<p dir="ltr">On a slightly more sociopathic note that only mirrors Naomi's well-founded advice, why do you seek the living amongst the dead? Shaming people effects little change--it assumes an agency that's often lacking--but moving a chair can have profound social consequences. -dru</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Apr 2, 2013 12:57 AM, "Naomi Most" <<a href="mailto:pnaomi@gmail.com">pnaomi@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr">If you start seeing patterns of human behavior, look to the environment, not the individuals. The chances are not high that all of those people are "stupid". The chances are much higher that Noisebridge has a bad user interface.<div>
<br></div><div>For further reading, I suggest the first 3 chapters of The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A Norman.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Mitchel McAllister <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:xonimmortal@yahoo.com" target="_blank">xonimmortal@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font:inherit">The "stupid-free zone" lasted about 12.3 minutes, if you recall. That's about the time that the "Steve Jobs was teh gay" conspiracy talk started back up again.<br>
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<br></div>--- On <b>Mon, 4/1/13, Robert Benson <i><<a href="mailto:sf99er@gmail.com" target="_blank">sf99er@gmail.com</a>></i></b> wrote:<br><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16,16,255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px">
<br>From: Robert Benson <<a href="mailto:sf99er@gmail.com" target="_blank">sf99er@gmail.com</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Semantics<br>To: "NoiseBridge Discuss" <<a href="mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net" target="_blank">noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a>><br>
Date: Monday, April 1, 2013, 3:18 PM<div><div><br><br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>while i agree that people talking while i am trying to focus is bothersome, i realize that noisebridge is quite large & there is usually another less used area in which i can retreat to; perhaps installing a few more ethernet cables would expand the usable space. <br>
<br></div>as to the newcomers & their inquiries, perhaps a well placed welcome board could be installed that could serve as a noisebridge primer in the event nobody is available or inclined to give a tour. dan has do-ocratically been greeting people at the upstairs door & he gives a damn good tour, imho. if people are really bothering you, maybe a do not disturb sign could be set up by you...kinda like your 'stupid free zone' sign.<br>
<br></div>me thinks, anarchy demands tolerance & communication<br><br></div>wishing you all the best<br><br></div>~robb <br clear="all"><div><div><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div><b><i><a rel="nofollow" href="http://occupysf.org" target="_blank">occupysf.org</a></i></b></div>
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