sudo-discuss May 2013

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by Troy Massey

The Call of Our Times Submitted by blietaer <http://www.lietaer.com/author/gael1088/> on September 3, 2010 – 1:38 amNo Comment<http://www.lietaer.com/2010/09/callofourtimes/#respond> <http://www.lietaer.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/trees.jpg>Humanity is at a critical juncture. As Paul Hawken succinctly put it in his *memorable address<http://globalmindshift.wordpress.com/2009/05/21/the-unforgettable-commencem…> * to Portland University’s graduate class in May of 2009, “civilization needs a new operating system,” and fast. Why? Because many of the socio-economic rules under which we operate were created under a worldview that failed to recognize that the earth is a living system and that every form of life has its unique and valuable place and purpose in sustaining the larger web of life. By ignoring the conditions that support the health of our ecosystems and communities, we have inadvertently fouled our nest, and jeopardized the future of our children. We are now awakening to the fact that the ways of thinking, strategies and systems that made the industrial age possible, have also fueled the myriad crises that are now upon us: great financial instability, the breakdown of community, growing disparities of wealth, resource wars, alarming rates of species extinction and ecosystem depletion, and accelerating symptoms of climate change. As our food, energy, health, education, economic and financial systems show increasing signs of failing us, we are being collectively called to harness our creativity and resources to take a major evolutionary leap. *Transitioning from our self-destructive ways to life-affirming understandings, lifestyles and systems is indeed the great work of our times.** * The Great Work * <http://www.lietaer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/great-work.jpg>* How do we turn things around? How can we reverse the downward spiral in which much of our world has been caught? The good news is that a fast growing movement of communities, businesses, not-for-profits, and governments around the world is hard at work on this very question. Many experiments are under way on all continents, and there are already many success stories and inspiring new models to point to. Neither creativity nor good intentions are lacking, so why is it that so many change makers around the world often feel that they are swimming upstream? Is there a better and more effective way to harness and direct all the creativity and energy unleashed by our current predicament? My answer is ‘yes,’ but only if we start paying attention to a piece of the puzzle that is currently not on our radar: our monetary system. Re-inventing our monetary system For the growing movement of communities, organizations and governments working to turn things around, the most daunting challenge often revolves around money: How do we find the money needed to transform our energy, food and health infrastructures, to eradicate unemployment and create green jobs, clean up the environment, and ensure that people have proper access to housing, education and meaningful work? Have you ever wondered why cash shortage so bottlenecks our best efforts and initiatives when we actually live in a world where there is neither a shortage of things needing to get done, nor a shortage of people wanting to do them? The answer to this question has to do with the monopoly of the kind of money system we use, which is the * <http://www.lietaer.com/2010/09/2010/09/what-is-the-problem-with-our-current…> *source of the scarcity which so many people experience, and the* ** root cause of a great number of our problems<http://www.lietaer.com/2010/09/2010/09/what-is-the-problem-with-our-current…> *. Our money system was designed a long time ago and is now out of date. It is particularly ill equipped to help us solve the pervasive socio-economic and ecological challenges facing us today. In a *bird’s eye view <http://www.lietaer.com/birdseyeview/>* of both my work and this website, I explain why the transformation of our money system is critical to resolving the challenges of our times and many of the issues you care about. I also explain that monetary diversity is just as important to human survival as bio-diversity is to the fate of the earth. A number of pioneering governments, businesses and communities around the world have successfully experimented with new monetary systems for years, and with great results. We have at our disposal all the monetary tools we need to reduce poverty, clean up the environment, and provide access to meaningful work, housing and health care. It is now time to use them on a larger scale. A world of sustainable abundance is actually possible, but only if we are willing to upgrade our monetary system so that we can begin to leverage true human wealth, which is our energy and creativity. Will you please join me in making sure that we do not miss this opportunity? Your own future, the future of your children, and of this extraordinary planet is at stake. *Bernard Lietaer* http://www.lietaer.com/2010/09/callofourtimes ** **

11 years, 7 months

california-based companies that use open access content?

by Marina Kukso

do any of you know of any california-based companies that use open access content? if you know of any that use open access content exclusively, that would be even better. i imagine there are biotech startups that are in this situation, but i don't know any specifics... any help or directions you could point me in would be really appreciated. thanks, marina

11 years, 7 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Erotica and women's bodies

by Andrew

Totally sent this from the wrong email. So bringing it back to the list. I think it basically boils down to homophobia ie. "who will show up if they might see a naked man"?.... Our answer: people who truely unstand sexuality as more than just hetero men getting what they want. On May 4, 2013 7:43 PM, "Romy Ilano" <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote: > i've nEVER met anyone holding an erotic event who made the male and > stripper female ratio equal > > that is such a no-brainer to me. i don't understand why people don't do > that > > if businessmen go to lunch around strippers, why can't it be 50% hot male > strippers and 50%hot female strippers? that would make the world so much > easier to deal with. > > you rule! > > > On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 7:31 PM, Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote: > >> andrew that last commentw as so rad! that's cool. =D >> >> that's the kind of erotic event i'd be into >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com> >> Date: Sat, May 4, 2013 at 7:20 PM >> Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Erotica and women's bodies >> To: Andrew <andrew(a)vagabondballroom.com> >> Cc: Sudo Room discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> >> >> >> Or less representation of sex altogether. What does anyone need porn for? >> On May 4, 2013 7:10 PM, "Andrew" <andrew(a)vagabondballroom.com> wrote: >> >>> When i ran an erotic event in oakland our crew made it a point to >>> balence genders as much as possible. We had male and female co-hosts and >>> male and female strippers. >>> >>> Also. Somthing to keep in mind is that there are more than two genders. >>> In my mind objectification is not the issue. Representation is. Porn is >>> mostly filmed from a hetero-cis-male perspective and because of that, taken >>> as a whole, is exploitive. There is porn that fights this perspective and >>> representation of sex and there needs to be more. >>> On May 4, 2013 6:55 PM, "Sonja Trauss" <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Can I get a link for this gonorreah story? >>>> On May 4, 2013 6:42 PM, "GtwoG PublicOhOne" <g2g-public01(a)att.net> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Romy & Yo's- >>>>> >>>>> Re. "womens' bodies with their faces cut off." >>>>> >>>>> Wow. Thanks for pointing that out. I never noticed that before (OTOH >>>>> attempts to do "sexy" in advertising generally don't get my attention), >>>>> but I vaguely recall seeing ads like that somewhere. >>>>> >>>>> I agree, a torso minus a face is depersonalizing and objectifying as >>>>> hell, unless there's a very good reason for taking a photo that way >>>>> (e.g. medical contexts). Being looked at "that way" produces the >>>>> creepy >>>>> feeling that the looker's intentions are non-consensual. >>>>> >>>>> The only borderline-legit reason I could see for doing it in clothing >>>>> ads is, "we want you to imagine yourself wearing this, and we don't >>>>> want >>>>> to risk putting you off by showing a face that's substantially >>>>> different >>>>> to yours, so imagine your face on this person's body." But it would be >>>>> foolish to think that's what's intended every time that photographic >>>>> method is used. >>>>> >>>>> This brings up the question of what people find sexy in photography. >>>>> For me (gay male), a photo minus a face is a non-starter: there's no >>>>> cue >>>>> for communication with the person. Nudes in general don't do it >>>>> either: >>>>> all the usual contextual cues as to someone's personality are missing, >>>>> so why would I even begin to imagine being in an intimate context with >>>>> someone I don't really know? I've always felt that way but now we have >>>>> the HIV pandemic to reinforce it: in general it's not a good idea to >>>>> get >>>>> intimate with someone you don't know very well, because the outcome >>>>> could be a life-threatening illness. >>>>> >>>>> For that matter, now that massively-drug-resistant gonorrhea is loose >>>>> in >>>>> the USA, which is hella' easier to catch than HIV and can kill you in a >>>>> matter of days through a raging bacterial infection, it's probably a >>>>> darn good idea for everyone to "get smart & play safe" ALL the time, >>>>> zero exceptions, even more so than with HIV. In which case photography >>>>> that portrays an objectified sexuality without communications isn't >>>>> just >>>>> gross and exploitative, it's a public health hazard that reinforces >>>>> attitudes that put people at risk for their lives. >>>>> >>>>> -G. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ===== >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 13-05-04-Sat 10:34 AM, Romy Snowyla wrote: >>>>> > It's interesting to me how porn a >>>>> > Nd erotica always advertise with women's bodies with their faces cut >>>>> off >>>>> > American apparel digs this etc >>>>> > Lots of art theory discusses this >>>>> > >>>>> > I would love for any Sudo room event to break the mold and show >>>>> men's bodies in any erotic theme as well ... Also would love to see the >>>>> male body as the focus of any erotic film or dance to balance out the >>>>> Imbalance and unnatural obsession with t and a we see on the porn industry >>>>> > >>>>> > Sent from my iPad >>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>> > sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>> > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>> > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>> >>>> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> >> >

11 years, 7 months

report from last week's east bay sound art project> tilo made music!!! yeah!

by Romy Ilano

Did you know that we have a monthly east bay sound art meetup? usually sundays. Did you know that we actually collaborated and tilo interpreted a mormon song and put it online? https://soundcloud.com/tilotilo511/god-be-with-you-until-we-meet ====== >>>> ====== ====== there's a new wiki page on it! <3 https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/East_Bay_Sound_Art_Meetup Here's the minutes from the last meeting: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/EastBaySoundArtMeetup_Minutes_2013-04-28

11 years, 7 months

giant whiteboard?

by Yardena Cohen

Are there any objections to me hanging that giant whiteboard up on the common wall to the left of sudoroom? It would go in the place of the corkboard, which I would then mount vertically to the right of sudoroom, behind that weird curvy art shelf thing. I have heard the Community Democracy Project like to mount it on an easel for their meetings. But I haven't actually gotten a clear answer about whether the wall mounting would work for them. Thanks!

11 years, 7 months

educational kits from ewaste / donations ... inspiration from raft

by Romy Ilano

http://www.raftstore.net/index.php?route=product/search&filter_tag=Grade%20… my nerd friend kim is visiting... she used to volunteer at a non-profit called RAFT. They take donations of office supplies, e-waste from tech companies in the Bay Area and create low-cost kits sold to schools (teachers). these kits teach STEM skills (math, science, etc) in a fun and interesting way. they also weave art as well. --> this would be another potentially interesting, fun, honorable way for SudoRoom to acquire funds. similar to the electronics and biohacking DIY kits... many have children, many are teachers... we have patrick, who is into polymer clay teaching toys... we have hacking sexual health... throwing the idea out there.

11 years, 7 months

tamale opens the door again!

by William Budington

Friends! Let's all thank Jake for doing an awesome job getting the locking mechanism working again with our tamale raspi! Now we can get into the space without having a physical key. Ease of access is the first step in making sudoroom open to the hacker community at large. Thanks Jake!! Getting in: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Door_Access#Inside_Door Bill

11 years, 7 months

"Money and Life" Screening @ sudo room for First Fridays tonight at 8pm

by Matthew Senate

Join us at 2141 Broadway, entrance on 22nd St in downtown Oakland. Please share with your friends to enjoy wonderful refreshments and an awesome documentary! // Matt

11 years, 7 months

Sudoroom open Saturday morning

by Romy Snowyla

I'm here right now with Patrick I am happy when people are here early I'm the morning Thinking of putting a green light on the homepage so that its obvious to visitors we are here and they can buzz in Also Saturday after art murmur is officially an art gallery day for people with morning hours and kids etc Sent from my iPad

11 years, 7 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] cuddling it

by Yardena Cohen

> "killing it" I don't work the kind of industry jobs where I'd ever meet people who use phrases like this to mean the things you're talking about, and while sometimes I complain about not making industry money, it's nice to be reminded of the upside. > Doesn't the civilized psyche secretly crave the things it sets itself apart from and > gives up and projects on its image of the noble savage though? I'm sorry, I respect you Anthony, but someone mentioning AAVE really isn't the time to start meditating on the ideas of civilization and savage. It really isn't. I am still perplexed in my attempt to interpret that as anything other than racist, and the replies about hip-hop and "gangsters" aren't really helping me. Is it really necessary to remind some of you that the words "African American" include people in your own hacker/maker communities, rather than this bizarre dreamscape of philosophical Others? Really? > a bunch of nerds (conventionally thought of as white) are engaging in some kind > of outsider-critique of someone else's community (black). I'm sorry George, I respect you but I can come up with nothing but profanity in response to this sentence. I will try again in 24 hours.

11 years, 7 months

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