July 31st, 2018 IRC Meeting

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Review

Boston-area Chapter Meeting

Decisions/Endorsements

Projects

Freedom Rally

Day Against DRM

Party Conference

Video Newsletter

Statements

  • Donate Your Vote campaign (jokeefe)
  • S.2823 - A bill to modernize copyright law, and for other purposes - posted. jokeefe will create petition
  • Free Reality Winner - Approved. jokeefe will write a statement
  • US S.1241 - Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 - Approved our opposition to S.1241. Need statement (Joe)
  • MA 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. Bill did not get out of committee (jokeefe)

Computer Donations

https://piratenpad.de/p/MassPiratesComputerDonations

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

  • install a Matrix server (jokeefe)
  • email Loomio invite to supporters (jokeefe)
  • set up torrents for PirateCon videos (creynolds)
  • post remaining audio for PirateCon talks (srevilak)

Upcoming Events

Participants

  • malt: sam capradae, worcester
  • hvxgr: Tom Rodman / Milwaukee
  • jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
  • Pirate_Joe

Observers

  • ChanServ

Summary

  • Review - Had a Boston-area meeting. Good conversation about meshnets, public transit, European Pirates and more
  • Freedom Rally - Talking with MeshNet folks about ideas for a network. Will go over the site in August. Hopefully will have a site plan soon.
  • Day Against DRM - Talking with FSF - no update yet
  • Party Conference - jokeefe put in a request for space at the Community Church of Boston. Waiting to hear back whether our dates work. Will check in with them by Thursday. Cost is about $300. Pirate_Joe offered to cover it.
  • Video Newsletter - jokeefe found place to put the old videos so Dan can get them, but didn’t get a chance to put them up. Will this week

Minutes

 

[9:01pm] malt: sam capradae, worcester
[9:02pm] hvxgr: Tom Rodman / Milwaukee
[9:02pm] jokeefe: Agenda https://masspirates.org/wiki/July_31st,_2018_IRC_Meeting
[9:03pm] jokeefe: James O’Keefe, Somerville
[9:03pm] jokeefe: Anything to add?
[9:03pm] malt: nyet
[9:03pm] hvxgr: No.
[9:04pm] jokeefe: Review
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Had a Boston-area meeting. Good conversation about meshnets, public transit, European Pirates and more
[9:05pm] malt: cool!
[9:05pm] jokeefe: Projects
[9:06pm] jokeefe: Freedom Rally - Talking with MeshNet folks about ideas for a network. Will go over the site in August
[9:07pm] malt: that would be a hell of a stress test
[9:08pm] malt: see if we couldn't partially colocate Leafly just to make strain lookup easier 
[9:09pm] jokeefe: leafly?
[9:10pm] Pirate_2572 joined the chat room.
[9:11pm] jokeefe: ahoy
[9:11pm] Pirate_2572: Ahoy!
[9:11pm] Pirate_2572 is now known as Pirate_Joe.
[9:11pm] malt: it's a site that has info about different types of mj
[9:11pm] Pirate_Joe: Sorry for the delay
[9:11pm] jokeefe: Updated notes in https://masspirates.org/wiki/July_31st,_2018_IRC_Meeting so you can catch up Pirate_Joe
[9:12pm] Pirate_Joe: Ty
[9:13pm] jokeefe: Hopefully will have a site plan soon.
[9:13pm] jokeefe: thanks malt
[9:14pm] jokeefe: Day Against DRM - Talking with FSF - no update yet
[9:14pm] malt: yeah
[9:16pm] jokeefe: Party Conference - I put in a request for space at the Community Church of Boston. Waiting to hear back whether our dates work. Will check in with them by Thursday
[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: How much does that cost?
[9:17pm] jokeefe: ~$300
[9:17pm] Pirate_Joe: I should be able to cover that personally
[9:17pm] jokeefe: That would be much appreciated. Thanks!
[9:18pm] Pirate_Joe: I'll put it as an inkind.
[9:18pm] jokeefe: Video Newsletter - Found place to put the old videos so Dan can get them, but didn’t get a chance to put them up.  Will this week
[9:18pm] jokeefe: Will get you the details, Pirate_Joe
[9:18pm] malt: nice
[9:19pm] Pirate_Joe: Can we also create a mind account and share them there. I feel it's a good platform to share.
[9:19pm] Pirate_Joe: It's getting some traction
[9:20pm] jokeefe: mind account?
[9:20pm] jokeefe: alternative to youtube?
[9:20pm] Pirate_Joe: as a mirror to youtube
[9:21pm] jokeefe: what is the url?
[9:21pm] Pirate_Joe: https://www.minds.com/
[9:22pm] jokeefe: sounds like a good idea to put them there once they are edited
[9:22pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:23pm] Pirate_Joe: I am sorry that there has been a delay in content.  It's been very busy for me but as soon as it slows down I'll start focusing on creating more content for the site.
[9:24pm] jokeefe: Know that feeling
[9:24pm] jokeefe: We should also post at https://badmirror.tv/
[9:24pm] Pirate_Joe: Si
[9:24pm] malt: i dunno
[9:24pm] malt: that site sounds. . . dangerous
[9:25pm] malt: if it breaks we'd get 7 years bad luck for sure
[9:25pm] jokeefe: cheeky
[9:25pm] Pirate_Joe: lolz
[9:26pm] jokeefe: Did you get the invites to join the Party Conference discussion list?
[9:27pm] malt: yes
[9:28pm] jokeefe: good
[9:29pm] Pirate_Joe: I believe I did but I will have to look for it sadly
[9:30pm] jokeefe: thanks
[9:31pm] jokeefe: that is all I have
[9:31pm] Pirate_Joe: I got it sir.
[9:31pm] malt: same
[9:31pm] Pirate_Joe: From a week ago, correct?
[9:32pm] jokeefe: yes
[9:32pm] Pirate_Joe: I found it on my phone but I am using my girls laptop which has limited......abilities
[9:33pm] jokeefe: ok. sign up when you can
[9:34pm] Pirate_Joe: I should be able to get to it tomorrow night
[9:34pm] jokeefe: great
[9:35pm] Pirate_Joe: I don't have much tonight either, shall we adjourn?
[9:35pm] jokeefe: 2nd
[9:35pm] jokeefe: all in favor?
[9:35pm] Pirate_Joe: Aye
[9:35pm] hvxgr: sure
[9:36pm] jokeefe: Pirate_Joe & malt, did you get the national party meeting email?
[9:36pm] malt: aye
[9:36pm] malt: i might not be able to make it
[9:36pm] malt: i maaayyyy have a gallery opening or be at the national poetry slam
[9:37pm] malt: my month is filling up QUICK
[9:37pm] Pirate_Joe: Have a great night everyone. I have a few more weeks of crazy and then I'll have a lot more capacity to do more. I will focus on anything that needs my immediate attention though
[9:37pm] Pirate_Joe: I should be able to attend, though perhaps by mobile worst case.
[9:37pm] jokeefe: thanks for all your help. good night
[9:38pm] jokeefe: I’ll post the notes
[9:38pm] hvxgr: Thanks/good night all.
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