[SH-Discuss] Moving...

[Bethany Munyan]

If someone wants more help, I can do it, I just need a ride to Akron.  It
is only a twenty minute ride to my place.  Just thought I would throw it
out there that I am available. -Beth
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Re: [SH-Discuss] 48 Summit St front room discussion thread

[Torrie Fischer]

On Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:24:42 a l wrote:
> I thunk it would be nice if that area were a reception type desk welcome
> bar type structure that housed paper work. As far as walks are concerned i
> think half height walls would be nice as this allows people to see the
> whole space but still restricts access to documents. locked drawers they
> are only open during filing keeps privacy concerns satisfied but still
> allows for any member to get blank forms for visitors.

If we're concerned about privacy, why not hide that stuff in the basement and 
not right next to the one doorway that every single person who visits the 
space will be passing through?

> 
> That said remodeling is expensive, we have other more pressing expenses
> like getting up to code properly installed outlets in the main shop so
> people can hack. I think we need to prioritize our spending and realize we
> can't do it all at the same time. For me removing existing infrastructure
> only to modify it slightly is a frivolous expense we can't shots right now.
> We should save for and do it this year, in the next six months money
> permitting.

Would you mind elaborating why it would be so expensive to tear down a wall? 
The rest of it that was already torn down only cost me about $10 in lunches 
and almost a whole millilitre of blood. I'll give SYNHAK a great deal: I'll 
rip down the wall for free and not even complain!

If you want, I can provide a massive list of items that are much higher 
priority than taking the wall down.

That doesn't mean we should only focus on high priority items.

> 
> Also every project we start now is one more we have to finish by opening
> day. And we already have quite a list.

I am accepting your challenge to turn the wall removal into a six hour 
project. I already planned on it taking just one day, but I guess I'll just 
not take any breaks.

> 
> regards,
> Andrew L
> 
> On Jan 19, 2014 1:12 AM, "Torrie Fischer"  wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 19, 2014 00:33:16 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> > > 
> > > closet/shelves?
> > > 
> > > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the
> > > room
> > > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down.
> > > 
> > > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill?
> > > >Crafts?
> > > 
> > > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> > 
> > Lounge?
> > 
> > > Etc etc.
> > > 
> > > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place
> > > where
> > > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the
> > > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction
> > 
> > from
> > 
> > > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records that
> > 
> > we
> > 
> > > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering
> > > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective
> > 
> > of
> > 
> > > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the
> > > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents
> > 
> > when
> > 
> > > a member's back is turned?)
> > > 
> > > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does
> > > 
> > > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the
> > 
> > space?
> > 
> > > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions
> > > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for
> > > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can
> > > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the
> > > digital copies open and transparent. So perhaps a walled off area may
> > > not
> > > be necessary as I previously thought. Objectively thinking about it,
> > > creating a welcome area out of that room would not lessen my desire to
> > 
> > use
> > 
> > > the space and could provide a wow factor for visitors and guests, I can
> > > think of alternatives to achieve my desired goals for a Synhak Inc.
> > 
> > Office.
> > 
> > Thank you. It is important that we all try to be as pragmatic as possible
> > when
> > considering how to best allocate the finite volume we have available to
> > us. I
> > feel the quantity of shared space should be maximized as it gives others
> > the
> > broadest canvas that this building can provide, until it becomes more
> > beneficial to the community to do otherwise.
> > 
> > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Torrie Fischer
> > > 
> > > wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, January 18, 2014 22:26:49 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > > > > There may be some miscommunication/misunderstanding about the front
> > 
> > room
> > 
> > > > at
> > > > 
> > > > > 48 Summit St. So lets talk about what to do with that room.
> > > > > 
> > > > > The original plan was to remove all the walls, shelving and
> > 
> > cabinetry to
> > 
> > > > > give us a large open area t

Re: [SH-Discuss] Mural on our exterior wall

[Torrie Fischer]

On Sunday, January 19, 2014 11:56:44 Craig Bergdorf wrote:
> I was thinking white wall with a few paint markers right inside the door,
> and a sign reading "add yourself here - inquire within". Within a season
> perhaps it would be 2 or 30 individual drawings/writings/paintings and a
> theme would present itself.

A public grafitti wall on the outside would be super cool and a legal outlet 
for any vandals in the area, but I'd like to have the resources on hand to be 
able to quickly erase any offensive material before actually opening it up to 
the public.

> 
> On Jan 19, 2014 10:17 AM, "Andrew Buczko"  wrote:
> > hmm, would like to see some samples of their work first, ok.
> > 
> > I was thinking of white walls with two pin strips, one orange and one
> > blue.  Does that sound good? affordable?
> > 
> > On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Torrie Fischer 
wrote:
> >> Thoughts on trying to get a local artist to paint an Akron-inspired mural
> >> on
> >> our exterior wall?
> >> 
> >> Might be fun to be a recurring thing that changes every so often,
> >> provided
> >> that the membership approves any proposed design.
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Re: [SH-Discuss] 48 Summit St front room discussion thread

[Torrie Fischer]

On Sunday, January 19, 2014 10:11:15 Andrew Buczko wrote:
> To do it right we will need more time and money, two things that we don't
> have, heck we still have to fix the ceiling first. Plus if you take out the
> wall you then have to fix the ceiling, who wants to look at a bunch of
> gaps? Plus fixing the ceiling will take more money that we don't have.
> Removing all the walls will make it harder to hear the space.

Ah yes, I forgot how I'm literally the only person capable of fixing holes in 
ceilings. Sorry, my apologies, I'll immediately stop all my other 
contributions and focus on fixing that one hole. Furthermore, we as a society 
have not solved the issue of homelessness. I am proposing that we immediately 
dissolve SYNHAK and redouble our efforts towards this issue of much higher 
importance.

Seriously though, I'm taking out that room. The only argument I am hearing 
from anyone is that "there are other things that need done!"

Thats fine. Go do them. I'm doing what I perceive to be the most effective use 
of my time, energy, and skills. Just because there are other things that need 
done does not mean they are the only things that should get done.

This is do-ocracy. I am doocractaly deciding to turn the front office into a 
welcome bar area and general common office supply storage. To stop that, a 
better idea must come forth and be implemented with or without my help. 
Discussing hypotheticals and saying "Here's what I think!" is not doing. 
Grabbing tools and hacking is doing.

> 
> It's a nice little room, we can use for what ever we want, if you take it
> away then all we'll have is big empty space. We need some rooms to divide
> things off. Yes that office is small but we don't have the money to build
> new walls.

So we'll raise more funds and build more walls. Actually, lets try and pay our 
bills first. Remember how we're losing $300 this month, nobody wants to raise 
dues, and I still want to stop paying $250/mo, and we're sub-leasing out space 
already to try and cover things? Y'all are insane.

> 
> I'm in favor of building accordion walls for the back 40 that can be used
> to divide that large section into 3 separate areas. But that will have to
> wait for more finances or free wood.

It would be really nice to have some walls in the back half, but that won't 
happen until they happen. So lets work with what we have, which includes that 
$120 buildout money that we still have.

> 
> My thoughts on the kitchen is right in the back in front of the basement
> stairs, or in the middle of the back 40. But I'm not sure. I would like to
> set the kitchen up in both spots to see what feels right.

Yes but I think the bikeshed should be painted red because it is a more 
energetic color and will invigorate me before my commute.

I'm pretty sure Devin is already building plumbing to put a kitchen into the 
middle of the back. I'm pretty sure I'm also already budgeting my own funds to 
move the machine shop to occupy the garage so that it doesn't take up the 
whole back half and constructing one new wall is all that is needed.

> 
> Also, this discussion should be moved to the Build mailing list.
> 
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:12 AM, Torrie Fischer 
wrote:
> > On Sunday, January 19, 2014 00:33:16 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> > > 
> > > closet/shelves?
> > > 
> > > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the
> > > room
> > > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down.
> > > 
> > > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill?
> > > >Crafts?
> > > 
> > > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> > 
> > Lounge?
> > 
> > > Etc etc.
> > > 
> > > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place
> > > where
> > > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the
> > > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction
> > 
> > from
> > 
> > > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records that
> > 
> > we
> > 
> > > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering
> > > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective
> > 
> > of
> > 
> > > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the
> > > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents
> > 
> > when
> > 
> > > a member's back is turned?)
> > > 
> > > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does
> > > 
> > > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the
> > 
> > space?
> > 
> > > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions
> > > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for
> > > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can
> > > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the
> > > digital copie

Re: [SH-Discuss] Mural on our exterior wall

[Craig Bergdorf]

I was thinking white wall with a few paint markers right inside the door,
and a sign reading "add yourself here - inquire within". Within a season
perhaps it would be 2 or 30 individual drawings/writings/paintings and a
theme would present itself.
On Jan 19, 2014 10:17 AM, "Andrew Buczko"  wrote:

> hmm, would like to see some samples of their work first, ok.
>
> I was thinking of white walls with two pin strips, one orange and one
> blue.  Does that sound good? affordable?
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Torrie Fischer 
> wrote:
>
>> Thoughts on trying to get a local artist to paint an Akron-inspired mural
>> on
>> our exterior wall?
>>
>> Might be fun to be a recurring thing that changes every so often, provided
>> that the membership approves any proposed design.
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>> Discuss@synhak.org
>> https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
>>
>>
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Re: [SH-Discuss] 48 Summit St front room discussion thread

[Omar Rassi]

Andy, I also emailed the start of this thread to bu...@synhak.org, discuss
is what responded first.

A few questions for you Andy:
>It's a nice little room, we can use for what ever we want, if you take it
away then all we'll have is big empty space.

It won't be empty, it would be built into the welcome bar. The whole reason
we moved to 48 Summit is because we need more space, are you saying we now
have too much? How does keeping the walls make it less empty?

>we don't have the money to build new walls.

Why would we need to build new walls there? Why would a Synhak office
absolutely require walls? If a separate office is needed, a walled off area
right by the front door is not a good place to have one, so a room to our
specifications would need to be constructed anyway but in a different place
at the space as a long term project

>heck we still have to fix the ceiling first. Plus if you take out the wall
you then have to fix the ceiling, who wants to look at a bunch of gaps?

That's a good point. Was this part of the ceiling not included in our
estimates regarding roof repair? What is required to fix it, how much wood?
how much in ceiling tile? Can we get a hardware store to donate the
materials for a donation tax receipt?

Andrew, you're right remodeling is expensive, we still have plenty of wood
at our disposal and we've reclaimed even more from both 21 W North and 48
Summit. what do we think are the expenses associated with turning the room
into a welcome area/paperwork repository? And what materials and expertise
do we already have on hand to make it happen? I can think of floor tileand
ceiling repair though I have very little experience with carpentry and
building repair so I couldn't begin to guess how much work and material
would be needed.

Thank you for sharing.


On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 10:24 AM, a l  wrote:

> I thunk it would be nice if that area were a reception type desk welcome
> bar type structure that housed paper work. As far as walks are concerned i
> think half height walls would be nice as this allows people to see the
> whole space but still restricts access to documents. locked drawers they
> are only open during filing keeps privacy concerns satisfied but still
> allows for any member to get blank forms for visitors.
>
> That said remodeling is expensive, we have other more pressing expenses
> like getting up to code properly installed outlets in the main shop so
> people can hack. I think we need to prioritize our spending and realize we
> can't do it all at the same time. For me removing existing infrastructure
> only to modify it slightly is a frivolous expense we can't shots right now.
> We should save for and do it this year, in the next six months money
> permitting.
>
> Also every project we start now is one more we have to finish by opening
> day. And we already have quite a list.
>
> regards,
> Andrew L
> On Jan 19, 2014 1:12 AM, "Torrie Fischer" 
> wrote:
>
>> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 00:33:16 Omar Rassi wrote:
>> > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
>> >
>> > closet/shelves?
>> >
>> > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the
>> room
>> > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down.
>> >
>> > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill?
>> Crafts?
>> >
>> > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
>> Lounge?
>> > Etc etc.
>> >
>> > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place
>> where
>> > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the
>> > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction
>> from
>> > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records
>> that we
>> > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering
>> > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective
>> of
>> > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the
>> > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents
>> when
>> > a member's back is turned?)
>> >
>> > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does
>> >
>> > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the
>> space?
>> >
>> > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions
>> > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for
>> > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can
>> > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the
>> > digital copies open and transparent. So perhaps a walled off area may
>> not
>> > be necessary as I previously thought. Objectively thinking about it,
>> > creating a welcome area out of that room would not lessen my desire to
>> use
>> > the space and could provide a wow factor for visitors and guests, I can
>> > think of alternatives to achieve my desired goals for a Synhak Inc.
>> Office.
>>
>> Tha

Re: [SH-Discuss] Todos for SW paint donation meeting on Monday

[gs volt]

Reminder/bump .. if there are any changes to the paint estimate, please
make them soon.

I believe colors can be decided later, right now paint's quantities are
more important to collect.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak-snKfjPgR7dFJrYXdGc2Z0TlRhU0hSNWlnR3FzM0E&usp=sharing




On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Omar Rassi  wrote:

> We'll have to make sure that a donation receipt is made out once we
> receive the paint, one copy goes to Sherwin, the other copy goes to the
> treasurer. We must keep a record of all donations where the value is
> greater than $250 USD for our tax filings. If we receive a donation in
> excess of $75 in exchange we give something to the donor, we must retain a
> record. Its part of maintaining our exempt status.
>
> In the new space I'm going to prepare one computer workstation that is
> only available to the treasurer, secretary, and champions for maintaining
> such records and legal documents to make these kinds of boring admin stuff
> easy and secure from tampering so its easier to remain in compliance with
> this legal Cretan Labyrinth. I understand that restricting access to this
> machine goes against openness and transparency but I think that software
> assurance outweighs transparency in this case. If someone who knows more
> about file permissions wants to help, maybe we can set up a guest account
> with read-only access to those documents to they can be viewed but not
> altered, that would be most excellent for everyone.
>
> G, sorry for hijacking your post, great job on the paints, I can't wait
> for the dust to settle on the new Space. :)
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 3:12 PM, gs volt  wrote:
>
>> I had sent Sherwin the initial estimated quantities of paint we need as
>> Devin advised earlier:
>>
>>
>> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ak-snKfjPgR7dFJrYXdGc2Z0TlRhU0hSNWlnR3FzM0E&usp=sharing
>>
>> Devin confirmed that there might be some changes to the quantities, is
>> planning to send me revised quantities of paint.
>>
>> In the meantime if there are folks that are working on the painting side
>> of things that want to make some changes to the spreadsheet, please go
>> ahead and update the spreadsheet.
>>
>> We have until Sunday, then I'll mark the spreadsheet private.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> --
>> G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | (330) 283 - 4972
>>
>> I am a Board Member at SYN/HAK : The Akron
>> Hackerspace located at 21 W North St, Akron, Ohio 
>> 44304
>> I am providing technical consulting services to 
>> Sherwin-Williamson behalf of Bennett
>> Adelson  (Microsoft Solution Center)
>> located at 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 
>> 44131
>> I have also been providing solutions to non-trivial problems other
>> businesses may have through my company Whiskey Bits LLC located in Portage
>> Lakes, Ohio
>> Learn more about things I have created by reading my About 
>> pageon my
>> blog 
>>
>>
>>
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I am a Board Member at SYN/HAK : The Akron
Hackerspace located at 21 W North St, Akron, Ohio
44304
I am providing technical consulting services to
Sherwin-Williamson behalf of Bennett
Adelson  (Microsoft Solution Center)
located at 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio
44131
I have also been providing solutions to non-trivial problems other
businesses may have through my company Whiskey Bits LLC located in Portage
Lakes, Ohio
Learn more about things I have created by reading my About
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Re: [SH-Discuss] 48 Summit St front room discussion thread

[a l]

I thunk it would be nice if that area were a reception type desk welcome
bar type structure that housed paper work. As far as walks are concerned i
think half height walls would be nice as this allows people to see the
whole space but still restricts access to documents. locked drawers they
are only open during filing keeps privacy concerns satisfied but still
allows for any member to get blank forms for visitors.

That said remodeling is expensive, we have other more pressing expenses
like getting up to code properly installed outlets in the main shop so
people can hack. I think we need to prioritize our spending and realize we
can't do it all at the same time. For me removing existing infrastructure
only to modify it slightly is a frivolous expense we can't shots right now.
We should save for and do it this year, in the next six months money
permitting.

Also every project we start now is one more we have to finish by opening
day. And we already have quite a list.

regards,
Andrew L
On Jan 19, 2014 1:12 AM, "Torrie Fischer"  wrote:

> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 00:33:16 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> >
> > closet/shelves?
> >
> > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the room
> > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down.
> >
> > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill? Crafts?
> >
> > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> Lounge?
> > Etc etc.
> >
> > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place where
> > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the
> > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction
> from
> > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records that
> we
> > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering
> > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective
> of
> > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the
> > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents
> when
> > a member's back is turned?)
> >
> > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does
> >
> > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the
> space?
> >
> > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions
> > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for
> > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can
> > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the
> > digital copies open and transparent. So perhaps a walled off area may not
> > be necessary as I previously thought. Objectively thinking about it,
> > creating a welcome area out of that room would not lessen my desire to
> use
> > the space and could provide a wow factor for visitors and guests, I can
> > think of alternatives to achieve my desired goals for a Synhak Inc.
> Office.
>
> Thank you. It is important that we all try to be as pragmatic as possible
> when
> considering how to best allocate the finite volume we have available to
> us. I
> feel the quantity of shared space should be maximized as it gives others
> the
> broadest canvas that this building can provide, until it becomes more
> beneficial to the community to do otherwise.
>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Torrie Fischer
> >
> > wrote:
> > > On Saturday, January 18, 2014 22:26:49 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > > > There may be some miscommunication/misunderstanding about the front
> room
> > >
> > > at
> > >
> > > > 48 Summit St. So lets talk about what to do with that room.
> > > >
> > > > The original plan was to remove all the walls, shelving and
> cabinetry to
> > > > give us a large open area to do what we wish with and turn one of its
> > >
> > > walls
> > >
> > > > into a welcome bar like at the old space. However, it appears that
> some
> > > > members want to keep the small office-ish type room for various
> reasons
> > > > (each person in favor of keeping the room has a different idea). So
> lets
> > > > discuss!
> > > >
> > > > Key points of discussion:
> > > >
> > > > 1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> > > > closet/shelves?
> > >
> > > I would prefer to remove the closet side wall of that room and create a
> > > new
> > > welcome bar from the other wall of the room by cutting it to only a few
> > > feet
> > > tall. This would create a very open and inviting physical space.
> > >
> > > > 2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill?
> Crafts?
> > > > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> > >
> > > Lounge?
> > >
> > > > Etc etc.
> > >
> > > If someone is intending on turning it into some form of member storage,
> > > SYNHAK, Inc office, or server closet, I think it would be wise to
> remember
> > > that we have a massive basement that has 

Re: [SH-Discuss] Mural on our exterior wall

[Andrew Buczko]

hmm, would like to see some samples of their work first, ok.

I was thinking of white walls with two pin strips, one orange and one blue.
 Does that sound good? affordable?



On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Torrie Fischer wrote:

> Thoughts on trying to get a local artist to paint an Akron-inspired mural
> on
> our exterior wall?
>
> Might be fun to be a recurring thing that changes every so often, provided
> that the membership approves any proposed design.
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Re: [SH-Discuss] Mural on our exterior wall

[Becca Salchak]

My cousin Maggie ,who attended our new year's eve party, Is a really
talented artist and a big supporter of bettering down town. She's a senior
at the university of Akron in the art department I think she would be
excellent for the job if she has time
On Jan 19, 2014 1:49 AM, "Torrie Fischer"  wrote:

> Thoughts on trying to get a local artist to paint an Akron-inspired mural
> on
> our exterior wall?
>
> Might be fun to be a recurring thing that changes every so often, provided
> that the membership approves any proposed design.
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Re: [SH-Discuss] 48 Summit St front room discussion thread

[Andrew Buczko]

To do it right we will need more time and money, two things that we don't
have, heck we still have to fix the ceiling first. Plus if you take out the
wall you then have to fix the ceiling, who wants to look at a bunch of
gaps? Plus fixing the ceiling will take more money that we don't have.
Removing all the walls will make it harder to hear the space.

It's a nice little room, we can use for what ever we want, if you take it
away then all we'll have is big empty space. We need some rooms to divide
things off. Yes that office is small but we don't have the money to build
new walls.

I'm in favor of building accordion walls for the back 40 that can be used
to divide that large section into 3 separate areas. But that will have to
wait for more finances or free wood.

My thoughts on the kitchen is right in the back in front of the basement
stairs, or in the middle of the back 40. But I'm not sure. I would like to
set the kitchen up in both spots to see what feels right.

Also, this discussion should be moved to the Build mailing list.



On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 1:12 AM, Torrie Fischer wrote:

> On Sunday, January 19, 2014 00:33:16 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > >1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> >
> > closet/shelves?
> >
> > Torrie's argument is compelling, though I leaned towards keeping the room
> > as is, I am now indifferent to walls up or down.
> >
> > >2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill? Crafts?
> >
> > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> Lounge?
> > Etc etc.
> >
> > I had envisioned a place where Synhak Inc. office could go. A place where
> > the office of secretary, treasurer, and the champions, could work on the
> > not so exciting parts of running a non-profit with minimal distraction
> from
> > hackers hacking. It would be a room to keep important paper records that
> we
> > are required to have on file in a controlled place to prevent tampering
> > (we've never had an issue with this in the past, its just a perspective
> of
> > assurance from a 3rd party perspective i.e. How can we guarantee the
> > records are true if anyone can walk in and change the paper documents
> when
> > a member's back is turned?)
> >
> > >3) Do we even need walls for those purposes? In other words, if it does
> >
> > come down, will that detract from anyone's desires for how to use the
> space?
> >
> > A bolted and locked file cabinet and appropriate file permissions
> > (read-write access for officers and champions, read-only access for
> > everyone else) placed on a workstation designated for office use can
> > accomplish the same records assurance mentioned above while keeping the
> > digital copies open and transparent. So perhaps a walled off area may not
> > be necessary as I previously thought. Objectively thinking about it,
> > creating a welcome area out of that room would not lessen my desire to
> use
> > the space and could provide a wow factor for visitors and guests, I can
> > think of alternatives to achieve my desired goals for a Synhak Inc.
> Office.
>
> Thank you. It is important that we all try to be as pragmatic as possible
> when
> considering how to best allocate the finite volume we have available to
> us. I
> feel the quantity of shared space should be maximized as it gives others
> the
> broadest canvas that this building can provide, until it becomes more
> beneficial to the community to do otherwise.
>
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Torrie Fischer
> >
> > wrote:
> > > On Saturday, January 18, 2014 22:26:49 Omar Rassi wrote:
> > > > There may be some miscommunication/misunderstanding about the front
> room
> > >
> > > at
> > >
> > > > 48 Summit St. So lets talk about what to do with that room.
> > > >
> > > > The original plan was to remove all the walls, shelving and
> cabinetry to
> > > > give us a large open area to do what we wish with and turn one of its
> > >
> > > walls
> > >
> > > > into a welcome bar like at the old space. However, it appears that
> some
> > > > members want to keep the small office-ish type room for various
> reasons
> > > > (each person in favor of keeping the room has a different idea). So
> lets
> > > > discuss!
> > > >
> > > > Key points of discussion:
> > > >
> > > > 1) Are we keeping the room or are we taking down the wall with the
> > > > closet/shelves?
> > >
> > > I would prefer to remove the closet side wall of that room and create a
> > > new
> > > welcome bar from the other wall of the room by cutting it to only a few
> > > feet
> > > tall. This would create a very open and inviting physical space.
> > >
> > > > 2) If we are keeping the room, for what purpose will it fulfill?
> Crafts?
> > > > Admin office/recordkeeping? servers? Member storage? Computer lab?
> > >
> > > Lounge?
> > >
> > > > Etc etc.
> > >
> > > If someone is intending on turning it into some form of member storage,
> > > SYNHAK, Inc office, or server closet, I think it would be wise to
> r

Re: [SH-Discuss] SynHak Speaker Bureau

[Justin Herman]

I changed the setting. Try it now


On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Justin Herman  wrote:

> I'll fix that when I get back to my PC.
>
>
>
> On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Omar Rassi  wrote:
>
>> I am not able to edit the spreadsheet, but I'd like to go in for computer
>> triage/repair.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Chris Egeland wrote:
>>
>>> Might I recommend that we relocate that doc to a wiki page?  I can
>>> tackle that later tonight or tomorrow if necessary.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 20:02, Justin Herman  wrote:
>>>
>>> You should be able to add and edit the page.
>>>
>>> Great topic ideas Andrew
>>>
>>> On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Andrew Buczko 
>>> wrote:
>>>
 You can add my name to the soldering one.

 Other idea's:
 * MineCraft servers, how to setup and run
 * Battle Bots
 * Talk on how to cosplay
 * Data recovery Technics
 * Going green, moving off the grid



 On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Justin Herman wrote:

> I think it might be wise to start talking about our speaker bureau in
> the new space as It would be REALLY smart to be able to tell people about
> some upcoming events when we have our Open House on March 1st.
>
> Maybe we could get some topics together and getting volunteers to
> start building talks around these topics. Create a flyer and start
> announcing it.
>
> I have started a list of ideas 
> here,
> I know some have been said before BUT I know we have had a LOT of new 
> faces
> and maybe some of them would also be interested in hearing these talks. In
> addition I think that most of these topics could be expanded into advanced
> topics if the interest was there. So... Please look though the list, add 
> to
> it, add notes, and start thinking how you can share your passion and
> experience with others in the space.
>
> Justin
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Re: [SH-Discuss] SynHak Speaker Bureau

[Andrew Buczko]

Yeah, I wasn't able to edit it, every option was grayed out.


On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 9:54 PM, gs volt  wrote:

> I thought the same.. because at Sherwin Gdocs is disabled
>
>
> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Chris Egeland wrote:
>
>> Might I recommend that we relocate that doc to a wiki page?  I can tackle
>> that later tonight or tomorrow if necessary.
>>
>> Chris
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Jan 18, 2014, at 20:02, Justin Herman  wrote:
>>
>> You should be able to add and edit the page.
>>
>> Great topic ideas Andrew
>>
>> On Saturday, January 18, 2014, Andrew Buczko 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> You can add my name to the soldering one.
>>>
>>> Other idea's:
>>> * MineCraft servers, how to setup and run
>>> * Battle Bots
>>> * Talk on how to cosplay
>>> * Data recovery Technics
>>> * Going green, moving off the grid
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jan 18, 2014 at 4:50 PM, Justin Herman wrote:
>>>
 I think it might be wise to start talking about our speaker bureau in
 the new space as It would be REALLY smart to be able to tell people about
 some upcoming events when we have our Open House on March 1st.

 Maybe we could get some topics together and getting volunteers to start
 building talks around these topics. Create a flyer and start announcing it.

 I have started a list of ideas 
 here,
 I know some have been said before BUT I know we have had a LOT of new faces
 and maybe some of them would also be interested in hearing these talks. In
 addition I think that most of these topics could be expanded into advanced
 topics if the interest was there. So... Please look though the list, add to
 it, add notes, and start thinking how you can share your passion and
 experience with others in the space.

 Justin

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