That and who sponsored who. I believe Chris and Torrie sponsored me lol. -Steve
--- Original Message --- From: "Torrie Fischer" <[email protected]> Sent: November 30, 2013 2:20 AM To: "SYN/HAK discussion list" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SH-Discuss] Meeting minutes from 2013-11-26 On Wednesday, November 27, 2013 08:26:08 Phong wrote: > Namaste, hakkers! > > I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2013-11-26 and that the minutes are > posted. They are visible on the web at > https://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/2013-11-26. I've also included them in > this mail for reading at your leisure: > > {{Infobox_meeting > > |time=7PM > |date=2013-11-26 > |venue=21 West North > |next=Meetings/2013-12-3 > |previous=Meetings/2013-11-19 > > }} > > = Agenda = > > * '''Note Taker:''' G > * '''Moderator:''' Torrie > > == Introduction and Names == > > * Invite a knowledgeable 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? > > * Torrie - Gets pierced > * Andrew - Tired of cleaning snow of his car > * Chris - Never gets tired of cleaning snow off his car > * Tim Seely - Coach robotics > * Mike - Likes to Ski > * Becca - Make santa cakes for christmas > * Bethany - Plays with fire > * Steve - Play old skool video games > * Lea - Knits scarf - first time - heared about synhak in newspaper > * David - Fiddle around with Software > * Andy - Works on electronics > * Andy - Tinkers with everything; mom told him about synhak! > * Justin - Plays with robots and automation > * Ben - Likes to learn; learned about us from Drew > * Alex - Does IT support > * David - Invited by Tim Seely; physician assistant - sees nuts and > > bolts > * Devin - Machinist > * Philip - Sells stuff online; interests in technology; wants to > > convert nook to something; read about synhak in his email > * G - Write a software for a living > * Omar - Thinks wishfully > > > == Announcements == > > * Any cool new projects? Something you want everyone to know? > * Any happenings that people should be aware of? > > * Devin - Power wheels racing: > ** Tig load of aluminum > ** Meeting after the frame is constructed > > * Andy - Mythbusters are coming in town > ** wants to get a booth > ** Andrew - protolab - approached the organizers and missed their > > boat? > > * Torrie - protolab wants to use spiff. good luck! > * Devin - Hartville hackerspace - We can potentially benefit them > ** They are talking about it > ** Wishes we were like Hartville .. at their price! > > * G - Geauga county makerspace (homestead style). Have a meetup.com > > account to plan the makerspace. Damon Ramsey. > > * Devin - property available around Summit street - a little high in > > price - vacant for 2 years.. agent is owner 3000sq ft ground floor > > * G - Receives call from Kevin. 12/3 6pm we meet at floor 8 in his > > office to see the space he has. > > * Omar - CompTIA partner - > *benefits > ** able to get student discounts on testing > ** instructors get free testing - can become CompTIA+ testing > ** have to be able to buy $500 vouchers in one year (not required, > > only for instructor testing and promo materials) > ** 6 weeks is plenty time to get familiarised > > * Phil brought us: > ** ultrasonic cleaner > ** commercial soldering machine > > * Someone below got us: > ** video equipment - cameras, video mixer, tripod and video stuff > > * G got us (from Steve Smith at Sherwin Williams): > ** 4 feet level > ** Black and Decker non-functional miter saw > > * Torrie - Stereo system replaces the turntable > ** has better audio quality > ** smaller uses less electrons > > * Torrie - OpenSCAD class last week > ** People enjoyed it > ** Next week (Wed) is Devins class on shop safety; can get safety > > trained! G will video tape as well > ** Social media class at Office Space Coworking > > == 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 > > * Steve > ** Works with computers and stuff > ** working on a game; plays them, builds them > ** Beth: Who makes you happy? > *** Fresh installs of linux; Losing a game of Super Metroid > *** Looking forward to python class - Torrie > *** Chris: What can you add to synhak? > ** Beth: fav beer; Yuengling > ** Beth: fav takeout place: South plaza House of Hunan - its near > > Marcs > ** Andy: Profession?: IT field - getting CDL license. > ** Torrie: Prog languages?: Assembly, Qbasic, > ** Alex: Fav game of all time?: Megaman2 > ** Torrie: what are you working on?: Working on a SNES based game that > > is made in YCHR > **sponsored by omar and Andy B. > > * David > ** wants to be part of space because, i am a hacker from long time ago > ** 1969 operated computer for Army! > ** read cards > ** It had 500Bytes of memory- good lights on it too, text scrolled on > > it too ! > ** Who makes you happy? > *** Lea and Computers (in that order) > ** Chris: How can the space improve you? > *** Looks forward to interaction with other people > *** Which specific fields are you interested in? > *** Linux would help a lot, have used Unix in the past > *** Chris: What can you add to synhak? > *** Contributes a lot of history to computing > ** Beth: fav beer? Labatt Blue > ** Beth: Fav takeout place? None > ** Andy: profession? Retired software developer > ** Alex: Have you touched enigma machine? No > ** Torrie: Fav prog lang? Smalltalk, C, Java, Lisp > ** Torrie: current projects? Emulator for firmware.. > ** sponsored by Chris and Torrie Kinda odd that the minutes don't actually say the result of these membersips. Hey note taker G, could you try to be a bit more accurate with the proceedings next time? :) > > == Financial Report == > * Funds in bank: >$3000 > > == Proposals == > > * None (for this week) > > == Discussion Items == > > * Senior discount > ** Philip: Will attract older knowledgable people > ** $25 price point > ** Beth: can you do it at same price as students? Yes > ** Chris: What is criteria to get buckeye card? > ** Philip: Burger King discount > ** Chris: Show identification at time of membership > > * Chris: Couples membership? > ** We could probably do a couples membership > ** Suggestion: equivalent to single membership - only one vote in > > elections, consensus items etc. > ** potentially leads to organization membership > ** Becca: Thinks $45 for couple would be manageable vs $70 for two > > members > ** Beth: family discounts? > ** Torrie: Nuclear family is 2.58 people - measure that times how many > > people divide by number of members.. Treasurer will decide what is > > sustainable. > > * G talks about the Akron Programming Languages Group > ** He's been going to a bunch of NEO user groups > ** Lots of them were programmers that were vendor specific. Microsoft, > > Apple, Linux, ETC > ** So he started the Akron Programming Languages Group > *** Discussions about languages in neutral environments > ** Akron is a bit of a dumping ground for technology > ** Academically, a lot of knowledge is lost when developers stick with > > the hip and trendy ones such as Rails or Python > ** More experienced developers can share these deeper experiences > > * Andy: No lines in parking lot, try to park and leave a lot of room > please leave some room. We can have two lines of parking spaces. > ** Can get ODOT spray paint or any other spray paints. > > * Torrie: Dumpster > ** Gets emptied once a week, and must leave space in front of it. > > dOn't block access to it > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
