[Noisebridge-discuss] no actual theftiness and not from the donation bins
Jake
jake at spaz.org
Wed Oct 10 02:22:33 UTC 2012
i think this is a great idea, but i have never worked with RFID stuff.
the tags would have to be cheap so we could put them on lots of things.
I would love for us to have this, but i don't know what equipment to use.
On Tue, 9 Oct 2012, Brandon Edens wrote:
> 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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