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Recycling: Please come cash in our bottles & cans!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, I just threw several dozen bottles and cans in the recycling bins. If someone wants to pick them out and cash them in, feel free! There's a big blue recycling bin in CCL that I originally bought because the Fermentation Station said they wanted more bottles. But inevitably, I'm the one who winds up having to empty and clean that bin every week anyway. So - IT'S FREE SEASON ON EVERYTHING WITH A CA REFUND VALUE! If the Fermentation station empties the bin in CCL, that's great. If someone else wants to come empty it on a regular basis, that's just fine with me too. Just don't leave a mess for us to deal with afterwards. Please put all non-refund recyclables in the small recycling bins, and all non-recyclables in the black trash bin. Thanks! Patrik

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low tech oculus rift - google cardboard

by Louis Huang

I just saw these and thought they were pretty cool: Google cardboard (https://www.google.com/get/cardboard/). Low tech virtual reality glasses assembled by cardboard. They can be bought from google or the designs can be printed out, assembled DIY. - Louis

11 years, 1 month

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All kitchen appliances moved to Sudo, due to kitchen electrical issue

by David Keenan

All electrical appliances (toasters, microwave, hot water maker) in the kitchen have been temporarily moved to Sudo Room, following the electrical breaker powering the upstairs & la commune tripping with increasing regularity. This circuit powering the kitchen used to be on breaker #8 of the subpanel in Rise Above (west wall), now it is on #7 moved by Steve Bloom. Unfo it's now tripping way more than it een used to before, and hi-amp appliances in the kitchen such as toasters etc almost immediately trip the circuit. At this point this is a hazardous condition and an electricians are being called to try and resolve this. Please do not put any of these appliances back into the kitchen circuit until this electrical problem has been addressed. And contact me if anyone has any questions. Thank you :) Best, David

11 years, 2 months

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Can worker cooperatives alleviate income inequality? | Al Jazeera America

by Romy

Don't usually send internet links but this looks rad http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2015/1/13/worker-run-cooperatives.html Sent from my iPhone

11 years, 2 months

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Your awesome organization + my awesome student...

by Vicky Knox

Anyone interested in reaching out? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Elizabeth Gore <elizabeth.d.gore(a)gmail.com> Date: 2015-02-05 15:35 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Your awesome organization + my awesome student... To: sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net Chalkmeisters! I have a handful of motivated, fantastic high school students from Richmond who need to find a one-week internship / work shadow experience in an organization or company in the first week of April. Makers, designers, bike mechanics, social justice-- would love to expose them to something beyond Citibank and Sephora... Get in touch if you work somewhere cool and would be willing to share it with a teenager. Lizzy -- *"If you fear it, walk towards it." - James Baldwin* To learn how to edit subscriber settings, visit: https://help.riseup.net/en/lists/list-user/subscribing

11 years, 2 months

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Electrical issue - please no space heaters right now, at least upstairs

by David Keenan

Hi all, I removed a space heater found in the upstairs 'treatment' room and stowed it below the stairs in the bunker room. Please everyone, do not connect any space heaters upstairs, or any high-amp-load device upstairs. For now the circuit has been left off pending a qualified electrician visiting. As stated in my email, this circuits powering the upstairs rooms currently has issues, is currently tripping constantly and any high-amp device sets it off. I also think there maybe should be no space heaters in omni, they suck an incredible amount of electricity. I would rather we run the furnaces. There is for example a furnace in Sudo/CCL that has never been turned on.. What do people think about no space heaters? Best, David

11 years, 2 months

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Gym equipment needs to be re-packed up, covered and removed

by David Keenan

Hi, someone unpacked the gym... I realize this is not obvious to many but for liability and consensus reasons we can't have the gym set up in a useable state. It was agreed that this equipment would be removed from the premises but that has still not happened.. it is just being stored, and hopefully, removed soon. I appreciate that someone wanted to set it up but please, put it back in a compact area and put the tarp back over it.. Contact me if you have any questions.. Best, David

11 years, 2 months

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Would Sudoroom like to host International Space Apps Challenge?

by Lisha Sterling

Hello Sudoers! Long time no see! It's been great to watch what's been going on in Sudoroom life, the move to Omni-Commons, the crowdfunding campaign, the classes and all the rest through the telescopic lens of the Interwebs. I miss you guys, though and look forward to visiting when I'm down in Oakland again. Today I'm writing to ask if you guys would be willing to be our host site for the Oakland site for the International Space Apps Challenge April 10-12, 2015. My colleague Lindsay Oliver is moving down to Oakland on March 1, and since she'll be a new local, we decided to celebrate her move by asking for the Oakland Space Apps license. Now that they've said that she can run that event, we need to find a site and hunt down sponsors to fund it. I thought about a couple different possible hosts, but then it dawned on me that Sudoroom and the Omni-Commons would be a WAY better site than any other I could think of. What we would would need from you is SPACE. Well,actually, we need space and internet and electricity. We will find sponsors to pay for food, beverages, and prizes (NB: We don't do cash prizes. We celebrate collaboration, not competition). If you guys have leads to help us find those sponsors, that's always appreciated, but not at all required. What you get: The awesomest hackathon of the year in your space, exposure to people who don't normally show up to hackerspaces but would probably love yours, mention in any press we get for the event, and of course, listing as a major sponsor of the Oakland site of ISAC. International Space Apps Challenge is a global hackathon with over 80 sites worldwide. This will be the fourth year of the event, and Geeks Without Bounds has been involved since the very first one. NASA curates challenges that have ranged from jewellery making to data hacking, educational development to interplanetary network design. There is literally something for everyone at a Space Apps Challenge, and it is our absolute favorite hackathon of the year. (Considering that we may do as many as 25 in any given year, that's saying something.) Geeks Without Bounds is a nonprofit organization fiscally sponsored by the School Factory. We support humanitarian open source projects through a combination of hackathons and an accelerator program where we take promising projects through a six month series of mentorships to help them reach sustainability. In the first year of Space Apps, GWOB ran the flagship event at Tech Shop in San Francisco. In the second year we organized three sites including Glasgow, Scotland and Krakow, Poland. Last year we were involved with 5 different sites around the globe. This year we will be organizing just two: Oakland, CA and Greensboro, NC. (Although people that we trained up will be taking over organization of sites in every city where we've organized Space Apps events in the past!) GWOB hackathons are always a little different than the stereotypical hackathon event. You can read more about our take on the form at http://gwob.org/why-i-love-hackathons/ And because GWOB was deeply involved in the original design of Space Apps when it first started, I like to think that this event is pretty awesome whichever site you may go to. We hope that you will say YES and that we can hack space with you and the 9000 or so Space Apps hackers around the world and on the ISS this year. Please let us know your answer by February 11, so that if you are not able to host us, we will still have plenty of time to find another location. Thank you! -- Lisha Sterling Executive Director, Geeks Without Bounds <http://geekswobounds.org/> telephone: 425-610-8636 hangouts: lisha(a)gwob.org schedule a meeting with me <http://doodle.com/lishevita>

11 years, 2 months

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netroots nation scholarship

by Praveen Sinha

Yo, I think it's important to prove folks like Bill O'reilly right and that the democrat party really is full of anarchists. Here's a scholarship for netroots nation conference in glamorous Phoenix http://www.netrootsnation.org/bnrapp/

11 years, 2 months

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Calendar Display Project

by Phebe Polk

Hello, A project that I had wanted to build for myself, is a wall mounted google calendar display. At first I thought that I would need to work it out from scratch but then I googled and found that someone had already done it. http://www.instructables.com/id/Raspberry-Pi-Wall-Mounted-Google-Calendar/?… I would love to make one for the Sudo Room / Omni to display the Omni Calendar. It is important for people who visit during the day to be able to know what events are going on. I think it would increases the community involvement with the space. We could even set it up to alternate display of the calendar with posters from the different groups or a short comic explaining the safer spaces policy. The items listed for making this are: Equipment you will need - Home network (wireless if you can't run a cable to the Pi) - Raspberry Pi (I've used the model B) - SD card 2GB or larger - AC Adaptor (I used a USB wall charger for mobile phones check here http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals#Power_adapters) - Micro USB cable - USB keyboard and mouse - USB wireless adaptor (MAKE SURE IT IS COMPATIBLE OUT OF THE BOX http://elinux.org/RPi_USB_Wi-Fi_Adapters) - HDMI cable - Wall mountable HDMI capable monitor or any monitor with some kind of HDMI converter - Wall bracket for your monitor I know that some of the things donated to the space are available for projects like this one. Are the monitors available for use? Is there any extra / leftover Raspberry Pi's? I am willing to buy/ dumpster dive for items that are needed for this project and not already in the space. I just want to start by asking what is already here that I can use. If you want to build this with me, then send me an email. Phebe PS - The Aperture Science sign someone was building looks really cool. I would love to talk to you about how you made it.

11 years, 2 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Saturday Space Availability (This Saturday)

by yar

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Alice Rosenthal <beehappysolutions(a)gmail.com> wrote: > My son’s best friend (Phoenix) is turning 9 in a couple of days and his mom (single, in school, no money) planned a Lego Building Birthday Party at a park this weekend but weather forecast predict rain for Sunday afternoon - all the invitations are out for 2 weeks so the date is in all the kid’s parent’s planners. She told me last night she is going to cancel the party because of the rain but I suggested that she might consider having it in the Omni - Ball Room or Basement or some room that is not in use. Hi Alice, if you look at the calendar, Saturday in the ballroom is pretty booked already: https://omnicommons.org/calendar/ I'm also not sure what our legal/insurance status is for entertaining large groups of kids. Copying the kids mailing list.

11 years, 2 months

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David T showed up at the Omni today

by Ryan

Taller Ryan handled it well and awesomely. Major props to remote-Jenny, too. David T approached the smoking area today where Niko, Rachel, and myself were smoking. He asked Rachel for a cigarette and if the Omni could help him. Rachel gave him a cigarette and started asking him what kind of help he needed. He started expressing how he wasn't doing well, kind of like interfacing with reality stuff. I was pretty sure I knew who he was, but made sure, asking him his name. I asked him if he knew he was banned from the Omni. At this point, he said yes. I let him know that included the smoking area, so he was going to have to smoke the cigarette elsewhere. He seemed non-receptive to this and didn't move. I let him know that if he didn't leave, I was going to have to get some more folks. He said that someone had told him that he could come back now. I told him that's not true, and that he is still banned. He also expressed that he felt like he was having to "jump through a ton of hoops" and was questioning why he even came here. I went and got more folks. I started by coming out with one. He had still not left. I expressed to him again that he needed to leave and got no response. More folks started trickling out slowly, and Taller Ryan got pretty proactive and awesome, trying to help him through the process. In many ways, he seemed to be stalling, although I could not hear all of the conversation. Taller Ryan got in contact with Jenny, who had sent him an email on January 8th, which he has not responded to, about starting mediated conflict resolution. Niko and Laura pointed out to me that he never made it onto the bans page, which I have since rectified. He was not physically threatening, but he certainly would not have left without backup. Here is a link to the discuss thread of the incident which led to his ban: https://omnicommons.org/lists/private/discuss/2015-January/001498.html I have attached a picture of him. I do not foresee this being a continual issue. Just documentin'.

11 years, 2 months

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notes from impromptu "Improving membership" discussion

by Matthew Senate

https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Improving_membership Please add any notes if you have them. To review, we have a three-pronged approach: 1. Immediate hacks that can drastically improve the membership process 2. Changes to policy / definitions of membership 3. Building new systems e.g. https://github.com/sudoroom/sudo-humans to enable a more streamlined process that is not currently effective or possible. // Matt

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Saturday Space Availability (This Saturday)

by Alice Rosenthal

Hey Guys & Gals, My son’s best friend (Phoenix) is turning 9 in a couple of days and his mom (single, in school, no money) planned a Lego Building Birthday Party at a park this weekend but weather forecast predict rain for Sunday afternoon - all the invitations are out for 2 weeks so the date is in all the kid’s parent’s planners. She told me last night she is going to cancel the party because of the rain but I suggested that she might consider having it in the Omni - Ball Room or Basement or some room that is not in use. I thought this would be a really good opportunity for Omni exposure to people (parents) who might not otherwise get their butts over to the Omni. Also the kids could have a significant positive life long influence. About a week ago, I brought my son Aidan and Phoenix to the Omni. They played the video games on iPads quietly until Jake invited them to operate the Robot Arm. They had a blast. It it is possible and works with Jakes schedule I am sure the kids would love 60 seconds each spinning the knobs on the Robot controller. Now that I think about it - the boys were pretty jazzed about the 3D printers as well. This could be a real opportunity to teach novices how to write code for 3 D printing - my husband would show up for that. Ok - enough with my enthusiasm for having a kids b’day party at the Omni - what about getting the go a head from the people who say “yes” or “no”? Phoenix’s mom want’s to know who she has to talk to - to see if she (1) can use some space in the Omni as an alternative location if it indeed does rain on Saturday. Please contact me by phone (Alice 415-272-0596) or Sujata by email. I have no idea who to ask about using these other spaces. I guess you could send me a link if there is one location to check out overall scheduling for difference spaces at the omni. Thanks for reading. Alice the beekeeper PS did you guys hear that I am teaching an Intro to Beekeeping class at Counter Culture Labs on Sunday 2/15/15? 1 pm-4pm

11 years, 2 months

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Standing vs sitting?

by Steve Berl

Wasn't there a discussion a few months back about the proper posture for pissing? https://news.yahoo.com/tenants-may-pee-standing-german-court-181317571.html -- -steve

11 years, 2 months

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RAYC's membership

by Torrie Fischer

Hei, sudo room. I want to avoid as much conflict as possible here on discuss@ so I'll state up front that I would really rather folks talk to me in person or off list in response to this. I had every intention of coming to Sudo last night as I infrequently do to see whats up and hack on things and spend more time in the space. My knee disagreed to I went home instead. Had I made it I would've certainly blocked RAYC's membership. I plan on showing up at Sudo Room next week to have a legitimate block in person since phoning it in as I'm doing in this e-mail is bullshit and we all know that. I would appreciate it a bunch if others were around to hear me elaborate about my principled objection and give feedback if it has any standing. I also don't think its all that excellent of an idea to try and discuss this on a wednesday night when folks want to just get together and be positive, so I'll certainly be making more of an effort to be at the space before then for discussion. Again, I'm not going to respond to this on the list but feel free to poke me off-list or AFK :)

11 years, 2 months

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new hardware hack night: tuesday (first one tonight)

by Marina Kukso

hi folks, there's a new hardware hack night - tuesday! first one is tonight. here is the event on our calendar: https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2015-02-03/ best, marina

11 years, 2 months

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bandsaw blade

by Jake

apparently the blade for the bandsaw at sudoroom is broken. do we have any more? what about a hacksaw?

11 years, 2 months

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Share and Tell: a community speaking event

by Marina Kukso

hi all, sudoer kelsey breseman is organizing a low-stress, inclusive, short talks night in berkeley. lots of great details about what the event will be like here: http://www.meetup.com/APIs-to-Electrons/events/220269710/ you should sign up to give a talk! works in progress, ideas, things you've been working on are all welcome. this will a supportive, collaborative environment where people want to hear what others have to say. best, marina

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

by yar

On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Karissa McKelvey <karissa.mckelvey(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hey sudoers > > I'm teaching a web programming class of about 20 high school seniors > (17-18 years old) who live in Oakland. They are primarily people of > color and underprivileged in some way, having reached hardships enough > to find themselves at a continuation high school due to bad grades. > > I'd like to bring them on a fieldtrip to sudo room/omni for an hour or > two so they can see the tech, get a tutorial on 3d printers & see one > in action. Maybe if people wanted to show off their projects they're > working on, that'd be cool too! > > Anyone interested in this sort of thing? Thanks for writing, Karissa! That sounds great and I'd love to help. What timeframe were you thinking? If we set a date & time now, maybe we can start organizing people around that. I'm down to give tours and teach an intro to 3D printing. What are other sudoers down for? I'm also including the "Omni Kids" email list. I'm not sure, but there's a small chance that we have to wait until our legal situation is clearer since we haven't yet passed a fire inspection and we don't have an ADA bathroom. Hopefully someone on this mailing list knows for sure what we're able to commit to right now! Hope to keep in touch :) yar

11 years, 2 months

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giant robot

by Jake

hi all, i got a really fancy motor controller and a bunch of really fancy motors with encoders built-in, and it all works together.. and I think we should consider making another robot. Here is the controller: product sheet: http://spaz.org/~jake/bxi/BXi-Tool-Controller-Debuted.pdf huge operation manual: http://spaz.org/~jake/bxi/BX300HIFMan.pdf basically the brain can control six motors, which i have, with very precise motion control and tracking, for example for the joints of a giant robot. The motors I have are a couple of sizes, but I think we should go big and use the 500W (2/3 horsepower) motors, so the thing can be expected to cart its own batteries around and be autonomous. never mind, this is a dumb idea. but i do have the motors and controller, and i may be able to get more. I guess we could build a 4x8 foot laser cutter or something mundane like that. -jake

11 years, 2 months

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Disability Hack Night!

by Ryan

Just announcing that the first disability hack night is happening in sudo this Saturday at 4pm! It hasn't synced to the omni calendar yet, but I'm planning this to be a recurring event every first saturday of the month. More info: https://sudoroom.org/events/disability-hack-night-2015-03-07/

11 years, 2 months

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Electrical work currently being done for La Commune (affecting panel for Kitchen / Upstairs_

by David Keenan

The tireless volunteers Steve Bloom ( stevebloom55(a)gmail.com ) and I believe Rayc ( what is is email - anyone know? ) are in the midst of decommissioning electrical runs from to La Commune, from the panel in Rise Above that also feeds the oft-tripping breaker to the upstairs. All, before touching this panel, please attempt to communicate first with Steve or Rayc regarding whether it safe to do. Specifically, all, NEVER reach your hand inside a panel that does not have a cover plate on (covering the electrical wires and connections), even if it is only to flip a breaker. Instead, at a minimum, put the cover plate back on first. This panel includes the oft-tripping breaker for the Kitchen and TIL etc offices - #8, so please pay heed. Steve showed me that he decommissioned breakers # 7 & 11. Breakers 3&4 were I believe decomissioned by an electrician hired by Rise Above. #8 is the one that always trips and needs to be worked on / rewired to prevent this Please see the photo below for reference.. thanks! [image: Inline image 1] David

11 years, 2 months

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Intention To Block

by Ryan

I would like to block St. Nik for 1 month. I would like him to get a better feel and understanding of sudo's culture and values before he becomes a member, and to feel like he has a longer period of time in order to do this.

11 years, 2 months

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a movie night

by April Glaser

Hi everyone! Is there still weekly movie night? What does one have to do to book the basement to screen a film? I'd like to screen the Battle of Algiers with a friend of mine (she's a local prof of film studies) soon down there. Anyone interested in that? Luv, April -- 0x54FC570B

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