[Redshirts] Sunday night 10/27

Vaughn steeplerot at gmail.com
Tue Oct 29 01:19:41 UTC 2013


I have been a local PC tech and Nightclub security for almost 20 years in
San Francisco. I don't really care about this politics of "what is a
hacker?"

If I buzzed someone up I always greet them, and I do not buzz after 11pm or
10am per consented policy.

 I have been a force at stopping these said problems of the place becoming
a squat. Instead of taking this to newsgroup introduce yourself personally,
I cannot read your mind that you are a member, and of course you are always
free to ask me about myself. As far as someone on 86 list I cannot know
everyone, these things once again take communication. Too bad I missed the
jam, but I work. I cannot always be security for this place or volunteer, I
do security for other spaces on this block, I do NOT get paid to be docent,
or literally risk my life at nights when I stick around.

What this sounds like you are upset about (which this problem annoys me
also!) is that anyone with a door code has to take responsibility for
greeting a potential whackjob or 86ed person coming up the stairs who are
now already inside, I already have brought the ladder downstairs and
checked the wiring/solder in the the camera in do-ocracy-style twice now,
to no avail yet. As a docent it is total pain in my ass to not know if I
just let some camper up carrying heavy packs and looking to "use the
bathroom" and then crash in a corner.


On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Johny Radio <johnyradio at gmail.com> wrote:

>  Sunday night 10/27
>
> Lately, seems i keep seeing various people at nb who i thought were kicked
> out long ago.
>
> Last night, sunday, I was not docent, but i organized a hack n jam. About
> 15 people came to attend the Noise Jam.
>
> When i left, Vaughn was docent. I don't know vaughn, but have seen him at
> Noisebridge for a few months. As far as i know, he's not a member, and I'm
> not aware that he hacks, teaches, makes, builds, takes classes, or has
> anything to do with hacking. If i'm wrong, i'm happy to be corrected.
> Apparently, he's a docent.
>
> A non-hacking kid who's name is (i think) Zak or Zeb or Zed or Zeke, who i
> thought was kicked out of NB many months ago, is now in the space almost
> every time i come to nb. When i left last night, he approached me on the
> street, carrying a sleeping bag and such accoutrements. He asked me to hold
> the gate open for him, because his "stuff was upstairs." I did not hold the
> gate for him, but somebody (presumably Vaughn) buzzed him in. I have no
> idea what happened after that.
>
> This type of nonsense is just an example of how noisebridge continues to
> be a place of refuge and a crash-pad and club-house for slackers and
> fakers-- often a larger presence in the space than actual hackers and
> makers. Some nb Members continue to adamantly resist any change to policies
> or procedures that would address this problem. For example, at last week's
> Tuesday meeting, a member (maybe Rhody) defended non-hackers (Pigeon)
> cooking their meals at nb, by quoting Mitch saying "if you transform
> something and share it, that's hacking."
>
> If rebase gets revived, i suggest that it should focus on "Defining
> Hacking", not how to arrange furniture.
>
> Personally, i'm just going to keep using nb for actual hacking activities.
> But i won't try anymore to change anything at nb, until the community gets
> the nerve to confront Members who continue to protect fakers and slackers.
>
> Regards,
>
> Johny Radio
>
> Stick It In Your Ear!
>
>
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