June 19th, 2019 IRC Meeting

Projects

Goals for Q2:

• Organize meetups
• Organize election
• Organize Fundraiser(s)
• Organize candidate trainings
• Revise platform

Regional Meetings

Leader:

Video Newsletter

Leader: Joseph

• Next pirate news recording?

Mesh Net

Leader: igel[m]

Cryptoparties

Set for June 26th.

Leader:

Democracy and Dogfood (Tech)

• update civicrm software - Done
• meeting scheduled July 13th, 11am-1pm, Arlington
• update blog theme
• find discussion/voting system
• set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
• post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)

Tasks

Fight bills to make the Film Credit Permanent

HD388 would make the film tax credit permanent. It is supposed to expire in 2023. The bill has 100+ signatures this time around. There isn't a hearing date for it yet.

Action items:

• Tell our supporters how to oppose it
• Look out for a hearing date
• If possible, reach out to other groups to organize a lobby day

Tabled Projects

These have been on our agenda for a long time. How do we make them a reality?

Computer Donations

https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations

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.

Upcoming Events

• 6/25, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
• 6/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts
• 6/30, 2pm-4pm, Leadership/Activist/Volunteer Meetup, Somerville
• 7/1, 7-9pm, Mass MeshNet Tech Meeting
• 7/13, 11am-1pm, Democracy and Dogfood (Tech) Meeting, Arlington
• ?, ?, Holyoke Pirate Meetup, Board Room, Holyoke Public Library, Holyoke

Participants

• jokeefe
• Pirate_Joe
• srevilak
• Malt

Observers

• bonelesspepsi
• davidd
• hvxgr
• hvxgr_
• MikaelaSuomalainen
• igel[m]

Summary

National Party News. Received webmaster's report last week. Big document, 80 pages.

Holoyoke meeting postponed to a later date.

Social meeting on Jun 29th; jokeefe sent announcement to volunteers.

Did a pirate news video this past weekend. May need a touch of editing.

Next pirate news recording: 10a on Sunday. We'll make that the usual time.

Somerville cryptoparty next Wednesday, covering 2FA devices.

Civicrm updated to latest version. Next tech meeting: we'll focus on updating our wordpress theme. Next tech meeting is July 13th, 11-13:00 in Arlington.

Minutes

 
21:11 <@jokeefe> Agenda:
        https://masspirates.org/wiki/June_19th,_2019_IRC_Meeting
21:12 <@jokeefe> ids
21:12 <@jokeefe> James O’Keefe, Somerville
21:12 < srevilak> Steve Revilak, Arlington
21:12 < Pirate_Joe> Joseph Onoroski Lowell
21:13 <@jokeefe> anything to add?
21:14 < Pirate_Joe> Not this week.
21:14 <@jokeefe> Review
21:15 <@jokeefe> National Party News - do you have anything to report
        Pirate_Joe?
21:16 < Pirate_Joe> Last week we reviewed our new webmaster's report. Its
        80, tldr. I will get back to you on it.
21:17 < Pirate_Joe> 80 pages
21:17 <@jokeefe> thank you
21:18 < Pirate_Joe> I like the new wiki btw jokeefe
21:18 < Pirate_Joe> Same login?
21:20 <@jokeefe> national one?
21:21 < Pirate_Joe> Yes, figure its something you had in place.
21:21 <@jokeefe> It is our old wiki
21:21 <@jokeefe> I didn’t set it up
21:22 <@jokeefe> Projects
21:22 <@jokeefe> Regional Meetings
21:22 <@jokeefe> posted about the Holyoke meeting being moved.  Will send
        out email tomorrow
21:23 <@jokeefe> emailed volunteers about the meeting on the 29th
21:24 <@jokeefe> will send another reminder next week
21:25 < Pirate_Joe> Thank you.
21:25 <@jokeefe> Video Newsletter
21:25 <@jokeefe> how did Sunday’s recording go?
21:25 < srevilak> some improvisation
21:26 < Pirate_Joe> You should watch it!
21:26 < srevilak> We have a recording, currently private on youtube
        channel
21:26 <@jokeefe> ok. do you want me to make it public?
21:26 < srevilak> may need some editing
21:26 < Pirate_Joe> Well I think. Please review and determine what would
        be best.
21:26 < srevilak> (just removal of dead air and such)
21:27 < Pirate_Joe> We hit a lot of good points but was done from my
        phone. Have a few bloopers.
21:28 < srevilak> Pirate_Joe made a respectable effort nonetheless
21:28 <@jokeefe> ok. will look it over
21:28 < Pirate_Joe> Honestly I would not mind publishing the entire cast
        but some editing would be better.
21:29 <@jokeefe> more pauses than usual?
21:29 < Pirate_Joe> If you have the time.
21:29 < Pirate_Joe> And distractions.
21:29 <@jokeefe> public it goes then! ;-)
21:30 <@jokeefe> When should we record the next one?
21:30 < Pirate_Joe> I think at the picnic.
21:31 < Pirate_Joe> Or this Sunday.
21:32 < Pirate_Joe> For some reason I thought the picnic was this
        coming weekend.
21:32 <@jokeefe> Next weekend
21:32 <@jokeefe> 30th
21:33 < Pirate_Joe> I should have good availability this Sunday then.
21:33 <@jokeefe> I am open Sunday
21:33 <@jokeefe> When works?
21:34 < srevilak> I have 11a vet appointment.  I could do 12:00 or 12:30
21:34 < Pirate_Joe> Shoot for 10 or 8 PM?
21:35 <@jokeefe> ahoy
21:35 < Malt> Hi
21:35 < srevilak> hi Malt
21:35 <@jokeefe> Morning videos have more light
21:35 < Malt> Sam capradae, Worcester
21:36 <@jokeefe> talking about when to record Sunday
21:36 < Malt> I am occupied then, sorry
21:37 <@jokeefe> Dang
21:37 < Pirate_Joe> ^
21:38 < srevilak> I could do 10a Sunday
21:38 < Pirate_Joe> Maybe next video. I am going to be going more
        technical for this next video
21:38 <@jokeefe> Technical is good. What did you have in mind?
21:39 < Pirate_Joe> I want to discuss surveillance and gun fire detection
        units.
21:39 < Malt> Those things never work
21:39 < Malt> Go after em
21:39 < Pirate_Joe> Then finish with illegal spying.
21:39 < Pirate_Joe> Gov/private
21:40 < Pirate_Joe> Close on representing the picnic
21:41 < srevilak> sounds good
21:41 <@jokeefe> I agree.
21:41 <@jokeefe> So 10am?
21:41 < Pirate_Joe> Aye
21:42 < srevilak> I have a hard stop, so no dilly dallying :)
21:42 < Pirate_Joe> That seems like a good time most of the time..... want
        to make that our regular schedule?
21:43 < srevilak> I'm okay with that
21:43 < Pirate_Joe> I will try to be brief on each one.
21:43 < Pirate_Joe> "Try"
21:44  * Pirate_Joe actually does the air quotes even though no one
        is watching.
21:44 <@jokeefe> try is fine
21:44 <@jokeefe> 10am Sunday.
21:44 <@jokeefe> it is then
21:44 < Pirate_Joe> That is all I have.
21:44 <@jokeefe> Sorry you won’t be able to join us Malt
21:45 < Malt> :(
21:45 < Malt> I got a pair of gigs that day
21:45 <@jokeefe> Good luck!
21:46 <@jokeefe> igel[m] - any update on Mesh Nets?
21:47 <@jokeefe> Cryptoparties - Somerville one is this Wednesday on
       2FA devices like YubiKeys
21:47 <@jokeefe> I am helping with another one in September
21:48 <@jokeefe> Democracy and Dogfood (Tech) - srevilak updated our
        old version of CiviCRM
21:49 <@jokeefe> next one is July 13th, 11am-1pm, Arlington
21:50 < srevilak> yes, a pleasantly uneventful upgrade
21:50 < srevilak> (as opposed to an unpleasantly eventful one)
21:50 < Malt> Nice
21:51 <@jokeefe> aye that
21:52 <@jokeefe> That is all I have. Been a bit busy of late.
21:53 < Pirate_Joe> Motion to adjourn?
21:54 <@jokeefe> 2nd
21:54 <@jokeefe> all in favor?
21:54 < srevilak> aye
21:54 < Pirate_Joe> Aye
21:54 <@jokeefe> aye
21:54 < srevilak> (will post transcript)