April 17th, 2018 IRC Meeting - Revision history

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			[9:01pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/April_17th,_2018_IRC_Meeting
			[9:01pm] jokeefe: ids
			[9:01pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
			[9:02pm] igel: william fleurant, arlington
			[9:02pm] hvxgr: Tom Rodman (Milwaukee)
			[9:03pm] jokeefe: Any items to add to the agenda?
			[9:03pm] hvxgr: no
			[9:04pm] jokeefe: Projects - Email newsletter - Anything to add to it?
			[9:07pm] jokeefe: ok, Moving on
			[9:07pm] jokeefe: Video Newsletter
			[9:08pm] jokeefe: What topic should we discuss at the next one?
			[9:08pm] Pirate_Joe: Sorry for the delay.
			[9:09pm] jokeefe: no worries
			[9:09pm] Pirate_Joe: I have been sick these last few weeks, but o
			[9:09pm] Pirate_Joe: I am on the mend.
			[9:10pm] Pirate_Joe: I wanted to do a piece on the dark web and how it's really about encryption and not illegal activity.
			[9:11pm] Pirate_Joe: The dark web has long been used as a scare tactic to have big brother/biz watch over you but really its just
			[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: a way for them to justify themselves in invading your privacy.
			[9:12pm] jokeefe: Works for me
			[9:12pm] igel: yeah
			[9:12pm] jokeefe: When do you want to try recording it?
			[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: Sunday, 10am work?
			[9:13pm] Pirate_Joe: a mention on our crypto party would be a nice wrap up as well.
			[9:14pm] igel: i recall showing ppl in sales/buyers to use Tor when researching competitors, or whatever.. heh
			[9:15pm] jokeefe: Even people using Tor need to buy plane tickets
			[9:15pm] Pirate_Joe: The only down side to the dark web is that its soooooo slow
			[9:15pm] jokeefe: aye
			[9:16pm] jokeefe: 10 am works for me. Can do later in the morning if that is better for you Pirate_Joe
			[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: Earlier this Sunday is much better for me. I'm booked in the evening.
			[9:17pm] jokeefe: 10am it is
			[9:19pm] jokeefe: Any particular points we should cover besides the ones Pirate_Joe mentioned?
			[9:19pm] Pirate_Joe: Piratecon?
			[9:20pm] Pirate_Joe: Well, Experian has a smear campaign to cover its breach.
			[9:21pm] igel: tor is pretty fast now after mozilla funding/outreach for getting relays onboard, check it out
			[9:21pm] jokeefe: wonderful
			[9:21pm] igel: i use protonvpn they offer vpn + tor exit .. for $0.00
			[9:21pm] igel: android, linux, osx,
			[9:22pm] igel: i'll keep thinking cap on -- has piratecon a date? month/date?
			[9:22pm] jokeefe: Will get the email out this week and will have the survey in it. so let’s bring the Piratecon survey
			[9:22pm] Pirate_Joe: So this will be a fact checking video. We want to offer people as many facts and options as possible so let's add that as well.
			[9:22pm] igel: ah cool
			[9:22pm] Pirate_Joe: ty nigel
			[9:23pm] jokeefe: no, igel, doing a survey to see what people one. one conference, regional conferences, etc.
			[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: Eric, igel. autocorrect strikes again.
			[9:24pm] jokeefe: so, no date yet
			[9:24pm] Pirate_Joe: k
			[9:25pm] jokeefe: Computer Donations - I will write something up and include it in the email update
			[9:26pm] jokeefe: Other To Dos - Will have time to setup a matrix server this week. the client is already up, but isn’t pointing at anything
			[9:27pm] jokeefe: I sent email to the activists meeting about our 8th birthday
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: Upcoming Events
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: 4/21, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, Mass Mesh Meeting, Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave Somerville
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: 4/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: That is all I have
			[9:28pm] jokeefe: igel - protonvpn, hmmm… sounds interesting
			[9:30pm] jokeefe: I have found https://ipredator.se/ to be good. Generally their ssl cert works though
			[9:30pm] Pirate_Joe: yeah, I want to check it out as well.
			[9:30pm] jokeefe: for their site
			[9:30pm] jokeefe: haven’t seen any issues with the vpn
			[9:32pm] jokeefe: unless there is anything else, shall we adjourn?
			[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: I second.
			[9:33pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
			[9:33pm] igel: aye
			[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: I have a baby on my chest.
			[9:33pm] Pirate_Joe: aye
			[9:33pm] igel: heh nice
			[9:33pm] hvxgr: Any thoughts of migrating off youtube to an alternative. Maybe not now, but long term?
			[9:34pm] hvxgr: Maybe postpone for another meeting?
			[9:34pm] jokeefe: I would like to get our videos at least available via bittorrent for a start
			[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: Not really, but I would like to mirror to other sites in addition to the tube.
			[9:34pm] jokeefe: but having multiple venues is always good
			[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: I suggest minds for one
			[9:35pm] jokeefe: BTW: http://www.newsweek.com/republican-tax-plan-donald-trump-cbo-884129
			[9:35pm] jokeefe: “A CBO official told Newsweek that its analysis shows a majority of the GDP growth will benefit foreigners, but they don't have an exact number. “
			[9:36pm] jokeefe: So much for Trump’s nativist economic populism
			[9:36pm] Pirate_Joe: would it be Russia for these foreigners whom benefit?
			[9:36pm] jokeefe: Probably, China, Europe and Japan
			[9:36pm] jokeefe: Though some Russian oligarchs will benefit
			[9:37pm] Pirate_Joe: it's very suspect....
			[9:37pm] jokeefe: hope your young one is resting, Pirate_Joe
			[9:37pm] Pirate_Joe: Better than I am, lol.
			[9:37pm] jokeefe:
			[9:38pm] jokeefe: Well, the baby resting allows the parents to rest, hopefully.
			[9:38pm] jokeefe: I’ll put the minutes in the meeting notes

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	* Pirate Anniversary Party
	* Yearly Conference survey		* Yearly Conference survey
			* 4/21 Mesh Net Meeting
	* Call for teachers for MOS cryptoparty		* Call for teachers for MOS cryptoparty
	* Pirate News Videos		* Pirate News Videos

Jokeefe at 23:06, 17 April 2018

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	== Decisions/Endorsements ==		== Decisions/Endorsements ==

			== Projects ==

	=== Email newsletter ===		=== Email newsletter ===
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	* Signup for Boston Pride Parade		* Signup for Boston Pride Parade
			* Pirate Anniversary Party
			* Yearly Conference survey
			* Call for teachers for MOS cryptoparty
	* Pirate News Videos		* Pirate News Videos
	* Call for teachers for MOS cryptoparty
	* Yearly Conference survey

	~~=== 8th Anniversary Dinner/Party? ===~~

	~~== Projects ==~~

	=== Video Newsletter ===		=== Video Newsletter ===

	~~=== Yearly Conference ===~~

	~~Once we set dates for the trainings we will put up a poll asking about our 2018 conference and whether to change it into several regional conferences.~~

	The electronic election for our officers went well in 2017, and we should consider doing it again. Such a change would allow us to decentralize our yearly conference and hold multiple regional conferences in different parts of the state. We could schedule monthly conferences starting in March or April. We could limit them to about 4-5 hours long, with the first half being training and the second half being discussion. If we want to go this route, we should ask our members soon and see who wants to organize their regional conference.

	=== Computer Donations ===		=== Computer Donations ===
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	* post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)		* post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)
	* finish setup of myBB (jokeefe)		* finish setup of myBB (jokeefe)
	* install ~~mattermost as~~ slack alternative (jokeefe)		* install slack alternative (jokeefe)

	~~Mayfirst is looking at setting up a Discourse instance we could use.~~

	== Upcoming Events ==		== Upcoming Events ==

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== Review ==

== Decisions/Endorsements ==

=== Email newsletter ===

Topics for next newsletter:

* Signup for Boston Pride Parade
* Pirate News Videos
* Call for teachers for MOS cryptoparty
* Yearly Conference survey

=== 8th Anniversary Dinner/Party? ===

== Projects ==

=== Video Newsletter ===

=== Yearly Conference ===

Once we set dates for the trainings we will put up a poll asking about our 2018 conference and whether to change it into several regional conferences.

The electronic election for our officers went well in 2017, and we should consider doing it again. Such a change would allow us to decentralize our yearly conference and hold multiple regional conferences in different parts of the state. We could schedule monthly conferences starting in March or April. We could limit them to about 4-5 hours long, with the first half being training and the second half being discussion. If we want to go this route, we should ask our members soon and see who wants to organize their regional conference.

=== Computer Donations ===

https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations

== Statements In Process ==

* MA [https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3641/ Bill H.3641: An Act relative to electronic tolling] - Approved our opposition to it. Past position is to remove the tolls on the Pike since it has long been paid for.
* US S.1241 - Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 - Approved our opposition to S.1241. Need statement (Joe)

== Other To Dos ==

=== FOSS Tutorials ===

Worcester farm group is interested in having some FOSS tutorials. Perhaps:
* how to do basic labels in GIMP,
* work through a few sample spreadsheets related to seed cost and
* similarly applicable real-world situations, depending on the needs of the group

Basically how to do graph design & product management with open source tools. Malt will put together a one paragraph description of what we need and we can mail it out to ask pirates to help.

=== Tech/Outreach ===

* Review regular IRC meeting day. Poll sent to email list - Sent (jokeefe)
* email Loomio invite to supporters (jokeefe)
* set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
* post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)
* finish setup of myBB (jokeefe)
* install mattermost as slack alternative (jokeefe)

Mayfirst is looking at setting up a Discourse instance we could use.

== Upcoming Events ==

* 4/21, 1:30pm to 3:30pm, [https://massmesh.org/ Mass Mesh] Meeting, Somerville Public Library, 79 Highland Ave Somerville
* 4/25, 6-9pm, ''[https://www.cryptoparty.in/boston Somerville Cryptoparty]'', The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
* April/May, Cambridge Pirate Meetup
* April/May, '''Democracy/IT meeting'''. Email info@masspirates.org for the location
* 5/5-6, 9am-5:30pm, ''[http://www.massalliance.org/ MassAlliance] [http://massalliance.org/training/ Grassroots Campaign Training]'', Greater Boston
* 5/9, '''Massachusetts Pirate Party 8th Anniversary'''
* 5/9, 6:30pm, [https://mos.org/public-events/cryptoparty A Crash Course in Digital Hygiene], Museum of Science
* 5/30, 6-9pm, ''[https://www.cryptoparty.in/boston Somerville Cryptoparty]'', The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
* May, Somerville Pirate Meetup
* 6/27, 6-9pm, ''[https://www.cryptoparty.in/boston Somerville Cryptoparty]'', The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville

== Participants ==

=== Observers ===

* ChanServ

== Summary ==

== Minutes ==

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