<div dir="ltr">Yeah the dogs at noisebridge are getting out of hand. Not only was Liz growled at but my son Milo was snapped at. I told the curly blonde haired guy to keep his dog on a leash at which he sarcastically replied that it was on a leash. (which no one was holding) I am going to propose at the meeting that if you bring your dog to noisebridge it is your responsibility to ensure that said animal is on a leash (that you are holding) at ALL times. If that interferes with your activity at noisebridge then don't bring the dog. Personally I think we shouldn't allow the dogs at all because of the numerous incidents and the fact that we have members (Monad told me he was allergic) who are allergic to dogs.</div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Johny Radio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:johnyradio@gmail.com" target="_blank">johnyradio@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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Started my shift about 9:30 pm, stayed until 1:30 am. <br>
<br>
On starting my shift, I noticed all the LED sculptures were
unplugged. Don't people know these things are mission-critical! I
hurriedly reconnected them, and equilibrium was restored to the
universe. <br>
<br>
Where is our compost bin? Vi alerted me that it's missing. <br>
<br>
Upon arriving, Veronica's dog growled at me. Later, Justin's wife
Elizabeth also got growled at. Hasn't Veronica been asked several
times not to bring her dog? I say it's time for a sterner warning.
I'm afraid of mean dogs, and I do not like getting growled at, like
I'M the one who's invading someone's space. <br>
<br>
Speaking of, the usual crowd of non-hackers dominated the kitchen
area. These folks dominate the kitchen area almost 24/7. IMO, NB
should not be a hangout club-house for non-hackers. They are just
exploiting the space. We need stronger medicine than just kicking
people out for real or invented bad behavior-- we some criteria for
why anyone is in the space-- a definition of what is COOL to do
(hacking), and not just a list of what is UNCOOL (harassing women
etc)<br>
<br>
Since the reception computer is now the only working public computer
in the space, I had to ask other people three times to vacate the
receptionist desk so I could sit there-- even though my coat and
personal effects were there. These included:<br>
<br>
--Harvey, a guy who HAS HIS OWN COMPUTER which he keeps stored
in the member area (is he a member?). Yet instead of using his own
computer, he always sits at and dominates for hours the public
computer. Harvey told me "that receptionist computer is not going to
be a the receptionist desk as soon as someone moves", threatening
his intention to do so. He also complained about the desk phone
being on receptionist side of the desk, so I moved the phone to the
outer perimeter so people could more easily access it. A few weeks
ago, Harvey stored mountains of his personal belongings in numerous
boxes and bags under the electronics bench. Like 10 large cardboard
boxes full. A NB crew moved all his stuff to the elevator anteroom,
with the intention of putting on the street the following day. But,
Douglas Benner said he believes Harvey has re-hidden the stuff
throughout the space. Harvey FREQUENTLY crashes out on the couches,
and NOT from hours of late HACKING. IMO, Harvey has long overstayed
his welcome. <br>
<br>
--this Asian fellow who hangs out at NB continually, tho he does
not seem to do anything except eat and creep around sticking his
nose into other people's computers over their shoulders.<br>
<br>
--a curly blonde dude who was dog-sitting Veronica's dog (as
Veronica repeatedly came and went). At one point, the dog came over
and starting begging me for food, and the blonde dude came over and
hit the dog. I pointed out, "the dog is not going to know why you're
hitting her." Why is this dog still in the space? I'm tired of
getting growled at, and tired of the dog fights that keep breaking
out. <br>
<br>
During shift, I connected my own laptop to the reception desk
monitor, keyboard, and mouse. I think that's a smarter way to use
that desk, if all us docents have our own laptops. <br>
<br>
In order to decrease the likelihood of Harvey pulling the tower,
monitor, keyboard, and mouse from the reception desk, I pulled the
tower only, and stuck it elsewhere in the space. I didn't need it,
since I was using my laptop. Foolishly thinking it would be a good
idea to set up a working computer elsewhere, I placed the tower in
the library with another mouse, keyboard (incompatible I discovered)
and monitor. Someone, please scatter those components before someone
hooks them up!<br>
<br>
Vi was super-helpful as always, clearing dirty plates and emptying
garbage around the space, and she kept my chair safe when I had to
step away. <br>
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And that's the news from Lake Ooglebegone. <br><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">
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