. Help others with their projects. Learn, teach, share. Come to Noisebridge and create!</p> <p>Noisebridge's public [[Hours|hours]] are now 24/7. New visitors are welcome any time (all ages, all skill levels), but it's best to visit when members are present or during an event to make sure we have a volunteer to show you around and make introductions.</p>
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[[Image:2169mission.jpg|thumb|right|Front door to our space at 2169 Mission]]
[[Image:Arduinos For Total Newbies workshop.jpg|thumb|right|Arduino for Total Newbies Workshop at Noisebridge]]
[[Image:Noisebridge tools.jpg|thumb|right|A space to learn and create neat things]]
[[Image:Noisebridge_Soldering_Workshop.jpg|thumb|right|[[Circuit_Hacking_Mondays|Soldering Workshop]] at Noisebridge]]
[[Image:Skittlevodka.jpg|thumb|right|Hacking, it's more than just electronics]]
[[Image:Starfive - q's noisebridge project.jpg|thumb|right|Craft hacking]]
[[Image:Noiz_spacemap2012.jpg|thumb|right|digital blueprint of the space as of Nov. 2012]]

== Events and Classes ==
'''[[:Category:Events|Full Event Listing]]''' | '''[https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=1uesj915rces4cbmcr8j3sg8t0%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America/Los_Angeles Unofficial Google Calendar]'''

<span style="color:red">Want to attend a class or event? Before you arrive or once you're at the space, just ask the teacher or event organizer if you can be their guest. [[Getting_In#Staying_In | Read more about our access policy]].</span> Please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.
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<span style="color:red">''You'' '''don't''' ''need to be a member to participate in a class or workshop at Noisebridge!'''''</span>

'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, here are some [[Hosting an Event]] tips.

== Info ==

[[Intro Poster]]: How we explain ourselves to new visitors.

[[Resources]]: Stuff in the space -- computer network & servers, project areas, tools, bulk orders from Digikey/McMaster/Mouser.

[[Safety|Safety in the Space]]: What to do in case of an emergency.

[[Press Coverage]]: mentions of Noisebridge in the media (both blog and dead tree).

[[Identity]]: A collection of resources revolving around our identity and logo.

[[The Neighborhood]]: What's in the neighborhood around 2169 Mission

[[Hosting an Event|Hosting an Event at Noisebridge]]: Suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.

[[Hackerspace Infos]]: Howtos, Background, and friendly Hackerspaces elsewhere.

== Get in Touch ==
* '''Press: Please see our [[Press Kit]] - Includes press contacts, pictures, background info, etc.'''
* [[Contacts]] - General contact details for the space
* [[Mailinglist]] - Best way to keep informed of upcoming events
* [[People]]
* [[Twitter]]
* [[IRC|IRC channel]] - irc://chat.freenode.net/#noisebridge
* [[Payphone|Call the red payphone]] - This option is temporarily unavailable
* [[MemoryHole|Legal Requests (information removal, etc)]]
* Here is our '''mailing address''' (different from our physical address):<br>
          '''Noisebridge'''<br>
          '''2261 Market Street #235-A'''<br>
          '''San Francisco, CA 94114'''

[[Image:Passport-badge2.png‎|right|link=Passport|Hackerspace Passports accepted here]]
* Or just [[Getting Here|drop by the space]]. We're open 24/7. New visitors should read up on [[getting in]]. ''all ages, all skill levels'':<br>
          [[Getting Here|'''2169 Mission St, 3rd floor''']]<br>
          '''San Francisco, CA 94110'''

== Status ==
'''Noisebridge is up!''' We began building Noisebridge in February 2007. Since December 2007 we've had regular Tuesday meetings, and rented our first physical space as of October 1st 2008. We quickly outgrew our first space and have been at our much larger 5,200 square-foot second location since October 1st 2009. We are a [[Incorporation|tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization]] as of July 2009, retroactive to October 2008.

DreamworksReply

2013-01-29T21:35:18Z

74.207.242.164:

(Hello people from the Internet. Just a note that this is only a draft of a proposed letter. Noisebridge decides this kind of thing by consensus at our Tuesday meetings. We'll revisit whether to edit or send this in its current form on Tuesday 8PM January 29th 2013.)

Dear Ashley and Todd,

Thanks for your letter asking for permission to use the Noisebridge logo on
sticker and T-shirts in the forthcoming DreamWorks movie about Julian Assange
and Daniel Domscheit-Berg. It must be very exciting to work on such a large
project, especially when you need, as your letter says, clearance on our logo
"tomorrow" (15th January). How annoying it must be to constantly ask for
such permissions, just for a little bit of set dressing!

It is probably long past the point when you needed it, but
here is our decision:

From your description, it should be clear to anyone watching your
film that you're just using the image to talk ''about'' Noisebridge, not claim
you ''are'' Noisebridge or that Noisebridge supports your film*.

Given this, Noisebridge as a community believes you have the free speech right to use such imagery without having to ask permission -- especially those who you might
be implicitly criticising or commenting upon. Such a right is encoded in the
existing nature of trademark and copyright with the idea of fair use.

Sadly, knowledge of such rights have been eroded over the years by the
repeated claims of copyright maximalists, who would have you believe that you must beg
to refer to us in your film -- or even that you would be beholden to us if,
for instance, you parodied our disrespectful attitude to your concerns with the
following image, which includes both of our identifying marks, the
Noisebridge(TM) circuit, and the Unicorn Pissing A Rainbow(TM).

[[Image:Nb-dream-pee.jpg]]

Such a position is lunacy and a genuine threat to free speech and the first
amendment. You should exercise all of your fair use rights freely and without
fear.

So we say tell your friends at DreamWorks to publish (or print, or produce) and
be damned. Tell them we fully support them in their brave stand. You can say
with confidence that the only conditions under which Noisebridge would sue them and their
partners to the maximum damages entitled to us by law would be if it turned out
that hackers like us were completely hypocritical nihilists out only for our
own egotistical ends.

Given that you were so nice as to ask us, we can't imagine you think that of us.

Lots of love,

Noisebridge

* - which frankly sounds a bit sleazy. Are the screenwriters really inserting a fake subplot about a non-existent American spy in Iran who is exposed in the State department cables? Doesn't that seem a little irresponsible to you, given the great, real stories in the WikiLeaks affair you could have written about?

----

To Whom It May Concern,

I am a Clearance Coordinator working on the DreamWorks Studios feature
film The Fifth Estate and Production is interested in using the Noisebridge.net name and logo on stickers as set dressing and/or on
t-shirts as wardrobe.

I have attached a PDF containing a formal request letter, our standard
release form, and an image of the name/logo. The letter explains what
the film is about, who is making it, and how Production intends to use
the name/logo.

If everything meets with your approval, please print the release form,
arrange for signature and return to us, preferably, via email to
XXXXX. Should
you have any questions, concerns, or problems opening the attachment,
please contact me at your earliest convenience.

If permission is granted, Production would need to print the stickers
and/or t-shirt as soon as tomorrow to have them prepared for shooting.
I apologize for the urgency and understand that Production's schedule
is not your priority. Your immediate attention to this request is
appreciated.

Thank you for your time and consideration. We look forward to
receiving you response.

Sincerely,

Todd Kravitz

CLEARED BY ASHLEY, INC

Noisebridge Tor

2011-10-11T01:21:03Z

74.207.242.164: Actually link to the donation page.

== Making Donations ==

Visit http://tor.noisebridge.net to donate to the Noisebridge Tor Exit Node project.

==Overview==

The Noisebridge Tor Project is a group of Noisebridge members who want to create more Tor nodes. The goal of the project is to accept donations to Noisebridge for the purpose of paying for Tor nodes. We have the domain knowledge to deploy and run these servers, vendors who are interested in providing machines at very competitive prices, and donors who want to give money to a 501(c)3 for this purpose.

We considered running this project by accepting donations in the name of an individual or other non-Noisebridge legal entity. However, we know there are some donors (and we believe there are many more) who would like to give money to a known 501(c)3 which has an existing reputation in the community. By running this project as part of Noisebridge, the donors can be confident that the project is well-run; Noisebridge gains by furthering its founding principles of encouraging free anti-censorship communication technologies, and supporting research into privacy-enhancing and distributed technology.

We recognize that entering into financial relationships on behalf of Noisebridge carries some risk. The Noisebridge Tor project will only commit and spend money donated for the project, as documented below. The project will work in good faith to ensure that these financial relationships do not put the larger Noisebridge organization at financial risk or obligation.

The Noisebridge Tor Project will not be acting as a separate legal entity. Donations the Noisebridge Tor Project receives will legally belong to Noisebridge, and as such they will be accounted for as income in the Noisebridge yearly tax filings.

Running this project as part of Noisebridge represents some additional overhead for the organization as a whole. To defray this, 5% of donations received for the Noisebridge Tor Project will be donated to the Noisebridge general fund. This information will be stated to donors making donations to the project.

==People Involved==

To ensure the project's continued smooth functioning, there must be people administering it. There may be additional people involved who are not on this list, but the people on this list agree to be ultimately responsible for the project.

The project will maintain a minimum of one member, to serve as the Project Bookkeeper. This person will be responsible for tracking donations and expenditures, and for forecasting the Project budget. This person will also be point of contact for interfacing with the Treasurer. Should any accounting questions, issues, or discrepancies arrive, the Bookkeeper is committed to working closely with her to resolve them to her satisfaction in a timely manner, and in such a way as to require her to do as little additional work as possible.

* [[User:Adi|Andy Isaacson]] (Evangelist, Tor Admin)
* [[User:Leif|Leif Ryge]] (Evangelist, Tor Admin)
* [[User:Aestetix|aestetix]] (Evangelist, Tor Admin)
* [[User:Turkshead|Shannon Lee]] (Project Bookkeeper)
* [[User:MCT|Michael Toren]] (Consensus Broker)

==Donating to Noisebridge Tor==

The Noisebridge Tor project will accept donations via a PayPal "nonprofit donation" page at [http://tor.noisebridge.net http://tor.noisebridge.net]. The donations will be annotated for Tor using PayPal's systems; the donations will go to the treasurer@noisebridge.net account until such time as the Treasurer decides otherwise.

In the future we may add other methods of accepting donations, but only after coordinating with the Treasurer to ensure the incoming cashflow can be easily tagged in the accounting system.

The Bookkeeper will be responsible for tracking donations, in aggregate, as they arrive. The Bookkeeper may query the amount of new donations by speaking with the Treasurer, or by using the accounting API.

The Bookkeeper will be responsible for maintaining publicly accessible records (e.g., in a Google Docs Spreadsheet, or on the Noisebridge wiki) detailing aggregate incoming donations (e.g., "For the week of blah, received $n"), and outgoing expenditures.

The Bookkeeper will make a good-faith effort to be available at the membership meeting to answer questions when there is substantial activity or interest in the Noisebridge Tor project (likely more at first and during decisions and transitions). The Bookkeeper will be responsible for providing a financial report, which will be made available during the weekly Noisebridge meeting. This report will go over recent or upcoming activities and decisions, and report on income and expenditures. At the Treasurer's discretion, the Bookkeeper may coordinate with the Treasurer to have her include this information in her existing Treasurer's Report. If the Treasurer is unavailable to report by proxy, another member of the Noisebridge Tor project may serve.

Since Paypal receipts are generally accepted as donation receipts for tax purposes, we anticipate that few if any donation receipt letters will be required. However, as is the case with all donations Noisebridge receives, the Treasurer will be responsible for providing donation receipt letters to any donors who request them.

==Purchasing Services==

Any legal agreements (such as service contracts) which require an official action by Noisebridge will be prepared by the Noisebridge Tor project and presented to the appropriate officer of Noisebridge (such as the Treasurer or President) for signature. This structure is designed to put the work on the people who care about the project rather than on the officers of Noisebridge.

The Project Bookkeeper will maintain a current list of the financial obligations incurred by the project as part of their financial report. The Noisebridge Tor project will avoid obligations which cannot be cancelled on 30 days notice, and will ensure that funds are available for each month's commitments before the month begins.

If through some error the Noisebridge Tor project incurs operating expenses above and beyond its donations, the Noisebridge general fund will cover committed expenditures for the remainder of the monthly cycle. This coverage is intended as a loan from the general fund to the Noisebridge Tor project, and the project will be expected to raise donations to repay the loan before incurring any additional expenses. This is not expected to be a common occurrence. The Noisebridge Treasurer will work with the project coordinators to assure that this insurance is well within the capacity of Noisebridge's prudent reserve. This loan is not intended to cover expenditures above and beyond routine monthly expenses. A loan from the general fund for any other purposes would have to be brought up at the membership meeting.

The Project report will publicly state where and who services are purchased from each month, what levels of service (e.g., amount of bandwidth, etc), and how much it costs. This information may be less than fully specified to avoid disclosing proprietary pricing information from vendors. In the event the information is redacted publicly, it will be made available to Noisebridge members upon request.

The Bookkeeper will inform the Treasurer when a bill should be paid, so she can track it properly, and coordinate the logistics of making the payment. At her discretion, she may provide the Bookkeeper with means of making a payment without her direct involvement each and every time.

==System Administration==

The Noisebridge Tor Project will be responsible for administering the Tor nodes. We have existing expertise in administering these services. Volunteers interested in helping should join the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/tor tor@lists.noisebridge.net mailing list] and help out.

==Abuse Handling==

The [http://www.eff.org EFF] developed a [https://www.torproject.org/eff/tor-legal-faq.html Legal FAQ for Tor Relay Operators], and an [https://www.torproject.org/docs/faq-abuse.html.en Abuse FAQ]. These documents address many of the concerns that have been raised regarding the potential legal risks of operating a Tor node. The risks of this project are within the scope of Noisebridge's mission. In assuming these risks, we have considered the following:

* Nobody has ever been sued for running a Tor node.
* In the EFF's opinion, running a Tor node is legal under US law.
* Tor operators (including Noisebridge in this project) do not encourage the use of Tor for illegal purposes.
* The Project's volunteers will respond to complaints regarding traffic through our nodes. The primary method to do so is to educate complainants about how to deal with Internet abuse in general. We have several well-written documents which can easily be tailored for specific responses.

==Termination of the Project==
This project will initially be authorized by Noisebridge for a term of six months. At the end of that term, the project may be extended by another Consensus item.

The Project Members may decide to suspend or terminate this project at
any time. They may do so for any number of reasons, including financial
considerations (e.g., the amount of incoming donations is not great
enough to sustain it), if they simply feel the project has run its
course, or if project functions are interfering with other functions of
the greater Noisebridge organization.

After the project terminates and all project liabilities have been satisfied, any leftover earmarked donations will be donated to the EFF. This information will be stated to donors making earmarked donations.

Sandbox

2011-09-12T07:10:38Z

74.207.242.164:

= What is gatebot? =
Gatebot is the sentinel which guards Nosebridge. He has been very depressed lately, so you must sing him a song in an attempt to cheer him up.

== How to sing to gatebot ==
* Dial the Happy Hacker line (415) 494-2858
* Press 9
* Use your phone keypad to sing to gatebot
* Be Excellent!

== Gatebot's Favorite Song ==
Gatebot's song is numbs (68627).

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