[hackerspaces] Makerspaces
Kyle Muir
kyle at fuzeinteractive.io
Sun Jun 26 14:05:31 CEST 2016
I am headed to ISTE in Denver today. There are a number of lectures and
workshops on this topic I plan to attend.
Will anyone else be attending or like notes to be shared?
Kyle
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> Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2016 09:43:52 -0500
> From: Shirley Hicks <shirley at velochicdesign.com <javascript:;>>
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> Hey everyone,
>
> For a whole bunch of reasons, we’re having to push through and complete
> safety and security protocols for our makerspace.
> The thing we need to address is very US-centric, that of having taken a
> low(er) rent space in a neighborhood with crime problems and needing to
> beef up security and safety practices as a result.
>
> We have a good crew in charge of this at our makerspace, but we now need
> to get a formal process in place for our membership so that we capture
> _all_ incidents. (we’re working with our city police and administration to
> improve safety in the area).
>
> Am wondering if you would be willing to share your practices at your
> makerspace. Also, if you have linked material or docs, would you be willing
> to share that as well?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Shirley Hicks
> Red Mountain Makers
> Birmingham, AL
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> Subject: Re: [hackerspaces] US hackerspace and makerspaces - safety
> practices in risky neighborhoods
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> I don't think this is a strictly US problem. Other folks from Europe
> and Latin America have told me stories about the dodgy spaces they
> rent due to affordability.
>
> In any case, we don't have a "safety manual," but we do have a few
> core principals. Our place is located in an industrial area 2 blocks
> from a methadone clinic and a downtown with a large homeless
> population. It's not gangland or especially dangerous, but common
> sense must be observed.
>
> 1. Lock it or lose it! Don't store anything outside that you don't
> want stolen. It could be fine for weeks, but it's bad practice,
> serves as an attractor to scumbags, and often ends in lots of crying.
> This applies to materials, bikes, large tools, etc.
>
> 2. The space gets locked when not open, 100% of the time, no
> exceptions. Make the workflow of your access system encourage this
> practice by making "door stays unlocked' an explicit mode that is not
> the default after the first person comes in, and setting a nightly
> timeout to relock everything if forgotten.
>
> 3. Use cameras and alarm functionality the right way. I'll say it
> now: Cameras do very little to prevent crime. We have a visible
> camera right over the dumpster, and it has never stopped the taggers
> or the phantom pooper. And unless you have a very high quality (i.e.
> 1MP or above with good low-light and appropriate optics), you'll just
> have a bunch of blurry pictures of people stealing your stuff.
>
> And if you have a monitored alarm, you're also not using it right if
> you have repeated false alarms.
>
> The right way: Use cameras as a way of verifying who is at the door,
> or verifying what is going on in real-time should your alarm go off.
> Cops will be more likely to respond if you have a video-verified alarm
> than the typical "something may or may not have happened" telemetry.
>
> Regarding the alarm system itself, we have a self-monitored system,
> and have made it very easy for people to arm it and lock up when
> leaving. (You just enter '1's until it starts the 30 second
> countdown, or chirps an error if you left a door open).
>
> We also make it easy to disarm - something like "the act of badging in
> also disarms the alarm" is a good way to prevent falses and make the
> 5+ people callout list that gets SMS'd in the event of an alarm
> immediately jump up and check the cameras.
>
> Yes, you can go into endless "what if the attackers jammed cell
> service, cut the wires, and took advantage of the fact that MD5 is an
> outdated hashing algorithm" scenarios. The truth is, you're trying to
> protect your assets from a bunch of thieves parking a moving truck in
> your loading dock and stripping the place while everyone is at DEFCON,
> or the odd "smash and grab" druggie from the alley.
>
> 4. Make it look like there is nothing to steal. No laptops, camera
> bags, etc should be sitting on your car seat. Don't make it look
> from the outside like it's a weed grow, a computer shop or anything
> with cash or retail goods. Be forgettable.
>
> 5. If you see people that don't belong to your group milling around,
> engage them. When we do this, we either end up inviting them in or
> they quickly find out this isn't the place to go to "just use the
> bathroom" for 2 hours...
>
> 6. The best defense is having people there a lot and at unpredictable
> times. In most hacker spaces, there is not "safe" time a person could
> break in and be assured of it being unoccupied. This ain't Starbucks.
> You can also maintain a presence if you have an active chat room/IRC
> channel and a webcam. You can even set up the webcam to be disabled
> if the space is unoccupied/alarm is armed. That is a personal choice.
> Some folks actually like turning on a webcam and being logged in to
> chat if they are working alone - it's like having someone keeping an
> eye on you if you get hurt/etc.
>
> 7. The last thing: If you need someone to leave, ask them to leave
> clearly and unambiguously. No passive-aggressive games. If they are
> aggressive, crazy and/or otherwise won't leave, call the police. All
> of the local businesses here have the direct number to the PD taped to
> the counter for a reason. Some spaces have a "No cops, EVAH!" policy.
> The bottom line is that they are a resource you occasionally need,
> warts and all.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Arclight
>
>
> We've have neighbors get broken into, but our space has never been
> targeted.
>
> On Sat, Jun 25, 2016 at 7:43 AM, Shirley Hicks
> <shirley at velochicdesign.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > Hey everyone,
> >
> > For a whole bunch of reasons, we’re having to push through and complete
> safety and security protocols for our makerspace.
> > The thing we need to address is very US-centric, that of having taken a
> low(er) rent space in a neighborhood with crime problems and needing to
> beef up security and safety practices as a result.
> >
> > We have a good crew in charge of this at our makerspace, but we now need
> to get a formal process in place for our membership so that we capture
> _all_ incidents. (we’re working with our city police and administration to
> improve safety in the area).
> >
> > Am wondering if you would be willing to share your practices at your
> makerspace. Also, if you have linked material or docs, would you be willing
> to share that as well?
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Shirley Hicks
> > Red Mountain Makers
> > Birmingham, AL
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