So.
I am totally with the idea of distributing the know-how of facilitation.
But the proposed plan of there being a meta-facilitator guiding the
facilitators of each section didn't come to pass, and the meeting was drawn
out by dint there not being expected limits on discussion topics.
Good moderators in general set expectations for a discussion by declaring
how many minutes should be spent on it, and by qualifying what counts as
"in scope" for the meeting and what should be moved to another …
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Tonight there were lots of topics on the meeting agenda, but that wasn't
what drew it out to 10:15pm. What drew it out was the combination of:
* lack of time limits on discussions
* lack of sense of scope on discussions
* unwillingness to create "pointers" to extra-meeting discussions, email,
etc.
You have to do these things, and you can't guilt people into attendance
when they tune out and attend to other things because they have no sense of
the progression of things.
And I'm going to restate a previous point I've made about bureaucracy.
There's this tendency to privilege the discussion of
rules/regulations/policies above everything else when it comes to general
meetings.
When I say "privilege" I mean "give more time and leeway to".
You have to resist this urge. Discussion of policy isn't fundamentally any
more important than discussion of culture, or events, or fiscal solvency,
etc. It's all *equally important*... by which I mean like Five Minutes
important. Because if you multiply out all the subpoints in each section
of any given agenda by 5 minutes, you easily get an hour or more.
--Naomi
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Naomi Theora Most
naomi(a)nthmost.com
+1-415-728-7490
skype: nthmost
http://twitter.com/nthmost
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Thank you, Jenny and Sonja for driving to stores and picking up supplies
with me!
This is all going to be rolled up into a TIL entitled "How to feed 50
people for a 4 day conference - Logistics and Lunacy" ;)
And thanks to Julio for offering to help, even though I didn't get to your
email. there's 2moro. :)
Here's some pix of how much food we got for the 4 breakfasts, lunches, snax
and 1 dinner. Yes that is 30lbs. of sushi rice!
Now it's time to cook the night away in the night kitchen …
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to Patti Smith!
cheers,
ray
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Hey guys,
My roommate is selling his old makerbot (millbot ?) 3rd gen 3d printer w/ slide for $600 or best offer. Email me for more inquiries.
Sent from my iPhone
Louis T. Huang
http://aegia.nu/
+202.445.7258
louis.huang(a)aegia.nu
http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/DHARMA_Initiative
ok i'm signing up for chez hacker house /dharma initiative weekend
romy can drive 4-5 people in the car friday night or saturday morning?
info(a)romyilano.com
Hey everyone--have any of you heard of the San Jose SubZero festival?
It's Friday, June 7th and celebrates the underground. think mexigoths, fire
sculptures, rockabilly bands and skaters and street art!
Yes--I know it's weird.. it's San Jose! we all have a lot of ideas about
San Jose. I was there for about two years and the people running the
subzero are very legit. Despite the high rents, fairly cookie cutter
atmosphere cherri + brian from anno domini have been keeping the
underground alive..…
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cost local events by local artists down there.
*cherri isn't making money off this--none of her crew is. they break even
every year... *
*
*
*if anyone is interested in carpoling with me down to san jose to have a
table or do some crazy art projection experiment, let me know. I'll be
chatting with people about this.*
*san jose is highly suburban and has especially high rent prices,some parts
worse than san francisco. the arts have a tough ttime down there, despite a
nice downtown layout and a university.*
*
*
*subzero festival makes things easier... they were asking if we wanted to
do a game/play/experiemnt.*
*
*
*it's in june... so would love to get in conversation with folks about this
now!*
*SubZERO Festival: *First Friday June 7th., 6pm-midnight
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Romy Mimi Ilano <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 2:34 PM
Subject: Fwd: Your Invitation to SubZERO Festival 2013
To: Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com>
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From: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)galleryad.com>
Date: Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 5:21 PM
Subject: Your Invitation to SubZERO Festival 2013
To: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)galleryad.com>
photo: Ramberto Cumagun
Hi! It's time for our annual convergence of all you *Progenitors of Culture*
!
It's been a very tough year for everyone, and yet, here we all still
are....we have not wavered in our determination to be who we are, to live
the life we dream of and build the city we want to live in.
The 6th Annual SubZERO Festival is one of the most amazing celebrations of
the indie, DIY, subculture and counter culture experiences and it's
because of YOU and we want you back this year! Your participation shows you
don't just "do" art, but you ARE an artist and you're in it for a long term
life and career. We have had many success stories result from the festival
- we've had participants use the momentum of the fan base they've
cultivated from SubZERO to launch their own brick & mortar store fronts of
their own, works of art are in homes of collectors and artists have been
invited into other active collectives, indie entrepreneurs have had their
product picked up by big retail brands and the festival has served as a
catalyst for artists to receive national/international inquiries to show
and perform.
And don't underestimate that the crowd will be "the same" - San Jose is
notorious for new surges of residents from all over the world to work in
the tech industry we're known for (and seems to be flourishing once again)
and these new comers experience the perception that we're a cultural
wasteland....NOT TRUE and this festival changes those perceptions
immediately but we can only change those perceptions if you're out there to
show them!
That's what we do....we create and inspire and thrive. And we do it *
TOGETHER.*
----------------------------------------- 2013 SubZERO Festival
Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
It's our annual gathering of the Progenitors of Culture otherwise known as
the Sixth Annual *SubZERO Festival*!
Focused on emerging and present subcultures thriving in our region, SubZERO
is a DIY, artistically bent, hi/lo-techno mashup where street meets geek.
You're receiving this first round of invitations because we are grateful to
you for your past participation. You've helped build the festival into a
highly anticipated celebration of subculture artists, performers & creative
indie businesses. You've been here all day, every day, all year long doing
what you know to be the most challenging thing in your life but you do it
with determination and uncompromising values. This is the night we get to
share that work and know that there are others that appreciate it, get
inspired by it and want to connect with it. You push the arts, culture and
humanity forward, and so "thank you!" in advance for not just this one
event, but for all that you do always.
Like last year, this festival is DIY....We all bring it to make it happen.
Vendor spaces will be the standard 10' x 10'. You'll need to bring
everything you'll need to exhibit, display, perform and/or sell your work.
We highly encourage live painting, demos and /or participatory activities
with your audience. (please let us know what you have in mind if it
involves sound or roving performances, etc.)
-Ellectricity (via generators) will be provided.
- One artist / entity per booth
-Additional space discounts available.
Last year our attendance was about 14,000 people. We expect at least the
same, if not more, again this year. Although city fees and festival costs
have risen, we are offering you the same rates as last year if you *SIGN UP
BY APRIL 30th.*
DATES:
*SubZERO Festival: *First Friday June 7th., 6pm-midnight
*STREET MRKTs:* First Friday Aug. 2nd, 7pm-11pm
First Friday Sept. 6th, 7pm-11pm
*2013 Vendor fees for returning artists /vendors from last year*
(please note that this is rate is just for past participants and only good
thru April 30th, so please let us know as soon as possible)
*
*
*SubZERO Only* (June 7th)- $165.
*Street Mrkts *(Aug 3, Sept 7)- $65. / each Mrkt
(this is a smaller, more intimate urban faire held outside of Anno Domini
Gallery in conjunction with the Aug & Sept art walk so artists have direct
access to the art walk audience.) Street Mrkt space is limited so if you're
interested in these, we encourage you to sign up for the 3 Pkg Deal below.
*3 Pkg Deal* - $245. for all 3 events (SubZERO June + Street Mrkts in Aug &
Sept)
*Art / Performance / Demo only space at SubZERO* (NO selling) - $75.
Food trucks / booths- please inquire about food vendor rates & eligibility.
Corporate Info / advert booth inquiries, please contact us with a proposal.
No commissions imposed on sales of the above events.
Please let me know if you have any questions. We're reaching out to you
first and then will open it up to newcomers so please reserve your spot if
you'd like to be part of the festival, we'd love to have you!
*RISE UP!*
peace,
Cherri & Brian
*Anno Domini* // the second coming of Art & Design
366 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95113
www.galleryAD.com <http://www.galleryad.com/> 408.271.5155
gallery hours:
Tuesday thru Friday, Noon - 7pm
Saturday, Noon - 5pm
First Fridays 7–11pm
*art • music • performance • life*
"All Hail the Progenitors of Culture!"
Tweet us: @AnnoDomini or @Astrogirl (Cherri's)
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Amazing Work at the Sudomaté hacking tonight means that there will be 3
flavour variants of Sudomaté available at the General Meeting tomorrow.
Come blind taste test for the winner: Chefs doing battle RAY vs. NAOMI vs.
PATRICK
all documented at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Sudomate
p.s. if you want to add to the meeting agenda
https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting
Max
I was browsing the web and I stumbled across an ancient script detailing
the coming and going of Jay.
I think there's even kimchi in there.
Behold! he is emerging from a 3D Printer... emitting holy beams of ABS...
http://www.goarch.org/special/saint_thomas
[image: Inline image 1]
Jordan recalibrated the 3D printer last night... so now you can see the
before and after. resting on the holy script from HIS hand...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/8654260484/in/photostream
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when will Jay return to us?
what can we do to avoid disappointing him?
<3 it will all come in time...
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On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Ken Murphy <kenmrph(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello Hackerspace folks-
>
> Last year was the first Radio Shack Hackerspace Challenge, a friendly
competition between Ace Monster Toys in Oakland, CA, and Artisan's Asylum
in Somerville, MA. It's happening again this year, and we're looking for
challengers to take on the current champs (Artisan's Asylum).
>
> The challenge is sponsored by Radio Shack, and will be featured in print
in Popular …
[View More]Mechanics magazine (and therefore seen by millions of people).
It's part of Radio Shack's "Great Create" campaign, which includes an
effort to improve their offerings to the DIY community.
>
> This is a great opportunity to work on a cool project, and get some good
publicity for your hackerspace and for the hackerspace movement overall.
I'd love to hear from spaces interested in forming a team and throwing
their hat in the ring.
>
> More specifics on the challenge will be available a bit later, but it
will take place over the month of June, and each team will build a project
based on a theme (tba). Both teams will get profiled in the magazine.
>
> Some info about last year's challenge, including links to the print
pieces:
>
> http://www.popmechnow.com/radioshack/
>
> If you're interested, and think you get a group together from your space,
drop me a line!
>
> Ken
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Hi, i'm throwing this out there for chez hack. I can do ios mobile location
based stuff, a very simple app that's hooked up to a web dashboard that
would be great for mapping out hacker spaces or neighborhoods through
geofencing.
It also has image recognition that's better than QR codes, that would
recognize a photograph.
it's using a commercial SDK though (Qualcomm's Gimbal) so that's the
caveat... but I think if anyone's down for interesting ideas with that, it
would be a fun project!