Howdy, hakkers!
I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2013-12-10 and that the minutes are
posted. They are visible on the web at
https://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/2013-12-10. I've also included them in this
mail for reading at your leisure:
{{Infobox_meeting
|time=7PM
|date=2013-12-10
|venue=21 West North
|next=Meetings/2013-12-17
|previous=Meetings/2013-12-3
}}
= Agenda =
* '''Note Taker:''' Steve R.
* '''Moderator:''' Devin Wolfe
== Introduction and Names ==
* Mike - Tech support
* Lee - Got EE from UofA
* Becca - Makes cakes
* Jimmy - Not a member, brother and dad told him about SYNHAK
* Garrett - make steam punk stuff
* Philip - Starting second project, a rear wheel bike rack
* Andy - Mine bitcoins
* Craig - Make phones
* Torrie - Start selling robots
* Steve - taking notes
* Devin - build toy boxes/bench combo
== Announcements ==
* Andy - Made a new fundraising box
** Devin - Add labels for sepcific donations
* Torrie - Longest time talking about making robots, talked to some ** people
at office space co-working about selling 3 RGB LED's if
** enough were made for ambient lighting in architecture
** Mike - Self contained? Torrie - No, requires power supply
* Andy bought tables, and sewing room has a nice table, Torrie added **
adhesive tape measure
* Devin - 1000' CAT5e cable, and a bunch of shrink tubing
* Lee - this summer purchade a nice miller tig welder, willing to put ** on a
class, but need to purchase own consumables. Aluminum is not ** hard to learn
if never done before
* Philip - May have access to 10 -14 fully functioning Desktop ** computers
with keyboards and mouse, with Windows XP 32bit. If ** SYNHAK can use them we
get first shot otherwise will be donated to ** other non-profits, Dell or HP.
Devin/Torrie - Specs will be a ** deciding factor. Philip - get back when more
info is avaliable,
** though have legitimate COA for Windows XP 32bit
* Devin - for those interested in Power wheels racing series 10 ** batteries
and a smoke machine in the space now
* Craig - have a phone system in the works, should be up an running in ** a
week. New phone number and will be getting phones to spread ** around the
space, will have 911 which is registered to the site, ** and voice mail. Server
room redone to support it. Devin - can call ** to see how long someone will be
at the space if you wanted to come ** in outside open hours if not a member.
* Torrie - Added last week thursday maybe, new mailing lists for the ** space.
created them for specific channels of discussion, 3 new
** lists.
*
** noc - network operations center, to discuss IT issues in the space, ** ie
problems with internet or linux system admin.
*
** speaks-beureau - for speakers beureau information and discussion. ** Whole
bunch of documentation
*
** frag - talking about monthly lan party and gaming discussion, more ** social
*
** email noc to add mailing lists, and someone will get to it, and it ** is
updated on the wiki page
* Devin - starting a collection of tools that are surplus to give to ** CANHAX
or hartville hackerspace. If anyone has any extra tools to ** donate please do,
to help them get started.
* Beth - Becca and Beth started an Etsy to sell products.
== Membership ==
* Mike Griesacker
**Sponsors: Omar and Devin
** Reason: "Want to learn, make stuff, and collaborate. Interests are
**Arduino, Raspberry Pi, 3d printing"
* Devin - favorite beer? Yuengling
* Torrie - What projects do you want to work on? Make either remote **
arduino's or raspberry pi sensors to communicate via e-mail
* Torrie - What can SYN/HAK do for you? Provide a forum to build and **
develope.
* Devin - What can you do for SYN/HAK? Education classes maybe, not ** sure yet
* Andy - What industry do you work in? Telecomunications. Andy - Ever ** heard
of electrodata? Not sure maybe tested a meter
* Garrett - was it through the NAVY? No.
* Lee - Are you a serial murderer? No.
* Steve - Do you like chinese food? Yes.
* Lee - Are you a US Citizen? Yes.
*
* Has been approved for membership. YAY!!
== Financial Report ==
* Funds in bank: $3,127.55
* Savings: $400.32
* Cash: $233.43
* Money from element 14 will soon be transfered to bank.
== Proposals ==
* NONE
== Discussion Items ==
* Devin - Philip brought it up. No specific donation policy. The way ** it has
been is maintainers grab it first to sort. Can always use **more stuff.
*
** Torrie - Understanding is a guest went to the pile, grabbed a **recent
donation laptop, a member grabbed it from said person and **took the laptop for
SYNHAK with the intent of turning it into a **working laptop for the space.
Problem - person found it in community ** resource for personal project.
Concept of things in pile have ** priority for SYNHAK.
** If you see something in the pile it should be used for anything and **by
anyone member or not.
*
* Devin - differs, if donated to SYNHAK, should go to SYNHAK first to **
improve the space. Was just laid there temporarily, no problem with ** giving
things away.
*
* Becca - Is there a way to keep track of donations for specific ** reasons.
Devin - Tape and Sharpie Label.
* Lee - Solution maybe? It has to be earmarked. Devin - putting dates ** on
junk pile with a week or 2 to stay. Junk junk goes out, good ** junk stays
here. Junk outside is fair game to blow up if desired. ** Inside junk is to be
used if possbile before destruction.
*
* Lee - philip has donations for specific reasons, and they should be ** marked
and used as such. Before they're dropped off ask what is ** ** desired for
donations, and be honored.
*
* Torrie - 3 classifications for junk pile
** 1 - Crappy junk pile, technology recycling.
** 2 - Hackable objects
** First 2 piles should be fair game for everybody, and first come ** ** first
serve.
*
** 3 - Donations that show up specifically for SYNHAK, and propery of **SYNHAK.
*
* Devin - If you don't ask for receipt when donating then you're out ** of luck
in tax deductions.
* Torrie - Have a checkbox for " I'm ok with this being hacked!" For ** $500 or
less person values it themselves, if over champion
** appraises it up to $5000 then it has to be appraised.
*
* Becca - Does every donation need to fill out the donation form? No.
*
* Philip - official resolution for initial problem that brought up
** this issue? Between the people involved to talk it out since there ** is no
official policy as of this moment. Torrie- if mediation is
** needed just let someone know. Philip - Asking Torrie to mediate.
*
* Andy - Mark items that aren't wanted on the proposal? Devin- Problem ** is
somethings just come in and can't be helped at the moment.
*
* Devin - possibility to deny donations, if there is a reason to do ** such.
*
* Mark items upon arrival so there is less confusion.
*
* David - Take a photograph of items upon donations of worth, and tag ** onto
donation form.
*
* Mike - If a non-member wants something why no propose at a meeting ** what it
is intended for. Steve - Problem is that members don't get ** special benefits
with materials so it goes against our goals.
*
* Becca - With the processing and looking at an item, if it is only 1 ** person
there to decide, can there be a time limit to have others ** look at it, maybe
48 hours? Yes, needs more discussion. Torrie - ** disagrees with this process.
Rename junk pile to HACK Pile, since ** junk has a negative feel to it. Though
said change was already ** done.
*
* Beth - Stuff was put in there last monday, going through it tonight, ** has
the maintainer of the pile. Torrie - idea of being a maintainer ** doesn't give
you absolute right and power over whatever is being ** maintained, just the
goto person for questions and information. If ** stuff is broken or needs
maintanance of items. Beth - If people ** want to throw out junk over a week
old please feel free to do so.
*
* Torrie - Sunday chris and Torrie met to discuss bylaws and problems and came
up with some bylaw ammendments.
** 1 - Defining a conflict of interest
** 2 - Clause about legal lawsuits, lawyer needs to be called
** 3 - Ammendment at any given point all the champions are president
** 4 - Ammendment that any rights not exclusively given to the ** organization
or members is retained by members.
= End of Meeting =
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