Hackers!
*This Saturday we are having a workparty in the metalshop of Flava Package,
the official homebase of Open Mechanics Institute and other open-hardware
minded folks.* We are basically going to reorganize the whole shop = level
it up. If you are interesting in helping out / seeing the place / meeting
us / talking open hardware / drinking some beverages and barbeque / all of
beforementioned, then feel free to drop by.
We start *May 18th around 10AM. Address is 935 W MacArthur Blvd*, Oakland.
BYOB :]
We will keep going until late afternoon. Feel free to call ahead if coming
in late - 415 799 6931
Make a great day,
Morten
Hi Sudoers,
Tonight at 7pm join us at Sudo Room for some snacks, refreshments, and good
times. We will be hanging out in the common room with hacking, as always,
in the Sudo Room.
Booze and snacks will be provided, but if you'd like to bring something to
share please do.
Donations are always appreciated.
See you all tonight!
--Andrew
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Andrew Lowe
Cell: 831-332-2507
http://roshambomedia.com
Hey all, I've put together a really simple desktop player that streams
audio from sudoradio.comhttps://sudoroom.org/wiki/SudoPod
The main feature of this app is that it has an integrated web server and
API, so you can run it on your desktop/laptop speakers and be able to
control it from any device with a browser on your network.
So if you have a Mac or Win machine and want to try it out, let me know, at
some point I'll probably do a iOS/Android version as well.
Also if anyone wants to setup this up on a desktop in sudo room it can be
remotely controlled by anyone on the network.
--
ThanX,
;+)
https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/%C3%9F%C3%AA%C3%A3%C2%B5
Greetings and Namaste,
I'm a horribly stiff man that war born without the ability to bend past a
20 degree angle. But lately I've been going a few days a week to
http://www.earthtribeyoga.com/ on Franklin and 20th (2 blocks from sudo).
Now its 25 degrees.
Earth Gribe is a cool space, they are essentially sudoers of the yoga world
- their classes and space are completely free, and run on member donations.
So if we wanted to we could just go to their classes together. Last Sunday,
I was the only person at the 5pm class, and got a private lesson.
I remembered how intimidating it is to go to Yoga when you don't feel
stretchy. So I asked the peeps if they would do *a private lesson for
sudoers*. They said yes if we got *5 people at $5/person*. We could do it
at their location or at sudo. and the time can be negotiated. Tor now I'm
going to propose Sunday at 6, but I'm so flexible.
So does anyone want to go with me to regular classes, or start a private
group?
notcofusingly,
Max
Hi everyone! I've been in the space a few times and told a couple of folks
about my mesh network ambitions. So now we're fundraising for CJDNS support
for Openwrt and Windows.
CJDNS is a mesh protocol flavor that emphasizes privacy through built-in
encryption and encourages trust and socializing through a trusted peer
model.
Hyperboria is a pretty large network of CJDNS networks ('mesh islands')
scattered across the globe and connected via Internet tunnel. Several
services are run such as HypeIRC, and some only accessible via Hyperboria.
Project Meshnet is an effort to research, develop, and deploy functional
mesh networks based on CJDNS and also expand Hyperboria to become the next
generation of the Internet.
Ambitious, yes. But very hard to do with the current state of support:
Linux and MacOS. If we can support Openwrt and Windows the doors can open
wider for development and testing.
If you or anyone you know is interested in supporting this development,
visit fund.meshwith.me .
$125 gets you a wireless router preconfigured with peers so all you have to
do is plug it in and connect to Hyperboria. If you have any questions
please feel free to ask. Im usually on #Noisebridge and #Sudoroom on
Freenode (VaporOne).
But feel free to explore projectmeshnet.org or even install a node on your
Linux and explore Hyperboria!
Alcides Gutierrez
http://e64.us
A simply designed webtool for communication.
Interesting to read!
http://www.callerbook.net/prefix/888-244/9#.UZ25uhTft0w
--
Sincerely,
Troy Massey
510.383.6117
"You are the source of freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and
action."
hi all,
we had a really excellent meeting this evening with everyone really
collaborating to come up with good solutions to difficult issues and being
excellent to each other in the process. thank you to everyone who created a
collaborative environment that let us really accomplish a lot tonight!
here are the action items (with the full agenda below):
- Romy will implement our bitcoin acceptance program
- Matt will follow up with Tommy re: getting a bank account
- DONE (https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room): Additional items for
Sunday hackathon: list of expectations to discuss with landlords,
membership management service
- Marina will prepare summary of proposed membership/access
configurations from the list for people to review. ** further hacking on
this during sunday hackathon
- INC: Marina will send a list of items that are planned to be hacked on
sunday and what kinds of skills are necessary for them. include in the
email request for people to indicate what they want to work on and what
time they would be available + a callout for GOALS for the day (and request
to bring tofu for bbq and the bbq itself)
- marina
*_________________________________________________________*
May 22 2013
Attending: JD, Andrea, Anthony, Gil, Sarah, Sam, Ray, Andrew, Eddie,
Marina, Bill, Ryan, Jordan, Matt, Kyndle, Troy, Cal, Max, Woody, Jehan,
Neem, Eddie, Morten, Len, rusty
==Introductions==
Co-Facilitator:
Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)
- Last thing you created
*Share food / sudo mate if available.*
==Announcements==
Co-Facilitator:
(< 8 minutes)
- ===Consent Agenda===
-
- *(Let's use this time to briefly review and consent to items that need
no more details or discussion)*
-
- May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space. Rusty would
love help organizing it.
- Fabulous Friday Films: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Fabulous_Friday_Films If
you have access to a sound system, please contact Vicky. Vicky can take
full responsibility of the sound system and can pick up and drop it off,
etc.
- Bring ALL Dolby Surround Sound speakers to sudo room please
- Contact Matt and Sam about existing sound system
- *CANCELLED: **Sunday** May 2**6** @ 7pm* - Cleaning of Natural Decay
- Craigslist posting looking for friends:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html
- Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Matt for admin access)
- Tweet any space details *@sudoroom*
- Email *info(a)sudoroom.org*
- Interested in more inter-hackerspaces collab? Join *Open Hack Night*every
*Monday* at *7pm* @*LOL* (*1234 23rd Avenue, San Antonio (east Oakland)*).
LOL is a POC, Queer and Women-organized hackerspace. It is radically
inclusive--EVERYONE is a desired member! Their organizers want us to do
more stuff at each others' spaces. :] :]
- Next *BACH* planning meeting: Fri May 24 @ 8pm at West Gate San
Leandro, 1933 Davis St, San Leandro
- BACH info:
http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces
- Sudo Bike - ask Matt about borrowing it for a set period of time, or
for donations to "Sudo Bike"
- ===Other Announcements===
-
- Sunday 5/26: HACK THE ROOM sudo room hackathon! come sunday to hack on
technical and non-technical items relating to improving sudo room. items to
hack on include: door access (
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_access_hacking ) finance management,
articles of association, meeting format, outreach strategies, etc.
- *will the hackathon spillover into the wee hours of memorial day???
will we have a tofu bbq??? *come sunday to find out
- "Today I Learned": last call for hosting a TIL session this Sat. 5/25:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned (sign up for fuurea?ys
- Zine workshop?
- Remote Vicky says: Awesome writers' meetup this past Sunday! We will
be meeting every other Sunday at 4pm (next meetup June 2nd). Sarah is
starting a screenwriting group for anyone who is interested in writing a
script or a short film, or maybe even a comic book! Every Sunday from 5-7p.
Refreshments will be provided.
- Remote Vicky also says: BIKE SMUT! Thank you to everyone who came
together to make it happen (and delicious). Fare included Ray's aphrodesiac
ice cream & corn silk ice cream, and Sudo Mate. If you are interested in
having a follow-up conversation on the event, please contact me!
- We made $77 from ice cream + $191 from donations split with bike smut
- June 22/23: Workshop Weekend! Help organize or teach
DIY/makery/hackery/sciencey/arty workshops. - JD and Gil
-
Icebreaker (10 min)
- What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?
- === ACTION ITEMS ===
-
- Co-Facilitatory: ryan (< 5 min)
-
- Follow-up on previous items--keeping it brief, okay to table if
necessary to next meeting:
-
- *New Business:*
-
- *Old Business:*
-
- RESOLVED: DBill will set up automatic reminders DONE
- Sarah is willing to host a rave, perhaps weekly
- FUNDING
- RESOLVED: Review existing funding options, re-categorize, organize
- Len, Matt, Marina, Jordan, Romy, Jenny DONE
- Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in
- Max, Jordan and sudo-sys will brainstorm on alternative ISPs
- Tommy will update fiscal solvency spreadsheet
- Membership management system - Bill and Tommy - POSTPONED TO
HACKATHON sunday
- RESOLVED: Max is researching alternative ISPs and recommends LMI, will
continue this discussion on the sudo-sys list.
- LMI is installed. 4 active lines running DSL. 2 are active. router
change pending
- [postponed until next week] WHO WANTS TO RUN AN ETHERNET CABLE to rock
paper scissors collective? - Matt will help
- RESOLVED: Add Hacky Happer Hour to the calendar - *Sam* hosted Hacker
Happy Hour, Bill and Andrew will help
- RESOLVED: Oakland Nights Live - what to do?
- [postponed until next week] Max will talk with them about this
regardless on Friday for "Capital and Crisis" putting on thinking caps
- ... and "theorizing"
- *POSTPONED UNTIL NEXT WEEK: **[Sharing Sketch Tomorrow for Supper w/
Public School] Jenny* - Set expectations for sudo events, make this
available to internal & external
- -Ensure doors are closed
- -Trash and recycling
- -Running the dishwasher
- -Putting furniture back where it belongs
- -Vacuum!
- Jenny will discuss with Public School this Thurs.
-
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyHwH-O_tMEW3c01HvHbmAHDqj6aD2DSDmpdtM_…
- *Postponed* (not for discussion, only for reference):
-
- [Postponed] Talk to Danny O'Brien, intro from JC to Jordan, invite him
to come to a future sudo meeting to share insight!
- Straight to the source--but out of the country :( Will be back later
this month and Jordan will follow up then.
- [Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George
- [Postponed until necessary] Jenny sync with Troy on library - Not yet
but they will
- Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1
-troy
- still need to set a date
- [Postponed until someone throws Romy a massive love bomb] Romy to lead
diagram for Articles of Association amendment
- Romy to work with Troy to turn the articles into a flow diagram.
Diagrams and drawings of sudo room members being passed around.
- [Postponed until ?] Add articles to github (gitorious!!!!!!!? -
https://gitorious.org/+sudo-room)
<https://gitorious.org/+sudo-room%29>- Yardena is going to put these
articles up
==Fiscal Solvency==
(20 min) Exchequer: Tommy not here && Co-facilitator: Bill
- *Third** Wed - **collect dues!** *(2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th -
assess where we're at) pay your dues!
- Review and consensus process:
- Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet -
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2…>
x3<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2…>
ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2…>
- Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50
- Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30
people)
- now we're collecting target of $60
- some give more
- sense of urgency: Still working on month-to-month
- Financial Planning
- UPDATED: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Funding_Ideas
- Contact with Bookkeeping Cooperative
- Planning to implement trial run with "Sudo Kids" project
==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
Co-Facilitator: Bill
==Conflict Resolution==
Co-Facilitator: Bill
==Additional Items==
(per item) Co-Facilitator: Tommy
- Communication with landlord: how do we communicate with the landlord?
- Proposal: "The official policy of Sudo Room is to only act on requests
by the Land Lord that are given to Sudo Room *in writing *by the Land
Lord or one of the Land Lord's agreed upon representatives, except in
cases of emergency (ie. preventing injury), or compliance with already
written city codes." --Andrew
- Discussion:
- Some agreement on formalizing the relationship whether it's in moving
forward with the proposal as written or designating points of contact (ie,
the landlord should communicate items directly with leaseholders)
- we asked for the current door to be installed
- concerns about being handed a notice (in writing) to remove things
from the common space
- do we have recourse? can we counter/compromise?
- some suggestions to work very hard to make any request for
formalization seem conciliatory instead of hostile/aggressive
- what does our lease say? it offers the common space as an amenity.
will email the text of the lease for further details
- if we are making a move to formalize/legalize the relationship, it may
indicate a serious souring of the relationship. we should be willing to
deal with potential consequences. we want a great relationship with the
landlord that is informal at best. if we are concerned
- we have to remember that we are tenants and bring him income, so we
have power
- it is important to be able to give people without keycards/rfid access
to the space during daytime hours (ie, benefit of open door)
- good to have expectations clear from what should be in the common area
- the goal ultimately is to communicate clearly and consistently vs just
having a goal of having things in writing
- suggestion: working group to develop the items that we want
expectations about
- reiterate to landlord that it's to the landlord's benefit to make
expectations clear
- LMI offers a telephone line which we can set up and have that be one
point of contact
- we offer a lot of events, collaborate with the public school, have
random people, etc....so a lot of it is potentially outside our control and
we do often overstep a lot of what a normal tenant does and other landlords
would not necessarily be as conciliatory
- one solution is to rent more spaces :)
- Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits
of membership? how is membership related to access?
- Articles of Association on member benefits:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits
- Straw poll on membership and access:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBpt…
- Discussion:
- what is the current way to get in the space? ad hoc with a principle
of limiting the number of keys
- web of trust: basically, we've been giving rfid's, pw's to the
web-based opening mechanism, and keys to individuals on an ad hoc basis (if
they ask for access, etc.)
- andrew has been acting as "keymaster" role
- proposal for unofficial keymaster role: humans who volunteer to help
people get in (helpful if they live nearby or are often in the building for
other reasons)
- important to reconcile whatever we decide with the articles (change
them if htey need to be changed) and keep in mind that whatever we do, it
should be in line with our values: commitment to public access & providing
a safe space under the auspices of an association of members who get access
and have certain benefits
- Feedback from new person: the meeting is not the best way for a new
person to get acquainted to the space because it requires some previous
knowledge. what would be a good time for a new person to come to learn
more about: collaborating, learning about existing projects, and learning
things.
- Space / New Space / The Search Continues
- Priorities / values
- Historical / Previous requirements for any potential space are listed
here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/open_a_space
- Please note that those are from last year and is in need of updates--let's
do that now!
- Exterior security - safety of the surrounding area
- Lease vs month-to-month rent (latter preferred)
- Kitchen / communal kitchen
- Street-facing
- No regressions from the current space
- Strategy
- Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Romy or Matt for admin
access)
- Tweet any space details *@sudoroom*
- Email *info(a)sudoroom.org*
- Craigslist posting looking for friends:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html
- Updates from NoBAWC meeting @ sudo room
- New Logos - Ryan
- informal straw poll for set of 9 logos (numbering goes from top left
and zigzags to bottom right):
- 1: 0
- 2: 2
- 3: 5
- 4: 6
- 5: 3
- 6: 3
- 7: 0
- 8: 5
- 9: 2
- What time for sunday's hackathon? (see action items)
==Action Items==
Scribe:
- Romy will implement our bitcoin acceptance program
- Matt will follow up with Tommy re: getting a bank account
- Additional items for Sunday hackathon: list of expectations to discuss
with landlords, membership management service
- Marina will prepare summary of proposed membership/access
configurations from the list for people to review. ** further hacking on
this during sunday hackathon
- Marina will send a list of items that are planned to be hacked on
sunday and what kinds of skills are necessary for them. include in the
email request for people to indicate what they want to work on and what
time they would be available + a callout for GOALS for the day (and request
to bring tofu for bbq and the bbq itself)
=== Meeting Brief for Announce List ===
*Scribe:** Make a succinct highlights message based on the meeting minutes*
==Post-Meeting Teamups / Discussion== Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?
- Recap on IRC
- meet after the meeting to move shit downstairs
- talk to andrew about the written communication with the landlord
- speak with woody about building bumpmapping
http://www.goodearthhomes.net/Hamlet.html
back to the topic of communal living spaces / alternative archiectures... i
stumbled on this webiste today. good earth homes makes ecovillages and
beautiful experimental apartment complexes in India.
check out how the building is made! everyone's windows face inward... it's
quite beautiful. it reminds me of the pretty hof buildings in Berlin with
huge courtyards.
what do you think of this? It's also a nod to a more communal lifestyle...
Yes, I know these things are for the more well-heeled, but it's a start
right? As a tech worker I know I'm more privileged than most people in the
SF Bay area.
Hamlet
Cochin
Good Earth’s first venture into community housing was 'Good Earth Hamlet'.
An attempt at community housing which bridged the existing gap between
independent houses and the urban stereotype block of flats. The emphasis
has been on community spaces to encourage interaction while at the same
time providing for individual privacy. The half-acre plot is on the banks
of the Kaniampuzha river located in Chalikkavattom, a quiet suburb of
Cochin. The central courtyard creates an intimate space, free from vehicles
and safe for children to play. The circular form is most economical, both
in terms of space and structure. Seventeen units, using an FSI of one, and
a height of ground and two upper stories are appropriate, considering
structural economics, as well as the blending in with the surroundings. The
setback areas serve as private backyards for the ground floor units, and
the first floor duplex units have terraces at each level.
As one enters the hamlet through wooden gates, a paved pathway leads to the
green, undulating courtyard beyond which one catches a glimpse of the
waterfront through the stilted semi-open area. The stilted areas on the
ground floor act as wind tunnels and enhance the air circulation in the
courtyard. The structure is recessed in parts at the first and second floor
level to form terraces overlooking the courtyard. These terraces break down
the mass of the structure and together with the sloping roofs make an
interesting form. Walking around the courtyard, past the collage of
corbelled seats and bay windows, one is drawn to the waterfront, where a
club and crèche lie on either side of the semi-open space used for
interaction.
Each individual unit has been designed to have an identity, in terms of its
planning and location in the community. *Every*home has adequate natural
light and cross ventilation. The interior spaces flow into each other,
having walls only where required. The bedrooms are oriented towards the
outside, while the living areas overlook the courtyard. In keeping with our
principles of cost-effective construction, the structures minimize the use
of Reinforced concrete and steel. The 9" brick walls had the outer face
exposed and flush pointed, and the inside plastered. Arches are used to
span large openings and windows, while doors are spanned with pre-cast thin
lintels. Economical timber sections of jack-wood and *anjali* are used for
the doors and windows.
Filler slabs, using rejected Mangalore tiles, make up the roof and the
floors, thus making the slab lighter and also reducing structural steel.
Besides being economical, the filler slab also keeps the inside cooler and
is ideal for hot and humid climates. The interiors are kept simple with
terra cotta flooring and lime washed walls, with an occasional arch or a
bay window to add character to the space. The sewage system uses a series
of septic tanks for the solid waste, while the grey water is separately
treated. The rainwater from the roofs is allowed to percolate through the
courtyard, thus recharging the ground water. Organic waste is collected for
composting; to achieve a sustainable recycling system. Thus the design
works efficiently, using minimum circulation space and a maximum of the
site to create a built environment, which enhances the lives of its
inhabitants. A result of enthusiastic teamwork between the architects,
engineers, masons and other skilled workers, the project was completed
within the estimated cost, in a period of 16 months. The hamlet today, with
perhaps a flower patterned curtain on a window, clothes hanging on a
terrace, people conversing across terraces and a tricycle left in a
courtyard, feels warm and secure, giving room for individual expressions
while embracing them into the community.
If anyone is still awake Monday morning/late afternoon, let's go wearing
LEDs and nerd pocket protectors and invade the Berkeley skatepark!
=D
bongo drums, max wearing tevas, people with taped together glasses!
