sudo-discuss January 2014

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by tahmina mahrzad

Hi there, This is Shimaa again, I haven't heard from anybody since I communicated with you. Can you please get back to me? The event is Friday and I want to make sure you're still on. I invited people already and spread the word out about it. You can also give me a call on my cell phone: 917-615-8899 Shimaa https://www.facebook.com/events/424246587705844/

10 years, 11 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Quiet work area

by David Keenan

concur - -d On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > concur - > -d > > On Wednesday, January 22, 2014, Gregg Horton <greggahorton(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'greggahorton(a)gmail.com');>> > wrote: > >> This >> On Jan 22, 2014 10:03 AM, "Romy Snowyla" <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote: >> >>> Did anyone start a quiet work area at SudoRoom? This is ideally a table >>> where people can focus, not be interrupted, or people near this area would >>> be mindful & not talk too loudly. >>> >>> I think I witnessed something like this one afternoon. >>> >>> Noisebridge has a similar set up.. I like it a lot, >>> >>> I'd like to go to sudoroom and have a small mindful area free of >>> people's phone conversations, or be interrupted by someone pitching their >>> political movement or solar energy start up. >>> >>> (I've been interrupted constantly in the past this way and this is a >>> constructive idea to solve that problem) >>> >>> To the folks who had a quiet mindfulness area: could we do this again? >>> It's a good idea and in alignment with sudoroom values;: "a hackerspace is >>> for hacking " >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>> >>

10 years, 11 months

Meeting Minutes 1/22

by Jenny Ryan

Reposted for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-01-22 ==Intros== Q: What are you currently hacking on? A: Mac is hacking sewing machines, making a hat rack, and bikes, and fixing sudo sewing machines!; Arnas is currently not hacking on anything; Chris Bee is currently hacking sound (all of it); Matt is hacking on his camper trailer, and fixing sudo sewing machines!; Daniel hacking on Cisco switches; Nathan is hacking on Indian food. and the public school system; Ryan hacking on a fuel tank. with fiberglass. and sanding.; Sam is hacking on automation; Gaurav hacking on his laptop here; Jordan hacking health; Jenny hacking on networks; James hacking on modules ==Announcements== * Calendar https://sudoroom.org/calendar * #Jan25: Daylong educational event on the ongoing Egyptian revolution - this Friday starting at 3pm * This Saturday's Today We Learned involves building compost toilets! * Machine Learning Meetup at noon in Berkeley on Saturday. (Now on the sudoroom calendar) * Stop the Domain Awareness Center event - Feb. 4th @ Oakland City Hall * Next Omni meeting is Thursday, Feb. 6th from 7-10pm * Oakland Makers meetup was today; organizing the makers of Oakland ==Past Action Items== * Ink donation jar - Juul - not done * Investigate integrating Stripe and/or Balanced Payments [Jenny, Bill] ** Seems Stripe is better for recurring billing (Balanced's recurring billing system is still in beta: https://github.com/balanced/billy) - this is essential for us. Let's try Stripe!) * Look into other hackerspaces'<3 accounting system [Jenny] ** GNU Cash looks most interesting - otherwise not much in the way of FOSS tools for finances: http://www.gnucash.org/ * Get new lease for 2141 Broadway (update to sign with "sudo room" as an entity) - Matt - pending response from George * Reword proposal on problematic non-members (Jenny, Brendan) * slay zombie events that show up when importing from calendar * follow up on the stuff here https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles ==Fiscal Solvency== * $204.11/week from Gittip! * Minimum membership dues: $2.50/wk; Recommended: $15/wk; Endless gratitude: $25/wk, high-fives from a million angels: $100/wk. * Current balance: at least $7700 * Daniel suggests a visual aid to show visitors our fiscal needs and current status ==Amendments to Articles of Association== 1. [Postponed] Final consensus on yar's filming proposal, which was unanimously approved on Dec. 18th meeting: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Filming_at_sudo_room *Discussion around the wording of #1B (alternative wordings in the link above) *Philip suggests looking into the 'Right to Delete' policies of various European countries - + tight windows for keeping data - Privacy by Design The following were not discussed this week, but will go on the agenda for next week: 2. [Postponed] That members don't ever have to show up in person if they don't want voting rights. *Brendan proposes to strike this as unnecessary 3. [Postponed] To empower members to deal with problematic non-members, non-members can be thrown out at any time by a member if that members feel they are being a problem, _unless_ some other member present in the space is willing to vouch for the member as a guest. Non-members being asked to leave must be told that they can further discuss the incident at a Wednesday meeting or on the mailing list. *We need to have a policy on this, but should be written in a more nonviolent manner. 4. [Postponed] Non-members can use the space as much as they want when other members are present, but cannot access the space when no members are there and have to leave when the last member leaves. *Not enough members to reach quorum, push to next week ==conflict resolution== == new members== * Mack [cleaning, organizing, fixing sewing machines] * Gaurav [Gittip] ==Discussion== *Yar suggests we rotate bureacracy meetings with hacknights! *Jenny suggests we add a 'New Members' section to the meeting agenda - Matt done *Calendar situation *Jordan suggests a 'sudo diff' approach to hacking the Articles of Incorporation [delete liberally, add succinctly] ==Action Items== * Move to Stripe [Jenny / Matt] * Poke Laurie re: new lease [Matt] * Reword proposal on problematic non-members (Jenny, Brendan) * fill out statement of information sometime soon https://businessfilings.sos.ca.gov/ [Jenny, ?] * finish setting up bank acct [Matt, friends] * Publish the new member minimum dues policy to the Articles of Association on-wiki. [Mack] - DONE * Hack on Bylaws / Articles of Assoc [Mac / Jordan / Marina, friends] --------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com

10 years, 11 months

Oakland Wiki in the Oakland Tribune :)

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, The Tribune article about Oakland Wiki <http://oaklandwiki.org> is out! http://www.insidebayarea.com/my-town/ci_24937953/website-aims-record-everyt… Thanks to everyone who spoke with Matt Artz from the Tribune about what we're trying to do. Also, we've just tipped past 5,000 entries! Thanks to everyone who has ever contributed! And thanks to Sudo Room for being the IRL home of Oakland Wiki! - Marina

10 years, 11 months

[To: Announce]

by Rebecca E. Skinner

Subject: Need Biologist with Bioinformatic knowledge, Yesterday Entrepreneur, U.C. Berkeley social science Ph.D., is starting a biotech company specializing in environmental (ecological) microbial analysis. Affiliated with QB3 incubator, needs co-founders. Looking for bioinformatic programmer, knowledgeable in databases and tools (e.g., AWS, GenBank, GreenGenes, specialized R protocols) to work with me toward developing a front-end and user-facing interface (will find separate web designer and software developer for this). NDA required. I don’t have funding yet, so I can only pay with equity to start. Please contact: rstartupcofounder(a)outlook.com.

10 years, 11 months

help: anti-DAC resources?

by David Keenan

Hey guys, a friend of mine who works for the city of Oakland and is meeting with the ACLU on DAC stuff (to fix this nightnare) has asked me for - a coherent, semi-formal argument against the DAC. - Language against specific aspects of the DAC like the shot spotters, facial recognition, etc. What they will be used for vs what they say they will be used for, etc. What resources do we have on hand that I can forward or write up for them? Thanks! David

10 years, 11 months

Poem instead of attendance at tonight's meeting.

by Max Klein

Last week tunabanas and I went to represent sudo at Southern Exposure's grantees ceremony. (We hacked the acceptance speech, and showed artists they are probably hackers too.) It got me thinking, and I wrote this poem for sudo. After and before, all the silenced outcasts leave their trace, I myself learn electronics and genetics at sudo hackerspace. Well not quite, but then intentions are there An eager post-work brain doing what it can to care. And the movement's building, more people join us to rock-it, The latest anacho-syndicalists with a California nonprofit. When only a year ago we were crash test dummies, 2 grants in a row makes us flush with ca$h monies. -notconfusing

10 years, 11 months

about to strike it outta the calendar >> Art making party (post art murmur) february 7

by Romy Ilano

Hi, I just had ankle surgery so I'm not sure if I can help organize the upcoming post Art Murmur Artmaking party. *I'm about to strike it out of the calendar... * *Is anyone interested in running the event on February 7 still? * Organizing it isn't a big problem, and there are still leftover art supplies (probably in the radio room) from the last event. - At the last event the work I had to do to get it going was minimal. - People just sort of showed up with their own supplies as well, it was very collaborative. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/ArtMakingParty#February_2014 *February 7, 2014* https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/art-making-party/?instance_id=78850 *SudoRoom Art Making Party* *As the Oakland Art Mrumur ends, artmaking werewolves converge on the SudoRoom hackerspace to jam to music, make art, and collaborate in all sorts of crazy werewolf ways.* *If you are an artist, performer, genius of ways to set up collaborative artmaking stations, or have films and videos to show, contact us! We’d like to see your stuff.* ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

10 years, 11 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Offer: lots of stress and little reward - seeking new maintainer for sudoor

by David Keenan

Since it will be outside 24/7, maybe we should install a weatherized or skinnable keyboard? as if we dont, that may invite yet more keypad fails down the road - On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Andrew <andrew(a)roshambomedia.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'andrew(a)roshambomedia.com');> > > wrote: > >> "Replace the keypad with a usb-keyboard." <-- this is an awesome idea. >> Actually we can just use a usb numpad if we want to keep it simple. >> > > I actually I completely forgot, I got stole a usb 10key numpad from work > for this purpose. i'll try and bring it in this weekend, but that shouldn't > stop anyone from screwing a keyboard to the wall. > > > I'd also love to see the RFID working again, or atleast repurpuse that for > something else. It's just sitting there right now (if it's even still > there). > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > whoops, forgot to include niki > > oh and to get into sudoor 192.168.1.42 (from the sudo network) you need to > have your key added by Jordan or William buddington. Or I guess i have > root, I can also do that if you send me your key. > M > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > All of you receiving this want to breathe new life into the door. > Just to let you know, right now the raspberry pi that control the keypad > and the electronic latch mechanism, I set it to reboot itself every 4pm and > 4am. That's been happening for the last few months. > > My recommendation, without totally re-engineering it - which you are > welcome to do by the way - is this: Replace the keypad with a usb-keyboard. > Most of the errors come from the keypad disconnecting, not the uptime of > the Rasperrby pi. We know the pi is more stable than the keypad because > even when the keypad doesn't work, the web-interface unlock usually still > works. > > Web interface unlock is a webserver running on "tamale" which is another > pi upstairs in sudo. And it calls the opendoor.py script which runs on the > downstairs doorpi, i call this pi "sudoor" by the way. > > So. The quickest hack that i've been meaning to do for a while, is replace > the keypad, with a usb-keyboard. > That involves: > 1. physical installation of a keyboard outside (screwing it to the wall > somehow) > 2. tweaking the code baron.py in /root/sudoor/keypad/ (or some such on > sudoor) to take use the raw_input() command rather than the get_serial() > (because the keypad works over serial). > 2.1 I also had this idea that we could use the caps lock key light as an > indicator, you can make it flash if the code is incorrect or whatever. > 2.2 just thinking now too, if we use the raw_input() then we should also > catch the Keyboard_interrupt() exception and ignore it, so people can't > exit hte baron program cos they have the keyboard. > 2,3 this will allow non numeric passwords if we want. > > > I don't mind consulting a bit, but my intentions have just been left for > too long, so ask me any questions you need, and be bold. > Max 707 478 7023 > > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:32 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Lori seemed open in the past for paying for a low-cost (ie, hacked > together & installed by us) intercom system that worked for us & others on > the second floor. > > As good excuse as any to hit up Al's.. > > > On Monday, January 20, 2014, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > until we nail down the cause, if theres a usb power issue might a dumb > workaround be a scheduled power cycle every N hours? i.e., connect the pi > to an outlet timer..if we/anyone haz one of those to donate? > > On Monday, January 20, 2014, Dan Krol <orblivion(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Not knowing anything about the specific application, I'll risk asking a > naive question - any reason not to just get a powered USB hub? Though I'd > caution against plugging > > >

10 years, 11 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [Mesh] Storage server and support forum

by David Keenan

wonderful, daniel - and great work, marc! thank you both so much! y'all are just super. besos! david On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Somebody <somebody(a)riseup.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Awesome work Marc! > > I am Super-Ultra-Mega pleased that the Server is in good hands/group > and for a noble cause. > > Mesh El Planeta! > > Daniel > > > On 1/21/14 2:02 AM, Marc Juul wrote: > > Hi meshers! > > > > As you may already know, we received a donation of a 10 TB storage > > server from the Novato Unified School District (!) > > > > We'll soon write a proper thank you post and put them on our list > > of sponsors. > > > > For now, I wanted to announce that it was picked up in Novato with > > the help of Pete, and over the past two days Daniel (who was the > > main force behind making this donation happen) and myself have set > > up the storage server. It's at sudo room for now and it's running > > GNU Mediagoblin. Until we find a better spot for it, you can reach > > it at: > > > > http://datasink.sudomesh.org:8000/ > > > > So far I've heard two suggestions for uses of this server: > > > > * A community-curated library of free and open media. * Encrypted > > storage for folks using the mesh. > > > > Let's see how we like mediagoblin for the first use. Right now > > I've installed plugins for: Video, audio, pdf, stl (3d models) and > > ascii art :) > > > > Some specs: > > > > * 2 dual-core 2 GHz Xeon processors * 4 GB ram (and four more slots > > to fill) * 2x 160 GB sata drives in raid 1 for operating system * > > 10x 1 TB sata drives in raid 5 for storage * 15 total hot-pluggable > > harddrive slots * Debian 7 > > > > We could likely fit a few more sata drives inside, if we're ok with > > them not being hot-pluggable. If we filled it with 3 TB drives, > > then we could probably upgrade it to about 55 TB for about $2000 > > worth of drives. > > > > I also set up a phpbb support forum. The idea is that the stickers > > that go on the power supply will list the address h.sudomesh.org > > <http://h.sudomesh.org> and that url will take them to a page > > (that doesn't yet exist) that links to user documentation, node > > operators documentation, developer documentation and a support > > forum. For now there is just the support forum at: > > > > http://h.sudomesh.org > > > > aliases are: help.sudomesh.org <http://help.sudomesh.org> and > > support.sudomesh.org <http://support.sudomesh.org> > > > > I was tweaking the phpbb theme and was planning on switching the > > color scheme to something more in line with the sudo mesh colors > > (and maybe remove the jagged edges), but ran out of steam. > > > > More work to be don! > > > > Mesh The Planet! > > > > -- marc/juul > > > > > > _______________________________________________ mesh mailing list > > mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org <javascript:;> > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) > Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJS30dZAAoJEK2jBhiHY3O60i8H/ja+FkHUJZ+5hE7N6/ol2stB > 6Fa6gt7M+X3Pdwg3VXTQqGby+BcwjG5zcRnYQwKgV2IJvRkubAOefFZNrbbQSLnx > VYmQVkK00DQFsfQQkx/Gwxfxri2fQApgdRLnric3OlF/rv46t7Ws6M5YYUTQXd90 > 0t4bpEpVA9qCVS69YfpR2d0F+EzHZRFPaiWZWstfapjkSnJhLufs90P9XyhfDVjZ > EtOcnxX2I2q3iSTwdRKWepkP4D5coL21T6p6g5mVcKhArFBhMtFtN9WGL1JIkCkK > GupKAOg80n/kusT1ljodPtPuweyEQLEIuZD3y3u6/b+6iiIX2rVmjbHLFEH7xNM= > =1kAa > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > mesh mailing list > mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org <javascript:;> > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh >

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sudo-discuss January 2014