sudo-discuss March 2020

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27 participants
22 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

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

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

blinded signing and free money for sudoroom

by Jake

if you had more than 15 github followers last april you can get $1300 in bitcoin by running these commands: https://www.namebase.io/airdrop you may not feel like $1300 is very much, but if that's the case then just give it to sudoroom :) something that's more interesting than that is the blinded signing (sort of) that they're doing using your ssh key (which is how they limit the money to people whose keys they scraped a year ago) is VERY applicable to Secure Polling System's need for blinded signing (although they're doing it to RSA keys) https://help.namebase.io/article/4vchu01mec-handshake-airdrop-101#why_does_… anyway, everyone who can should do this, and everyone should give money to sudoroom, and everyone should help develop secure polling system. -jake

3 years, 1 month

Social thread

by Taylor Alexander

I've got a roommate who would be at risk if I got the virus, so I am going to skip the Tuesday meetups for a while. If someone is there on Tuesday please let Ross know I can help him more once this thing blows over, but I invite him to email me directly and we can collaborate remotely. But we're all expected to socially isolate more than normal, so I thought I would start a social thread for anyone interested. What have y'all been doing to stay sane? I've started scheduling video calls with friends I'd otherwise see in person. I have been getting a bit more time to do 3D printing and other stuff like that though. Anyone working on something fun to pass the time? Taylor

3 years, 6 months

Fwd: Tell everyone you know to fight the dangerous EARN IT Act

by Steve Phillips

Please sign this petition to help defeat *awful*, privacy-destroying legislation supported by the Trump administration, and tell others to do the same! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Dayton, Fight for the Future <team(a)fightforthefuture.org> Date: Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 2:56 PM Subject: Tell everyone you know to fight the dangerous EARN IT Act Share this important message to support digital freedom Steve, First of all, *thank you* for signing our petition to fight the EARN IT Act. This dangerous new legislation would grant the Attorney General broad new powers to determine what we can and can’t do online. You’re one of more than 26,000 people who added their names to the petition. Now we want to double that number, and we need your help to do it. *Can you send an email to your friends and family or share on social media asking them to sign our petition, too?* <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Don't%20let%20Congress%20kill%20encryption!%20Sign%20the%20petition%20to%20tell…> We’ve added an email you can forward below, but feel free to write your own message telling the people you care about why the EARN IT Act is a threat to you. Regards, Dayton at Fight for the Future — Hi there. I’m writing to you today because I want to let you know about the EARN IT Act. This law pretends to help prevent the exploitation of children online, but in reality it threatens all of us by giving the Attorney General sweeping new powers to break encryption and censor speech online. That’s dangerous. I’ve signed a petition demanding that my lawmakers protect my digital freedom. I hope you’ll sign this petition, too: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/dont-let-congress-kill-encryption/ <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> Thanks! Fight for the Future works to protect your rights in the digital age. - Click here to learn more <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> - Donate $3 to keep us going <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> - Click here to receive fewer emails from us <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> PO Box 55071 #95005 Boston, MA 02205 Sent via ActionNetwork.org <https://u1584542.ct.sendgrid.net/mps2/c/_wA/ni0YAA/t.30i/JbYh3dMLRiGy0QMamV…> .

3 years, 6 months

WiFi for All, at OmniCommons

by danarauz＠gmail.com

In Fed'sBook, someone mentioned that will be going out of town (Oakland) to get WiFi access, so she can work from "home". I direct her to go Omni's main door, since that is the closes WiFi Access Point that we installed. It got me thinking that perhaps would be a good idea to bring an access point to the door, outside so the signal spreads out to the street. This can be put outside from the second floor window over the main door. It would pick up the power (PoE) and signal from the second floor switch. What do you folks think? Daniel

3 years, 6 months

Need help with broken phone screen repair.

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello Sudoroom, and NoiseBridge Folks, There is an activist that need help from someone to repair her broken phone screen. It seems that places where she can go are closed these days. Her location is in Oakland is "near Downtown, Chinatown, east or west is fine." Please let me know, if you are interested so I let her know. Many thanks in advance, Daniel Signal: 415.336.9143.

3 years, 6 months

Fwd: [omni-consensus] omni delegates meeting tmrw 3/26

by Jenny Ryan

Jenny Ryan *Nonprofit Bookkeeping and Technology Consulting* 315.292.4656 | jennyryan.net ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 7:12 PM Subject: [omni-consensus] omni delegates meeting tmrw 3/26 To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> hi, just a reminder that the delegates decided to meet weekly at the last meeting if using a browser or mobile phone app, the address is: https://meet.jit.si/omninom if calling in from a POTS phone or using voice only dial: 1-512-402-2718 PIN: 5832 24366# _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

3 years, 6 months

Biohackers develop open source COVID-19 diagnostic kit

by Autonomous

Biohackers at BioFoundry in Australia are making their own experimental COVID-19 test kits, which purport to diagnose the disease in just 30 minutes, and which patients can potentially perform themselves. The open-source (OS) community proposes ditching the expensive capital > equipment in favor of a reaction that requires only a set of biological and > chemical reagents in a single tube that gives a reliable diagnosis. We are > currently sourcing the reagents to replicate the experiments being shared > within the community. BioFoundry proposes setting up the facilities to > synthesize the required biological reagents at scale, while collaborating > with our sister company Argent Scientific to source the required chemicals. > We would then focus on producing self-diagnosis kits to fill the diagnostic > gap in Australia, before moving our focus to Africa and South-East Asia to > help support their containment efforts as well. https://foundry.bio/coronavirus-covid-19/

3 years, 6 months

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