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* '''Fundraising Update:''' None | * '''Fundraising Update:''' None | ||
* '''Announcements:''' Gathering Thursday for Zoda at NB 8pm, Double Union may need help soon, community member shared AI | * '''Announcements:''' Gathering Thursday for Zoda at NB 8pm, Double Union may need help soon, community member shared PDFs on AI topics | ||
* '''Finances:''' Checking $27,670, Savings $48,709 | * '''Finances:''' Checking $27,670, Savings $48,709; stock donation offered for accessibility improvements with potential 2:1 employer match; Credit Union setup in progress | ||
* '''New members:''' None | * '''New members:''' None | ||
* '''New associates:''' None | * '''New associates:''' None | ||
* '''Consensus Items:''' None | * '''Consensus Items:''' None | ||
* '''Discussion Items:''' 1. Welding - signage needed, wooden wall to be moved, area organization to be coordinated, 2. Killer Queen cabinet - | * '''Discussion Items:''' 1. Welding - signage needed, wooden wall to be moved, area organization to be coordinated, 2. Killer Queen cabinet - needs space allocation decision and usage plan, 3. Screen - downstairs screening with chairs proposed, 4. Front door code - sharing code on initial tours to be tried, 5. Donation for planking with weights - decision pending | ||
'''Attendance:''' Jet, Derek, Caitlin, Adam, Ron, Cory, Loren, Cloud, Miko, Daniel, Judy, Ite | '''Attendance:''' Jet, Derek, Caitlin, Adam, Ron, Cory, Loren, Cloud, Miko, Daniel, Judy, Ite | ||
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= Short announcements and events = | = Short announcements and events = | ||
* (asterix - works) | * (asterix - works) | ||
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'''Daniel:''' Selling machine might take awhile. If no one's used it by the time it's sold then we get rid of it. | '''Daniel:''' Selling machine might take awhile. If no one's used it by the time it's sold then we get rid of it. | ||
'''Jet:''' It's very possible we can decouple | '''Jet:''' It's very possible we can decouple | ||
Steps to go forward: | |||
* Where would it go? Find what we're proposing. | |||
* Concretely how would it be used, events, ownership | * Concretely how would it be used, events, ownership | ||
* Talk to Alex about allocating space for Killer Queen, about deconstructing the cabinet that's there as well. | * Talk to Alex about allocating space for Killer Queen, about deconstructing the cabinet that's there as well. | ||
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* Daniel does 60 second of planking. | * Daniel does 60 second of planking. | ||
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= Do-ocratic Task Board = | = Do-ocratic Task Board = | ||
Participation also means doing stuff to contribute to the space. Propose new tasks or pick some tasks from [https://github.com/noisebridge/buildout-capp Github], from what needs to be done around you, or whatever, and see if someone will sign up to work on that task. Anyone can sign up and it's a great way to show you are contributing! | Participation also means doing stuff to contribute to the space. Propose new tasks or pick some tasks from [https://github.com/noisebridge/buildout-capp Github], from what needs to be done around you, or whatever, and see if someone will sign up to work on that task. Anyone can sign up and it's a great way to show you are contributing! | ||
= End of Meeting = | = End of Meeting = | ||
[[Category:Meeting Notes]] | [[Category:Meeting Notes]] | ||
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These are the notes from the The 855th Meeting of Noisebridge.
| Date | 2026-03-03 |
|---|---|
| Note-taker[s] | Adam Klein |
| Moderator[s] | Jet |
| Previous Meeting | Next Meeting |
Meeting Summary
- Fundraising Update: None
- Announcements: Gathering Thursday for Zoda at NB 8pm, Double Union may need help soon, community member shared PDFs on AI topics
- Finances: Checking $27,670, Savings $48,709; stock donation offered for accessibility improvements with potential 2:1 employer match; Credit Union setup in progress
- New members: None
- New associates: None
- Consensus Items: None
- Discussion Items: 1. Welding - signage needed, wooden wall to be moved, area organization to be coordinated, 2. Killer Queen cabinet - needs space allocation decision and usage plan, 3. Screen - downstairs screening with chairs proposed, 4. Front door code - sharing code on initial tours to be tried, 5. Donation for planking with weights - decision pending
Attendance: Jet, Derek, Caitlin, Adam, Ron, Cory, Loren, Cloud, Miko, Daniel, Judy, Ite
Introductions
- Jet (they/them) - moderatin'
- Derek (he/him) -
- Caitlin -
- Adam -
- Ron (he/him) -
- Adam -
- Cory (he/him) -
- Loren (he/him) -
- Cloud - far far, calling from afar
- Miko - 2nd person pronouns thee/thou, favorite thing at noisebridge right now is the infrastructure meetup
- Daniel (he/him) -
- Judy -- from NYC, wanted to join a community in the west. studied bio, like cybersecurity. in San Jose, go to SF often
- Ite
- South bay has some good hacker spaces
- hacker dojo
- Maker Nexus
Short announcements and events
- (asterix - works)
- Caitlin: Gathering Thursday for Zoda at NB 8pm
- Another hackerspace near us, Double Union -- might be looking tight, might need help soon
- Another community member "Solved AI, two PDFs to share - 'The Algorithm', and their book"
Excellence
Our One Rule is to Be Excellent to Each Other.
What does that mean? Please see our page on Excellence !
- Daniel: Derek finding parts
Anti-Harassment Policy & Community Standards of Excellence
Noisebridge has an Anti-Harassment Policy!
Everyone is expected to follow the Anti-Harassment Policy, please familiarize yourself with it.)
For approachable & specific guidelines see: Community Standards
Please note: https://safespace.noisebridge.net/ is one way to quickly raise issues which will be seen by people in Discord.
Brief Kudos
- Kudos to Julius and the volunteer crew getting so much space made in downstairs NB area for the welding workshop
Daniel, Derek?, ?
- Kudos to Daniel - thank you for letting me make that post about donation slides
Guilds & WGs
New Members/Associate Members
- last time consensus was used: changing the name of the roles
- Is there a difference between access and associate? "no, access and associate are the same now"
- Consensus item
Financial Report (first Tuesday of month only)
Anarchist societies under a capitalist state need money to survive and thrive, yo.
Checking: $27,670 Savings: $48,709 Updates:
* Someone offered to donate stock for improving accessibility. Maybe a 2:1 employer match. To be discussed.
* Account is set up, set up to receive. Need to talk about how to direct funds towards accessibility.
* Credit Union? Working on setting it up. Opportunity for NB to join FSFSU. In previous meeting notes.
- Monthly revenue, expenses. Big projects. Big fundraising events. Reserves in bank.
- Any other details by those participating in handling our financials
- The latest financial reports from the treasurer are available at https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Finances
Spending Needs
Fundraising Update
Consensus Items
Explain how the meeting works
- Jet is going for a PR on meeting shortness
Discussion Items
1: Welding
| On topic: | Welding |
| From/Raised by: | Jet |
| Seeking: | Getting ready |
- 1pm tomorrow, people coming here and using welding machines
- amount of space needed has been surpassed.
- biggest concern is lack of ventilation.
Action item: Create signage to warn against seeing welding Action item: Move wooden wall to block off area Action item: Jet will discord them to talk about area organization
2: Killer queen cabinet
| On topic: | Killer queen cabinet |
| From/Raised by: | adam |
| Seeking: | Information about how to get it in the space in the best way possible. Information + discussion + path to decision. |
Dimensions: Depth: 38" (31" with control panel lifted) Width: 67" Height: 76"
- Gamebridge was gonna move where
Square footage is hard to get Cory: Gamebridge is somewhat a lounge area. I would like a lounge area that overlap with gamer bridge. Keep gamebridge away for it not distracting main meeting.
- Ren (Reeeeen) is working on getting the sewing machine out
- Loren used the sewing machine in August '25, just needs needle hooks and oil which is normal.
Daniel: Selling machine might take awhile. If no one's used it by the time it's sold then we get rid of it. Jet: It's very possible we can decouple Steps to go forward:
- Where would it go? Find what we're proposing.
- Concretely how would it be used, events, ownership
- Talk to Alex about allocating space for Killer Queen, about deconstructing the cabinet that's there as well.
3: Screen
| On topic: | Screen |
| From/Raised by: | Ite |
| Seeking: | decision/outcome/advice/[?] |
- Could put chairs downstairs for a screening on the
4: Front door code
| On topic: | Front door code |
| From/Raised by: | Jet |
| Seeking: | decision/outcome/advice/[?] |
Door code opinion: tell everyone on initial tour, encourage them to tell others Loren: It's a part of an ecosystem. Down to try, could cause more people to try to sleep here. Cloud: doorbell is nice for welcoming people, but we did have more time back then.
3: Donation for plankning with weights
| On topic: | Donation for plankning with weights |
| From/Raised by: | Caitlin |
| Seeking: | decision/outcome/advice/[?] |
- Daniel does 60 second of planking.
Do-ocratic Task Board
Participation also means doing stuff to contribute to the space. Propose new tasks or pick some tasks from Github, from what needs to be done around you, or whatever, and see if someone will sign up to work on that task. Anyone can sign up and it's a great way to show you are contributing!