[Noisebridge-discuss] When were bunk-beds installed?

Naomi Most pnaomi at gmail.com
Fri Jul 5 16:44:21 UTC 2013


Thanks for recapitulating the last year of NB discuss.  I'm sure it
was useful for others who are new or haven't been to NB in a while.

Come to the Reboot meetings.  Tada, you are nominated.

--Naomi

On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 7:18 PM, Eric W. Rasmussen <ewr at majortek.com> wrote:
> I understand the concept but this is absolutely absurd. It's like adding
> fuel to a fire with the hope that the house will burn faster. The "pods"
> completely dominate the space once reserved for 3D printing and Laser
> cutting and now users of the space are required to monitor the sleeping
> habits of others.
>
> Whenever there is a problem, there are three fundamental ways of solving it:
>
> 1. Ignore it and hope it goes away
> 2. Fix the problem by using logic and physical effort
> 3. Throw money at it
>
> However, with every solution arises new problems. What one needs to ask is,
> "Is the new problem greater or less than the previous problem"? If less,
> then it's probably a good solution. Let's use the overall messiness of the
> space as an example. We can:
>
> 1. Ignore it and hope it cleans itself
> 2. Clean it
> 3. Hire someone to clean it
>
> #1 isn't going to happen, obviously. #2 requires that people gather for a
> concerted effort. #3 would work but NB is continually living hand-to-mouth.
> #2 seems like the best solution.
>
> I don't know the answer to homelessness but I am fairly certain that NB is
> not the place for a solution. When was the last time you saw a house in the
> middle of an office complex?
>
> I am being very honest when I state that I was embarrassed. This topic needs
> to be discussed again. If not the outcome will be:
>
> #1. People will ignore NB and it will go away.
>
>
>
>
> On 07/04/2013 05:49 PM, Dana wrote:
>>
>> Maybe this is as a topic for a future Rebase meeting? There might be some
>> benefit to discussing sleeping and uses of the space very late night /
>> early morning (in addition to ongoing conversations about access and the
>> kitchen).
>>
>> I like the harm reduction thinking behind the hacker stackers, but I'm not
>> sure they're working as intended. I think the space may have more sleepers
>> now, a culture of "don't sleep at noisebridge" has become a bit more
>> ambiguous.
>>
>> - D
>>
>>
>>
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