sudo-discuss October 2021

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sudo-info] Monkeybrains now has service in Oakland

by eenblam＠peoplesopen.net

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1 year, 11 months

Vending machine feedback

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?

2 years, 11 months

El or Ellis set fires in the building

by Jake

Tuesday night around 10PM, two people came into Sudoroom while we were having "Hardware Hacking Tuesdays" and one of them said he had been there before, and he said his name was "El" or "Ellis". He was about 5'10" and had short black dreadlocks and no glasses. I don't remember his friend's name, but he left after not too long. El asked for help with setting up speakers, asked if he could use the computer for something, asked for various tools and seemed to be working on something like hacking a piece of network gear that had been in the e-waste pile, which seemed normal enough for someone coming to hardware hack night. We helped with various requests but mostly he worked on it by himself. He had his phone connected to the speakers near the laser cutter, and a few times I had to ask him to turn down the music because it was making it harder for us to talk to each other, but it wasn't a big deal. He asked if he could smoke inside, which was one of several times the topic of fire came up. Apparently at some point he said "I like to set things on fire" but I didn't hear that. We told him that people don't smoke indoors and someone took him outside and showed him the side doors so he could smoke out there, and then he came back in. He went out and came back in a couple of times. Around 12:45 AM, I got up to go to the bathroom and when I got to the door to the hallway next to CCL's entrance, it was closed, so I opened it and he was standing there and said "there's a fire" and I turned and looked and there was a paper shopping bag on the floor that was on fire. I yelled and stomped out the fire and the others came to help. He said "You locked me out. You stole my phone". I told him to gather his shit and we escorted him to get his phone and other items, and I escorted him to the door and made sure he had all his stuff with him and he left. I was unable to get a picture of him. After he left I looked at the area where he was standing, and there had been a sign or paper on the door that had been entirely burned, as well as the paper bag set on fire. I poured water on everything and made sure there was no fire left. Myself and the others present then went around the whole building to see if there was anyone else inside the building. The side doors (on 48th street) were not latched, although they were mostly closed. We should probably try to make those doors close automatically. If anyone else has information on "El" aka "Ellis" please speak up. One person said "Well that's horrible. That guy has been to sudo many times before" good night -jake

4 years, 1 month

Basement items being removed

by David Keenan

Hi potential basement storage & media lab users, the following items, which were previously stored unconnected (& under or behind other things etc), are due to go out Monday: - 1-2x large free-standing apparently-broken multifunction printers ~4’ high - 1x heavy industrial sewing machine I’m told is broken. I believe this had been sudo’s, but I’m not sure. - 1x heavy piece of what I believe is motorized bookbinding equipment. - Large mirror from basement kitchen, & plates / kitchen supplies from its NW pantry Removal of the basement items has been been noticed before, but I just wanted to make sure y’all were aware David

4 years, 2 months

Robb's belongings

by Toan Nguyen

Hi all, On Friday (10-29) early evening around 5.30pm I escorted Robb in the ballroom of OMNI so he can retrieve some of his belongings. He took the items that were labeled his and a few I trusted that belongs to him. The other items he left on the pew by the bar area so volunteers can look at, and it's labeled "Robb's stuff please do not discard until after Nov. 1st" The first 4 attached photos are the items Robb took. The 5, 6, 7 are the items he would like to come back for. The last photo is the pile (including the 5, 6 and 7 items) from the AV room or the crow's nest. For those that aren't aware, I'm currently the conflict mediator for Robb and Jenny. I ask that volunteers restrain from posting any negative feedback or criticism at Robb or Jenny on this thread, as this email is just an update and communicating. But not to say you can't input on the matter of this thread. I'm open to hearing any feedback. Thanks, Toan IMG_20211029_185610006.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R-i3lDwjDv_Rba9CPZsj7-_8zpv9mzKS/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185503602.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RAmEsgh9x13I0s_7rM69vXiWzCIkGjQh/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185646451.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwwIWP76MzSLK9-sRZ3_ww1H9jFSOTBj/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184844111.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwvaCkw48HEwk52k4FrxnwRXpAh-JWnb/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184943200.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QouhfGl_cznfCkxowrfw5SF8Qtnu9KIH/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184858073.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QRC0joQ-icJo0kkEtvK-JLjANrFD-UwM/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185315807.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QN3xcu54UBG8uJabV32d6AGD-Os1T6Ay/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_191021440.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QLEJKvKfDkOxct_vjJci3Evqap7i3z_B/view?usp=…>

4 years, 2 months

Robb visiting omni w/ Toan today 530p

by David Keenan

In case this hadn’t already been noticed, fyi I’m told Robb will come by omni today at 530p to see if there’s more of his things he wants to take to offsite storage. As I understand it the plan will be for Robb to consolidate the gear (including some more lighting from what I understand) that he wants to take out of omni in a discrete area of the ballroom with a note, a picture will then be taken and distributed to the lists to see if what all he is taking out is okay with folks, and after a couple days if there is no objection or concerns he will return with Toan to pick up that stuff. Best, David

4 years, 2 months

Sudo & CCL e-waste - this week!

by David Keenan

Hi all, Omni will have a large e-waste pickup probably within the next week. Therefore, now would be a very good time to purge e-waste items throughout Sudo & CCL. If either group has e-waste, please concentrate / identify these items in a place for easy removal, and let me know they are there? Ps. Please don’t bring any items from home, only items presently on-site at omni. Thank you, David

4 years, 2 months

RJ9 connector for legacy VT-320 terminal keyboard cord

by Jake

hi everyone and welcome to another edition of legacy information technology hacking. Here at sudoroom, we are having trouble getting on the internet because our VT-320 terminal's keyboard cord is missing the RJ-9 end that connects it to the rest of the terminal. Thus our internet experience is read-only and in that sense, much like television. this is what our terminal looks like, except that the connector on the end of the keyboard cord is missing: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/bu50g1/dec_vt320_term… I know we're all very familiar with the RJ45 connector, the venerable transparent acrylic connector on the end of all of our ethernet cables, and the aged among you also know the RJ11 connector, which joined our telephones to the POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) but even most hackers are only slightly aware of a third, smaller variant: RJ9 https://www.asomep.com/en/a-1-1313-29-0-0-0/PLUG-UTP-MALE-CONNECTOR-RJ9-C3e… our terminal uses RJ11 for its serial ports, and we have no shortage of such cords for that. But it uses an RJ9 connector for the keyboard, and while we might be able to find a cord on an old telephone, it will not easily uncrimp, and splicing and soldering those wires to the keyboard would result in oxidized connections and slow switching transition waveforms and "third state" bits between the keyboard and terminal. So what we really need is a brand new, uncrimped RJ9 plug that we can put onto the keyboard cord (after figuring out which way it goes on there) so that our terminal can function at full power. yes i know, the internet allows for remote shopping experiences and i could simply order a connector to be mailed to me, but I know at least ten of you nerds out there have an uncrimped RJ9 plug or two in your electronics bins and I want to reward your thoughtful preservation of materials by giving you a chance to donate that connector to sudoroom (tax deductable of course) bonus points if you have a crimper that works with RJ9 plugs. We are having Hardware Hacking Tuesdays again every week (for now) but I am available if you want a special access tour at a different time! Lets get this terminal back in working order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXaQn8txM9w -jake

4 years, 2 months

Reminder: Pledge [Pledge No.] from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions. Thanks for your business! Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2420 Date: 10/01/2021 Due Date: 10/25/2021 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $22,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 09/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00 Other payments and credits after 09/01/2021 0.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 10/01/202 22,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 10/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00 ____________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $22,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

4 years, 2 months

Leak in Sudo

by Patrik D'haeseleer

The skylight with the heavy duty exhaust fan is leaking quite profusely with the recent rains, and was dripping down on a bunch of valuable looking electronics equipment stashed on and next to the table closest to the entrance. I slit open a large garbage bag and draped it over the equipment to protect it from further water damage, just as a stop-gap measure. If someone has a bit of time today, it would be good to clear that entire area of equipment, put a large bin under the leaks, and maybe try to dry off any valuable equipment we'd like to keep with a heat gun... Patrik

4 years, 2 months

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