[Noisebridge-discuss] Rob sleeping at Noisebridge - Zero tolerance for sleep time in the space

[gnnr]

Side note:

If there is a computer on the work bench in the soldering area it should probably
be designated to be used with and for projects related to soldering/electronics.
(Schematics, controlling devices, arduino programming) Other "public" machines
can be located in general areas. 

From what I remember the machine in the soldering area used to be used for this
and have various project files and utilities on it. 

If I make the meeting I will bring this point up.

Thanks,
Gavin


On Aug 28, 2011, at 6:54 PM, Rubin Abdi wrote:

> Some time mid week I was by Noisebridge and noticed a guy sleeping in a
> chair in front of the electronics bench computer. I politely woke him
> up, told him that we've had a problem with people sleeping in the space
> and would appreciate it if he didn't sleep here and went home if sleep
> was what he needed, so that others in the space wouldn't actually yell
> yell at him. He said sure and continued working on the machine there,
> and I left for home.
> 
> Today this person was again at the electronics bench computer. After
> about an hour of hanging out here Andy and I observed him asleep again.
> We woke him up, asked him his name (Rob) and to please not sleep in the
> space as that's not we're about. Andy then asked him to leave with him
> (as he was on his way out), Rob said that he had some work to do on that
> machine and do something to some books in the library. We said ok and
> asked him to not sleep there anymore and to please go home after he's
> done with his work, which is to restore that computer to running Linux
> again because someone else named Rob(?) formatted it.
> 
> Andy and I then proceeded to have a debate about building a web page
> like you're some teen linux bunk from 1994 versus using Wordpress in
> front of the bike racks. During this time Rob fell back asleep. I bid
> Andy a fare well.
> 
> Went to wake up Rob again. He was asleep to the point where he was
> drooling on himself. I said, "Hey look we just asked you to please not
> sleep here, asked you before when I caught you sleeping here a few days
> ago, and now to please go home and get a good night's rest, and you're
> asleep again, it's time for you to go home now" and that turned into a
> very one way conversation. He told me he doesn't remember me asking him
> any such things, and I wasn't excellent for waking him up again, talking
> to him when he said he had work to do. I responded that being caught
> sleeping in the space three times is a very unexcellent thing and again
> it was time for him to go home. He said that what would be excellent for
> me was to stop talking to him and go get him a cup of coffee so he could
> finish his work. Told him that he can leave that machine alone and not
> finish his work and leave, if anyone complained as such for him not
> finishing his work he can place the blame entirely on me and I will talk
> to them (Mike Kan for instances).
> 
> Anyhow, more of that went on, to the point where I finally said he had 5
> minutes to get done with whatever Russian Ubuntu install he had going
> for that machine and then needed to leave. 10 minutes later he was still
> giving me lip. I was fairly stern with him leaving, he said I should go
> yell at the other people sleeping in the space on the couches not being
> helpful like he was. I told him sleeping in front of a computer others
> wanted to use and fix really wasn't helpful, and that I have a zero
> tolerance policy for anyone sleeping here in the space. He stood up and
> said that I should join the Good Police.
> 
> He collected his things (two bags), made a phone call through the red
> payphone, and left.
> 
> I think it would be great if he could participate in the space more
> awake and less asleep as I really appreciate people coming in here and
> fixing computers and helping with the library. If you see him doing so
> please thank him for being an awesome person. If you see him sleeping in
> the space again please ask him to either actively participate awake or
> to go home and sleep as it seems like he really really needs it. Might
> be smart to also respond back to this thread. Rob is a tall white guy
> with no facial hair.
> 
> Rob, if you're seeing this thread, please do awesome stuff in the space,
> but please don't sleep here! It's wayyy ruder than someone asking you to
> not sleep here three times or leaving an Ubuntu install uncompleted!
> 
> -- 
> Rubin Abdi
> rubin at starset.net
> 
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