sudo-discuss March 2022

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48 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

Jitsi telescreen setup in sudoroom!

by Jake

I've set up a jitsi terminal on the wall in Sudoroom! It's a big TV made by Hitachi, and it has a feature where it can go into "power saving" mode when the HDMI signal is lost. That means the screen can power down when DPMS puts the monitor to "sleep". It has a webcam that's clearly labeled, and on a hinge so it can easily be aimed down at the floor if people are shy, and it has a Jabra USB speaker/microphone thing which should hopefully provide good speakerphone functionality. I have the computer setup to start firefox, and i have firefox set to open the jitsi page, where permissions are already enabled for webcam/audio. The only remaining need is to automatically wake the monitor from sleep (using "DISPLAY=:0 xset force dpms on") whenever there is anyone else detected in the jitsi "room" This feature is important so that people can see (on the screen) whenever someone is in the screen/camera/microphone with them. For now the monitor is either left on a lot, or blanks out due to a timeout. I've determined that the most direct ways to make the monitor turn on when anyone joins the jitsi channel are: 1. make an XMPP client in python or something, which connects to the server and finds out how many people are in the room (and whether there's anyone other than the telescreen in there) and sets the monitor on/off state accordingly 2. make a browser extension to find the element containing the number of "Meeting participants" and copy the number to the window title, where it can be observed from the shell with a command like wmctrl -l <div class="jss52">Meeting participants (2)</div> unfortunately the div class is not always jss52 but the innertext is always Meeting Participans(#) so it should be able to be found. The idea is that with this setup, people can go on jitsi and talk to whomever is in sudoroom, as well as each other. presently i'm using this link but that can change if we find something better: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles note: the telescreen in sudoroom is not signed in right now, not sure why but i'll fix it asap

6 months, 4 weeks

Fixing the centrifuge

by Romy Ilano

ran into a cool fix it of the centrifuge at SudoRoom for use by sudoroom and the biohacking hackerspace next door counter culture labs https://sudoroom.org/fix-it-clinic-for-the-centrifuge-at-sudoroom/ ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 1 month

Nostalgia - chalk art of math from several years ago

by Romy Ilano

https://www.flickr.com/gp/miromi/Q0Ga17 A SudoRoom member drew a math theorem in chalk art outside SudoRoom Sent from my iPhone

1 year, 2 months

ok hear me out this idea is cheesy

by Romy Ilano

OK hear me out -- this idea is super cheesy but as I become middle aged (have been) I've been going to a lot of interior design spaces as I populate my yuppie apartment. what do you guys think of making an experimental interior design/ museum display section at SudoRoom. It could be someone practicing the craft of interior design alongside a bookcase with "member recommended" books or a weird ancient electronics equipment where someone writes a cool history. surely there are people who do interior design that are creative but don't want to make stuff that's mass market. Usually the folks who do something creative have to design stuff for rich people. This is the kind of stuff cool rich people would order: https://www.roche-bobois.com/en-US/mag/bubble-design-sacha-lakic.html surely there must be a way to make fun spaces in a cheap way. This could even be a space for set designers, the kind of people who work in theater. Hmm... I mean ok this idea is very labor intensive but maybe I can try to give a spin at it. It would maybe not even be about interior design but more about designing museum installation art. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 2 months

COVID Rent Relief: What Renters and Owners Need to Know Ahead of March 31 Deadline | KQED

by Cere Misc

https://www.kqed.org/news/11889738/covid-rent-relief-what-renters-and-landl… Do we already know about this program?

1 year, 2 months

JavaScript Thursdays tonight!

by Charles Hughes

Hey all! I will be hosting JavaScript Thursdays tonight! Come on down for some JS fun. See the blurb below: You are invited to attend JavaScript Thursdays at Sudoroom! We will gather online/in-person from 6pm to 9pm every thursday! JavaScript Thursdays at Sudoroom is a space where people can come and receive individualized help with learning JavaScript in whatever way best serves them. We can pair program on a new project, fix a bug together, talk about different aspects of the language or its associated libraries/frameworks, or whatever else. Your host is Charles Hughes. I have been a full time JS developer in the bay area for over eight years. I have expertise in many JS technologies including React, Redux, Angular, Node, Ramda, Apollo, D3, TypeScript, and more. I am a white, assigned male at birth, non-binary person with class privilege. I welcome and encourage people to call me in. Javascript Thursdays strives to be a welcoming, inclusive, anti-racist space for people of all races, genders, orientations, and abilities. The safety of marginalized people will be prioritized. Remember that Omni Commons and Sudoroom policy is presently that EVERYONE MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES INSIDE THE BUILDING. (if you want to eat something you should go outside) if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get in, call me or someone else who's there to let you in! We don’t always hear the doorbell. Email me if you don't have my phone number. Actually a great way to get our attention is to join the video chat link at the end of this email! To keep up to date with sudoroom, join the mailinglist! https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ donate to sudoroom monthly by signing up here: https://sudoroom.org/humans If you want to make a one-time donation: https://sudoroom.org/donate Join us virtually here: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles There is a TV with a camera in Sudoroom that will turn on automatically when you join! Hope to see you there! ~Charles

1 year, 2 months

video light projection project - a side branch would be to discuss different video standards and the history of the industry?

by Romy Ilano

I was at Noisebridge recently pondering if I'll participate in the Noisebridge anniversary party with the light projections. We have a big old light projector - I'm trying to figure out if something is worth doing that makes sense, I think the entire experimentation aspect would be the most fun part of it! https://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/51941087886/in/dateposted/ Anyway I hung out with some cool people from Boston (we really need to connect with New England more) and we started discussing the history of light projectors and all the different standards. I also use a discontinued light projector that is one of the best of its kind in the small range, but it was stopped because I guess the price point was too high, the software sucked (it's a Korean company SK Telecom , why do they often make the best hardware but the worst software? quite tragic. maybe ux and software engineering is undervalued at large engineering companies all over the world????) Thought that this would be a good side discussion on different video standards. - why did some standards fail - why did some standards succeed - which products were great but became (maybe unfairly) failed products due to market timing, evil forces (monopolies bad software) I guess this would go under a general computer history talk at sudoroom some evenings ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 2 months

GOSH Gathering October 26-29th Panama

by Marc Juul

The next GOSH Gathering is open for applications. Deadline is April 30th: https://gathering2022.openhardware.science/ -- marc/juul

1 year, 2 months

Sudoroom meeting tonight

by Andrew R Gross

Hey everybody! Tonight at 8 is the regular weekly Sudoroom meeting! Join in person or online here: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles <https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles> Minutes can be found at https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting-keep. Tonight we're going to discuss recent building upgrades, a plan to showcase interior design within the space, and how to increase meeting participation. Plus, our weekly show-n-tell. Don't miss it! Cheers, <https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting-keep> *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

1 year, 2 months

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