[Noisebridge-discuss] Please make the tube display go away
jim
jim at systemateka.com
Thu Feb 16 16:44:28 UTC 2012
Rubin's suggestion is do-ocratic.
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 19:51 -0800, Tom L wrote:
> Rubin, if you want to make an improvement to the periscope, please do!
> I think several folks in the space would really appreciate something
> that doesn't make ambient noise like that CRT. An LCD would probably
> use a lot less power, and be easier to mount on the wall rather than
> on a table. Do you have an LCD panel which you could hook up to the
> video input? If you know where we could get one, I'd be happy to work
> on it with you tomorrow evening.
>
> However, It's not okay to threaten to destroy it just because you
> disagree with one of the implementation details (which was limited by
> resource availability). Holding the periscope hostage to coerce
> someone else to implement the fix you want is not acceptable. If you
> really have a problem with the periscope, please bring it up at a
> meeting.
>
> If you can't switch it off because everyone else wants it to be on,
> that should really be a signal that there are a range of opinions. If
> you're really, seriously concerned about the periscope, come talk
> about it at Policy Wonks, at the access working group, or at next
> week's meeting.
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 6:05 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
> I can kill two personally opinionated birds with one stone by
> leaving
> the horrible tube TV that's by the door along with the camera
> and cable
> setup that many Noisebridgers have asked to never be installed
> in the
> first place, on the street...
>
> OR...
>
> Could whoever the group was that setup the TV next to the main
> door swap
> it out with and LCD with a sleep time out or something that
> doesn't emit
> a high pitched whine that makes me not want to be in the space
> more than
> any other social problem Noisebridge has ever faced.
>
> The response "just turn it off when not in use" isn't valid
> and will be
> ignored, since no one else in the space seems to want to keep
> it off.
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
>
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