sudo-discuss November 2013

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Breaking: Oakland to lead country in, diverting anti-terror funding to ubiquitous warrantless surveillance

by Shawn Lesniak

On 2013-10-13 22:49, sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org wrote: > Lastly, shot-spotters shouldn't be controversial, even among those of us > who support the personal rights interpretation of the 2nd Amendment. A > gunshot on a city street means one of two things: a criminal has just > shot a victim, or a criminal's would-be victim has just shot their > attacker in self-defense. Either of those things merits getting the > police and paramedics on the scene, pronto. Shotspotters are microphones. They can capture other sounds and it is not clear how many other sounds and how long those sounds are retained. Their use would be less controversial if they were an oracle that just spit out 4 .40 caliber rounds were fired at the intersection of Grand and Broadway at 23:12:32 (15 seconds ago) instead of capturing any audio at all.

11 years, 1 month

Friday Filosophy: Software as Speech

by Eddan Katz

Dear Kopimists and the People who Love Them. For the featured Filo delicacy for Friday Filosophy, we will have potato burekas. I propose we talk about the difference between source code, object code, and executable code in regards to 1st Amendment protection. In other words, when is code speech and when is it a speech-act subject to less legal protection? Below is an excerpt from an essay by Lee Tien, a brilliant EFF attorney for more than a decade, on Software as Speech (2000). These two paragraphs are in the section: Viruses and other "dangerous" software. Of course, as always, we can talk about whatever else. Such as conscience and the unconscionable, perhaps. Lee Tien, Publishing Software as a Speech Act, Vol. 15 Berkeley Tech. Law Journal (2000) http://www.law.berkeley.edu/journals/btlj/articles/vol15/tien/tien.html > Let’s return to the virus hypothetical.192 The main concern lies in the fact that the software may be “diverted” toward unlawful purposes, regardless of the speaker’s intent. This concern is, however, not unique to software. It also applies to other types of information usable for mischief or harassment, whether highly technical like information about nuclear weapons, or utterly mundane like a person’s name, address or telephone number. > Even if the virus author merely posts the source code and fails to release it in active form, the issue remains whether the posting was done with an intent to communicate. If the author claims that she intended it to communicate, we would need to examine the context to decide the plausibility of that claim. There will often be a plausible claim. There is no question that people study viruses and other dangerous software in order to prevent or relieve harm.193 One way to control a virus is to publish its source code so that systems operators can disable or protect against it. Communicating a virus’ source code as part of such an effort qualifies as a speech act because the publisher intends to communicate how the virus works in a conventional way. In fact, one could imagine entire journals or Internet sites devoted to viruses and other dangerous software.194 When such publications aim to alert the world to these dangers, their intent is clearly communicative. sent from eddan.com

11 years, 1 month

blog post: troy visits RPS Collective down the street

by Romy Ilano

new blog post > Troy our librarian visited RPS Collective. we chatted about potentially selling our electronics kits + other stuff at RPS Collective retail space. - There's a potential for us to sell stuff at their next art show, which will be a full retail show in the whole space. Lots of potential for exposure since they are the first storefront at First Friday Plus they have collaborated with us before! https://sudoroom.org/sudoroom-connects-with-rock-paper-scissors-down-the-st… [image: SudoRoom Librarian Troy visits SudoRoom]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-02-1-33-01-PM1.jpg> SudoRoom Librarian Troy visits SudoRoom Troy, the SudoRoom librarian, visits our neighbors The Rock Paper Scissors Collective <http://www.rpscollective.com/>down the street. The RPS Collective was one of the worker’s collectives that helped start the Oakland Art Murmur. Here he checks out the zine library and is already coming up with ideas for different community projects. A recent SudoRoom collaboration involved SudoRoom donating Linux computers to RPS Collective in exchange for a beautiful sign painting. It’s pretty cool seeing the different volunteer-run collectives creating and helping each other out! [image: RPS Collective interns draw temporary tattoos on people for the Oakland Art Murmur]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-01-8-06-59-PM1.jpg> RPS Collective interns draw temporary tattoos on people for the Oakland Art Murmur [image: Terrarium Project at RPS Collective - so many happy people]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-02-1-33-43-PM-11.…> Terrarium Project at RPS Collective – so many happy people

11 years, 3 months

Recommend an ISP!!!!! + Official SR Recommendations?

by Vicky Knox

PEOPLE. Though I would like to support their local business, I am sick of LMI's ultra slow Sonic connection! :[ And I don't want to sell my soul to Comcast. Webpass has mixed reviews. Etc., etc. Where do I go? help!!!!! I just want to dust off poor old neglected Transmission and watch some thought-provoking films! D: This all said, I'd like to get an initial temperature check on the idea of Sudo Room making official recommendations for IT services and publishing those recommendations on our websites as a public service. Thoughts?

12 years

Membership Benefits Discussion

by Marina Kukso

hi all, we've been having discussions around membership and access. as part of that discussion, i volunteered to consolidate some of the various ideas for benefits that we can tie to membership. check out the suggestions, add your own, keep a discussion going: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership_Benefits_Discussion - marina

12 years

Art Murmur discussion list sign up page

by Tracy Jacobs

To: Everyone interested in receiving Art murmur related posts please sign yourselves up to the new Art Murmur mailing list: http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/artmurmur Thanks, Tracy

12 years

Possible new sudo space

by Marc Juul

Matt, Jenny and myself went and looked at another space that could potentially be a new sudo space. We've started gathering information about it here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/8th_and_Alice My personal feeling about the space is: This is an awesome space with lots of natural light. It addresses two of the major concerns raised about The Omni in being two blocks from BART in a neighborhood that seems/feels safer than the area around MacArthur BART, and in being located in a less gentrified neighborhood. The one drawback in comparing it to the current space and The Omni is the lack of a big separate common area for events. It is _very_ similar to Noisebridge in almost every way. -- marc/juul

12 years

sudoroom wheelchair still around?

by Hol Gaskill

I have a relative in town who is on crutches - is the wheelchair still around? Would expand her siteseeing capabilities significantly. cheers, Hol

12 years, 1 month

Today Sat 11/30: "Today We Learned": Open, collaborative learning from 2-5PM at Sudo Room

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that we'll be having "Today We Learned" open co-learningtime at Sudo Room today from 2-5PM. Come learn and hack with us. Tiny amount of details at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_We_Learned Best, Marina PS - If this is your first time at Sudo Room, the best way to get in is from 22nd St (between Broadway and Telegraph) and to take the elevator upstairs. We'll be there!

12 years, 1 month

Subiir brewing: This Saturday from 10AM @ Adeline LiveLabs

by Morten H. D. Fuglsang

Hey all, Yes! The time has been set for the long awaited Subiir brew. Marc and I will fire up the mash at 10am, and it will be kickass. We will make stout. Again, I hope some of you will join to learn the Subiir brewing setup so that the gear can be used more and that we can all have access to more great, cheap, hacked beer. Make a great thanksgiving, Morten

12 years, 1 month

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