sudo-discuss September 2024

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Could you guys email me inspiring open source projects and why they're important?

by Romy Ilano

The prompt for this week's hardware hack night is "open source" So far I got PSUD Inkstich / inkscape Could you mention in a snippet why the open source has helped you and why? Blender is a biggie - I will put this hopefully in a blog post when I have time. https://sudoroom.org/mochi-at-hardware-hack-night-custom-cushions/ Also, next week's theme is "hidden potential" and wil feature inventors who have beat the odds to overcome stuff like child marriage, lack of formal educatio and even famine to shine! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 6 months

This week's newsletter - :)

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/september-2024-newsletter-continuously-updated-this-mo… note: we are leaving meetup.com forever this week! please direct people to lu.ma/sudoroom <https://lu.ma/sudoroom> instead!!! EVENTS <https://sudoroom.org/events/> THIS WEEK <https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/image-1.png>*we look at transportation during our coffee & algorithm session this thursday* Sign up on our lu.ma/sudoroom <https://lu.ma/sudoroom> site – we are leaving Meetup.com! - 9/9 (Monday) 7-9pm – *WOMEN & NON-BINARY HACKER MEETUP – AI GAME PROJECT PEACEKEEPING & HARDWARE HACKING* –* we continue making an AI game for refugees & more *https://lu.ma/ds4lt2hs - 9/10 (Tuesday) 2-11:59pm – *OPEN SEWING & MAKING MEDIA LAB <https://sudoroom.org/events/media-lab-sewing-fashion-art-making-2/>* https://lu.ma/ff2t7ng6 - 9/10 (Tuesday) 8pm-???* Hardware Hack Night: <https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2024-09-10/> Open Source Theme* – https://lu.ma/v7zicr87 our prompt: which open source projects inspire you? - 9/12 (Thursday) 9am-11am – *Coffee & Algorithms: Transportation Networks and joy with graph algorithms* – https://lu.ma/9exljrbd whiteboarding, coffee, and finding the love of algorithms again - 9/13 (Friday) 2-2:15pm – Open Source: we look at the Signal repo in GitHub and socialize! one of the few remote meetups. https://lu.ma/ukvoon9x FIXIT CLINIC FEATURED ON KQED https://sudoroom.org/fix-it-clinic-featured-on-kqed/ [image: image.jpeg] YOU CAN’T UNSEE IT! AT THE SF MOMA During our “Where is the Math and Science in Art?” museum walk someone pointed out that the Calder mobile is on the cover of MIT’s Introduction to Algorithms <https://sudoroom.org/you-cant-unsee-it-calder-at-our-where-is-the-math-in-a…>! Once you see it you can’t unsee it! This event has been so successful that we are planning a third round at the Oakland Museum on October 6 <https://lu.ma/ml7zb8ka>, Sunday afternoon. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 6 months

More Sewcialist Software • Seamly2D

by Muirén NíSídach

https://github.com/FashionFreedom/Seamly2D https://seamly.io https://forum.seamly.io Seamly2D is pattern design software to create scalable, sharable custom-fit patterns using bespoke tailoring, haute couture, and historical pattern drafting techniques. Seamly2D saves time and improves fit by creating patterns as reusable, editable parametric CAD engineering documents. Unlike other pattern design software, Seamly2D allows designers to have complete control of the patternmaking process. Each Seamly2D pattern can read multi-size tables for boutique sizing and read individual measurement files for custom-fit. Seamly2D is open-source software released under the GPLv3+ license. Seamly2D is available for Windows, macOS, and Linux. To learn more about Seamly2D on a personal level, join our friendly, active, international, multilingual user forum. On our forum you may post questions about patternmaking and Seamly2D in any language you choose, as sewing terms are rich with idioms that are not always translatable word-for-word.

1 year, 6 months

Group Museum Visit at the Oakland Museum next first Sunday in October

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/events/omca-free-first-sunday/ Hey folks, the "where is the art and math?" in the museum has gone pretty well! It's so fun! We decided to continue, and Sunday sounds like a great day to go to visit our very own Oakland museum. Sunday is the free day too - and it's a great time to go, a lot less stressy than the first Thursdays which clash with other events. Brainstorming stuff to think about, but the Oakland Museum has a cool history section with a "Silicon Valley Garage" that is really neat! *Date/Time* Date(s) - 2024/10/06 *2:00 pm - 5:00 pm* - Sign up at https://lu.ma/ml7zb8ka <https://lu.ma/ml7zb8ka> ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 6 months

Fixit Clinic on KQED -- again!

by Peter Mui

KQED states this February podcast about Fixit Clinic is “one of our most popular episodes (ever!)” so they’ve re-released it today: https://www.kqed.org/news/12003361/right-to-repair-communities-help-consume… And remember we hold Fixit Clinic at Sudoroom every Tuesday night as part of Hardware and SoftWEAR hack night: join us!

1 year, 6 months

A flurry of Fall Fixit Clinics: can you Coach?

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: In addition to the regular Tuesday night Hardware and SoftWEAR Hack nights at Sudoroom we have a flurry of fall Fixit Clinics around the Bay Area: can you coach at any of these? Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup. -This Monday Sep 9 5:30-7:30: Repair Advice Session at South San Francisco Library: we hope to hold these monthly (see https://www.ssf.net/Events/Fixit-Clinic-Repair-Advice-Workshop-Sept-2024) Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. -Fri Sep 27 10:30-12:30 Repair Advice Session at Redwood City Library: we hope to hold these monthly. -Sat Sep 28 1-4: Fix-it Fest at Willard Middle School, Berkeley (see https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/fixitfests/home) -Sat Oct 5 11-2 Maker Nexus, Sunnyvale (see https://www.linkedin.com/events/7227933684132110336/) -Sat Oct 19 11-2 Hayward Library -Sat Oct 26 11-2 East Palo Alto Library -Sat Nov 16 1-4: Fix-it Fest at King Middle School, Berkeley (see https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/fixitfests/home) -Sat Dec 7 11-2 San Mateo Library Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup; and if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you soon, -Peter Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in collaborative repair +1 408 647 5790 fixitclinic(a)gmail.com

1 year, 6 months

common tools for common sociotechnical + environmental problems: event proposal

by unixjazz

Dear all, I have been asking around the space to see if folks would be interested in having an event for skill-sharing of "common tools" to respond to social, technical, and environmental problems. Here is a rough draft of what we came up with thus far: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/common-tools-event-oakland I was wondering if more people would like to participate / help organize? All the details are still TBD! Best wishes, LF.

1 year, 6 months

Thanks so much for updating the open source embroidery post!

by Romy Ilano

Muiren, Aaaron and others - thank you very much for helping me update the open source embroidery post. Is anyone comfortable with me giving attribution (I wasn't sure so I left you rnames off of the page). https://sudoroom.org/open-source-embroidery-software-there-is-none/ ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 6 months

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

by Peter Mui

Hi Sodoers: We’ve got one person (Sagnicthe) who registered for tonight’s Hardware and SoftWEAR Hack Night /Fixit Clinic at https://bit.ly/itemcheckins: Polaroid camera Mi first One of the buttons does not work I pulled it apart to figure out the problem Sagnicthe (I’ll bring in some things to work on too.) 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) and get them started on their projects? And to keep an eye out for people who present tentatively between Counter Culture Labs and Sudoroom and be welcoming to them? 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. Many thanks, -Peter

1 year, 6 months

How would you design your hardware hack night project as a museum display? – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

1 year, 6 months

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