Hey, all. Minutes are now up. Here's a copy:
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|time=7PM
|date=2014-04-08
|venue=48 South Summit
|next=Meetings/2014-4-15
|previous=Meetings/2014-4-1
}}
= Agenda =
* '''Note Taker:''' Chris Egeland
* '''Moderator:''' Torrie Fischer
== 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?
* Jon - Returns
* James - Just here to hopefully engage in a conversation, professional ISP
and lots of hobbies and interests that are tech related
* Will - UA EE Student, in the Navy
** Found the website, and that guy (points at Chris E)
* Matt - Builds software
* Craig - Spills stuff on laptops
* Steve - Doesn't spill stuff on laptops
* Becca - Transposes frost from bread to cakes. Is a wizard
* Mike - Respects mushroom haters
* Monique - Doesn't have anything clever to say today
* Torrie - Builds prototyping labs
* Chris - Takes notes
* G - Makes 100 children happy at Cleveland Mini Maker Faire
* Devin - Purchases Subarus
* Andrew - Has to leave early again
* Omar - Loves his job
* Laurie - Anything her law office of an employer pays her to do
** Heard about us through Robert
* Robert - Likes inventing, makes inventions
** His dad brought him here
* Jen - Does everything as a stay-at-home mom
** Heard about SYN/HAK through her husband and son.
* Mike - Accountant
** Heard about us through Scott
* Scott - Works for Akron U in the IT/Parking department
** Article in the paper
* Paul - Working hard at staying unemployed
* Andy - Eating spaghetti
* Adam - Computer science major at UA.
** Heard about us from a poster at a bulletin board on UA Campus
* Nick - Fixes computers at UA
** Heard about us through Adam
== Announcements ==
* Any cool new projects? Something you want everyone to know?
* Any happenings that people should be aware of?
* Windows XP is dead
* Becca is taking a collection of old t-shirts to be hacked and destroyed into
something new
* Omar is making network cables as an impromptu class tonight
* Monique says the Akron Mini Maker Faire on October 18 for real.
** Omar says 3d printer is on wheels, let's bring it
** G says project space and activity space would be useful
* G: Canton Mini Maker Faire April 24 Noon to 4PM KSU Main Library
* Alex is giving his talk on Wireless Mesh Protocols tomorrow at SYN/HAK, then
the next day at Notacon.
* Chris: Heartbleed SSL vulnerability, keep an eye out for suspicious emails.
* Omar: Anything that you thought was secure, probably not secure.
* G: April 11-13, Cleveland Startup Weekend,
http://cleveland.startupweekend.org
*
== 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
* Robert Rybicki - Because I like to take stuff apart and rebuild them
differently. Sponsors are Becca and Torrie.
** I'm Robert and I invent a lot. Most of the time my inventions don't work.
*** Welcome to the club.
** Becca: What makes you happy? Inventions
** Becca: What grade are you in? First
** Becca: What is your favorite thing about cub scouts? They build stuff like
roads.
** Andrew: Do you like inventing with computers or mechanical things?
Computers.
** Omar: What's your favorite kind of invention? I like to take computers
apart and make inventions out of them.
** Craig: Dog or cat person? The same.
** Mike: Would you rather make something from scratch or repurpose something
to make it do what you want? That's a hard question to answer. Yes.
** G: Do you like a boat or an airplane? Airplane.
** Chris: How does it make you feel to be the youngest applicant to SYN/HAK?
Good
** Becca: XBox One or PS4? Neither, no videogames.
* Discussion with mom about excellence.
* Consensed.
* Matt Wenger
* Matt Stevic
** Neither are reachable, if you're reading this, please contact
[email protected]
== Financial Report ==
* Funds in bank:
** Assets: $18,729.62
** AR: $2550.20
** Liabilities: $2866.26
== Proposals ==
* Walls
** Andy: Stopped at Habitat for Humanity, limited supply, it's get what you
can get. Wants to check pricing at Carter Lumber.
** Paul: West Hill Hardware, lots of architectural salvage. Doors aren't fire
rated, but $20-25 for solid doors.
** Omar: Carpentry/masonry school has built rooms out of caging.
*** Becca: No dust containment
** Mike: Soundproof? Omar: No.
** Andy: Price? Omar: No idea.
** Maybe get some caging to experiment?
*** Becca: Pics or it didn't happen.
** Mike: Cage dimensions? Omar: Doesn't matter. They're cuttable. Cage
panels.
** Andy: Wants to get more quotes. Will get a few and have three to pick
from.
== Discussion Items ==
* James: Would like to be able to offer local internet services for various
purposes.
** Name of the company: Extra Stimulus Inc.
* Becca: Family membership discount rate issue? We have families that would
like to get involved, and it would help to bring in more members.
** Torrie sent a mail to the list describing everything in March 2014.
** Let's work on this on slack or something
* Senior discount: Omar: How do you prove? If you look old? Golden Buckeye
Card?
* Steve: Proposal about modifying the membership or proposal process. Link:
http://lists.synhak.org/pipermail/discuss/2014-April/007941.html Consensus for
up to 6 weeks, then we go to voting with conditions.
** Torrie will put this onto the next meeting's minutes and possibly have a
subgroup meeting.
* Questions about meeting attendance requirements: Answer: No requirements.
You can be as member as you wish.
* Omar: does anyone have a bookshelf?
* Andy: Drug policy questions?
** Omar: Does anyone feel that "Don't do illegal things at the space" doesn't
adequately cover it?
** Mike: I don't think it covers it.
** Becca: My concern is that if someone were to consume alcohol here and get
into an accident, we could be liable.
** Paul: We don't provide alcohol. People bring alcohol here on their own and
consume said alcohol on their own.
** Torrie: We had discussion about having a lawyer on retainer. It would be
$200/hr for the first 2 hours, then their normal rate. Details were sent to
bizops.
** Andy: Beer was bought with synhak funds. Torrie: No it wasn't.
** Becca: Can we consult more than one lawyer? Torrie: That's fine.
** Omar: Input about beer on synhak property. If it's not purchased with
synhak money, it's not synhak beer.
** Andy: Whoever says we need a lawyer, get a lawyer, get their opinion.
** Becca: I have connections to a lawyer or two, will contact both this week.
* Omar: Does anyone have issues with using SYN/HAK money to get a lawyer for
us?
** Torrie: Using SYN/HAK money to retain a lawyer is ok with her.
** James: Akron Bar Association has a regular open house that you can talk to
various lawyers.
* Let's hack!
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