sudo-discuss April 2022

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by Lucas Gonze

Hello hello. The FAQ ( https://sudoroom.org/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_become_a_member?) suggests I introduce myself, so, yeah, hello! More about me: https://github.com/lucasgonze/ I was going to put a few dollars in, but the instructions on how to do that rely on Gratipay, which is long gone. Is there an alternative method these days? -Lucas

2 years, 3 months

Please help with cataloging tools

by Eric O'Connor

I spent some time cataloging devices and tools in sudoroom here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Work_Stations Mostly I was just curious what everything is for, so that I know what I could use sudoroom for. Could I have some help adding a description for each of these? Ideally we’d record at least 1) whether it works, and 2) a description that includes a concrete example of something you could do with it. For example, “the TAZ3 printer is used for fused filament fabrication. You could use this to create a plastic Spider-Man figurine from a computer 3D model”. The wiki formatting for a table looks like this: |- | Item name | YYYY-mm-dad | Item description Thank you! Eric

2 years, 3 months

Connecting SudoRoom to hackerspaces in cities that provide alternatives to cars

by Romy Ilano

I’ve made contact with hackerspaces in Barcelona and Paris - the premise is that outside two other places in the USA the auto and oil industry is so powerful there is simply no way to innovate on transportation The rest of the world is leaving us behind and we’re stuck with larger and larger SUVs and more and more sprawl - for most Americans the idea of walking transit and biking instead of car 🚘 use has become unimaginable even though the car environment is entirely government subsidized Sent from my iPhone

2 years, 3 months

Say no to things punch card

by Romy Ilano

This is an inspiration ! https://twitter.com/crystaljjlee/status/1517971238127349761?s=21&t=GdYHoB6k… Say no to things punch card. Thinking on how I want to make more cool print zines and cards to leave around SudoRoom 😸 Sent from my iPhone

2 years, 3 months

proposal: recover $9000 skylights money from contractor

by Jake

this is a proposal to the delegates of Omni Commons, to pursue recovery of our $9000 that we spent on skylights that turned out to be no good (and we had to remove at our own expense) specifically this proposal will require those with knowledge of the situation to cooperate to get our money back through any legal means available, including going after the contractor's bond money with the city/state. We should also figure out what the exact amount is, including costs to remove the Defective "skylights" that were installed for no good reason in the first place. -Jake

2 years, 3 months

Should we establish working groups?

by Andrew R Gross

*Should we establish working groups?* Currently, there appear to be no formal roles responsible for managing Sudoroom. I think this can lead to all critical functions falling onto a small number of people. At the same time, we've recently seen an increase in new members looking to contribute. If we were to define what functions need done and invite individuals to assume responsibility for these, we could share burdens more broadly by making it easier for willing volunteers to organize themselves and lend their support to the collective. I think a good starting set of working group would be for membership, operations, and finances, although I think establishing or disbanding a working group should be at the whim of any member, rather than something formal. I would propose that a working group consists of anyone (and everyone) who asks to participate in one. The groups would have no special formal power, they'd just be a way of identifying people who are offering to help manage a set of functions. If access to anything has to be limited to less than the entire working group (for instance banking access), the responsibility will be decided by consensus within the working group. Thoughts? What working groups would you suggest? Are there any functions for which you'd like to volunteer? *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

2 years, 3 months

Does the sudoroom have a big windows 10 machine I could use to flash a big video card?

by jacques revera

Any chance there is a biggish windows box there I could use to try to flash a GPU with a different BIOS today tomorrow? This is a big GPU for my Mac Pro with the wrong BIOS that won't fit in my windows box. Thing went awry for me flashing the card on Linux command line. Back at computer by 7pm to respond. THAAANKS!!! Jacques

2 years, 3 months

JavaScript Thursdays cancellations

by Charles Hughes

Hi all, Unless someone else can step up and host JS Thursdays, I will be unable to host it this week (today) and next week. I was planning on hosting today but something came up. Let me know if you want to take the helm for today or next week! Thanks, Charles

2 years, 3 months

[omni-consensus] Delegates Meeting notes 4/21

by Jake

Notes from tonight's delegates meeting are now at https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2022/04/21_Delegates _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

2 years, 3 months

we now have a Taz 5 3D Printer

by Jake

We have been donated another 3D printer, this time a TAZ 5 which is visibly better and more solid and well put-together than the TAZ 3 we were given (by the company) 9 years ago. The catch was that it didn't have an extruder, but the extruder from the TAZ 3 very easily swapped onto it with a single screw! The TAZ 3 has never been a good 3D printer (not because of its extruder) and so i'm happy to swap its extruder onto the new one, but it still needs to be wired up - the TAZ 5 didn't come with the cable and so we need to make one. The control box uses these fancy round connectors for the extruder(s) (it can support two) and I have the pins that fit the connectors - so we can make the wiring harness as soon as we get a diagram of those connectors (the round extruder connector for the TAZ 5) I plan to heat up the heated bed on the TAZ 3 and then scoop it off of the glass plate (which is damaged) so that it can be swapped onto the Type A Machines 3D printer (the wooden one) then I plan to finish dedicating the TAZ 3 to be only for dispensing solder paste onto circuit boards, as seen here: https://hackaday.com/2014/04/02/dispensing-solder-paste-with-a-3d-printer/ also we need to find a home for the two-extruder "delta" 3D printer that's in the middle of the 3D printing desk, it's nice and has a heated bed, it just needs someone to adopt/buy it from sudoroom since it's not a great community machine (has too much personality) and we already have more than enough. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:14:19 -0700 > Hope your week is going well. My apologies, I had them check the TAZ 5 and > found it is missing it’s extruder and harness (see attached). Unfortunately, > sourcing these parts is tricky because it is a legacy printer. Because of > this, I don’t think the printer is a good candidate for donation. > > Are you still interested in taking the printer for parts and tinkering? I > completely understand if not and we’d likely recycle through the e-waste > program on campus. I spoke with Steven this week and he is available to pick > up the printer and bring it to the East Bay if the Fixit Clinic wants it. > > My apologies again Peter, just let me know what you think!

2 years, 3 months

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