Good morning y'all,
I am jazzed to announce that on June 29-30 the Library Freedom Project
is hosting a two-day unconfernce, right on on the heels of the ALA
annual conference in San Francisco. The best part: it's at Noisebridge!
https://libraryfreedomproject.org/
We have all kinds of amazing folks confirmed to speak - groups like the
ACLU, Hack the Hood, the Internet Archive, EFF, journalists, and of
course, some incredible librarians from across the country working
towards projects of social justice and political change.
We need tech trainers to help work with participants to learn digital
privacy tools, the way surveillance works, as well as other technology
issues relevant to libraries. If you're interested in sharing your
skills, please email me off-list with the following information:
1. Are you available for an hour slot in the early afternoon (say,
12-3:30) or late afternoon (3:30-7) on Monday, 6/29 or Tuesday, 6/30?
We're getting started each day around 1, done by 7.
2. What technology skills or themes are you most familiar with and would
like to share with librarians to use locally?
Please list anything you'd be able to help with, for example: email
encryption, mobile security, getting a more trusted email address, VPNs,
migrating from proprietary software, xmpp and OTR, How does tracking
work?, Tor, anything else fun?
3. Have you conducted a tech training or skill share in the past that
you think would be useful for a librarian community?
Thanks a million.
All my best,
April
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Hey all!
La Commune is trying to clear away stuff that's been stored back by the
West wall so that we can really push forward on plans for the cafe.
If you have anything stored back there, please note that it should be
removed asap or it risks being thrown away.
There's a compressor back there with a note on it saying not to throw it
away - does anyone know where this compressor belongs? I will move it out
of La Commune today and if it's not claimed by the weekend, I will make
plans to get rid of it.
Also - when we bought all of that metro shelving from John, La Commune paid
for 4 units, I believe ($200). The other 4 were for FNB if I'm not
mistaken. There's only one in La Commune right now so I'll be looking to
reclaim the other three within the next couple of weeks. Just a heads up -
if you've been using one of the metro shelves you may want to relocate
anything being stored on it.
Lastly - Door shifts!
Just want to ask anyone working a door shift (and ask the folks who are
coordinating these to communicate to others not on this list) to please
respect the space behind the La Commune counter. Also, during the day there
are usually not people here to introduce new people to the space and
whoever is at the La Commune counter ends up performing this work. Most of
the time it's alright but I'm wondering if maybe it makes sense to have
another table or desk in the front that is the front door shift desk in
order to differentiate between La Commune and the rest of the Omni? Just a
thought to throw out for your consideration!
Love!
Niki
I intend to order some enlarging paper tomorrow for making large
format and fine art x-ray photos. I've heard noise about a darkroom at
the omni. Is this true?
If not, I have a red phillips phlatlight LED that could illuminate an
empty room for us to make one.
Also...
http://i.imgur.com/eBv7ryo.png
Glossy or matte? My struggle is real.
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Be • knowledgeable • social • patient • fearless • compassionate •
fun • humble • forgiving.
Be a leader
This might be the wrong place to ask this but my laptop crashed yesterday
and is not coming back to life. :(
Wondering if anyone's got a spare I can borrow until I (hopefully) get mine
repaired.
xo
N
Amongst other cool things, I volunteer as a mentor for HAXLR8R, a 3-month incubator progam.
Groups that are accepted into the program for their cool hardware project idea:
* receive some tens of thousands of dollars in return for a small percentage of their company
* live in Shenzhen China for 3 months
* get workspace and access to the way cool tools at the HAXLR8R facilities
* get training from a wide variety of volunteer mentors (who are professionals with diverse experience)
* get help with funding and starting a business
* get connected to all of the resources necessary to make their project into a real product in the market.
Everything you need.
It's pretty awesome.
At the end of the 3 months, everyone goes to San Francisco for the big Demo Day, with lots of media attention.
Many successful (and very different) products have come from HAXLR8R, including Spark, and Nomiku.
If you have a project that you would like to turn into a product, and make a living doing what you love, maybe HAXLR8R could be helpful for you.
The next 15 project groups (HAX 7) moves to Shenzhen (for 3 months) starting in *July*!
The application deadline: *May 23*.
Funding: up to *$100,000*.
If you apply early, your chances of getting accepted are higher (less competition). Your project doesn't need to be perfect (or anywhere close) to apply.
APPLY FOR HAXLR8R here: http://www.haxlr8r.com/
Please feel free to ask me any questions off-list.
Best,
Mitch.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/gms/4920824246.html
Happy to see you there if you can make it. I have lots of other stuff that
I will probably give you if you need it that I won't be pulling out for the
sale. Swing by and ask if you think I've got something you could use.
Love and solidarity,
Matt
p.s. This is step 1 of moving out of my current house by May 1 :( oh well!
;)
Somebody asked info(a)sudoroom.org if they could donate through PayPal.
Is this something we want to do?
If so, has somebody already done it?
If not, who wants to do it?
I have a door shift from 2-6 but can't make it until 4 or so. If
anyone's around right now, could you take extra care of the door?
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Jenny
http://jennyryan.nethttp://sudomesh.orghttp://thevirtualcampfire.orghttp://technomadic.tumblr.com
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
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found this on craigslist for FREE!!!
Up for grabs 200 sq. ft. of solid maple reclaimed gym flooring!
This flooring was sourced from a high school gym in Tacoma, WA and is
around 75 years old.
All nails and staples have been completely removed; some residual glue is
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The boards are 2 1/2" wide by 3/4" thick. The lengths vary between 1 to 5
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Local pickup, by the buyer, only.
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