Namaste, hakkers!
I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2013-05-14 and that the minutes are
posted. They are visible on the web at
http://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/14-5-2013. I've also included them in this mail
for reading at your leisure:
{{Infobox_meeting
|time=7PM
|date=2013-05-14
|venue=21 West North
|next=Meetings/21-5-2013
|previous=Meetings/7-5-2013
}}
= Agenda =
* '''Note Taker:''' Torrie Fischer
* '''Moderator:''' Alexander Golightley
== Introduction and Names ==
* Xander - Climbs Walls
* Chris - "Trendy"
* Torrie - Builds robots
* Andy - Still works
* Omar - Technomancer
* Persa - Seeks participants for HackNEO
* Andrew - Sits on a throne of iron lies
== Announcements ==
* Any cool new projects? Something you want everyone to know?
* Any happenings that people should be aware of?
* Mini Maker Faire
* CFA tomorrow
* Homebrewing class last Wednesday
* New goodies
** SATA USB adapters
** Paper towels
** Neosporin
** Lightbulbs fluorescent and otherwise
* Pinball machine battery died, 89billion highscore is gone
* Siddharth suggested we hang signs showing the cardinal directions
* Torrie emailed MakerGear about the 3D printer
* Next week is Pecha Kucha
** <Phong> Pecha Kucha is a card game similar to uno!
** OGG Vorbis Bewbies
* Torrie gets wood
* Andrew got a ladle
* Omar found a project that turns a working washing machine into a working
3-phase AC generator.
** Just add water!
* Persa sez: In interest of generating open data for HackNEO, there is a
possiblitiy we'll be building an arduino people counter for the hiking trails.
** Can we put it out by the trail and monitor it?
*** Torrie will check in on it whenever she's here
* All classes are filled up for June
** .NET Programming and its relevance by Dan Swick
** Intro to DMX controls by Justin Herman
* Persa sez: Ken Burns quit his job and is having a par-tay
** Friday at 6:30p
** Andy sez: Show up 'round 5 or something
** "Official" email says around 6 at "His Place" (TinyCircuits)
* Andy found that doors were unlocked, lights were on, sometime last week
** '''Please make sure whoever is last out locks up'''
* The Junkpile has been reset
== Membership ==
* Read off any names open for application
* Anyone eligible should:
** Introduce yourself
** Answer any questions
** Leave the area
* Members present should reach consensus on whether or not they join
* Applicants may return
* New application: Persa Zula
** "Because civic hackers and other hackers need to stick together"
** Sponsors: Xander and Torrie
** Chris asks: What makes you happy?
*** Drinking hard cider during sunset while watching my chickens be ancient
dinosaurs
*** When you hang out with them you realize how dinosaur-like they are!
** Xander sez: What do you do?
*** Everything.
*** I don't want to define myself by what I do from 9-5 to make money
** Andy asks: What do you want to do?
*** '''REDACTED'''
** Chris sez: Chris sez: Please define yourself by your nine to five thing you
make money with.
*** Web developer for a digital marketing company
** Omar sez: How can the space benefit from you?
*** Membership dues
*** I have a weird knowledgebase of things ranging from bicycle repair to
juggling to small pieces of sysadmin to gardening to livestock caretaking
** Andrew asks: Whats your favorite video game?
*** Mario Kart 64
** Andy asks: Whats your educational background?
*** An unfinished degree from the school of life
*** A B of Fine Arts and Graphics Design at UA
** Chris sez: How do you think the space can be improved?
*** If I were a member, here's how I'd contribute: We could sell things if we
had a nice glass case.
** Torrie sez: Emacs, vim or other
*** I'll be judged. If I'm on a server, I'll use pico. If I'm developing
locally, I'll use sublime.
* '''Accepted'''
== Financial Report ==
* Funds in bank: $3103.77
** $354.21 towards the 3d printer
** 3 Unpaid for April, they've been mailed, membership extended 'till the 30th
since treasurer didn't mail on the 1st
** 6 Unpaid for May, including the 3 for April, they've been mailed
== Proposals ==
* None
== Discussion Items ==
* Torrie is building a MAME cabinet
** Omar has a display for it, the power supply is sketchy
* Xander says the mails from spiff are unclear
** Torrie will work with him on those later this evening
* Xander sez: We might be getting a screen printing class here June or July
** Xander knows someone from the cleveland mini maker faire who does
screenprinting and might have some screens to donate
* Xander wants to hear what we want to learn
** Omar wants to learn code
** Chris wants to know doctorate level math
** Andy sez: Ken knows how to do Eagle, Andy and Torrie want to know how to do
it
** Persa wants a small arduino project you can take home
** A class on basic sketching/drawing - Maybe by Zuzu?
** Someone at maker's alliance knows how to do glass beads and such
** Omar wants to do another build your own PC class
** Andy sez: Its more a matter of advertising than having interest
** Xander sez: theres no sense in having classes nobody attends
** Persa objects: People might not know about classes
** Torrie admits that she's terribad at advertising lately, even though she's
the one supposed to be doing it
** (various discussion about how people should do more advertising instead of
assuming Torrie is doing it)
** Torrie explains her plan for automating a lot of PR based on spiff
** Andy sez: Don't tell them if you want to go, "You gotta be here, man! Its an
EXPERIENCE"
* Andy wants a brony meetup
** Xander will wear the pinkie pie cosplay, without the tights (such glorious
legs)
** People can come here and watch movies or something after work
** Xander sez: Thursdays and Mondays are getting lonely
** (discussion about Friday happy hours)
* Andrew is leaving after this month 'till fall
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