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<p>Created page with &quot; <a href="/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes" title="Category:Meeting Notes">Category:Meeting Notes</a> Noisebridge meeting 2018-08-21 Meeting Notes are at https://pad.riseup.net/p/nbmeeting; help us take notes! Moderator: rebecca Note taker(s): j...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div> [[Category:Meeting Notes]]<br /> <br /> Noisebridge meeting 2018-08-21<br /> <br /> Meeting Notes are at https://pad.riseup.net/p/nbmeeting; help us take notes!<br /> <br /> Moderator: rebecca<br /> <br /> Note taker(s): jason<br /> <br /> Give us money!<br /> <br /> https://donate.noisebridge.net<br /> <br /> https://patreon.com/noisebridge<br /> <br /> Access patreon donation numbers programatically - https://www.patreon.com/api/campaigns/1506979?json-api-use-default-includes=false&amp;json-api-version=1.0&amp;fields%5Bcampaign%5D=pledge_sum%2Cpatron_count<br /> <br /> We have 83 patrons pledging $1754 a month, keep donating!<br /> <br /> <br /> = Introductions - Name, Pronouns, What you hack on =<br /> <br /> Rebecca, She/Her, teaches ppl to use laser cutter, AI, random things<br /> <br /> Jason - they/them - free code camp on tuesdays<br /> <br /> Ryan - he - help runs the Gamebridge University, runs VR Cart, helps out with lots of projects<br /> <br /> Adrian -he/him - GIS, python<br /> <br /> Luke - he/him - architecture, 3D Art, laser etched art<br /> <br /> Blake - he/him - IOT, cellular iot<br /> <br /> Tyler - he/him - robots that can recognize self in mirror<br /> <br /> Kristian - he/him - lifting a stage in the sky at Burning Man<br /> <br /> Gloria - she/her - visiting <br /> <br /> James - he/him - Sci-Fi writing and green screen photography<br /> <br /> Bernice - they/she - works on video game, Wed. whiteboarding, sunday streets<br /> <br /> r - they/them - playing with shift registers<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> = Participation =<br /> <br /> [[Bernice explains participation in Noisebridge]]<br /> <br /> Anyone can come to Noisebridge, participate in meet-ups when it is open to the public.<br /> <br /> We have rules!<br /> <br /> #1 is to be excellent<br /> <br /> <br /> = Safe Space =<br /> <br /> Zero tolerance for harassment and discrimination!<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t waste people&#039;s time and give unwanted attention.<br /> <br /> <br /> If someone is being racist continuously, get mediation. Anyone can help you remove toxic people.<br /> <br /> We have a safe space policy.<br /> <br /> <br /> = Short announcements and events =<br /> <br /> Blake: hosts Silicon Valley IOT meetup. wants to host hands-on meet-up at Noisebridge. 9/13<br /> <br /> Kristian: Outer Orbit- a bar with pinball and Hawaiian food<br /> <br /> Bernice: we need to find out how people find out about NB. esp. after Sunday Streets. Weekend of 9/1 is Crunchyroll Expo. Many of us are carpooling. Join our sunday-streets channel on slack if you want to help out or talk to me!<br /> <br /> You can join our slack channel after being known at our hackerspace. Ask around!<br /> <br /> = Philanthropists =<br /> <br /> JASON becomes a philanthropist<br /> <br /> = Members =<br /> <br /> James explains membership:<br /> <br /> Members can participate in consensus based decisions<br /> <br /> Members are voted in<br /> <br /> Rebecca:<br /> <br /> Membership is like philanthropy in that there is also 24 hr access<br /> <br /> can revoke/grant access tokens, including 24 hr access<br /> <br /> needs 2 sponsorships from members<br /> <br /> 4 weeks application process<br /> <br /> care enough about noisebridge to govern it through consensus<br /> <br /> anyone can pariticipate, but members get blocking privileges<br /> <br /> = Consensus Items =<br /> <br /> Rebecca:<br /> <br /> Little C conensus: do-ocratically making changes to Noisebridge might affect other people. You can get other people&#039;s consent to make changes<br /> <br /> Big C Consensus: big decisions, NB LLC affairs, anyone incl. non members can write proposals to bring up during a meeting for a 2 week time. If no members block or alters it, it becomes accepted. Do not bring things up for consensus without prior discussion. <br /> <br /> = Financial Report =<br /> <br /> we have 200k in the bank because of a donation from handshake.org<br /> <br /> = Discussion =<br /> <br /> == ryan - more snacks ==<br /> <br /> ryan: so far we have snacks with donations/ or are donated. What flavored bars do we want? Do we want to approach bar makers to be a test site<br /> <br /> james: sounds great, macadamia, peanut butter, carrot cake<br /> <br /> r: I think its really good for us to coordinate our messaging by drafting it in slack before making the best impression<br /> <br /> ryan: Ill make a paper on the fridge to survey what flavors folx want<br /> <br /> R: I would use polly<br /> <br /> Ryan: Would that work in slack directly?<br /> <br /> Rebecca: It would be found on google<br /> <br /> R: polly is the built in polling tool for slack<br /> <br /> Tyler: What was involved in being a flavor test site?<br /> <br /> Ryan: Usually, they give certain places full palettes of boxes with variety of bags. They are unlabeled containers. But we would still know ingredients in case of allergies.<br /> <br /> <br /> == james - big printer ==<br /> <br /> James: asking about printer. what is the status on its ink, etc.? IF there was anything happening to getting a Costco Card?<br /> <br /> R: 2 things<br /> <br /> We have 0 dollars in ink fund<br /> <br /> We have a smaller printer <br /> <br /> Ryan: We should use the big printer because it helps us with many creative projects. Has anyone tried to reach out to Epson for printer ink discounts?<br /> <br /> Ryan: How could we make our own custom ink??<br /> <br /> James: 3rd party inks would work well, but they might fade over a few years<br /> <br /> == beka - S|K ==<br /> <br /> beka: Noisebridge is doing a major fundraising campaign. S|K (https://scandiuzzikrebs.com/) is a consultancy that we have worked with the past few months. We have a large enough donation to hire them to do their full work at a price of $29,000. I would like to discuss this before making it a consensus item. <br /> <br /> ryan: after going to some of the meetings where they showed up, and reading the docs they wrote. it would prolly be a great idea for them to continue their work, esp. based on what we&#039;ve heard about their turnaround with other nonprofits. It does seem like a high cost, but it could be offset by fundraising<br /> <br /> James: I was here for one meeting when they were here. I found them to be sharp and professional. The 29k cost is not a bad fee for several months&#039; of professional work in terms of keeping this space.<br /> <br /> beka: we are raising 1 million to 4 million. if we hit those numbers, 29,000 is nothing. its not a huge issue<br /> <br /> blake: Are they directly responsible for the recent large donation?<br /> <br /> beka: no<br /> <br /> Adrian: who represents NB in these matters?<br /> <br /> Beka: the treasurer and their working group would reach out after consensus<br /> <br /> == ryan - vr fund ==<br /> <br /> Ryan: quick note should prolly know that we have VR setup near church classroom. we had a HTC Vive. There have been some sudden expenses because of misuse. people destroyed power supply, replace cord to VR device at $40, had to buy more wood to finish vr station than originally anticipated. a vr fund and discounts for people who donate could be in order<br /> <br /> James: equipment fund can cover<br /> <br /> ryan: we used a lot of the equipment fund, 3-4k grand. 2k has come back to us, but using the equipment fund is unfair if we only get half of it back. I have to buy many of the supplies again, so it does&#039;t make sense to drain the equipment fund<br /> <br /> Adrian: is it common for people to misuse equipment? <br /> <br /> James: its not fair for ryan to pay for other people&#039;s misuse. maybe we can connect with the discretionary fund<br /> <br /> r: this is a do-ocratic thing where people can make a new fund. there is one now<br /> <br /> ryan: we made one last week w/o announcement. we want the vr equipment to be one of our flagship equipment pieces (e.g laser cutter)<br /> <br /> blake: don&#039;t you have inventory of equipment<br /> <br /> ryan: inventory can be hard to track since so much is bought/used<br /> <br /> beka: do we know how vr equipment was destroyed? how can we prevent damage in the future<br /> <br /> ryan: lock has been damaged 5 times. people tried to directly plug into the computer. we want the computer to be clean as possible. we have no notices on restricted areas of cart. we need that wordage<br /> <br /> ryan: i can do things tonight to correct that<br /> <br /> r: why is the vr cart a thing<br /> <br /> ryan: i havent been on a slack, and it was cut, before a new lock and passcode was put on, so the lock had to be cut off again.<br /> <br /> r: usually, if there is a group lock, and the combo changes w/o everyone&#039;s knowledge, then it can be cut off<br /> <br /> beka: we prefer to not have locks unless absolutely necessary. there are only 4 things locked down: av boxes and laser cutter. formerly, the vr computer<br /> <br /> ryan: lock on the vr cart means a program that prevents people from messing with the computer. we need a new on/off button outside of the car<br /> <br /> r: is the only way to turn on the lock is to know the combo?<br /> <br /> ryan: we need to have an outside button which cna be hard since its a steel box.<br /> <br /> beka: make a consensus item to make a fund, which may be blocked because it sounds like a doocratic thing<br /> <br /> ryan: the cord needs to be replaced because it broke from overuse</div>

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