We have followed the proper protocols to collaborate and are being excellent to you all. We had approval from the safety committee etc... This is not as people are presenting it. I can't be there on Tuesday as I live in Palo Alto, that is why I go on weekends. I have a mini-dv camera filled with footage of our work that we did on Saturday. Shall I post it to the web? We are being very careful. Please be excellent to diybio, we need this excellence. Synthetic biology is the future, know this, love this, be this.<div>
<br></div><div>-Tim<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Josh Myer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com">josh@joshisanerd.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
My dearest Noisebridge,<br>
<br>
DIYbio hasn't been the most ideal collaborator, I know. I understand<br>
that this is frustrating and generally Not Excellent, but other people<br>
have brought that up, and the discussion can go on in that thread.<br>
For now, let's talk about you and your feelings.<br>
<br>
I'd like you to think about how you feel about DIYbio. We'll<br>
definitely be discussing the DIYbio thing at an upcoming Tuesday<br>
meeting, and the people who use 83c should be prepared to ensure their<br>
positions are represented. This includes both members and<br>
non-members, since safety is a universal concern. Non-members can't<br>
block, but they are encouraged to discuss, and might find members who<br>
will proxy for them.<br>
<br>
The critical question to ask yourself: Am I comfortable sharing my<br>
space with DIYbio? If you answer "yes, with no provisions," I worry,<br>
but, great! You're done, and can stop reading this thread.<br>
Personally, I need more detail. To wit, here are the questions I've<br>
been asking myself:<br>
<br>
Am I comfortable with:<br>
1. what DIYbio wants to store here?<br>
2. how DIYbio is going to store it?<br>
3. what DIYbio is doing with these things?<br>
4. how DIYbio is going about these things (esp. cleanup)?<br>
5. that DIYbio will follow the processes/protocols governing "how"?<br>
<br>
If I am comfortable with these criteria, I should be comfortable with<br>
DIYbio sharing the space. (Am I missing anything from my list?)<br>
<br>
For the DIYbio people: please think about how you'd inform<br>
Noisebridgers about each of these areas, and how to assuage any<br>
concerns they may raise.<br>
<br>
This kind of breakdown will let us focus our discussions, and, more<br>
importantly, allow us to make iterative progress towards mutual<br>
understanding. For instance, once everyone is comfortable with #1, we<br>
don't need to talk about the samples again (until they change).<br>
<font color="#888888">--<br>
Josh Myer 650.248.3796<br>
<a href="mailto:josh@joshisanerd.com">josh@joshisanerd.com</a><br>
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