[Noisebridge-discuss] Re: Draft Finance Policy

Jacob Appelbaum jacob at appelbaum.net
Wed Oct 1 09:02:24 UTC 2008


Meredith L. Patterson wrote:
> I dunno, could we perhaps set aside $250 or so in an "emergency glass
> breakage fund" to cover accidents, with people paying back into the fund
> if they can't immediately replace a broken item? I also like Shannon's
> idea of putting up a "cost to replace if broken" list, perhaps on the
> glassware cabinet -- this can serve as an inventory as well.


That's a great idea! Can you make a page about our forthcoming chem/bio
lab? Specifically outlining the stuff including some costs?

> I could also give a little workshop on "lab glassware, how to use it,
> and how to treat it and your lab-mates with respect". From experience,
> when personal stress erupts in labs, it's usually due to people treading
> on one another's toes with respect to equipment and reagents. You'd
> think "don't take equipment from someone's reaction *while it's in
> progress*" would be pretty obvious, but in practice ... it isn't.

Please do! Create a page on the wiki and add it to the events page (as a
linked page at some point):
https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php/FinancialPolicy

Yay! Thank you Meredith!

Best,
Jake



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