Passing on a msg from Sudo's FB.. if anyone wants to take this up/on:
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Hey y'all:
So this is a totally last min no expectations message. This is Sean
O'Brien. I have spoken with some folks from Sudo Room in the past when I
was part of The Holdout. Im also in a band called No Business. We had a
show with 2 touring bands planned for tomorrow (tues) night. 2 venues fell
through last min. We were going to say fuck it and play a generator show
but now its going to rain! ha! Anyways, just curious if a) y'all have
nothing going tomorrow night and b) if you would be into hosting an old
school punk show. If so, let me know and if not really no worries. Thanks!
Solidarity,
Sean
831-419-8966
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Thanks Jeremy for the Oakland Wiki shoutout!
Yar, the people who came to Sudo last night at the Anti-Eviction Mapping
Project data vis team. <https://antievictionmap.squarespace.com/> I'm in
direct contact with them and will forward the OW article along. They are
potentially interested in using LocalWiki (Oakland Wiki is a part of the LW
network) as a tool for collective storytelling and resource-sharing. We'll
be presenting to them next week. I can keep the list posted. ;]
Could we get the sudoroom front pages looking as clean as the omni front page? It's nice.. It presents a way cleaner message of what sr is etc
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At this point there have been several informal calls for Xavier to be
banned. After last night's events I reluctantly agree that he should
not be welcome at Sudo until he's accountable for his behavior:
* he made threats of violence towards somebody at Sudo
* he did something similar at Rock Paper Scissors
* he zealously defended other acts of violence committed by a friend of his
I'm willing to act as a mediator, but I'm not confident that the
problem can be resolved.
So I formally propose that he be banned from our space for an
indefinite period. Are there any objections?
hey y'all,
recieved word from ian that the 22nd st keypad is 'disconnected' & no
access to upstairs this am..
we will try to open/remediate the situ in the next hr but -- fyi..
Dear Sudoroom, it's 10:40pm on a Friday.
Most of you are partying your ass off, and I love you for it.
Is anybody in possession of most of their brain? I have a little thing, and
I need a little feedback.
Got 15 minutes? I would so love to hear from you. Please reply if you are
not at the club.
-Pete
Just passing this on, some people might be interested:
Starting April 5, Ace Monster Toys Hackerspace in Oakland is pleased to
host a month of design courses and workshops with Régis Lemberthe of
A&Ré Design.
Originally trained as an industrial designer, Régis graduated with his
Master's Degree in Humanitarian Design And Sustainable Living before
moving to Berlin and getting involved in the local maker community. He
now presents several different workshops there, in parallel with his
activities as part of A&Ré Design Studio.
From his description of the Design Tour (http://2014.design-tour.org):
"One of the most appropriate and exciting answers to mass production and
consumption, the maker movement has in the last years gained
considerable recognition. Fab labs and hacker spaces are being created
in every major city, offering those familiar with low-scale productions
techniques access to adequate machinery, as well as training for
everyone else. Skill sharing in fab labs is based on the know-how and
experience of artists, designers, makers, programmers and hackers
committed to making production accessible to all. Yet, while some
techniques are widely spread, others sadly remain more confidential.
After a few years spent facilitating events at Betahaus Berlin, French
designer Régis Lemberthe goes on tour - a series of craft workshops and
social+collaborative design courses hosted in maker spaces of various
different cities - lasting for a month, wherever interest and facilities
are. It has started in 2013 in Betahaus Berlin and will continue in
early 2014 in the US, Canada and London before proceeding towards
south-east Asia. "
List of Events:
- Upcycling Lecture (free)
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725002/
- Social & Humanitarian Design Lecture (free)
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728292/
- Design 101: A 4 part class series on beginning design thinking:
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725702/
- Product & System Design for Social Good: An 8 part class series
on humanitarian design:
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172727482/
- Concrete Objects Cast In Reclaimed Materials: A 2 part workshop
on creating designed objects from concrete
(http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728842/ or
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728632/)
- Low Cost Silicone Mold Workshop: A one part workshop on making
cheap silicone molds from hardware store materials
(http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729242/ or
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729042/)
- Reclaimed Paper Pulp Lampshade Workshop: A one part workshop on
using paper pulp paste as a design material
(http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729742/ or
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729882/)
- Pimp Your Hood with Collaborative Design: A fast-paced
collaborative design session, includes a buffet dinner
(http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731372/ or
http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731272/)
Visit the MeetUp calendar
(http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/#calendar)
for full event details and to sign up. All meetups are open to members of
the public.
Hope to see you there!
For questions please contact Ace Monster Toys at info(a)acemonstertoys.org
or visit our website at
http://acemonstertoys.org/content/april-design-month-amt-learn-hack-more-mi…
Hi Labitators!
We're starting a coalition for an international coalition of
free/libre community and mesh networks. One of the first goals is to
define a license for free networks similar to a free software license,
so that all of the current free networks can connect to each other.
We're trying to get funding from the Night Foundation and your tweets,
facebook likes, etc. will help a lot! Here's the main link with more
info:
https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/toward-a-network-c…
Also, thanks to everyone from Labitat who helped fund our local
Oakland mesh project! Here's a small status update:
We've developed a new OpenWRT compatible firmware based on German and
Slovenian projects + our own code. We are currently testing ~25 nodes
deployed around the bay area to find and eliminate the worst bugs
before a wider release of ~100 nodes. We've been developing an
automated mesh node deployment system that allows us to take supported
routers out of the box and flash and configure them for use in our
network with minimal human intervention. It is almost complete, and it
uses the sticker printer program developed by Asbjorn from Labitat to
automatically print a sticker with your basic info (e.g. your default
password) that we stick on the the routers before shipping to new node
operators.
One of the awesome things about our firmware is that it allows you to
choose how much of your own internet connection you want to share with
the mesh, and all mesh traffic is routed through a VPN owned by the
local mesh organization which handles all abuse complaints or legal
inquiries. This functionality makes the mesh nodes immediately useful,
even before we reach a node density where new nodes are likely to be
within reach of existing nodes. This concept was first implemented by
wlan slovenja so all credit to them!
Our local non-profit mesh organization is called sudo mesh (
https://sudomesh.org ) and the network is called People's Open Network
( https://peoplesopen.net ). sudo mesh is providing a firmware and
support for getting on peoplesopen.net and will start selling
pre-flashed routers for peoplesopen.net later this year. sudo mesh is
focused on Oakland. We are making sudo mesh an easily forkable
organization, with all material (legal documents, code, marketing
material, documentation) available under open licenses, and we are
encouraging others to create groups like sudo mesh that support
peoplesopen.net in other geographic areas.
If someone wants to start a mesh organization in e.g. Copenhagen, as a
fork of sudo mesh, then reach out to info(a)sudomesh.org and we will do
our best to facilitate!
--
marc/juul
Sorry for late notice, but my morning's cleared up and I can commit to
being at the bookfair! I'm going to be at Sudoroom around 8am to pack
up the printer and needed accessories and shoot for loading everything
into my car by 8:45. It would be nice to have help during loading and
unloading. I can pick people up in my car before or after this. I
can't stay until the end though - ideally I'd like to pack up the
printer mid-afternoon and then bring it to the Omni and set it up for
that event, but we'll see how easy it is to transport out during peak
hours.
Lemme know if you'd like to help!