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=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
We have | We have t-shirts and stickers! (Lots of them!) | ||
Q. What are we going to do with them at Maker Faire? | Q. What are we going to do with them at Maker Faire? | ||
A. Let's take | A. Let's take all of them to the Faire and see if we can get rid of all of them there! The world of geekdom will descend upon Maker Faire before, during, and after the Faire. | ||
=== Financial Report === | === Financial Report === | ||
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Jared deposited $236 from the vending machine. Thanks! | Jared deposited $236 from the vending machine. Thanks! | ||
Samsung is now manufacturing a | Samsung is now manufacturing a Sidekick 4G running Android with a super great keyboard. Noisebridge isn't going to get one but the treasurer likes them a '''whole lot'''. | ||
=== Membership Binder === | === Membership Binder === | ||
* Read off any names from the binder for the past month. | |||
* Anyone up for join this week should introduce themselves then leave the area in search of gifts (traditionally beer and a lime) for the rest of the group. The rest of the meeting should consense on whether they may join. | |||
=== What's Going On at Noisebridge === | |||
''One '''short''' sentence about each of the following:'' | |||
=== | This is the active list of events from the main page: | ||
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===== Non-weekly ===== | |||
* [[Second Saturdays]] are Noisebridge hackathon: | |||
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. | |||
( | * [[Five Minutes of Fame]] | ||
* Bay Area Hackers Association - (Second Sunday, 2PM) | |||
=== Project Updates === | === Project Updates === | ||
====Controlling music playback in the space from your smartphone or other computer==== | ====Controlling music playback in the space from your smartphone or other computer==== | ||
It's now very easy using any smartphone, by downloading any mpd client, to control the two music receivers that we have here and to control the music playback from your phone. You can also get | It's now very easy using any smartphone, by downloading any mpd client, to control the two music receivers that we have here and to control the music playback from your phone. You can also get mpd clients for your computer and control the music when you are in the space! | ||
====Fixed TV==== | ====Fixed TV==== | ||
Zack | Zack fixed the 42-inch TV and it could be placed onto a table with wheels and display various things and kinds of information while people are doing projects. It can take two simultaneous inputs in split-screen mode. Ideally there will be a computer attached to it and maybe a wireless keyboard and mouse. | ||
Q. What inputs? | Q. What inputs? | ||
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Q. What will the TV be called? | Q. What will the TV be called? | ||
A. Per the treasurer, | A. Per the treasurer, NBTV! | ||
The TV is now called " | The TV is now called "NBTV". See [http://nburl.net/NBTV] | ||
It will perhaps have two computers to control the two computer inputs. | It will perhaps have two computers to control the two computer inputs. | ||
====Hacker in residence==== | ====Hacker in residence==== | ||
Mitch has been talking with Paul about having a hacker in residence. He is a grantwriter. He is proposing to write a grant proposal to have a hacker in residence. | Mitch has been talking with Paul about having a hacker in residence. He is a grantwriter. He is proposing to write a grant proposal to have a hacker in residence. | ||
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Open source research under Noisebridge's ægis. | Open source research under Noisebridge's ægis. | ||
Can Noisebridge administer grants to let individuals get funding to work on open source projects? E.g., Jason | Can Noisebridge administer grants to let individuals get funding to work on open source projects? E.g., Jason. | ||
The money would presumably get paid to Noisebridge and it would be earmarked for paying a particular person to work on a particular thing in the name of Noisebridge. Publications about this would be done with a Noisebridge affiliation. | The money would presumably get paid to Noisebridge and it would be earmarked for paying a particular person to work on a particular thing in the name of Noisebridge. Publications about this would be done with a Noisebridge affiliation. | ||
=== End of Meeting === | === End of Meeting === | ||
* [[PGP|PGP Key Signing]] could happen now, check the [[PGP|list]] to see who wants in on the action. | |||
* Put back the membership binder by the Shrine. | |||
* Save the meeting notes to the wiki. | |||
* Send a copy of the meeting notes to the discussion list. | |||
* Copy the [[Meeting Notes Template]] for next week's agenda and update the main wiki page's link to it. | |||
* Enjoy a cocktail with your fellow hacker or robot. | |||
[[Category:Meeting Notes]] | [[Category:Meeting Notes]] |