sudo-discuss October 2013

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was there a post a long time ago about 'hack your period'?

by Sonja Trauss

I just found out that avoiding pregnancy via rhythm method is pretty reliable and not even hard to do considering there are 250 apps to help you do it. HOWEVER, this app is asking me questions I don't know the answers to - how do you tell where your cervix is? is cervical fluid different than the regular goo that comes out of my vagina? how do I tell my temperature? Did the non- annoying period app ever get made? now that I understand what it's for, I am interested in helping on this project. I'm using ovuline mostly. I like the interface, although I am annoyed that ALL PERIOD APPS (except two) assume (1) I am a woman, (2) I am trying to GET pregnant instead of trying to AVOID getting pregnant. Check out "MyGirls," it is a very amazing cultural artifact made by two Russian physics graduate students in washington state. It assumes users are men.

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[Important] Lease Status

by Matthew Senate

Just to clarify, Eddan's original email was a little misleading. Sudo Room has an opportunity to renew its lease at the end of December, or to change it, including purchasing a portion of the building as a co-op, potentially using the JOBS act or some such. Eddan will be getting off the lease by his own preference. Terms are not exactly clear, we need to check whether the lease can remain exactly as-is (will confirm with Eddan) or if certain terms need to be changed. There were some heated discussions on- and off-list, I hope everyone gets this message and realizes the situation was ambiguous and is actually copacetic. // Matt

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Let's move in together!

by ahnon

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Re: [sudo-discuss] {BayAreaPublicSchool} Re: Let's move in together!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marc Juul <juul(a)labitat.dk> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 5:25 PM Subject: [CCL] 1545 Willow st photos and response from Margo Prado To: "counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com" < counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com> I just visited 1545 Willow st with Jenny and Craig. We took photos and talked to the real-estate agent and landlord. There were two spaces of a bit more than 3000 sqft but only one was wheelchair accessible. The other could be made wheelchair accessible, but it's on the second floor and the elevator has been taken out of service and some amount of money would be needed to re-instate it. They showed us two spaces. The ground-floor is wheelchair-accessible ~3200 sqft space. The other space is about sudo room sized (we'll get the exact size soon). The big space has five small offices on one wall with windows to the street. This is the only natural light coming into that space. There is another small office in the corner of the big space with no natural light. One of the small offices has a sink but the big room does not, so we'd have to spend some effort/money to get sinks in the main room, but it's definitely doable. There are shared bathrooms with the other spaces in the building. They looked like they could use some fixing, but at least one sink and toilet was working in both men's and women's bathroom. There was a makeshift shower in the men's bathroom but it was disconnected. The smaller room has natural light and a sink in the room. Here are the photos. Mouse-over the images to see which space they are from. http://imgur.com/a/MDbp4 The big space has a bigger entrance directly to the street that has been sealed off but can be easily re-opened if we want a direct entrance or if we need to bring in big equipment. The spaces both have a working sprinkler system. The ceilings are tall enough in the big space that we could create more space by splitting some of the space vertically in half. They said the deposit for the big space would be somewhere between three months rent and $9000. The landlord is a bit off, but really happy and friendly, and he seems very flexible. The real-estate agent said he would send me more info on the spaces, and I will forward to the group when I get it. My personal feeling is that this is could be a really good space for us. We can start with the small space, but I'm also pretty excited about the bigger space. The only thing I didn't like is the lack of sunlight. We may be able to remedy that somewhat by removing the walls to a couple of the smaller offices. I didn't ask on the list if anyone wanted to come along, because the real-estate agent called me at 2:20 and said he could show it to me at 3:00. I also got a response from Margo Prado. It'd be easier to forward the email to the list, but I don't like forwarding emails to a public mailing list without checking with the author first, but here is a summary. Margot wants to help us! She says she hopes to attend one of our open nights, possibly in September, and that she joined our meetup group. She believes that anything that allows the "Research Service" activity is fine for us. Normally I'd be dubious, since it contradicts my own research, but Margot apparently wrote the new industrial zones in the mid 2000's and created the Research and Development activity. She probably knows what she's talking about :-) She goes on to talk about a bunch of potential spaces, but I'll just forward the whole email to the list if she says it's ok. For now, I have attached the pdfs she sent me with some of the potential spaces. -- Marc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Counter Culture Labs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to counterculturelabs+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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Fwd: [CCL] Fwd: 1545 Willow spaces

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Yep, it's 1545 Willow. Some more info attached below. Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marc Juul <juul(a)labitat.dk> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 10:15 PM Subject: [CCL] Fwd: 1545 Willow spaces To: "counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com" < counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com> More info on the 1545 willow space ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Peter McNally <peter(a)mcnra.com> Date: Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 9:53 PM Subject: 1545 Willow spaces To: juul(a)labitat.dk Hi Marc, Thanks for coming out to see the spaces today. Here’s the additional info to help y’all along. Look forward to your feedback. Cheers- Peter McNally McNally Realty Advisors 1061 Eastshore, Suite 200 Albany, CA 94710 510-848-6007 510-526-5668 (fax) 510-207-6007 (cell) peter(a)mcnra.com [image: MRA Final Logo] -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Counter Culture Labs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to counterculturelabs+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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Privacy/Fourth Amendment activists - meeting at Sudo Room on Saturday

by Alice Townes

Hello Sudo Room subscribers, I'm writing to you to make sure you know about a meeting this Saturday for privacy/Fourth Amendment activists. We're planning a lot of new things as well as recruiting for current things during the meeting, and you should come if you are interested. https://www.facebook.com/events/394998687290066/ Thanks! Alice

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Morning Math Restated

by Thomas Fitzpatrick

If there are no objections, I'm reenstating Morning Math. I think a new name is in order and would like to field a couple - Math Gym, Visceral Mathematics, Romancing Methods... Sessions will start at 7:30 AM. I will be staying and holding up the torch until 11:30. Participants are free to come and go as the please between those times on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursday (no pressure to show up on all days, but I will be there) with the possibility of more days. All levels are welcome - there will always be something to do. The vision is that despite skill levels and relative experiences, we can all benefit from contact with each other as Mathematicians. My favorite learning environment is a boxing gym and I think that is where our social norms should be derived from. * Many different styles of boxing and training - trainers are free to take on students, students can go to new trainers, or you can have no trainer and get bits of advice from many people * People arriving and leaving at disparate times as opposed to Karate classes where everyone must arrive at the same time. The flow is mantained regardless. You tell your trainer you are arrived and start your warm-ups. When they are available they will teach you something or give you an exercise you are familiar with - coming around to check on you and correct your form. * All skill levels and levels of fitness - Hanger-ons, the elderly, novices, pros, trainers all derive social satisfaction. Everyone is free to improve at their own pace without being turned away from the sport. Bullying is not tolerated * Everyone is given the opportunity to teach - this advice is trusted based on their reputation - many views abound and the student is free to choose the styles and techniques they want to emulate. * Instruction is given and then the student is left to practice the motions - the memory is important - by they have to get a feel for it on their own. They can be corrected, but the trainer is also free to help other students. * Some routines are done in groups while others are done alone - most can be practiced in both contexts * The right exercises are chosen to get you to the next level. There is no set protocol for what you do each time. You are free to choose what you do next - though others may tell you better. * No one goes in the ring without a trainer watching (the analogy breaks down here) * Sparing is the most valuable experience as it builds your fight intuition. We predict punches - we don't react. It takes half a second for your brain to tell you to move - if you have to wait you will get hit. That is why you will often take it slow or only do defense or offense to trim your concerns. * The focus is learning. Preparing for your match. The primary question I have is how to teach Mathematics the way Music/Sports are? How do you teach intuition and problem solving? How do groups with disparate schedules and skill levels benefit the most from each other? I propose the following norms. (I will pare them down over time): * Agreements on reading materials/problems are between those you agreed to read with - not the entire group * You can come to as many or as few sessions as you please - there will always be something to do. (analogous problems) * Progress and minutes are prominently displayed to bring people up to speed without breaking the flow * Discussion groups form and disperse based on the creative process. * It is better to ask questions than to give others the solution when they are solving a problem. Empathize to give the right hint * It is better to try problems than to merely discuss, pencil must move over paper (or code across screen) - experience is more valuable than lectures. * Pictures are essential tools * Assisted/Group work is valuable for discovering the process, but the intuitive jump or connection is up to the student * Problems can be generalized, specialized or analogous problems chosen to keep everyone in the loop - to give and get insight as student and teacher. * The learning zone is right beyond your current abilities, but not so hard you have nothing to grasp onto. * Talent is overrated <http://www.amazon.com/Talent-Overrated-World-Class-Performers-EverybodyElse…> Here are some books I would personally like to study with anyone - in these time slots or otherwise. Suggestions are welcome :) # Good general Problems Delightful Puzzles <http://gurmeet.net/puzzles/> - Scroll to Bottom for other great lists - These are very accessible The Stanford Mathematics Problem Book <http://www.amazon.com/The-Stanford-Mathematics-Problem-Book/dp/0486469247/r…>- Has a hint key and an answer key! # Problem Solving Techniques How To Solve It <http://www.amazon.com/How-Solve-It-Mathematical-Princeton/dp/069111966X/ref…> Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning <http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Plausible-Reasoning-Patterns-Inference/dp…> # History of Math Mathematics and Its History <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/144196052X/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8…> # Applied Mathematics Methods of Mathematics Applied to Calculus, Probability and Statistics <http://www.amazon.com/Methods-Mathematics-Calculus-Probability-Statistics/d…> Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers <http://www.amazon.com/Numerical-Methods-Scientists-Engineers-Mathematics/dp…> # Discrete Mathematics Concrete Mathematics <http://www.amazon.com/Concrete-Mathematics-Foundation-Computer-Science/dp/0…> There is interest in studying Visual Complex Analysis <http://www.amazon.com/Visual-Complex-Analysis-Tristan-Needham/dp/0198534469…>. The Complex-plane is an alternative to x-y coordinates that makes many problems much easier and more intuitive to reason about. It was named Complex to be vindictive by mathematicians who didn't understand its worth. AND IT USES PICTURES

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Oct 30th: "A Just Bay Area - Conference 2013"

by Marina Kukso

"The Equity Collaborative of the Bay Area Regional Prosperity Plan Project invites you to join with advocates, community-based organizations, local leaders, and public agencies to discuss how we can better organize and collaborate for equitable housing, transportation, and jobs. Affordable housing, living wage jobs, access to transportation, and displacement prevention are critical issues for our communities. How can we better collaborate for equity?" looks free!: http://equityconference2013-estw.eventbrite.com/

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Re: [sudo-discuss] San Leandro Meet the CIO event report-back

by J Clark

Eddan, Sudoers, There are two summaries from this meeting. One is from notes taken by Ben Provan of CollaborativeHousing.com, posted here: http://sl-co.com/meet-the-cio-hacker-maker-spaces/ and Debbie did a summary: http://sanleandronext.com/?p=1087 A local company, Direct Images, did the video but I'm not sure where it's posted. Their blog has some nice burning man shots tho' http://strategy.directimages.com/blog/ Also thanks for the head up on the Friday meeting on Open Culture. http://sl-co.com/open-culture/ Looking forward to bein' schooled by my friends (esp Ryan) to the slight north. j. Begin forwarded message: > Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 17:40:30 -0700 > From: Eddan Katz <eddan(a)clear.net> > To: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] San Leandro Meet the CIO event report-back > > for those of you who weren't at the San Leandro Meet the CIO event on hackerspaces last month (https://www.eventbrite.com/event/6920335911), it was an awesome event that far exceeded my expectations. i learned a great deal from the experiences shared by Hacker Lab, NextSpace, and the Port Space representatives - I think there's a video up somewhere. > > Of all the things I took away from that evening, it seems most relevant to share what Joel of the Port Space was emphasizing, especially because of his background in real estate. Because of the new and different ways in which buildings related to hackerspaces are being used and managed, he said the worst mistake is to make enemies with your landlord. He repeated that the only way such a venture could succeed is if there is open communication and cooperation with the owners and flexibility in negotiations over lease terms. > ...

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Oakland Tech Policy event

by Eddan Katz

I agree with Pete's suggestion that the more neutral the event, the more credibility it could have. Forwarding the only message I've received about this potential event. Removing details from the message below out of respect for the campaign's confidentiality. I will forward along the email address to whoever ends up being point person contact if there is support for Sudo Room to be involved in the event. sent from eddan.com Begin forwarded message: > From: "Danielle Bersen" > Date: September 25, 2013, 5:40:53 PM PDT > To: Eddan Katz <eddan(a)eddan.com> > Subject: Bryan Parker tech Event Draft Concept > > Hi Eddan, > > Great speaking with you today and thank you for your participation in the Tech event. Here are the draft details for the event and I welcome your thoughts on format, venue and guest list - as well as other potential companies to include. > > Feel free to share any ideas. > > Thanks! > > Danielle > > Tech Event: > > Location: TBD, Oakland > > Time: November 14, evening > > Tech Event > > Fundraising and networking event to promote the Tech Industry in Oakland, Raise Awareness of Industry and work toward making downtown a tech hub. > > Format: TBD > > - Networking > > - Speakers - Forum to Present ideas > > - Award or competition? > > Host Committee Members > > > -- > Danielle Bersen > Donor Development Director > Bryan Parker For Oakland Mayor 2014 >

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