Hi Sudoers:
CC and I will be at Circuit Launch tomorrow evening for the monthly 3rd
Friday Open House: come hang out with us!
https://www.meetup.com/circuit-launch/events/
If you’ve never been to Circuit Launch it’s an interesting place to
visit, I’ll give you a tour: https://circuitlaunch.com/
Here’s other East Bay Fixit Clinic programming, you’re most welcome at
any or all of these too:
-THIS SUNDAY: Computer repair workshop Sunday July 17 1:30PM at Fremont
Main Library:
https://aclibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/681027a5043e708f294a0222
-Monthly 2nd Wednesdays at Oakland Temescal Branch Library
https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7336
-SOFT LAUNCH AUG 20: Monthly 3rd Wednesdays at Northeastern U Mills
College campus 5:30PM
Sign up for any of these at https://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup. And if
you know anyone else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along!
Sincerely, -Peter
Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic
www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there
self-care collaborative repair
+1 408 647 5790
fixitclinic(a)gmail.com
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
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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
this is happening in Sudoroom today at 6PM!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-vibe-coding-workshop-tickets-14128623…
-jake
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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
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
Hi Sudoers: See the request below: anyone here know about this? -Peter
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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?
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
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
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!
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
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
