Namaste, hakkers!
I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2013-02-05 and that the minutes are
posted. They are visible on the web at
http://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/5-2-2013. I've also included them in this mail
for reading at your leisure:
{{Infobox_meeting
|time=7PM
|date=2013-02-05
|venue=21 West North
|next=Meetings/12-2-2013
|previous=Meetings/29-1-2013
}}
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== Participants ==
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= Agenda =
* '''Note Taker:''' Xander Golightley
* '''Moderator:''' Andrew
== Introduction and Names ==
* Invite a knowledgable member to explain what SYNHAK is about, if anyone new
is present:
<blockquote>SYNHAK is an infrastructure provider for people who want to make
things. SYNHAK provides space, tools, and infrastructure to help others learn
new skills and create cool things. SYNHAK exists through and depends on
membership dues, donations, and the hard work of individuals such as ourselves.
Our code of conduct is "Be excellent to each other."</blockquote>
* Round of introductions
** What is your name?
** What do you do?
** If this is your first time, how did you hear about SYNHAK?
* Andrew - Students
* Xander - Switch Genders
* Chris - Sysadmin
* Andy - Does nothing (problem)
* Trever - Gets upset about stupid things
* Jim - Keeps out of trouble
* Devin - Works 12 hour shifts
== Announcements ==
* Any cool new projects? Something you want everyone to know?
* Any happenings that people should be aware of?
* New things at the space!
** Cotton things
** Mouse pads for everybody
** BIG post it notes
** Pillows and blanket
* Printer is working
* New file server in space
** Named Kevlar
** 3 TB storage space
*** How do I get to it? asked Andy inquisitively
****We'll figure that out!
** Will have all the fedoras
* Robot fighting league will be having a competition on the 15th, 16th, and
17th.
** It's in Hudson PA
** Too late to get in on the fighting
* Trip to HGR this saturday
** We are LEAVING here at the space at 8 am
** We will be back before noon
* BOARD MEETING will occur next Monday February 18th, 2013
** We need to fix the By Laws
** Approve Sysadmin position
** Set term limits for board
** Other fun things
** Proposals to come!
***At 7pm
* ALL ARE WELCOME TO COME!
* Devin got a drafting table
**We need some way to get it here
== 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
* None
== Financial Report ==
* Funds in bank: $3222.88
== Proposals ==
* Check the page at [[Proposals/Open]].
* Jim wants a key!
** We will decide on this next meeting on February 12, 2013
* Trever is proposing that officer and board terms run from February 28th -
February 27th
** Right now there are no term limits
*** No issues with this were brought up
== Discussion Items ==
If an item of discussion drags on too long, further discussion may be postponed
until after the meeting ends.
During discussion, it is not necessary to write down exactly what each person
says. Record the topics of discussion, and any items of consensus or
controversy here. Detailed descriptions of the conversation should go on the
discuss page for this meeting.
* Register for The Deconstruction http://thedeconstruction.org/manifesto/
** 48hr hack-a-thon streamed live to the internet with interviews from the
organizers along the way.
** Minimal rules
*** Create something that didn't exist 48 hrs ago
*** Stream as much as you can of your entire process
*** Don't get hurt/arrested
** Collaborate with Maker's Alliance?
* Trever nominates Devin Wolfe for Board
** Seconded
* Devin says that Tony says that the electric was not agreed upon before we
entered the space
** Trever states that having electrical was the reason we agreed to this space
** We got an invoice for about $2200 that he says we should have to pay
*** This bill is not itemized
** Tony says we could have gotten anyone to do the electrical but those who
looked at the space originally remember Tony saying we had to use his
electrical guy
** Tony also says that he doesn't have to put in plumbing either
* Devin says that we need to clarify somethings
** The space is not heated - Will Tony pay for the insulation and labor?
*** Will he pay for labor and/or the insulation itself? We will install the
insulation
** Andy proposes that if we have to pay for electrical and insulation then we
should be able to take it with us when we leave
** Devin has done some research
*** Basic electric has to be provided
*** Heat has to be provided
**** Trever says that the residential rights do not apply to us because we are
a commercial building
** The wall
** What modifications can we make?
*** Nothing on the walls, "eh" on the floor
**** Devin is very clear on not liking the "eh" because that IS a quote
** Ventilation?
**Can we put a window in the wall to the hallway?
* Devin will hear back from Tony at the end of this week
** We'll figure out things AFTER that
** Who is responsible for the bathroom?
*** We probably are
** The benches
*** "We can use them but we can't tear them apart"
* Rust in the machine room
** Devin is taking care of it
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