[Noisebridge-discuss] ?How not to crash at noisebridge

[John Shutt]

Seconded! The tone of Noisebridge should be somewhere between the School of
Athens and the Dionysian Mysteries.


On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Liz Henry <lizhenry at gmail.com> wrote:

> I would like to encourage much more of a classicist tone at Noisebridge.
> Seneca is good, and Cicero if you go for that sort of thing.  My son enjoys
> the homilies of Horace. But if you want a more adventurous tale, start with
> The Odyssey or Apollonius of Rhodes' Voyage of the Argo.  For dirty
> translation hijinks many classicists enjoy poems by Catullus - always fun!
>
> - liz
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> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Michael Clift <occupirate at gmail.com>wrote:
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>> I think NB should be able to "accommodate" out of towners here on
>> business...this war on sleeping is stupid. I dont want people "crashing"
>> here either because NB has a reputation to uphold as a productive space,
>> but that being said, I dont think we should put limitations on ourselves
>> and we should be as hospitable as possible. Wherever this classicist tone
>> is coming from, chill out.
>>  Some person napping in the hacker stacker does not impede MY work, nor
>> should anyone really give a shit. Get back to work and stop griping about
>> homeless hackers,dudes. It looks shitty when folks are laying about on the
>> sofas and what not, thats why they built the "napping bay".
>> Not everyone has a cushy IT job, you ding bats so get over the possessive
>> thing, and realize that NB is a developing entity unto itself...."if it
>> aint hurtin nothing, leave it be".
>> Now, NB junkie hackers need to be more vigilant about leaving their works
>> laying around....found a tie and rig in the bathroom just minutes before a
>> youngster went in there. This is a far more disturbing "trend" than people
>> eating food or taking a little nappie.
>> Gotta admit I was both suprised and pleased that "Sleeping has been
>> sanctioned at NB" but frankly SHOCKED that people would "allow" heavy drug
>> use (as long as your a member, anything goes,right?)
>> I AM NOT A "MEMBER" OF NB, BUT A PART (ITALICS) OF NB.
>> I am of the opinion that the whole "membership" thing is becoming
>> obsolete, is limiting and encourages elitist, classicist mentality, aptly
>> demonstrated by people who happen to have "homes" and typically manifest
>> rather antiquated attitudes engendered by the techno-weenie/isolated/weirdo
>> lifestyles of these struggling bobos. As for the Ack Memo...let your
>> emotions cool before pressing "enter" or "send". I love that kind of stuff,
>> but dude, most folks think that was kind of dickish, even though it was
>> sort of neat. NB HAS been described IN PRINT and the MEDIA as an anarchist
>> based collective that is all inclusive. Sure we have some offbeat
>> characters, but the bottom line is that we are all SHARING the space, and
>> should not waste time attempting to dominate the space by asserting status,
>> anymore than we should allow tweakers to drain our energy and steal our
>> stuff.
>> EMBRACE,ENHANCE,EVOLVE.
>> Peace
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>> On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Ronald Cotoni <setient at gmail.com>wrote:
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>>> You really should not be "sleeping and crashing" at noisebridge.  I
>>> would suggest a hotel or find a friend with a couch in the area.
>>> Couchsurfing.com is also a good option if you are trying to be cheap.
>>>
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>>> On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 10:59 PM, Christoph Maier <
>>> cm.hardware.software.elsewhere at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> I'm thinking of showing up for the MakerFaire weekend in the SFO area
>>>> ... but what would be a good place to crash that's _not_ one of the
>>>> few remaining sofas at noisebridge?
>>>>
>>>> (doesn't hurt to ask ...)
>>>> Christoph
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