sudo-discuss August 2019

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21 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?

10 months, 3 weeks

a very racist encounter from a man named Rob

by D. Scott Nanos

Greetings Sudo et al, I'm so sorry but I have to bring to your attention a recent, very unfortunate, inappropriate, and violent encounter a friend of mine, Deon Saunders, had with a guy named "Rob", who I don't think I know personally, although I'm sure he's well known around Omni in general. I don't believe he's a sudo member specifically, but I believe this incident sort of came into Sudo territory when Marc became involved; I also really respect and love what Sudo room provides to the community, and I know that Sudo is a powerful force within the Omni; as such, I'm writing to you all now because I believe this issue definitely needs to be dealt with, and not ignored or brushed aside. Basically, Deon is friends with Phat Beets and Food First, and has been frequenting the Omni in order to do work and access the community resources that are available. To my understanding, he often works in the Sudo room space. Although this should not need to be said, I can personally vouch for Deon as an upstanding and generous member of the Oakland community. Deon was having trouble accessing the space the other day and rung the Omni doorbell several times, at which point guy named Rob opened the door and started cursing at him and being very aggressive. After Deon was able to enter Omni, Rob then started following him around and harassing him, acting like a cop. Although this is egregious in and of itself, and a terrible counter-representation of the Omni's values, this all came to a head when Rob accused Deon of not being "an actual, normal, human being". Whether or not this was intentional, it evoked longstanding racist attitudes that black folks have been subjected to, suggesting that Deon was less-than, or sub-human. Deon was so offended that he promptly left the Omni and has not been back since. Besides this very loaded and hateful comment, this general kind of treatment and attitude, overall, is the EXACT opposite of the way black folks should be treated when interfacing with the Omni. Rob's actions are not okay, at all, and I strongly feel that a serious accountability process should be implemented for this incident. This is not a small matter. I've spoken with Deon, and he has agreed to participate. I've also heard that this type of incident has happened before at the Omni, specifically involving Rob. Correct me if I'm wrong, but apparently, the attitude that was expressed to Deon was that Rob is one of the main people that operates (i.e. helps to reproduce and sustain,) the Omni, and as such, people basically go along with what he says and does. If this is in fact the case, then an accountability process is even more imperative. In no way should labor, and by proxy, "power" derived from labor, enable a person to act with racism against members of the Oakland community. I think it's in the best interest of the Omni to address this issue immediately, for Deon, for the Omni, and for the Omni's relationship with the greater community of Oakland. I believe Marc was present for part of this incident as well, and although I know, Marc is so busy doing vital work for Sudo and Omni, it might behoove him to also participate in this process, as a witness. I am writing this email not because I am trying to "cancel" or ruin anyone, but because I care about Deon, The Omni, Sudo, and the Oakland community at large. This issue seems indicative of larger problems, and if addressed with love and respect and accountability, could seriously benefit all parties listed above, and improve the Omni and it's relationship with Oakland. I'm not sure where to take it from here, as I am personally extremely busy with other community-based activities in Oakland right now, but a mediator/facilitator should be sought out, ideally a black person, but at the very least, a non-black poc, and probably someone that isn't personally involved in the day-to-day operations at Omni, sudo etc. If i am able, I could possibly be this mediator, but I hope other options are sought out first, because a.) I'm a non-black, mixed race poc, and b.) I have very little capacity at the moment. But please keep me in the loop regarding an accountability process for Rob, and I'll do whatever I can to help move this along and reach a fair and just conclusion. Sorry to bring such difficult news to you all, but I could not stay silent. With love and Solidarity, Scott

3 years, 2 months

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, 2 months

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, 10 months

Sudoroom meeting soon?

by Yardena Cohen

Hey all, It's been a while since we've had a real Sudoroom meeting. There are a couple of pending Omni proposals & issues that need our attention: * Almost 6 months ago, Helen proposed a process for Omni delegates to resolve conflicts and remove members from working groups. We owe it to her to finally make a clear decision on this. * Omni's figurehead corporate entity needs 3 new officers (president, secretary, treasurer) and we need more volunteers for these roles * We need to figure out new rules for giving Omni keycards to people - I proposed letting members vouch for non-members, which doesn't seem fully workable, but the discussion must continue We could meet this week 8/21, next week 8/28, or the week after 9/4. I know more people will be in town 9/4 but the downside is that we have a delegates meeting the very next day. If anybody has blocking concerns for any of these proposals it would be rude to wait until 9/4 to voice them. Thanks, Yar

4 years, 3 months

server rack UPS

by Jake

last night there was a constant beeping sound in sudoroom it was traced to a UPS in the server rack. the type of UPS was the oldest cheapest kind with no buttons or functions, it didn't even have USB or any way to notify equipment that power had failed... so I unplugged it from the wall for a second and everything went down, so i followed through and removed it from the system and plugged everything back in. After a while of still no internet, i realized that the router PC was not on because it's a dell desktop that has not been configured to turn itself on after being plugged in. I pressed the power button and everything went back to normal. Of course i'm sure that dell is "temporary" but we should probably either boot it into BIOS mode and set it to "auto power on after AC loss" or take a safety pin and short the PS_ON# green wire (possibly a different color since it's a dell) to black (ground) to force the power supply ON no matter what. oh and also a sign of some sort. to be clear: the UPS was not working and wasn't hooked up properly anyway. A UPS needs to tell the computers it's powering that the power has failed so they can safely shut down before power goes off. -jake

4 years, 3 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-booking] Basement Rent

by joe liesner

We of the Booking WG are not feeling like we are getting the cooperation of SPAZ or SUDO in resolving the outstanding issues regarding SPAZ holding events in the basement. Our understanding is that if Sudo is sponsoring SPAZ events then a representative of Sudo needs to at least be present at those SPAZ events and should be involved in putting the event on, This has not been happening. In addition there is BYOB alcohol at SPAZ event without any ABC permits or any insurance; there has been OC property destruction at several events: there have not been sufficient noise reduction procedures at the last event and people in the neighboring building have been kept up at 1:30am; and the SpaZ events have left the premises strewn with beer bottles and trash without having made a cleaning deposit for their rental. In addition SPAZ has assumed the authority to extend their SUDO sponsorship to others e.g. Chai CAT and SKAT. In order to allow SKAST to take place on 8/31 booking wg must insist that there is better noise/crowd control, much better security/supervision, no alcohol, proper insurance, and trash removal guananteed by a cleaning deposit. The tone of frustration apparent in this post is not the way booking would want to communicate with our colleagues but comes with not having had a chance to work with sudo or SPAZ f2f for weeks. Hopefully with such meetings we can get clear on some of these basics and work together for the good of OC. joe, for booking wg (Robb and Roberto) > On Aug 18, 2019, at 10:07 PM, Jenny Ryan <jenny(a)jennyryan.net> wrote: > > I spent some time with Lukas today doing some more onboarding re: our booking and event processes. He's been slammed with an out-of-town work gig that he just returned from yesterday, and so should be able to attend the next Commons meeting on the 26th (I'm out of town again this weekend through Tuesday, unfortunately, but will try to participate remotely if anyone opens the pad this time!). We went through making a contract for the SKAST art show on the 31st and also discussed the 'We Are the Ones' event for Sep 7th, which wants to utilize the ballroom during the day and move to the basement for an afterparty, but is only offering $200-300. Lukas and I will run point on these (and other events of relevance to the basement/SPAZ community) together while he's getting the hang of our processes and is able to attend some of the upcoming f2f meetings. > > If I may ask, or rather urge: let's please be welcoming and encouraging of anyone aligned and eager to help us better steward events - I'll be the first to acknowledge that our processes are rather intimidating and cumbersome to even longtime community members, and I'm looking forward to not only a better booking system, but cultivating a more welcoming culture of orienting interested folks to becoming core volunteers <3 > > Re: "market rate" for the basement - I'm still somewhat confused by this request and why they're not interested in renting the ballroom instead. But anyway - I think Robb's right-on with that price point, considering the risk involved of any late-night event. It's well nigh impossible to find any venue that will go past 2am, much less one for under $100/hr. We should do some more comparative research, though. Two sites that host local rentable venue listings are https://peerspace.com <https://peerspace.com/> and https://evenues.com <https://evenues.com/> - factor in that the 1450 square footage of the basement hall is cut down by Village/CCL storage on one side and Phat Beets/soundsystem storage on the other, plus the lack of amenities we provide, and the occupancy cap of 49 people... it doesn't quite compare to, say, 1000 sqft at ground level with nice floors and empty-canvass-ness. But try and book anything shiny past 2am and we're about it. > > This request also runs into the issue of whether they want to use the SPAZ soundsystem (in which case let's have Lukas join this conversation), how much they intend things to be virtually "plug and play", etc. I would be willing to update the website next week, at the least we should say something about needing to work with SPAZ folks for basement late-night events (considering the many factors that complicate things here, not just the sound system but also security, noise, safety, lighting, etc). > > Apologies for the long email and thanks all for your continued dedication <3 > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 9:27 PM robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com <mailto:sf99er@gmail.com>> wrote: > i think for a high risk event like a rave for a political (not exempt) campaign, it should be something like $100-150/hr depending on if they use the entrance hall or not > maybe $70-100/hr for non-profits > too high? low? > > On Sun, Aug 18, 2019 at 8:30 PM joe liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net <mailto:blue393@lmi.net>> wrote: > Hi > I need to give a condidate for City Council of Oakland > a market rate quote for the Basement hall. What shat > I quote? > joe > _______________________________________________ > booking mailing list > booking(a)lists.omnicommons.org <mailto:booking@lists.omnicommons.org> > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking <https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking> > _______________________________________________ > booking mailing list > booking(a)lists.omnicommons.org <mailto:booking@lists.omnicommons.org> > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking <https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/booking>

4 years, 3 months

Fwd: [omni-consensus] lease agreements proposal version 3.4

by Yardena Cohen

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Helen Finkelstein <hefinkel(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Aug 28, 2019 at 8:44 PM Subject: [omni-consensus] lease agreements proposal version 3.4 To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> A collective may find itself in financial difficulties. If a collective cannot meet its rent because of a cash-flow problem or some other glitch, it should work out the problem with the finance committee. But a deeper problem may require a collective to change the terms of its lease or fiscal sponsorship. This could be a financial problem, or it could be some other issue such as the collective's use of its space. If a collective needs to change the terms of any part of its lease it must come to the Delegates' Assembly with a proposal for new terms within one month. Even if the collective is unable to pay its rent, it retains full membership in the OMNI for three months, as long as a solution to the problem is being negotiated in good faith. The three-month clock starts ticking as soon as the collective comes to a Delegates' Assembly, or fails to meet the terms of its agreement, whichever comes first. It is the responsibility of a collective with a problem to bring it to the Delegates' Assembly. The delegates must prioritize finding a way to retain a current member collective. - Helen _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

4 years, 3 months

Scuttlebutt node at Sudo Room

by cel＠celehner.com

Hi Sudoers, There is now a Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) node running at Sudo Room, on the space.local server. The node's id is @U0uq5om3k51u4Eokk0CLYOE61cWSyY9Ex6zNj4lhTLE=.ed25519 and its nickname is "sudoer". If you run SSB (e.g. Patchwork) and are connected to the WiFi or wired network here, you will see @sudoer and can follow it. It will automatically follow you. This means you can get connected to the main SSB network just by running SSB while on the LAN here. If you have an account on the space.local server, you can access @sudoer's web-based UI ("patchfoo"), to browse the SSB network from the node's perspective, and post as the node - including following/unfollowing contacts and updating its profile description. To do so, ssh to space.local with option `-L 8027:localhost:8027` and then open http://localhost:8027/ in your local browser. This node is not currently running as a "pub", but if there is interest in that, I could try to make that happen. If you would like to help administer this node, let me know and I can authorize your SSH key for its user account. It is currently co-administered by noffle <sww(a)eight45.net>. ~cel

4 years, 3 months

duct tape laptop on main table

by Jake

someone made a "computer" by taping a laptop motherboard onto the back of an old LCD monitor and set it up on the main tables of sudoroom. The duct tape has loosened and the whole thing has fallen apart. But I know that someone put a bunch of work into this thing and they probably want to take it or some of the parts. Does anyone know who made it? -jake

4 years, 3 months

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