[Noisebridge-discuss] Open space only for hackers?

[Michael Clift]

is this real?


On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Norman <pryankster at gmail.com> wrote:

>  So I can start work on my, heuristic, collaborative, garbage can?
>
> Norman
>
>  On 6/21/2013 11:29 AM, Mordred Suche-Messer wrote:
>
> | Hello, my name is Marquis. I'm new at Noisebridge. I come by mostly everyday to write
> | screenplays. Some days I procrastinate and end up on Tumblr geeking out over Teen Wolf.
> | I do use the kitchen to either get water or toast. I occasionally bring noodles to eat.
> | I don't know some of the policy's but going by what is said in this discussion  list,
> | doing that seems to be unacceptable unless your a hacker. Maybe I'm misunderstanding what
> | exactly is being said. I don't want to make members and other people in the space feel
> | uncomfortable because they believe I'm abusing the space and using it as a substitute
> | housing area.
>
> if carlos says you are not a hacker you are not a hacker
> if danny says you are a hacker you might be a hacker
> if liz hep and snail say you are an abuser you are not a hacker
> if jc says hi to you in the space you might be a hacker
> if lief doesn't recognize you you probably are not a hacker
> if tom blocks your proposal on the first reading you are not a hacker
> if maestro emails you you are not a hacker
> if zephyr has never seen you code you are a hacker
> if snail allows you to email her off-list you are a hacker
>
> if it has to do with computers you are a hacker
> if it doesn't use javascript perl linux or python you are not a hacker
> if a member wants something from you you are a hacker
> if harvey steals your mouse you are not a hacker
> if kim offers you food you are not a hacker
> if you've ever used a straight edge you are not a hacker
> if you know how to fix the lathe you are a hacker until you are done doing
> that
>
> if you turn down expensive beer you are not a hacker
> if you turn down cheap beer you are not a hacker
> if you turn down beer someone has spit in you are not a hacker
> if you turn down free beer you are not a hacker
>
> if you sweep floors you are not a hacker
> if you preface the name of your project with good words {interactive,
> heuristic, artificial intelligence, collaborative, anarchist, paradigm} you
> are a hacker {even if its a garbage can}
> if you can spell you are not a hacker
> if you have a pin-up of linus torvald on your desktop you are a hacker
> if you sneer at other people in the space you are a hacker
> if you pick up your own garbage you are not a hacker
>
> if your tie has more blinking lights on it than a space shuttle you are a
> hacker unless you paid somebody else to do it
> if you run a kickstarter campaign and blow the money on anything other
> than compensating your team you are a hacker
> if you bring more than five people into the space and don't give them a
> tour you are a hacker
> if you are active in politics instead of just talking about it you are not
> a hacker
> if you have worked on a project in the space in the past year you might
> not be a hacker
> if you talk about the project you worked on three years ago and someplace
> else you might be a hacker
>
> it is an honor to have cleared this up for you
> please to keep me informed if you have further questions
>
>
> M. Abd Al-Rashid Suche-Messer
> Secretary-General
> World Council of Hackerspaces
>
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