sudo-discuss June 2013

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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, 7 months

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, 6 months

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, 6 months

Sudoroom / noisebridge dance night at DNA lounge death guild

by Romy Ilano

Hey ! A lot of noisebridge and sudoroom folks hang out at the DNA lounge death guild event Monday nights. I spent a good deal of time talking about projects with folks there. There's also great wifi and a 24 hour pizza place next door. Dance is a great way to get your emotions out ! Let's connect tonight!!! --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

13 years

Sudo-Mesh Social Club

by Eddan Katz

As my task from this past week for the Mesh group has been to do some more research on tax structure advantages and disadvantages - I wanted to share my excitement about 501(c)(7) with everyone. Social Clubs! Check it out -- http://www.irs.gov/Charities-&-Non-Profits/Other-Non-Profits/Social-Clubs. Examples of 501(c)(7) ---- College social/academic fraternities and sororities Country clubs Amateur hunting, fishing, tennis, swimming and other sport clubs Dinner clubs that provide a meeting place library, and dining room for members Variety clubs Hobby clubs Homeowners or community associations whose primary function is to own and maintain recreational areas and facilities

13 years

So real... 2 inventions of appropriate technology uploaded today. Woo woo! Both on sudo room wiki :) :)

by Eddie Che

respec the artIST! Anticapitalism... total cost of all the constructions so far is zero. <3 <3 sustainable fire is free, and paper books I know y'all love em. ~~ 1. Free zinebook final version https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Art_of_Bookbinding http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:How_To_Make_a_Free_Zinebook.jpg 2. Rocket stove remade, and instructions at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Art_and_Revolution http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rocket_Stove_Finished.jpg So real. Hope you all enjoy. Metal Experiments also up here. We have adapted many power tools which allow near-professional fabrication. -- Eddie Miller, BU '10 eddiemill(a)gmail.com | 440-935-5434 Facebook.com/eddiemill | Twitter.com/eddiemill

13 years

How do you get into sudoroom

by Gregg Horton

13 years

On the technical and legal aspects of security, transparency, and audibility of the NSA surveillance data.

by Jae Kwon

There is debate about whether the NSA's PRISM program is related to Palantir's products. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/23/1218189/-HBGary-Palantir-Prism-Fac… Whether they are related or not, it seems that the government's claims of transparency and audibility of the NSA's PRISM program is related (perhaps directly) to the claims of Palantir's. Search for "immutable auditing" below: http://www.palantir.com/wp-content/static/pg-analysis-blog/2009/07/Privacy-… It seems that even professor Lessig has bought into their marketing. http://lessig.tumblr.com/post/54268127504/on-the-freedom-to-speak (Palantir's product is the kind of thing that prof Lessig had always wanted, as you can read in his book "Code: and Other Laws of Cyberspce". In trying to strike a "balance" between copyright and privacy, prof Lessig proposes solutions that fail to prevent blanket government surveillance.) We need to scrutinize these technically incredible claims. I wager that for any given system that touts immutable audibility, there is a way to hack around it. As long as the NSA can tap the wires and record information in vast databases for cold storage, we are absolutely in risk. Technical/legal concepts that need to be scrutinized: * immutable audit log (see http://www.std.com/~cme/non-repudiation.htm) * non-repudiation * chain of custody - JaeKwon

13 years

chez hack donations

by John Lockwoos

hi, i live in marin and heard about the hackerspace starting. i would not only like to be involved, but would like to donate an extra office chair. its in my car and was going to go a thrift shop tomorrow. would it be welcome and can i drop it off today? if so, address? -John

13 years

Does Sudo Room need one of these?

by Ray Lai

http://www.engadget.com/2013/06/27/handibot-smart-tool-hits-kickstarter Raymond Lai Ice Cream Man Atomic Ice Cream Facebook.com/MotoAtomico

13 years

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