sudo-discuss November 2022

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

by eenblam＠peoplesopen.net

I just wrote back to Rudy @ Monkeybrains. Thanks Yar! Sent via Migadu.com, world's easiest email hosting

1 year

[omni-consensus] PROPOSAL: BIPOC and Oppressed Gender Safe Space Committee (BOGSS)

by Jake

Dear Sudoroom, Today I voted in behalf of Sudoroom in favor of the MOP proposal, and they are now a member collective of Omni Commons. I emailed about them on April 20th but didn't hear anything back, so I hope everyone is okay with that decision. Today a proposal was introduced for a new committee to be formed at Omni Commons to value and protect the safety and interests of BIPOC/Non-Men. this is the original proposal in PDF form: https://omnicommons.org/pipermail/consensus/attachments/20220505/ab900701/a… this is an editable "cryptpad" and we are requested to "please leave comments in red" https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/edit/6IhZqwyXxN6CrEvtiljmnqTa/ actually this is a cryptpad copy of their document just for sudoroom, and I will forward our discussion to Rafiq to integrate our input. Other collectives are asking questions too, so if you want to be more engaged in the discussion, please join the [omni-consensus] list! But definitely make discussion here in the sudoroom list and get engaged. If Sudoroom members have concerns or objections, we need to communicate them promptly and work toward agreeable amedments. It is not an option to simply reject the proposal, but rather if you have specific concerns then we need to work with each other to address those concerns and come up with something agreeable. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> Hey all, I'm boosting this email with a new subject line so that it's clear to readers - this contains an important new proposal!!! Brief summary: this proposal forms a congress of BIPOC and non-men from all Omni's groups, who then elect a small committee which has its own seat on the board, its own delegate, and a few specific powers related to addressing racism and sexism. This is an important step towards making omni representative and accountable! This finally begins to put our Statement of Solidarity into action! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: rafiq.ali <rafiq.ali(a)protonmail.com> Date: Thu, May 5, 2022 at 12:16 PM To: <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> I added a little note at the beginning on our proposal and the events from 2 weeks ago. Happy to provide a short statement. In general, I appreciate the apologies made and think this can be a growing opportunity to forge a stronger collective. If it's possible, we can open discussion on the proposal this week if enough delegates have had a chance to review with the idea of approving at the next delegate meeting (or worst case, the one after). As mentioned earlier, we are proposing the creation of a safe space Committee (see attached). We appreciate and accept all feedback/comments/concerns. In struggle, Rafiq CLP

1 year, 2 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

[omni-consensus] Proposal: Hire Emily as Omni Financial Coordinator (CFO) (fwd)

by Jake

Hi Sudoroom, in two weeks we will have another Delegate's meeting and I will be asked to represent Sudoroom's position on hiring this person (on a contract basis) to be a Financial Coordinator for Omni. Emily has been coming through sudoroom occasionally for years, including bringing catering food when it was left over after big events. I trust she'll do a good job in this position, and provide Omni with a lot of guidance toward finding a new lender, as well as other related financial tasks we have to keep working on. Please discuss! Ideally we will have a meeting and discuss it, but don't hesitate to talk about it here. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:39:53 -0800 From: Emily B <accurate1707(a)gmail.com> To: consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org Subject: [omni-consensus] Proposal: Hire Emily as Omni Financial Coordinator (CFO) Hi Consensus, It has been discussed through finance and the delegates meeting to hire someone who can coordinate exciting financial tasks that keep the building going. Discussion at the recent meeting can be found here: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2022/11/17_Delegates Delegates requested I send a proposal for bringing me on as the Financial Coordinator, including a description of what that role is. In another organization this might be called Chief Financial Officer or Head of Finance, but given the horizontal structure we went with "Omni Financial Coordinator" to illustrate it is a point person or coordination role. The title and description is following a two hour interview done in the delegates meeting and time spent outside with the Finance working group. A description of qualifications is located in the consensus archive listed here: https://omnicommons.org/pipermail/consensus/2022-November/003720.html *Proposal*: Hire Emily as Omni Financial Coordinator (CFO) using the description and outline below *Description* Financial Coordination - budgeting, analysis, forecasting, and reporting to delegates the financial status of Omni accounts in the past, present, and future Fiscal Sponsorship and Funds Support - financial operations and transactional support to internal teams Financial Operations - coordination of accounts payable, accounts receivable, treasury, general ledger accounting, and statutory filings for the Omni and associated entities Grants and Impact Investments - grants and impact investment priorities, policies, and strategies Real Estate - coordination of financial aspects of property in East Bay "What does this mean?" The focus is on understanding what the Omni needs to keep the building going, maintaining and improving those processes (with input when people have interest as this is an often overlooked role). *Examples of focus projects in financial coordination* - Omni mortgage loan coordination (keeping the building collectively owned, and open) - Organizing finance data to bank standards for a mortgage team - Coordination of tax exemption status with orgs and city - Creation of workflows and training for finance roles - Review of grants list for non-loan income These are things everyone does a bit of, with a person who has expertise in the field making sure they are happening and that there are people available and trained for the tasks to happen. *Prior discussions* - It was at first proposed to have one position for all things. Then to break that into Finance Coordinator and Building Operations Coordinator because there is enough work for those to be individual roles. My qualifications were for either and I am focusing on Finance for this period - The amount of time per week was suggested to be 10-15 hours per week to start, and full time at some later point. Time per week can be changed with agreement from both parties as needed - It has been debated whether to use W2 employee or 1099 contractor - - Omni's advice was that if the person is already doing work in the field a 1099 is acceptable under CA rules - A question was asked what if the contract needs to end early. The answer is to include a termination provision. This releases legal liability of contract length. An accessible language explanation can be found here: https://www.insperity.com/blog/how-to-smoothly-end-an-independent-contracto… - The Omni has historically hired finance contractors As such the proposal is for Emily to be hired as a Financial Coordinator in a contract role at 10-15 hours a week for six months, at a rate discussed by finance, with time to be adjusted if agreed by both parties. Thank you for reading, and I look forward to hearing from you all. Warmly, Emily B

2 years, 1 month

RFID ink tube project

by sylvia

Hi Sudoroom, I'm writing from the Long Haul in Berkeley, a space kinda similar to the Omni. We are quickly accumulating a bunch of half full ink tubes which our printer decides are empty based on reading/writing the RFID chip on the tube. Its calculated based on the number of pumps. The machine is a Riso RZ990. I am wondering if anybody at Sudo is interested to collaborate on keeping these tubes out of the landfill by re-writing the RFID chips to show a full tube? Maybe this is something to drop by Hardware hack night on? (In the longer term we hope to fix the machine to avoid this problem in the first place. Come visit us sometime and see our print room - it's great for making posters and zines.) reprographixed.com Best Sylvia sylvxa(a)protonmail.com

2 years, 1 month

Transferring files from SD card to an iPhone

by Andrew R Gross

Hey Emu, I did some searching, and here's what I found: First: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCHNCAkBNT8 This guy describe solutions to backup an SD card without a computer. The main one is a $90 product that I think does some of what you want, although I'm not sure. The second option is something like this: https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/andreiflorian/back-up-sd-file-to-dropb… It's a DIY solution that appears to do exactly what you want, although the main component looks like it's out of production, and the main replacement is $55, which is kinda pricey before we even consider making a case and battery and such. There are some other DIY possibilities, but before I dove into those I came across this: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MJYT2AM/A/lightning-to-sd-card-camera-re… It's an iPhone-compatible SD card reader. Would that work? *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

2 years, 1 month

solar heating for sudoroom

by Jake

I have a 120 gallon water tank and a huge solar thermal collector, which I want to put in sudoroom. Does anyone have a vehicle that can transport a big cylinder, and a strong back so we can do this together? Also, we will need radiators, to act as heat distributors in sudoroom - a car radiator would be nice. I feel like there was one laying around at some point but i don't know where it is anymore. Anyone who is available to help with this project to bring nice solar heating to sudoroom, please speak up. -jake

2 years, 1 month

Fwd: [dorkbotsf] Big tool auction from CCA

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: 'Jonathan Foote' via dorkbotSF <dorkbotsf-blabber(a)googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, Nov 28, 2022 at 9:25 AM Subject: [dorkbotsf] Big tool auction from CCA To: Dorkbot-Blabber <dorkbotsf-blabber(a)googlegroups.com> As you likely know, CCA is closing their Oakland campus and moving to SF. Looks like they are auctioning off the surplus Oakland tools, incl. machine tools and glasswork kilns and sewing machines and...: https://www.westauction.com/auction/online-auction-from-the-california-coll… -- PEOPLE DOING STRANGE THINGS WITH ELECTRICITY --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "dorkbotSF" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dorkbotsf-blabber+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dorkbotsf-blabber/CAOdPyJ0rTg7f%2BYkQ0CqS… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/dorkbotsf-blabber/CAOdPyJ0rTg7f%2BYkQ0CqS…> .

2 years, 1 month

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 +1 5105456582 https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2595 Date: 11/01/2022 Due Date: 11/25/2022 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $6,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 10/01/2022 Balance Forward $4,000.00 Other payments and credits after 10/01/2022 0.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 11/01/202 6,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 11/01/2022 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00T ____________________________________________________________________________ SubTotal: $2,000.00 Tax: $0.00 -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $6,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

2 years, 1 month

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