dear whoever keeps sleeping in the darkroom/wetlab

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tom

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Feb 2, 2012, 6:34:15 AM2/2/12
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stop it.
We're all (The photographers and biohackers) putting a lot of effort
into getting that room useable, we are NOT clearing it and blacking it
out so you can sleep there.

If we catch anyone else in there technical measure will be taken and
they wont be nice :)

Sam Cook

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Feb 2, 2012, 6:36:28 AM2/2/12
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Can we move the troll trap in there, maybe fill it with water balloons? It'll also make for a good 'insta-clean' system

S

tom

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Feb 2, 2012, 6:46:16 AM2/2/12
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I'll be shoving sinkbot in there soon and probably will repurpose it
to detect sleeping people. Events will be broadcast on the network, so
whatever people do with that information isnt my problem :)



On Feb 2, 11:36 am, Sam Cook <sam.lindenrat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Can we move the troll trap in there, maybe fill it with water balloons?
> It'll also make for a good 'insta-clean' system
>
> S
>

Sci

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Feb 2, 2012, 7:05:29 AM2/2/12
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Solution;

Kevlar box containing speaker and �5 mp3 player, glued under workbench.
Load it with this on loop at a volume that can only be heard inside the
room: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vd4WLxqPWYM

Akki

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Feb 2, 2012, 9:06:32 AM2/2/12
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I've got plans I'll be implementing tonight to make it unpleasant to
anyone trying to sleep in there.

Again, I doubt anyone who sleeps in the space really reads the mailing
list. That'd require some level of commitment to the community that is
Hackspace...

~H

danny staple

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Feb 2, 2012, 9:59:53 AM2/2/12
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Wouldn't a tiny annoyatron style thing well hidden work pretty well
-at some random interval, making an alarm loudness bleep. They'd soon
give up.
I am suddenly thinking of the Rickrolling crates....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMDtD_aATM

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tom

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Feb 2, 2012, 10:05:48 AM2/2/12
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i like that :)

I'm considering a ?wakeup command for IRC, but it'd need the agreement
of 3 or 4 people before it triggers an airhorn or such

On Feb 2, 2:59 pm, danny staple <da...@orionrobots.co.uk> wrote:
> Wouldn't a tiny annoyatron style thing well hidden work pretty well
> -at some random interval, making an alarm loudness bleep. They'd soon
> give up.
> I am suddenly thinking of the Rickrolling crates....http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cMDtD_aATM

Nigel Worsley

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Feb 2, 2012, 10:12:51 AM2/2/12
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> I'm considering a ?wakeup command for IRC, but it'd need the agreement
> of 3 or 4 people before it triggers an airhorn or such

That shouldn't be a problem, the sleepers normally piss off far more people than that.

Needs to also grab a video clip of the results though :)

Nigle

tom

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Feb 2, 2012, 12:14:31 PM2/2/12
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indeed it does, perhaps I should add that to Trollflappi too :)

Bernard Tyers

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Feb 2, 2012, 1:07:27 PM2/2/12
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Exactly.

And this is where the never-ending dissecting of the issue on the list, while fun, is ultimately futile.

Trying to alter someones actions, *who doesn't really give a flying fcuk* about the overall community spirit, by discussing it in a forum they are oblivious to/choose to ignore is belittling the issue.

Some choice words to the person, communicating their actions are unwelcome, with some form of warning, and threat of pain of death by studded baseball bat is much more effective.

Maybe we need a hackspace "stern talking" character who doles out such talks to wayward souls?

Abit like that stern by caring uncle who used to give out to you for being a dick when you were young, but when you grow up a fine upstanding young person, turns out to be really cool and thinks you're actually great...but ultimately you knew he'd kick you around the garden if you acted like a dick again....

On 2 Feb 2012, at 14:06, Akki wrote:

> Again, I doubt anyone who sleeps in the space really reads the mailing
> list. That'd require some level of commitment to the community that is
> Hackspace...

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Bernard / bluboxthief / ei8fdb
IO91XM / www.ei8fdb.org

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Bernard Tyers

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Feb 2, 2012, 1:13:41 PM2/2/12
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I realise that mail may have sounded abit harsh, but of course if there were extenuating circumstances involved I think they may be taken into account.

Sleeping there "jus coz" don't equate to extenuating circumstances.

But that I guess would require the person wanting to communicate those circumstances to the hackspace directors.

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Jonty Wareing

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Feb 2, 2012, 1:51:01 PM2/2/12
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On Thu, Feb 02, 2012 at 06:07:27PM +0000, Bernard Tyers wrote:
> Maybe we need a hackspace "stern talking" character who doles out such
> talks to wayward souls?

This is performed by the Directors, but unless we actually _know who to
talk to_ the lecture may as well be delivered to a brick wall.

TL;DR: If you're unhappy with something in the space, TELL A DIRECTOR.

--jonty

Amran

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Feb 3, 2012, 8:20:29 AM2/3/12
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> TL;DR: If you're unhappy with something in the space, TELL A DIRECTOR.

and I would say the opposite. if you're unhappy with something, invoke rule 4. a la Tom+akkie

caveat: if you're unhappy with something about the London hackspace organisation, tell a director.

Alex Pounds

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Feb 3, 2012, 8:46:43 AM2/3/12
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On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 02:20:29PM +0100, Amran wrote:
> > TL;DR: If you're unhappy with something in the space, TELL A DIRECTOR.
>
> caveat: if you're unhappy with something about the London hackspace
> organisation, tell a director.

A caveat to the caveat: if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

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Sam Kelly

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Feb 3, 2012, 8:49:33 AM2/3/12
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On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Alex Pounds <al...@alexpounds.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 02:20:29PM +0100, Amran wrote:
>> > TL;DR: If you're unhappy with something in the space, TELL A DIRECTOR.
>>
>> caveat: if you're unhappy with something about the London hackspace
>> organisation, tell a director.
>
> A caveat to the caveat: if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

We had enough trouble getting rid of the cockroaches - we don't want
to get infested with fairies too!


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dictionary.  -  Tibor Fischer, The Thought Gang.

Nigel Worsley

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Feb 3, 2012, 8:50:08 AM2/3/12
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> A caveat to the caveat: if you're happy and you know it, clap your hands.

Unless you only have paws, in which case wait until after the full moon.

Nigle

danny staple

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Feb 3, 2012, 9:16:42 AM2/3/12
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What make better eating - fairies or cockroaches? How many cockroaches
per night get eaten by the sleepers? Mmm tasty.

--

Akki

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Feb 3, 2012, 9:33:55 AM2/3/12
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I wouldn't really complain about a director of the Space posting
"please tell a director if you're unhappy" about these complex social
situations. It is vaguely an organisational matter as it deals with
rule enforcement.

I don't waste time asking directors about completing the darkroom and
they've not asked. It's just going to get done. It'll have a sink and
running water, thanks to paddyd, by the end of the day and hopefully
shelves/storage by the end of Saturday.

And to whoever does like sleeping in there, thank you for dusting off
the floor with your body like a human mop.
However... it'd be nice if you fessed up to the biohackers for moving
their stuff onto the benches. I don't want to get blamed if the
centrifuges are damaged when I've not touched them. Thanks.

~H

Martin

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Feb 3, 2012, 11:20:48 AM2/3/12
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may i suggest this song on the mp3 player
i think people would get the message

SheraDreaming

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Feb 5, 2012, 10:08:33 PM2/5/12
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Just send the Roomba in there. Teach it to say "Terminate" and bump
into the person repeatedly from all angles.
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