sudo-discuss March 2025

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26 discussions

Created a test SudoRoom Discord server - not to replace turtles but to enhance!

by Romy Ilano

Hi I created a test SudoRoom server. It's not to replace turtles but to enhance it! Best, Romy ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

5 months, 2 weeks

Omni Gathering Rescheduled + Reminder of Request for Input

by Valerie Jameson

Happy Monday everyone! I want to provide an update that we will be pushing back tomorrows building gathering to the following Tuesday, April 1st from 5:30-7 pm (see the attached flyer) Please encourage as many past and present Omni members to attend! In light of this change, I will also be extending office hours [SIGN UP HERE <https://calendly.com/valerie-thecalli/30min>] for this week so that we can get as much input on the Building Rules as possible. If those times lots don't work for you but you are interested in meeting or going over the document via phone I am amenable to that. Please tell all of your participants and group members to submit a response through the FEEDBACK FORM <https://forms.gle/hEJhREnduWD4im8L8>. You do not have to submit your name and email address if you don't feel comfortable and would prefer to be anonymous. I welcome feedback in all forms and want to help meet people where they are. If there are opportunities to outreach about the feedback form and upcoming gathering at your groups upcoming events please let me know. Note that after this review process once any updated edits are made, the Building Rules will be going into effect. While there will be annual reviews and edits may arise when major changes come up, this is still the ideal timeframe to voice your perspective and engage with the content before it starts getting implemented. I look forward to hearing and seeing more input come through. Take care, -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

9 months, 3 weeks

Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet!

by Romy Ilano

Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet! we could have a "tea" or a potluck and it could be cut short to about an hour. For me I'd prefer anything that isn't sitting and something as in person and not remotely run as possible! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

9 months, 4 weeks

Posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the blog -> we should theme our April 22 hardware hack night around it

by Romy Mimi Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/neighborly-event-how-to-start-a-reuse-center/ I posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the. blog. We should theme our April 22nd hardware hack night around the creative reuse event! Maybe even hand out flyers to those who are attending at Creative reuse and invite them ! *Romy Mimi Ilano* *romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*

9 months, 4 weeks

Monday night ideas - Persian AI Tea - Women don't -have- to use AI but a lot fewer are knowledgeable about it than men!

by Romy Ilano

I have been reading articles that women in general use AI tools much less than men. I don't think that people =have= to use it, but at AI meetups, unless people are already research scientists, I'm just seeing a lot fewer women and non-binary folks. I guess this would be a good theme for a casual, non stressful "let's catch up with AI" (again it is not something to push people ot use these tool but to be aware) I will try to schedule some during the women and non-binary night or right before the SudoRoom Hardware Hack night (a 6:30-7:45pm session would be really great for us early risers) - https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti… <https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti…> - Why are fewer women using AI? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67217915 ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

9 months, 4 weeks

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving

by Romy Ilano

10 months

Capacity Building Grants from the Kauffman Foundation

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: FYI: the Kauffman Foundation offers these capacity-building grants from $100,000–$250,000 https://www.kauffman.org/funding/grants/capacity-building/ Here's their grant cycle calendar: https://www.kauffman.org/funding/grants/#timeline Sincerely, -Peter

10 months

Fwd: Looking for someone to repair an interesting machine

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See below: anyone here interested in taking on this scientific instrument repair request for pay? Or as a group project for Sudoroom? Cheers, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Re: Looking for someone to repair an interesting machinee Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 12:39:58 -0700 From: Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> To: Ben Burress <bburress(a)chabotspace.org>, Adam Tobin <atobin(a)chabotspace.org>, Peter Mui <petermui(a)gmail.com>, Alan Roche <alan(a)enterprisetel.com> Adding Alan Roche On Tue, Mar 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hello folks, > > I just got a call from an old friend and he has a repair problem. > His partner works at a lab that runs a "superconducting magnetometer", > an instrument for measuring very weak magnetic fields, typically in > rock samples. It was build in the 1990's. > > It stopped working and the guy who built it has died. It is a critical > piece of gear for this lab and their future is at risk if they can't > get it working. > > So do you guys have any ideas on someone who might be interested in > looking at this machine and figuring it out? I imagine this would be a > paying gig. > > Ben, I was thinking about that big machine that we had in one of the > exhibit halls that did some sort of plasma, or something demo. It was > full of electronics, and gas cylinders and other plumbing. Do you > remember who built that and if they are still around? > > Adam, any thoughts on ex Exploratorium people? > > Peter, any of the Fixit Folk? > > Anyone else that might know someone? > > Thanks in advance, > Steve > -- > -steve -- -steve

10 months

Damaged usb thumb drive tonight at SoftWEAR and Hardware Hacking Night

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Jon from SF is coming to tonight’s SoftWEAR and Hardware Hacking Night with a Broken usb thumb drive with his taxes on it so it’s kind of an emergency for him: Broken usb thumb drive Sandisk Ultra Laptop fell over while in use, bending drive and making internal contacts disconnect Needs soldering, but I don't have much experience with things this small. Can those with good soldering skills help him tonight? Sincerely, -Peter Subject: Re: Thanks for the help with the USB drive - coming to sudo room Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 23:20:19 -0700 From: To: fixitclinic(a)gmail.com Hi, I'm planning to come to the Sudo Room tomorrow (Tuesday) night. Thank you again for your help. See you there? - Jon On Sun, March 16, 2025 8:42 pm, Jonathan wrote: Thanks for helping with the USB drive the other day! I appreciate your attempt. I can't come to Oakland this Tuesday, but will try next Tuesday. Thanks, Jon

10 months

Suggestions for programmable display

by Juliana A

Hey Sudo Room! I'm in search of some suggestions, I'd like to build something that would give me a visual cue for when to water my plants (I have other similar needs as well, all related to how bad my memory is😂). You could say I could set an alarm on my phone, but I'd like to set a tiny display near my plants, that would go red when it's time to water my plants and green when I reset it after watering my plants. Probably need to code it to go red after 3 days or so. Need something small, I thought maybe this MicroBit can be a good option https://microbit.org/ Do we have one of these available at SudoRoom by chance? Anyways, open to other ideas as well before I commit to that! -- julianaferreira(a)gmail.com she/her

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