sudo-discuss February 2019

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27 participants
24 discussions

by Thomas Levine

The vending machine now provides some more feedback after money is put in. Source code associated with my contribution is here. I haven't documented the other components of the vending machine. https://thomaslevine.com/scm/sudo-vending Based on the implementation details, it appears to me that the bill acceptor is in fact plugged into one board (Arduino Leonardo) that is connected by serial to another board (Raspberry Pi). Why is the former board used at all? That is, why is the bill acceptor not plugged directly into the latter board?

8 months, 3 weeks

reinstate Rannette's good standing

by Brendan Reddy-Best

I said "your 'community' space," but honestly, I still want this to be my space, too. I hardly ever make a fuss about any of this stuff because it's all so futile, you know? but in this case, I really want to make my point clear: I think we should rescind our action against Rannette. I think she's been treated unfairly. Even if she is "aggressive" towards you or your compatriots, I don't think we need white dudes policing our space of black women's bodies. Matt, you claim to have acted in another's interest and you offer an injured third party -- let them speak for themselves, because I don't think it's your place right now. If there was a violent incident that threatened our space, let's hear it from a witness or an involved party. "Something Happened" is not good enough. Otherwise "but above all the Omni Commons must maintain a safe, welcoming environment" seems to fly directly in the face of the lived experience of too many black people.

3 years

Call for Facilitators / Participants in a sudo Men's Group

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, I wanted to reach out for some feedback. Seeking folks who would want to facilitate or participate in a men's group. I've previously participated in small groups like this and found them beneficial for various reasons. I would like to see if folks have had similar or different experiences. The way I'm thinking about this would culminate in something like a regular meeting for men in the sudo room community to discuss relevant issues including those of identity, oppression, privilege, patriarchy, gender, sexuality, stereotypes, safe space, and mutual support. This may not be the best or even a viable path to approach these topics, but I wanted to throw it out there to see if there is any interest. Thanks, Matt

3 years, 8 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [CCL] Free Scanning Electron Microscope in Pleasanton! (was Fwd: [Microscopy] viaWWW:SMI3200 FIB system looking for a good home)

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Here's some images of the Seiko SMI 3200 Scanning Electron Microscope that is in need of a new home: http://www.beamservices.com/used-equipment.html http://www.caeonline.com/listing/product/9025735/seiko-smi-3200 Note that this is NOT a small system! It's not huge as SEM's go, but definitely not desktop - more like "small room sized". And it would obviously need some dedicated person to keep it in good running condition. It is however almost brand new, and currently *running*, at <5nm resolution! Beam Services Inc is down in Pleasanton, so I guess interested parties could potentially go and have a look at the system. This kind of equipment would be a significant commitment and investment in time and effort on our part, so let's coordinate on this shall we? Patrik On Wed, Jul 1, 2015 at 11:14 AM, Nathan McCorkle <nmz787(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Useful for micro and nano imaging, as well as micro and nano milling > and deposition (if it has a gas injector system). > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: <microscopylistserver-noreply(a)microscopy.com> > Date: Wed, Jun 24, 2015 at 4:49 PM > Subject: [Microscopy] viaWWW:SMI3200 FIB system looking for a good home > To: nmz787(a)gmail.com > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > The Microscopy ListServer -- CoSponsor: The Microscopy Society of America > To Subscribe/Unsubscribe -- > http://www.microscopy.com/MicroscopyListserver > On-Line Help http://www.microscopy.com/MicroscopyListserver/FAQ.html > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > X-from: dan.buntman(a)beamservices.com > > This Question/Comment was submitted to the Microscopy Listserver > using the WWW based Form at > http://microscopy.com/MicroscopyListserver/MLFormMail.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Remember this posting is most likely not from a Subscriber, so when > replying > please copy both dan.buntman(a)beamservices.com as well as the > Microscopy Listserver > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Email: dan.buntman(a)beamservices.com > Name: Dan Buntman > > Organization: Beam Services, Inc. > > Title-Subject: [Filtered] SMI3200 FIB system looking for a good home > > Message: We have a Seiko SMI3200 FIB single beam system available for > donation to any university or > other non-profit organization. The system has only been used > ~3,500hrs., is fully functional and > currently operating in our facility with demonstrated resolution of > <5nm. The recipient will be > responsible for crating, shipping and installation costs. If you are > interested please contact me > at dan.buntman(a)beamservices.com. > > Login Host: 50.197.130.57 > Listserver Email Form V - 20120416 > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > =========================================== > Do not reply to this message it is from > the Microscopy Listserver NO-REPLY forwarding > system. 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4 years, 3 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] sudoroom 3D printer is working!

by Adam

Nope, just finding a good adhesive for reattaching it is hard. I ended up just using an open cell foam pad to push the header on the glass mechanically. Only advice is to not be too aggressive and let the glue take its time to release. Doingbot while warm would help. On Mar 21, 2018 1:34 PM, "Marc Juul" <marc(a)juul.io> wrote: Cool! Hey is there any reason why I can't do that end then just flip the glass, clean it and re-attach the heating pad on the bottom? Any tips on getting the heating pad off? On Wed, Mar 21, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Adam <me(a)adammunich.com> wrote: > I have successfully separated the heating pad from my old Taz bed it's > quite robust > > On Mar 21, 2018 8:10 AM, "Marc Juul" <marc(a)juul.io> wrote: > >> >> On Wed, Mar 14, 2018 at 3:51 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >> >>> I 3d printed stuff last night and it worked great. I scraped off the >>> stuff on >>> the print bed and exposed the actual glass print bed! it's still good >>> except >>> there are a couple of serious craters. Not sure what to do about the >>> craters, >>> perhaps fill them in with caulk? Silicone caulk sticks to glass. >>> >> >> Yeah sorry about that. One of the craters is my fault. I was printing on >> a really cold night with ABS and the ABS stuck so well to the glass and the >> temperature difference in the room was so great that the ABS contracting as >> it cooled actually took off a bit of the glass. I will try to find and >> order replacement glass. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >>

4 years, 3 months

Fwd: Proposal: Hire or Replace Me as Omni's Bookkeeper

by Jenny Ryan

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 12:15 PM Subject: Proposal: Hire or Replace Me as Omni's Bookkeeper To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Dear Omninoms, Recently, the topic of more regular and transparent financial reporting has come up in Omni Delegates Meetings. While this has traditionally been the domain of the Finance Working Group, said working group has usually seen fewer than 3 members in attendance, and historically has relied on one or two volunteers to uphold day-to-day financial transactions, regular reporting, annual filings (State, Federal, County, and City), loan repayments, invoicing, bank reconciliations, bill payments, check cashing and internal financing and filings. Additionally, we continue to receive requests for and accrue fiscally-sponsored projects, significantly adding to our administrative overhead. Our property tax exemption application is due February 15th, which requires detailed documentation of all entities that use the building (including one-time event rentals and small recurring group meetings). We also need to consolidate our mortgage loan within the next two years. Total number of hours spent on this labor each month has frequently trended toward that of full-time employment (with overtime). I am now incapable of continuing to engage on this level with Omni’s bookkeeping and operations on a volunteer basis. I enjoy this work, and have been studying nonprofit bookkeeping and law generally over the past three years, obtained Quickbooks certifications, attended webinars and workshops, and have already begun doing nonprofit bookkeeping as a paid position for other clients. However, I have bills to pay and will soon need to find full-time paid employment or the equivalent - which means I won't have time to work on Omni. This work adds up to minimally 20 hours/month and is reliant on skilled labor that has been consistently out of reach for Omni Commons since its inception. Starting March 1st, all of our community loans - totalling over $100K with monthly average repayments to the tune of $3,200 - will have been repaid! We are now in a position, financially, to afford professional bookkeeping and administrative services (see Feasibility <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pZwwjGPjsCryp78dySTHFbrmiTZR-Q5FqQf82S5…>). Paying for skilled labor is not unprecedented: since our beginnings, we have readily paid the hourly or project-based rate for legal assistance, city permitting and inspection fees, and building and maintenance work (including electrical, plumbing, fire safety, and roof repair) - as well as supporting paid A/V for events. Traditionally, those we hire have been people aligned and familiar with Omni’s vision and structure, or recommended by comrades within our community. Summary/Proposal: It seems to me that Omni has the following options: 1. Hire an accountant and train them in the structure and history of Omni and its collectives (probably expensive); 2. Hire another Omni volunteer and train them in bookkeeping, taxes, etc; (who will do the training?); 3. Attempt to find someone else to do this work for free; 4. Pay me to continue doing the work I've been doing for free over the past 3+ years. Hire me as Omni’s interim bookkeeper/operations admin on a $25 hourly basis, with a reexamination of the agreement and contractual follow-up due diligence by a consensed-upon Omni Delegate upon the start of the next fiscal quarter (April 2019), with an aspirational increase to $30/hr before the end of 2019. *Accomplishments:* - Created Chart of Accounts, generated nonprofit financial statements <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Finances#Financial_Statements> annually and custom reports on an as-needed basis for four nonprofit organizations (Sudo Room, OOC, Omni, and Sudo Mesh), and one worker-cooperatives (Agua Viva); - Created custom reports automatically sent monthly to Commons WG and Sudo Room; - Created and maintain Omni and Sudo Mesh’s business plans and budgets (both actual and 5-year Projected); - Filed Forms 990 and 199 <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Finances#990_Tax_Forms> (taxes) for all of the above organizations dating back to 2013 - Rigorous bank account reconciliations, including redoing Omni’s dating back to 2014; - Oversaw Omni’s building purchase process <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qHsn6HUcqWGElqFEdmauFQTrdE-JhyT5pZ…>, which required hundreds of hours, nearly 50 individual and organizational entities, and nearly 75 documents and signed contracts; - Oversaw Omni’s applications <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B4_Q7DQvNFT-bXE4NGQ2WVZzRm8> for and successful acquisitions of federal, state, city/business, sales, and property tax exemptions; - Oversaw much of the soliciting, drafting of promissory notes, and near-complete (as of March 1st) repayment of over $100,000 in community loans; - Oversee collective invoicing and followup of overdue invoices; - Drafted the following key nonprofit governance/finance documents for Omni (and the same for Sudo Mesh minus the latter two bullet points): - Omni Commons Budget <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rvkMc5lmd8PovoViNLdvlrv0tSyvrH7iB0S…> - Omni Commons Business Plan <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSVoQlY2SiX8EjYS9HcNke6Kkj5pVOAqOWO6Zg_…> - Omni Commons Fiscal Policies & Procedures <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QiQeCfD1AwaSy4R5gch67bSdSmgirZ0GZxj8vcF…> - Omni Finances Overview and Financial Reports <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Finances> (2012-current) - Commercial Real Estate Loan Application <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-ZU9qdjRlaFlUdlk> - Bottomlined budgets for the Kitchen, <https://drive.google.com/open?id=1gog9KDQb8youQp8LalMM11vquNyWAVN2v2z_LEeTV…> the Media Lab <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/MediaLab>, and nearly a dozen grant applications for Omni, Sudo Room, Sudo Mesh, ABDC, and Qilombo. *Qualifications and Skills:* - Quickbooks ProAdvisor Certification (May 2018); - 5 years of nonprofit bookkeeping experience (Sudo Room 2013-current; Sudo Mesh 2013-current; Omni Commons 2015-current); - Proficiency with Quickbooks Online, Google Drive, and MediaWiki; - Knowledge of bookkeeping and generally accepted best practice accounting principles for complex non-profit organizations; - Strong organizational and communication skills; able to communicate effectively and efficiently through verbal and/or written means; - Attention to detail, especially with regards to data entry; - Discretion in the handling of confidential or sensitive information; - Great love of spreadsheets and documentation. Responsibilities / Deliverables: *The vast majority of these I already do, but would be able to do more consistently and ideally while training a new Treasurer of the nonprofit.* - Monthly bookkeeping tasks: - Bank account reconciliations in Quickbooks; - Accounts payable (bills - maintain Vendor files and payments including bill pay system & payroll; - Accounts receivable (invoices - ensure that receivables are collected promptly); - Liabilities (loan repayments & security deposits); - Assets (calculating value of purchases of equipment, machinery, fixtures, furniture, leasehold improvements & in-kind donations; calculating depreciation); - Regular, transparently-documented financial reporting: - Monthly income and expense reports to be submitted to the Delegates Council by the first Thursday of the month; - Monthly customized reports for Commons and Project income & loss; - Quarterly reports including: Incomes & Expenses (+ comparative analysis); Accounts Payable/Receivable; Bank Acct. Reconciliation; Income & Expense changes over 1-5 yrs; - Annual reporting including: current year’s Statement of Activity & Statement of Financial Position; State and Federal tax filings; - Communications & Fundraising: - Preparation and sending of donation acknowledgement letters by Jan 31st; - Assist with maintenance of grant budgets, and prepare reports for funders; - Prettified financial reports and binders for potential funders. - State Filings: - Prepare and file annual Federal 990s; - CA State Filings: Forms 199 (and schedules) and RRF-1s; - Bi-annual Statements of Information (SI-100s); - Property Tax Exemption Application submitted by Feb. 15th annually; - Budgeting: - Maintain current month-to-month and 5-Year Projected Budget docs; - Maintain Designated Funds (eg; Kitchen), Operational & Capital Reserve Funds; - Budgets created as-needed for grant applications and fundraising campaigns. - Create mortgage loan consolidation application package. - Documentation: - Updating our Guidestar and other online profiles; - Ensure accounting and communication processes are properly documented, and annual reports published on our website/wiki; - Update and prettify business plan; - Filing annual Board Meeting minutes (analog and digital); - Filing system management (analog and digital) and clear labeling/ documentation. *Goals & Aspirations:* - Build Operating and Capital Reserve Funds as budgeted; - Scheduled regular maintenance of roof, exterior, HVAC, Fire, etc; - Boost the following potential sources of Omni income: MediaLab, Kitchen, Commons, recurring donations (eg; Patreon), grant awards, substantial donors/foundations; - Create and propose a long-term plan for moving toward sustainable energy (solar) and full-venue capabilities (fire sprinkler system, Conditional Use Permit / Liquor License, catering, event promotion, streamlined booking system); - Create and propose a sustainable compensation plan for currently-undervalued volunteer and member-collective labor (eg; percentage of Commons/event rental income to bottomliners and member-collective sponsors). Financial Feasibility: Omni’s current monthly expenses average $9,500/mo once all short-term loans are repaid in February of 2019. Our current monthly average income is $10,750, leaving a surplus of roughly $1,200/month in the beginning of 2019. This income is an average and does not reflect one-time larger grants and donations, which we’d be in a much better position to obtain with some upgrades to our documentation, reporting, and donor engagement. I propose to do Omni’s bookkeeping work for hire (while still participating in additional volunteer capacity as I always have) on a 3-month trial basis at $25/hr, with hours fully documented and invoiced by the 1st of the month. This is a discounted rate ($45-$60/hr) and about what Omni is currently able to afford. This full proposal, including my resume, can be read and commented on as a Google Doc here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pZwwjGPjsCryp78dySTHFbrmiTZR-Q5FqQf82S5… Many thanks for your consideration. I hope to continue working with Omni Commons in a capacity that is sustainable for me and enables the continued fiscal operations of the building. <3 Jenny Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland! https://omnicommons.org/kitchen `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 "Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon." --Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark" ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

4 years, 6 months

Sudo-Defrag

by Adam

A new year has come round, trash and e-waste abound! Sudo is not quite solid state, we must care for its fate. I'll take out clutter by the bag, let us now plan to de-frag? - - - - Weblog: http://adammunich.com With great power comes great responsibility.

4 years, 6 months

Important!! For Locker Holders.

by Jared Null

On Wednesday, March 13th, any Lockers not identified as claimed and registered on the Google Sheet <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BdtmfMAa-i4RaBnM1pbAy-NadRvy1plG2s-…> will be Thrown Out, If you are unsure which locker# is yours, look at the Photo Album <https://photos.app.goo.gl/jjVNLGH8F3A3ahhWA>, each locker is labeled with its corresponding Locker#. Also, please physically label your locker with your name and contact info. Thanks, Null

4 years, 6 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-helpdesk] need help with computer stuff

by Yardena Cohen

> NOTE: emails to the helpdesk list were sent to an individual email address (such as info(a)omnicommons.org) with the PRESUMPTION OF PRIVACY. They may include personal information which the sender would not have sent to a public list (such as omni-discuss). If you must forward messages to a public list, please take great care to REMOVE SENSITIVE INFORMATION! ^^ Do people even notice this warning anymore? Kind of ironic in context.

4 years, 6 months

Fwd: [omni-helpdesk] need help with computer stuff

by Julio Rios

Not sure if anyone wants to respond to this... ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: xxxxxxxxxx <xxxxxxx(a)xxxxxx.xxx> Date: Fri, Feb 22, 2019, 12:37 Subject: [omni-helpdesk] need help with computer stuff To: <info(a)omnicommons.org> Dear omni commons, I'm xxxxxxx xxxxxxx xxxxxx xxxxxxx. I need some concise help with how to set up a secure computer. Wouldn't mind joining a casual meeting, etc. either. But if you suggest a specific day, or maybe a specific person to speak to, would be of great help. thanks for the help, xxxxx xxxxx NOTE: emails to the helpdesk list were sent to an individual email address (such as info(a)omnicommons.org) with the PRESUMPTION OF PRIVACY. They may include personal information which the sender would not have sent to a public list (such as omni-discuss). If you must forward messages to a public list, please take great care to REMOVE SENSITIVE INFORMATION! _______________________________________________ helpdesk mailing list helpdesk(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/helpdesk

4 years, 6 months

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