sudo-discuss May 2022

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62 discussions

by Andrew R Gross

Last night's meeting was very productive. Here are the highlights: *1) Juliana is planning a Women & Non-binary Hack & Code night on Mondays.* She's going to tour the space next week to get familiar with it, and hopefully hold an event on Monday, May 16. If you're a woman or NB and you want to see more events like this, introduce yourself to Juliana and make a plan to stop by with friends! *2) Imma shared the confusion and frustration a new member collective joining Omni Commons felt *regarding the terms of their incorporation into Omni, and we discussed ways to improve that process. *3) Proposal: Code of Conduct* Since it was proposed that we adopt a new code of conduct and update our statements of purpose and values, there has been a lot of drafting, and the result looks pretty great: About - Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/About>. I proposed that we codify this draft as final. So if you want to object, do so, otherwise we'll adopt this text as official at the next meeting. *4) Laser cutting* Arthur and I are going to figure out how to use the laser cutter. Join in if you want to learn too! Details here: Big red laser cutter - Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Big_red_laser_cutter> *5) Show-N-Tell* I made Frenchie's cat flag from the show "Our Flag Means Death". I highly recommend it. It's funny and also makes for some incredible drama. It's also pretty fucking radical in some ways. Watch it so I have more people to talk about this with! *Notes:* Meeting Notes 2022-05-04 - Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2022-05-04> <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2022-05-04> *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

4 years, 1 month

learning to use the laser cutter

by Arthur Ulfeldt

is there some patient human (or equivalent) here that can teach me how to use the laser cutter? I know almost nothing about such machines beyond a solid theoretical understanding of how it works. I'm looking for a class or elmer to teach me how one really uses such machines.

4 years, 1 month

chatting about SudoRoom + Omni commons at the last Noisebridge five minutes of fame

by Romy Ilano

Carl and I spoke at the last Noisebridge five minutes of fame - (the april 2022 edition!) Pt 1: https://youtu.be/fGNGWw4Q9Ek Pt 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TeRN5PwKuQ I mean, obviously I talked about the light projector project I've been working on, that I've received so much help on. But then I showed how I was experimenting in the Omni Commons ballroom, and I emphasized how SudoRoom has this very unique environment in the SF Bay Area -- a place where artists can jam alongside hardcore hardware hackers, and we have a lot of beautiful space to experiment. I couldn't make it to tonight's Hardware Hack night, but I think I'll do a blog post about my project so far (the bike party) and my next steps, which involve making a series of mobile apps to help do skew and distort. There is of course math involved, so there can be small math worksheets! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

4 years, 1 month

Re: Proposal: Should we adopt a code of conduct and statement of intent?

by Eric O'Connor

Yeah, I agree that with the values and purpose/intent it’s more important to be specific. Especially because I think the stated intent (based on sudoroom’s wiki: social change, community engagement, etc.) is actually quite a bit more ambitious relative to, say, Noisebridge, whose vision statement is (paraphrasing) “provide infrastructure and opportunities for people interested in <various art/technology topics>”. What does openness and “hack the planet” mean to you? Why are those things important as values? Are those things also our intent, or is there a separate mission/purpose? Eric > On Apr 11, 2022, at 13:26, Andrew R Gross <arg5029(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > These are great. Personally, I don’t feel the need to overthink things or reinvent the wheel, so I’d be pretty happy to adopt the community standards pretty much unchanged. I’m happy to help people edit it as they see fit, but I think it’s overall definitely good enough. > > I think the statements of values are similarly pretty good, although I’d like to edit them to be a bit more specific. For instance, I think articulating what openness means, and what what it means to hack the planet, and why, and in the pursuit of what outcome. But again, I’d say they’re good enough that I’d support them as is if others wanted to take the path of least resistance. > > On Sun, Apr 10, 2022 at 9:33 AM Eric O'Connor <eric(a)oco.nnor.org> wrote: >> Here’s some resources from Sudoroom’s wiki and other hacker/maker space pages that could be useful reference material. >> >> I like how Noisebridge has a specific guidelines on community norms. >> >> How is sudoroom’s purpose different from these other communities? >> Part of it might just be a geographical niche, but there are probably intentional cultural differences as well? What are those? >> >> — >> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Community_Standards >> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Standards >> https://www.acemakerspace.org/about/ >> https://www.acemakerspace.org/safety-and-culture/ >> https://techliminal.com/about-us/ >> https://www.rpscollective.org/ >> http://nimbyspace.org/what-is-nimby/ >> >>> From the Wiki : >>> We're into technology and where it intersects with social justice, sustainability, education and solidarity. >>> We strive to be an open, transparent, horizontal and welcoming community where all are supported and free to learn, create, gather, collaborate, work, play and more! . >>> We've got tons of tools for you to use from a 3D printer to public computer terminals, Math projects, a big huge library and all kinds of gadgets! >>> We are exclusively volunteer-run and supported through donations!! Learn more about membership. >>> Our slogan is: HACK THE PLANET! >> >> >> >> >> Eric >> >>> On Apr 9, 2022, at 22:51, Andrew R Gross via sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: >>> >> >>> Should we establish a statement of purpose and a code of conduct? >>> >>> I think Sudoroom should adopt a code of conduct, because currently our only behavioral rules are the Omni Commons Safer Space policy: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Safer_Space_Policy >>> >>> These rules are vital, but are limited to a broad set of wildy unacceptable behavior anywhere. They don't outline minor and hackerspace specific guidelines on ideal and discouraged behavior. >>> >>> PB asked if we have any statement defining our most basic principle or goal, and while it sounds like there is a lot of diverse informal wisdom, there isn't a clear singular statement of intent. So I'd like to propose we agree on one of those as well. >>> >>> I think a starting point for a code of conduct would be something like "Try to enhance the experience of others in Sudoroom and avoid impeding it", and then we could go into a few more specific examples like cleaning up, asking people if they'd like companionship or space when working in the space at the same time, etc. >>> >>> I don't have any clear suggestions for what our statement of purpose would be, but I like the values of justice and openness. >>> >>> Thoughts? >>> >>> Andrew R Gross, (he/him) >>> 412.657.5332 - shrad.org >> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org >>> More options at https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ > -- > Andrew R Gross, (he/him) > 412.657.5332 - shrad.org

4 years, 1 month

Wednesday meeting

by Andrew R Gross

Hi everyone, Tonight is Wednesday, which means Sudo Room holds its weekly meeting from 8-9. I'm struggling to catch up on work and housekeeping because my husband has COVID, so I don't know whether I can make it to tonight's meeting, and I don't have the time to compose an agenda, but there's lots of activity in the recent email chains, so I encourage people to show up and continue planning out events and ways to bring in new activity to Sudo Room. Cheers, *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

4 years, 1 month

Test email

by Andrew R Gross

I'm just trying to see if i fixed the autocomplete error that assigned someone's name to the sudo-discuss email address. Did it work? *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

4 years, 1 month

How do I widen the hole in a hardened steel bike trailer mount (or work around it)?

by Andrew R Gross

I bought a really nice bike trailer I'm so excited to use, but the mounting bracket hole is too small for the axle, and the mounting bracket is made of hardened cast steel. I have a crappy cheap bike trailer that had the same issue, and I was able to widen the hole with a hand drill, but this new one I couldn't make a dent in with a drill press. I need advice. Can I drill it? If so, how? Can I mill it or turn it? If so, how? Does anyone know of a machinist who can do this, or can anyone do this themselves for compensation? Is it possible to replace this with another one that fits the axle? Or make and adapter that fits the mounting bracket and the axle? The bike is electric, so the axle contains wires and can't be replaced, as far as I know. Any advice would be appreciated. I really want to use this. *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

4 years, 1 month

Hardware Hacking Tuesday tonight

by Jake

Hi everyone, you're getting this email either because you're on the sudoroom discuss email list, or because I BCC'd you directly. Tonight I'll be hosting Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever in person, or through telepresence of any means you can invoke. 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) in the past few weeks, we've had about 5-15 people over the course of the evening, not including remote participants who logged in through the telescreen. Jenny put it on the Omni calendar: https://omnicommons.org/blog/events/hardware-hack-night-3-2022-03-01/ Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2022-02-15/ that says 7PM but I try to be there soon after 6pm. 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! 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! We don't always hear the doorbell and I don't answer it after 10PM anyway because of diminishing returns :) You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailinglist! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ and you should donate to sudoroom, monthly, by signing up here: https://sudoroom.org/humans and if you want to make a one-time donation, you can go here: https://sudoroom.org/donate if you can't make it, join the jitsi videochat with the room, and chat with each other as well as a giant TV screen/speakerphone on the wall of the space: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles (don't worry if you're the only one in the "room", others will join eventually, and if the camera is pointed at the floor, just yell until someone comes and talks to you and then ask them to aim it back up into the room) see you soon! -jake

4 years, 1 month

Door trouble

by Andrew R Gross

I’m having trouble unlocking the door. I can hear a click after i swipe my card, but the handle doesn’t turn and nothing seems to release. Any advice?-- *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

4 years, 1 month

Is anyone interested in writing a blog post around their projects at SudoRoom?

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/blog/ Is anyone interested in writing a blog post around their projects at SudoRoom? You don't even have to use your name, but over the years it has been mostly me posting blog posts, or me writing about other people! The posts can be super short and sweet. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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