August 8th, 2017 IRC Meeting

Decisions/Endorsements

9/9 Worcester Pride Parade

Entry fee is $20.

Projects

8/19 Pirate Picnic

Near Parkman Bandstand on Boston Common. Schedule:

• noon-1pm: food and training;
• 1pm-2:30pm: map cameras;
• 2:30pm-3:30pm: come back and debrief.

Planning Pad

To Do:

• blog post
• email
• Facebook event
• Email act-ma
• Post to other event listings
• call members
• make poster - asked designer, jokeefe will follow
• put up posters
• write how-tos

Possible picnic in Worcester on 9/30.

Other To Dos

S.1241 - Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017

Approved our opposition to S.1241. Need statement (Joe)

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

• 8/19, noon-3:30pm, Pirate Picnic/Surveillance Camera Mapping Outing, Boston Common, Boston
• 8/30, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 9/15-17, Freedom Rally, Sign Up Form
• 9/19, International Talk Like a Pirate Day
• 9/27, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• Fundraiser
• 10/4, Wikileaks' 10th Birthday Party
• 10/25, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 11/4, 11am-2pm, South Boston Cryptoparty, South Boston BPL Branch, 646 East Broadway
• 11/8, City Election Day
• 11/11-12, Boston Anarchist Bookfair, Boston University George Sherman Union
• 11/29, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville
• 12/17, Chelsea Manning's Birthday
• 12/27, 6-9pm, Somerville Cryptoparty, The Sprouts, 339R Summer Street, Somerville

See: 2017 calendar

Participants

Observers

• davidd
• igel
• razz
• Fatbag
• hvxgr
• papegaai

Minutes

 

[9:02pm] jokeefe: Agenda: https://masspirates.org/wiki/August_8th,_2017_IRC_Meeting
[9:02pm] papegaai: Title: August 8th, 2017 IRC Meeting - Mass Pirate Wiki (at masspirates.org)
[9:02pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:03pm] Malt: Yes, sorry
[9:03pm] Malt: there's an alt-right rally in Boston
[9:04pm] jokeefe: ok
[9:04pm] Malt: Aug 19th, called the "free speech rally"
[9:04pm] Malt: `2-5
[9:04pm] papegaai: Malt: Error: "2-5" is not a valid command.
[9:04pm] Malt: 12-5
[9:04pm] jokeefe: where?
[9:04pm] Malt: the common
[9:05pm] Joe: O my
[9:05pm] Malt: gavin mcinnes, augustus invictus, based stickman
[9:05pm] Joe: It could be interesting
[9:05pm] Malt: https://www.reddit.com/r/TheNewRight/comments/6r4e3h/boston_free_speech_rally_august_19th/
[9:05pm] papegaai: Title: Boston Free Speech Rally - August 19th! : TheNewRight (at www.reddit.com)
[9:06pm] Malt: might be good for making inroads with other lefties if we went to support
[9:06pm] Joe: Perhaps we can get some of their followers to join with us?
[9:07pm] Malt: perhaps
[9:07pm] jokeefe: hmmm… would prefer to focus on what we are doing, not get involved in either side.
[9:08pm] jokeefe: we are scheduled to meet at the parkman bandstand on the common
[9:09pm] jokeefe: move?
[9:09pm] Joe: I agree that what we are doing is important.
[9:09pm] Malt: i think there's going to be a fight
[9:09pm] Malt: i expect the counter protest will get disruptive
[9:10pm] jokeefe: not sure, but it isn’t exactly a picnic vibe
[9:10pm] Malt: based stickman is organizing a militia
[9:10pm] Malt: gavin's got his proud boys
[9:10pm] Malt: they're spoiling for a fight
[9:11pm] Joe: Want to move the date to Sunday instead?
[9:12pm] jokeefe: no
[9:12pm] Malt: we could act as a pressure release valve
[9:12pm] Malt: try and get some folks looking for cameras instead of at their fists
[9:13pm] Malt: kind of like what vermin supreme does
[9:13pm] jokeefe: don’t see either side being interested in being diverted
[9:13pm] Joe: It is a good opportunity to get a name for ourselves as well. So that not everyone on our side has lost their minds.
[9:13pm] jokeefe: https://www.facebook.com/events/101232260566245/ says boston common and city hall
[9:13pm] papegaai: Title: The Second Boston Free Speech Rally (at www.facebook.com)
[9:14pm] Joe: I reread my statement and see that it's really harsh, sorry.
[9:15pm] Malt: https://www.facebook.com/events/101232260566245/permalink/104093806946757/?action_history=null
[9:15pm] papegaai: Title: The Second Boston Free Speech Rally (at www.facebook.com)
[9:15pm] Malt: how many garret kirklands are there
[9:16pm] Malt: is it the same garret kirkland with this party?
[9:16pm] jokeefe: only one that I know
[9:16pm] jokeefe: how about we meet by the boston common visitors center. then anyone walking by who wants to join us can.
[9:17pm] Joe: I may be a little late on the 19th but I'll be there.
[9:17pm] jokeefe: great
[9:18pm] jokeefe: so move?
[9:18pm] Joe: Second
[9:19pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
[9:19pm] Malt: aye
[9:19pm] Joe: Aye
[9:19pm] jokeefe: aye
[9:20pm] jokeefe: any opposed?
[9:21pm] jokeefe: motion passes
[9:22pm] jokeefe: Review - Right of Repair Meetup
[9:23pm] jokeefe: It was well attended.
[9:23pm] jokeefe: They have bills before the legislature
[9:24pm] jokeefe: Hearing in September
[9:24pm] jokeefe: We can help get people call legislators to support it
[9:24pm] Malt: i had meant to make that but forgot i had guests this week
[9:24pm] jokeefe: no worries
[9:25pm] jokeefe: want to avoid apple/etc locking down hardware so people cannot get their electronics fixed
[9:25pm] jokeefe: will email my notes
[9:25pm] jokeefe: Decisions/Endorsements
[9:25pm] jokeefe:  9/15-17 Freedom Rally
[9:26pm] jokeefe: unfortunately, haven’t seen much interest in attending this year.
[9:27pm] jokeefe: thoughts?
[9:29pm] Malt: we should prepare a broadsheet on that pernicious bit of legal wrangling the senate dems just pulled
[9:29pm] Malt: that might get some converts
[9:29pm] jokeefe: you want to write it up?
[9:30pm] Malt: sure
[9:30pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:30pm] Malt: haven't heard back from worcester farmers
[9:31pm] Malt: and the folks running the makerspace are getting married this weekend, so i haven't been able to book a preliminary meeting space just yet
[9:31pm] jokeefe: good to know and good for them
[9:32pm] Joe left the chat room. (Ping timeout: 252 seconds)
[9:34pm] jokeefe: thoughts on Freedom Rally? Yay or nay?
[9:34pm] Malt: i don't think we need a table but flyering the event might be fun
[9:35pm] Joe joined the chat room.
[9:35pm] jokeefe: ahoy Joe
[9:35pm] jokeefe: thoughts on Freedom Rally? Malt suggested just flyering, not getting a table
[9:35pm] Joe: Ahoy sir, turns out my computer is angry at me.
[9:36pm] jokeefe: they get that way
[9:36pm] Joe: I asked it to keep up....
[9:36pm] Joe: lol
[9:36pm] Joe: yes they do
[9:36pm] Malt: enjoying win10 on my new laptop
[9:36pm] Malt: just today noticed i bought a machine without a visual drive
[9:37pm] Joe: How is the performance?
[9:38pm] Malt: it's taking a bit to tone down all of the apple-wannabe visual tricks and flourishes, but not bad
[9:38pm] Malt: there's a weeeeeeiiiirrrrd 1 second wait for audio to start playing on streaming videos
[9:38pm] Malt: but it's not out of synch
[9:39pm] Joe: Hmmm, prob just a driver issue.
[9:39pm] Malt: i had to undo a win7 downgrade to get back to win10 so i'm just glad it frakkin boots
[9:39pm] Malt: ugh there are like two proprietary audio programs in addition to the windows interface
[9:39pm] Joe: Yeah, my main comp is on the fritz, I need a new powersource.
[9:39pm] Malt: sorry i don't want to derail the meeting
[9:40pm] Joe: I am also sorry
[9:40pm] jokeefe: thoughts on Freedom Rally?
[9:40pm] jokeefe: table or not to table?
[9:40pm] Joe: Well, if we mingle with the free speech rally, it would be click-baity to get them to come
[9:41pm] Malt: freedom rally is different from the free speech rally
[9:41pm] jokeefe: yes
[9:41pm] jokeefe: pro-Cannabis rally. many more people
[9:42pm] Joe: I understand, still, it's a chance to get people out there.
[9:42pm] jokeefe: agreed
[9:43pm] jokeefe: tables are $300 by 8/10. and there are three days, 8 hours each we need people for
[9:43pm] Joe: I can pay for half of the table and do one of the days.
[9:43pm] jokeefe: if we just flyer, then we can concentrate on a few hours
[9:44pm] Malt: yeeeaaah. if i was confident i'd be able to sample the wares i'd hold it down the three days myself, if my wife allowed.