sudo-discuss November 2013

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by Peter Kwangjun Suk

(Also posted to Noisebridge. Skip if you are experiencing deja-vu.) Hello, Right now, I'm doing research for a specialized app to let consumers validate products that can be used to treat insomnia. Specifically, I'm working on a smartphone app that can act like a light detector for light in a narrow band around 470 nanometers. This is the frequency that has been shown to suppress melatonin secretion by the pineal gland. There are specialty products for avoiding late night 470 nanometer light exposure (light bulbs, screen overlays, glasses) but these are often very overpriced, and there is no convenient way to validate them. There are also "ordinary" products that serve the same purpose, but there is no good way for people to accurately test them. Currently, people can use a CD or DVD as an ad-hoc diffraction grating and look at the resulting spectrum, but even this isn't quite good enough. I've bought a narrow bandpass filter for 470nm light, and even products that have a spectrum that "looks good" (very little blue) can have hot-spots that leak large amounts of 470nm light, and it doesn't take much to suppress melatonin. (As low as 0.5 lux for prolonged exposures.) Looking generally at spectral response curves for digital cameras, it should be possible to "synthesize" a narrow band detector by taking the blue channel response and subtracting the red channel value. http://www.maxmax.com/images/Cameras/Technical/NikonD200_SpectralResponse.j… This should effectively produce a "synthetic" instrument that has a spectral response curve that would be the camera's blue response, minus its red response. Even more helpful, the user should be able to view a synthesized narrowband image of the product, to be able to spot leaks and hot spots. What I need: I would like help in scientifically measuring the spectral response curve of the "synthetic instrument." I already have a (tiny) 470nm filter from Thorlabs, and I'm already aware of Public Lab's DIY spectroscope. I would like to use more accurate equipment, however. It is important that I can provide accurate information about the performance of the app and use rigorous procedures for measurement so that users know they can rely on the instrument. Does anyone have the expertise and access to equipment to help me out? --SCZ -- There's neither heaven nor hell, save what we grant ourselves. There's neither fairness nor justice, save what we grant each other.

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contribute to the hackidemia book "little makers" about making & education

by Marina Kukso

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/19USoHltLaqvn6C2eAlpqvy7u1XtAfW8JRgUr-oeH2s… - marina

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online civic debate facilitation tools?

by Marina Kukso

hey all, do any of you know of any useful tools for facilitating a civic debate (something like a presidential debate) online? http://backchan.nl/ would be good for submitting q's...but backchan.nl + google hangouts seems...not the best? any tips would be helpful. - marina

11 years, 1 month

Reminder: Tmrw (11/13) Consenting on Nominations for Board of Directors at Meeting

by Marina Kukso

just a reminder. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 12:49 PM Subject: [sudo-discuss] [consensus] Nominations for Board of Directors To: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Or, alternatively as suggested last night, Board of Those With Little Power and Great Responsibility (or something to that effect :) The following is a list of those who've accepted nomination to the board, and those who've been nominated but have yet to accept or decline: - Accepted: Max, Jenny, Naomi, Anca, Hol, Vicky [tentative], Marc, Matt, Luciano, Troy - Nominated: Rhodey, Marina, Liberty [tentative accept], JC, Len, Romy, Ryan B, Julio, Vian, Shake, Mitch, Brendan, Morten, Faust Please reply to this thread publicly or privately if you've been nominated but have yet to accept or decline. *At next week's meeting, we will go through and consent on each nominee. Those participating via the mailing list have one week to block any of the current nominations.* What's required of a board member? - the risks, not many risks if you are not paid - the only thing we have to worry about is if sudo room doesn't pay taxes then the treasurer will be liable for taxes - also board has responsibility to send in a document once a year to sacramento - not liable if sudo room goes into debt (except treasurer) <3 Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

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Fwd: A very very quick favor for Janelle. Thaaaank youuu so much in advance!

by AnimationAmber .

not sure if this is the right list for this, but thought it should be forwarded. SELC as you guys know is awesome, they've helped us out at Bay Area Community Exchange as well. thanks! -amber ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Janelle Orsi <janelle.orsi(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 1:35 PM Subject: A very very quick favor for Janelle. Thaaaank youuu so much in advance! To: Janelle Orsi <janelle.selc(a)gmail.com> Hi Friends, The Sustainable Economies Law Center <http://theselc.org/> is participating in one of those fundraising campaigns where we'll get $20,000 from Sungevity<http://www.sungevity.org/gives-back> if we can get enough people to vote for us. I don't love this style of fundraising, but I'm highly motivated by this one. The $20,000 will determine whether or not we get to keep my wonderful coworker, Caroline Lee, at SELC. She just graduated from law school and she is brilliant. If she stays at SELC, she'll be developing model legal structures for cooperatively-owned and community-owned renewable energy projects. If you can support this by voting, I'd be so grateful! *It takes 10 seconds to vote. Click here: http://www.sungevity.org/gives-back <http://www.sungevity.org/gives-back>* FYI, you need to enter your email address to vote, but if you'd rather not be on Sungevity's email list, you can always click "unsubscribe" in any email they send you. I read their "terms and conditions" to make sure. :o) Thank you so much! Janelle Orsi -- *Animator Mama You-Tube Channel <http://www.youtube.com/user/videocabulary/videos?view=0>* *Animator Mama on Tumblr <http://animatormama.tumblr.com/>*

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Mobile Device

by Liberty Madison

HELP! Does anyone have a mobile device I can use/borrow? My phone decided to catch on fire today (literally) 415.937.3785 Text/Talk About.me/LibertyMadison <http://about.me/LibertyMadison> #ThatTechGirl <http://www.instagram.com/LibertyMadison> is @LibertyMadison<http://www.twitter.com/libertymadison> Founder and Host @LifewTechnology <http://www.twitter.com/lifewtechnology>:Translating Tech </to> Talk OPRAH.com Next TV Show Host TOP 40 Finalist www.LibertyMadison.com<http://www.libertymadison.com/>

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Sudo Room Wiki/Wordpress beautification hack day

by Vicky Knox

Hey everyone! I would like to improve the user experience of our Wordpress and Wiki. I'm particularly interested in the latter, and making it more intuitively structured, poetic (in the literary discourse sense of the word ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetics)), and UPDATED! I'm free to work on it either Tuesday or Wednesday, daytime, at SR. (I'd also be into working in the evening, but only if I can get a ride in a car, as I try to absolutely avoid biking in the dark with my laptop.) If you're interested in joining, please respond to the list with preferred days/times. ykciV

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Fwd: San Leandro Meet the CIO event report-back

by J Clark

Because inquiring minds want to know. > From: Eddan Katz <eddan(a)clear.net> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] San Leandro Meet the CIO event report-back > Date: November 11, 2013 12:17:55 PM PST > > hey j. > i just got a link from someone for my talk at the San Leandro CIO event. > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZwlg9TAZ8o&feature=share&list=SP59j6gQK6OaB… >

11 years, 1 month

Fwd: [bayareahackerspaces-discuss] Oops! Correct Link Re: New Hackerspace Forming In San Francisco!

by Marina Kukso

hooray! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Love <john(a)curiousjohn.com> Date: Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 10:59 PM Subject: [bayareahackerspaces-discuss] Oops! Correct Link Re: New Hackerspace Forming In San Francisco! To: bayareahackerspaces-discuss(a)lists.riseup.net https://github.com/wallacemax/sfhackerspace/blob/master/README.md Sorry about that. John Love <john(a)curiousjohn.com> November 11, 2013 at 1:55 AM There's a meeting tomorrow/Tuesday November 12th 7pm at GitHub HQ 3.0. http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces I'd go but I'm on the east coats. If someone attends could you report back? Stay curious! @curiousjohn

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Whose bike?

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Sudo bike? // Matt

11 years, 1 month

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