[Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news

robb sf99er at gmail.com
Mon Jan 25 18:39:30 UTC 2016


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>    1. Laundry Machine Hack (Zach R)
>    2. Re: Gate access, good news, bad news (Zach)
>    3. Re: Gate access, good news, bad news (Rubin Abdi)
>    4. Re: Gate access, good news, bad news (Rrr Mmmm)
>    5. Re: Gate access, good news, bad news (Rubin Abdi)
>    6. Re: Gate access, good news, bad news (Henner Zeller)
>    7. Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide? (Rubin Abdi)
>    8. Re: Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide? (Alexander Morrow)
>    9. Re: Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide? (Rubin Abdi)
>   10. Hack the Left: An Anticapitalist Hackathon (Brandon)
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Zach R <organicunity at hotmail.com>
> To: NB Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>,
> "eileenmarietorrez ." <eileenmarietorrez at gmail.com>, "
> panoramabeats at gmail.com" <panoramabeats at gmail.com>, Liz Henry <
> lizhenry at gmail.com>
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:01:45 +0000
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Laundry Machine Hack
>
> Thought I would share an interesting hack I did today:
>
>
> My laundry machine has broken twice (2 different ones over the years) from
> crappy Lid Switches.  They are really just a switch (not even a relay) that
> closes a live AC wire to cut power to the motor when the lid is opened.
> With 1000W of power sparking every time this happens with it running, you
> can imagine those switches don't last long.
>
>
> Well, I didn't want to wait for another OEM replacement (which will break
> again too) so I used parts I found around the house to build something
> better.
>
> It's a 12V power supply from a router, wired to a DC-DC circuit (to use
> the soft ON from the FET) wired to a 12A 120V Relay.  Sure, a triac or FET
> arrangement might be better, but this has a ton of protection built-in this
> way, and I didn't want to wait and go searching for parts at radioshack and
> all.
>
>
> Something that may be useful to someone maybe !
>
>
> http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/Finished%20Hacks/Laundry%20Machine%20Hack?sort=3&page=1
>
> <http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/Finished%20Hacks/Laundry%20Machine%20Hack?sort=3&page=1>
> Laundry Machine Hack by Segasonicfan Sega
> <http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/Finished%20Hacks/Laundry%20Machine%20Hack?sort=3&page=1>
> s18.photobucket.com
> Replaced the crappy switch that wears out in the AC circuit (lid open)
> with a 12v switching relay using parts I found around the house. Repurposed
> a DC-DC converter for its internal FET. - View the full album on
> Photobucket.
>
>
> I wired the switch into the Bleach container we never use.  Lulz.
>
>
> -Zach
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com>
> To: <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>, Rubin Abdi <
> rubin at starset.net>
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 20:30:07 +0000 (UTC)
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
> Thanks for doing all this awesome work at NB Rubin!  And fixing that voice
> box thingy.  Any chance we could get the gate to the elevator re-keyed
> sometime soonish?  Wheelchair users /members cannot access the space 24hrs
> right now because no one has a key to that  elevator gate..I just figured
> I'd ask this while people are doing "gate stuff."
>
> -Zach
> --------------------------------------------
> On Sat, 1/23/16, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>
>  Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
>  To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>  Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:42 AM
>
>  Bad news:The old
>  payphone is completely hosed. RIP old pay phone.
>  Good news:There's a newer more
>  interesting payphone on the way.
>  Bad news: It'll take a week to
>  get here and another week to hack together.
>  Good news:Henner, J and I put together
>  a new temporary RFID card reader and door bell
>  button.
>  Bad news:Due to a lack of creative
>  testing, it can only real smaller RFID tokens (such as the
>  key chain ones we have), and can't read larger ones
>  (such as clipper cards). Debating on how we feel tomorrow,
>  we might try to fix this.
>  Good news:Door bell works
>  fine.
>  --
>  Rubin
>  rubin at starset.net
>
>
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> To: Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com>
> Cc: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 13:08:58 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
> It's on our todo list. This is pending being able to do metal work.
>
> The voice box will return soon-ish. I need to find some new speakers and
> an amp.
>
> On 24 January 2016 at 12:30, Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for doing all this awesome work at NB Rubin!  And fixing that
>> voice box thingy.  Any chance we could get the gate to the elevator
>> re-keyed sometime soonish?  Wheelchair users /members cannot access the
>> space 24hrs right now because no one has a key to that  elevator gate..I
>> just figured I'd ask this while people are doing "gate stuff."
>>
>> -Zach
>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Sat, 1/23/16, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
>>  To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>  Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:42 AM
>>
>>  Bad news:The old
>>  payphone is completely hosed. RIP old pay phone.
>>  Good news:There's a newer more
>>  interesting payphone on the way.
>>  Bad news: It'll take a week to
>>  get here and another week to hack together.
>>  Good news:Henner, J and I put together
>>  a new temporary RFID card reader and door bell
>>  button.
>>  Bad news:Due to a lack of creative
>>  testing, it can only real smaller RFID tokens (such as the
>>  key chain ones we have), and can't read larger ones
>>  (such as clipper cards). Debating on how we feel tomorrow,
>>  we might try to fix this.
>>  Good news:Door bell works
>>  fine.
>>  --
>>  Rubin
>>  rubin at starset.net
>>
>>
>>  -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
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>>  Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>  https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
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>
>
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rrr Mmmm <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com>
> To: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> Cc: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:01:35 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
>
> Ive had really bad luck getting into noisebridge lately.
>
> 1) how do we get rfid authorization,
> 2)  will someone be there to let me in if I show up w/ a bunch of adafruit
> modules that need soldering tonight?
> On Jan 24, 2016 1:09 PM, "Rubin Abdi" <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>
>> It's on our todo list. This is pending being able to do metal work.
>>
>> The voice box will return soon-ish. I need to find some new speakers and
>> an amp.
>>
>> On 24 January 2016 at 12:30, Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks for doing all this awesome work at NB Rubin!  And fixing that
>>> voice box thingy.  Any chance we could get the gate to the elevator
>>> re-keyed sometime soonish?  Wheelchair users /members cannot access the
>>> space 24hrs right now because no one has a key to that  elevator gate..I
>>> just figured I'd ask this while people are doing "gate stuff."
>>>
>>> -Zach
>>> --------------------------------------------
>>> On Sat, 1/23/16, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>  Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
>>>  To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>>  Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:42 AM
>>>
>>>  Bad news:The old
>>>  payphone is completely hosed. RIP old pay phone.
>>>  Good news:There's a newer more
>>>  interesting payphone on the way.
>>>  Bad news: It'll take a week to
>>>  get here and another week to hack together.
>>>  Good news:Henner, J and I put together
>>>  a new temporary RFID card reader and door bell
>>>  button.
>>>  Bad news:Due to a lack of creative
>>>  testing, it can only real smaller RFID tokens (such as the
>>>  key chain ones we have), and can't read larger ones
>>>  (such as clipper cards). Debating on how we feel tomorrow,
>>>  we might try to fix this.
>>>  Good news:Door bell works
>>>  fine.
>>>  --
>>>  Rubin
>>>  rubin at starset.net
>>>
>>>
>>>  -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>>>
>>>  _______________________________________________
>>>  Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>>>  Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>>  https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Rubin
>> rubin at starset.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
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>>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> To: Rrr Mmmm <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com>
> Cc: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:14:01 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
> Since Noisebridge is 100% volunteer driven, it's open when members and
> and/or philanthropists are in the space and willing to answer the door (as
> they're responsible for who they let). Generally this is between the hours
> of 11AM to 10PM, however your millage may vary.
>
> You can get a 30 day access token (which will only work between the hours
> of 11AM to 10PM) by hanging out at Noisebridge, getting to know people, and
> making friends with a member.
>
> You can get full time access by either applying for membership or applying
> to become a philanthropist. These involve being recognized by the community
> as someone excellent, some application process and either paying monthly
> dues or providing a reoccurring monthly donation.
>
> You can find out more about such topics on the following pages...
>
> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Getting_In
> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Membership
> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Philanthropist/Pledge
>
>
> On 24 January 2016 at 14:01, Rrr Mmmm <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Ive had really bad luck getting into noisebridge lately.
>>
>> 1) how do we get rfid authorization,
>> 2)  will someone be there to let me in if I show up w/ a bunch of
>> adafruit modules that need soldering tonight?
>> On Jan 24, 2016 1:09 PM, "Rubin Abdi" <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>
>>> It's on our todo list. This is pending being able to do metal work.
>>>
>>> The voice box will return soon-ish. I need to find some new speakers and
>>> an amp.
>>>
>>> On 24 January 2016 at 12:30, Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks for doing all this awesome work at NB Rubin!  And fixing that
>>>> voice box thingy.  Any chance we could get the gate to the elevator
>>>> re-keyed sometime soonish?  Wheelchair users /members cannot access the
>>>> space 24hrs right now because no one has a key to that  elevator gate..I
>>>> just figured I'd ask this while people are doing "gate stuff."
>>>>
>>>> -Zach
>>>> --------------------------------------------
>>>> On Sat, 1/23/16, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
>>>>  To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>>>  Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:42 AM
>>>>
>>>>  Bad news:The old
>>>>  payphone is completely hosed. RIP old pay phone.
>>>>  Good news:There's a newer more
>>>>  interesting payphone on the way.
>>>>  Bad news: It'll take a week to
>>>>  get here and another week to hack together.
>>>>  Good news:Henner, J and I put together
>>>>  a new temporary RFID card reader and door bell
>>>>  button.
>>>>  Bad news:Due to a lack of creative
>>>>  testing, it can only real smaller RFID tokens (such as the
>>>>  key chain ones we have), and can't read larger ones
>>>>  (such as clipper cards). Debating on how we feel tomorrow,
>>>>  we might try to fix this.
>>>>  Good news:Door bell works
>>>>  fine.
>>>>  --
>>>>  Rubin
>>>>  rubin at starset.net
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
>>>>
>>>>  _______________________________________________
>>>>  Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>>>>  Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>>>  https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rubin
>>> rubin at starset.net
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>>> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>>>
>>>
>
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Henner Zeller <h.zeller at acm.org>
> To: Rrr Mmmm <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com>
> Cc: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:14:33 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
> On 24 January 2016 at 14:01, Rrr Mmmm <veryprofessionalguy at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Ive had really bad luck getting into noisebridge lately.
> >
> > 1) how do we get rfid authorization,
>
> If you go there regularly, just ask one of the members you meet there
> and socialize with and ask them to give you RFID access. It is really
> quick and painless.
>
> > 2)  will someone be there to let me in if I show up w/ a bunch of
> adafruit
> > modules that need soldering tonight?
>
> If someone is there and you ring the doorbell, they'll let you in.
>
> -h
>
> >
> > On Jan 24, 2016 1:09 PM, "Rubin Abdi" <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> It's on our todo list. This is pending being able to do metal work.
> >>
> >> The voice box will return soon-ish. I need to find some new speakers and
> >> an amp.
> >>
> >> On 24 January 2016 at 12:30, Zach <organic_unity at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for doing all this awesome work at NB Rubin!  And fixing that
> >>> voice box thingy.  Any chance we could get the gate to the elevator
> re-keyed
> >>> sometime soonish?  Wheelchair users /members cannot access the space
> 24hrs
> >>> right now because no one has a key to that  elevator gate..I just
> figured
> >>> I'd ask this while people are doing "gate stuff."
> >>>
> >>> -Zach
> >>> --------------------------------------------
> >>> On Sat, 1/23/16, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Gate access, good news, bad news
> >>>  To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> >>>  Date: Saturday, January 23, 2016, 2:42 AM
> >>>
> >>>  Bad news:The old
> >>>  payphone is completely hosed. RIP old pay phone.
> >>>  Good news:There's a newer more
> >>>  interesting payphone on the way.
> >>>  Bad news: It'll take a week to
> >>>  get here and another week to hack together.
> >>>  Good news:Henner, J and I put together
> >>>  a new temporary RFID card reader and door bell
> >>>  button.
> >>>  Bad news:Due to a lack of creative
> >>>  testing, it can only real smaller RFID tokens (such as the
> >>>  key chain ones we have), and can't read larger ones
> >>>  (such as clipper cards). Debating on how we feel tomorrow,
> >>>  we might try to fix this.
> >>>  Good news:Door bell works
> >>>  fine.
> >>>  --
> >>>  Rubin
> >>>  rubin at starset.net
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  -----Inline Attachment Follows-----
> >>>
> >>>  _______________________________________________
> >>>  Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> >>>  Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> >>>  https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Rubin
> >> rubin at starset.net
> >>
> >> _______________________________________________
> >> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
> >> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
> >>
> >
> > _______________________________________________
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> > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
> >
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 14:20:28 -0800
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide?
> A bunch of us are getting ready to launch a new fantastic project for the
> community here at Noisebridge. It involves sourcing a lot of clear glass
> bottles, specifically drinking the contents inside first then using the
> glass bottle for some fun art.
>
> Sadly we've hit a major road block. The only easy to source beverage (that
> most of us are willing to drink) that comes in a clear glass bottle is too
> large, namely Coronas. The bottle cannot have a diameter larger than
> 59-60mm.
>
> I'm emailing you today to ask if you have any suggestions on where we
> could find such a bottle with liquids inside that isn't horrible to drink
> (we don't want half of Noisebridge to get diabetes from drinking too much
> cola).
>
> Thanks!
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Alexander Morrow <amo3 at umbc.edu>
> To: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> Cc: NB Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:51:18 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide?
> Does the shape matter?
>
> A lot of nicotine liquids used for vaping are around this size, and many
> of them come in glass:
> some popular sizes:
> http://www.vapeicon.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/u/ruthless-3bottles-for-website.jpg
> They are most often clear.
>
> As it's a consumable, many people who vape end up with tons and tons of
> these empty bottles and end up throwing them away.  Could put some notices
> up in vape stores and have people donate them and then put them through a
> washing machine.
>
> -Alex
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>
>> A bunch of us are getting ready to launch a new fantastic project for the
>> community here at Noisebridge. It involves sourcing a lot of clear glass
>> bottles, specifically drinking the contents inside first then using the
>> glass bottle for some fun art.
>>
>> Sadly we've hit a major road block. The only easy to source beverage
>> (that most of us are willing to drink) that comes in a clear glass bottle
>> is too large, namely Coronas. The bottle cannot have a diameter larger than
>> 59-60mm.
>>
>> I'm emailing you today to ask if you have any suggestions on where we
>> could find such a bottle with liquids inside that isn't horrible to drink
>> (we don't want half of Noisebridge to get diabetes from drinking too much
>> cola).
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --
>> Rubin
>> rubin at starset.net
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>>
>>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net>
> To: Alexander Morrow <amo3 at umbc.edu>
> Cc: NB Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:55:10 -0800
> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Glass bottles no bigger than 59mm wide?
> Close, but no cigar. Pun intended. We're looking for soda or beer.
>
> On 24 January 2016 at 15:51, Alexander Morrow <amo3 at umbc.edu> wrote:
>
>> Does the shape matter?
>>
>> A lot of nicotine liquids used for vaping are around this size, and many
>> of them come in glass:
>> some popular sizes:
>> http://www.vapeicon.com/shop/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x500/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/u/ruthless-3bottles-for-website.jpg
>> They are most often clear.
>>
>> As it's a consumable, many people who vape end up with tons and tons of
>> these empty bottles and end up throwing them away.  Could put some notices
>> up in vape stores and have people donate them and then put them through a
>> washing machine.
>>
>> -Alex
>>
>> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:20 PM, Rubin Abdi <rubin at starset.net> wrote:
>>
>>> A bunch of us are getting ready to launch a new fantastic project for
>>> the community here at Noisebridge. It involves sourcing a lot of clear
>>> glass bottles, specifically drinking the contents inside first then using
>>> the glass bottle for some fun art.
>>>
>>> Sadly we've hit a major road block. The only easy to source beverage
>>> (that most of us are willing to drink) that comes in a clear glass bottle
>>> is too large, namely Coronas. The bottle cannot have a diameter larger than
>>> 59-60mm.
>>>
>>> I'm emailing you today to ask if you have any suggestions on where we
>>> could find such a bottle with liquids inside that isn't horrible to drink
>>> (we don't want half of Noisebridge to get diabetes from drinking too much
>>> cola).
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> --
>>> Rubin
>>> rubin at starset.net
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list
>>> Noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
>>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
> Rubin
> rubin at starset.net
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Brandon <brandonesbox at gmail.com>
> To: noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net
> Cc:
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 23:42:40 -0800
> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Hack the Left: An Anticapitalist Hackathon
> Hey ya'll, I'm throwing an event. Blurb:
>
> -----
> *Hack the Left* is an anticapitalist hackathon, February 5-7 at
> Noisebridge.
>
> This is an experiment to see what happens when you get a bunch of leftists
> in a room for a weekend with the intention to advance liberatory and
> anticapitalist projects using technology. This includes software projects
> like Tor and Signal, art projects like the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project
> and Men in Grey, hardware projects like mesh networks and signal jammers,
> and tools for rad organizations like Anti Police-Terrorism Project and Food
> Not Bombs. It's clear that there's a huge amount of opportunity for
> liberatory technology. It's up to us to build it.
>
> We also need people involved with left-aligned organizations, technical or
> not, to show up and help guide all the technical folks towards doing things
> that are actually useful. We want to build with, not for.
>
> More information and the answers to probably all of your questions, please
> check out the website,hacktheleft.com (redirects to the Noisebridge wiki
> page <https://noisebridge.net/wiki/HackTheLeft>).
>
> Cost is a recommended donation of $15. In the unlikely event that this
> makes any money, it will be donated to Noisebridge.
> -----
>
> I'd love for people with a wide range of skills to come, from programmers
> to artists to welders. Right now I'm especially interested in getting
> people involved with existing lefty projects and organizations to think
> about coming and guiding teams towards doing useful things -- if that
> sounds like it might be you, please get in touch (or at least come so we
> can maybe build something with you).
>
> Cheers,
> Brandon
>
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