sudo-discuss July 2025

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16 participants
20 discussions

by E

I would like to call a sudoroom membership meeting for July 16th at 7:30. Topics that I would like to discuss: -Apartheid / Anti-Genocide Pledge -Potential new governance structures to explore and adopt; presentation of research findings -Proposal of new membership orientations process -Report on membership dues/revenue -System for handling donations/mitigating e-waste dumping -Membership rights/responsibilities clarification -Proposed new layout for Sudoroom If anyone has additional topics that they’d like to add to the agenda please feel free to reach out. I am willing/able to do another meeting on 7/23 as needed. Kindly, E Sent with [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) secure email.

2 months, 4 weeks

Tonight at Sudo Room Open House Night: Chromebook Conversion

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: Courtesy of Fremont Unified School District there are now dozens of expired Chromebooks at Sudo Room waiting to be liberated from ChromeOS and ready to accept a new operating system; this involves: - putting them into developer mode - disassembling to disable the bootloader firmware write protect - flashing a new bootloader that overwrites the ChromeOS-locked bootloader (See step specifics here: https://bit.ly/cbconvert, for more background on Sudo Room’s Chromebook Conversion initiative see https://bit.ly/cbsave) Wanna help with this tonight at Sudo Room? If you’ve ever wanted a Linux laptop to explore with you’re also most welcome to convert one for yourself: we need to build out and broaden Sudo Room’s internal Linux experience in anticipation of Microsoft’s end of Windows 10 support in October (e.g. see https://endof10.org/.) Hopefully see you later, -Peter

3 months

generative-art vibe coding workshop today at 6PM in sudoroom!

by Jake

this is happening in Sudoroom today at 6PM! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-vibe-coding-workshop-tickets-14128623… -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2025 15:04:35 -0700 From: Wendy Dherin <wendydherin(a)gmail.com> To: info(a)sudoroom.org Subject: [sudo-info] We'd love to hold a generative-art vibe coding workshop with you Hi there! Two friends and I are interested in holding a short creative workshop (1–3 hours) dedicated to making generative art with “vibe coding” by using free AI tools. The workshop would be like a guided jam session for creativity with p5.js and AI: no coding experience required, just curiosity and a laptop. But coders will also appreciate it, and those that don't code will learn some coding in the process. We'll help participants make animated visuals and explore how simple AI prompts can create surprisingly beautiful results. It's more about the vibe and self-expression than technical perfection—ideal for artists, beginners, and anyone who likes to experiment and play. Timing is flexible. We'd love to do this before May 23 if possible, but if not, we're open to doing it later too. A bit about us: Zeke Sikelianos <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sikelianos/> (who would lead this workshop): Longtime designer, coder, mentor, pilates teacher, and p5.js enthusiast. Formerly at Github, now at Replicate. Wendy Dherin <https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendydherin/> (me): I've been a software engineer and mentor for about 10 years and also dabble in writing, music, and art. Hackbright graduate, formerly at Credit Karma, SurveyMonkey, Reforge. Jack Love <https://jackeddielove.github.io/>: Mathematician, mentor, educator, p5.js enthusiast. https://jackeddielove.github.io/ Is this something you'd be into? Looking forward to hearing from you, Wendy Dherin 510-934-9637

3 months

New open source robot announced

by Peter Mui

Is anyone else at Sudo Room interested in building out a robotics practise area around this? “Hugging Face, the $4.5 billion AI platform that has become the GitHub of machine learning (ML), announced Tuesday the launch of Reachy Mini, a $299 desktop robot designed to bring AI-powered robotics to millions of developers worldwide. The 11-inch humanoid companion represents the company’s boldest move yet to democratize robotics development and challenge the industry’s traditional closed-source, high-cost model.” https://huggingface.co/blog/reachy-mini -Peter

3 months

Nvidia Tesla M60 GPU testing

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See the request below: anyone here know about this? -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Nvidia Tesla M60 GPU testing Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2025 16:06:01 +0000 From: Chiman Lee <clee(a)cews.com> To: fixitclinic(a)gmail.com <fixitclinic(a)gmail.com> CC: Taylor Dere <Tdere(a)cews.com> Hey Peter We're looking into developing a process to test GPUs for resale. Do you have any experience or know anyone that understand Linux and GPU testing apps?

3 months

Reminder: Tonight 5:30: Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: A friendly reminder of tonight's 5:30 to 7 Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch. This is just a few blocks away from Omni Commons at 52nd and Telegraph: https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7334 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising neighborhood awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items preregistered as of today, no doubt they’ll be walk-ins too: (This is a live Google Sheet so you can see new items as more people register.) http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Sign up for the Fixit Clinic at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you there, -Peter

3 months, 1 week

This Wednesday evening 5:30: Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch

by Fixit Clinic

Hi Sudoers: This Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 7 we’re holding a Fixit Clinic Repair Advice Session at the Oakland Tool Lending Library / Temescal Branch just a few blocks away from Omni Commons at 52nd and Telegraph: https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7334 These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach activity for raising neighborhood awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring your own things to work on too. Here are the items pre-registered as of today, no doubt they’ll be walk-ins too: (This is a live Google Sheet so you can see new items as more people register.) http://bit.ly/itemcheckins Sign up for the Fixit Clinic at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so I know you’re coming. And if you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along! Hope to see you there, -Peter

3 months, 1 week

Sorry I haven't updated the SudoRoom website for July - will do

by Romy Ilano

Life just got in the way lately! still trying to work out my sleep schedule + new work schedule. But will try to take care of it tonight I'm particularly interested in offering avenues for women who join SudoRoom to do stuff that isn't necessarily centered around female crafting or working with children. The more possibilities we create, the more fun it will be for everyone! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

3 months, 1 week

Proposal: SUDO room joins the Apartheid Free Communities Campaign

by Laura Wesely

Dear Sudoroom members and leaders, For the past 2.5 years I’ve been a Sudoroom “member” (I say this in quotations because I’ve been paying dues and attending but have never been endorsed as a full fledged member), but I’d like to make a proposal that Sudoroom become an Apartheid Free Community! I am writing as a member of SURJ Bay Area’s Palestine Solidarity Campaign. As a racial justice organization, SURJ believes it is our moral obligation to demand an end to Israel’s system of apartheid, its genocide in Gaza, and its increasing violent seizure of land in the West Bank. All this is paid for by our tax dollars, with the U.S. directly funding the Israeli government to the tune of $35 billion a year. We invite Sudoroom to join us to support the Palestinian people’s human rights, lives, and lands by taking the pledge to become an Apartheid-Free Community. Apartheid is a crime against humanity. As defined by the United Nations <https://legal.un.org/avl/ha/cspca/cspca.html>, apartheid includes: • Acts such as murder, torture, inhuman treatment, and arbitrary arrest of members of a racial group • Deliberate imposition upon the subjugated racial group of living conditions calculated to cause its physical destruction • Legislative measures that discriminate in the political, social, economic, and cultural fields We could fill pages with examples of how Israel’s treatment of Palestinians meets this criteria—from arrests and imprisonment without charges to the destruction of Gaza by bombing homes, hospitals, and schools and cutting off food, water, electricity and medical supplies. Palestinians are subjected to entirely different laws and judicial systems, without freedom of movement and economic opportunities. Inspired by the anti-apartheid movement that helped topple the white supremacist regime in South Africa, the Apartheid-Free Communities Campaign is bringing communities together to end apartheid in Israel/Palestine. We encourage Sudoroom to join the over 500 organizations across the globe, including cities, schools, faith-based communities, labor unions, businesses, and organizations, in taking the pledge to become an Apartheid-Free Community. Signing the Pledge makes a difference! It reflects public support to our elected officials when we press them to divest from Israeli violence. It reduces harm to Palestinian and Arab members of our community. It challenges the official narratives and expands the public consciousness around Palestine. We ask that you sign this pledge, and take actions, in whatever way makes sense to Sudoroom, to be part of this effort. Be sure to let me know if you have any questions and how I can support your Sudoroom in signing the Pledge and joining this campaign. In Solidarity, Lo P.S. We have materials including buttons, posters, and pamphlets you can use to increase awareness and build support. Plus the Apartheid-Free Communities website <https://apartheid-free.org/about/> is full of great resources and educational materials. -- *Lo * *(Laura Wesely)* *Pronouns: She/They <https://www.mypronouns.org/>* *There is no neutral body from which our bodies deviate. Society has written deep into each strand of tissue of every living person on earth. What it writes into the heart muscles of five star generals is distinct from what it writes in the pancreatic tissue and intestinal tracts of Black single mothers in Detroit, of Mexicana migrants in Fresno, but no body stands outside the consequences of injustice and inequality* *― *Aurora Levins Morales

3 months, 1 week

Volunteer at STEM Exploration Camp at Oakland Tech July 11-19?

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: This looks like a great volunteer opportunity July 11-19 supporting this all girls STEM Camp at Oakland Technical High School (near Omni Commons.) https://mailchi.mp/3d92990dba53/link-correction-worthwhile-event-for-job-se… Sincerely, -Peter

3 months, 2 weeks

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