[Noisebridge-discuss] $500 donation - what would noisebridge do with it?
Albert Sweigart
asweigart at gmail.com
Tue Jan 4 23:57:54 UTC 2011
How about we just paint a picture of a tardis on the outside of the
door to the new bathroom? It's both a sealed off room for calls and
would also be bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside.
Then we spend the $500 on booze and kittens.
-Al
On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 3:12 PM, Shannon Lee <shannon at scatter.com> wrote:
> Useful is of less concern than cool.
>
> --S
>
> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Albert Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I don't think a sealed off phone booth is a high priority. Most people
>> have cell phones and can take their calls in the downstairs lobby. I
>> don't see a phone booth as something that would be used often.
>>
>> -Al
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 12:56 PM, Patrick Keys <citizenkeys at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I'm all for a phone booth with a closing door to take private phone
>> > calls in peace. Google has one in their lobby in Mountain View (we saw
>> > it on our fieldtrip there the other day), complete with a "Google Voice"
>> > label on it. Theirs is red, though, so technically it can't be a tardis
>> > (which, by definition, must be blue). It looks exactly like this:
>> > http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/25/google-voice-phone-booth/
>> >
>> > If we got the booth itself, we already have payphones, and could wire it
>> > with video chat and free voice-over-ip.
>> >
>> > Hmm...
>> >
>> >
>> > Patrick
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 1/4/2011 10:55 AM, Sean Cusack wrote:
>> >> Ummm...the case could be used to start building a TARDIS to be entered
>> >> into this competition. If we win we get a private Dr. Who screening and
>> >> all the Doctor Who DVDs ever made (which is a metric shitload):
>> >> http://www.wheresthetardis.com/
>> >> We could put it next to one of those public toilets in union square or
>> >> someplace for awhile to distract the tourists (and then we would have a
>> >> little private room too after we're done making it!)
>> >> And even if we don't win, we could use it to go back in time by a week
>> >> and enter again.
>> >> Sean
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:36 AM, aestetix aestetix <aestetix at gmail.com
>> >> <mailto:aestetix at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Velvet pillows in the tea room? ;)
>> >>
>> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 10:30 AM, Patrick Keys
>> >> <citizenkeys at gmail.com
>> >> <mailto:citizenkeys at gmail.com>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> [...]
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to spend the money on at least several different
>> >> things, for
>> >> example $100 on the electrical materials, $200 on computer
>> >> equipment,
>> >> and $200 on something else.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Patrick
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On 1/4/2011 10:23 AM, jim wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > $500.00 is significant money for which patrick may
>> >> > want 501(c)3 tax credit, in which case he should give
>> >> > the money to the treasurer.
>> >> > i am sympathetic to respecting donors' wishes to
>> >> > donate things and/or money for specific purposes. i'm
>> >> > also sympathetic to rejecting such dedicated
>> >> > donations if they're more hassle than valuable. but
>> >> > i'm not aware of any way-inappropriate or high-hassle
>> >> > factor donations so far.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On Tue, 2011-01-04 at 01:52 -0800, Albert Sweigart wrote:
>> >> >> Honestly, I think rent would be the best way that money can
>> >> be used
>> >> >> even if it is not the most visible. We currently don't
>> >> accept
>> >> >> donations for specific projects because it creates an
>> >> overhead for the
>> >> >> treasurer& co. If you know of some people working on
>> >> things
>> >> at NB,
>> >> >> it'd probably be easier to give them the money directly.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -Al
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:44 AM, Patrick
>> >> Keys<citizenkeys at gmail.com <mailto:citizenkeys at gmail.com>>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >>> Long story short, I get paid next week. I had planned and
>> >> budgeted a
>> >> >>> month ago to donate $500 to Noisebridge, with the
>> >> condition
>> >> that the
>> >> >>> money be spent on some sort of improvements, projects, or
>> >> combination of
>> >> >>> things that we generally agree (members and non-members
>> >> alike) would
>> >> >>> improve the space (not rent).
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> So use this thread to discuss and reach a consensus.
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>>
>> >> >>> Patrick
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