sudo-discuss November 2013

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New Spaces, Sudo Room, and the Public School.

by David Keenan

Hello, The new potential space on 8th & Alice by Laney sounds cool. On its face it seems about the same price per square foot as the Omni (base+projected NNN). I'd love to check it out. I realize the landowners of this space are trying to attract light-industrial hackerspacey folk, ostensibly in an effort to incubate startups out of Laney, so I'm not sure how the Bay Area Public School might fit into this scheme as a possible co-tenant, and I guess that concerns me in a worried-for-the-revolution sort of way. Call me a sap, but I would like Sudo and the Public School to move somewhere together. To me that is more important than where we move. I think it's a more ambitious, radical vision than moving somewhere each on our own, or even Sudo moving in with a bunch of other hackerspaces. BAPS and Sudo have truly complementary visions which I think is special. I also like the idea of creating a big radical space where a variety of community needs are served - imagine walking in and being able to take a language or political philosophy class at BAPS, or 3d print at Sudo, or letterpress / print something at Timeless Infinite Light, or cut a film, use the darkroom, or hear a talk, or perform, or radically organize? A site of radical production; a radical space thats a nexus for new ways of building community, instead of balkanizing it into a diaspora of separate spaces struggling just to survive and get by. A whole, that is greater than the sum of its parts kind of thing. A place for a greater kind of community, not one echo chamber for hackers, and another one across town for poets. A place that we would one day *own*. Dreaming big. I'm not married to the Omni, but the 8th & Alice space is envisioned by the developers seems a little like an adjunct to Laney, with a (however noble) capitalist vision of incubating tech out of this community... dare I say, perhaps a kind of after-school program for Laney students sort of vibe? Is this anything to worry about? But more to the point, what about BAPS and Sudo not breaking up, wherever we end up? Love, David

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Fwd: Talk on TPP Negotiations by members of EFF and the Wikimedia Foundation

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Hey all, a major policy event at Wikimedia foundation. Please consider yourself invited. // Matt ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Angelica Tavella" <angelicatavella(a)gmail.com> To: "Matthew Senate" <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>, "Maximilian Klein" <isalix(a)gmail.com>, "Kevin Gorman" <kgorman(a)gmail.com> Subject: Talk on TPP Negotiations by members of EFF and the Wikimedia Foundation Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 14:27 I'm holding this event at the WMF office next week for the PoP students. Come! Pass it around. Maybe sudoroom list-serve?? -a ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Angelica Tavella <angelicatavella(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 2:23 PM Subject: Talk on TPP Negotiations by members of EFF and the Wikimedia Foundation To: Angelica Tavella <angelicatavella(a)gmail.com>, Rodrigo Kazuo <ro(a)riseup.net>, Mi Tar <mitar(a)tnode.com>, Tony Chen <tonychenkt(a)gmail.com>, Spencer Hitchcock <spencerhitch(a)gmail.com>, Derek Razo <derekrazo(a)gmail.com>, Camille Villa <cvilla100(a)gmail.com> Come join us for a talk at the Wikimedia Foundation headquarters on the TPP negotiations. When: 6:30-7:30 pm Wed, December 4th Where: Wikimedia Foundation headquarters 149 New Montgomery St. San Francisco, CA 6th floor Speakers: Maira Sutton (global policy analyst at Electronic Frontier Foundation) Yana Welinder (legal counsel at Wikimedia Foundation) What are the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations? The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a secretive, multi-national trade agreement that threatens to extend restrictive intellectual property (IP) laws across the globe and rewrite international rules on its enforcement. For more info: https://www.eff.org/issues/tpp There was recently a release on Wikileaks.org of the chapter on Intellectual Property, which proves problematic on several fronts and will be discussed at this event: http://wikileaks.org/tpp/ Light refreshments will be provided. For questions, contact angelica at: angelicatavella(a)gmail.com.

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Home Wireless Network Keeps the Snoops Away - NYTimes.com

by Neil Planchon

Mesh Networks! Several of us are passionate, interested or both. NYT doing an article is somewhat of a milestone. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/14/technology/personaltech/homemade-wireless… Share, learn and enjoy! Neil

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helium regulator needed

by Jake

does anyone have a spare regulator for a high-pressure helium tank? Argon or other noble gases (also Nitrogen) would work fine. I need this because I got a TIG welder recently from harbor freight tools. It's the cheapest TIG welder i've ever seen, lacks all the most basic features. But it still needs inert gas, and so i need a regulator (i have a tank) so if you have one, please let me know. thank you -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Possible new sudo space

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Is this the best context to wrestle with the big questions of gentrification, oppression based on race or ethnicity, etc? What if the conversation was focused, honed in on more tangible questions? Can anyone present us with some good insight and analysis based on evidence of contemporary gentrification, the east bay, Oakland, and the neighborhoods in question? What are the implications for commercial renters and social change organizations like sudo room? Can anyone find a presenter for a sudo room weekly meeting so we can learn more? By the way, Shake Anderson is planning to share the story of saving from foreclosure Liberty Hall in West Oakland at 7:30 at the sudo meeting on Wednesday. // Matt ----- Reply message ----- From: "Sonja Trauss" <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com> To: "Pete Forsyth" <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com> Cc: "sudo-discuss" <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: [sudo-discuss] Possible new sudo space Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 10:58 Just because that's the usual context for gentrification. "pretty mixed" in that context meant in the interests and jobs of the residents. I meant w o is already home to many anarchists/ makers/ artists. Not clear though, fair. I should look up the race breakdown though. It's 65% black I think and the rest Asian Latino and white. Not in that order, I don't remember the order. On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, Pete Forsyth wrote: Sonja, given that -- as you say -- West Oakland is "pretty mixed" racially and culturally, what is it that leads you to conclude that Amber was talking about black people, and commenting on race? Pete On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com> wrote: Yeah you need to give black people more credit. Did you know, some of them like coffee shops also? some of them can read? Some of them have computers? Some of them might become sudo members? Black people are pretty similar to white people and like lots of the same things!!! Wow. In any case w. O. Is pretty mixed. There are lots burners and anarchists there that would like sudo room too. My roommate Randall will be there every day if you move to 8th and Alice. Listen if anyone on this list is actually worried about the harmful effects of gentrification, I'm happy to brainstorm how to accomplish these two specific goals:Under no circumstances should the west Oakland housing projects move or be converted. (This will not be a real concern for 25 years, but still) Make new building in w o very very easy. The main attractive feature of w O is cheapness of rent. We still have plenty of empty space. There is no reason that supply tightness should cause rents to rise for 50 more years SO LONG AS ANTI GENTRIFICATION concerns DONT PREVENT NEW BUILDING. On Tuesday, November 26, 2013, Pete Forsyth wrote: Everybody has different views on gentrification. But speaking for myself, the kind that bothers me is the high-security condos with on-site parking where rich people get cheap real estate and then have zero incentive or inclination to engage with their neighbors. They drive to work, drive to Whole Foods, and in between sit behind bars on their balconies while their neighbors push shopping carts by their fortresslike front doors to the recycling center. Sudo Room *exists* to build community. It may not build the kind of community that everybody wants to participate in, but it does offer opportunities that don't exist absent a hacker space. It's hard for me to imagine Sudo Room doing damage to its neighborhood, and even if something unexpected happened, I think its community would act quickly to correct the problem. Pete On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 8:45 AM, AnimationAmber . <amberyadaanimation(a)gmail.com> wrote: It should be noted that aiming for a space in a "less-gentrified" neighborhood does overlook the possibility that Sudo's presence would have a gentrifying effect. Thoughts? -amber On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:06 PM, Marc Juul <juul(a)labitat.dk> wrote: 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 _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss --

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Fwd: [Double-Union] ChimeHack

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: alaina percival <alainapercival(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 10:45 AM Subject: [Double-Union] ChimeHack To: doubleunion(a)lists.doubleunion.org Hey! Can you all help me get the word out about Women Who Code's first hackathon? (all genders are welcome!) We are partnering with awesome organizations like UNICEF, UN Women, and Vital Voices to produce solutions that could impact women and girls around the world. e.g. Vital Voices is presenting a hackathon challenge that would tell the story of the impact their 14,000 women leaders make on a day-to-day basis. There is going to be a $10,000 cash prize for each team that best solves a challenge. More info: http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/events/147873732/ Apply here: *http://bit.ly/WWCchimeHack <http://bit.ly/WWCchimeHack>* THANK YOU! Alaina -- Alaina <http://twitter.com/alaina> 415-370-1085 _______________________________________________ Doubleunion mailing list Doubleunion(a)lists.doubleunion.org http://lists.doubleunion.org/listinfo.cgi/doubleunion-doubleunion.org

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Fwd: [P2P-F] PhD funding scheme in the UK

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Andreas Wittel <andreas.wittel(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 7:15 AM Subject: [P2P-F] PhD funding scheme in the UK To: p2p-foundation(a)lists.ourproject.org *AHRC funding for UK/EU Arts and Humanities research students* The Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership will be awarding 410 PhD studentships over a five year period to excellent research students in the Arts and Humanities. The DTP, a collaboration between Nottingham Trent, Nottingham, Birmingham, Birmingham City, Leicester and De Montfort universities, provides research candidates with cross-institutional mentoring, expert supervision, including cross-institutional supervision where appropriate, subject specific and generic training, and professional support in preparing for a career. *Nottingham Trent University is inviting applications from students whose research interests include:* - p2p - (digital) commons - digital media - political economy - free culture, piracy, sharing, open access etc. - networked labour The deadline for AHRC funding applications is 9th January 2014, by which time students must have applied for a place to study and have provided two references to a university within the DTP. For full details of eligibility, funding and research supervision areas, please visit *MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from "owa.ntu.ac.uk" claiming to be*www.midlands3cities.ac.uk<https://owa.ntu.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=9XPC5DfEikOQg7OyOEW2aLQR8npOvtAIJFZO…>or contact enquiries(a)midlands3cities.ac.uk<https://owa.ntu.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=9XPC5DfEikOQg7OyOEW2aLQR8npOvtAIJFZO…>. Please send initial expressions of interest and research proposals to andreas.wittel(a)ntu.ac.uk _______________________________________________ P2P Foundation - Mailing list http://www.p2pfoundation.net https://lists.ourproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/p2p-foundation

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Decode -- a sudo room community call to action

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

The current encoding is very difficult to parse. Please share your thoughts and feelings in alternative formats, aim for simplicity and honesty, holding respect for one another. I can't tell who is upset at who or what, and feel like verbosity obscures valuable insights, praises, skepticisms, critiques, and ideas. For instance, write some ideas as pages on the wiki, or a poem, or talk to another sudoer, or a trusted friend, or join everyone at the Wednesday meeting, or whatever works to simplify and preserve your individual unique and valuable perspectives! // Matt ----- Reply message ----- From: "Max Klein" <isalix(a)gmail.com> To: "Matthew Senate" <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Cc: "sudo-discuss" <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: [sudo-discuss] Decode -- a sudo room community call to action Date: Fri, Nov 22, 2013 18:28 Can you explain a bit more what a decoding of our email list would look like? For instance, is it replying to the orginal message and saying "I understand your email means [summary of contet]"? Is it spawning a separate thread discussing giving analysis on the back-and-forth, saying "in that previous thread I read sudoer1 becoming offendend by sudoer0's message"? I like your idea of giving some interpretation, and would like to know your vision for how exactly it would manifest. -notconfusing. On 21 November 2013 13:54, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hey all, At last night's meeting I shared that many recent threads on the email list and off-list have made me feel hurt emotionally. I get the impression that there is a feeling of a lack of resolution, and that major issues get left ignored to fester. I need help--I want to ask sudoers to decode our communications to get closer to core issues that we can learn to address to improve as a community to perform our values https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Values I have reached out to find resources to help us grow emotionally and socially over the coming months, and I encourage others to do the same. // Matt p.s. For some time, I was burnt out on the sudo-discuss email list. In the space, on frustrated occasions, I spouted verbal negativity about the list and how I felt derailment, non-sequitur, and miscommunication promoted further negativity and did not reflect sudo's values. However, I realized this isn't how I feel about the sudo-discuss list. I have always felt it is necessary to embrace our online communications--and community--as much as any other contributing element or energy in sudo room. For this reason, it is even more crucial that I extend my personal appreciation, offer vindication for any time (all cycles) spent on sudo room, and remind myself publicly that our discussion list is a core component to running a creative community and hacker space. _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [Noisebridge-discuss] Dance at death guild night with Sudo and noisebridge

by Romy Ilano

I'm not going tonight but I know some other NB and sudoroom folks who might be there Next week maybe we should have a flash meeting place of chill at the bar in the pizza place <3 Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 25, 2013, at 9:52 PM, John Adams <jna(a)retina.net> wrote: > > I'll be there. > > -j > > > >> On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Romy Ilano <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> Hey everyone :: >> >> would you like to have an epic goth night with sudoroom && noisebridge together at death guild tonight? >> >> Let's get out dance out , wear lots of make up and talk shop. I always prefer meetings where people can move instead of sitting still ... >> _______________________________________________ >> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list >> Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss >

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Fwd: [CCL] Invitation to Art & Science show Dec 6-8 in Oakland

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Simona Zompi <simona.zompi(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 8:54 PM Subject: [CCL] Invitation to Art & Science show Dec 6-8 in Oakland To: Ahnon I <ahnon(a)ahnon.org>, Counter Labs < counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: Angela Weinberg <angelaweinberg(a)gmail.com>, "nataliemal(a)berkeley.edu" < nataliemal(a)berkeley.edu>, Kimiya Hojjat <kimiya92(a)gmail.com> Dear Ahnon and CCL members I wanted to invite you to an art show that will take place on Dec 6-8 in Oakland at the Radiance Community Center. The opening is on Friday Dec 6th 6-10pm then the show will be on Sat and Sun from 1-5pm. Angela, Kimiya and Natalie are the 3 students from UC Berkeley who are organizing the show which you all may know. Please feel free to send the invitation widely and resend to your networks. Ahnon please feel free to use other CCL social networks. Best, Simona *It's a free event! There will be music! *And it'f first Friday/Art murmur in Oakland so drop by at our show before or after heading to Uptown! More info: The facebook page. <https://www.facebook.com/events/1435026673385751/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=r…> The eventbrite registration.<http://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-creative-consciousness-tickets-5530120740> A word from the students who are organizing the show: We are the facilitators of the Art and Science DeCal at Berkeley. In this class, we teach a group of about 20 students about the interdisciplinary connections within art and science. We seek to show how one can apply knowledge from the two fields to enhance related fields, including medicine, to cartography, to technology. Every week this semester we held either a creative workshop or invited a speaker to discuss the intricacies intertwining the two fields. For example, we had Carols Sequin come in to speak about mathematical knots and their implementation into artistic sculptural pieces. We also had a class on sound aesthetics and what makes music beautiful, as seen through a physicist's perspective. We talked about synesthesia, cognitive structures... you name it! This December, we are having an art show to showcase the students' original artwork in the class. They have been assigned to choose a scientific topic they are passionate about and explain it through a specific medium of art. The gallery will feature not only engaging art work from students of all different scientific majors and beyond, but also feature a sensory science exhibit. In conjunction with the Synesthesia Association of Berkeley, we will have a sensory isolation chamber that vibrates a participant's body to the tune of dubstep, a reel of engaging optical illusions and other cross-sensory demonstrations. You can also expect to enjoy a performance from the Multimedia Orchestra at Cal and beats all night from local DJ Schwa. We wanted to personally invite you to attend The Creative Consciousness, an art gallery and science exhibit which aims to encourage a consciousintegration of arts in the sciences and sciences in the arts. We think this event will be highly rewarding. Please do join us in celebrating these two wonderful fields in a fun and engaging way. Spread the word, invite your friends, and enjoy. -- Simona ZOMPI, MD, PhD Immunology & Global Health Consulting www.simonazompi.com LinkedIn Profile<http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=19020451&trk=nav_responsive_tab_pro…> -- 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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