sudo-discuss July 2024

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by Andrew R Gross

This artist is visiting town and wanted to know if he could speak at Sudo Room or give away any art. I told him that we don't have anyone dedicated to organizing this kind of event, but that I'd ask if anyone wants to. If you'd like to host him during November, put it on the calendar and go for it. *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org> ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jared Sofoifa <j.a.sofoifa(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 10:44 AM Subject: [sudo-info] An idea To: <info(a)sudoroom.org> Good Morning, I am a Guatemalan Artist in Canada. I am wondering if your space would want to be part of a project I've been Working on. https://jaredarmandosofoifa.com/the-ocean-gives/ This is my largest painting to date. It spans roughly four feet by five feet. I want to give it away in a raffle to anyone that shares a smile. This year being in a position of comfort, it pained me greatly to see everyone around me struggling with the rising costs of everything. Being from Guatemala I have a deep knowledge of plants and how to cultivate them. I volunteered my time at a giant garden in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, operated by the local food bank. I realized that I was focusing on the wrong things, while it was great to feed people, as a painter I couldn't stand by and not feed their souls. Given that fine Art is mostly out of reach from the working class, I decided that I would rather "sell" my painting for smiles. I want to provide people struggling for survival, to have some kind of hope. In our politicized world it is hard to be kind to others and not guarded. What we need is community and unity. I feel like this project gets at the core of what future artists will provide the world. If you would like I can provide files for ready-to-print media including a poster with a QR code and printable raffle tickets from anyone that does not have a 'smart' telephone. As well as the poem about the painting. I will be in the Bay Area during Nov.8th-Nov.23rd promoting my Art and the seven works of writing I completed during COVID lockdowns in Canada, while also working on my stand-up comedy and music at any open mics I can get into. I would be happy to give a brief Artists talk outlining the project and the future role of Artists as we fight to stay relevant in a world where AI threatens all our livelihoods. Attached are some media provided to me from the Saskatoon food bank while my painting was in their space. It's not required, but as a working Artist I would greatly appreciate any honorarium (if your organization can afford it) to help me with my travel expenses and shipping cost for the painting. Let me know your thoughts, Sincerely, Jared Armando Sofoifa ps I'm the one in the pink hat. Also attached some additional paintings of mine. The Ocean Gives Promo 2.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NgnL99us5n177f1hw0iRpcO6htjGowsC/view?usp=…> The Ocean Gives promo 3.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uourVkx_kbk6BbkOtQfPMZFSEJx8wIND/view?usp=…> The Ocean Gives Promo.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hC_1IlgtTLOuxK1DCyVMHUEnneJePUMp/view?usp=…> TheOceanGives-Testimonial.docx <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EkL-JIBLIpL9BuicgypxjTTw_-TXNwVR/view?usp=…> Construct Deconstruct Adjust Readjust.png <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1comztlfaDInSj4Z-xMfLN8LRYk6yLQry/view?usp=…> Covid and the Seven Deadly Sins.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1k-l_od_QFX20yZSEO91Q_jRD30CCh7fa/view?usp=…> Our Tree of Life and Death.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/11ZkaeA3XiO96fqsHF-vU8tnSXrCL5Ig7/view?usp=…> PXL_20221106_164346113.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xCcsE9kVE-Q4sN8cV0nJLQ7XBvAGZFt_/view?usp=…> The birds, the lady, and the caterpillar.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Z-lWY91fz3M4Nl1f1Wx-xghCDk_8OA24/view?usp=…> The Illusive Raven.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QkI8GaT4Sh5qkacd7NThJSQwSsPsURc3/view?usp=…> The Moon and the Sun.JPG <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tLOvcNh0YR9g9PlDEt2ZBTauxXX96G5B/view?usp=…> The Sunken Afterlife.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qUkfk34C5V-z03fiYcBwIFxeZOgUsdwf/view?usp=…> NOTE: emails to the Info list were sent to an individual email address (such as info(a)sudoroom.org) with the PRESUMPTION OF PRIVACY. They may include personal information which the sender would not have sent to a public list (such as sudo-discuss). If you must forward messages to a public list, please take great care to REMOVE SENSITIVE INFORMATION! _______________________________________________ Info mailing list -- info(a)sudoroom.org To unsubscribe send an email to info-leave(a)sudoroom.org

2 weeks, 6 days

Sudoroom meeting tonight

by Jake Watters

Let's have a sudoroom meeting tonight at 7pm Lots of stuff to talk about! Unfortunately our delegate William is not available but we can take notes

1 year, 7 months

Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with CAST

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Foreclosure is six days away: if you have any questions about transitioning out of the building you’re welcome to attend a Zoom Meeting 6PM Tonight with Shreya from CAST. Please email me back directly for the Zoom link ASAP, certainly before 6PM. Sincerely, -Peter

1 year, 7 months

Greet for Hardware and SoftWEAR Hack Night /Fixit Clinic tonight?

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: As always we successfully repaired lots of stuff at Hardware and SoftWEAR Hack Night last week. Typically on Tuesdays we have lots of new people visiting the space and it can be intimidating if you don't know anyone and don't know where to go and what to do.So can someone try to arrive early, say, 7:30 or so to greet people for Sudoroom or sewing downstairs in the Media Lab and get them started on their projects? Extra Credit: 1) confirm that the VOIP phone number 442-252-8386 is working by dialing it 2) put the Fixit Clinic sandwich sign out on the sidewalk. This week we have no item check-ins at https://bit.ly/itemcheckins but we typically get lots of walk-ins. And Hilary writes that they are bringing two Chromebooks to convert to Linux: Hi Peter, I have two old (5+ years) chromebooks that have passed their EOL (2022 and 2021) but are still working ok (the trackpads tend to fail on these cheap models). However, my senior clients (I volunteer at Ashby Village) cannot use them to login to their Kaiser account (they get a message "please update your chrome browser"!). …I remember reading about a plan to refurbish that bypasses the EOL problem. Do you know anything about this? thanks Hilary 1. Lenovo N22-20 ; Model Name 80SF 2. Samsung 501C ; Model Code XE501C13-K02US Can someone look out for Hilary and get them started disassembling the Chromebooks to remove the write protect screws? (The entire process is outlined here: bit.ly/cbtuning ) Many thanks, -Peter

1 year, 7 months

$10 opera tickets if you haven't been to SF opera in the past 3 years

by Romy Ilano

This is a great introduction to the opera for newcomers, and it's only $10 for a ticket to the SF Opera. Really fun, great stuff, and you get to dress up too! https://www.sfopera.com/buy-tickets/dolby-familys-opera-for-the-bay/ ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 7 months

22. People on our gallery walk that would bring so many people to Sudoroom.

by Romy Ilano

1 year, 7 months

Re: My potential angel investor says he can't help

by Ad Poster

I just heard back from the guy I know who does philanthropic work. He says he can’t help. I’m not surprised, but I figured it was worth asking. Marc

1 year, 7 months

as we enter our end days - tomorrow 5-6pm literary XR Augmented reality, and women & nonbinary 7-9

by Romy Ilano

2 events tomorrow. whiteboards as much as possible, no watching lots of youtubes of projects Other People Work On. -> Tuesday there's going to be a special pre-hardware hacking espidoe on augmented reality outside of the burning man art / gameing silicon valley world with a focus on the vennice and cannes immersive biennales. more on that later but i'll also do a presenttion on stuff WIHTOUT youtube links or surfingt the web. gonna describe it and whiteboard it all the way! TOMORRPW::: https://lu.ma/980wqwdw Literary Digital Creator Afternoon (Augmented Reality / Virtual Reality) https://lu.ma/4jijdicl An early afternoon jaunt to work on a quick XR (Augmented reality / Virtual Reality) piece inspired by the a literary work. An example is the Eurydice <https://youtu.be/cn56ix7xKEc?si=woQw3_u2MEIic3c->piece that was shown at the Venice Bienniale. Literary Inspiration for a Digital World <https://sudoroom.org/events/18159/> Hopefully at the end of the session we'll have something we can share across all headsets and phones in augmented or virtual reality (one possibility is webXR which we've played around with to showcase Sudoroom here https://fancy-charming-physician.glitch.me ) Inspiration: Octavia Butler We'll be taking a look at Octavia Butler's science fiction Eartheed trilogy which was one of the inspirations for Kara Walker's piece Fortuna and the Immortality Garden (Machine) <https://www.sfmoma.org/exhibition/fortuna-and-the-immortality-garden-machin…> currently on show at the SF Moma museum. Women & NonBinary Coding/Hacking Night ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 7 months

| MIT Museum - a science museum in the USA geared for adults

by Romy Ilano

https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/collections/exhibition/liquid-archive-266 I think this is probably the only science museum I’ve seen so far in the USA that geared for adults - Do you know of any others Sent from my iPhone

1 year, 7 months

We had such a nice webXR event last night!

by Romy Ilano

Check out our blog post! on our xr workshop. we didn't spend a lot of time surfing youtube videos of other spaces' work. Just a lot of whiteboarding and there was even a nice -webxr piece that we could all riff on. https://sudoroom.org/a-trip-to-show-era-japan-at-our-vr-workshop/ Go to the VR here! https://lava-scarce-taste.glitch.me ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 7 months

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