I've set up a jitsi terminal on the wall in Sudoroom!
It's a big TV made by Hitachi, and it has a feature where it can go into "power
saving" mode when the HDMI signal is lost. That means the screen can power
down when DPMS puts the monitor to "sleep". It has a webcam that's clearly
labeled, and on a hinge so it can easily be aimed down at the floor if people
are shy, and it has a Jabra USB speaker/microphone thing which should hopefully
provide good speakerphone functionality. I have the computer setup to start
firefox, and i have firefox set to open the jitsi page, where permissions are
already enabled for webcam/audio. The only remaining need is to automatically
wake the monitor from sleep (using "DISPLAY=:0 xset force dpms on") whenever
there is anyone else detected in the jitsi "room"
This feature is important so that people can see (on the screen) whenever
someone is in the screen/camera/microphone with them. For now the monitor is
either left on a lot, or blanks out due to a timeout.
I've determined that the most direct ways to make the monitor turn on when
anyone joins the jitsi channel are:
1. make an XMPP client in python or something, which connects to the server and
finds out how many people are in the room (and whether there's anyone other
than the telescreen in there) and sets the monitor on/off state accordingly
2. make a browser extension to find the element containing the number of
"Meeting participants" and copy the number to the window title, where it can be
observed from the shell with a command like wmctrl -l
<div class="jss52">Meeting participants (2)</div>
unfortunately the div class is not always jss52 but the innertext is always
Meeting Participans(#) so it should be able to be found.
The idea is that with this setup, people can go on jitsi and talk to whomever
is in sudoroom, as well as each other.
presently i'm using this link but that can change if we find something better:
https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles
note: the telescreen in sudoroom is not signed in right now, not sure why but
i'll fix it asap
Hey Sudoers,
I'll be in hosting Open Shop Sunday today from 2 to 6.
If you need access to the space or just like company it's a great time to
come on by!
~Andy
Hello Sudo Room Folks!
There will be a cute fundraiser gathering happening at Omni 11/11. We would
love it if Sudo Room can create a table to engage participants in peeking
at what cool things happen at Sudo room! Let me know if this is possible
for folks? Otherwise get your tickets and share the event ! :)
We plan to dedicate some time from the event to recognize and appreciate
all the valuable volunteers that steward the Omni!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/omni-commons-fundraiser-tickets-450851538087
Silver!
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I have a friend who has a (very nice) 2018 iMac they're trying to get
rid of - would we want/use it?
Kyle Schmolze
Worker-owner, Steering Committee @ Groupmuse
CEO @ JumpOffCampus
Hi all,
I'm a bit confused about what's happening with Signal. I know many if not
all of you use it, and I do too. But many of my contacts are not using
Signal and are unlikely to change if I ask them to (iPhone people are
especially attached to their Message app I find). So does the change (not
supporting SMS/MMS) mean that I have to abandon Signal altogether? I can't
use two texting apps at the same time can I?
I'd appreciate any advice and recommendations.
thanks
Hilary
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Hilary Naylor, Ph.D.
www.a2zed.us
Oakland CA
Does anyone know what happened to the large free-standing bandsaw? It was
heavy and had a huge motor, and it left in 2020 I think, but I don't remember
where it went. The person who dropped it off in 2018 is asking about it.
It looked like this one, mounted on top of a free-standing steel stand:
https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/images/5/50/Bandsaw-manual.pdf
Thank you
-jake
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 11:34 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
> i brought in a new bandsaw for sudoroom. it's free-standing and very
> awesome. It can cut the fuck through anything you put in there, be careful.
>
> i'm going to get some metal-cutting blades for it, for now it has a coarse
> wood-cutting blade.
>
> here's the "manual" for it if we need it, uploaded to the wiki. i don't know
> how to make a wiki page for it and reference the file, maybe you can do that.
>
> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/File:Bandsaw-manual.pdf
>
> -jake
Food Not Bombs volunteer Habiba would like help fixing a VCR but can't
get here for Tuesday night fixit clinic. She is willing to pay
somebody to help her. Contact me to get her phone #.
Dear Sudo Room,
Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions.
Thanks for your business!
Omni Commons
---------------------------------- Invoice ---------------------------------
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94609 US
+1 5105456582
https://omnicommons.org
Invoice #: 2585
Date: 10/01/2022
Due Date: 10/25/2022
Terms: Net 25
Amount Due: $4,000.00
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Bill To:
Sudo Room
4799 Shattuck Ave
Oakland, CA 94607
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****************************** Account Summary *****************************
09/01/2022 Balance Forward $16,000.00
Other payments and credits after 09/01/2022 -14,000.00
New charges (details below) 2,000.00
Total Amount Due (activity through 10/01/202 4,000.00
****************************************************************************
<u> Date </u><u> Activity </u><u> Qty </u><u> Rate </u><u> Amount </u>
10/01/2022 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00T
____________________________________________________________________________
SubTotal: $2,000.00
Tax: $0.00
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Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00
Total Amount Due: $4,000.00
Greetings Sudo Room!
This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the
commons!
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons Finance Working Group
