[Redshirts] red report, 7/12 8pm

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Yeah the dogs at noisebridge are getting out of hand.  Not only was Liz
growled at but my son Milo was snapped at.  I told the curly blonde haired
guy to keep his dog on a leash at which he sarcastically replied that it
was on a leash. (which no one was holding)  I am going to propose at the
meeting that if you bring your dog to noisebridge it is your responsibility
to ensure that said animal is on a leash (that you are holding) at ALL
times. If that interferes with your activity at noisebridge then don't
bring the dog.  Personally I think we shouldn't allow the dogs at all
because of the numerous incidents and the fact that we have members (Monad
told me he was allergic) who are allergic to dogs.


On Sat, Jul 13, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Johny Radio <johnyradio at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Started my shift about 9:30 pm, stayed until 1:30 am.
>
> On starting my shift, I noticed all the LED sculptures were unplugged.
> Don't people know these things are mission-critical! I hurriedly
> reconnected them, and equilibrium was restored to the universe.
>
> Where is our compost bin? Vi alerted me that it's missing.
>
> Upon arriving, Veronica's dog growled at me. Later, Justin's wife
> Elizabeth also got growled at. Hasn't Veronica been asked several times not
> to bring her dog? I say it's time for a sterner warning. I'm afraid of mean
> dogs, and I do not like getting growled at, like I'M the one who's invading
> someone's space.
>
> Speaking of, the usual crowd of non-hackers dominated the kitchen area.
> These folks dominate the kitchen area almost 24/7. IMO, NB should not be a
> hangout club-house for non-hackers. They are just exploiting the space. We
> need stronger medicine than just kicking people out for real or invented
> bad behavior-- we some criteria for why anyone is in the space-- a
> definition of what is COOL to do (hacking), and not just a list of what is
> UNCOOL (harassing women etc)
>
> Since the reception computer is now the only working public computer in
> the space, I had to ask other people three times to vacate the receptionist
> desk so I could sit there-- even though my coat and personal effects were
> there. These included:
>
>     --Harvey, a guy who HAS HIS OWN COMPUTER which he keeps stored in the
> member area (is he a member?). Yet instead of using his own computer, he
> always sits at and dominates for hours the public computer. Harvey told me
> "that receptionist computer is not going to be a the receptionist desk as
> soon as someone moves", threatening his intention to do so. He also
> complained about the desk phone being on receptionist side of the desk, so
> I moved the phone to the outer perimeter so people could more easily access
> it. A few weeks ago, Harvey stored mountains of his personal belongings in
> numerous boxes and bags under the electronics bench. Like 10 large
> cardboard boxes full. A NB crew moved all his stuff to the elevator
> anteroom, with the intention of putting on the street the following day.
> But, Douglas Benner said he believes Harvey has re-hidden the stuff
> throughout the space. Harvey FREQUENTLY crashes out on the couches, and NOT
> from hours of late HACKING. IMO, Harvey has long overstayed his welcome.
>
>     --this Asian fellow who hangs out at NB continually, tho he does not
> seem to do anything except eat and creep around sticking his nose into
> other people's computers over their shoulders.
>
>     --a curly blonde dude who was dog-sitting Veronica's dog (as Veronica
> repeatedly came and went). At one point, the dog came over and starting
> begging me for food, and the blonde dude came over and hit the dog. I
> pointed out, "the dog is not going to know why you're hitting her." Why is
> this dog still in the space? I'm tired of getting growled at, and tired of
> the dog fights that keep breaking out.
>
> During shift, I connected my own laptop to the reception desk monitor,
> keyboard, and mouse. I think that's a smarter way to use that desk, if all
> us docents have our own laptops.
>
> In order to decrease the likelihood of Harvey pulling the tower, monitor,
> keyboard, and mouse from the reception desk, I pulled the tower only, and
> stuck it elsewhere in the space. I didn't need it, since I was using my
> laptop. Foolishly thinking it would be a good idea to set up a working
> computer elsewhere, I placed the tower in the library with another mouse,
> keyboard (incompatible I discovered) and monitor. Someone, please scatter
> those components before someone hooks them up!
>
> Vi was super-helpful as always, clearing dirty plates and emptying garbage
> around the space, and she kept my chair safe when I had to step away.
>
> And that's the news from Lake Ooglebegone.
>
> --
>
> Johny Radio
>
> Stick It In Your Ear!
>
>
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