February 28th, 2013 IRC Meeting

Agenda

1. Recap of CryptoParty / #IDP13 Rally / Bradley Manning Rally
2. Events Planning
   1. March in St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade?
   2. Boston Pride
   3. June Convention
3. Web site migration
4. National Party update

Participants

place holder

• srevilak - Steve Revilak, Arlington
• jokeefe - James O'Keefe, Somerville
• passstab - PA
• black_van - Sevan, Boston
• SplendidSpoon - Lauren Pespisa, Boxboro/Cambridge
• steverudy
• GrimJack - WMass

Observers:

• ageis
• illunatic
• Mozart
• AdVATAR

Summary

Events Planning

March in St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade?

Not a lot of interest. Will ask around.

Boston Pride Parade

We are registered

June Convention

We need to make a decision on the location.

Web site migration

jokeefe registering with new service.

National Party update

Nothing right now.

Meeting Minutes

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[11:59] <jokeefe> hi all [12:01] <jokeefe> agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_28th,_2013_IRC_Meeting [12:01] <black_van> hey [12:03] <jokeefe> ids - James O'Keefe, Somerville [12:04] <black_van> Sevan, Boston [12:05] <SplendidSpoon> Lauren Pespisa, Boxboro/Cambridge [12:07] <jokeefe> 1. Recap of CryptoParty / #IDP13 Rally / Bradley Manning Rally [12:08] <jokeefe> It went well. Maybe more people at the CryptoParty than at the protest. [12:08] <jokeefe> I thought 30 min was not enough time for each talk. [12:08] == steverudy [webchat@wjox763-3439-gujk903.bu.edu] has joined #masspirates [12:08] <jokeefe> hi steverudy [12:08] <jokeefe> agenda at http://masspirates.org/wiki/index.php?title=February_28th,_2013_IRC_Meeting [12:09] <steverudy> hey! [12:09] <jokeefe> srevilak, any other observations on the CryptoParty? [12:11] <jokeefe> Moving on 2. Events Planning [12:11] <jokeefe> We are registered for Boston Pride Parade [12:11] <jokeefe> Do we want to March in St. Patrick's Day Peace Parade? [12:12] <jokeefe> and who is willing to march in it? [12:14] <black_van> I might be able to, i don't know yet [12:14] <jokeefe> k [12:15] <jokeefe> SplendidSpoon, srevilak, ... ? [12:16] <steverudy> I'd maybe be interested in marching in the Pride parade, not so much the St. Patrick's parade [12:19] <jokeefe> I'll ask folks on email and others to see if they want to march. [12:20] <jokeefe> On the June Convention, need to pick a location at the 3/10 meeting. Need a matrix of the costs involved at the different sites. [12:22] <jokeefe> On the web site migration, going to setup the new hosting service. Will work with srevilak and shidash about moving existing sites over and setting things up. [12:22] <jokeefe> mildbeard isn't here to give a National Party news. SplendidSpoon, have you heard anything? [12:26] <SplendidSpoon> ah sorry was with boss [12:27] <SplendidSpoon> I haven't heard anything, I've been swamped with work, I will march in Pride again though [12:29] <jokeefe> k [12:30] <jokeefe> That is all I have. anything folks want to bring up? [12:30] <jokeefe> was my post on the latest SCOTUSFail decent enough - http://www.masspirates.org/blog/2013/02/27/supreme-court-kills-4th-amendment-on-line/ [12:33] == steverudy [webchat@wjox763-3439-gujk903.bu.edu] has quit [Quit: Web client closed] [12:34] <black_van> i posted it to r/technology [12:35] <feedbot> [Twitter] masspirates: Really tough to view, but important - Photographer as Witness: A Portrait of Domestic Violence http://t.co/OikM1ZbCvu - http://twitter.com/masspirates/statuses/307182154020945922 [12:35] <black_van> perhaps we should work on finding a regular meeting venue? I would like to host some new member events but I don't know where [12:36] <black_van> i think the pirate party video is a good intro/ice breaker and then which ever members are present can field questions [12:37] <jokeefe> good idea. [12:37] <jokeefe> piratetimes piece recommends just going to a bar or restaurant [12:38] <jokeefe> been on my list to get a group started in Camb/somerville [12:38] <GrimJack> Re: the blog post: I think its important to note that the Utah facility isn't going to scan data, then discard it. It's there to warehouse the data for a very long time. Think generations. That said, we have a sense of what that data is being mined for *right now*. But there's little known about what today's data may be mined for by the next Administration. Or in five, ten years. Or longer. [12:40] <jokeefe> agreed, GrimJack [12:40] <jokeefe> tried to say that, but must have failed in my rush to get it out. [12:41] <GrimJack> You mention an expanding timeframe, but not that something completely above-board now could abruptly be made illegal. [12:43] <GrimJack> Just as a exec. signing statement created now could be abused by a future administration with different intent than existed when it was implemented. [12:44] <jokeefe> agreed [12:46] <GrimJack> I don't mean to dominate the channel. I apologize. I am only an occasional visitor to this meeting. [12:47] <jokeefe> don't worry, it is pretty quite. everyone is busy at work [12:48] <jokeefe> anything else on folks' radar we should be concerned about? [12:50] <jokeefe> black_van, I think the thing to do is just pick a time and location and do it. Videos are good, but conversation is great, especially it is regular. [12:50] <GrimJack> Does anyone recall a statement made (I think) sometime last year regarding NSA capture of data and how its not really a search because the data isn't examined by people until the software brings it to their attention? [12:51] <black_van> i am going to spend sometime this week finding places that would be good for it [12:51] <jokeefe> great. I can send you the list of folks in boston. [12:52] <black_van> to see if they can host? [12:52] <jokeefe> I hadn't heard that GrimJack. The person who uttered it is clueless. [12:52] <GrimJack> I had an idea I wanted to develop, but I can't recall who or where on that. (Google is great for keywords, not so great at concepts.) [12:52] <jokeefe> black_van, was thinking to invite them. [12:52] <black_van> k, when the time comes I will ask you for all the new signups too [12:53] <GrimJack> Agreed they're clueless, I think it was some mil-type testifying to some panel or comittee. Feeling clueless about not having bookmarked it. [12:55] <jokeefe> great, black_van [12:56] <jokeefe> GrimJack not finding it either. might search for NSA testimony [12:57] <jokeefe> anyone got anything else "official"? [12:58] <black_van> ok ttyl [12:58] == black_van [webchat@p-59-92-29-53.hsd9.ma.comcast.net] has quit [Quit: Web client closed] [12:59] <jokeefe> guess that is it for the official part