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Re: [sudo-discuss] An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center

by Jake

Diane contacted me and asked to confirm that we'll be there, and whether we'll be bringing the 3d printer or not. The event is saturday and sunday. Is anyone down to do one or both of these days? I can show up in the afternoon but i can't make it at 11AM on either day. Who will bottomline these two days? They will provide a table and outlet and of course, internet. and a sign that says "Sudoroom" -jake On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, Diane Strand wrote: > Thanks Jake! The event starts at 11am, goes 'til 5pm, but you can leave earlier if need be. I'll put you near an outlet. > > Are you guys bringing a 3D printer? I'd really love to have one on the floor, so if you aren't bringing one, I'll reach out to someone else who can. > > Please let me know if you need anything else or directions to the museum. > > So happy to have you guys on board!! > Diane > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jake [mailto:jake@spaz.org] > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:05 PM > To: Brendan; yardenack(a)gmail.com > Cc: Diane Strand; Eske; Gregory Kielian > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center > > I can take saturday, i'll bring others. What time does it start? > > and yes, we'll need outlets, and will there be an internet connection? > > thanks! > -jake > 415-555-1212 > > On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Brendan wrote: > >> Hi Diane, I'm writing and including Greg. I can definitely be there on Sunday, but I'm not sure about Saturday. >> Brendan >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> _____________________________________ >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: ‎2/‎11/‎2015 4:32 PM >> To: Eske >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> Hi Korl, >> >> >> >> Do you have any updates on Sudo Rooms’ involvement in Robofest at >> Chabot? My biggest questions are: Are you able to come for both days (2/28 & 3/1), what times are you able to run the table, and what requirements do you have (i.e near an outlet, ect)? >> >> >> >> Please let me know as soon as you can. I’m making up the floor plan and need to have all of the logistics worked out as soon as possible, as I will be out of town next week. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:01 AM >> To: 'Eske' >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Korl, >> >> >> >> Thanks for the update! Your idea for your table sounds AMAZING! Would you need an outlet for this? >> >> >> >> I look forward to hearing more about Sudo Room’s plans! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Eske [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 3:31 PM >> To: Diane Strand >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Diane, >> >> So sorry for the delay in response. We have so many projects going on, that it's all too easy to get sidetracked and forgetful! >> I'll double check with the robot at Sudoroom, but I'm sure we can at least come for the whole first day. >> I think one table to start will be fine, but I'd have to double check >> that as well, since I don't know what the hauling situation is. It would be awesome if we could have a 3D printer working on robot parts, and some of our robots doing their thing right alongside. >> >> I'll get back to you with more details by the weeks end. >> Thanks for your patience! >> >> ~ Korl >> >> 510.671.0824 >> 500px.com/soenke-v >> >> On Jan 8, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Diane Strand <DStrand(a)chabotspace.org> wrote: >> >> Happy New Year Guys! >> >> >> >> I wanted to touch base about Sudo Room’s participation in Robofest at >> Chabot on Feb. 28th and March 1st. Would you guys be able to come for both days? The event time is 11-5pm both days, would you be able to stay the whole time? >> >> >> >> From looking at your website, it seems like you guys have a robotic arm and a 3D printer. I would love to see either or both of these things at your table, if at all possible. >> But, of course, I am open to any ideas you have and am really just excited that you all will be coming up! >> >> >> >> So far I have Tiny Techs Club, Dash Robotics, Robotics for Fun, >> Revolve Robotics, and a drone demonstration for exhibitors and David >> Calkins, Ken Goldberg, and Robert Full for lecturers. I’m still >> reaching out to folks, so if you have any ideas of who I should >> contact, I’d love to hear them. J >> >> >> >> Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to come up and take a look at the event space. I look forward to your response! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:15 PM >> To: 'Eske Silver' >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Eske, Jake, and Brendan, >> >> >> >> Thank you for your reply! I’m so excited to have you guys on board! We >> have actually expanded the event to March 1st and I would love to >> have you guys there for both days, if you are able to.. I have a Robofest sumo competition, workshops and a lecture scheduled (David Calkins and Ken Goldberg) for both days. So far Dash Robotics and Tiny Techs Club will be there and I’m hoping to get more organizations on board. >> >> >> >> The hours of the event will be 11-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Would >> you all be able to have a table the whole time? I can provide you with 6’ tables, tablecloths and chairs, I would just need to know how many. Would you need to be near an outlet? You guys are welcome to come up and see the space any time before the event. >> >> >> >> Congrats on the new space! It looks really fantastic and really impressive with all you guys have to offer. I look forward to talking to you guys again soon! >> >> >> >> Happy Holidays! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Eske Silver [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] >> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:22 AM >> To: Diane Strand >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi, Diane! >> On behalf of Sudo and our robot enthusiasts, we're very excited for this event and we very much appreciate the invite! >> We'd love to come, and be a part of it! >> Apologies for the delay in response - we've been so busy helping get >> our new location, at the Omni Commons, up and running. If you aren't already familiar with the Omni, please do check out our website: >> https://omnicommons.org >> February 28th is good timing f >> >> >> [The entire original message is not included.] >> >> >

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Embedded Linux Conference

by refugia

March 23 San Jose $150 http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/embedded-linux-conference/program/… I usually just feign media to get into conferences for free

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E-waste in trash room

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, I'm not sure who left all the electronics trash in the trash room, but in matter such as these, my eye turns towards Sudo... Please know that E-Waste does NOT GO IN THE REGULAR TRASH! In fact, it is ILLEGAL to dump electronics with regular trash in California, and we can be fined for doing so. E-Waste is terrible for the environment, and needs to be recycled separately. So don't just toss a bunch of junk in the trash room and expect someone else to deal with it! I would strongly recommend that Sudo sets up an e-Waste recycling container somewhere (maybe with a smaller container on the side for batteries) and then organizes a dropoff whenever it starts filling up. (Also a good place to scavenge for interesting parts for reuse, naturally!) The oakland wiki lists a number of places that will recycle or reuse electronics waste, including cell phones, appliances, and batteries of all sorts: https://localwiki.org/oakland/E-Waste_Recycling Patrik

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[Noisebridge-announce] Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup (Wed 25th Feb) 7:00pm (fwd)

by Jake

SDR's are super cool, $12 usb sticks (including shipping and antenna) that can receive almost any frequency and let your computer demodulate what's there based on free software. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:43:41 -0800 From: Balint Seeber <balint256(a)gmail.com> To: noisebridge-announce(a)lists.noisebridge.net Subject: [Noisebridge-announce] Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup (Wed 25th Feb) 7:00pm Hi all, Announcing the second Cyberspectrum meetup in San Francisco! We'll try to get started at around 7:00pm in the Hackatorium, and for those unable to attend we'll set up a live stream like last time (stay tuned to the event's page/Twitter for more info closer to the time). There's also IRC: #cyberspectrum on Freenode. Full details, including the speaker lineup/topics, are here: http://www.meetup.com/Cyberspectrum/events/220011639/ And the Noisebridge event page is here: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Cyberspectrum This time we'll be hearing about: * Building a Doppler RADAR with cantennas and SDR * Using MultiPSK to analyse all manner of interesting signals * Wardriving with SDR in the age of the Internet of Things If you're not familiar with Cyberspectrum: "The Bay Area SDR Meetup will serve as a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas related to Software Defined Radio (the software and hardware), and generally aim to get people excited about all the applications that can be realised with the technology. At each meetup, attendees will have the opportunity to present their work/ideas to the group. Engineers, enthusiasts, hobbyists and people of all experience levels are welcome, no matter what your software/hardware background. Everyone is welcome to submit their ideas/presentations to the pool." Hope to see you there, Balint @spenchdotnet

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fundraising platform for open source projects

by refugia

I met these folks at scale. They are attempting to address some of the problems in crowdfunding. Seems cool. https://snowdrift.coop/ https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/snowdrift

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Fwd: [DIYbio] biononymous.me launch

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Heather Dewey-Hagborg <stigmergy(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 7:27 PM Subject: [DIYbio] biononymous.me launch To: diybio(a)googlegroups.com Just a quick note about a new project I am launching, perhaps some of you might be interested in getting involved? (And some of you may be already). It's a new community hub for research and discussion of biological surveillance, which I am tentatively defining as "the means by which biological science is used to track, monitor, analyze, and turn bodies into data.” DNA, biometrics, microbes, all the ways physical bodies become subjects of surveillance. http://biononymous.me/ Check it out, let me know what you think and if you would like to participate! -Heather -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups DIYbio group. To post to this group, send email to diybio(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diybio?hl=en Learn more at www.diybio.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIYbio" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to diybio(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/diybio. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/CAHxgum2Xw_b-vo36aQGwK87Xabc%2BqDU… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/CAHxgum2Xw_b-vo36aQGwK87Xabc%2BqDU…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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New wiki page on our tree care & maintenance

by David Keenan

https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Trees

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Climbing or sailing rope?

by Marc Juul

Today's mesh node mount is on a slanted roof. We're able to borrow a safety harness, but we're in need of rope strong enough to stop a falling human. Do you have any and can we borrow it today (noon to 4 pm) ? -- marc/juul

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Linux Fest North West - Hackers on a Train

by Patrick O'Doherty

Hey all, A few of us are attending Linux Fest North West this year in Bellingham, WA and are taking the opportunity to bolt a mini-event onto it called Hackers on a Train. The idea is simple: ride the Coast Starlight[0] with us and hack a thing as we head north on the scenic Pacific coast on the way to the conference. We'll be leaving from Jack London Square on the Wednesday night, arriving into Seattle on Thursday night. Sound interesting to you? Come along! Details developing on the Noisebridge wiki[1] p [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Starlight [1] - https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Linux_Fest_North_West

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orange&silver bike in CCL?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, There's a bike parked in CCL that seems to have been there for several days. It's an orange&silver Shimano, and it's locked to a beer keg, near the division with Sudo. If this is yours, please remove your bike. CCL is not a bike parking lot. Otherwise, it will be sold for rent money ;-) Patrik

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Fwd: [safe-hackerspaces] Jeanine Otter asked to leave Noisebridge

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, Shouldn't have posted this to the safe-hackerspaces(a)lists.riseup.net list, so instead I am forwarding this note to sudo-discuss and noisebridge-discuss: cheers, Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [safe-hackerspaces] Jeanine Otter asked to leave Noisebridge To: Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> Cc: Patrick O'Doherty <p(a)trickod.com>, safe-hackerspaces(a)lists.riseup.net Liz, Thanks for sharing, happy to hear where you're coming from. All, If I were a member of Noisebridge, I would ask myself about the ways that, as hackers, the NB community subverts the dominant culture, especially in the local neighborhood. The dominant culture in the bay area includes high-paid tech workers moving in from out of town (as well as VPs / managers / lawyers / etc flipping buildings and creating private services that subvert publicly-accessible ones). This exacerbates the ongoing displacement and dispossession of poor and working class people. If that's the case, then I would be interested in taking actions that demonstrate the NB community is not merely Techie Scum, and that it can rise above such rhetoric to strike at the root of the matter. Any opportunities to reach out to anti-eviction groups in SF? Just my 2 cents... // Matt p.s. Note I dropped "gentrification" for "displacement and dispossession" which is what I believe is really happening... p.p.s. I think everyone has the "Die Techie Scum" motto all wrong--it's a positive German exclamation for "The Techie Scum!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npty9_ik-E8 On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I also hated it when we had "anti-science" people hanging out (years ago > from the Public School") As they would rail against tech in general. > Then why are you at a hackerspace? It is for technology using! Broadly > defined! *headdesk* > > Anyway, I get it if this person is just super obnoxious and a jerk. > > - liz > > > > - liz > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I want to support Noisebridg'es kicking people out abilities, especially >> for people who are annoying, destructive, and scary, but personally, as >> techie scum myself, do not think Die Techie Scum posters are crossing a >> line. I would understand someone taking the posters down. >> >> My line is more around power dynamics and whether something is a specific >> threat. >> >> This reads to me much more like hyperbole. Like, I can read and admire >> the rhetoric of the SCUM Manifesto, or as I hope others can, without >> actually supporting violence, and treat it as food for thought. >> >> "if you're new to town and work in tech, leave" also just seems like >> slightly harsh political speech. It is angry and it's rude and it will be >> offensive to many people but hardly seems like oppression or a threat of >> violence or a terrible harassment campaign. >> >> Not sure there is a way to be internally consistent, for example, I would >> think it fine to ban someone with a White Power tattoo on their face and >> yet would argue that Die Techie Scum is not so bannable. >> >> Is this person also just generally annoying or not nice to have around? >> >> My 2 cents. >> >> - Liz >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Patrick O'Doherty <p(a)trickod.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Last night myself and Torrie asked Jeanine Otter to leave Noisebridge >>> and not come back. >>> >>> Jeanine had been using Noisebridge to print hateful, offensive material >>> ("Die Techie Scum" posters and the like) in large quantities. Many were >>> uncomfortable with her offensive material and attitude towards those in >>> the community. >>> >>> I've added Jeanine to the Noisebridge 86 page. >>> >>> p >>> >>> -- >>> Patrick O'Doherty >>> +1 (650) 701-7829 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Liz Henry >> lizhenry(a)gmail.com >> >> "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach?" -- Janelle Monae >> >> "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to >> evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ >> > > > > -- > Liz Henry > lizhenry(a)gmail.com > > "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach?" -- Janelle Monae > > "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to > evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ >

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Tiny houses made for homeless in West Oak

by Mark Perlin

Fantastic example of making a difference! I wonder, how many tiny homes a community can build together in one weekend? http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24869274/oakland-artist-turns-t… > > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:01:18 -0800 > From: Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com> > To: Sudo Room discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] > Tiny houses made for homeless in West Oak by > artist! > Message-ID: > < > CAPwEF4rkTw+Of5-Z9+oLkGJeGvTMOqtB0xJtYmEBtFefv3jXPw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > People. 8| Do any of you know more about this person? > > > http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24869274/oakland-artist-turns-t… > >

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Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges

by Romy

Again I'm being careful about too many forwards ! But wow The game cartridge inventor was African American Yay black history month !! http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/20/jerry-lawson-game-pioneer/ Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges To celebrate Black History Month, Engadget is running a series of profiles honoring African-American pioneers in the world of science and technology. Today we take a look at the life and work of Jerry Lawson. If you've got fond memories of blowing into video game cartridges, you've got Gerald "Jerry" Lawson to thank. As the head of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's gaming outfit in the mid-'70s, Lawson developed the first home gaming console that utilized interchangeable cartridges, the Fairchild Channel F. That system never saw the heights of popularity of consoles from Atari, Nintendo and Sega, but it was a significant step forward for the entire gaming industry. Prior to the Channel F, games like Pong were built directly into their hardware -- there was no swapping them out to play something else -- and few believed that you could even give a console a microprocessor of its own. Lawson, who passed away at 70 from diabetes complications in 2011, was the first major African-American figure in the game industry. And, just like the tech world today, it still isn't as diverse as it should be. Only 2 percent of game developers in 2005 were African-American, according to a study by the International Game Developer Association (who also honored Lawson as a game pioneer a month before his death). But things were even worse during Lawson's time: For his first five years at Fairchild, the company and its executives actually thought he was Indian. He was also one of two black members of the Homebrew Computing Club, a group that famously included Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and other Silicon Valley pioneers. Born on December 1, 1940, Lawson grew up in a Queens, New York, housing project, where his predilection for engineering was on display early on. His father, a longshoreman with a fondness for science, gave him unique gifts like an Irish mail, a handcar typically used by railroad workers. More often than not, Lawson ended up being the only kid that knew how to use them. His mother arranged it so that he could attend a well-regarded elementary school in another part of the city (i.e., one that was predominantly white), and she stayed actively involved in his education throughout his childhood (so much so that she became the president of the PTA). Lawson also credits his first grade teacher as a major inspiration. "I had a picture of George Washington Carver [a black inventor who was born into slavery] on the wall next to my desk," he told Vintage Computing in an interview. "And she said, 'This could be you.' I mean, I can still remember that picture, still remember where it was." It's hard to deny Lawson's geek cred: He ran an amateur radio station out of his housing project after building a ham radio on his own (complete with an antenna hanging out of his window and a radio license). He also spent his teenage years repairing electronics all over the city. Most impressively, he taught himself most of what he knew about engineering. Lawson attended Queens College and the City College of New York before working at several firms, including Grumman Electric and Federal Aircraft. After scoring a job with Kaiser Electronics, which focused on military technology, Lawson moved to Silicon Valley. It's hard to fathom today, but trying to make removable game cartridges was an incredibly new concept in the '70s. Lawson and his team at Fairchild had no clue how the cartridges would fare after being plugged in and out multiple times -- remember, nobody had ever done it before. The company also caught the attention of the FCC, as it was aiming to deliver the first consumer device with its own microprocessor. Lawson's description of meeting the agency's grueling requirements reads like engineering comedy: Fairchild had to encase the console's motherboard in aluminum; it put a metal chute over the cartridge adapter to keep in radiation; and every cartridge it produced had to be approved by the FCC. He was also justifiably apoplectic when, years later, Texas Instruments successfully lobbied to change the laws that determined the FCC's harsh requirements. As for how race affected his job prospects during the '60s and '70s, Lawson told Vintage Computing it "could be both a plus and a minus." If he did well, it seemed as if he did twice as well, since any accomplishment received instant notoriety. But the idea of a 6-foot-6-inch black man working as an engineer was still surprising to many people. Lawson noted that some people reacted with "total shock" when they saw him for the first time. Lawson also had plenty of insightful advice for young black men and women who were interested in science and engineering careers: First of all, get them to consider it [technical careers] in the first place. That's key. Even considering the thing. They need to understand that they're in a land by themselves. Don't look for your buddies to be helpful, because they won't be. You've gotta step away from the crowd and go do your own thing. You find a ground; cover it; it's brand-new; you're on your own -- you're an explorer. That's about what it's going to be like. Explore new vistas, new avenues, new ways -- not relying on everyone else's way to tell you which way to go, and how to go, and what you should be doing. "The whole reason I did games was because people said, 'You can't do it,'" Lawson told the San Jose Mercury News in an interview. "I'm one of the guys, if you tell me I can't do something, I'll turn around and do it." [Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson); Doug Kline/Flickr (Fairchild Channel F system)] Hide Comments 54Comments Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Show high school seniors what a hackerspace is

by yar

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Karissa McKelvey <karissa.mckelvey(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I think it'd be cool to have the kids in within the next month, could be > anywhere from 1-2 hours or longer, and it can be anytime until the last week > of May. We just need two weeks of notice. It could be during the day, > potentially after lunch or something. > > It'd probably be ~15 or so kids Hi Karissa, I'm afraid we're still in legal limbo with regard to having minors at omni, especially a dedicated event for minors without their legal guardians. We're all excited to have events like this, but would definitely need to talk to our insurance and lawyers first. And we're so short on volunteer hours, that could be weeks away or more. We always love new volunteers though, if you know any self-motivated people interested in getting involved. Thanks for your understanding. :)

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teaching black history through music - I'm so blown away

by Romy Ilano

I'm trying to work out some interesting ideas for the SudoKit project, inspired and copying stuff from the Waldorf school. Why not mix art and music? This example just blew me away. http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/19/young-gifted-and-black-teaches-oakland-… Young Gifted and Black, or YGB, is a youth performance ensemble based in Oakland. More than 50 performers — ranging in age from 6 to 18 — learn and memorize compilations of historical black poems and contemporary raps, which they perform around the Bay Area. “We try to cover anywhere from 50 to 100 years of history in our presentation,” said Hodari Davis, director of YGB. The program aims to teach black students aspects of their history not taught in school, and to allow the students to relay their knowledge to the community through performance. YGB <http://younggiftedandblack.org/index.html> has emerged in Oakland from a strong family legacy. Hodari’s mother, Laroilyn Davis, was the original founder of YGB in Ithaca, New York. She started YGB in 1981 when Hodari was in third grade, as she recognized the lack of black history in her son’s curriculum. The Davis family decided to revitalize YGB in Oakland six years ago when Hodari’s daughter, Ikera Davis, was in middle school. Ikera now performs in the high school group and teaches the younger students. Hodari writes original raps for the students to learn, combining them with historical songs and poems he grew up performing. The high school group incorporates more contemporary messages in their sets, with pieces about today’s police brutality and discrimination. The younger students learn and perform mantras from prominent black leaders such as Huey Newton and W.E.B. Du Bois. “They don’t perform like cute little kids,” said Hodari’s wife, Candice Davis, who also teaches for YGB. “They perform like they mean it.” ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Re: [sudo-discuss] lighting options

by Robert Benson

there is a transformer & there are 8 X 4 ft light strips w/10 leds/4ft strip. label say:Trintiy Mfg LLC P/N 401415 24vdc/.55a(13.3w) 6000k 2B-R2. i tied 4 strips together onto a 1x2 board to form the relative dimensions of the flouries & was told "it's bright", "it's a different kinda light", "it's about 1/3 as bright" & "it's about 1/2" On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 7:40 PM, <sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org) Add > cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftok…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=20492455200…> > > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sudoroom.org/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. sudo at maker faire (Jake) > 2. Re: sudo at maker faire (Gregg Horton) > 3. Re: sudo at maker faire (Patrik D'haeseleer) > 4. Self-replicating Caffeine (Marc Juul) > 5. important tax information (Marc Juul) > 6. Re: Omni invoices - Reminder (Jenny Ryan) > 7. Re: important tax information (Ira Brightman) > 8. Test email (check out receipt of emails) (Ira Brightman) > 9. wiki admin? (Candace Lazarou) > 10. Re: Omni invoices - Reminder (Sarah Pritchard) > 11. Re: wiki admin? (Jenny Ryan) > 12. Paid Web Job - Do we have a job list? Here are the deets > (Liberty Madison) > 13. Re: lighting options (Alice Rosenthal) > 14. Re: lighting options (Jake) > 15. Scents and Non-Scents (Ira Brightman) > 16. Re: lighting options (Glenn Meader) > 17. Re: lighting options (Patrik D'haeseleer) > 18. Re: lighting options (Cere Misc) > 19. Re: lighting options (Jake) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:09:05 -0800 (PST) > From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > To: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > Subject: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1502161407000.62936(a)pe2950.spaz.org> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of > people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting > things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers > to our space. > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would > never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > -jake > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:11:56 -0800 > From: Gregg Horton <greggahorton(a)gmail.com> > To: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: <54E26B2C.7050705(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > If sudo goes can we bring DARPA approved t-shirts and outerwear > > Maybe we can steal a Drone > > > On 2/16/15 2:09 PM, Jake wrote: > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch > > of people can get in free. All we need is a table and some > > interesting things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to > > guard the table. > > > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent > > hackers to our space. > > > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they > > would never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > > > -jake > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:57:46 -0800 > From: "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> > To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > Cc: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: > <CAKOjizM+Nw6usbLXYMuT-ga8tUBH+xcRUwehOQU1= > 8kimGiR-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just signed up for a combined Bay Area Biohackers booth as well, with > CCL, BioCurious, plus whomever else wants to join us. If Sudo wants to have > a booth as well, you can ask to be located near us. > > Patrik > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of > > people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting > things > > to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. > > > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers > > to our space. > > > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would > > never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > > > -jake > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > >

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Scents and Non-Scents

by Ira Brightman

Hi All, As per last night's discussion at the meeting I would like to suggest the following: The Omni building be declared a scent-free workplace. There are many such offices, etc., especially in the Bay Area. This means anyone entering the building is required to refrain from using perfumes (except natural ones from a health food store), hairsprays, deodorants, scented makeup, etc. All cleaning products and the like should be free of scents (many very fine natural ones are available), paint or other building improvement products should be free of scents and chemicals if at all possible (there are paints that are chemical free and have no odor.) However, any member project producing an odor or unavoidable smoke or odor from a room improvement that can't be avoided, should be exempt from any restrictions. In such cases, the membership should be informed of such project's timeline, so affected members can avoid building use at such times. Have a funny day. Best, Ira Brightman (The Life-Extension Comedian)

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Paid Web Job - Do we have a job list? Here are the deets

by Liberty Madison

A woman is Looking for tech help ASAP Do we have a job list? She focuses on neuroscience and spiritual healing Her main concern for her website is functionality. A. Scheduler- Main Pain Point She is having an issue with people scheduling appointment. I advised her to ditch the "form" and go with in interactive live e scheduler where as clients can see what she has open and she can block off dates she does not want to work. (very simple to integrate) B. EBlast Her eblast needs to be integrated with her email list at mailchimp. C. Landing Page She has a new sector/product within her site "Redesigning Shame" that needs a distinct landing page. This is a paid job with a budget What she needs can truly be done in 2-3 days if that. Ideal person is skilled in Front/Backend Any interest? Liberty @libertymadison

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wiki admin?

by Candace Lazarou

Who is admin-ing the wiki? My membership has been pending for a while now, and I'd like to update some info on javascript night.

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Test email (check out receipt of emails)

by Ira Brightman

Hi All, If you have a Yahoo email and see this only in the Sudo room archive, this and many other Sudo-discuss emails are likely going into your spam folder. Have a funny day. Best, Ira Brightman (The Life-Extension Comedian)

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important tax information

by Marc Juul

It looks like the fiscal year for sudo room ends in November instead of December. I'm inducing this from scant information available but will try to verify with the IRS tomorrow (their phone lines are pretty jammed today). This means that, for the tax forms that we file the deadline is 15th of April instead of 15th of May. Again, I will try to verify this. It seems that Max Klein actually did file taxes before 15th of April last year, so we're good. -- marc/juul

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Self-replicating Caffeine

by Marc Juul

Does anyone know where I can get a plant or seeds or cuttings of the ilex guayusa plant? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_guayusa I'm already growing ilex paraguariensis at Omni but I'd like to have both plants. Why? Because they literally turn CO2 and dirt into caffeine. How are we not all doing this already? -- marc/juul

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sudo at maker faire

by Jake

is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers to our space. no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. -jake

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SHOPSMITH (7 in 1) tool works as Table Saw, Lathe, Disc Sander, Drill Press, Horizontal Boring, Router, Shaper.

by Alice Rosenthal

Hey Sudo-ers, I was dropping off the radial arm saw a couple days ago and Rayc helped me unload. I came the following day with some ply that can be used to replace the particle board cutting surface. Thicker wood would be ideal. I'll keep my eyes open for the optimal material. As I was leaving Rayc said that having a table saw would be really good. Well I had 4 table saws about a year ago and I gave a really heavy one to a friend in LA, I gave a very large but portable one to a friend in Livermore (and he is willing to give it back - but someone would have to go fetch it.) Then there are the two I have here at my house in Berkeley. I am going to keep the small portable one at my house for my family's use. The one I was thinking would be good for Sudo room is a really amazing machine called a "shopsmith" 7 in one tool. We bought this second hand many years ago and because we don't have space for it we haven't used it much. It is not some thing we want to give a way. My husband and I are re-visioning our house and planning on adding a basement or something where we can do projects and make stuff. Up to now, we do our projects outside in the yard. THe radial arm saw was kept outside under a tarp for 7 years - which is why the particle board cutting surface deteriorated. Electronics probably need some tlc but the unit glides like new - just some of the other adjustments need to be lubed. Anyway, getting back to the SHOPSMITH. This would be an amazing and useful tool for Sudo to have on premise. But there are a few issues. It is a space saving tool but it takes up space. It needs space around it when it is operating - other wise it is on wheels and can be pushed over along a wall or in a corner. Second issue is that we don't want to give it away - this would be use for storage trade. In a couple years we will most likely want to move it back to our house in Berkeley. Lastly - things like bits, blades, allen wrenches would not be part of the deal. It's possible we might have one of each we could send it over with but people wanting to use the shopsmith would have to pool their money to buy these expendible items. I'd be willing to contact the corporation to see if someone could come and do a demo / training at the omni - this would be very good promotion for their product exposure. And Lastly lastly, Anyone using the tools I brought to the Omni/Sudo agrees that they do it at their own risk with absolutely no liability to me or my family. If you don't know how to use a too safely or properly - then don't use it. THe last thing you want is a bunch of your blood pooling on sudo room floor or splattered on the walls. Have an emergency plan - have emergency medical kit including tourniquet. Tools with blades, bits, spinning wheels and gears can cause serious injuries and death. I have been using power tools for over 40 years. I still have 10 fingers but if you ever wondered about that scar on my face it is from using the wrong tool for a job. I suffered that injury after 30 year of experience. That scar is a reminder to all of us who think we know what we are doing. Using the right tool for the job is a important as using a tool correctly. So the question remains - how to people feel about housing a Shopsmith 7 in one tool. Here is a link to the shopsmith homepage find out more about this tool. http://www.shopsmith.com/ I look forward to your consolidated responses - particularly the ones AGAINST housing the shopsmith at Sudo for 2 years. Alice Ps - I forgot I have a mini-table saw that is for making doll houses too! -- Alice Rosenthal Bee Happy Solutions 1837 Prince St Berkeley, CA 94703 415-272-0596

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Hellaa,now fo sho

by Eddie Che

Free world renaissance. I am telling all my friends about this potential. In what I describe as the largest thing since Occupy Wall Street, is itself a massive call to action/participate. We can design the systems without money, will change how we produce things, party, program, code, interface, interact, design free and abundant factories of the future, etc. Has to do along the lines of we motivate individuals differently if we realize what we are. Realizing this we can achieve a moneyless society. And the tweet that started it off: https://twitter.com/EddieMill/status/567220659386712066 Ed Che. Detroit, Chicago, world, free movement renaissance (let's start it off).

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