sudo-discuss March 2014

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] got an old pc laying around, anyone?

by Vicky Knox

Anyone? Anyone? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ... Date: 2014-03-03 10:56 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] got an old pc laying around, anyone? To: sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net Hello hello-- I'm trying to find an old PC (preferably a laptop, for the size) to set up as a shared computer for my house. Nothing fancy, just reasonably reliable. We need to run some software on it that's windows-specific, so macs are out. Got one in the bottom of your closet? If so we can try to work out some sort of trade or price, possibly. Let me know... ...

12 years, 1 month

using the CNC mill

by Sébastien Bourdeauducq

Hi, I'm the founder of Milkymist (now M-Labs) and the http://ehsm.eu conference, and I'm in Oakland for a while. I'm building an open source hardware video mixer called Mixxeo (http://m-labs.hk/mixxeo.html) and would like to experiment with/prototype the case design. My current approach is to take a die-cast aluminum enclosure (Hammond 1590F) and CNC-mill that. Could someone show me around the CNC machine at Sudoroom and if it sounds possible to use it for this project, explain me how to operate the machine? I'm not a Sudoroom member, but I will of course make a donation to Sudoroom if things work out. Thanks! Sébastien

12 years, 1 month

Webinar platform with good privacy practices?

by Vicky Knox

Hi all! I was recently invited to join a webinar using Fuzebox, and am concerned about their privacy practices. The particulars: I was given an access link that went to the inviting party's website and was required to give a full name and ZIP Code in order to be granted access to the webinar on Fuze. On the Fuze webinar site itself, I would have had to have downloaded their proprietary software to my desktop if I desired to stream the webinar and not supply my phone number. Umm...no thanks. I'd like to be able to recommend an alternative platform. Any recommendations, cryptolovelies? <3s, V

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Fwd: USACYC IS HIRING! :)

by Matthew Senate

Interesting cooperatunities! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: E Lippold Cheney <e.m.lippold.cheney(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 6:26 PM Subject: USACYC IS HIRING! :) To: usacyc(a)googlegroups.com *USA Cooperative Youth Council is seeking to hire* *youth! *We are seeking to contract with three different individuals or groups who identify as "youth" in the areas of technology development, membership services, and research. *We are thrilled to be able to provide meaningful cooperative employment for young people in the movement. *Please share this widely with your networks. Attached to this email are RFPs for the three contracts, or you can view them online here: TECHNOLOGY<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QC-aJJMR-2gXERrsigcynue952RY3Wr5QjiAXb8…>, MEMBERSHIP<https://docs.google.com/document/d/19eksSzfJiMcXl7QvE8lGT-0s8MWg7WvGHwEmENn…>, & RESEARCH<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xEjO_SL70AXxkvmOfXEwB-o0PCeNhKqef5k--iO…> . *Remember to follow & "like" us here:* http://www.facebook.com/usacyc SUBMISSION INFORMATION AND DEADLINE The first decisions on submitted proposals will take place on April 2nd. Submit proposals and any questions/comments regarding the RFP to: USACYC Staff Liaison Emily M Lippold Cheney e.m.lippold.cheney(a)gmail.com If you are unable to submit by email, please call Emily at 515.442.0749 to make other arrangements. Proposals will be accepted on a rolling basis, with the contract being available until awarded. USACYC will let all those submitting proposals know of their decision when it has been made. -- Emily M Lippold Cheney Cooperative Organizer Midwest, USA 515.442.0749 @eamlc -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "USACYC GoogleGroup" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to usacyc+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

12 years, 1 month

Rootstrikers (Larry Lessig's Nonprofit) Democracy Hackathon in SF 3/29-30

by Marina Kukso

Hi all, Thought this might be relevant to your interests: http://www.nhrebellion.org/hackathon - Marina

12 years, 1 month

Fwd: Bryan Parker Hosts Oakland Tech Competition - Apply Online Today

by eddan.com

Of possible interest to Oakland-based tech projects and initiatives. Deadline for submissions is Apr. 1. Vator Splash takes place May 6-7 at the Jack London Market space. I am also organizing an UnConvention aspect of the event, if anyone would like to get in touch directly about helping out with and/or thoughts about that. > > Like Tweet > > Calling All Start-Ups! > > We are looking for the best and brightest Oakland and East Bay-based startups to participate in the first-ever Oaktown Tech Start-Up Competition! > > Finalists will be eligible for prizes and winners will gain access to top VCs. High School students are also welcome to participate and win top internships. > > With the goal of establishing Oakland as a viable tech hub, we have partnered with Vator, a vibrant social network, event and news platform for the modern entrepreneur to bring Splash, the premier startup event and competition toOakland in Jack London Square on May 6th and 7th. > > Oakland has the emerging talent and infrastructure to become a major spoke in the tech hub and needs the right leadership to support that ecosystem, which can become an economic driver for the city. Economic development is a major component in our battle for a safer Oakland, and I am starting that engagement today. > > Winners > > The top five finalists in the Oaktown Tech Start-Up Competition will qualify to present on stage during Vator Splash Oakland. Three finalists also receive a free demo table during the conference to present their services and products to the 1,000-plus attendees in the entrepreneur and investor community. > > The winners receives sit-down meetings with at least five VCs, including Javelin Venture Partners, plus $30,000 in-kind prizes, such as an Apple iPad Mini for two team members, one-year subscription to Rackspace, a two-hour consultation with KPMG, $10,000 worth of free processing fees, courtesy of Braintree, a video of their 3-minute presentation on stage, a profile on VatorNews, and much more. > > Apply Online > > The deadline for applications is April 1. > > It is free to enter and free for the top five finalists to present. Interested parties can apply online at Vator Splash Oakland. > > Let's send a message to the country: Oakland is Open for business! > > Bryan Parker > @BryanParker2014 > > > Sign Up Online > > Paid for by Parker for Oakland Mayor 2014 > > Contributions are not tax deductible. > > The Oakland Campaign Reform Act limits campaign contributions by all persons (OMC §§3.12.050 and 3.12.060) and prohibits contributions during specified time periods from contractors doing business with the City of Oakland, the Oakland Redevelopment Agency or the Oakland Unified School District (OMC §3.12.140 paragraphs A, B and C.). > > > ©2014 Bryan Parker For Oakland Mayor 2014 | Oakland, CA 94611 > Web Version Forward Unsubscribe > > Powered by Mad Mimi ® > >

12 years, 1 month

What happenend to Eudea Village Wikitown? Unmonastery Invite

by Max Klein

Wikiaks, What happened to http://eudea.liminoidforest.org/ ? It's down to me. Edgeryderz are obessing me these days. I have been in touch with theUnMonastery<http://edgeryders.eu/unmonastery>and Beautiful Community Wiki <http://bwcd.vdcn.org/doku.php> people on EdgeRyderz. They want to know what happeend to Eudea. So what's the update? And is anyone interested in going to the unmonastery this summer? Max Klein http://notconfusing.com/

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Anyone Filter WVO? I've got some! :D

by Vicky Knox

If you'd like to get in touch with this person, please let me know! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ... Date: 2014-03-02 17:45 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Anyone Filter WVO? I've got some! :D To: sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net Hello Chalkboarders! I've been running my truck, Greasy Cowboy, on used vegetable oil now for 5 years. I currently pick up used oil from a couple restaurants every few weeks. I pick up anywhere between 50-100 gallons in 5 gallon cubies. For the last couple years I've had an arrangement with someone where I give them all my crude oil, and they give me back 50% of the oil filtered. This individual can no longer filter the oil, hence this email! I'm looking for someone who has a filtering setup. The setup should be able to dewater the oil completely. I would prefer filtering capabilities to 1 micron, but could settle for 5 micron. I live in North Oakland! I could bring the oil to you or you could come pick it up. Cheers, ...

12 years, 1 month

Fwd: STATE FARM: GENERAL LIABILITY QUOTE AND RENTERS INSURANCE BROCHURE

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, I got a quote from State Farm for insurance that should meet the requirements from the landlords. I wanted to pass it along and show it to folks. If we buy this, we can change the lease to be held by Sudo Room as an entity rather than myself and Eddan. I plan to pay for this tomorrow, unless we have a clear alternative or any really strong reason not to. Cost is $73.67 / month right now. Additionally and however, State Farm needs us to give at least some coverage for Personal Property along with the General Liability insurance we need. You'll see the quote lists $5,000 right now. We toggled the variables to cover $10,000 for personal property plus $5,000 in computer property, which raised the quote to $87.92 / mo, which isn't that much of a difference given tripling the coverage ($14.75). Hence it seems the bulk of this quote is the General Liability costs. Given the $1,000 deductible, it's unclear to me the best way to assess and then state an insured value for stuff at sudo room. I'd like to see this play out in a parallel thread. What do you think? For the time being, I think we can stick with the $5,000 and change it later when we have more data / insight. // Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kelly Wright <kelly.wright.ujnp(a)statefarm.com> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:47 PM Subject: STATE FARM: GENERAL LIABILITY QUOTE AND RENTERS INSURANCE BROCHURE To: "MATTSENATE(a)GMAIL.COM" <MATTSENATE(a)gmail.com> Cc: Thomas Kleinsmith <thomas.kleinsmith.u0t1(a)statefarm.com>, Marquetta J Hunter <marquetta.j.hunter.uwrn(a)statefarm.com> Hello Matt, So nice to speak with you today and learning more about the Sudo Room and what you all do! Please find attached the quote that we discussed and a brochure on our renters insurance. We look forward to hearing back from you. Kelly S. Wright, Agent 3645 Grand Ave.,Ste. 105 Oakland, CA 94610 (P)510.488.3505 (F) 510.628.0388 License #: 0F69851 *kelly(a)kellyswright.com* <kelly(a)kellyswright.com> *www.kellyswright.com* <http://www.kellyswright.com/> <http://www.facebook.com/>

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Surface-mount Arduino Leonardo clones soldering workshop monday!

by Jake

Come learn surface-mount soldering and put together an Arduino Leonardo clone from scratch! I and others will be doing Surface-mount CHM tomorrow with LeOlympia boards (an Arduino Leonardo clone made by Olympia Circuits) these boards are great because they have USB built-in and can be programmed with only a mini-USB cable. In addition to working like a normal arduino they can also pretend to be a USB keyboard or mouse or MIDI controller or whatever you want. they also have an RGB LED and a general-purpose button, and a second row of pins to be compatible with standard breadboards. 0. What do we provide: (approximately 15 kits available) - Circuit Board and components for a complete LeOlymplia board (an Arduino Leonardo Clone) - solder paste, solder mask, a squeegee, a few sets of tweezers - a hot plate for soldering everything that way - soldering irons and solder and flux for finishing up the board 1. What do you need: - Previous experience with soldering, so you can fix imperfect connections on very small components - Patience to populate the board with small components with tweezers - good eyesight or reading glasses to be able to see small parts 3. When: Monday, March 3rd, 2014 starting at 6:00 PM 4. Where: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St., 3rd floor If you have any questions, contact jake at spaz dot org Here's information about the kits we will be building: LeOlympia parts list: leolympia_v1-0_parts_list.pdf LeOlympia schematic: leolympia_v1-0_-_schematic.pdf LeOlympia circuitboard diagram: leolympia_v1-0_-_pcb.pdf

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