- mesh - sudoroom.org

by Luis Murillo

Hey guys, I've been tinkering on the splash page /var/www/splash.html Please feel free to provide feedback/ideas or contribute to it as needed. #MeshDaPla.net :-)

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Amazon AWS credit

by Mitar

Hi! CSGSA (Computer Science Graduate Student Association @ Berkeley) got some Amazon AWS credits for their students so I took $100 credit to use for a VPN server for People's open network. I think it is good to see how it works there because if we have an image for it we can easily scale than VPNs all around the globe. But first we have to see if they work and how they work and what are downsides. Credit is good until the end of August. Please somebody take this over and contact me for details. First step is probably to prepare some way to easily deploy Tunneldigger VPN server instances on Amazon. Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Re: [Mesh] Amazon AWS credit

by techpraxis＠gnutome.net

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Meetup this afternoon/evening

by Max B

Hey just a quick heads up that a few mesh folks will be meeting up to work on stuffs this afternoon/evening. Juul is already at Sudo and I'll probably be there around 5. If you're at all interested, swing by and hang out/help out.

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Google Summer of Code

by Mitar

Hi! The deadline for mentoring organizations applications is 14 February: 19:00 UTC. Freifunk was acting as umbrella organization for many years. Last year we didn't get in. This we are trying to do it again. Maybe it would be interesting if Oakland mesh would try as well to contribute few ideas? Or apply independently. http://wiki.freifunk.net/Ideas This was our application last year: https://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/GSoC/Application https://dev.wlan-si.net/wiki/GSoC Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Fwd: Resilient Networks

by Mitar

Hi! If anybody wanna learn more about networks theory in more abstract terms. :-) You can probably just crash the course. :-) Lectures are always open. Mitar -------- Original Message -------- From: Lillian Ratliff <ratliffl(a)eecs.berkeley.edu> Subject: [eecs-announce] Spring 2014 Course Offering, EE290O Resilient Networks To: eecs-announce(a)lists.eecs.berkeley.edu Course website: http://faculty.unlv.edu/pushkin/RNClass/RN.html Class on *Resilient Networks* started on Wednesday, January 22nd, EE 290O, from 3:00PM to 4:30PM in 240 Bechtel, Mondays and Wednesdays. The first class was an introduction to the topics and methods that will be covered in the class during the semester. General information about the content of the class material is below. Resilient Networks: Interconnected networks are becoming more and more important in society. Some examples of these networks include internet, transportation networks, power and utility networks, financial networks, sensor networks, multi-agent systems, social networks, etc. Resilience of networks involves the topological structure, as well as dynamics of networks. The course will study structure (combinatorics, pretopology) and dynamics (deterministic and stochastic) on these networks. Scaling issues from microscopic to macroscopic behaviours, games on networks, the interplay between graph and dynamics (algebraic graph theory), performance measures for networks, queuing theory on networks, network calculus and scale-free complex networks phenomenon will be studied. Python programming language will be used with its graph library for working with sample example networks during the course. -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Fwd: It’s Almost Here! Details and Schedule of the OWFA Hackathon

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

The glitter is in your heart. // Matt ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "One Web For All" <auto-message(a)eventbrite.com> To: <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Subject: It’s Almost Here! Details and Schedule of the OWFA Hackathon Date: Fri, Jan 31, 2014 12:55 Hello! As we count down the final hours, here’s a rundown of the weekend: Get Access to Hackathon Documents In order to participate in the hackathon, we need a valid email address from you so we can give you access to our Gdocs for the duration of the weekend. Sign up using this handy Cyberspace Participation Form. Schedule Remember: you are not obligated to stay for the duration of the event. We welcome as much or as little of your time as you feel appropriate. Getting in and out of the building is through secured elevators, so just let an organizer know if you’re leaving for the day or for a short break. We’re providing five meals that all include vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Please let us know if you have any allergies or other dietary restrictions. Saturday 10:00a Doors Open, Breakfast Served 10:30a Welcome and Introductions 1:30p Lunch 4:30p Video Interviews 6:00p Dinner 7:00p Mid-Weekend Presentations 9:00p End of Day 1 Sunday 10:00a Doors Open, Breakfast Served 1:00p Lunch 3:00p Official End of Day (you may keep working if you like!) 3:30p Final Presentations 6:00p End of Day 2 What to Bring All you need to bring with you is whatever you require to work creatively and collaboratively. This could be a laptop with power cable, a sketchbook, pens and pencils, markers, index cards, whatever you like. Just, please: nothing messy. No glitter. (The glitter is in your heart.) If you’re comfortable with git, we have an OWFA organization with private repos for projects. If you’re new or returning to git, here’s a YouTube refresher on git from one of our sponsors, Github. Getting There New Relic is located at 188 Spear St at Howard in SOMA. Spear is about a block from the waterfront. We recommend traveling by BART/Muni Metro (Embarcadero station) or bus. Sadly, there is no bike storage available inside. Bike parking outside is at your own risk. Many thanks to all our amazing sponsors and donors! GOLD SPONSORS SILVER SPONSORS SPONSORS Patrons John Edgar · Jacob Kaufman · Cynthia Gonsalves · Jared Straub · Ben Stover SupportersNatalie Villalobos · Holden Karau · Danilo Campos · Amy Lightholder · Zachary Carter · Brent McCullough · Silvia Amtmann · Dave Nugent · Kiera Manion-Fischer · Zee Spencer · Leslie Wu · Albert Sweigart · Vivian Brown See you tomorrow! One Web For All & Double Union The One Web For All Kick-Off Hackathon Hosted by Double Union Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, February 2, 2014 at 6:00 PM (PST) New Relic, 188 Spear St, San Francisco, CA 94105 | Directions Print Tickets Contact the Host Download Mobile Tickets This invitation was sent to mattsenate(a)gmail.com by Double Union the organizer. To stop receiving invitations from this organizer, you can unsubscribe. Eventbrite | 651 Brannan St. Suite 110 | San Francisco, CA 94107

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Fwd: [eecs-announce] Amateur Radio (HAM) is Back in EECS

by Mitar

Hi! Cool. I invite you to learn more about HAM! It is really good to know more about low-level things of the technologies you are using. Mitar -------- Original Message -------- From: Miki Lustig <mlustig(a)eecs.berkeley.edu> Subject: [eecs-announce] Amateur Radio (HAM) is Back in EECS To: eecs-announce(a)lists.eecs.berkeley.edu Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Topics: 1) Amateur Radio Exam on Campus 2) License Preparation Lectures on Campus 3) Demonstration of Satellite communications tomorrow memorial glade 4) What is HAM and what is it good for 5) Ham-shack in Cory Hall 6) Link to all the info: http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee123/sp14/HAM.html 1) Exam: As part of a do-it-yourself, maker, I can build it trend the department has been leading I am trying to revamp the amateur radio activity in the department. As such, I have organized a special exam session for an FCC Ham radio operator license . The session will be on Feb 26th 7-9pm HP auditorium, Soda Hall and is open to EVERYONE, students, staff, faculty, family and friends. My students in EE123: Digital Signal Processing will all be taking the exam. 2) Preparation Even though the exam is EASY for EECS/CS majors, in the next 3 weeks I am going to give a series of lectures to prepare for it. The first one is going to be this Friday, Jan 31st 5-6pm HP auditorium, Soda Hall. 3) Tomorrow, Wednesday Jan 29th we are going to have a demonstration on satellite communication with handheld radios in memorial glade. Just look for people walking around with antennas. Satellite Saudisat 1c OSCAR-50 is going to flyby from 12:20-12:34 so be there on time. 4) Amateur Radio (Ham Radio) is a popular hobby and service in which licensed Amateur Radio operators (hams) operate communications equipment. Although Amateur Radio operators get involved for many reasons, they all have in common a basic knowledge of radio technology and operating principles, and pass an examination for the FCC license to operate on radio frequencies known as the Amateur Bands.. These bands are radio frequencies reserved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for use by ham radio operators. The role of amateur radio has obviously changed with the presence of the internet. Remarkably, amateur radio today offers unique opportunities and capabilities due to its independence on commercial infrastructure. For example, it is a legal ground for hands-on experimenting with wireless communication technology and it allows communication in emergencies and from remote areas. What can you do as a HAM? Talk to people (near and far) Build stuff (amps, sdrs, antennas, receivers) Emergency communications (emcom) First person view (FPV) vehicles (drones) at much higher power of communication for long distance Hit satellites, moon, meteors, airplanes (with radio waves! not something else) Digital communication with Automatic Positioning and Reporting System, packet radio Use Repeaters covering bay-area, California and the United States, mesh networks 5) Activities in amateur radio at the University of California Radio Club go back to 1914! According to the January 1923 issue of CALIFORNIA ENGINEER, the amateur radio station was originally established in the Mechanics Building in February of 1914. For 30 years or more the radio station was located in Cory Hall up until the renovation of this building in the 1980s. I'm trying to get a Ham shack back on the 5th floor of Cory Hall. If you are interested in participating, please shoot me an email and I'll put you on an email list for more info. 6) For more information, please visit http://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~ee123/sp14/HAM.html ------------------------------ KK6MRI Michael Lustig, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences, 506 Cory Hall, University of California, Berkeley CA, 94720 Office Tel: (510)643-9338 http://www.mlustig.com -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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sudo mesh & people's open network at One Web For All Hackathon hosted by Double Union this saturday?

by Matthew Senate

Would be cool to converge with the crew outside of sudo, have some folks doing outreach, but also just hacking all together at the same time. I plan to go anyhow, what do ya'll think? https://owfa.eventbrite.com http://onewebforall.us/ // Matt

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A couple to things for tonight's meeting:

by Somebody

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Hello Meshers, ITEM 1: - ------- I have a High School Vice Principal interested on hearing about what kind of technology presentation the SudoRoom and or SudoMesh could present at his School. The topic of Mesh wireless network sounded good to him, that said that he would like to see if it is something that can be a Senior project for next year. Anyhow. I wanted to bring this news in person, but I feel a bit under the weather, so I am most likely staying home tonight. BTW, I was told that there is Science Teacher there that already has two 3D printers going in his classroom, and that he is more into Open Source. I showed him the Tuesday night calendar (3D class). I will provide the VP's contact information, in private, to those who will talk to him. I thought about Jennie and/or Marc. Oh yes, The VP is also one of the Technology coordinators at his school. ITEM 2: - ------- The video. I am so far behind on the video. If one would like to know my excuses, please let me know; I will send a file with the list. :) I was wondering if we could have a slice on space on the new server, with permissions/access for those working on it? Just a thought. So that I can upload the video clips that we have selected so far or we need to select from. I personally would prefer to upload locally via Ethernet cable, to keep things private. I'd suggest the same for the rest of us working on it. What do you think Jeremy? Juul? Mesh the Planet! ...one School at the time! :) Daniel -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJS6wPoAAoJEK2jBhiHY3O6w+MH/3dCtFMEbmHtlcFPkTFDKqGA XCV7aobogpUuIwjg8tYthPawDyv56tBeegqa4WJGhYT8HAABEA6QYWCb0axSN5ou n0RR5j4ZWQO8McTa/4owvRek2Fssa10fifZJ6vzKG2WKVBh8Z4DIbaySwz8l5R/2 L0YqS1TYgCITDaPG46tUmEm20mHcTwKb1A/Zx2VSRfUyZ3gCRZy4Ddz/tCb+sC0h 6OEUy0u7UsD+Xmwyk97cTd91wpedCWm/RrClp+6H2FjauyUnHcAYcNtmB3I6D9Oa kuGcidOielookHVmqfenh3vsDLlXqe3iEuNNw1W2G6X5GUYxFMbipwzj+yAH7bc= =LQVV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Late to Meetup

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Hey all, On a roll painting, will be late. Please examine the organized workshop space and ask Marc about the mesh mobile repair kit. // Matt

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will be a bit late today

by Luis Murillo

Hi Guys, my ETA is 8:30pm tonight. I have to wrap up some last-minute errands. -Luis

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Networking Class Study Group/Meetup

by Max B

Hey Mesh folks, I'm sorry that this is slightly last minute notice, but I'm going to be at Sudo working on homeworks for the networking class and/or mesh hacking at 6:30. If anyone else wants to join, we can do class review, etc. If not, I promise I'll eventually forgive you all. Have a meshy day, Max

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Fwd: [FNF] Mesh LA - mumble call tonight

by Jenny Ryan

Anyone want to jump on this call this evening? I'm not available, but it would be great to sync with this emerging mesh group in LA! -------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 12:06 PM Subject: [FNF] Mesh LA - mumble call tonight To: discuss(a)thefnf.org All, If anyone wants to join, we are having a mesh planning kick off call tonight with the Los Angeles team. Mumble.thefnf.org on the default port is the server. Isaac/Tyronne/Gordon/Clint , will you guys be able to join? That would be awesome! Maybe some folks from sudoroom? -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. !DSPAM:52e95f83235625450018819! _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss(a)lists.thefnf.org https://lists.thefnf.org/listinfo/discuss !DSPAM:52e95f83235625450018819!

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SDR bashed mesh

by Charles N. Wyble

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 All, I've seen several mentions of SDR based mesh here on the list. Particularly from Marc Juul. Is there any info on these efforts online somewhere? I've been recently looking into purchasing 2 hackrf units and would like to see what you guys have learned in regards to SDR/custom protocols etc. Thanks! -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJS5JvBAAoJEMvvG/TyLEAtHDgP+wSYYfWjimAC5zHDTh55hY3W L6EdfWq2a6Q9uPRLZmlTxATjFwCm7//HDJiDQx0bfLNMxpDoOjSAuEi/M6Ndq0UT 6n2xRne8jfXNK+CR0R+VvAjspx1WES+Sy52fapbGG0jmtK7XEzhZaAsIO13ZwgPD Zl9jDtwLpiJ4IfcqXQ5UXn3hCrrA+Lk72RgNVm6y7YjcEOOd4JXYT1CvoVqoN4Gu uYL5dxaHt7H4QhAxDB3neORnThIikboZSMMtAlof5d2hs1jEDEL9lPfR8EXPe6Ob 8EPES9Uv+GpHAOTIFOaOvSCqhSupJ9HHAkCR1zSXUN5y0jVmskEHXmihfhehSKuE jvCqugWI0BFykmyGctPT2WQkNHuuEY/kJPiIzLZ1m462+IwOkN7IlFmX4OIyc5ta 2gwe3OF+zF4uACUiESi1+DuXpwurFgbNUoITprErfF+yebOWzORlANleD3yOss7e k118kdum3RTuu/vLq8zteDawqL9M0U7KXhLE9LkmA8HbK6vkeBzMaOxSO4cVZlYi rQAEtf3vXjcOAN+qmmnutYvSD6a2MZP7BvyYBfJwslDDF1BmjqT89NmUEZh/Cvf6 DydXFanhgq2zjmrZf1pm6XPgssPtyUgWk+RtFSP+8Uhrr2A7W5kIGmqqwlyUx5zG 1FgCvY3uyTi8jIUISFgp =sHDZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Decentralized Tech Lightning Talks this Wednesday @ 20Mission

by Jenny Ryan

Greetings! I work for a startup, Open Garden, that builds mobile mesh networking technology (for sharing internet between mobile devices). We've held a couple of community meetups so far, and this Wednesday we're trying out a Lightning Talks model! Come talk about a project you're working on and meet others developing peer-to-peer technologies and services - or just come enjoy the 'beer garden' and learn about some cool projects! Free. RSVP at: http://www.meetup.com/Tech-Garden-SF/events/160432902/ Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com

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FDN Federation

by Mitar

Hi! Very cool: http://www.ffdn.org/en/ http://db.ffdn.org/ Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Far away, but up on a hill - what rig should I get?

by Scott Jackisch

I am far away (Globalize node on map near Piedmont) but high up. What rig is recommended to connect into downtown? Marc Juul, is this possible? What equipment do you recommend? On a side note, I bumped into Alex Hagen of Etheric Networks at that EFF event tonight an he was open to possibly donating bandwidth. I will follow up and pester him about it. -- Scott Jackisch

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Events, Budget, Contacts

by Jenny Ryan

In a GoogleDocs folder, viewable by anyone here: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-R0gyQXFDeE5wM2M&usp=sha… Ping me if you'd like permission to edit! Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com

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SudoMesh Talk @SFSU

by Luis Murillo

Hello everyone, For those of you who may have missed this vid. Here is Matt and Jenny giving an overview of the SudoMesh/People'sOpen project at a class of Networking students @SFSU. Take note of the hight level of interest and engagement in the Q&A portion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8-eLJ4lDLg Max and Daniel, maybe we can use this as a starting point for developing a rudimentary "Mesh track" at SudoMesh Happy Hacking :) -Luis

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Meeting Minutes 1/22

by Jenny Ryan

Reposted for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-01-22 ==Intros== Q: What are you currently hacking on? A: Mac is hacking sewing machines, making a hat rack, and bikes, and fixing sudo sewing machines!; Arnas is currently not hacking on anything; Chris Bee is currently hacking sound (all of it); Matt is hacking on his camper trailer, and fixing sudo sewing machines!; Daniel hacking on Cisco switches; Nathan is hacking on Indian food. and the public school system; Ryan hacking on a fuel tank. with fiberglass. and sanding.; Sam is hacking on automation; Gaurav hacking on his laptop here; Jordan hacking health; Jenny hacking on networks; James hacking on modules ==Announcements== * Calendar https://sudoroom.org/calendar * #Jan25: Daylong educational event on the ongoing Egyptian revolution - this Friday starting at 3pm * This Saturday's Today We Learned involves building compost toilets! * Machine Learning Meetup at noon in Berkeley on Saturday. (Now on the sudoroom calendar) * Stop the Domain Awareness Center event - Feb. 4th @ Oakland City Hall * Next Omni meeting is Thursday, Feb. 6th from 7-10pm * Oakland Makers meetup was today; organizing the makers of Oakland ==Past Action Items== * Ink donation jar - Juul - not done * Investigate integrating Stripe and/or Balanced Payments [Jenny, Bill] ** Seems Stripe is better for recurring billing (Balanced's recurring billing system is still in beta: https://github.com/balanced/billy) - this is essential for us. Let's try Stripe!) * Look into other hackerspaces'<3 accounting system [Jenny] ** GNU Cash looks most interesting - otherwise not much in the way of FOSS tools for finances: http://www.gnucash.org/ * Get new lease for 2141 Broadway (update to sign with "sudo room" as an entity) - Matt - pending response from George * Reword proposal on problematic non-members (Jenny, Brendan) * slay zombie events that show up when importing from calendar * follow up on the stuff here https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles ==Fiscal Solvency== * $204.11/week from Gittip! * Minimum membership dues: $2.50/wk; Recommended: $15/wk; Endless gratitude: $25/wk, high-fives from a million angels: $100/wk. * Current balance: at least $7700 * Daniel suggests a visual aid to show visitors our fiscal needs and current status ==Amendments to Articles of Association== 1. [Postponed] Final consensus on yar's filming proposal, which was unanimously approved on Dec. 18th meeting: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Filming_at_sudo_room *Discussion around the wording of #1B (alternative wordings in the link above) *Philip suggests looking into the 'Right to Delete' policies of various European countries - + tight windows for keeping data - Privacy by Design The following were not discussed this week, but will go on the agenda for next week: 2. [Postponed] That members don't ever have to show up in person if they don't want voting rights. *Brendan proposes to strike this as unnecessary 3. [Postponed] To empower members to deal with problematic non-members, non-members can be thrown out at any time by a member if that members feel they are being a problem, _unless_ some other member present in the space is willing to vouch for the member as a guest. Non-members being asked to leave must be told that they can further discuss the incident at a Wednesday meeting or on the mailing list. *We need to have a policy on this, but should be written in a more nonviolent manner. 4. [Postponed] Non-members can use the space as much as they want when other members are present, but cannot access the space when no members are there and have to leave when the last member leaves. *Not enough members to reach quorum, push to next week ==conflict resolution== == new members== * Mack [cleaning, organizing, fixing sewing machines] * Gaurav [Gittip] ==Discussion== *Yar suggests we rotate bureacracy meetings with hacknights! *Jenny suggests we add a 'New Members' section to the meeting agenda - Matt done *Calendar situation *Jordan suggests a 'sudo diff' approach to hacking the Articles of Incorporation [delete liberally, add succinctly] ==Action Items== * Move to Stripe [Jenny / Matt] * Poke Laurie re: new lease [Matt] * Reword proposal on problematic non-members (Jenny, Brendan) * fill out statement of information sometime soon https://businessfilings.sos.ca.gov/ [Jenny, ?] * finish setting up bank acct [Matt, friends] * Publish the new member minimum dues policy to the Articles of Association on-wiki. [Mack] - DONE * Hack on Bylaws / Articles of Assoc [Mac / Jordan / Marina, friends] --------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com

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NSA Surveillance and Our ‘Almost Orwellian’ State

by Mitar

Hi! An EFF event today in Berkeley: https://www.eff.org/event/nsa-surveillance-and-our-almost-orwellian-state https://www.facebook.com/events/592570444129469/ Mitar -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Networking Class Meetup Thursday 6pm

by Max B

Hey meshy folks, As per our conversation last week, we're DEFINITELY having a networking class meetup Thursday at 6pm at sudo. This officially means that we're all accountable. The format can be super relaxed, but I would highly recommend that people watch at least the first two weeks of lectures and have tried to do the first two weeks of homeworks. If you're behind, it's ok, but we should all really try to make an effort. Also, we can try to remember to be on IRC, so if remote folks want to participate, we might be able to do it that way. See you then! Max

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Fwd: ACTION: The Day We Fight Back -- February 11th

by Mitar

Hi! Spamming. :-) Mitar -------- Original Message -------- From: Katitza Rodriguez <katitza(a)eff.org> Subject: ACTION: The Day We Fight Back -- February 11th To: katitza(a)eff.org Dear Friends of the Internet: The Snowden revelations have provided us with disturbing details and confirmation of some of our worst fears about the NSA and its partners’ spying practices. Indeed, the NSA and its allies in five English-speaking countries have been building a global surveillance infrastructure to “master the internet” and spy on the world’s communications. They are undermining basic encryption standards, the very backbone of the Internet. They have collected the phone records of hundreds of millions of people who are not suspected of any crime. They has swept up the electronic communications of millions of people at home and abroad indiscriminately, exploiting the digital technologies we use to connect and inform. They have secretive data sharing agreements operating outside the rule of law. But we aren’t going to let the NSA and its five allies ruin the Internet. Inspired by the memory of Aaron Swartz, fueled by our victory against SOPA and ACTA, we are joining the DayWeFightBack campaign to demand an end to mass surveillance at home and abroad. The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as a community. As Aaron Swartz put it, everybody "made themselves the hero of their own story." We can set a date, but we need all of you, the users of the Internet, to make it a movement. When: The Day We Fight Back has been set for February 11th. Here's how you can join the effort: 1. Send an email to rights(a)eff.org confirming your interest in participating in this action and receiving updates. Let us know what you would like to do in your own country so we can send you more information and amplify your voice. 2. Visit TheDayWeFightBack.org. 3. If you are a citizen of the world, sign the 13 Necessary and Proportionate Principles here: https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/take-action #privacyisaright 4. Use social media tools to announce your participation. 5. Develop memes, tools, websites, and do whatever else you can to encourage others to participate. 6. Be creative -- plan your own action. Go to the streets. Promote the Principles. Then, let us know so we can broadcast your efforts. The current organizers of the international action of the Day We Fight Back are: Amnesty International USA Access (International) Anti-vigilancia (Brasil) Asociación por los Derechos Civiles (Argentina) Asociacion de Internautas - Spain (Spain) ContingenteMX (Mexico) CIPPIC (Canada) Digital Courage (Germany) EFF (International) Hiperderecho (Peru) ICT Consumers Association of Kenya Open Rights Group (UK) OpenMedia.org (Canada/International) Panoptykon Foundation (Poland) Privacy International (International) PEN International (International) TEDIC (Paraguay) RedPaTodos (Colombia) ShareDefense (Balkans) -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Storage server and support forum

by Marc Juul

Hi meshers! As you may already know, we received a donation of a 10 TB storage server from the Novato Unified School District (!) We'll soon write a proper thank you post and put them on our list of sponsors. For now, I wanted to announce that it was picked up in Novato with the help of Pete, and over the past two days Daniel (who was the main force behind making this donation happen) and myself have set up the storage server. It's at sudo room for now and it's running GNU Mediagoblin. Until we find a better spot for it, you can reach it at: http://datasink.sudomesh.org:8000/ So far I've heard two suggestions for uses of this server: * A community-curated library of free and open media. * Encrypted storage for folks using the mesh. Let's see how we like mediagoblin for the first use. Right now I've installed plugins for: Video, audio, pdf, stl (3d models) and ascii art :) Some specs: * 2 dual-core 2 GHz Xeon processors * 4 GB ram (and four more slots to fill) * 2x 160 GB sata drives in raid 1 for operating system * 10x 1 TB sata drives in raid 5 for storage * 15 total hot-pluggable harddrive slots * Debian 7 We could likely fit a few more sata drives inside, if we're ok with them not being hot-pluggable. If we filled it with 3 TB drives, then we could probably upgrade it to about 55 TB for about $2000 worth of drives. I also set up a phpbb support forum. The idea is that the stickers that go on the power supply will list the address h.sudomesh.org and that url will take them to a page (that doesn't yet exist) that links to user documentation, node operators documentation, developer documentation and a support forum. For now there is just the support forum at: http://h.sudomesh.org aliases are: help.sudomesh.org and support.sudomesh.org I was tweaking the phpbb theme and was planning on switching the color scheme to something more in line with the sudo mesh colors (and maybe remove the jagged edges), but ran out of steam. More work to be don! Mesh The Planet! -- marc/juul

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