Meeting Notes 2009 09 29

Crew

Moderator: Dr. Jesus

Note-Taker: JSharp

Attendee Count: 23

Officers: 2

Agenda Items

Announcements

What's Going On at Noisebridge

One short sentence about each of the following:

• Circuit Hacking Mondays (8PM, 83c)
• Machine Learning ?Wednesdays? (8PM, 2169)
• Year 1 Open Hacker House - October 2nd, 6pm - 11pm - Showing off cool hacked up stuff from the first year.
• Security group - Thursdays 8PM except when 5MoF happens

Project Updates

2169 Mission

• Electrical
• House keeping
  • Another dumpster run?
  • e-waste
  • Drinking problem at 2169
  • Cleaners
• Library
• Access Control

Maglocks still not installed because a part needs to be fabricated to compensate for the door frame being out of plumb. Stop distracting Jesus until it gets done.

• • LDAP Database

See LDAP Proposal

• SCADA, HMI Panels

Need to examine the Windows driver packets in more detail to turn on certain necessary features. Some panels mostly work on a few machines. Considering temporarily mounting the laptops by themselves while the panels get figured out.

• VA Machines

Another round of formatting probably this week. Some of the nicer machines have been fixed up and are being allocated for scholarships to needy hacker sprouts.

Open Hacker House

Year 1 Open Hacker House/Setup

Discussion Items

• Jeffrey Malone as new Noisebridge treasurer
• Redesign of multimedia center in Cuba, general concept; discussion of strategies how to obtain hardware, software, and funds. Frantisek Apfelbeck
• Obtaining a shrubbery. It must be nice looking and not too expensive.

Notes

Noisebridge notes:

Introduction of new persons What noisebridge is/consensus process explanation Introduction of existing units Treasure's Report:

 good money situation
 some people haven't yet paid dues, explanation of dues payment, etc
 3 months of operating expenses in the bank, not minus pending build out expenses
 donation instructions

Goings on at noisebridge -- see agenda Project updates

 Electrical
    PG&E will turn on road side panel on next monday
    Power run to more locations in the space and getting rid of the extension cords
    Interface with individual space owners to setup space specific electrical requirements
    Tag wanted outlet/switch locations
    Rubin owns central table columns
    David owns chill space
    Crustcher and Jason D. own classrooms
    JSharp, Lamont, and Jim own library
 Housekeeping
    Trash cans replaced with larger units
    Shop trash can will not be picked up, trash needs to be removed
    Dr. Jesus loaned van to take things to dump
    To take garbage out: Monday night, curb -- Do not take out any recepticles that are not disposal company labeled
    Compact/Crush cans
    e-waste:
      scheduled pickup of e-waste Thursday at 2PM
      if you want it, please find a home for it, if it remains in the central pile it is most likey going 
    leaving drinks out/concerns at 2169
      please clean up and don't leave out stuff
    cleaners will be procured but there will be a chores chart put out by Rubin
 Access Control
    don't bug Dr. Jesus until it's in place
    LDAP database, SCADA, HMI : shortened
    centralized preference store in LDAP, see wiki LDAP Proposal
    VA Machines scholarship program: see Dr. Jesus
 Year 1 Open House
    Noisebridge needs to be cleaned
    Discussion about what's going on at the open house: see the wiki Year 1 Open Hacker House/Setup
    Please inform Rubin if you want to help out
    Performances and Presentations
    Noisebridge.net/Year1

Discussion Items

 Treasurer proposal for dicussion for Jeffery Malone
   Mitch approves and will help out until things work
 Request for help with redesign of multimedia center and Cuba project
   David is attempting to get Francis in touch with MCRC
   Get in touch with algoldor@yahoo.com
 Discussion about having a clean lab for fine measurement equipment, Michael Kahn would like to arrange a space for equipment sensitive to dust
 Request for Shrubbery
 Discussion about dedicated time for cleaning the space, general approval, needs more cowbell
 Announcement about the Alternative Press Expo, invitation to come and enjoy
 You can now get the bounching google logo at 2169 (IPV6 Connectivity is now active)
 Pvck now has a house!
 Lxpk is up for membership.
 HackerQuarters.com annoucement, place for hackers to live in complement to noisebridge as a place for hackers to work and play.
 Ephemerisle practical experiement -- burning man on the water

Binder Names Read

 Alex Peak admitted as a member to noisebridge.