[Noisebridge-discuss] no actual theftiness and not from the donation bins

[Brandon Edens]

I was also thinking another possible solution is to utilize a tagging system
such as RFID to tag devices in the space that are intended not to leave
Noisebridge. This would be done in conjunction with sensors placed at / near the
entrance that loudly/silently alarm/records when one of those items are removed
from the space.

Obviously knowledgeable folks will be able to defeat this system but it might
stop folks that are taking (borrowing?) tools hastily without much forethought. 

Some other thoughts... A silent alarm that records the occurrence could be used
to determine if items are being removed from the space in groups and when. It
could help inform future discussions.

A camera could be rigged up to snap a photo when the alarm is triggered. This
camera doesn't have to be digital or internet connected. Polaroid anyone?

Also obviously some folks might remove tags and plant them on friends / enemies
as a joke / attack which could result in hilarity / unrest.

Thoughts?
Brandon

On Mon, Oct 08, 2012 at 08:59:59PM -0700, Jennifer Mann wrote:

> Regarding the laptops that run the CNC, laser cutter, etc. ...  would it be
> worth spending some Noisebridge funds on a couple of laptop lock cables ($13
> ea.) to keep them from wandering off next time they are replaced?  Or were
> those already in use and cut through?
> 
> I just joined Noisebridge, and I love that it is a very open and trusting
> place.  However, I think there are a few inexpensive precautions that could be
> implemented that wouldn't be seen as unfriendly, just as assuring that
> general-use items will be there when someone needs them.
> 
> - Jenn
> 
> On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 6:10 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>     ... AND one of my macbooks (one was returned, eventually)
>     ... AND a sled of chips
>     ... AND a small miniITX machine.  Old, but serviceable
> 
>     The fact is, if it's valuable and on a member shelf .. these days
>     there's a good chance it's gone.
> 
>     I thought about bringing one of those plastic storage bins with a
>     lockable top and putting it on my shelf space.   I'm still thinking
>     about that solution.
>    
>     -M
>    
>     On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 7:07 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:
>     > Actually, there has been theft.  Maybe not of the donations bins (i
>     disagree
>     > that presence of proper collection precludes the possibility that people
>     are
>     > sticking their hands into an unmonitored unlocked box of cash by the
>     door)
>     > but of laptops.
>     >
>     > Laptops have been disappearing from the member shelves and elsewhere.
>     >
>     > Everyone knows about the lasercutter laptop that was stolen by some
>     tweaker.
>     > Not everyone realizes that the CNC machine laptop has been stolen THREE
>     > TIMES.
>     >
>     > The first one was the one we took to toorcamp - it had been donated by
>     > Carlos just before toorcamp.  It was stolen a few weeks after toorcamp, i
>     > believe.
>     >
>     > Then I gave Hao another laptop to use as the CNC laptop, and he put it on
>     > his member shelf.  Before he got it set up and running, I gave him
>     another
>     > laptop to use as CNC machine (to use whichever worked better) but then
>     both
>     > were stolen, from his shelf.
>     >
>     > That, coupled with the disappearance of a lot of valuable and useful
>     > materials from the hack shelves, is plenty of proof to me that theft is
>     > happening.
>     >
>     > -jake
>     >
>     >
>     > Danny / O'Brien wrote:
>     > Oh, as you were then. I checked the black bin, and it was in there. Mea
>     > culpa.
>     >
>     > No-one will, of course, remember this email when they tell each other
>     > enthusiastically how money is going from the bins.
>     >
>     > Anyway, all my other points are EXCELLENT, and we should probably be more
>     > organized about this. I will defer doing anything about this until
>     somebody
>     > harasses me though.
>     >
>     > d.
>     >
>     > On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 10:29 PM, Mitchel McAllister <xonimmortal at
>     > yahoo.com>wrote:
>     >
>     >
>     >> I have been taking the money out of the pink box and putting it in the
>     >> metal box, as was requested by a member, after I expressed concern that
>     >
>     > the
>     >>
>     >> hasp on the pink box was broken.
>     >>
>     >> I haven't seen people taking things from the bins, but I have seen
>     >
>     > people
>     >>
>     >> tossing things from bin to bin.
>     >>
>     >> - Reverend Mik ------------------------------ www.prismandink.com
>     >
>     >
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