We have been waiting for a sensing system to be programmed for security in
CCL and sudo room.
Meanwhile, there have been incidents in and around the Omni that raise
security concerns.
Starting in August we will start closing and locking the entry door.
If someone is having a workshop and wants to keep an open door for the
duration, that's cool, prop it open.
When you exit the area please close the door and check that it locked.
Here's how to unlock the door:
1. check to see no one is watching you
2. press the lever/switch on the box to the left of the door
(see photo) while saying "open sesame"
3. push open the door and enter.
[image: opensezme.jpg]
to lock the door, just close it.
The door also opens from inside.
This message is coming to you via Sudo-discuss or CCL members at google
groups. Please pass it on to anyone who needs to know the procedure.
Ok, just checked the roof drains - look fine - and swept the roof of
anything that might clog them. Very few leaves so far, but if this rain
storm comes with high winds, it may be good to have someone check tomorrow
as well.
Don't have time to do any spot-patching up on the roof - anyone know where
those materials are, and which ones we should be using right now that have
a short dry time?
Currently splitting open some large trash bags I brought in, to cover some
of the remaining valuables...
Patrik
On Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 12:30 PM Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the main priority for the upcoming rain storm is to verify that
> the roof drain is free of any leaves, and that the mesh cage that is
> supposed to keep debris out is properly installed over the drain opening.
> That was the problem with our major leaks last time: the mesh cage had been
> dislodged, leaves and trash blocked the drain, and we wound up with a foot
> of water on the roof, which likely overtopped the vents underneath the
> skylights.
>
> We should also put tarps over our most valuable equipment just in case -
> especially the bioreactor, HPLC, UV spec, and plate reader.
>
> If anybody has time to do some work on the roof today, we can also try to
> close some of the gaps in the roof coating itself, but we would likely need
> to use the fast-drying black tar-like stuff that dries fast, rather than
> the more environmentally friendly latex based coating that takes a day or
> two to dry.
>
> Ideally we should have done that *before* the rains hit, but I think we
> were a bit caught off-guard with this unusually early rain storm.
>
> The skylight seals in my estimate are of secondary importance compared to
> the leaks in the roof coating. They still have the same seal they were
> installed with ~8-9 years ago. It is definitely worth re-sealing them, but
> I think we were getting far more water coming through roof leaks than
> leaking around the panes of the skylights.
>
> Patrik
>
>
> On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 5:10 PM Nenufar Molecules <
> nenufarmoleculesforlife(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello CCL,
>> Rain is in the forecast for this weekend (we need it) so I'm checking on
>> the progress of glazing the skylights. Who is responsible for the glazing
>> and do they have a deadline to get the job done????
>> Let's keep eyes open for any water leaking.
>> Best wishes always,
>> Eddy Spinner
>>
>>
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This Sunday, September 18th I’m hosting Open Shop from 12 - 4PM!
It’s an open hack day. Bring whatever you want to work on, or help me put
together a wifi doorbell extender!
See you there Sunday’
--
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
I'll be at sudo room again this Tuesday evening at 8 pm hacking on an open
hardware/software brain replacement for old HPLC UV/vis spectrometers:
https://gitlab.com/juul/spectrometer-resurrector
If you have any interest in this project, come hang out and chat/hack with
me!
This project can especially benefit from the help of anyone with interest
or experience in microbiology, spectrometry, microcontroller programming,
web development or digital/analog electronics, but of course everyone is
welcome to join in regardless of experience or skill level!
Last Tuesday we investigated the power source for the deuterium arc lamp
and schemed on a design for an open hardware replacement. Special thanks to
Cere, Kent, Joule and Jake for participating and helping out!
This project is currently funded by a micro grant from GOSH:
https://openhardware.science/
and I am obligated to mention that GOSH got the funds for this from the
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
--
marc/juul
sudoroom needs to send their delegate (me) with a position on this asap.
i (as a member) am in favor, i think there's no reason to hesitate.
-jake
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 19:38:36 -0700
From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com>
To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Subject: [omni-consensus] Hiring Christina Oatfield to resolve property taxes
I would like us to hire a local lawyer named Christina Oatfield
(https://www.christinaoatfield.com/) to represent Omni Commons as we
navigate our welfare exemption application with the county assessor's
office, to resolve the issue of our outstanding property taxes.
This is a huge existential problem. If we don't get it resolved, there
is no way we will ever get a loan, or keep the building.
She has extensive local experience in exactly this area, charges
$225/hour, and would ask us to sign the fee agreement at
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bffzLFT7Rd-rKe6vaVi3qvXph3_zhRCX
Her work would focus just on the welfare exemption. She would not
replace Jesse Palmer as a general lawyer, or Sarah Lockhart as our
2021 tax preparer, or do any other legal or tax-related work.
How do folks feel about this? Do we need to wait another 3 (!) weeks
to approve this? Personally I feel like it has been brought up enough
times at delegates meetings that we shouldn't need to wait that long.
But I would like a couple other opinions on that.
_______________________________________________
consensus mailing list
consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org
https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus
This rain prep email from likely applied to any important equipment at sudo
as well.
I will head over to Omni today to help out. Hopefully I will see others,
since i lack a lot of knowledge about where tarps are, etc.
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 12:30 PM
Subject: [CCLmembers] Preparing CCL for rain storm tonight
To: Nenufar Molecules <nenufarmoleculesforlife(a)gmail.com>
Cc: Counter Culture Labs Members <cclmembers(a)googlegroups.com>
I think the main priority for the upcoming rain storm is to verify that the
roof drain is free of any leaves, and that the mesh cage that is supposed
to keep debris out is properly installed over the drain opening. That was
the problem with our major leaks last time: the mesh cage had been
dislodged, leaves and trash blocked the drain, and we wound up with a foot
of water on the roof, which likely overtopped the vents underneath the
skylights.
We should also put tarps over our most valuable equipment just in case -
especially the bioreactor, HPLC, UV spec, and plate reader.
If anybody has time to do some work on the roof today, we can also try to
close some of the gaps in the roof coating itself, but we would likely need
to use the fast-drying black tar-like stuff that dries fast, rather than
the more environmentally friendly latex based coating that takes a day or
two to dry.
Ideally we should have done that *before* the rains hit, but I think we
were a bit caught off-guard with this unusually early rain storm.
The skylight seals in my estimate are of secondary importance compared to
the leaks in the roof coating. They still have the same seal they were
installed with ~8-9 years ago. It is definitely worth re-sealing them, but
I think we were getting far more water coming through roof leaks than
leaking around the panes of the skylights.
Patrik
On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 5:10 PM Nenufar Molecules <
nenufarmoleculesforlife(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello CCL,
> Rain is in the forecast for this weekend (we need it) so I'm checking on
> the progress of glazing the skylights. Who is responsible for the glazing
> and do they have a deadline to get the job done????
> Let's keep eyes open for any water leaking.
> Best wishes always,
> Eddy Spinner
>
>
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.
Whoever dropped off this gigantic scanner/copier/printer thing in Sudoroom, with no toner
cartridges, please take it back. We don't want it and neither does anyone on
craigslist (see my post below)
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/d/oakland-samsung-clx-fw-color-printer…
The Ewaste place doesn't take printers either although we can try i guess.
-jake
Okay, I was checking because in the past Cam Life has canceled events and spots have opened up, for example September 10th, so you never know, events do fall through, which is understandable.
Yes, let’s check in with them and make sure they have the right idea of where we are 3 days is a lot, if they’d be willing to shorten it or start earlier in the week to have their 3 days that would work too.
Sincerely,
Marquise Rosier
Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 13, 2022, at 12:57 PM, deskhandle <deskhandle(a)protonmail.com> wrote:
>
i'll be going to sudoroom at 6PM to help a couple of friends put lights on
their bikes, if you stop by you can see me and maybe i'll help you with stuff
too!
also it might be a meeting tonight at 8PM? But in general, why not meet up?
-jake
Hey Sudoers!
Tonight, in lieu of a formal meeting we're going to be tricking out bikes
with LEDs. If you've got Sudo Room business to discuss, drop in in person
or in the video screen. We'll be tricking out bikes, starting at 5.
Event details:
*WHAT*: Sudoroom’s Bike Mutation Station - Light Up Your Ride
*WHEN*; Weds Sep 7 2022 from 5PM-11PM
*WHERE*: Omni Commons, 4799 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609
*HOW*: Bring your bike and any parts / lights you may already have.
COST: Free, although donations to the Omni Commons gofundme are gladly
accepted: https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-omni
Wanna trick out your bike with LED lights for the Friday Sept. 9 ride?
Sudoroom Hackerspace (at Omni Commons) is having an LED lighting workshop in
time for the next Bike Party!
Bring your bike, your curiosity and your enthusiasm to Omni Common’s Bike
Mutation Station, and we’ll help you get your bike lighting super snazzy for
the ride: we’ve got helpers, workspace, soldering and hot glue, and surplus
LED
tape and strings that we can help help you attach to your bike.
If you’re got spare LED light strings or tape, even broken ones or
“scraps”, or
even just simple bike safety lights you want to fix or install, bring them
to
the event to use or to share!
This is a family-friendly activity, biking families are heartily invited.
our goal for this event is to pull lots more people into the Omni and
sudoroom
to grow our community! and we're going to have to put in a bunch of work to
make it happen but i think it will be fun
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
