Minutes of the SIPB Meeting of 2021-03-08


The meeting was called to order at 19:30 by kjchen.

In attendance were

        Student keyholders: kjchen, asahteck, jeffery, wmoses, jnwager, huydai, maximo

        Associate keyholders: quentin | kenta 

        Members: denzel, mcameron | amigdal

        Guests: toomas

Administrivia:

	kjchen: SIPB meetings usually have four meeting categories: Administrivia, project reports, other (miscellaneous / usually tech-related), and other other (basically anything else not covered by last 3 categories)

	jnwagner: I will be sending an e-mail soon about CPW events, so if any is interested in helping out with SIPB CPW, be on the lookout! 

	jnwager: Also, for anyone who has not received SIPB shirts, be sure to message Emma (emmabat) on Mattermost and we can get one shipped/delivered to you.

	asahteck: CPW is sooner than you think. I also want to bring up an idea about doing a wider-recruiting hub for SIPB. Thoughts? 

	kjchen: In the future, be sure to come to the new Zoom link for the SIPB meetings (Link is https://mit.zoom.us/j/91020034214)
	
Project Reports:

	wmoses: If anyone is interested in talking to pre-frosh, helping out with creating CP* discord, etc., contact me on Mattermost and I can get you added to the mailing list.

	asahteck: I was thinking of creating a budget proposal for a virtual hackathon around Minecraft. It's geared towards server development as a whole and also encouraging students to create new plugins and mods. I've tried applying to grants by Mind and Hearts and the Coop, though haven't heard back yet. 

	asahteck: I'm trying to get new swag created for SIPB (if anyone have design ideas let me know).

	[discussion of the process of a budget proposal]

	wmoses: Anyone can request a project allocation of up to $200 in-between meetings.


Other:

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Other Other:

	quentin: Some famous mathematician claim that they have a new algorithm that can break RSA.

	bds: Recently there was a big Microsoft Exchange hack that took down a lot of mailing servers.

	asahteck: I'm working on yet another budget proposal on a telepresence robot.

	bds: Where will this bots be driven?

	asahteck: Campus, primarily.

	kjchen: Why are we doing a telepresence robot instead of an aircraft carrier?

	asahteck: B/c size?? It wouldn't fit in the Infinite.

	wmoses: The Infinite is not actually infinite.

	wmoses: I bet if you e-mail (???) very nicely they'll probably give you the money

	asahteck: It'll be like: "Hi can I use your robot dogs for really stupid purposes?"

	wmoses: I've been getting into hydroponics recently.

	asahteck: Would you like a few hundred gallons of fish waste water? I've been using that to water my plants.

	wmoses: I feel at a minimum, SIPB needs a Christmas light show.

The meeting was adjourned at 19:46.

        Minutes taken and submitted by huydai.