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Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:18:46Z

Alexalekseyenko: Clarify language

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumens light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of reflectors to pass the light through said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading [and participating if you so choose]!

Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:13:57Z

Alexalekseyenko: Fix typo

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumens light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light through said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading [and participating if you so choose]!

Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:09:26Z

Alexalekseyenko: Fix typo

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumens light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light through said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading [and participating if you so choose[!

Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:07:33Z

Alexalekseyenko: Add call to action

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumens light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading [and participating if you so choose[!

Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:06:47Z

Alexalekseyenko: s/lumen/lumens/

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumens light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading!

Boxed Sun

2022-03-01T03:05:01Z

Alexalekseyenko: s/lumen/lumens/

{{projects}}

{{headerbox}}
'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
{{boxend}}

==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumens (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumens/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumen light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading!

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{{headerbox}}'''Concepts''' are ideas for possible projects. Feel free to add ideas and contribute to others.
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Please explore and add-to a list of project concepts.

When you add your concept give only a short description of your concept, then make another page to present further details, media, and discussion of the project. Make sure to sign your name or add contact info so interested parties can offer support!

* [[3D Printing]] Getting new big 3D printer working
* [[Shop]] Woodshop reorg
* [[Plants]] in the patio
* [[Telepresence]] robots.

==[[Wall Art]] Reprinting==
[[2169]] had some awesome murals like the [[Tesla]], [[Hamilton]], [[SparkleForge]], [[Donation Sign]], and [[Fox Lounge]]. It would be cool to reprint some of those from photos and put them up on walls again as hangable murals to be rearrangeable and accommodate future layout changes and moves.

==LED lights for performance project==

Heya! I'm a performance artist from Australia who's here for the summer for an arts residency. I've got a couple of concepts for my performance that involve wearing and manipulating LED lights/fairy lights and would like to talk to people who are good with that sort of thing for more. More details on the [[LED Performance]] page. Thanks! - [[User:Creatrixtiara|Creatrixtiara]] 22:06, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

==Holiday Lights==

Web-controlled seasonal blinkenlights in the Mission Street windows. More details on the [[Holiday_lights]] page.

==Transit status information==

I've written something that uses [http://www.bart.gov/schedules/developers/etas.aspx bart.gov schedules] together with Festival to give announcements about BART trains approaching 16th Street. I intend on setting this up with a cron job to run around the time of the scheduled last trains every night (and maybe the first train in the morning if we think people may frequently stay until around 4:00 a.m.!), using the music server once it's stable. To avoid annoying people this should probably not be configured to make regular announcements at other times. Two extensions to make this more useful: (1) if we can get or make a USB-to-buttons/switches or parallel-port-to-buttons/switches adapter, we can have a big button somewhere that causes an announcement to occur (for use when people are thinking of catching BART and want to know when it's coming). (2) If we can get a big scrolling LED sign with computer control, we can have it constantly display train status -- as well as Muni bus announcements with data from [http://www.nextbus.com/ NextBus], perhaps using a library to get it. [[User:Schoen|Schoen]] 23:30, 9 October 2008 (PDT)

==RepRap==

RepRaps are a kind of homemade 3D printers capable of self-replicating, as well as being used for rapid prototyping and manufacturing. There is interest in constructing a RepRap at NoiseBridge. See [[RepRap]].

==Ambient Activity Mutating Space==

Place properly signed microphones in part of the space. Pick up conversations, feed them to voice recognition software. Extract nouns and phrases from the results. Render the top results from searching these phrases on displays in the space, twitter them on the Noisebridge twitter stream, and do other fun things. Maybe also do gesture recognition, too. See [[Ambient Activity Mutating Space]].

== Pancakes ==

there's a saying to the effect that the first batch is always ruined. a similar saying says don't buy any software with a rev of 1.0. is there such a saying about wikis? should there be? what about refactoring this wiki so's to make it easier to navigate (e.g. don't have two separate "infrastructure" sections)? --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)

This falls very much into the category of Just Do It. That said, it's a fairly big job that I personally have not found time to take on. If anyone wants to collaborate on wiki reorganization I'm up for that (I like Organized). [[User:Rachel|Rachel]] 16:49, 19 October 2008 (PDT)

see discussion page for collaboration. --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 21:59, 19 October 2008 (PDT)

==Hologlyphic Video Art Project==

Basic project proposal:

The concept is to hold monthly workshops centered around creating art with my existing 3D display, and also building a larger 3D display, of a much simpler design than the current system. Besides increasing size and adding color, the new system design will take into consideration performance and creative applications.

During these workshops, we will create 3D art and animations, along with music and sound. This will be recorded at during each workshop, for final editing into a larger piece.

I'm doing this because I love Holography and all related artforms, and wish to see the creative potential grow. Noisebridge is a hub of creative and technical activity, a perfect breeding ground for such work. I'm working on grant proposal, to be a collaboration project between myself and Noisebridge. It will provide funding for the workshops, cover any expenses for Noisebridge, materials to build the larger displays, a Hologlyphic video workspace for 3 months to edit the artwork, cover my basic living expenses during this 3 month period and finally an art show.

See [[Hologlyphic Video Art]].

UPDATE: Just held the first workshop on May 17, 2009. About 10 people showed up, saw the display, how it works. Next workshop will be very hands on.

'''Seeking funding to expand this 3D stereoscopic system-'''

Currently seeking funding to hold workshops at Noisebridge, which will pay for materials to construct several larger displays, and hold a collaborative art show.

--[[User:Wfunk|Wfunk]] 25 May 2009

== Electronics Essentials ==

seems likely that people working on electronic projects would find a variable power supply and a function generator handy along with some other basic test gear (e.g. pink noise generator, resistance bridge, LC measuring device...). many such things are available as kits. i've got one or two myself and would like to build them down there and leave them for people to use. what cautions wrt other peoples' careful use? signs or brief instruction sheets helpful? --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)

anyone want to collaborate on building kits and devices? [[OtherElectronicProjects]] --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 16:38, 19 October 2008 (PDT)

I brought some random retro gear along those lines, they're on a shelf labeled as donated by Skory. If they look of use please take them and have your way with them. --[[User:elgreengeeto|elgreengeeto]]

I bought a bunch of cheap but universally useful components: about 1000 resistors, 300 capacitors, diodes, wire, etc. I'm taking suggestions for other cheap but handy electronics I aught buy in bulk. [[User:dstaff|dstaff]].

Inexpensive eLectronics test equipment can be found at local ham radio flea markets held almost monthly: http://www.sbay.org/hams-info.html#stores

==[[Arcade]]==

[[User:Vniow|Ani]] is starting a project that would bring gaming to the space, specifically inside an old style arcade cabinet. It would be based off of a PC running game emulators and will also have a arcade style joystick and buttons. Interested? See the project page here: [[Arcade]] She's needing some help specifically with a computer and actually designing and building the cabinet itself.

==Python classes==

Proposed at [[Python classes]]. [[User:Schoen|Schoen]] 21:20, 26 October 2008 (PDT)

==Pimping up the lights==

I want to pimp up Noisebridge's lights with a digital web-controlled interface. (Don't worry, there will still be switches that just-work.) See [[Lighting]]. Once I have enough work done, I'll bring it up at a meeting. If anyone wants to help with construction or software, let me know. I think I have the electronics under control. -- [[user:Dstaff|Dstaff]]

how about LED lights on a 12VDC circuit? --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 08:55, 14 November 2008 (PST)

full-spectrum floodlights to provide Vitamin D next to those phosphorescent tubes? [http://www.openremote.org/display/HOME/OpenRemote|OpenRemote] controls? [[User:75.101.62.88|75.101.62.88]] 01:59, 6 November 2009 (PST)

==PayPhone==

Every hackerspace needs a payphone, and we are no exception. Several of us have been working on making it a functional member of the community. Details can be found [[Payphone | here]].

==NoTouchScreen==
[[User:Mediapathic|Steen]] and Skory have been developing a gestural interface system using processing, IR leds, and chutzpah. Wiki page and documentation pending.

==Gastrohacking SOE==

We are enough mad food hackers that we should make sure that a ''SubOrganizational Entity'' with regular [[Gastrohacking|food hacking]] meet-ups, events, workshops, cook-offs, and participation in [http://blog.khymos.org/2007/05/02/tgrwt-1-roundup-coffee-chocolate-garlic/ TGRWT] challenges.
We would like to work our way through the recipes or ideas from the great scientific chefs: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferran_Adria Ferran Adria], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heston_Blumenthal Heston Blumenthal] et.c. Make things like: Blue cheese / chocolate souffle and lemon tempura with licorice. Build and use a [http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/14/magazine/14CRYOVAC.html?pagewanted=1&ei=5090&en=3d5db17005368139&ex=1281672000&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss sous vide bath] and a computer controlled automated bbq.

==Wiki Watch==

the wiki is getting wacky. over time it may get so crufty as to be unhelpful. this "concept" suggests some of us pay attention to our wiki to keep it useful, something like managing a garden:
* some items are old and no longer useful, like weeds, they should be removed. if an audit trail or history is needed, move old stuff to an antiquities section.
* there are redundancies which should be consolidated (move all the gardenias to the same bed).
* it might be nice to use the discussion (talk) pages more and the article pages less so the text on the article pages reflects concensus of the discussion (and reduces the amount of words the reader must slog through).
* wiki technologies offer some features that might be good to promote. an example is "categories": if you look at special pages, you'll see a categories page listed; click it and you'll see the categories, one of which is "projects". it might be nice that we're aware of the projects category and tag some articles as projects. the benefit is easier wiki navigation. the downside, of course, is that all humans, even enlightened intelligent and well-meaning humans, are at times douchebags and won't bother to read about how to do things in ways other than what the current feelings dictate.

if you have feelings about watching the wiki, add your voice, please. perhaps we can get up a wikiwatch group to encourage each other to manage the mess. --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 09:13, 14 November 2008 (PST)

==Getting and Giving Stuff==
if we get stuff, where to put it? there are the sharing and hacking shelves, probably incoming should go on one of those two sets.

it would be nice to have an outgoing shelf, a place to put stuff that we no longer want. maybe the very bottom shelf in the hacking set? other?

how about trips to take stuff to ACCRC? a trip to ACCRC could be just to take stuff, just to see the place, just to spend time working as volunteers, or some combo. --[[User:Jstockford|Jstockford]] 10:35, 17 November 2008 (PST)

==Natural language Interest==
With the success of Mandarin corner, people have expressed interest in covering additional natural languages. I've set up a page for people to sign up and state their level of competency in various [[natural languages]].

==DIY Bio @ Noisebridge==
Noisebridge as a jumping off point for project organization, in-silico development and limited safe labwork for hacking the genome, proteins, cells and beyond! In the works is a series of diy bio salon/lecture sessions. Please read the [[Noisebridge Lab Safety and Ethics Page]]
--[[User:h0mee|h0mee]]

==NB Cell Network==
Let's set up some internal GSM with open source hardware and software on one side and proprietary GSM hardware on the other. See [[NB Cell Network]].

==Passive Cooling==

Submersion cooling is an attempt to cool items/systems by submerging the object in a liquid which will radiate the heat away from the object. Start off with a basic computer submerged in mineral oil and take it from there. -- [[User:aeonsf|John Menerick]] --

==Autonomous Flying Platform==

Create a loosely coupled autonomous flying platform solution. The current best way to do this is with a G1 phone running android using GPS, internal compass, and accelerometers. We will start with a blimp. Once we have the blimp figured out, we will then attempt to control an rc helicopter. see [[Autonomous Flying Platform]].

==LemmingBots==

I'd like to find a few like minds to get a good sized number (maybe 10 to start) of cheap RC car chassis and hack the controls to be guided with a compass IC. Then with a RC controller likewise fitted with a compass IC, use the controller to control the whole group of vehicles. The compass guided controls would keep all the vehicles going in the same direction even when they start out facing different directions. I envision an army of LemmingBots descending on Dolores park and confusing hipsters. Also, if you have a better name, let me know.
--[[User:Helyx|Helyx]] 21:52, 29 October 2009 (PDT)

==PAL mini-dv camera==

This circa-2000 European-format Sony TRV-900 video camera was a great prosumer model for its day, 3 chip progressive scan 24 fps, but stopped working some years ago - first it stopped recording but would still playback, then that pooped out too. I switched out the power supply with one for the US version of the cam (same voltage range) to see if that was the (final) problem, but it still wouldn't come to life. So it's been gathering dust in a drawer. I couldn't afford to send it into Sony for servicing, and I had other (ntsc) video cameras anyway. But now I'm thinking about this box of PAL-format tapes I shot back in 2001 that I'd like to transfer to DVD or digitize to hard drive. I could rent/borrow a mini-dv deck as they allow both PAL and NTSC playback speeds, but I'd first like to see if this camera could be fixed. I'm lacking in the electro-fixie skills myself, but I'm keen to learn and explore, have enjoyed taking apart mac laptops with friends for franken-mod projects. Anyway, so here's what I'm thinking: if you're interested in trying to get this working with me, let me know. As long as you have enough sense and knowledge to be reasonably confident that you won't leave it worse off than it is now, I'm game to let you at it. If we can get it working again you'll be welcome to use it whenever you want, and/or I will donate it to Noisebridge for community use. The only thing I want it for is to digitize/transfer those tapes. Here's an overview of the camera: http://www.bealecorner.com/trv900/ Thanks! --[[User:Naomix|Naomix]] 10:52, 22 November 2009 (PST)

==[[Boxed Sun]]==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

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'''Boxed Sun''' makes sunlight even more optional.
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==Overview==
The goal of this project is to create an artificial skylight. As hackers we often like working in the dark, but our crepuscularity is most pure when it's a choice rather than an inevitability, therefore we should always have the option to experience daylight [even if we choose not to].

Additional benefits:
* Having a distant star simulator would be a pretty neat addition to the space
* This could be useful to international visitors experiencing jetlag
* Improved lighting

==Goal==
Produce a light source that is as indistinguishable from a real skylight as possible.

Stretch goals:
* Make the "time of day", "season", and/or the "location" adjustable parameters (more on this below)
* Synchronize the above parameters with the supposed "outdoors"
* Make multiple artificial skylights, synchronized to produce the effect of one star (or multiple, for when we have Trisolaran guests)
* Publish it as an open source hardware project for others to enjoy
* Design, produce, and/or sell a kit to make it easier for others to enjoy

Modulo marketing, it looks like this has already been done [https://www.coelux.com/ commercially] [and therefore should be possible'ish]. Moreover, there exists a [https://youtu.be/6bqBsHSwPgw YouTube video] detailing the construction of a DIY version.

==Background==
It would seem that [at least] two conditions will need to be met in order for the skylight to look convincing:
* Light collimation
* Rayleigh scattering

Collimated light creates the effect of a distant light source. This should be possible using a lens or a reflector:

[[File:Collimated.jpeg]]

While a lens of this size may not be practical and a Fresnel lens will produce unwanted distortions, a parabolic reflector can be created by mirror'izing a parabolic dish, as seen in the video above.

Rayleigh scattering is what makes the sky blue and, in scattering some of the blue light, makes the Sun's light appear "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature warmer]". As the Sun's angle changes (with the time of day, the season, one's location on Earth), its rays' path through the atmosphere varies in length, and therefore the amount of scattering varies, resulting in a color change.

The engineers at CoeLux appear to have achieved this with some sort of film containing nanoparticles; this seems worth looking into and perhaps recreating [or purchasing, if that's an option]. In the video above, a similar effect is achieved using a volume of soapy water; this has some advantages as well as some disadvantages.

==Plan==
* Prototype
** First, we should create a small proof of concept
** The aperture should be at least 10E-2 m^2 to properly demonstrate the effect (why that specific size? I don't know, just a gut feeling)
** Assuming we'll need want something like [https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/167463/how-much-lux-does-the-sun-emit 10E5 lux] to approximate the Sun's brightness, we'll need to use a light source that produces at least 10E3 lumen (10E5 lux = (10E3 / 10E-2) lumen/m^2).
** For this phase of the project, we could just make a smaller version of what's described in the video. It might be nice to avoid having to use soapy water to simulate the scattering, so we can take this opportunity to explore other options, but if we can't figure out a more elegant solution, soapy water it is!
* Pilot
** Assuming a convincing prototype is produced, we may want to spec out a larger unit
** Something on the order of 1 m^2 feels like it could be pretty impressive
** Based on the calculation above, this would require a 10E5 lumen light source, which will draw a lot of power and produce a lot of heat
* Profit
** ...haha just kidding, let's see if we can get a prototype working

==Notes==
* Adjustable "Sun angle"
** This would require varying both the direction of the collimated light as well as the simulated path length of the light through our artificial "atmosphere"
** The former could be accomplished by rotating the mechanism mechanically
** To achieve the latter, if we are using a fluid to simulate scattering, we may be able to change the shape of the filter, pumping liquid in and out as necessary
** Alternatively, we may be able to create a 3D filter which we could rotate to change the length of the path taken through the substance, and/or use a clever arrangement of mirrors to reflect the light said the material several times
* Rayleigh scattering
** Using alumina particles: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24058661/
** We may be able to use an optically transparent material other than water, such as an oil
** We could also use a solid material, such as glass, a polymer, silicone, etc.
* Heat dissipation
** On the one hand, a large version of this is going to produce a lot of heat
** On the other hand, Noisebridge has been uncomfortably cold lately, so maybe we could harness the "waste" heat to help defrost our hackers' fingers
** Using liquid cooling to feed a heated floor seems just impractical enough to mention, but we could probably just blow air over the radiator and duct that air toward said hackers
* Acknowledgements
** Thank you [[User: Murph]] for workshopping these ideas and for sharing much of the information above
** Thank you Noisebridge Illuminati for entertaining [and possibly bankrolling] these ideas
** Thank you dear excellent human for reading!

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== Summary ==
Diagram showing how light can be collimated using a lens or a parabolic reflector

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These are the notes from the [https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Category:Meeting_Notes The 664th Meeting of Noisebridge].

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Note-takers: Farley, Alex

Moderators: Mcint

* '''One or two bullet points of high-level meeting summary.'''

== Meeting Summary ==
FIXME FILL OUT AT END OF MEETING AND SEND TO MAILING LIST
TLDR what happened at the meeting:
* Fundraising Update
* Announcements:
* Finances:
* New members:
* New philanthropists:
* Consensus Items:
* Discussion Items:

= Introductions =

* McInt: bit of sewing recently, looking forward to do infrastructure stuff again
* Emeline: sewing
* Tyler: visiting, fixing jeans
* Daniel. fixing jeans just graduated biomedical engineerring
* LXPK: I do gamebridge game dev wednesdays and I also do wiki/metaguild/fundraising stuff for the space.
* farley: Web developer in the space primarily in the space learning stuff, hanging out, ocassionally participating with projects. I've been learning Linux recently and today I'm applying to become a philanthropist. How much do I donate and how and who is the treasurer?
* TJ: Tyler, I'll put it in the chat, we generally ask for $80 but if you're not able to do that you can do $40.
Does AI stuff
* Carl: writing mobile apps, works for the internet archive
* Nthmost: just learning math and holding Philosophy Guild 9:45pm Friday nights.

= Short announcements and events =
* Upcoming fundraiser. 2/13 Sunday.
* MNT hackerspace in Germany. Laptop design & modification. Friday, 3/4.
* Board elections. Liz, supposed to happen 1/22. Requires advance notice.
* 3 weeks from now, End of Feb: Board Election.

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2022_01_25#Short_announcements_and_events

Monday is Circuit Hacking Monday and Communication Dojo events at 7PM. Communication Dojo prep session is at 6:30-7:00 on Discord.
Tuesdays is sewing meetup at 6pm in peron.
Class on Reinforcement Learning at 7PM Wednesday Turing on Discord.
Thursdays is To-do-ocracy at 6pm.
Fridays is chess night.
SFWEM is now BAM, Bay Area Mesh, they have a montly meeting with a Net on 70cm followed by a zoom.
Accessibility guild is meeting Thursdays during To-do-ocracy to plan space improvements and plan the Elevator installation and fundraising.

BOARD ELECTIONS are coming up!

In order to nominate someone (including yourself) for the 2022 Board of Noisebridge, sign up to run for the board! https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/2022_board_election
We have board insurance so you'll be less at risk if you join the board.

Noisebrew is starting soon and accepting funding and equipment donations! Add your name to the wiki page if you're interested in participating or helping. ONGOING

Fundraising is planning a NB14 14th anniversary grand reopening fundraiser. Groups at Noisebridge can prepare and exhibit things for it. Add your ideas to the wiki. Help plan at fundraising meetings during Doocratic Thursdays 6-9PM. ONGOING
NeurotechX hacknights- Thursdays 6-9 pm check the meetup for if it is happening https://www.meetup.com/NeuroTechSF/ (no upcoming events on meetup)

= Excellence =
'''Our One Rule is to Be Excellent to Each Other.'''

(What does that mean? Everyone is expected to follow the Anti-Harassment Policy, please familiarize yourself with it.) TWO MINUTES MAX
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Anti-Harassment_Policy

== New members/philanthropists ==

Farley - sponsored by TJ (culteejen)
Emeline - sponsored by Sophia (Sophia Wisdom)

= Financial Report =
'''Anarchist societies under a capitalist state need money to survive and thrive, yo.'''

* Funds in bank:
cash-309,106.45
crypto-3.25 bitcoin (125,388.25)
total-434,494.70

* Noisetor (See the bulletpoints at the bottom of http://noisetor.net/finances/#summary):
* Any other details by those participating in handling our financials
* The latest financial reports from the treasurer are available at https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Finances

Apply to be a treasurer, if you can help us handle money and are well trusted.

== Spending Needs ==
Gotta spend money on XYZ (i.e. Gate, wiring etc.). WHO CAN SIGN THE CHECK OR LEND THE CREDIT CARD!?!?! It doesn't matter if we agree to do something and it can’t be paid for.

none

== Fundraising Update ==
'''How's it all going'''

2/13 front of noisebridge, set up (like for HackComedy) set up stage for talks and presentations.

= Big C Consensus Items =
Nobody likes 3 hour meetings, only explain if people ask

== [[ Consensus Items ]] ==
Only for talking about Big C consensus items, small c consensus items should be discussed with people at the space at the time of the change/new item.

=== COVID POLICY RENEWAL ===
Putting this as one consensus item for now, as the multi-consensus format seemed like a mistake.
In any case, the last consensus of Noisebridge is this:
- It is Excellent to be fully vaccinated before entering Noisebridge, and we will work to actively communicate such through signage and tours
- Requiring vaccination records are more harmful in de-anonymizing people than helpful, since most anti-vaxxers stay away from vax-positive spaces anyways
- Masks will be negotiated by small-C consensus of the people inside Noisebridge.
This proposal is to either reaffirm these, or edit the proposal into something everyone agrees with.

Will be discussed more on discuss
there will be links to the previous time that this was concensed to give context to the original discussion.

=== MEMBERSHIP POLICY REVISION ===
*NTHMOST introuced the consensus item last week, here are the discussion notes: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2022_01_25
And the Discuss page:
https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/consensus-proposal-philanthropists-becoming-members-need-only-1-additional-sponsorship-and-2-months-of-participation/2825/
LXPK proposed some additions:

LXPK-summarising stuff from the discuss thread

Philanthropists become Members when they satisfy the following conditions:
1 additional Sponsor signature (Member) on their application form.
at least 8 weeks elapsed time since becoming a Philanthropist.

helps people automaticly apply for big M membership, and makes vetting people easier.

LXPK proposed some additions:

*General questions we would like to know about all prospective member’s aspirations for Noisebridge can be added to the membership application form.

*A philanthropist can fill out the member application form with an additional member sponsor and any additional questions on it. They become a member after 8 weeks of becoming a philanthropist and 4 meeting weeks of the member application being filled out unless a member blocks it.

*A philanthropy applicant can fill out the member application form at the same time.

*Everyone is encouraged to get to know new philanthropists that may soon become members and learn about them through socializing.

Discussion time

Pyconaut- I like the additions being a part of the item as it will keep this information form being forgot or from these points being changed randomly or by accident.

LXPK - I added my proposed addons in the Discuss thread:
https://discuss.noisebridge.info/t/consensus-proposal-philanthropists-becoming-members-need-only-1-additional-sponsorship-and-2-months-of-participation/2825/12

*Nthmost: Members have ability to block consensus items for major decisions like financial expenditures, moves, etc. with a quorum of 3 members minimum (which is really low) in the meeting. Members are called to deliberate on consensus proposals. There's implicit knowledge that if they're able to block, it is imperative to convince people who are members not to block for an item to go forward. Some say "membership doesn"t matter" which isn't exactly true. It is true that some people decide never to be members and have influence how NB works which is cool. You can sense things to become true in that sense you don't need to be a member because we need quorum of members for decisions to be made according to our bylaws. Essentially, one needs to convince members of the worth of an idea. It doesn't matter as much if a nonmember disagrees since they're the ones who can block.

If member pool is increasing should we increase the quorum size as a percentage?

Nthmost: Maybe.

mcint: This was sice last week?

Nthmost: We can consider it today the first day in its current shape so it needs 2 weeks.

mcint: How does it consider current philanthropists?

Nthmost: From the moment someone fills out proposed questionnaire and gets a second sponsor, it would start from there.

Lxpk: Just 4 weeks elapsed after the form is filled out.

Pyconaut: And be posted in the space. More noticeable. Like "hey we have new members come read this". Most of the history, the binder has been somewhat hidden.

Nthmost: I don't know where.

Lxpk: Would it make sense for this reason to have the applications become in a digital form at least temporarily?

Pyconaut: We could do a google form. make it anonymous?

mcint: We could post pictures?

Nthmost: Reducing how many people can see it is an anti-pattern. Having humans handle the process is good.

Lxpk: It is an implementation detail we could improve in the future. We could figure that out later.

mcint: It sounds like there are no objections today.

= Discussion =

== Discussion Item 1 ==

mcint: It would be good for us to discuss cash flow changes rather than just balance sheet number.

TJ: Having more consistent active treasurer not in NE doing a startup would be first to give us weekly updates.

LXPK: On the subject of improving cashflow, I think the goal of participation increased by more membership, I think fundraiser can be a membership drive. And look at long term increases in classes and events and tools being used

pyconaut: I think it would be good. We have tried to move to full cashflow and not just balance sheets. The problem is that sometimes that can be very confusing because we have so many aspects of things that come in every week and quite a few different expenses. It is very helpful. Balance sheets are good when we apply for grants. For actually understanding where we need to improve, they aren't great. If we keep better tabs on this stuff, we can give community better idea of why donating to NB matters. If we fix the donation for projects and equipment specific system, people would be more inclined to donate if they know the money goes to specific things. We could get donations for other things too. People who use things might donate for the thing they used and made money with. We should try to have discussion about treasury stuff soon. I'm happy to help out a bit more. I need to be careful because I have too many keys of access in the space and that has been a thing I don't want to get many more. That's why I've avoided helping out with finances more.

mcint: For those interested in accounting command line, I can show people Beancount. I might do it on Friday.

== Discussion Item 2 ==

TJ: In tangent to philanthropist/membership, what do you all think of people who can't contribute financially but want to become involved. I told a couple people they could not be able to contribute but it was held against them but they've done a lot for the space and I can't quantify it.

Nthmost: Everybody needs to read the Disposessed by Ursula K Le Guin because it was an inspirational play for NB's founding. Nobody should be excluded because of finances and if someone was made to feel bad about it that's sad.

Pyconaut: Something I've explained in tours, other than money, time or knowledge is very valuable at Noisebridge. Teaching a class is often more valuable than paying $40/month. If you're able to clean or repair equipment in the space. People have for years figured out what the monetary value of things are and time and knowledge are worth a lot more than what most companies pay. At Noisebridge time or knowledge should be encouraged especially from people who can't participate as much.

TJ: Putting time in the space right now is especially valuable because if we make space better such that others join, that compounds on itself.
I was asking about a way to quantify that. If people believe someone is contributing, quantifying it may lead to worse outcomes.

Mcint: Maybe we learn how to tell good stories about it. And people discuss and agree what seems fair or not.

nthmost- we grenerally didn't hassel people about money

Lxpk: In the past, we said if you can't donate the usual monthly amounts just talk to the Treasurer and work something out (which is vague on pourpse).

Nthmost: People used to do things to help out like taking out the trash but we don't want people to feel like indentured servants.

Pyconaut: There's also been people who couldn't donate money but they donated equipment or hardware or food. We had people donate bagels or coffee or whatever. Generally, NB is very forgiving, especially now that we have money. We could change the bounds of our monthly donations. We could set a range to $20-$80. If you donate a lot, you are covering for people who can't donate as much.

== Discussion Item 3 ==

Sophia: Discuss item: We should do an NFT because it would be funny and make people mad and we wouldn't have to get donations because someone could give us a like $1million for it from people who like us. A series of NFTs that allow you to block consensus items.

TJ: If someone donates a million dollars for digitally distinct art, then let them. We get a million either way.

Sophia: But it has to be a real approved NFT consensed.

pyconaut: I like this idea, it is so stupid.

== Discussion Item 4 ==
Zach: I have discussion item. A small thing. A first timer recommended this to me. They told me it was intimidating coming to meetings because of amount of decision making. We used to encourage people to arrive half an hour early to socialize and learn about NB.

Pyconaut: I was one doing that beforehand. I should train other people to know how to do that. I have a document written up about it. I will share it arround.

LXPK: More docents, and having a social hour before the meeting would be very good.

TJ: About the concerns about needing social time and intros... People discuss things at meetings for a long time. If anything, we try to do away with the boilerplate about excellence and consensus to save time discussing those things before the actual discussion items that come after.

Mcint: We did have introductions at the start. In the future we'll try to do that more thoroughly.

Zach: Im relaying something someone brought to my attention. It was an online visitor. When I attend remotely, I could see that being a challenge. If you're new to NB and want to laern more, there might be a way to divy it up wtih a first half and a second half.

Mcint: Maybe we could do callouts during the meeting.

Pyconaut: Early on in pandemic I was doing this hour before meetings. I was on this Jitsi introducing people to NB. It was well received. Quite a lot of people stuck around for meeting. It could be brought back.Similar to physical tours but just introducing how NB works. someone could be on Jitsi an hour before.

Mcint: If people want to do that, feel free to do it.

Sophia: Introductions and boilerplate took a long time.

Mcint: Softer intro time before.

= Do-ocratic Task Board =
Participation also means doing stuff to contribute to the space. Propose new tasks or pick some tasks from [https://github.com/noisebridge/buildout-capp Github], from what needs to be done around you, or whatever, and see if someone will sign up to work on that task. Anyone can sign up and it's a great way to show you are contributing!

= End of Meeting =

==Note taker posts the notes==

* Clean and tidy the meeting notes including removing all these really verbose instructions.
* Fill out the short summary at the top listing just announcements, consensus items, discussion topics, and names of new members and philanthropists.
* Copy paste the notes to the next meeting page. (They will become Last meeting at midnight.)
* Email the meeting summary to Noisebridge Discuss and Noisebridge Announce lists.
* CC on the email treasurer@noisebridge.net and secretary@noisebridge.net if there are new members and philanthropists.
* Edit the Current Consensus Items if anything is proposed for consensus next week.
* Edit the Consensus Items History if anything was reached consensus or failed to reach consensus this week.

==Fun things to do after==

* Reprise of the [[Hackernationale]]. [This is anarchy - we do what the wiki says!]
* PGP Key Signing could happen now (if it doesn't happen before any given Meeting). Ask others around the space or check the list to see who wants in on the action.
[[Category:Meeting Notes]]

Example tasks:
* Collect all the trash in the space into the large bins on Sunday night!
* Document how one of the 3D printers works on the wiki, print out QR code linking to it & tape it to that printer!
* Find us a plumber to fix the toilet and hang out with them in the space while they fix it (Perhaps organizing an entire toilet replacement workshop!)

New space meeting 2018 03 13

2018-03-14T04:35:38Z

Alexalekseyenko: Created page with "== Meeting Notes 2018 03 13 ==..."

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 13 ==
Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

Next Meeting: March 20, 2018 at 19:00

== In Attendence ==
* Kevin
* Jim
* Kevin'
* Jarrod
* AlexAlex
* Nathan
* Greg
* Clarissa
* Asya
* Alex Peake
* Silver

== Overview ==
* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* $NBSP; subgroups
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements

== Messaging & fundraising ==

Kevin':People offered to fly out here and accept $4K to train us to do things. They're professionals and what not.
Jarrod: could be useful if they did it for us -- training is less useful
Jim: Foundation Center at Sutter and Stockton -- lots of grant writers there. Local has some value; we're in a rich area and we ought to find local, sympathetic people. $4K to tell us who they think we are is ...errr
Kevin: 5% of our bank account to get started. Knothnx
Jarrod: We probably wouldn't even take their advice
Kevin: If we had $100K's, this would probably be a lot easier, but as it is grant writers will have to learn about who we are. Uless we find someone specific to education/technology
Greg: Foundation center x2 They have different programs that might be helpful in this area. They pay money to maintain a database of organizations that received grants
Kevin: They offer seminars/webinars on writing grant proposals
Jim: Agenda item: we learn how to do this stuff
Kevin: Outsourcing might make sense, given the effort on this front to date. Overcoming the learning curve has slowed us down
Jim: Needs ass-kicking for optimal cooperation
Kevin: People charge a lot of money for kicking ass in this town
Kevin': Originally presented the possibility of hiring consultants to help us
Silver: Big companies might be generous to places like this. I'm working on a project and I've had some success reaching out to companies. Google, Apple, ...? Noisebridge has a lot to offer -- this space got me into tech. Generates change in communities. Could make a strong case for Noisebridge to one of these companies
Jim: What does it mean to go to these companies? How do we find the right companies and identify the right people in those companies?
Silver: Presenting the hackerspace to them. They might not know about this place and the resources it offers. We just need the right people to approach them
Nathan: We need to be able to expressing what/who we are, to companies, generally wealthy people
Silver: I am super down to do this kind of stuff, but I would like to do this with someone else. I have puppy eyes
Kevin': Anyone feel plugged into the fundraising effort? Someone seems to be working on copy(?)
Nathan: I can contribute photo/video work. I think we should create a gofundme campaign. We should be able to show people what we are in 2-3 minutes. People with a lot of money rarely have a lot of time
Kevin: Do we have a gofundme?
Kevin': We have a Patreon
Kevin: Naomi has been working on it
Kevin': There is a fundraising channel. Would be empowering to us all to get involved with these discussions
Alex: It would be really useful to have groups that work independently, then come to gether, to compare result, to motivate each other. That's not happening now, and it's SAD.
Alex: Is there an entrypoint for people, task forces they can contribute to
Nathan: It would be valuable to show people "here are the teams working on this"
Silver: This being an anarchist space, that goes to show that people care enough about it to keep it around. #1 in the USA! Rich people are really generous
Asya: #poverty There are billions in poverty. Another team can choose to do events. We could have items we sell to the public to fundraise. Selling as in donation
Jim: Good track. Testimonials are powerful. Who has benefitted already? What have we made/done?
Nathan: We have a history at Maker Faire every year. That's one instance of publicity
Jarrod: the information you get by going there (the grant place) in person is much better than the information you get online
Kevin: I like the idea of finding out where other similar organizations get funds
Alex Peake: Building a Noisebridge-specific game. Need to build specific activities/skills you can learn here. Also need an overarching narrative. We need content. Game would be free but there would be opportunities for monetization. We need to make video-type content showcasing Noisebridge
Nathan: First person, 3-minute documentary. Someone walks in off the street and tours the space

Takeaway: Let's create some task force groups. Let's pin announcement of new-space subgroups in the new-space channel

== $NBSP; subgroups ==
It might be helpful to have focused groups for the various aspects of the Noisebridge Space Program which can run in parallel. Each subgroup should have a point-person, a bottom-liner. Each group should be able to provide updates at the weekly $NBSP; meetings. It may be helpful to create a channel on Slack in order to focus communication on said topics.

=== Weekly NBSP Meeting ===
- Kevin'
=== Let's go to Google/Apple/Other big companies ===
- Silver
- another female bottom-liner? Naomi?
=== Grants team ===
- Asya
- Jarrod
=== Standalone Noisebridge Game ===
- Alex Peake
- Need content people to make content
=== Videography/Photography group ===
- *Looking for a bottom-liner for this group*
- Nathan
- Scotty?
- Documentation team to help people who've made things to document their work
=== Spacewalkers ===
- Kevin
=== Live Streaming Arcade Cabinet group ===
- Mark
- PLAY GAMES TO SAVE NOISEBRIDGE!
- Would be nice to get fundraising help and outreach to video game watchers
- Join #nbgamingarchivists channel

== Lease space search update ==
Kevin:
1504 Bryant. 10,000sqft property on Bryant. Divisible into two spaces. Accessible in theory, though there is a pinch point that may not be wide enough for chair access. One bathroom is not ADA. Owner is interested in upgrading the bathroom on the ground floor. There's typically a broker representing the building owner, but sometimes there's a tenant owner. They're helpful in negotiating a better deal. We've been working with Blake on this and looping him in on our search.

1144 Howard St. 8-9,000sqft. Two floors. Owner is weird. $1.67sqft/mo, which falls into our range. Owner wants to lease the whole thing for $15,000. We've spoken with 2-3 other organizations who might be interested in co-tenant'ing. That hasn't really worked out well. Partly because we don't really have everything together internally. Personally I think we should go with something that's within our budget. We should focus on affordability because affordable spaces are very few and far between right now. Used to work in this space and right now we're in a very low vacancy market (< 1% estimated). There are probably only 5-10 buildings on the market like this. We should look at opporunities based on what we can afford. Might be able to get a better deal through our tenant broker and/or co-tenants.

132 Missouri at 17th. Between Mission and Dogpatch; Potrero. 6,000sqft. $1.35sqft/mo Industrial. Pay for utilities on our own. That's preferable. Excitement. 30 min walk from BART

36-40 Shotwell at 14th. It's a hut. It has a roof. It's not cheap. $2+sqft/mo. Maybe $2.50

Jim: interested in electrical issues
Kevin: That's my update
Kevin': What is your view on affordability today, sans fundraising effort
Kevin: Looks like we can afford $7,000'ish, though maybe higher if we continue getting more money as we have been recently. $90,000 in the bank, though $30,000 of that is earmarked for TOR. We need $40-50,000 to move in, plus moving expenses (trucks, movers, etc.)
Alex Peake: I have a U-Haul truck
Kevin': We have bodies, if nothing else
Kevin: Only mention it because someone was estimating that we need $1/4M to move, though maybe that had to do with making a down payment. Worst case scenario, we find a business to lease ASAP. We only have 4 months left. We need a month of overlap at least
Jim: We might want to rent a storage space temporarily
Kevin: Spoke with John about what a Noisebridge graceful shutdown would look like. Basically going into storage, underground, etc. So far the current owner gives no shits about us. We need to respect that trendline
Jim: Before there was building Noisebridge, there was coffee house Noisebridge
Kevin': Anyone see any new properties?
Kevin': Anyone want to do a tour?
Kevin: Let's see if it's still available
Alex Peake: I have a friend who used to hang out here a lot, Paul, and he's a superstar fundraising/grant writing person. I will get in touch with him. I will put him in touch with the grant team
Jarrod: Shall we use the new-space channel for coordination?
Asya: Grant writing should have its own channel
Kevin: There's a fundraising channel
Asya: Can there be a grant writing channel/tag?
Kevin: Let's put it in the fundraising channel
Kevin: I think there are two pieces missing from our process. 1) we need more people to check out buildings/spaces
Silver: Noisy in the new-space channel. Maybe we can make a channel specifically for checking out spaces
Jarrod: We can pin things to the sidebar. Highlighted/pinned items(?)
Kevin: I don't have a good sense for who's down to look at buildings. Not sure if the people who were checking out buildings are still involved(?) We need to make a letter of intent. Ruth put one together for 1144 Howard. Formal non-binding communication expressing interest
Greg: How is the timing on this going to work? How long will it take to sign on? Will we be paying for overlapping months?
Kevin': We've discussed timelines and that we'll need to move quickly. We have a process for how this decision can be made quickly. Part of the letter of intent is negotiating whether or not we'll get the first X months free. We need to put something together that looks right to brokers
Kevin: I need to stop expecting more people to jump in and get involved. People will probably get more excited when more is happening. We need at least a month of overlap to move Noisebridge over, and we should probably do that before August. That depends on what we can negotiate. It's a matter of whether or not they're going to wait for us. Depends on whether or not we'll be able to break the current lease
Kevin': We need to have a plan to synchronize these things
Silver: Who is the board? Are they at this meeting? Are they behind the scenes?
Kevin': Trent and Patrick are long-standing members of the community. More responsibility than power
Kevin: Board was elected this year under the banner that this board will do nothing
Kevin': We've specified that the treasurer, president, secretary, etc. will decide
Jim: This is to conform to legal expectations. They are the fall guys
Kevin': These titles hold no significance. They can sign agreements. They are a legal interface. They act based on the consensus of the group
Kevin: My faith meter is low for better oranization
Jim: Discussion list might help
Kevin: With an interest in keeping the process private, we've made a non-public list for these discussions (to avoid trolls, competing brokers, etc.)
Kevin': Noisebridge has many known and unknown adversaries
Jarrod: Hillary Ronen, district supervisor, coming to do something here tomorrow morning at 0915
Asya: Hillary begins the process of something. It's a huge process
Kevin: It's a process we don't have much time for. We met on Friday with MEDA SF. They think our time line is too short. They acquire disressed properties and redevelop them. They're building a large mixed-use property at the moment. They offer other service which might help us, such as connecting us with other organizations. For instance loan organizations. In the short term NCCLA could help us to look good to a potential land lord. Presentation matters a lot. Having a CPA look at our books could be very helpful for optics. Things like that
Jarrod: Did they happen to say what would make the time line better? Would there be a good reason to put us into storage and wait?
Kevin: Reps from MEDA SF is going to be here to tour Noisebridge on Friday at 12:00. Would be good to have a bunch of people here
Jarrod: Propose that we start a calendar on the new space wiki page
Kevin: How about instead of a wiki, which it can be hard to find things on, could we have a Trello board for NBSP?
Jarrod: We have a Trello board since December. There is a calendar plugin. Might be overkill. Wiki for now, can optimize later. Everything should be in one place (this page)
Kevin: Another suggestion: to have mirroring between the Slack channel and the wiki page
Jarrod: Slack channel needs curation
Kevin: I hardly notice pinned items because they aren't immediately visible
Alex: Bottom-liners, point-people for these sub-groups?
Kevin: Agreed. Someone needs to care enough. Really flat organizations are hard

== Co-tenancy update ==
N/A

== Accessibility requirements ==
N/A

New space meeting 2018 03 06

2018-03-14T03:59:51Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Lease search update */

Please see:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/noisebridge-space-program

for new space related notes and information

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 06 ==

Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

== In Attendence ==

* Kevin′
* Jarrod

== Overview ==

* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements
* Current consensus proposal
* Letter of Intent

The Next Meeting is: March 13, 2018 at 19:00

== Accessibility requirements ==

* Accessible enterance that includes an elevator if required
* One restroom that meets ADA requirements
* Many details are building specific and will require on-site evaluation
* This is a draft and requires more feedback

== Leasing and build-out considerations ==

* Given a lease, we must consider how much we are going to invest into the building infrastructure
* Longer term lease will be worth more effort in the build-out
* We should keep in mind our move-in, buildout, consensus, and costs
* We'll need all new stickers

== Lease search update ==

* Kevin′ is touring 1504 Bryant on Wednesday, March 7th at 16:30

== Messaging and Fundraising ==

* Raise on donate.noisebridge.net
* Blub copy is kept here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fundraising_Copy
* $15,000/month in recurring donations sounds like a good target
* Discussion and editing of the copy ensue -- new PR to the view https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net/blob/master/app/views/donations/index.html.erb
** Has this been deployed already?

== Letter of Intent ==

* The current consensus proposal authorizes Board Officers to enter into lease negotiations. A Board Officer ought to sign-off on (and perhaps sign!) a Letter of Intent prior to submission.

New space meeting 2018 03 06

2018-03-14T03:59:34Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Leasing and build-out considerations */

Please see:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/noisebridge-space-program

for new space related notes and information

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 06 ==

Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

== In Attendence ==

* Kevin′
* Jarrod

== Overview ==

* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements
* Current consensus proposal
* Letter of Intent

The Next Meeting is: March 13, 2018 at 19:00

== Accessibility requirements ==

* Accessible enterance that includes an elevator if required
* One restroom that meets ADA requirements
* Many details are building specific and will require on-site evaluation
* This is a draft and requires more feedback

== Leasing and build-out considerations ==

* Given a lease, we must consider how much we are going to invest into the building infrastructure
* Longer term lease will be worth more effort in the build-out
* We should keep in mind our move-in, buildout, consensus, and costs
* We'll need all new stickers

== Lease search update ==

* Kevin′ is touring 1504 Bryant on Wednesday, March 7th at 4:30pm

== Messaging and Fundraising ==

* Raise on donate.noisebridge.net
* Blub copy is kept here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fundraising_Copy
* $15,000/month in recurring donations sounds like a good target
* Discussion and editing of the copy ensue -- new PR to the view https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net/blob/master/app/views/donations/index.html.erb
** Has this been deployed already?

== Letter of Intent ==

* The current consensus proposal authorizes Board Officers to enter into lease negotiations. A Board Officer ought to sign-off on (and perhaps sign!) a Letter of Intent prior to submission.

New space meeting 2018 03 06

2018-03-14T03:59:11Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Overview */

Please see:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/noisebridge-space-program

for new space related notes and information

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 06 ==

Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

== In Attendence ==

* Kevin′
* Jarrod

== Overview ==

* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements
* Current consensus proposal
* Letter of Intent

The Next Meeting is: March 13, 2018 at 19:00

== Accessibility requirements ==

* Accessible enterance that includes an elevator if required
* One restroom that meets ADA requirements
* Many details are building specific and will require on-site evaluation
* This is a draft and requires more feedback

== Leasing and build-out considerations ==

* Given a lease, we must consider how much we are going to invest into the building infrastructure
* Longer term lease will be worth more effort in the build-out
* We should keep in mind our move-in, buildout, and consensus, costs
* We'll need all new stickers

== Lease search update ==

* Kevin′ is touring 1504 Bryant on Wednesday, March 7th at 4:30pm

== Messaging and Fundraising ==

* Raise on donate.noisebridge.net
* Blub copy is kept here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fundraising_Copy
* $15,000/month in recurring donations sounds like a good target
* Discussion and editing of the copy ensue -- new PR to the view https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net/blob/master/app/views/donations/index.html.erb
** Has this been deployed already?

== Letter of Intent ==

* The current consensus proposal authorizes Board Officers to enter into lease negotiations. A Board Officer ought to sign-off on (and perhaps sign!) a Letter of Intent prior to submission.

New space meeting 2018 03 06

2018-03-14T03:57:42Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Messaging and Fundraising */

Please see:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/noisebridge-space-program

for new space related notes and information

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 06 ==

Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

== In Attendence ==

* Kevin′
* Jarrod

== Overview ==

* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements
* Current consensus proposal
* Letter of Intent

The Next Meeting is: March 13, 2018, 19:00

== Accessibility requirements ==

* Accessible enterance that includes an elevator if required
* One restroom that meets ADA requirements
* Many details are building specific and will require on-site evaluation
* This is a draft and requires more feedback

== Leasing and build-out considerations ==

* Given a lease, we must consider how much we are going to invest into the building infrastructure
* Longer term lease will be worth more effort in the build-out
* We should keep in mind our move-in, buildout, and consensus, costs
* We'll need all new stickers

== Lease search update ==

* Kevin′ is touring 1504 Bryant on Wednesday, March 7th at 4:30pm

== Messaging and Fundraising ==

* Raise on donate.noisebridge.net
* Blub copy is kept here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fundraising_Copy
* $15,000/month in recurring donations sounds like a good target
* Discussion and editing of the copy ensue -- new PR to the view https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net/blob/master/app/views/donations/index.html.erb
** Has this been deployed already?

== Letter of Intent ==

* The current consensus proposal authorizes Board Officers to enter into lease negotiations. A Board Officer ought to sign-off on (and perhaps sign!) a Letter of Intent prior to submission.

New space meeting 2018 03 06

2018-03-14T03:56:13Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Leasing and build-out considerations */

Please see:

https://pad.riseup.net/p/noisebridge-space-program

for new space related notes and information

== Meeting Notes 2018 03 06 ==

Riseup pad: https://pad.riseup.net/p/nb-new-space

== In Attendence ==

* Kevin′
* Jarrod

== Overview ==

* Messaging & fundraising
* Lease space search update
* Co-tenancy update
* Accessibility requirements
* Current consensus proposal
* Letter of Intent

The Next Meeting is: March 13, 2018, 19:00

== Accessibility requirements ==

* Accessible enterance that includes an elevator if required
* One restroom that meets ADA requirements
* Many details are building specific and will require on-site evaluation
* This is a draft and requires more feedback

== Leasing and build-out considerations ==

* Given a lease, we must consider how much we are going to invest into the building infrastructure
* Longer term lease will be worth more effort in the build-out
* We should keep in mind our move-in, buildout, and consensus, costs
* We'll need all new stickers

== Lease search update ==

* Kevin′ is touring 1504 Bryant on Wednesday, March 7th at 4:30pm

== Messaging and Fundraising ==

* Raise   on donate.noisebridge.net
* Blub copy is kept here: https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fundraising_Copy
* $15,000/month in recurring donations sounds like a good target
* Discussion and editing of the copy ensue -- new PR to the view https://github.com/noisebridge/donate.noisebridge.net/blob/master/app/views/donations/index.html.erb
** Has this been deployed already?

== Letter of Intent ==

* The current consensus proposal authorizes Board Officers to enter into lease negotiations. A Board Officer ought to sign-off on (and perhaps sign!) a Letter of Intent prior to submission.

Category:Events

2017-04-12T21:07:17Z

Alexalekseyenko: /* Upcoming Events edit */

Official, Semi-Official, one-off and other events at the Noisebridge space.

=Event Calendar=
<onlyinclude>
Not all events make it onto this calendar. Many events only make it to the [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/ Discussion] or [https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-announce/ Announcements] mailing lists, [[IRC]] or in person at [[Meetings | Tuesday meetings]]. Best of all, Noisebridge is about people getting together at the space in San Francisco to do stuff. DO pay attention, as some events just arise organically from the bottom up!

'''Want to host your event at Noisebridge?''' We like seeing classes and talks on interesting things pertaining to various subjects of hacking. Most of all, we like seeing familiar faces. Please participate in the space and our [[Meetings|weekly Tuesday meetings]] to see if we're the right audience for what you want to share before announcing a new event. Additionally, please see our [[Hosting an Event|events hosting page]] for suggestions on how to use Noisebridge for your event/class/workshop.

 
=== Upcoming Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=2 edit] ===







{{event
|time = Wednesday, April 5th, 2017, 6:30pm
|title = Let's talk about inventions!
|description = Bring an invention, idea, or problem to discuss with the group.
 
Please show up on time so you do not miss introductions!
}}
 

{{event
|time = Thursday, April 6th, 2017, 6:30pm
|title = Future of Programming/Visual Programming
|description = For people who want to invent the future!
 
We meet in the back in Church room area.
https://www.meetup.com/Future-of-Programming-Visual-Interactive-Programming/events/238893173/
}}
 

{{event
|time = Saturday, April 8th, 2017, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_08_Apr_2017|The 08-Apr-2017 GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has experimental acts, electronic sounds, & noise, with gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Dinosaurs With Horns (LAFMS), Mochipet, Tom Djill, Bloody Snowman, Mas Coad''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, April 16th, 2017, 15:00
|title = DIY PCB Workshop
|description = Ivan, a visiting hacker from Kiev, will demonstrate how to prototype your own PCB using a laser cutter and easily-obtained supplies. There will be an introduction to the relevant concepts (PCBs, etching, etc.) at the beginning of the workshop, followed by a live demonstration of the process.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, April 22nd, 2017, 11am
|title = World Create Day
|description = It’s official, '''World Create Day''' is on April 22nd. Get together with hackers in your area and create something! This is best way to meet all the Hackaday readers in your area, and a great excuse to carve out a few hours of your busy life to have fun working on a project. 
https://hackaday.com/2017/04/05/world-create-day-the-hackaday-event-in-your-town/
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, May 13th, 2017, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_13_May_2017|The 13-May-2017 GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has experimental acts, electronic sounds, & noise, with gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Microwave Windows, Syrnx, Fistortion, Nurse Betty, Series Premiere''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, May 13th, 2017, 2pm
|title = Stupid Shit That No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon
|description = Come make stupid shit that no one needs! This will be the same format as the last two years! No technical experience necessary 
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, May 14th, 2017, 8:00
|title = Stupid Shit That No One Needs and Terrible Ideas Hackathon
|description = Come make stupid shit that no one needs! This will be the same format as the last two years! No technical experience necessary 
}}
 
{{event
|time = Thursday, May 18th, 2017, 08:00
|title = Maker Faire 2017
|description = [[Maker|Maker Faire 2017 - setup day]] Thursday morning we'll meet to load a truck with our Maker Faire stuff and take it down to San Mateo for setup.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Friday, May 19th, 2017, 09:00
|title = Maker Faire 2017
|description = [[Maker|Maker Faire 2017 - setup and show day]] We'll be fixing anything we broke during setup, or forgot to bring. Then telling people about Noisebridge and showing off what we've made here in the space. (Time to be corrected as details arrive.)
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, May 20th, 2017, 09:00
|title = Maker Faire 2017
|description = [[Maker|Maker Faire 2017 - show day]] Well be telling people about Noisebridge and showing off what we've made here in the space. Hackers are ok. (Time to be corrected as details arrive.)
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, May 21st, 2017, 09:00
|title = Maker Faire 2017
|description = [[Maker|Maker Faire 2017 - show day and tear down]] We'll be telling people about Noisebridge and showing off what we've made here in the space. At the end of the show, we'll take it all back home to Noisebridge. (Time to be corrected as details arrive.)
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, June 10th, 2017, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_10_Jun_2017|The 10-Jun-2017 GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has experimental acts, electronic sounds, & noise, with gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Filthmilk, The Fathers, Danishta Rivero & Matt Chandler, The American Family Unit, Lime Eyelid''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, July 8th, 2017, 12pm
|title = GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES
|description = [[Godwaffle_08_Jul_2017|The 8-Jul-2017 GODWAFFLE NOISE PANCAKES]] has experimental acts, electronic sounds, & noise, with gourmet vegan pancakes! 
''Bands: Heartworm, Eurostache, Puzzle, The Blues, Sopontaneous Obliteration''
}}
 
{{event
|time = Saturday, October 14th, 2017, 5pm
|title = Noisebridge Lit Crawl event
|description = Noisebridge will again be participating in the [[Noisebridge_Lit_Crawl_event|San Francisco Lit Crawl]]. More details to be posted later. 
}}

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=== Recurring Events [https://www.noisebridge.net/index.php?title=Category:Events&action=edit&section=3 edit] ===

{{Template:Recurring}} - Every week. 
{{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} - Certain weeks, e.g. 1st week only. 
{{Template:RecurringException|-2nd}} - Except certain weeks, or other schedule exceptions.


==== Mondays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''7:00 pm to 9:00 pm [[Circuit Hacking Mondays]]''' Learn to solder! And make cool things with electronics. [[User:maltman23|Mitch]], [[User:Tman66|J]], Rolf, [[User:Miloh|Miloh]], [[User:Cedric|Cedric]], Cheng, Greg, and/or a host of others will bring kits-for-purchase to make cool, hackable things for all skill levels that you can bring home after you make them! Many designed for '''absolute beginners'''! Bring your own projects to hack! Bring things to fix! All ages. All are welcome! See the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss Discuss list] and the [https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-announce Announce list] for weekly updates.
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Take Out the Trash Night -- Round One]] Be sure to put bins out by midnight as the trash truck comes between 1:30 to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm '''[[PyClass|Intermediate Python with PyClass]]''' - Crash course in the Python standard library. Monday session is held in Church Classroom.

==== ''Super'' Tuesdays! ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''5:00 pm to 7:30 pm [[Songbridge|Songbridge Music Making Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly music making and mentoring meetup with Ableton/GarageBand/Logic tutorials for beginners and peer collabs. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} '''6:30 pm to 8:30 pm [[SCoT|Sewing and Crafting]]''' - Come learn how to use the sewing machines or just work on a craft (e.g. knitting, crocheting, felt working, embroidery, leatherworking, beading, etc.). All skill levels are welcome.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:30 pm to 11:30 pm [[Gamebridge|Gamebridge Unityversity Game Dev Tuesdays]]''' - Beginner-friendly game development class and meetup, learn and share C# Unity coding, 2D/3D art, design, writing and audio. Learn how to mentor and help teach game dev. ([[Noise Square Table]]).
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm [[Meetings|Noisebridge Weekly Meeting]]''' - Introducing new people and events to the space, general discussion, and decision-making on key issues. '''This is your space, folks. Come on out here in person to express what you think about what's going on with it!'''
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''11am to 6pm [[freeCodeCamp|freeCodeCamp Workshop]]''' - Come code with us! Learn full stack web development with JavaScript, HTML, CSS. Everyone is welcome!

==== Wednesdays ====
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm - '''[[Cyberspectrum|Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup]]''' in the Hackatorium(''new''): A place to learn and exchange ideas about SDR. Presentations on concepts, mystery signals, hardware/software and cool applications. Event alternates monthly between SF and the South Bay.
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} Wednesday of every month, 7:30-9. '''[[with Software; Art()]]''' Present your personal and expressive art made with software/hardware of your own making and get feedback and critical dialogue from fellow artist/technologists. [Last updated Feb 1, 2017].
* {{Template:Recurring}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[DreamTeam| Dream Team Neuro Hackery]] - EEG research & development project with general interest in sleep, dreaming, creative intelligence, and many loosely related topics such as: neurophysiology, signal processing, cognitive neuroscience, and (especially) hacking code and devices for data acquisition and analysis. Join us at the [[CollaborationStation]] (near the Hackatorium). Expect general discussion around 8 PM - usually moving along by 9 PM to focus on more technical aspects of current project.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Career Change: How to kickstart your new career in web development

==== Thursdays ====
* {{Template:Recurring}} [[House_Keeping#Trash_and_Recycling|Trash Night -- Round Two]] - Take out the trash for Friday morning! Do it by midnight as truck comes ~1:30am to 2:30am.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm The [[Go]] group meets up on Wednesdays and Thursdays to play.
* {{Template:Recurring}} '''8:00 pm to 9:00pm [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' a.k.a. 5MoF - Ten 5min talks in an hour, on any topic! Small 5MoFs every Thursday-ish, bigger ones on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|biweekly}} 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm Laser Safety Training every other Thursday evening. [http://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/ RSVP on meetup.com]
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} 7 pm [[STEAM Education]] meeting on developing a program to integrate hacker/makerspaces in both schools and libraries.

==== Fridays ====
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm [[Computerology]] in Turing or [[CollaborationStation]], understanding and using computers
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|1st}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} {{Template:RecurringNumbered|5th}} 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm [[FUN Tutoring]] @ [[CollaborationStation]]
* {{Template:RecurringNumbered|3rd}} [[Noisebridge Gaming Archivists]] Meetup 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm -- Come play, fix, mod retro consoles. Create and play is our motto! If you like video games, this is the place for you.

==== Saturdays ====
nothing!

==== Sundays ====
* {{Template:RecurringException|alternating monthly}} 1:00 pm Monthly Lock Sport Collaboration: Come learn how to pick locks and learn more about them with the [http://www.tooolsf.org/ SF Bay Area chapter] of [http://toool.us/ TOOOL]. The group meets on alternating months at Noisebridge and in San Jose. Check the [https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/tooolsf TOOOL SF announcement list] for details.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 3:00 pm [[Go]] - Playing of the Go board game. On nice days we often take the boards to Dolores Park and play there.
* {{Template:Recurring}} 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm .impact Workathons in Turing classrom. Work on projects that will help humanity & beyond.
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If you'd like to contact somebody at Noisebridge regarding these Events or even the Noisebridge Wiki itself, then please send an email message to one of the Board members listed in the [[Contacts]] list, e.g., <secretary@noisebridge.net> or <treasurer@noisebridge.net>

=== Orphaned Events ===
These events appear to be dormant or extinct.

* SAT 10:15 - 12:10 [[Juggling with Judy!]] Note: next class is scheduled for Saturday June 29th. Attention juggling fans! Judy will be at the 2013 World Juggling Day celebration Saturday June 15th at Ripley's Believe It Or Not Odditorium in San Francisco Fisherman's Warf - free event begins at 1. Come check it out!
* THU 18:00 - 21:00 '''[[Privacy Bay]]''' - A monthly meetup for Bay Area folks interested in privacy. Meets in Church on the last Thursday of the month.
* FRI 19:00 - 21:00 [[Anarchy_101|Anarchy 101]] - a class/seminar on what anarchy is and is not, and how it impacts us as individuals and as discrete groups.
* 20:00 - 22:00 [[Noise~_Wednesday | Noise~ Wed]] - Graphical media programming with Max/MSP/Jitter
* 19:00 [[Tahoe-LAFS]] - Occasional meetup of users and/or developers of the Least Authority File System.
* 14:00 - 16:00 Android Developer Support Group - Meet up with other app developers in the library for a lightly structured knowledge-share.

=== Proposed Future Events and Classes ===
:'''(TBD)''': [[Sound Science]] A potential monthly lecture/demonstration series on the little known science behind sound reproductionTopics to include: Transducer Physics(speakers and mics), Room Acoustics, Signal Path and Cabling,Loudspeaker design 101, Music Production Tips for Big Sound, and How to make a small system sound HUGEEach session to include hands on projects like making speakers from stuff lying around, Non-Newtonian bass monsters, and ez speaker mods for anyoneIf interested contact the new guy-> MattLong8 at gmail dot com, 805 four five three - six zero nine seven
:'''(TBD)''': [[Modular Synthesis]] a bi-weekly (or monthly) group devoted to modular synthesizers> workshop will include modular sound synthesis styles and techniques, a study of different modules and their functions, ie voltage controlled oscillator, voltage controlled filter, low frequency oscillator, envelope generator ect and how these modules interact with each other, what control voltage and triggers are..... as well as one on one time for each student with the modular, which is a 60 space large format Moog style modular synthesizer with big knobs and 1/4 jacks including performance and other awesomeness by Douglas. contact Douglas at greenshoos at gmail dotcom
:'''(TBD)''': [[VideoHacking]] a weekly video/video art devoted hacker group, including experiments in the 3D vr realm...if interested contact julialc4@gmail.com
:Wednesdays at 21:00 [[Brewing Bridge]] - Malakkar Proposal: Learn how to make your drinks fun AND antibacterial, using yeastThis will be recurring if enough interest or need is presentAssociated items - what to do with brewing leftovers, and brewers sample hour, etc.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Probability]] - Weekly probability study group based on [http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/6-041-probabilistic-systems-analysis-and-applied-probability-spring-2006/related-resources/ Fundamentals of Applied Probability Theory] by Al Drake
:'''(TBD)''': [[Mandarin Corner|Mandarin]] - Learn or practice Mandarin, all levels. Also currently on hiatus. Get on the mailing list.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Movie Night!]] - [[User:ThOMG|Thom]] wants to build community through nerdy sci-fi! (+Bill+Ted+Excellence++) (how about a Friday hacker movie night? -[[User:Carl|Carl]])
:'''(TBD)''': [[Introduction to the AVR Microcontroller]] - [[User:Mightyohm|Jeff]] and [[User:Maltman23|Mitch]] are planning an introductory class for people wanting to make cool projects with AVRs.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Basic Chemistry Lab Techniques]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cuddle Puddle for the Economy]] - Stress-hacking with informal massage exchange.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Milk and Cookies]] - Come read your favorite selections out loud With Milk and Cookies (and yeah, probably beer too).
:'''(TBD)''': [[Processing Workshop 2]] - [[User:Scmurray|Scott]] is interested in teaching this, and is busy thinking about what, where, when, why, and how.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Hack your Hardware]] -- We call BS on "no user-serviceable parts inside"
:'''(TBD)''': [[Homebrew Instruction Class]] - The Wort (pt 1/3)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Trip to Shooting Range]] - Field trip to a shooting range, to shoot guns Express interest at [[Trip to Shooting Range]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Surface Mount Soldering Workshop]] - Learn how to solder cicuits with small surface mount parts [[User:maltman23|Mitch Altman]] and Martin Bogomolni and others will show their tricks [[User:maltman23|Mitch]] will bring hackable kits that uses surface mounts for you to solder<-YES! (mattlong8 at gmail dot com)
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Version control tutorial]]
:'''(TBD)''' - [[Foreign language learning for rocket scientists]] - I'm near-native (fool people when I try) in (French and) Japanese, and a pro trans/terpreter and will share my shortcuts (skill-order, vocab, speed/articulation, translation≅grammar) No expertise on tonal languages yet..so if you know how to remember tones or how tone-sandhi interacts with speed and/or how nuances of speaker attitude are expressed in them (what we do with rythm/inflection/sentence-intonation and stress in Eng., and with particles and ??? in e.g. Cantonese) please chime in or call me (415-608-0564) so I can convey your wisdom [also looking for a from-scratch Arabic partner]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Getting started with Arduino]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Distributed Databases]]
:'''(TBD)''': [[Node.js Beginners Session]] - Interested in learning about Node.js? I amMaybe these guys want to teach it: http://www.meetup.com/Joyent-Cloud-User-Group/events/81311542/

:'''(TBD)''': [[Scrum Club]] - I though I'd test the waters and see if anyone was interested in a noisebridge scrum club details are here http://scrumclub.org/scrum-clubs/ if inturested hit me up twitter: @theabcasian, facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theabcasian
:'''(TBD)''': [[CNC Mill Workshop]] - Who wants to make stuff on the [[MaxNCMill]]?
:'''(TBD)''': [[Math & Science Help]] - If you would like some math, science or engineering help, I'm down to lend a hand.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Cyborg Group|Cyborg Group / Sensebridge]] - Work on projects like artificial senses Someone needs to lead this!
:'''(TBD)''': [[OpenEEG]] - Brain techHas historically met on Sundays, at the behest of interested parties.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Programming_for_Poets | Programming for Poets]] - Gentle intro to programming using Processing
:'''(TBD)''': [[World Builders & Simgineers]] - Work together to create a beautiful & open virtual world & platform.
:'''(TBD)''': [[PlunderBridge]] - Metal detecting, detector technology & treasure hunting expeditions.
:'''(TBD)''': [[Ruby Mining]] - Ruby on Rails basics, interactive working group
:'''(TBD)''': [[MoinMoin Wiki]] - MoinMoin Wiki (details see there)
:'''(TBD)''': [[Noisebridge Fundraiser 2013]]

= Past Events =

===2016===
{{event
|time = Thursday, February 25th, 2016, 7pm
|title = SF Amateur Mathematicians
|description = Differential Geometry and Wide-Angle Photography with Chad Fong. In Church Room. See [http://www.meetup.com/SF-Amateur-Mathematicians/events/228761849/ Meetup page]. SF Amateur Mathematicians is a math club open to everyone interested in learning more about math. Topics and talks generally assume some collegiate mathematical background.
}}
 
{{event
|time = Sunday, February 7th, 2016, 11:00am
|title = HackTheLeft
|description = [[HackTheLeft|Hack the Left]] is an ''anticapitalist'' hackathon, going on for the entire long weekend of February 5th-7th 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-Crimethink 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. 

*Hackathon participants should be able to get into Noisebridge by [[Hours | its 11:00 AM opening hour]], if not earlier, for both weekend days.
}}

===2014===
*{{event
|time = Sunday, September 23, 5:00pm
|title = How to Start a Startup MOOC Lecture Viewings
|description = We would get together to watch the lectures together and conduct discussion and networking afterwards. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
|}}

===2013===
*{{event
|time = Friday, August 9, 5:00pm
|title = Noisebridge Party Setup
|description = Volunteers will be preparing the space for Saturday's show. There are no scheduled conflicts; you might be asked to move multiple times by someone pushing a broom and assembling a raised stage simultaneously.
|}}

*{{event
|time = Saturday, August 10, 4:00pm
|title = Noisebridge "______ the Bridge" Party
|description = a summer fundraising party for Noisebridge, which YOU are invited to!
|suggested donation = $10, but no one turned away for lack of funds
|}}

*{{event
|time = Sunday, August 11, 2:00pm
|title = Bay Area Hackers' Association Meeting
|description = Jon Callas presenting on [[BAHA/2013-08-11|Secure Communications, Privacy, Counter-Surveillance]].
|}}

* '''Wednesday, May 22, 7.00 pm: Instructables Build Night''' - Bare Conductive, Instructables will supply Bare Conductive paint pens and pizza. Come experiment with the paint and post some Instructables. This is a FREE event.

===2012===
* '''December 20, Thursday, 20:00 - 22:00 - [[5MoF|5 Minutes of Fame]]''' - Following up on its triumphant return in November, 5MoF is back with another showcase of lightning talks & other good stuff, with your host Sir Danny O'Brien! Details TBA
*'''Tuesday Feb14th, 18:00 to 20:00''' ZiP MegaZine releases its inaugural issue with '''My Noisy Valentine''' Zine Release Microparty in the Noisebridge cafeFor more info follow [[zine | this]] link.
* '''Wednesday, Jan30, 20:00-22:00''' [[zine|ZiP]] meeting for zine-makers & others with an interest in printing & self-publishingThe meeting 1/30/13 is our first since mid-2012We plan to hold them regularly from now on at this time (Wednesday 8pm)This meeting will be informal & will probably take place in the printing/lasercutter area of the hackerspace.

===2011===

* '''September 11th 14:00 to 17:00''' - The San Francisco Chapter of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers and Bay Area Hacker's Association present a joint meeting on [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Locksport locksport]
*'''August 4, 7PM, Thursday''' - [http://zeidman.net Bob Zeidman] will be giving a talk on video games and intellectual property, hosted by TheMADEHe will also speak about IP infringement cases.
*'''August 9, 6:30PM, Tuesday''' - [http://www.meetup.com/makesf/events/26413241/ Make:SF] - Chris Jefferies will speak about the wireless sensor kit he is developing and we are bringing back our all star soldering kits.

* '''April 13th, 19:00''' - Kombucha fermentation class with [[BioBridge]]
*'''April 7th, 20:00''' - [[In-Depth|Noisebridge: In-Depth]] Our monthly lecture and round tableThis month's speaker will be Aragorn! his lecture will be "Anarchism & technology: An unbridgeable chasm"
*'''April 4th, 20:00''' - Camp KDE PartyCome and meet part of the KDE North America community and get a quick overview of this year's [http://camp.kde.org/ Camp KDE] conferenceThere will be beer
*'''April 3rd, 16:00''' - NoiseCaching: Meet-up to build some geocaches, and talk about making geocoinsThen we'll head out to find some local caches and place caches we made[http://www.geocaching.com More info about Geocaching here]
* '''March 20th, 19:00''' [[Hack Politics]] meetup -- the first meetup to figure out how we in the hacker community can effectively mobilize and create meaningful change in these interesting times
* '''March 12th, 12:00-18:00 - Noisebridge Hackathon!''' Second Saturday Hackathon is a casual monthly event dedicated to working on the space or relevant projects and building community This is a great time to get feedback or help on any projects you have been considering that center around the space, culture, and infrastructure of Noisebridge You can also help with existing projects and find out ways to get involved.
* '''March 10, Thursday, 19:00 - Group Grammar Clinic''' - Church Classroom - Donations gladly accepted - A clinic for grammar and writing evaluationPlease bring your web/social or technical writing for us to evaluateBring your laptop as well Collaboration groupware possibly provided(Please suggest groupware software to use if you wish)Constructive feedback from other group members is encouraged so that this clinic is a group process- Facilitator: [[User:Owen|Owen]] (opietro@yahoo.com)
* '''March 9th, 20:00''' - Ferment and filter a mash! [[fermentation logs]]

===2010===
* '''Sunday, August 22, 19:00 CLUB-MATE DROPOFF AND TASTING PARTY''' Nick Farr will be in town to drop off Club-Mate ordered by San Franciscans!
* '''June 5th, 12:00-19:00 - [[NoiseBridgeRehab]]''' - Help make the space more usable and accessible! Noisebridge needs your help!
* '''June 5th, 16:00-20:00 - [[Science For Juggalos]]''' - Science Fair in front of the Warfield Theater teaching magnetism to Juggalos
* '''June 6th, 15:00 - [[AVC Meetup]]''' - Entrepreneurial bonding & matchmaking
* '''June 9th, 21:00 - Your liver supports Noisebridge''' - Come to Elixir @ 16th & Guerrero anytime after 21:00 and drink, drink, drink! 50% of tips go to Noisebridge
* '''February 27th, 20:00 - [[Hacker EPROM]]''' - Noisebridge's first prom! Nice tie and a (robot) date requiredWe will have a DJ and punch.
* '''February 24th, 19:00, Wednesday - Joris Peels, of [http://www.shapeways.com Shapeways]''', and expert on 3D printing, will give a [[ShaperwaysPresentation | talk and demonstration]] at Noisebridge!.
* '''February 23rd, 18:00 - Cleaning day''' - Come and help clean Noisebridge, because everyone loves a clean hack space.
* '''February 12th, 21:00 - visit from Steve Jackson'''Game designer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_%28US_game_designer%29 Steve Jackson], founder of Steve Jackson Games, will visit Noisebridge.
* '''January 27th, 18:00-20:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Workshop]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] (contact [[User:Gpvillamil|Gian Pablo]] for more info)
* '''January 27th, 20:00-22:00 - [[beatrixjar event|Circuit Bending Performance]]''' - [http://www.beatrixjar.com/ Beatrix*JAR] - "Celebrate a night of new sound that will change your idea of music forever!"
* '''January 25th, 19:30 - [[Bag Porn]]''' - What's in your bag?
* '''January 20th, 19:00-21:00 - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat/about Bay Categories & Types]''' - Categories, monoids, monads, functors and more! Held in the Alonzo Church classroom.
* '''January 20th, 19:00 - [[User Experience Book Club SF]]''' - Our book this month is "A Theory of Fun for Game Design" by Raph Koster - http://is.gd/6sEqw (meets in Turing)
* '''January 21st, 20:00 - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]''' - Monthly set of lightning talks on diverse topics
* '''January 22nd, 17:00 - [[CleaningParty| Cleaning Party]]''' - Come help clean up Noisebridge! Awsum fun!
* ...January 14th,16th, and 17th 1:00- ??? Build Out day for kitchen/bathroom/laundry bring yourself and a good attitude, learn a few things as well
* '''January 15th, 18:00 - [[CNC_Mill_Workshop]]''' - Learn to use the CNC mill for 2D engraving and circuit board routing
* Thursdays 17:00 [[ASL Group|American Sign Language]] - Learn how to talk without using your voice (or just come chat in ASL)[http://whenisgood.net/noisebridge/asl/generic click to reschedule]

===2009===
* '''November 18th, 19:30''' - [[Dorkbot_2009_11_18|Dorkbot]]
* '''November 19th, 18:00''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
* '''November 19th, 20:00''' - [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
* '''November 20th, 18:00''' - Loud Objects [http://www.flickr.com/photos/createdigitalmedia/3428249036/ Noise Toy workshop].
* '''November 20th, 20:00''' - Performance by [http://www.loudobjects.com/ Loud Objects], (featuring Tristan Perich and Lesley Flanigan) and [http://www.myspace.com/jibkidder Jib Kidder].
:'''2009-11-05''' - [http://www.server-sky.com/ Server Sky presentation: Internet and Computation in Orbit] by Keith Lofstrom
:'''2009-11-05''' - [[Mesh meetup]]
:'''2009-11-02''' - [[French]] book club meeting to discuss [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/2842612892/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Une Si Longue Lettre]
: ''' October 1st, 18:00''' - [[Wireless_Mesh_Network_Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
: ''' October 1st, 19:00''' - [http://groups.google.com/group/bacat Bay Area Categories and Types]
: '''2009-10-03''' [[Year 1 Open Hacker House]]
:'''Friday''': [[CrazyCryptoNight]] - Discussion of cryptography for beginners through experts6-???
:'''Sunday''' : [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] Sundays, at 3-5pm.
:'''Monday''': [[German]] - Learn German, all levels7pm beginners, 8pm advancedRSVP 24 hours in advance for the benefit of the instructorEvents ran May-November 2009Currently on Thursdays at 8Get on the mailing list.
:'''Tuesday''': [[Haskell/Haschool]] - Learn Haskell with Jason Dusek 6PM - 7:30PM, from May until we're all experts.
:'''Wednesday''': [[Adobe_Lightroom|Adobe Lightroom]] - Become a more organized photographerWeekly class (mostly held off site).
:'''Thursday''': [[Professional VFX Compositing With Adobe After Effects]] - Taught by [[User:SFSlim|Aaron Muszalski]]7:30PM - 10PM, most Thursdays in May & June & ? (click through dammit)
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] 3D Edition
:'''2009-09-17''': [[Wireless Mesh Network Meetup | Mesh wireless meetup]]
:'''2009-08-20''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] One Dee Edition
:'''2009-07-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] Zero Dee
:'''2009-07-02 - 2009-07-05''': [http://toorcamp.org Toorcamp]
:'''2009-07-01''': Noisedroid meeting to discuss location logging on Android platform (and other stuff too, I'm sure)
:'''2009-06-30''': [[Powerbocking Class|Powerbocking class]]
:'''2009-06-30''': "Suing Telemarketers for Fun and Profit" (Toorcamp talk preview)
:'''2009-06-28''': "Meditation for Hackers" (Toorcamp workshop preview)
:'''2009-06-18''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-06-15''': [[Eagle Workshop]] Session two of the Eagle CAD workshop.
:'''2009-06-13''': [[RoboGames 2009]] Noisebridge had a booth staffed by vounteers, great fun!
:'''2009-05-21''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-04-27''': [[EagleCAD workshop]] -- learn to use this CAD tool for printed circuit board design
:'''2009-04-16''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]] April showers & flowers edition
:'''2009-04-11''': [[RFID Hacking]] weekend workshop (this event moved from the original March date)
:'''2009-04-05''': [[First aid and CPR class]] Learning how to not only not die, but also reduce scarring!
:'''2009-04-03''': [[Sudo pop]] 2PM and onMaking the first batch of a Noisebridge label yerba mate-niated rootbrew, gratis and DIY
:'''2009-03-26''': [[OpenEEG | OpenEEG Hacking]] first meet up for this new group: 8 pm
:'''2009-03-19''': [[Five Minutes of Fame]]
:'''2009-03-12''': [[OpenBTS and GSM]] talk by David Burgess
:'''2009-02-14''': [[Open Heart Workshop]] Valentine's Day blinkyheart soldering party!
:'''2009-02-13''': [[Time-t_Party|<tt>time_t</tt> Party]] to celebrate 1,234,567,890 since the Unix epoch.
:'''2009-02-09''': [[Spanish learning at 8:30]]
:'''2009-02-05''': [[PGP Key Workshop]]
:'''2009-01-31''': [[Locksport and Lockpicking]]

===2008===
:'''2008-12-27''': [[25C3]] Chaos Computer Congress in Berlin
:'''2008-12-20 & 21''': [[Creme Brulee]] Workshop on creating a french dessert, with bonus propane torch.
:'''2008-12-17 20:00''': [[Machine Learning]] Birds-of-a-feather
:'''2008-11-24''': [[Circuit Hacking Monday]] circuit design workshop
:'''2008-11-21, 7pm''':[[Milk and Cookies]] -- [[User:Dmolnar|David Molnar]] hosts Milk and Cookies at 83CBring a short 5-7minute thing to read to othersBring a potluck cookie/snack/drink if you likeDavid will bring milk and cookies.
:'''2008-11-17, 7:30pm''': [[Basic Bicycle Maintain]] - [[User:rubin110|Rubin]] and [[User:rigel|rigel]] hate it when we see a bike that isn't maintainedScreechy chains and clacking derailleur can go to hellBasic bike tune up, sharing the smarts on simple things you can do at home to make your ride suck a whole lot less.
:'''2008-11-16, 5:00pm''': [[RepRap Soldering Party]] - help assemble RepRap! RSVPs required on wiki! [[User:Adi|adi]]
:'''2008-11-16, 3:00pm''': [[Oscilloscopes]] - Learn how to use this versatile tool to test electronic circuits Maximum 6 slots, please sign up ahead of time! [[User:dstaff|dstaff]]
:'''2008-10-31''': [[Halloween Open House]] - NoiseBridge's own [[PPPC]] threw an awesome open house/halloween galaPost pictures if you got 'em!
:'''2008-10-25''': [[Soldering Workshop]] and Pumpkin Hackin' - Learn to solder for total newbies (or learn to solder better!), including surface mountAdditionally, carve your halloween pumpkins and enjoy some experimental pumpkin pie and/or soup.
:'''2008-10-07''': (tuesday before meeting) - Etch a circuit boardI'll be trying a photo resist etching and a basic printed mask etchingThis is step 1/3 for a project called "annoying USB thingie" which will execute pre-defined keystrokes by sneaking a tiny USB dongle onto a victim^h^h^h^h^h buddy's computer.
:'''2008-09-13''': [[Processing Workshop]] — Learn this very easy-to-use programming language! - [[Processing Workshop Report]]
:'''2008-02-16''': [[Brain Machine Workshop|Brain Machine Making Workshop]]: Our first hardware sprint!

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DIY PCB Workshop

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Alexalekseyenko: Created page with "Time: Sunday, April 16th, 15:00 Organizers: Ivan, [mailto:alex.alekseyenko@gmail.com Alex] Ivan, a visiting hacker from Kiev, will de..."

Time: Sunday, April 16th, 15:00 
Organizers: Ivan, [mailto:alex.alekseyenko@gmail.com Alex] 
Ivan, a visiting hacker from Kiev, will demonstrate how to prototype your own PCB using a laser cutter and easily-obtained supplies. There will be an introduction to the relevant concepts (PCBs, etching, etc.) at the beginning of the workshop, followed by a live demonstration of the process.
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