[Noisebridge-discuss] A test of Excellence

[Dean Mao]

I'm guessing the theft incidence at the Hacker Dojo would be on par with
the UC Santa Cruz hackerspace.  We have this macbook power adapter that
belongs to nobody, but people keep thinking it belongs to someone and it
routinely ends up in our lost & found drawer.  We're also located somewhat
distant from the downtown area, so we have less transient people who might
be a theft threat.

Maybe you guys could reconsider having a security camera in the stairwell
leading to NB.  It's not technically in the space, but maybe it would help
dissuade some blatant theft.  When I visit NB, I'm worried about leaving my
laptop when I use the bathroom, or when I'm looking into the parts drawers.


We did have an incident of theft at the Hacker Dojo before, but we caught
the guy on camera and handed him over to the police.  Sometimes cameras
aren't a bad thing either.



On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Martin Bogomolni <martinbogo at gmail.com>wrote:

> >> I think the only reason that you guys have a theft issue is simply
> because you're in a somewhat seedy part of town.
>
> I think that's quite true.  OTOH, houses in 'seedy areas' have
> ==locks== on the doors, and people use their social and cultural
> awareness to keep themselves, and their property, safe.
>
> When you reduce it, I still think it's a culture issue.  I didn't run
> the experiment at Hacker Dojo, but only due to lack of resources.  I
> definitely would have added it if I had the extra.
>
> -M
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Dean Mao <dean.mao at hackerdojo.com> wrote:
> > I'd like to address this one small point.  I've discovered that many
> people
> > at NB think that the Hacker Dojo is some kind of members-only
> organization.
> > I'd like to let you all know that everyone can visit the Hacker Dojo the
> > same way random people can visit NB.  We're also a 501c3 org so we have a
> > duty to be beneficial to the greater public.  We do have a curfew policy
> > however, but it was mainly instituted to combat sleepers at our space.
>  At
> > the HD, non-members need to leave at 10pm unless a present member can
> vouch
> > for them.
> >
> >> Also,
> >> Noisebridge is much more public than other spaces, allowing anyone to
> >> enter. I think it's important to factor in that many spaces enforce
> strict
> >> door policies, and hours, while noisebridge does not. This is part of
> what
> >> makes noisebridge special, and awesome.
> >
> >
> > I think the only reason that you guys have a theft issue is simply
> because
> > you're in a somewhat seedy part of town.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Dean Mao
> > dean.mao at hackerdojo.com
> > Come visit us, we love new people!
> > www.hackerdojo.com
> >
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Dean Mao
dean.mao at hackerdojo.com
Come visit us, we love new people!
www.hackerdojo.com
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