Captain Foo posted:

jfc

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/

BONGHITZ posted:

what is aatrek related material?

froward posted:

continues to creep

quote:

If we're banning things based on smells, then the only logical thing to
do is also adopt a policy requiring everyone to take a shower (with
soap) before coming over to the hackerspace in addition to brushing
their teeth. Also, no farting in the hackerspace. And for gently caress's sake,
WIPE PROPERLY. It's 102 degrees out there today, but even if it was 40
below that's still no excuse.

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

i am unironically in favor of requiring people to brush their teeth, wipe their asses, and wash with soap before coming to a hackerspace event

i cannot comprehend the mind that makes a joke of this

Parallel Paraplegic posted:

It's amazing that someone considers "take a shower and brush your teeth" to be a hilariously sarcastic exaggeration.

Also there's a hackerspace near me, I looked them up and their latest event's pictures consisted entirely of a bunch of incredibly fat people taking turns on the communal Google Glass. I think I'll stick to toiling away by myself, thanks

OSI bean dip posted:

Someone told me this was proposed a long time ago and shot down for some reason. (or long-term solution: build intelligent cleaning robot)

maniacdevnull posted:

someone in another thread posted a really well written piece from gq about men's rights people and the lead was a pic of a guy with a sign "stop demonizing male sexuality!" the caption stated that he wanted to lower the age of consent to 12

yeah these people have no loving clue

quote:

I'm certain many folks can name some "crackers" who have contributed to the current entropy problem at Noisebridge while they thought that their contributions were having a net positive effect on the space.

One that distinctly comes to mind was the front door camera. A newcomer to Noisebridge sought to "fix" the live camera for one reason or another. What ended up happening was the wires were pulled out, the camera disassembled, and the components dispersed throughout the space without any kind of discussion from the individual. Then they went elsewhere for the day and left things in that state.

A replacement camera was installed and I confronted them, where they said they were "hacking" the system to make it better. An explanation of the community's definition of a "positive contribution" ensued, but there was some rather vocal opposition to that.

quote:

someone who spent a lot of time at NB let people think it
was OK to sleep there.

Then (simplifying a lot), some core culture makers at Noisebridge
shouted, "hey Occupy, Noisebridge is with you!" and didn't get how
hard it would be to hold down the fort after that. In fact it became
so difficult for many good people to feel welcome at Noisebridge in
the face of the Occupy squatters that they left -- which made it even
harder to fend off this cultural flu.

https://www.noisebridge.net/pipermail/noisebridge-discuss/2015-February/046089.html posted:

Throwing away fresh food without any warning at all is both un-excellant and hateful. I propose that those who did so be banned for 10 days. If I encounter these food haters in the space, I'll ask them to leave the space and not come back until they seek conflict resolution in said working group. Oh wait! The ones that threw away the food are IN that working group! HMMMMMM....

Also, and I'm dead serious about this, I want recompense for my food and hotplate being tossed. $25 would be a fair rate. Course, I doubt that those who did this will come out and admit it, but I know who they are.

A Pinball Wizard posted:

this is a pro read btw

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201503/mens-rights-activism-the-red-pill

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

Parallel Paraplegic posted:

It's amazing that someone considers "take a shower and brush your teeth" to be a hilariously sarcastic exaggeration.

Buttcoin purse posted:

(b) should go without saying

jony ive aces posted:

what thread did you think you were posting in

A Pinball Wizard posted:

this is a pro read btw

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201503/mens-rights-activism-the-red-pill

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

meanwhile:

quote:

well their hackerspace is in a high heroin use neighborhood... then there was occupy aka homeless people pretending to have an agenda so they could sleep somewhere warm. the result was most of the cities homeless figuring out that noisebridge was a warm place to sleep... and had a kitchen... and plenty of stuff to steal to sell for more heroin.

you might say... they became a heroinspace.

froward posted:

I've started using Noisebridge as a reference point for our hackerspace: Things Not To Do.

quote:

Seriously, the amount of people who show up at hackerspaces expecting to
raise an army to fight their own personal crusade is astounding. It's
probably the WORST place to show up expecting anyone to tolerate you. Have
you met a developer?? Do you know what compilers do to people? It makes
them vicious angry people who revenge code programming languages just to
get back at the assholes that made their software segfault 10 years ago on
a thursday making you miss a really happening party. Now you think I am
joking, but that's not the case. Software developers are not well people.
These are people who have stared into the void of human created logic.
They come back changed man. They either come back broken, or they come
back angry. Either way, you try to get them to engage in some sort of
personal crusade and you are asking for catastrophe.

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

minivanmegafun posted:

same. I think every sane hackerspace may be doing this.

eschaton posted:

#notallhackerspaces

ChickenOfTomorrow posted:

Buttcoin purse posted:

Let me share with you my justification for why I'm entitled to be an rear end in a top hat. Hint: it involves a deece six figgies.

Buttcoin purse posted:

Let me share with you my justification for why I'm entitled to be an rear end in a top hat. Hint: it involves a deece six figgies.

quote:

We booted somene for this. Specifically, because their name showed up on an
Amber alert. There are plenty of people to draw from who have no sex
offfender background. Keep moving. We're not a rehab facility.

Arclight

quote:

Uh...that was pretty stupid of your space, given the huge number of false
alarms on the AMBER alert system.

Hilarious to see this coming from someone using a pseudonym...

quote:

Not really, as it was not a false alarm.

Arclight

quote:

I guess I should clarify: The dude was a creeper who was found in a
hotel room with a random 13 year-old runaway. The Amber Alert was
pretty much the last straw and not surprising to anyone involved.

Arclight

Notorious b.s.d. posted:

it's not child rape, it's consent-hacking

Main Paineframe posted:

the number of people there determined to stand up for convicted child molesters is downright horrifying

A Pinball Wizard posted:

this is a pro read btw

http://www.gq.com/news-politics/big-issues/201503/mens-rights-activism-the-red-pill

that article posted:

Only one feminist later attempts entry, an activist who goes by the handle "Dark Horse Swore." The black shirts eighty-six her. She sets up at a nearby bar, orders pizza, opens a tab, and invites any conference attendee who cares to talk. No takers. Feminist pizza? Not a chance. These men, they're hip to feminine wiles. They've taken the red pill, they like to say.

Parallel Paraplegic posted:

indigi posted:

to be fair you can replace "feminist" with any type of activist or advocate and I'm still not going to that. it seems horrifically awkward to eat pizza while someone says their opinions at you, even if you agree.