thought folks here might be interested.
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From: Rebecca Kahn <bekka(a)p2pu.org>
Date: Thu, May 15, 2014 at 3:06 AM
Subject: Join the Open Coalition, and Help us Build a Better Open World
To:
Dear friends in the open world
We're insanely proud to announce the launch of the Open Coalition - a
collaborative project for all organisations working in the open space.
Since late 2013 is has been apparent that many organisations working in the
field of open share areas of overlap. The Coalition aims to eliminate
duplication, keep lines of communication between organisations and
communities strong and open and help develop closer ties between open
groups.
The project has been initially funded by Wikimedia UK, and is proud to
include Creative Commons, Open Knowledge and Open Streetmap as first-phase
collaborators.
In order to celebrate this exciting new collaboration, we'd like to invite
any organisations in London to an Open Coalition Meet & Greet:
When: Mon, May 19, 4pm
Where: Wikimedia UK Office and online
Why? To help us start building the Open Coalition
We'll also have a dial-in set up for those who are outside the UK, so
everyone can take part.
Can't make it to the Meet & Greet? There are some simple things you can do
to get involved and help us build the coalition:
Follow @opencoalition on Twitter for all the latest news
Tweet this: Help spread open collaboration across the web. Join the
#opencoalition
Send us an email: stevie.benton(a)wikimedia.org.uk or bekka(a)p2pu.org
Join the coalition - get involved on this
wiki<https://wikimedia.org.uk/wiki/Open_Coalition>(later to be
followed by a shared presence) and help to shape the project
as it grows
// Matt
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From: "eric maundu" <emaundu(a)kijanigrows.com>
To: <info(a)sudoroom.org>
Subject: [sudo-info] diy IoT and diy aquaponics classes with kijani grows
Date: Mon, Jan 6, 2014 14:29
hey sudoroom.
hope you all are well.
i am teaching some classes later on in the month on diy aquaponic
gardens and diy IoT.
i have attached a flier please could you post this for me on your boards
- and also perhaps notify other super users.
also ... we can also arrange for me to do something there soon.
i also have other super fun classes begin scheduled for the rest of the
year.
asante sana,
-maundu
510.343.5604
Sign it here: https://www.dearfcc.org/
For background on the latest drama in net neutrality, try this:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/net-neutrality-issue-puts…
I wrote about this one nonprofit community technology org I am a member of
and how this could potentially put us in a position where we would have to
sacrifice our communications reach in order to continue providing free
technology access and training.
These additions to our articles of association were consensed upon at the
previous sudo room meeting. I think they may not have been announced:
= Article 5. Empowerment of members =
== Section 5.1 Non-member access ==
* To empower members to deal with problematic non-members:
** Any member may deny non-members access to sudo room assets (and require
the non-member in question to vacate the physical space) at any time, with
no reason given, unless some other member currently present in the space is
willing to vouch for the non-member in question as a guest.
** Before denying a non-member access (and requiring the non-member in
question to vacate the physical space), the member must ask both the
non-member and the members present in the space if any member is vouching
for the non-member as a guest.
** For a non-member, being denied access (and required to vacate the
physical space) is not a ban, and the non-member in question may return
after 12 hours.
== Section 5.2 Domestic Use ==
The bay area is in the throes of a housing crisis. Despite the abundance of
resources (space, buildings, etc), the distribution of those resources is
unfair. For many it can be costly and difficult to fulfill the basic human
need of shelter. However, sudo room, as a creative community and hacker
space, must maintain a division between habitation and usage of the space.
As such the following are resolved:
* sudo room is not intended to be used for habitation or domestic purposes.
* No-one is allowed to sleep in sudo room at any time.
* Any member can require that anyone sleeping in sudo room must leave
immediately.
* Repeated sleeping at sudo room is grounds for being temporarily or
permanently denied access to sudo room's assets, including its physical
space.
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Our current articles of association are always available here:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association
I'm down to train folks in basic wiki editing and create documentation for
future trainings! I also reached out to a friend who I've trained in the
past, to see if they'd be interested in joining in and bringing their
perspective. I/We will be at the next Monday meeting to chat with folks
about their needs and interests. ;]
Hello all,
I have two friends in town who are headed southward tomorrow. Is anyone driving that direction who would like more interesting conversation and gas contributions?
Thanks for reading!
Les
Does anyone out there have a way to help a very tech unsavy me unlock my
iphone 4? Cash, trade, or work? I'm willing to learn myself, or if u know
of a local shop I could take it to. So far I tried AppleNBerry and
iHackWireless with no success. I don't have a computer and I hear u need
itunes to do it yourself?
Thanks a ton
There's a set of presumptions that can inherently defy our best efforts at
redirection even when we can offer concrete factual refutations.
I unhesitatingly use the phrase "Breaking Set&Setting" as a most apt one,
Call it an "Anti-Fnord! so to speak... Do look up the ancestry of the terms
if they're not old friends:)
Summary- We've a set and setting that demands inflation of rents as if it
were desirable, or even mandatory. the end result is inevitable yet NOT
mandatory. Can we discuss strategies to fix the Rent Problem?
Oren Beck
816.632.3695