At the next meeting I hope we can confront Chris for the last time and require him to leave Omni Commons and have his access privileges revoked along with his sudo room membership.
// Matt
Hey everyone. I'm up in Tahoe on weekends snowboarding.
Anyone interested in going?
https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Snowboarding
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hello Noisebridge and friends,
As you may already be aware, in the post-Reboot world we lack -- and very
much need -- library shelving.
A lovely and spacious space has been set aside near the Fox Lounge for the
books, but shelving has remained elusive, especially in light of other
priorities. Plus we cannibalized the old shelves for other construction in
the space.
---
TL;DR: if you can help provide lumber and/or help with construction, or if
you'd just like to see this thing exist and can contribute money, please
email me. We'll be working on this in mid-January.
---
I believe that art has had a tremendously positive transformative impact on
Noisebridge, and I wish to continue that tradition by turning the library
construction into a work of art itself.
I propose the The Fibonacci Library aka Golden Spiral Bookshelves:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number
Submitted for your approval, a collaborative design for the new library
shelves.
Scotty did the original sketchup, Steve derived the calculations.
According to our specs, we will need roughly the following:
** 60 feet of 1/2" thick, 15" wide boards
** 90 feet of 1" thick, 16" wide boards.
The cost for this library will vary widely depending on the materials we
have to work with. I'd like to buy "real" wood, but cost may be
prohibitive. I'd LOVE to build a library with a combo of found materials,
but that may make the project very difficult.
If you have advice about materials procurement and utilization, I'm all
sensory-organs.
If you want to help, let me know -- we'll start gathering our forces in
January after many of us get home from CCC.
Yours,
Naomi
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naomi(a)nthmost.com
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skype: nthmost
http://twitter.com/nthmost
On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 1:34 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Great strides have been made visavis debris and garbage ending up outside,
> and that is great. However, the newly-longer line of chairs chained up
> outside the building, while useful of course, frankly is starting to look
> too janky and an eyesore at this point.
>
> In order to improve somewhat the outside appearance of our building and the
> perception of neighbors, I would like to cut down on the number of outside
> chairs. Basically, I think we should remove all but the bench and the
> bare-metal chairs. IE, I think all the new white chairs should be removed.
> It's just too much.
>
> In addition, by the way, technically we do not have permission from the city
> to put any seating outside. I've looked at our property line and its not
> clear actually that it extends a few feet from the building. Even if it did,
> there is an easement with the city's sidewalk that means they have control
> over it.
>
> I appreciate the doocratic effort to provide more outside seating, but can
> we please remove these extra white chairs? Its overkill imo.
Ok so where are people supposed to sit then? Would they prefer we
sit/lie on the sidewalk instead?
Looking for a fun way to help out the Omni and meet new people while you're
at it? Come join the Welcoming Committee and help us ensure that new folks
walking through our doors are not totally confused!
I mean, a little confusion is okay, it's salubrious for creativity and
becoming, but we really need more hands on deck to give tours, answer
questions, create documentation, and generally be a welcoming face to the
Omni.
Our first planning meeting was rained out, so we're kicking it to next
week: *6pm on Thursday, Dec. 18th in La Commune.*
Add your ideas and inspiration to our wiki page here:
https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Welcoming_Committee or to this thread!
<3
Jenny
Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California!
https://omnicommons.org/donate
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"Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson
"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
-Hannah Arendt
"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
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Hi friends,
Writing to invite you all to a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Sunday, December
14 in San Francisco.
Join volunteers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation>, Creative
Commons <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons>, and the Bay
Area Wikipedia community to write and edit about human rights and free
speech online. We will improve, create, and update Wikipedia articles
related to global internet censorship. People regularly turn to
Wikipedia to get a basic overview of internet censorship, so it's
crucial that we ensure Wikipedia's coverage is up-to-date and accurate.
I'm a co-organizer and will be driving from the East Bay to participate,
if anyone wants a ride! Let me know if you have any questions or want a
lift.
# *Date*: December 14, 2014
# *Time*: 1-5pm
# *Location*: Electronic Frontier Foundation
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation> office
(815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 94109)
# *Link:
*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Internet_Censorship
Edit-a-thons are actually really fun. You end up learning a ton, become
a stronger writer, and produce articles that will be read by millions.
This is also a great way to learn more about Wikipedia.
Wikipedia entries on Internet censorship are thin, particularly about
regions where censorship is most problematic, since users in those areas
are often restricted from editing. Internet censorship impacts users
everywhere, because fewer people are able to upload or contribute to the
Internet or access information online, making our digital commons less
robust and less diverse.
As someone who has helped with a lot of individual case advocacy, let me
tell you all that this is one of the best ways to help raise awareness
about international issues, where we often have little influence. Often
for long standing cases of injustice, a good Wikipedia presence raises
awareness more than most any news article.
Here's a link to an edit-a-thon we did earlier this year to raise
awareness about imprisoned journalists in Ethiopia:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2014/10/wikipedia-edit-thon-zone-9-bloggers-g…
All my best,
April
PS: Please share widely. Here's a link
<https://twitter.com/aprilaser/status/543470086103650304> to a tweet or
a sample tweet/FB post you can use:
This Sunday we're editing Wikipedia to expand articles on Internet
censorship worldwide. Learn and raise awareness!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco/Internet_Censo…
The march is supposed to gather at 2pm at Oscar Grant, and they'll start
moving to the Court House at 2.30pm. Did Francisco mean 1.30?
2014-12-12 19:52 GMT-08:00 Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>:
>
> Hey all,
>
> Francisco wanted me to post this message to ya'll, and to announce to plan
> to meet up at 2:30pm tomorrow (Sat 12/13) at Omni Commons to join the rally
> at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland. Here's his message en español
> (¡BASTA YA!):
>
>
> Para todos nuestros Paisanos y Paisanas!
>
> Quien dijo que la policía es para ayudar y proteger a nuestras
> comunidades, a nuestros hermanos y hermanas?
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes fue objeto de ayuda por parte de la policía en sus
> peripecias migratorias?!!
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes ha recibido gentil ayuda del alguno de esos
> custodios uniformados y armados hasta los dientes?
>
> La respuesta es un rotundo NO!! NUNCA!!
>
> La policía que tenemos en este país no es diferente a la que hay en los
> nuestros. Es la misma!!
>
> Es la que cuida a los que roban en grande y al amparo de las leyes
> corruptas.
>
> Es el custodio de los intereses de la clase gobernante y de los políticos
> corruptos que gobiernan tanto aquí como allá.
>
> Es la misma policía que en asocio con los gansters y narco traficantes se
> asocian para secuestrar y desparecer a nuestros jóvenes que protestan como
> el caso de México en Ayoitzinapa.
>
> Es la misma que golpea a nuestros campesinos y obreros cuando demandan
> mejoras en sus trabajos... .
>
> Es la misma policía que hoy dispara o ahorca en publico a humildes
> personas que transitan por las calles desarmadas, por solo el hecho de ser
> negro o latino!!
>
> Paisanos! Ha llegado el momento de decir BASTA YA!! ES SUFICIENTE!!
>
> Hoy es el momento de ponernos de pie y salir a las calles a demandar el
> cece de tanta corruptela de los cuerpos policiales!!
>
> Vamos pueblo a protestar!! Vamos paisanos a unirnos en un solo grupo con
> nuestros hermanos para parar esta barbarie y así poder protegernos de ser
> nosotros las próximas víctimas!!
>
> Ni un disparo mas en contra de nadie!!
>
> Demandamos una policía civil, desarmada, al servicio de las comunidades!!
> Para eso les pagamos con nuestros impuestos!!
>
> Vamos todos a unirnos a las protestas tanto en San Francisco (Ferry
> Bulding Plaza) Y en Okland en Oscar Grand Plaza en el Downtown.
>
> Pues, ahi nos vemos!!
>
> No nos defraude Paisano!!
>
> Ahora o Nunca!!
>
> *Saldremos del Colectivo Omni una columna a las 2.30 pm rumbo a Oscar
> Grand plaza.
>
> // Matt
>
> _______________________________________________
> discuss mailing list
> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org
> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss
>
>
Looping in sudo-discuss...
2014-12-12 19:52 GMT-08:00 Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>:
> Hey all,
>
> Francisco wanted me to post this message to ya'll, and to announce to plan
> to meet up at 2:30pm tomorrow (Sat 12/13) at Omni Commons to join the rally
> at Oscar Grant Plaza in Downtown Oakland. Here's his message en español
> (¡BASTA YA!):
>
>
> Para todos nuestros Paisanos y Paisanas!
>
> Quien dijo que la policía es para ayudar y proteger a nuestras
> comunidades, a nuestros hermanos y hermanas?
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes fue objeto de ayuda por parte de la policía en sus
> peripecias migratorias?!!
>
> Acaso alguno de ustedes ha recibido gentil ayuda del alguno de esos
> custodios uniformados y armados hasta los dientes?
>
> La respuesta es un rotundo NO!! NUNCA!!
>
> La policía que tenemos en este país no es diferente a la que hay en los
> nuestros. Es la misma!!
>
> Es la que cuida a los que roban en grande y al amparo de las leyes
> corruptas.
>
> Es el custodio de los intereses de la clase gobernante y de los políticos
> corruptos que gobiernan tanto aquí como allá.
>
> Es la misma policía que en asocio con los gansters y narco traficantes se
> asocian para secuestrar y desparecer a nuestros jóvenes que protestan como
> el caso de México en Ayoitzinapa.
>
> Es la misma que golpea a nuestros campesinos y obreros cuando demandan
> mejoras en sus trabajos... .
>
> Es la misma policía que hoy dispara o ahorca en publico a humildes
> personas que transitan por las calles desarmadas, por solo el hecho de ser
> negro o latino!!
>
> Paisanos! Ha llegado el momento de decir BASTA YA!! ES SUFICIENTE!!
>
> Hoy es el momento de ponernos de pie y salir a las calles a demandar el
> cece de tanta corruptela de los cuerpos policiales!!
>
> Vamos pueblo a protestar!! Vamos paisanos a unirnos en un solo grupo con
> nuestros hermanos para parar esta barbarie y así poder protegernos de ser
> nosotros las próximas víctimas!!
>
> Ni un disparo mas en contra de nadie!!
>
> Demandamos una policía civil, desarmada, al servicio de las comunidades!!
> Para eso les pagamos con nuestros impuestos!!
>
> Vamos todos a unirnos a las protestas tanto en San Francisco (Ferry
> Bulding Plaza) Y en Okland en Oscar Grand Plaza en el Downtown.
>
> Pues, ahi nos vemos!!
>
> No nos defraude Paisano!!
>
> Ahora o Nunca!!
>
> *Saldremos del Colectivo Omni una columna a las 2.30 pm rumbo a Oscar
> Grand plaza.
>
> // Matt
>
On 2014-11-10 14:30, yar wrote:
> https://gratipay.com/sudoroom/
>
> Please check to make sure your credit card info is up-to-date!
Bump again. Gratipay now (finally) supports emails. Please everybody,
add an email address to your account so you will always get
notifications when your cards are declined. And PLEASE, consider
giving more. We really really really need the money. THANK YOU!