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Yeah, Noisebridge meetings are open to everyone. You do not need to be a member. Everyone is welcome. Please come!<BR>
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Noisebridge meetings, as well as lots of other weekly, and special, events are posted on the front page of the website:<BR><A href="https://www.noisebridge.net">https://www.noisebridge.net</A>
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Mitch.<BR>
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> Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:51:24 -0800<BR>> From: rachel@xtreme.com<BR>> To: shellyhivemind@gmail.com<BR>> CC: noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Meeting notes for 2011-01-25<BR>> <BR>> There is a meeting every Tuesday, at (about) 8PM. You are welcome to<BR>> come, simply show up!<BR>> <BR>> ShellyShelly wrote:<BR>> > hey i'd like to start going to these meetings...i never know about them.<BR>> > are they announced somehwere? or do i need to track the web site? or,<BR>> > do i need to be a member already? (Not, yet, though meaning to.)<BR>> > <BR>> > On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 10:50 PM, Seth David Schoen <schoen@loyalty.org<BR>> > <mailto:schoen@loyalty.org>> wrote:<BR>> > <BR>> > 2011-01-25<BR>> > <BR>> > Meeting started at 20:35<BR>> > <BR>> > Danny is moderating and Seth is taking notes.<BR>> > <BR>> > What Noisebridge is!<BR>> > <BR>> > Miloh's secret name is Froggytoad! Don't tell anyone.<BR>> > <BR>> > People are here, some for the first time! Noisebridge is a doocracy.<BR>> > We also have a consensus process and a membership process.<BR>> > <BR>> > Announcements:<BR>> > <BR>> > Pete from Wikimedia says that a barcamp recap is happening here at<BR>> > 6:00p next Tuesday.<BR>> > <BR>> > The vending machine now accepts dollar bills again.<BR>> > <BR>> > The vending machine door needs to be closed quite tightly in order to<BR>> > avoid leaking all over the floor.<BR>> > <BR>> > The vending machine should be twinned with the EFF vending machine<BR>> > so that purchasing soda at EFF causes it to appear at Noisebridge<BR>> > and vice versa.<BR>> > <BR>> > Treasurer's report:<BR>> > <BR>> > We have $19,943.17 in the bank.<BR>> > <BR>> > Please donate $56.83 to Noisebridge so that we will have $20,000.<BR>> > You --<BR>> > yes, you -- can put us over $20,000 right now!<BR>> > <BR>> > We collected $3400+$860 in membership dues for January. However, $700<BR>> > of that is one person's back dues and several others are people paying<BR>> > back dues, so we can't expect to receive this much in monthly membership<BR>> > dues.<BR>> > <BR>> > Donations were at $1250. This is better than some points but worse than<BR>> > other points.<BR>> > <BR>> > Another concern is that we don't seem to make money on t-shirts.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. But I bought one!<BR>> > A. Yes, but we may be spending as much money on making the shirts as<BR>> > we actually receive for people's purchases. So they may not actually<BR>> > be a source of net revenue.<BR>> > <BR>> > We seem to be approximately breaking even on shirts so it might be OK<BR>> > that we do the shirts even if they aren't a net positive. Beverage<BR>> > income is also still unclear, so please give Kelly more information<BR>> > about beverage income.<BR>> > <BR>> > Also, donation bins now have locks.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. Where is the donation bin referred to on the fridge?<BR>> > A. Actually, it's inside the fridge. We put it there so it would be<BR>> > clear where it was.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. Don't the banks dislike receiving bills that have been refrigerated<BR>> > because they are damp with condensation?<BR>> > A. Apparently the ATMs are currently accepting such bills without<BR>> > errors.<BR>> > <BR>> > Kelly would like clearer sources of data about tracking beverage<BR>> > income in order to be able to respond to people who are enthusiastic<BR>> > about this as a fundraising source. Danny would also like to be able<BR>> > to track income from 5MoF and the like.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. What is the average dues payment?<BR>> > A. Currently data is being crunched. Noted that we have 12 affiliate<BR>> > members and there are multiple $40 affiliates and one $80 affiliate.<BR>> > You can also use this mechanism for some anonymity concerns.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. We should redesign the donation box in the refrigerator to make it<BR>> > more visible and apparent.<BR>> > A. You are the third person to say that it's unclear where it is.<BR>> > A. Also, you can revise the signs yourself to make it clearer.<BR>> > <BR>> > We are going to skip the "what's going on at Noisebridge" section.<BR>> > There's some stuff coming up: the wiki meeting, as well as the one-a-day<BR>> > art exhibit in February.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. What is Tastebridge brewing?<BR>> > A. Largely kombucha. There is also a vegan food thing.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. ?<BR>> > A. !<BR>> > <BR>> > No consensus items today.<BR>> > <BR>> > Discussion items:<BR>> > <BR>> > There is now a Wikileaks mirror under the Noisebridge domain. Is this<BR>> > a bad idea for Noisebridge as an organization?<BR>> > <BR>> > Comment. Someone felt that they couldn't give us money because they felt<BR>> > they had a conflict with the Wikileaks mirror.<BR>> > <BR>> > Danny feels that people would probably not pursue Noisebridge legally<BR>> > for this.<BR>> > <BR>> > Q. Does it threaten our nonprofit status? Does it create unnecessary<BR>> > risk?<BR>> > <BR>> > Danny: In my opinion, no.<BR>> > <BR>> > Meeting ended at 21:19<BR>> > <BR>> > --<BR>> > Seth David Schoen <schoen@loyalty.org <mailto:schoen@loyalty.org>> |<BR>> > Qué empresa fácil no pensar en<BR>> > http://www.loyalty.org/~schoen/ | un tigre, reflexioné.<BR>> > http://vitanuova.loyalty.org/ | -- Borges, El Zahir<BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > <mailto:Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net><BR>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > -- <BR>> > I blog, sporadically: http://www.wagglelabs.com/<BR>> > I Twitter: http://twitter.com/ShellyShelly<BR>> > check out my art: http://shellyfarnham.com<BR>> > <BR>> > <BR>> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>> > <BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR>> > Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR>> Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR> </body>
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