sudo-discuss October 2020

sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org

11 participants
9 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?

4 months, 3 weeks

Proposal: Forgive 50% of Omni rent debt from April - Oct

by Jenny Ryan

Dear sudoers, As of tomorrow, sudo room will officially be 3 months overdue for Omni rent ($6K), with an additional $2K due September 25th for October rent. I am transferring about $1K from our Paypal now, which will increase our total money-in-the-bank to approximately $2900, enough to pay off one month's back rent. I want to give a shoutout to all who've stepped up to donate more and/or sell some of our assets via eBay in recent months - Thank you for your support! And please send an update on that progress! I'm attaching a PDF of sudo room's history of pledges owed and payments made in 2020, as well as 2018, 2019, and 2020's YTD Profit & Loss reports. The following proposal up for consensus, which would put us meagerly back in the black: *Proposal to Omni Commons for sudo room consensus: * Sudo Room is requesting a retroactive 50% reduction in rent for the months of April-October (Pledge #s 2052, 2062, 2071, 2086, 2185, and 2195). This is a six-month reduction in rent. Attached are sudo room's financial reports from 2018 - 2020-to-date, reflecting ongoing inability to match income to expenses (our only expenses being Omni rent and our web hosting services). Sudo Room's donation from Sudo Mesh in 2018 of $10K was predicted to create the necessary buffer for lack of sufficient income through until mid-2020, and this prediction has unfortunately been correct. We will be working actively to increase our income and report-back to the Delegate's and Finance WG in October 2020. <3 Jenny Ryan *Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Technology Consulting* 315.292.4656 | jennyryan.net

2 years, 6 months

Anyone have a disaster radio board (v3 or v2) or complete unit?

by ken＠spaz.org

If anyone has a disaster radio board they'd like to lend me, I'd like to experiment with a long-haul LORA link from here (coastside) across the bay to Oakland. -ken

2 years, 6 months

how to speed up a video file and reduce its size?

by Jake

does anyone know the right ffmpeg or mencoder commands to speed up an MKV video file by 20X while reducing its file size accordingly? Bonus if it doesn't take twice the lifetime of the universe to do it thank you! -jake

2 years, 6 months

DS1204B oscilloscope for sale (20% of proceeds go to sudoroom)

by Jake

price is negotiable but the scope is basically brand new, and new ones are at least $1600 so reasonable offers only please. 20% of sale price goes directly to sudoroom https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/ele/d/oakland-rigol-ds1204b-4ch-200mhz/721… please email me here if you don't want to be treated like a craigslister :) -jake

2 years, 7 months

Pledge - Invoice 2230 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thank you for stewarding the commons. Love and solidarity, Omni Commons ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 2230 Invoice Date: 11/01/2020 Due Date: 11/25/2020 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $10,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

2 years, 7 months

Cocktail Robotics Grand Challenge, Remote Plague Lockdown Edition.

by Morgan Allen

It's happening, albeit virtually. Time to dust off your cocktailbot! https://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2020/10/12.html

2 years, 7 months

PC laptop for sale?

by niki

Hey friends! Looking to help out a teacher who needs a PC laptop for remote teaching / video streaming. She’s willing to pay for something used. Wondering if Sudo has any laying around? Thanks in advance! Niki

2 years, 7 months

Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

2 years, 8 months

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sudo-discuss October 2020