X-Git-Url: https://codewiz.org/gitweb?p=wiki.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=MirrorlandManifesto;h=038aca0cc7aea929827cdc7ae420f487851ad6f3;hp=5720848ab68a602a2054b9f62f2ad38131c1963b;hb=f271cf41dd1c1bafa7dea6d772a55d9abc3c2a8d;hpb=2a1d40e3df69d9a3c007452e634dea31f8d03e6c diff --git a/MirrorlandManifesto b/MirrorlandManifesto index 5720848..038aca0 100644 --- a/MirrorlandManifesto +++ b/MirrorlandManifesto @@ -1,14 +1,11 @@ This manual documents version 0.1 of the Mirrorland Communal Living Facilities, Inc.
-Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. - - == Living Together == {{pictures/home/mirrorland/IMG_3874.JPG | Home Sweet Home | maxwidth=240 | class=thumbright }} - * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise they won't lock properly. - This is a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? + * Our front, back and side doors need to be pulled until you hear a soft *click*, otherwise **they won't lock properly**! + We live in a safe neighborhood, but why increase the risk? * Try not to leave the windows of the ground floor unlocked: anyone can easily enter through them. @@ -31,8 +28,8 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * Don't walk around with dirty shoes! Take them off near the entrance and remind your guests to do the same. - * Professional cleaners come every two weeks, usually on Friday late morning. They will clean the whole house including our bedrooms. - Please be respectful of their work and don't leave a mess on the floor. + * Professional cleaners come every two weeks, usually on Thursday late morning (see the house calendar). + They will clean the whole house including our bedrooms. Please be respectful of their work and don't leave a mess on the floor. * There's already enough crap in the basement, so let's not add more! Feel free to take anything to your room, especially those ugly mirrors. @@ -52,11 +49,18 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * If you use the last box of something, drop the QR-code into the jar and it will be re-ordered. - * Think about the environment! **Don't waste water, gas, electricity, paper, soap and food.** Try to reuse plastic bags and boxes and remember to - switch the lights off. + * Be environmentally responsible! **Don't waste water, gas, electricity, paper, soap or food.** Reuse plastic bags and boxes and remember to + switch all lights off. + + +== Internet == + + * There are two separate APs: one open as a courtesy to our neighbors and users of the public yard ("GHCQ Shelter 23") and + one encrypted for residents ("NSA Surveillance Van 23"). The shared secret for the latter is passed orally. You can also + get it from the NFC tag on the wall in the atrium. * Comcast is notorious for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_Alert_System | reporting their own users]] to copyright associations. - You're personally responsible for what you do online: + You are personally responsible for what you do online. == Kitchen == @@ -101,11 +105,11 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * You MUST reserve couches and rooms in advance on the [[https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=d9ldj4obvhs85p23v4ds9pn66k%40group.calendar.google.com | house calendar]]. First-come, first-served. - * Long-term guests (more than a few days) should contribute to the rent. + * Guests staying multiple days should contribute to the house rent (usually $50 per day or $200 per week). - * If you give your guests a copy of the front door key, remind them to return it (we keep loosing them) + * If you give your guests a copy of the front door key, remind them to return it (we keep loosing them!) - * This is really important: afrer your guests are gone, there must be no trace of their passage other than gifts. + * This is really important: after your guests are gone, **there must be no trace of their passage** (well, other than gifts, of course :-). Wash any sheets and towels you gave them, tidy up the room/couch they used. Seriously! * You can throw parties in the house or in the backyard! Just let the others know and make sure you @@ -127,9 +131,10 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. * 70°F (21°C) is a reasonable default for the winter. Remember to turn the heat down to 60°F (or less) when leaving in the morning. - * Don't turn the heat all the way up! It's just stupid, because the furnace can only burn at a single speed. + * Don't turn the heat all the way to make the house warm up faster! It's stupid and useless, because the furnace burns at constant speed. - * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed. + * The thermostat is located in the master bedroom downstairs, which tends to remain colder than the rest of the house if the door is closed, + so setting 70°F there causes the other rooms to go up to 75-80. * Keep the door to the basement stairs **open** in the winter to let the heat from the furnace flow by convection. Also leave the doors downstairs closed to avoid dissipating heat in the rest of the basement. @@ -138,3 +143,5 @@ Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit. {{http://codewiz.org/wiki/pictures/home/mirrorland/living_room_panorama.jpg | maxwidth=800}} + +Hey, it's a wiki! Feel free to edit this page. \ No newline at end of file