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Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 48, Issue 1

by Elizabeth W. Biddlecome

SudoBike?!?!?!!!! I don't know what this is, but it sounds pretty neat! I sure do <3 SudoRoom & SudoMesh, and bikes. Looking forward to having some time to regularly visit again!!! I've been saying how bad we need a folding bike over here biweekly for awhile, so if there's no immediate use/room, I'd be ecstatic to house & attempt to upgrade it for however long. How often is the Sudo/Omni wish list is updated? In my nonexistent spare time, I would love to make a little web app* that community users could update with various needs/wants/haves. While I don't have much in the way of spare time right now, I do have a lot of potentially useful "assorted randoms" on hand that I'd be happy to contribute. Miss coming by; hope to be able to come soon & check out all the amazing things everyone has been up to. Speaking of which- how does Sudo feel about field trips? I'm working part time with an org who is teaching CS/Intro to Web Dev in public high schools. We are piloting in the schools with the highest number of free & reduced lunches. In addition to our attempt to bring CS education to economically marginalized communities, we are also attempting to disrupt the tech divide and school to prison pipeline. One program is in Oakland this semester. We take field trips, and I think a hackerspace trip could be an invaluable experience to include, along with all of the intimidatingly glossy, alternate universe style corporate digs we will visit. I'd like to bring my class to Noisebridge, as it's a < 5 minute walk to there from school and NB allows field trips. However- nothing against NB, I fully support them/think they're awesome, and these may have been totally isolated incidents involving non members- I have some concerns due to past personal experiences there. Since our classes consist largely of underrepresented minorities in tech (including myself and the Oakland instructor), I might feel more comfortable bringing them to Sudo/Omni, if we could arrange it. Does Omni/Sudo have a field trip policy &/or has this ever happened? They are small (20) classes of high school kids who are great to be around (and more respectful/mature than a lot of adult, professional engineers I've met), so I don't think it would be a huge burden on the space. Likely, our only ask would be a volunteer to show us around and explain things. Figured I should ask before bringing up the possibility to any of the other instructors. So grateful for everyone's hard work in keeping this community (and similar endeavors) going & growing. best, Elizabeth Biddlecome *I do have something I made over the past couple of days, in the course of a Sisyphean ordeal (I mean "job search process"), where I spend days without going outside or adequate self care performing a lot of uncompensated work. I think I could actually make this into a nice little SudoApp, without a ton of complications- plus I specified MIT licensing, of course. On a personal note, it would great to direct at least some of the massive amounts of energy expended throughout this frustrating hamster wheel process toward a positive end. There may be/probably is something already in place for Sudo/Omni that I don't know about, other than the wiki wishlist pages, IRC, here etc. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 2, 2016, at 2:41 PM, sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org wrote: > > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: front door computer offline (but working?) (Jake) > 2. Re: front door computer offline (but working?) (hol(a)gaskill.com) > 3. Re: front door computer offline (but working?) (Morgan Allen) > 4. Help develop CA K-12 computer science education standards! > (Vicky Knox) > 5. Re: front door computer offline (but working?) (robb) > 6. Donation: folding bike this month? Do you have space? (Romy Ilano) > 7. brief hardware hack night blog post (Romy Ilano) > 8. Re: brief hardware hack night blog post (Morgan Allen) > 9. Re: brief hardware hack night blog post (Romy Ilano) > 10. What are your October goals at SudoRoom? (Romy Ilano) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:04:42 -0700 (PDT) > From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > To: robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] front door computer offline (but working?) > Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1609290903010.42298(a)pe710.spaz.org> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > that sounds like we should replace the plug on the end of the cord. > > maybe a grounded one will fit more snugly, especially a right-angle plug > so that the cord can hang straight down. > >> On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >> >> the 120v outlet that powers the 13.75v supply is still extremely janky. >> when you plug the cord in, it almost falls out of the outlet. >> the outlet is also 6ft up on the wall so the weight of the cord makes it >> even worse. >> >> the power to the door system is the least stable outlet in the whole >> building & it's powering the most crucial aspect. >> >> >>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 12:59 AM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>> >>> please do not install a UPS or battery system on the front door system. >>> >>> it already has one and has had one for the whole time it's been in that >>> box on the wall. >>> >>> i meant to say this awhile ago when Robb first mentioned wanting to add a >>> UPS, but I was not at a computer and able to respond. >>> >>> There is a 12-volt lead-acid battery in the cabinet on the wall, which is >>> kept float-charging by a regulated 13.75 volt power supply in there. >>> >>> Connected to the 12-volt battery is a "car charger" dual USB socket, which >>> takes the 12V from the battery down to 5 volts to two USB sockets. >>> >>> One of these sockets hosts a cord which powers the Beaglebone Black. >>> The other socket feeds a cord which is supplying power to a USB hub, which >>> connects the beaglebone to the magnetic stripe reader outside the door, and >>> to the arduino which activates the electromagnetic door latch, and the >>> speaker which makes happy and sad noises when people swipe their door cards. >>> >>> the arduino also monitors the voltage of the battery, and sudobot (our >>> IRCbot) alerts sudoroom members if the battery voltage starts dropping, >>> which is what happens if the AC power to the box gets unplugged. >>> >>> as you can see, another UPS will not help anything. what we need is to >>> eliminate the ethernet hub/switch between the reliable door computer, and >>> the reliable server/internet infrastructure. >>> >>> this will be accomplished by routing the front door computer with the >>> dedicated ethernet cable Marc mentioned, which has already been run. >>> >>> thank you, >>> -jake >>> >>> >>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>> >>> i didn't install the 12v ups, yet, as the switch is 5v/3a >>>> might be easier to back the whole circuit w/ a 120v ups as the problem is >>>> usually it getting unplugged. >>>> >>>> the outlet is about 6ft on the wall & i was thinking we could install >>>> another outlet directly underneath w/o too much cutting. >>>> incidentally, this is also the circuit that aqua viva uses to heat water & >>>> may continue to get tripped. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> One of these badboys is all we need assuming we can keep a lead acid >>>>> battery charged nearby https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Converter-Step-down- >>>>> Transformer-Regulator/dp/B00C66B3PM/ >>>>> >>>>> If there's already a wire nest we could also deadbug a TO-220 package >>>>> regulator into the fold. >>>>> >>>>> On 2016-09-28 12:07, hol(a)gaskill.com wrote: >>>>> >>>>> What is the input voltage to the switch, 7.5V? I need to order some >>>>> switching regulators, can get an extra one that meets power needs of >>>>> switch >>>>> if we want to run from lead acid battery. Alternately could boost from a >>>>> regular USB battery bank that stays plugged into a wall wart to top off. >>>>> >>>>> On 2016-09-24 17:47, robb wrote: >>>>> >>>>> i think those (myself included) who want a dedicated line should run it >>>>> at >>>>> our earliest convenience >>>>> >>>>> as to the power, wouldn't a ups be nice for between the wall outlet & >>>>> door >>>>> system? >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> last week I power-cycled the front door beaglebone black and its ethernet >>>>>> interface started working again. Before I did that, the ethernet port >>>>>> was >>>>>> not getting a link at all, even when connected to a known good cable. >>>>>> >>>>>> After the power cycle, its ethernet worked, but since I had not power >>>>>> cycled the USB hub and magstripe reader, it was giving errors until i >>>>>> rebooted it, and then it worked properly. >>>>>> >>>>>> well i spoke too soon, it just came back online by itself. >>>>>> >>>>>> The front door computer has a battery backup so that it can keep working >>>>>> even if the rest of the world disappears. But we won't find out about >>>>>> it >>>>>> losing power unless it has a connection to the internet. >>>>>> >>>>>> presently it goes through at least one hub on the way back to the server >>>>>> area, and that hub does not have a battery backup, and apparently gets >>>>>> unplugged regularly. >>>>>> >>>>>> I still think we should have a dedicated CAT5 ethernet run from the >>>>>> front >>>>>> door to the server rack, since this is such important infrastructure. >>>>>> >>>>>> thank you >>>>>> -jake >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Marc Juul wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Eh it's pretty far and going through a floor and the timeless infinite >>>>>> >>>>>>> light room. Let's not run that again if we can help it. I'll go check >>>>>>> on >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> in a bit. We could do a new run up to the public terminals and just >>>>>>> join >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> to the existing wire from the doorputer to get a dedicated run. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> marc/juul >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> the front door computer is still not on the network as far as i can >>>>>>> tell. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> i haven't seen sudobot talk (in irc) about the front door since 9/13 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> i'm assuming people are still able to use their cards to get in? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> we really need a dedicated CAT5 cable run from the front door computer >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> the server rack in sudoroom. No hubs or switches along the way. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> reseated ethernet connections >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the bbb's ethernet port leds blink >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> i noticed the power cord is miserably connected to the wall & the >>>>>>>>> ethernet >>>>>>>>> run takes an unfortunate journey under the rug between sudo to stage >>>>>>>>> door >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> the front door computer does not appear to be on the network. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but if >>>>>>>>>> there's >>>>>>>>>> a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity and >>>>>>>>>> switches >>>>>>>>>> to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know to send >>>>>>>>>> help. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there and see >>>>>>>>>> why >>>>>>>>>> it's not getting back to the main network? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 09:59:09 -0700 > From: hol(a)gaskill.com > To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > Cc: Sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] front door computer offline (but working?) > Message-ID: <27ccd577591059ce3091398387307b76(a)gaskill.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > right angle would do it > >> On 2016-09-29 09:04, Jake wrote: >> that sounds like we should replace the plug on the end of the cord. >> >> maybe a grounded one will fit more snugly, especially a right-angle >> plug so that the cord can hang straight down. >> >>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>> >>> the 120v outlet that powers the 13.75v supply is still extremely >>> janky. >>> when you plug the cord in, it almost falls out of the outlet. >>> the outlet is also 6ft up on the wall so the weight of the cord makes >>> it >>> even worse. >>> >>> the power to the door system is the least stable outlet in the whole >>> building & it's powering the most crucial aspect. >>> >>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 12:59 AM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> please do not install a UPS or battery system on the front door >>>> system. >>>> >>>> it already has one and has had one for the whole time it's been in >>>> that >>>> box on the wall. >>>> >>>> i meant to say this awhile ago when Robb first mentioned wanting to >>>> add a >>>> UPS, but I was not at a computer and able to respond. >>>> >>>> There is a 12-volt lead-acid battery in the cabinet on the wall, >>>> which is >>>> kept float-charging by a regulated 13.75 volt power supply in there. >>>> >>>> Connected to the 12-volt battery is a "car charger" dual USB socket, >>>> which >>>> takes the 12V from the battery down to 5 volts to two USB sockets. >>>> >>>> One of these sockets hosts a cord which powers the Beaglebone Black. >>>> The other socket feeds a cord which is supplying power to a USB hub, >>>> which >>>> connects the beaglebone to the magnetic stripe reader outside the >>>> door, and >>>> to the arduino which activates the electromagnetic door latch, and >>>> the >>>> speaker which makes happy and sad noises when people swipe their door >>>> cards. >>>> >>>> the arduino also monitors the voltage of the battery, and sudobot >>>> (our >>>> IRCbot) alerts sudoroom members if the battery voltage starts >>>> dropping, >>>> which is what happens if the AC power to the box gets unplugged. >>>> >>>> as you can see, another UPS will not help anything. what we need is >>>> to >>>> eliminate the ethernet hub/switch between the reliable door computer, >>>> and >>>> the reliable server/internet infrastructure. >>>> >>>> this will be accomplished by routing the front door computer with the >>>> dedicated ethernet cable Marc mentioned, which has already been run. >>>> >>>> thank you, >>>> -jake >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>>> >>>> i didn't install the 12v ups, yet, as the switch is 5v/3a >>>>> might be easier to back the whole circuit w/ a 120v ups as the >>>>> problem is >>>>> usually it getting unplugged. >>>>> >>>>> the outlet is about 6ft on the wall & i was thinking we could >>>>> install >>>>> another outlet directly underneath w/o too much cutting. >>>>> incidentally, this is also the circuit that aqua viva uses to heat >>>>> water & >>>>> may continue to get tripped. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> One of these badboys is all we need assuming we can keep a lead acid >>>>>> battery charged nearby >>>>>> https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Converter-Step-down- >>>>>> Transformer-Regulator/dp/B00C66B3PM/ >>>>>> >>>>>> If there's already a wire nest we could also deadbug a TO-220 >>>>>> package >>>>>> regulator into the fold. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2016-09-28 12:07, hol(a)gaskill.com wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> What is the input voltage to the switch, 7.5V? I need to order >>>>>> some >>>>>> switching regulators, can get an extra one that meets power needs >>>>>> of >>>>>> switch >>>>>> if we want to run from lead acid battery. Alternately could boost >>>>>> from a >>>>>> regular USB battery bank that stays plugged into a wall wart to top >>>>>> off. >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2016-09-24 17:47, robb wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> i think those (myself included) who want a dedicated line should >>>>>> run it >>>>>> at >>>>>> our earliest convenience >>>>>> >>>>>> as to the power, wouldn't a ups be nice for between the wall outlet >>>>>> & >>>>>> door >>>>>> system? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> last week I power-cycled the front door beaglebone black and its >>>>>> ethernet >>>>>>> interface started working again. Before I did that, the ethernet >>>>>>> port >>>>>>> was >>>>>>> not getting a link at all, even when connected to a known good >>>>>>> cable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> After the power cycle, its ethernet worked, but since I had not >>>>>>> power >>>>>>> cycled the USB hub and magstripe reader, it was giving errors >>>>>>> until i >>>>>>> rebooted it, and then it worked properly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> well i spoke too soon, it just came back online by itself. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The front door computer has a battery backup so that it can keep >>>>>>> working >>>>>>> even if the rest of the world disappears. But we won't find out >>>>>>> about >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> losing power unless it has a connection to the internet. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> presently it goes through at least one hub on the way back to the >>>>>>> server >>>>>>> area, and that hub does not have a battery backup, and apparently >>>>>>> gets >>>>>>> unplugged regularly. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I still think we should have a dedicated CAT5 ethernet run from >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> front >>>>>>> door to the server rack, since this is such important >>>>>>> infrastructure. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> thank you >>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Marc Juul wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Eh it's pretty far and going through a floor and the timeless >>>>>>> infinite >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> light room. Let's not run that again if we can help it. I'll go >>>>>>>> check >>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> in a bit. We could do a new run up to the public terminals and >>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>> join >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> to the existing wire from the doorputer to get a dedicated run. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> marc/juul >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> the front door computer is still not on the network as far as i >>>>>>>> can >>>>>>>> tell. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> i haven't seen sudobot talk (in irc) about the front door since >>>>>>>>> 9/13 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> i'm assuming people are still able to use their cards to get in? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> we really need a dedicated CAT5 cable run from the front door >>>>>>>>> computer >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> the server rack in sudoroom. No hubs or switches along the way. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> reseated ethernet connections >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> the bbb's ethernet port leds blink >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> i noticed the power cord is miserably connected to the wall & >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> ethernet >>>>>>>>>> run takes an unfortunate journey under the rug between sudo to >>>>>>>>>> stage >>>>>>>>>> door >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the front door computer does not appear to be on the network. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but >>>>>>>>>>> if >>>>>>>>>>> there's >>>>>>>>>>> a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity >>>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>>> switches >>>>>>>>>>> to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know >>>>>>>>>>> to send >>>>>>>>>>> help. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there >>>>>>>>>>> and see >>>>>>>>>>> why >>>>>>>>>>> it's not getting back to the main network? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2016 12:50:06 -0700 > From: Morgan Allen <morganrallen(a)gmail.com> > To: hol(a)gaskill.com > Cc: Sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] front door computer offline (but working?) > Message-ID: > <CALArMGROdn_fdmkd+0anW+T_Sw44gFJY-RkNx4we46KWfCKzag(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I have a ~3ft right angle extension that didn't get used for another > project. Happy to donate it. Grounded also. > >> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:59 AM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: >> >> right angle would do it >> >> >>> On 2016-09-29 09:04, Jake wrote: >>> >>> that sounds like we should replace the plug on the end of the cord. >>> >>> maybe a grounded one will fit more snugly, especially a right-angle >>> plug so that the cord can hang straight down. >>> >>> On Thu, 29 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>> >>> the 120v outlet that powers the 13.75v supply is still extremely janky. >>>> when you plug the cord in, it almost falls out of the outlet. >>>> the outlet is also 6ft up on the wall so the weight of the cord makes it >>>> even worse. >>>> >>>> the power to the door system is the least stable outlet in the whole >>>> building & it's powering the most crucial aspect. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 12:59 AM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> please do not install a UPS or battery system on the front door system. >>>>> >>>>> it already has one and has had one for the whole time it's been in that >>>>> box on the wall. >>>>> >>>>> i meant to say this awhile ago when Robb first mentioned wanting to add >>>>> a >>>>> UPS, but I was not at a computer and able to respond. >>>>> >>>>> There is a 12-volt lead-acid battery in the cabinet on the wall, which >>>>> is >>>>> kept float-charging by a regulated 13.75 volt power supply in there. >>>>> >>>>> Connected to the 12-volt battery is a "car charger" dual USB socket, >>>>> which >>>>> takes the 12V from the battery down to 5 volts to two USB sockets. >>>>> >>>>> One of these sockets hosts a cord which powers the Beaglebone Black. >>>>> The other socket feeds a cord which is supplying power to a USB hub, >>>>> which >>>>> connects the beaglebone to the magnetic stripe reader outside the door, >>>>> and >>>>> to the arduino which activates the electromagnetic door latch, and the >>>>> speaker which makes happy and sad noises when people swipe their door >>>>> cards. >>>>> >>>>> the arduino also monitors the voltage of the battery, and sudobot (our >>>>> IRCbot) alerts sudoroom members if the battery voltage starts dropping, >>>>> which is what happens if the AC power to the box gets unplugged. >>>>> >>>>> as you can see, another UPS will not help anything. what we need is to >>>>> eliminate the ethernet hub/switch between the reliable door computer, >>>>> and >>>>> the reliable server/internet infrastructure. >>>>> >>>>> this will be accomplished by routing the front door computer with the >>>>> dedicated ethernet cable Marc mentioned, which has already been run. >>>>> >>>>> thank you, >>>>> -jake >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, 28 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>>>> >>>>> i didn't install the 12v ups, yet, as the switch is 5v/3a >>>>> >>>>>> might be easier to back the whole circuit w/ a 120v ups as the problem >>>>>> is >>>>>> usually it getting unplugged. >>>>>> >>>>>> the outlet is about 6ft on the wall & i was thinking we could install >>>>>> another outlet directly underneath w/o too much cutting. >>>>>> incidentally, this is also the circuit that aqua viva uses to heat >>>>>> water & >>>>>> may continue to get tripped. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 12:26 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> One of these badboys is all we need assuming we can keep a lead acid >>>>>> >>>>>>> battery charged nearby https://www.amazon.com/DROK-Co >>>>>>> nverter-Step-down- >>>>>>> Transformer-Regulator/dp/B00C66B3PM/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> If there's already a wire nest we could also deadbug a TO-220 package >>>>>>> regulator into the fold. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2016-09-28 12:07, hol(a)gaskill.com wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What is the input voltage to the switch, 7.5V? I need to order some >>>>>>> switching regulators, can get an extra one that meets power needs of >>>>>>> switch >>>>>>> if we want to run from lead acid battery. Alternately could boost >>>>>>> from a >>>>>>> regular USB battery bank that stays plugged into a wall wart to top >>>>>>> off. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 2016-09-24 17:47, robb wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> i think those (myself included) who want a dedicated line should run >>>>>>> it >>>>>>> at >>>>>>> our earliest convenience >>>>>>> >>>>>>> as to the power, wouldn't a ups be nice for between the wall outlet & >>>>>>> door >>>>>>> system? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sat, Sep 24, 2016 at 5:25 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> last week I power-cycled the front door beaglebone black and its >>>>>>> ethernet >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> interface started working again. Before I did that, the ethernet >>>>>>>> port >>>>>>>> was >>>>>>>> not getting a link at all, even when connected to a known good cable. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> After the power cycle, its ethernet worked, but since I had not power >>>>>>>> cycled the USB hub and magstripe reader, it was giving errors until i >>>>>>>> rebooted it, and then it worked properly. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> well i spoke too soon, it just came back online by itself. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The front door computer has a battery backup so that it can keep >>>>>>>> working >>>>>>>> even if the rest of the world disappears. But we won't find out >>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>> losing power unless it has a connection to the internet. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> presently it goes through at least one hub on the way back to the >>>>>>>> server >>>>>>>> area, and that hub does not have a battery backup, and apparently >>>>>>>> gets >>>>>>>> unplugged regularly. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I still think we should have a dedicated CAT5 ethernet run from the >>>>>>>> front >>>>>>>> door to the server rack, since this is such important infrastructure. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> thank you >>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Mon, 19 Sep 2016, Marc Juul wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Eh it's pretty far and going through a floor and the timeless >>>>>>>> infinite >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> light room. Let's not run that again if we can help it. I'll go check >>>>>>>>> on >>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>> in a bit. We could do a new run up to the public terminals and just >>>>>>>>> join >>>>>>>>> it >>>>>>>>> to the existing wire from the doorputer to get a dedicated run. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> marc/juul >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 8:02 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> the front door computer is still not on the network as far as i can >>>>>>>>> tell. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> i haven't seen sudobot talk (in irc) about the front door since >>>>>>>>>> 9/13 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> i'm assuming people are still able to use their cards to get in? >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> we really need a dedicated CAT5 cable run from the front door >>>>>>>>>> computer >>>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>>> the server rack in sudoroom. No hubs or switches along the way. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sat, 17 Sep 2016, robb wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> reseated ethernet connections >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> the bbb's ethernet port leds blink >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> i noticed the power cord is miserably connected to the wall & the >>>>>>>>>>> ethernet >>>>>>>>>>> run takes an unfortunate journey under the rug between sudo to >>>>>>>>>>> stage >>>>>>>>>>> door >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Sep 16, 2016 at 1:35 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> the front door computer does not appear to be on the network. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but if >>>>>>>>>>>> there's >>>>>>>>>>>> a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity and >>>>>>>>>>>> switches >>>>>>>>>>>> to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know to >>>>>>>>>>>> send >>>>>>>>>>>> help. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there and >>>>>>>>>>>> see >>>>>>>>>>>> why >>>>>>>>>>>> it's not getting back to the main network? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> -jake >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>>>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>>>>> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > -- > > -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- > Version: OpenPGP.js v.1.20121007 > Comment: http://openpgpjs.org > > xsBNBFG3btUBB/9+/WJNOSIuc/praKPaPOweqXV5s7PGRD+HAnNWF/19YAY3 > AFtfeoelhhY4sMJoobTaJzcZojznZ1kl/7UuuYCnbJO3Z9kaSMVrVxEZMSLe > YmW8Hc4ZsTnl9f05DQFy8ABpAvMLmXJQXh63BbfzjFqNbSWQfLhrubSM2Elq > xmN6EsmRyAuEeYlSnal+Di2MlViohpCbbagE2D6AZTUECIamTib6+DuLG4XO > b4GGKHR9TXu2qS1VH6hqcvdEz2MDE5OqZzAnBgcF2dvcOdTk9gAOoR1T+qKj > IJtg2X0ETbxcPqEXQoXE8VrxN0MLT5JQKTg26+csU4P2w0rEWsUsJombABEB > AAHNJU1vcmdhbiBBbGxlbiA8bW9yZ2FucmFsbGVuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT7CwFwE > EAECABAFAlG3btwJEG9pFLKaVEfeAAD7hwf+K8LN/kfgi8GTRLiTcuM+hSbm > uAeiBY+VaJIQFLzoFlt8A0hBlLNPFNNmUDxdPrMErdHgZ7HtJW/6RANuBTti > 5hr3EBguH1GQyK7BbUqJGvaEX4UNRej3uyX3ufXDsIB/3NsKaTyyu+SO0+Hv > Cn2DwmlfSXcPhoarx6Turizn/WwgtTN3tqrMWxxiCKWydLH5xYuz+23BLMdc > oF/zkbF+7ddFhmyfiFh4Ej9//tsfwPj2cACU3uLTrcwCo7IxUtkrqMF/fhlm > LEqjhzDDjq9v7GNWb/5xB2xgTaucJ7/ljuS8nPlZqwCI8NlTgSqC8nyVLyjS > yVtOzkItcS0UqyW1Mg== > =V/Ia > -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- >

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What are your October goals at SudoRoom?

by Romy Ilano

I have a small amount of time to drop by SudoRoom and Counter Culture labs this month. I decided it's would be fun to write some October goals. Here's a picture to boot! Habitual - every time I go to SudoRoom and back, leave something creative behind like a drawing - say hi to everyone and remember we are all creative fun animals - face to face is so nice! And remote will never quite replace that - See what cool projects other people are working on - facilitate the creativity between the spaces (especially counter culture labs, sudoroom and then be inspired by the interdisciplinary creativity from folks like Ceremony who are doing a science and art meetup - get the word out on SudoRoom fundraising So that's what I've been doing. But for longer term projects: October goals at SudoRoom - getting ready for Snowboarding - going to SudoRoom to understand how my snowboard is made, understand how to repair things, understand how to fix things if I need to (even if I don't), potentially donate snowboard equipment to SudoRoom for others to use as long as it's not a storage space issue - Jump start the old accessibility projects - a few years ago I broke my ankle, and had a lively discussion with many Noisebridge and SudoRoom folks about cheaper alternatives to current medical hardware, which tends to be proprietary and overpriced, and even ugly - somehow start again the Art & MRI project that we had. We had some discussion and it tapered off. I'd like to make a book or something. - make a few SudoRoom stickers - see if anyone is doing some kind of virtual reality education project at SudoRoom - do some kind of iphone or ipad pro project involving accessibility. This is my handicraft by day and I'd rather stick to one thing instead of being distracted by ten million platforms. That being said, there are an amazing amount of accessibility APIs with apple and I want to use that knowledge for good So everyone, what are your October goals? It's so refreshing seeing old faces again.. Sent from my iPad

9 years, 6 months

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brief hardware hack night blog post

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/hacking-a-tesla-at-hardware-hack-night/ =D ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

9 years, 6 months

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Donation: folding bike this month? Do you have space?

by Romy Ilano

Hi, I have an extra tern link folding bike. The gears are janky but it's functioning. In the long term the gears will have to be replaced but that would be more than the cost of a new bike. However, the bike is working and might be of use to folks. Is there space at SudoRoom and CounterCulture labs for this bike? I think it might be a useful addition to the SudoBike! It folds, so when folded it doesn't take that much space... ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

9 years, 6 months

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front door computer offline (but working?)

by Jake

the front door computer does not appear to be on the network. i'm guessing people are still using their cards to get in, but if there's a problem, for example if it gets unplugged from electricity and switches to battery backup, we will not be notified and will not know to send help. can someone take a look at the ethernet situation over there and see why it's not getting back to the main network? -jake

9 years, 6 months

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Help develop CA K-12 computer science education standards!

by Vicky Knox

Hi! You can sign up to be a part of a focus group to provide input on what important things should be taught in CS classes in California starting in 2019. The application is due by October 14th, and the SF focus group meets on Nov. 16th. More info here: http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/computerscicontentstds.asp I think it would be awesome to get hackers, activists and open source / P2P peeps in on developing these standards. Otherwise, it will be others who determine the fate of CS education in California schools. dun dun dunnnnn...

9 years, 6 months

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free antique wooden vacuum-tube television

by Jake

yes the ad says $50 but if you're actually interested in it you can have it for free, assuming you can come to west oakland to pick it up. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/5797796061.html it probably works if you just plug it in, although you should bring up the voltage slowly with a variac since the capacitors are probably.. whatever old capacitors do when they sit for a long time. we can do that together before you put it in your car. or you can rip out all the electronics and put a VGA monitor and raspberry pi in the cabinet, whatever you want. -jake

9 years, 6 months

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BioHack The Planet Day 2 stream live now

by Marc Juul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODjViG-J0VU You can ask questions on IRC on #sudoroom on freenode or via web: https://sudoroom.org/chat/

9 years, 6 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] mx brown switches in salvage

by robb

i just found a 10.5" X 20" electric hotplate yesterday. it's on the projects shelves past the robot arm w/a note about component removal use on it. On Thu, Sep 22, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Trent Robbins <robbintt(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Jake! I was planning on doing it by hand, but it would be neat to > try the mechanical one at sudo room. > > Trent > > On Thursday, September 22, 2016, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > >> a hotplate covered with clean sand heated up to 400 degrees (celsius) >> will be a surface on which you can place a circuitboard covered with such >> switches, and then you can pluck them out of the board as their solder >> melts. This is how old boards had their parts salvaged from them back when >> people still did that. >> >> if you don't have the right hotplate and you want to use a skillet >> instead, you'll likely have to cut the circuitboard in half or thirds so >> that it will be small enough to fit in the skillet of sand. no big deal. >> >> you could also remove them one at a time, using a desoldering tool. >> There's a motorized one at sudoroom, which is basically a gun-shaped >> soldering iron with a hollow tip and a foot-pedal activated vacuum pump. >> You could use that to pull the solder out of the hole for one of the two >> pins of each key, and then use a regular soldering iron to heat up the >> second one while pulling the key out with the other hand. >> >> good luck, >> -jake >> >> On Tue, 20 Sep 2016, Trent Robbins wrote: >> >> Does anyone know a good way to salvage from 101-105 mx brown keyboard >>> switches? >>> >>> I'm planning on building my own keyboard this fall or winter and have >>> plenty of time to source scrap. >>> >>> http://cubiq.org/build-your-very-own-pc-keyboard >>> >>> Build process is as complex as you'd expect. >>> >>> Teensy firmware: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard >>> >>> >>> >>> Trent >>> >>> > > -- > (Sent from cellphone) > > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss > >

9 years, 6 months

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BioHack The Planet Live Streaming starting soon

by Marc Juul

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM7ITgYCn6c

9 years, 6 months

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Potluck in sudo?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Was there supposed to be a potluck in Sudo this evening? One guy showed up, and even brought something to share. He sat in Sudo for an hour or so, and then left. I was busy with other stuff in ccl, so I only noticed when he was on his way out the door... Patrik

9 years, 6 months

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mx brown switches in salvage

by Trent Robbins

Does anyone know a good way to salvage from 101-105 mx brown keyboard switches? I'm planning on building my own keyboard this fall or winter and have plenty of time to source scrap. http://cubiq.org/build-your-very-own-pc-keyboard Build process is as complex as you'd expect. Teensy firmware: https://github.com/tmk/tmk_keyboard Trent

9 years, 6 months

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BioHack The Planet Conference Tomorrow - Oakland

by Marc Juul

http://biohacktheplanet.com/schedule/ -- marc/juul

9 years, 6 months

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Wiki registration broken?

by Corey Johns

"Request an account" leads to a blank page If I log-in via Persona, it shows a form to create an account, but doesn't appear to do anything. — Corey | @stackptr

9 years, 6 months

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Outreachy - remote internships in Free and Open Source Software

by Jenny Ryan

Hi all - I participated in this program back in 2013, with the Open Technology Institute. Let me know if you're interested in applying and would like a referral! -- Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is software that gives the user the freedom to use, share, study, and improve it. FOSS contributors believe that this is the best way to develop software because it benefits society, creates a fun collaborative community around a project, and allows anyone to make innovative changes that reach many people. In an effort to improve diversity in FOSS, a number of organizations are offering remote and mentored Outreachy internships through a program organized by Software Freedom Conservancy. These internships are open internationally to all women (cis and trans), trans men, and genderqueer people. Additionally, they are open in the U.S, to all Black/African American, Hispanic/Latin@, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander people. The stipend for the program is $5,500 (USD). Applicants must be available for full-time, 40-hours a week, internships. The application deadline is October 17, 2016 and the internship dates are December 6, 2016 to March 6, 2017. College students from the Southern Hemisphere who will have a school summer break during most of this time are particularly encouraged to apply. Coding, user experience design, documentation, bug triage, community engagement, and other types of projects are available. To apply, you need to connect with a participating organization early, select a project you want to work on, make a few relevant contributions with the help of a mentor, and create a project plan. Learn more at http://outreachy.org Please consider applying for Outreachy, encourage someone else to apply, or help spread the word by forwarding this message to any interested university and community groups. To learn more, please join mentors, coordinators, and alums of Outreachy for a Twitter chat with a hashtag #OutreachyChat at 3pm UTC on September 21 (11am EST).

9 years, 6 months

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Rich's Dead Guy Electronics Sale Sat-Sun in SF

by Jake

https://www.facebook.com/events/627027540790637/ Sep 17 at 11:00 AM to Sep 18 at 6:00 PM in PDT 1201 Howard st, san francisco, ca. 94103 I'm having my Dead Guy sale early! No, I'm not dead! But I'm DYING to get rid of this stuff! 'Dead Guy' sales are when one of our local Electronics people kicks the bucket, and all the other electronics people go to the sale and have a sort of reunion while we rummage through all the stuff. I've often wondered what my 'Dead Guy' sale would be like, so I've decided to have it early so I can attend! I'm shutting down my electronics shop of 14 years, and I need to pare down all the fantastic treasures I've scrounged over the years! There's actually a lot of good equipment in there, along with vintage stuff, random doodads, and just plain junk. Lots of computer monitors, all flat screen. Hard to find small ones, a few large very nice ones. Color laser printer with low page count and full toner carts. Very nice. BIG projection screen, projector, old-school B&W and antique CRTs, A great 16 channel Mackie mixer, various robot entrails, and some things that even I, a champion of 'what's that thing', cannot identify. And just a lot of awesome random electronic JUNK! Also lots of fantastic SHELVING! (you know you want it) Come on down while the deals are fresh!

9 years, 6 months

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need verizon phone

by robb

anybody has a verizon phone for sale or trade? i need one

9 years, 6 months

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lost electronic car key

by Jake

i lost my car key, i think outside of Omni on the sidewalk of 48th street when i squatted down to fix something on the ground. it's also possible it's lost inside sudoroom, on the floor or on a chair, although I looked as best I could but i was tired. it looks like a small black plastic car alarm remote, but there's no keychain or anything attached to it. it kinda looks like this: http://d2odvx3v4cbpyu.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Tesla-Model… if you find it, or hear of someone who found it, please let me know. thanks! -jake

9 years, 6 months

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Fwd: Last Call for Submissions: Round 10 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program!

by Jenny Ryan

These fine folks have previously awarded $5K grants to BAPS, Sudo, Material Print Machine, Birdhouse AND Liberated Lens. In short - apply for your group! BAPS and Sudo were winners in Round 7, so they can reapply. The deadline is 9/22. Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Southern Exposure <interntwo(a)soex.org> Date: Wed, Sep 14, 2016 at 5:17 PM Subject: Last Call for Submissions: Round 10 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program! To: jenny(a)thepyre.org Dear Jenny, The deadline for applications to Southern Exposure’s Round 10 Alternative Exposure is quickly approaching! If you know potential grantees already working on a project that could benefit from an AltEx grant, please help spread the word and share the information for this opportunity. If you were a recipient in Rounds 1-7, we encourage you to reapply. Whether you benefited from this grant last year or at Alternative Exposure's inception almost a decade ago, we know you would be a great representative of the program. Please forward this email, spread via social media, and encourage your artistic peers to look at this year’s brochure (attached as a PDF)! All the best, Mary Kate Anselmini Projects + Programs Intern Southern Exposure _____________________________________________ Round 10 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program *Southern Exposure's 2016 Grant Program, Alternative Exposure, Seeks Applicants Deadline to Apply: September 22, 2016* https://www.soex.org/alternative-exposure <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> Southern Exposure is now accepting applications for Round 9 of the Alternative Exposure Grant Program. Alternative Exposure supports the independent and self-organized work of artists and small groups that play a critical and significant role in the San Francisco Bay Area arts community−giving grants up to $5000. With major support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and additional support from the San Francisco Grants for the Arts/Hotel Tax Fund, Alternative Exposure offers direct support to Bay Area based unincorporated groups, burgeoning art and gathering spaces, publications, websites, collectives, events, and projects that fall outside the traditional frameworks of support. *MORE ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY* Alternative Exposure was launched in 2007 and aims to fuel the energy of the Bay Area visual arts community and encourage the vibrant artistic activity that occurs on the ground level - artists or groups of artists making and presenting work in a committed but informal way. Now entering its ninth year, Southern Exposure has awarded $563,000 in direct funds to 151 Bay Area projects in the past eight years of the program. Since developing Alternative Exposure with Southern Exposure, The Andy Warhol Foundation has invested in the creation of a growing national network of regional re-granting programs - supporting The Idea Fund in Houston, Texas <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> ; The Propeller Fund in Chicago, Illinois <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> ; Rocket Grants in Kansas City, Missouri <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> ; The Precipe Fund in Portland, Oregon <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> ; and The Grit Fund in Baltimore, Maryland <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…>. The Foundation aims to support the independent creative activity of artists by partnering with leading artist-centered, visual arts organizations across the country. To find out more about the network of regional re-granting programs beyond the Bay Area visit warholfoundation.org <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…>. To learn more about the history of this program and the many projects funded by Alternative Exposure visit www.soex.org/alternativeexposure <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…>. *HOW TO APPLY* The Alternative Exposure guidelines are available to download from the Alternative Exposure website. All applications must be completed online by September 22nd, 2016. Please go to https://soex.submittable.com/submit <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> to access the online application. Please visit the Alternative Exposure website <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> to download a copy of the guidelines for review as well as the budget form. *Generous lead support for Alternative Exposure is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts* The Southern Exposure team is looking forward to receiving your applications. We can’t wait to learn about how you envision making impactful contributions to the San Francisco Bay Area arts community. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> *S O U T H E R N E X P O S U R E* 3030 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110 t: 415-863-2141 / f: 415-863-1841 e: interntwo(a)soex.org <ad(a)soex.org> / w: www.soex.org <https://soex-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1SUFmBUXz0HtZW3ARnt7P…> [image: beacon]

9 years, 6 months

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Does sudo have a string of white Christmas lights

by Cere Davis

...I could borrow for a day?

9 years, 7 months

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gopro hero or hero2 battery?

by robb

Daniel gave someone 2 broken gopros (hero2 & 3) who gave them to liberated lens. Daniel & i finally got around to trying to fix one (hero3), yesterday, & we succeeded by reseating a ribbon cable on the motherboard & cleaning the shutter's electrical contact, also, on the motherboard. does anyone has an original gopro hero or gopro hero2 battery that i could borrow to see if the other one can be fixed? i don't mind buying a battery but i'd rather not unless i know the thing can be fixed. thx

9 years, 7 months

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Hey Tuesday

by Romy Ilano

I know the blog says all parties but the meetings are still on Tuesday right??? Sent from my iPhone

9 years, 7 months

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Fwd: Omni Commoner - September 2016!

by Jenny Ryan

The Omni Commoner *Issue 6, September 2016* *omnicommons.org* <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> The Omni Commons currently hosts thirteen collectives committed to the mission of equity and community. We’re actively recruiting new members for existing groups as well as entirely new organizations to collaborate with us. Please visit *omnicommons.org/wiki* <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> to learn more, or contact *info(a)omnicommons.org* <info(a)omnicommons.org> with inquiries on how to participate! Community News *Help Us Buy the Building!* Our monthly expenses are on the order of *$17,000*, and the community is straining to make ends meet while simultaneously working to buy the building. We have the opportunity, finally, to proceed with the building purchase - but we need your help to raise funds for an appraisal ($4500) and fall rent expenses until we secure a mortgage! Contact us <info(a)omnicommons.org?subject=Re%3A%20Buying%20the%20Omni> if you can help! Visit our Donation Portal <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> to give a one-time or recurring donation via Stripe or PayPal, contribute to our Patreon <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> page, book the space <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> for your next meeting or event, join the Fundraising <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> or Commons <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> working groups to help us increase our revenue streams, and / or simply spread the word and share this newsletter! *Volunteer of the Month* [image: marcus.jpg] *Marcus* recently spearheaded the Omni Re-Use Sale - an exhaustive endeavor that involved clearing, sorting, and cleaning years of our accumulated cruft. He is a member of Art Bison and has been making the above-pictured Omni t-shirts :) We are so very grateful to be graced with his active, positive presence and generosity! *Join!* Are you connected to an aligned group looking for occasional or permanent space? We have space available and are actively seeking new member collectives to rent it out! Apply to be a member collective at* omnicommons.org/join <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> !* *Participate!* We’re always welcoming new volunteers to participate in various working groups - in particular finance, building & maintenance, commons (event management), and fundraising. Check the calendar for the next working group meeting, or visit *omnicommons.org/lists* <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> to join the relevant mailing list. <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> DONATE NOW TO KEEP US GOING! <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> *Updates From Member Collectives* *Volunteer Guides & Mentors Needed!* *Global Communication Services/Youth Empowerment Services (YES) <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> *provides support for immigrant families in the form of language classes, youth music programs, health consulting, and after-school homework assistance. They are looking for volunteer guides and mentors to work with youth aged 8 to 18 in the areas of academic tutoring, English as a second language, arts & crafts, dance, music and planning entertainment. Contact them at 510.560.5520 or info.gscinc(a)gmail.com if you're interested in helping out! *Film Night “Heist: Who Stole the American Dream” (2011)* *September 20th, 7-10pm in the Ballroom* *HEIST: Who Stole the American Dream?* is stunning audiences across the globe as it traces the worldwide economic collapse to a 1971 secret memo entitled Attack on American Free Enterprise System. The 6-page memo, a free-market utopian treatise, called for a money fueled big business makeover of government through corporate control of the media, academia, the pulpit, arts and sciences and destruction of organized labor and consumer protection groups. Co-director & co-producer Donald Goldmacher will be in attendance for Q&A after the film. Doors at 7pm, film at 7:30. $5 donation yes please? Free popcorn and snacks as usual! *New book release by Timeless, Infinite Light!* *Face Down* by Brian Whitener is an abject, fantastic inquiry into forging new ways of relating, set against the brutal materialist realities of empire. With unflinching wit, Whitener connects "literature's devices, knowledges, and affective relationships ... to the new problematics of experiencing, worlding, and its sensorium of trauma." *Available October, 2016 from the TIL website <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…>.* *Timeless, Infinite Light is an Oakland-basedsmall press and founding member collective of the Omni Commons. They describe their books as "spells for unravelling capitalism."* Donate much-needed items from our Wishlist - we are especially in need of cleaning supplies, and LED candelabra and flourescent-replacement bulbs! <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> Have a Question? Chances are the answer is already on our website or wiki at omnicommons.org - Come visit and send us a comment or feedback at *info(a)omnicommons.org* <info(a)omnicommons.org> or check out the calendar of ongoing events at *omnicommons.org/calendar* <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> ! Recurring Events Monday *Fundraising / Buy the Building / Until the Revolution Working Group*, 6pm, Entrance Hall *Synthetic Biology, Biohacking and Cheese*, every other Monday at 7pm in Counter Culture Labs *Anti-Eviction Mapping Project Meetup*, 1st & 3rd Mondays, 7pm *The Art of Science, the Science of Art*, 4th Mondays at 7pm in Counter Culture Labs Tuesday: *Hardware Hack Night*, 7pm in Sudo Room *Biohackers and Mad Scientists Social*, 7pm in Counter Culture Labs *Birdhouse Art Collective Bi-Weekly Meetups* - every other Tuesday, 7pm, Entrance Hall *Sudo Mesh: Building the Peoples Open Network* - Weekly hacknights, 4th Tuesday general meetings - 7pm in the Disco Room *Film Night @ The Omni*, every other Tuesday, 7pm in the Ballroom *CCL Members General Meeting*, 3rd Tues. in March, June, Sep, & Dec in CCL Wednesday: *Sudo Room Weekly Social & Potluck*, 7pm in Sudo Room, 3rd Wednesday meetings *East Bay Homes Not Jails Meeting*, 7pm, Blue Classroom *Land Action General Meeting*, 7-9pm in the Basement Hall *Fermentation Station MycoFermentoOmniMondo*, 7pm in Counter Culture Labs. *Open Source Insulin*, 7pm in Counter Culture Labs *Lab Night*, 8pm in CCL *Hegel for Communists*, every other Wednesday, 7pm in the Treatment Room *Bay Area Public School Committee Mtg*, every other Wednesday, 7pm in the Blue Classroom *Bay Area Community Exchange (BACE) Timebank Monthly Meetups*, 1st Wednesdays at 6:30pm in the Treatment Room *Bay Area Trans Writers W**orkshop**, *1st Wednesdays at 7pm in the Ticket Booth Room *Thursday:* *Omni Delegates Meeting*, 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 7pm in the Ballroom *Commons Working Group*, 2nd and 4th Thursdays at 7pm in the Entrance Hall *Bioprinter Project Night,* 7pm in Counter Culture Labs *Javascript Study Group*, 7pm in Sudo Room *Green Windows Weekly Creative Writing Workshop, *7pm in the Disco Room *Bay Area Applied Mycology (BAAM) Mushroom Lab*, 1st & 3rd Thursdays, 6:30pm in CCL Saturday: *Synthetic Biology project: Engineer an evolved bacterial sunscreen*, 10:30am-12pm in Counter Culture Labs *The EAST: A Solo Performance Laboratory*, 4:30pm, Disco Room Sunday *Open Insulin Lab Day*, 12-3pm in Counter Culture Labs - Regular meeting to do lab work. *Oakland Jericho: Prisoner Writing & Analysis*, 3-5pm in the Basement Hall *Community Democracy Project Weekly Meetup*, 6:30pm in the Basement Hall or Disco Room Featured Recent & Upcoming Events *Dance Battle for TURFinc* *September 10th, 12 - 9:30pm in the Ballroom* Ladies and Gents! We're so excited to invite you all to TURFinc's 4 year Anniversary Dance Battle! Turfin - Jookin - Poppin Dance Workshop from 1pm - 3pm Doors Open at 2:30pm for battles! 1 vs 1 All Style Tournament happening from 3:30pm-4:30pm - Make sure to Sign Up before 3:30pm All Battles starts at 3:30-9:30pm This is an All-Ages Family-Friendly event. Bring family and get inspired! Workshop + Entrance $30 General Battle Entrance fee = $15 before 3:30pm & $20 after *~ Register <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> ~* *Abolition of Policing* *September 17th, 11am-1:30pm in the Entrance Hall* Want to learn how to work toward eliminating the cops? Want to hear how we challenge the notion that policing keeps us safe? CR Oakland regularly offers this workshop that looks at the role and history of policing in the U.S., the way it has impacted various communities, and how people have resisted and challenged its inherent violence. This workshop also goes over how we can reduce our reliance on policing by highlighting the various ways that building up community strength and practices lead to true safety that does not depend on law enforcement. *Practice Your Paradigm Shifting: A Workshop* *September 17th, 12-3:30pm in the Basement* The challenges facing us are so big, and the answers we find will depend on the questions we ask. Here’s a big question: How can we shape a world that isn’t defined and determined by the economy at the expense of all the other aspects of life? Maybe the answer is not the economy, but the whole ball of wax: maybe it’s the paradigm, friend. Come workshop with us on how to let go of a paradigm of “progress” and brainstorm how we can participate more effectively in the cultural transformations upon which our collective survival and well-being depend. *Community & Youth Cultural Healing Ceremony* *September 17th, 4:30pm-1am in the Ballroom* (African Dance Performance by Youth) Love Consciousness Celebration features music, cultural healing practice through music, which collaborate with the goal of creating moments of joy leading to collective healing and community building. The music creates a higher state of consciousness; in this place of divine union as group we can become restored and then the collaboration ideas will begin to flow! *BioHack The Planet Conference* *September 23-25th, 10am-11pm in the Ballroom* As the BioHacker community grows, there is a need to disseminate information and facilitate interaction between individuals of different knowledge bases and areas of expertise. BioHTP is run by BioHackers, designed for BioHackers, with talks solicited from BioHackers. *~ Register: $50 Weekend Pass! <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> ~* *Angel & Jenny's Birthday Partay* *September 30th, 7pm-1am in the Ballroom* Angel and Jenny were born on this, the 30th day of the month of September. Come celebrate these humans’ existence on this planet - and yes, this is absolutely an excuse to party with your friends. All door proceeds go to the Omni. Sunday (continued) *Liberated Lens General Meeting*, 1st & 3rd Sundays, 7pm in the Basement *Open Circle: Families Fighting for Justice! *- Every 4th Sunday from 3::30-5:30pm in the Ballroom *Uniquely Yours - Creative Writing Workshop*, 4th Sundays from 7-10pm in the Disco Room Thanks for reading! *With love from:* Agua Viva Cafe <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> - A cafe dedicated to creating a warm, convivial entrance to the Omnii, aiming to open by fall 2016. Art Bison Design Collective <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f…> - a feminist collective that produces media for political and social events. *Bay Area Public School* - A free, self-organizing, anti-capitalist school with radical and contestatory politics. *Birdhouse Art Collective* - A new collective bringing art and artists to the Omni Commons. *Chiapas Support Committee* <http://omnicommons.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=7b3df74e35ed3cfc94d1f7…> - Supporting autonomous health care and education in Zapatista communities. *Counter Culture Labs* - A citizen science and DIYbio space that is open sourcing biology. *Food Not Bombs* - Bringing free food to parks, political events, neighborhood gatherings, & social centers since 1991. 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Are Women Exiting Engineering Because Men Have All the Fun? - IEEE Spectrum

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I'm lucky I'm not in this trap .. i noticed women get mentored to do more non profit / social good and qa work Maybe open source is the only answer ? http://spectrum.ieee.org/view-from-the-valley/at-work/tech-careers/are-wome… Are Women Exiting Engineering Because Men Have All the Fun? By Tekla S. Perry Posted 17 Jun 2016 | 16:00 GMT Photo: Paul Bradbury/Getty Images Where are all the women engineers? That’s a question that engineering educators and recruiters have been asking themselves for years now. Twenty percent of engineering graduates are women—but only 13 percent of the engineering workforce is female. It’s not a pipeline issue; engineering schools have been graduating women for a long time now. It’s been easy to blame women leaving the engineering workforce to balance the demands of family, but is that really it? Many have said there’s a culture problem, but what exactly does that mean? It turns out, according to a recent study, that at least a big part of it happens when women are in mixed groups that need to divide chores. Typically, the division pushes the routine or boring work at the women, the challenging or interesting work at the men. Researchers Caroll Serron at the University of California at Irvine, Susan S. Silbey at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Erin Cech (who performed the research at Rice University but is now at the University of Michigan), and Brian Rubineau at McGill University conducted the study to try to get a better idea of just why women who made it through years of STEM education start migrating out of tech. The effort, funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation, looked at 40 undergraduate engineering students, male and female, spread among the four schools. The students were asked to write in diaries twice a month, from freshman orientation through graduation, about anything of interest in their lives. The researchers also conducted interviews with 25 students at each school during years one and four. In their paper, published in the May issue of the journal Work and Occupations, the researchers say the problem starts early—the first time engineering students are asked to work in teams. About the women, they write, “Their first encounter with collaboration is to be treated in gender-stereotypical ways.” Here’s one example they gave from student comments: There was this one case where, in our design class, two girls in a group had been working on the robot we were building in that class for hours, and the guys in their group came in and within minutes had sentenced them to doing menial tasks while the guys went and had all the fun in the machine shop. Once the women get out of the classroom, the researchers say, moving into internships and summer jobs, the problem continues. The women are assigned routine tasks while their male peers are offered more challenging opportunities. One example from a diary: So I’m two weeks into my research position and for the first time in my “working career” I’m really enjoying what I’m doing. The last two summers I’ve been working in an engineering internship position at X, the military defense government contractor . . .. The environment was creepy, with older weirdo man engineers hitting on me all the time and a sexist infrastructure was in place that kept female interns shuffling papers while their oftentimes less experienced male counterparts had legitimate “engineering” assignments. Ironically, the researchers noted, recent curriculum changes in engineering schools may be making the problem worse, not better. “Many engineering programs have introduced a greater emphasis on design and team-based learning in the classroom, in essence mimicking and modeling the worksite, not only because it is arguably more creative and effective work practice but also because it is assumed that this will complement women’s social talents and enhance their opportunities for persistence in the field,” they wrote. “We find, however, that a gender differential in students’ professional role attachment tends to be produced in exactly those collaborative encounters in team-based design projects.” Can this be fixed? The researchers suggest that engineering schools should consider “directed internship seminars” as one possible tool for ensuring that student internship experiences “are dissected to help people learn from the problems women face.” In the meantime, is there anything women can do to fight the problem themselves? Valerie Coffman, chief technology officer at on-demand 3-D printing and prototyping firm Xometry, says there is. After considering the study results, Coffman told me that, while this kind of thing likely happens all over, she is indeed willing to believe it happens more often in tech. “In situations like this,” she suggests, “you need to be your own best advocate and aggressively seek out the most interesting and challenging projects. If your male peers try to task you with menial work, you can tell them 'no'. They're your peers, not your bosses.” Sent from my iPhone

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Invoice 1458 from Omni Commons

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Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thanks for stewarding the commons! Omni Oakland ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1458 Invoice Date: 09/15/2016 Due Date: 09/25/2016 Terms: Net 10 Amount Due: $2,446.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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