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Re: [sudo-discuss] At The Omni: Sylvia Federici and George Caffentzis on Capital, Labor and Reproduction

by Yar

On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:16 PM, Andrew <andrew(a)roshambomedia.com> wrote: > Come check out this even at The (soon to be) Omni Collective space this > weekend! > Saturday March 22nd 6pm: > https://www.facebook.com/events/1398000470462548/ Yes! Please go to this. The event will serve two purposes: EXCITING SPEAKERS! In particular, Silvia Federici is a world-famous anarcha-feminist who literally wrote the book on large chunks of medieval european womens' history. Her revolutionary consciousness spans millennia. I'm pretty sure she exists outside of linear time. SUDOROOM'S FUTURE! We could move into a giant building with a bunch of other groups and own it. We could really do it. Really! Come see the building. There will be tours starting at 6pm (talks at 7). Also meet people from the many other groups and talk to them about how great it would be to move in together and how we're going to do it. I really hope to see you all there.

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At The Omni: Sylvia Federici and George Caffentzis on Capital, Labor and Reproduction

by Andrew

Hey Sudoers, Come check out this even at The (soon to be) Omni Collective space this weekend! Saturday March 22nd 6pm: https://www.facebook.com/events/1398000470462548/ Join Silvia Federici, Peter Linebaugh, and George Caffentzis for a discussion on Reproduction, Labor, and Capital at the Omni (4799 Shattuck Ave) in Oakland on Saturday, March 22nd. Please click the link below for details. George is author of In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and the Crisis of Capitalism. Silvia is author of Revolution at Point Zero: Housework, Reproduction, and Feminist Struggle. Peter is author of Stop, Thief!: The Commons, Enclosures, and Resistance. George will present his latest work, In Letters of Blood and Fire: Work, Machines, and Value (PM Press, 2013) a collection of essays that draw upon a careful reading of Marx's thought to elucidate political concerns encompassing twenty-first-century capitalism, information technology, immaterial production, financialization, and globalization. Emphasizing class struggles that have proliferated across the social body of global capitalism, Caffentzis shows how a wide range of conflicts and antagonisms in the labor-capital relation express themselves within and against the work process. He will also discuss his recent PM release, The Debt Resisters' Operations Manual. Sylvia Federici's Revolution at Point Zero (PM Press, 2012) collects forty years of research and theorizing on the nature of housework, social reproduction, and women's struggles on this terrain--to escape it, to better its conditions, to reconstruct it in ways that provide an alternative to capitalist relations. Indeed, as Federici reveals, behind the capitalist organization of work and the contradictions inherent in "alienated labor" is an explosive ground zero for revolutionary practice upon which are decided the daily realities of our collective reproduction. Beginning with Federici's organizational work in the Wages for Housework movement, the essays collected here unravel the power and politics of wide but related issues including the international restructuring of reproductive work and its effects on the sexual division of labor, the globalization of care work and sex work, the crisis of elder care, the development of affective labor, and the politics of the commons. Peter's Stop, Thief! is a majestic tour de force that akes aim at the thieves of land, the polluters of the seas, the ravagers of the forests, the despoilers of rivers, and the removers of mountaintops. Scarcely a society has existed on the face of the earth that has not had commoning at its heart. "Neither the state nor the market," say the planetary commoners. These essays kindle the embers of memory to ignite our future commons. The Bay Area Public School is a school with no curriculum. It is not accredited, it does not give out degrees, and it has no affiliation with the public school system. It is a framework that supports autodidactic activities, operating under the assumption that everything is in everything. -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 http://roshambomedia.com

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East Bay ShareFest - Entire month of May - Sign up

by Marina Kukso

Hi all, You can sign up for the East Bay ShareFest now which it turns out is going to be the entire month of May. You can see events, sign up to attend, sign up to be a part of an existing event (table at a block party for your project, etc.), add an event to the list, and help get more people to be a part of the events: Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/822404257775751/permalink/822837267732450/ Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/729316593755771/ For the non-facebook, here's Oakland Wiki entry: http://oaklandwiki.org/East_Bay_ShareFest Please invite groups and people who you think would be interested. Best, Marina

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hacker schools discussion

by Romy Ilano

FYI: I know a lot of the people running the hacker schools and who have graduated from them. I think most of these schools are legit, but I'm wondering if that is because it is due to the location (SF Bay Area) and the very high talent pool here. None of these bootcamps claims to replace a university education, they are offering a very different thing. I'm spooked by people who would advocate replacing an education with vocational bootcamps. I don't see these bootcamps competing with computer science departments at universities. I can see a lot of potential abuse occurring as well: - 1997 New Yorker article on the University of Phoneix, a for-profit institution: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1997/10/20/1997_10_20_114_TNY_CARDS_000379… >>> Message: 10 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:22:50 -0800 From: Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com> To: GtwoG PublicOhOne <g2g-public01(a)att.net> Cc: Sudo room <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] "learn to code" events subject to full-WTF scale crackdown...any ideas? Message-ID: <CAGWts0Gg0pb- Gw4mLX9DdVxkcSNR2iEsksf1okHOKbpuKD=-Zg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I think Sudo Room has a stake in the existence of effective hacker-training programs, regardless of whether they are offered *by* Sudo Room. So, thanks Hol for posting the link. I agree with GtwoG that there is some possibility for abuse; but neither the article nor the agency's web site offer a concise presentation of what it means to "be in compliance". Is the agency throwing up regulations that will deter good work? It's hard to tell! I posted this to a couple email lists in the Wikipedia space, so check out these discussions too if interested: * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-January/thread.html * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-sf/2014-January/thread.html -Pete peteforsyth.com ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Re: [sudo-discuss] $ sudo reboot

by Vicky Knox

PS: Don't let this happen during our $ sudo reboot... http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/79183899688/rearranging-the-layo…

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord

by The Batkid

hopefully the future landlord of the future space won't read the mailing list ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Sent: 03/15/14 04:46 PM To: Yardena Cohen Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord I'd say its time to consider rent striking until you find a new place. Seriously. On Mar 15, 2014 4:44 PM, "Yardena Cohen" < yardenack(a)gmail.com > wrote:George, our landlord, has requested that all "revolutionary literature", and anything with a political theme, including flyers and papers and posters, be removed from the common area and restricted to inside Sudoroom only. He also has the usual complaints about too much furniture, a messy kitchen, crap being left on tables, sleepers, and a general "lack of understanding about what common area means." The usual threats to "either charge you more or evict you" were made. He also complained that somebody was rude to him one time. This was prompted by him finding the words "CLASS WAR" written in black marker on the wall of the single-stall bathroom. I told him I would relay all his messages to the group and otherwise resisted engaging with him. _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

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Techno-Activism Third Mondays at EFF, this Monday 17 (tomorrow!) 6PM

by Danny O'Brien

Start your week off in the most actively, technically and politically correct way possible, with Techno-Activism Third Mondays! Tomorrow, March 17th, at 6PM we brainstorm off the theme of: Rightscon Decompression and Review This month, San Francisco hosted Rightscon, the human rights and technology conference organized by Access. We saw many familiar faces there, and thought we'd spend this week's meeting informally talking about lessons learned, questions raised, and what actions we can take next. Whether you attended or not, come along, and hear about what happened and what might happen next. Also: the latest insider digital rights news from Burma, Venezuela, Russia, plus your own projects. All that, plus our usual strange assortment of snacks from Walgreens or -- given we've just found a hidden Whole Foods market near the office, perhaps something even *more* exotic. Time: 6:00pm Location: EFF offices, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco (we'll wait at the front door until 6:15; after that, call or text +1 408 480 3412 and we'll come let you in)

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Colorado News: Court Rules That Possession of Marijuana Convictions Can Now Be Overturned : US&Politics : Latin Post

by Romy Snowyla

This is so awesome http://www.latinpost.com/articles/8964/20140315/colorado-news-court-rules-p… Colorado News: Court Rules That Possession of Marijuana Convictions Can Now Be Overturned A panel of three Colorado Court of Appeals judges unanimously ruled in favor of allowing some state citizens who have been convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana prior to the implementation of Dec. 2012's Amendment 64 to request their convictions be overturned. According to Al Jazeera America, Amendment 64 decriminalized marijuana possession up to an ounce. A woman's 2011 conviction for possessing the drug was under appeal when the panel of judges decided to overturn the conviction because of a "significant change in the law." Brandi Jessica Russell's defense attorney, Brian Emerson, told the judges Thursday that Amendment 64 should be applied retroactively, which the panel agreed with because they said there are some legal exceptions. "The general presumption of prospective application, however, is subject to a doctrine established by our General Assembly and Supreme Court enabling a defendant to benefit retroactively from a significant change in the law," Judge Mary Hoak said in her 16-page opinion. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/jump/33u.latin/artcl;poz=artclmid;sz=250x25…"> <img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/ad/33u.latin/artcl;poz=artclmid;sz=250x250,…" /> </a> Like Us on Facebook Related News Russell was convicted in Grand County for the possession of one gram or less of methamphetamine, marijuana concentrate possession and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Brian Vicente, one of Amendment 64's authors, said the judges' ruling could ultimately affect hundreds of Coloradoans who were sentenced to jail terms for petty marijuana possession, while some inmates currently serving time could also be released. He also said that prior to the amendment, the state had prosecuted about 9,000 marijuana possession cases a year. Emerson said the "tide is turning" on the national stance toward marijuana use, and that this ruling is an indication of that. The attorney also said that many prosecutors haven't given up their fight against marijuana possession and use as he still represents a number of marijuana appeals. "This ruling shows it would be wise for them to focus on more pressing matter," he said. However, following the judge's decision Thursday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers released a statement with his plan to appeal the ruling because it could open up more case appeals that don't even involve marijuana. According to Suthers, nothing in the amendment shows that it can be applied retroactively and should not apply to previous cases. "Well-established retroactivity law in Colorado indicates that statutory changes are prospective only unless the General Assembly or the voters clearly indicted an intent to require such retroactive application," Suthers' statement reads.. During the ruling, the judges agreed that there is nothing in the amendment stating they can throw out previous convictions, but they argued that sate law gives the defendant an opportunity to receive post-conviction relief "if there has been a significant change in the law." And the judges claim Amendment 64 did in fact significantly change the law. TagsMarijuana, marijuana legal, pot legalization, Colorado, Amendment 64, decriminalization, Colorado Court of Appeals <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/jump/33u.latin/artcl;poz=mmid;sz=300x250;or…" target="_blank" ><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/ad/33u.latin/artcl;poz=mmid;sz=300x250;ord=…" border="0" alt="" /></a> Sent from my iPhone

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Open source gaming in the Raspberry PI: Upcoming release of Darkplaces gaming engine

by Autonomous

Hello, I completed my hack of porting the Darkplaces gaming engine to the Raspberry PI. Here are a few videos of the PI in action running Quake-related games at 1080p. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQQkRlrLIw&list=PLCnagLKAtPONIbS0AnuE47bHN… Gameplay is 20-30 frames per second at 1080p with full audio. For a $25 computer this is not bad at all. In some parts of the world the PI is the very first computer people have seen. The package will be released sometime next week and source code will be merged into Darkplaces afterwards. Peace, Autonomous

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Cryptoparty This Afternoon, 2-5pm!

by Jenny Ryan

Come on by this afternoon and learn about digital security, encrypt your communications, make some anti-NSA/pro-crypto buttons, and join us for a GPG keysigning party! All skill levels welcome! Hope to see you there! -Jenny

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shotspotter will be discontinued

by Jake

what do people think of the shotspotter system installed in oakland? it's a network of microphones on telephone poles, each with a GPS (for a precise clock) and a network connection. When a gunshot-like sound is detected, they send the sound and its precise timing to a central server that determines the location of the shot, and tells the police to go there. some people have expressed concern that the microphones are used to spy on people, but it would be impossible to hear a conversation from the top of a telephone pole that wasnt already loud enough to be heard inside nearby houses (or the phone in your pocket). apparently the city pays $264,000 per year to keep shotspotter going. I think sudoroom people could do it for much less if they thought it was a useful thing. They would be discontinuing it to save money, or perhaps to avoid having to send cops to do actual work once in a while... i mean.. sending police toward the gunfire? sounds like a good idea... http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-cops-aim-to-scrap-gunfire-detec…

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Requests from the landlord

by Yardena Cohen

George, our landlord, has requested that all "revolutionary literature", and anything with a political theme, including flyers and papers and posters, be removed from the common area and restricted to inside Sudoroom only. He also has the usual complaints about too much furniture, a messy kitchen, crap being left on tables, sleepers, and a general "lack of understanding about what common area means." The usual threats to "either charge you more or evict you" were made. He also complained that somebody was rude to him one time. This was prompted by him finding the words "CLASS WAR" written in black marker on the wall of the single-stall bathroom. I told him I would relay all his messages to the group and otherwise resisted engaging with him.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord

by Yardena Cohen

>> George, our landlord, has requested that all "revolutionary >> literature", and anything with a political theme, including flyers and >> papers and posters, be removed from the common area and restricted to >> inside Sudoroom only. He also has the usual complaints about too much >> furniture, a messy kitchen, crap being left on tables, sleepers, and a >> general "lack of understanding about what common area means." The >> usual threats to "either charge you more or evict you" were made. He >> also complained that somebody was rude to him one time. Now he's threatening to start throwing things in the garbage if I don't go and help him clean up immediately. As much as I don't like things being thrown in the garbage, I'm not going to take orders from him. I helped clean the common area thoroughly only a week ago, especially the kitchen area. I came here to do actual work today. If he tries to talk to me again, I am going to leave.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] shotspotter will be discontinued

by Jake

i can't tell if you replied to the list or just privately to me. that sounds like it would be fun, but it would be more worthwhile if there were a larger goal to be accomplished, ideally with funding. it wouldn't be trivial - what is the right way to record timestamps onto an audio recording from a GPS? perhaps use one of the two audio channels as a SMPTE timing track? that's kinda ridiculous but there's probably lots of code already written... On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, Hol Gaskill wrote: > I'd be down to make a few time of flight receivers with you. > > on Mar 14, 2014, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > what do people think of the shotspotter system installed in oakland? > > it's a network of microphones on telephone poles, each with a GPS (for > a precise clock) and a network connection. When a gunshot-like sound is > detected, they send the sound and its precise timing to a central server > that determines the location of the shot, and tells the police to go > there. > > some people have expressed concern that the microphones are used to spy on > people, but it would be impossible to hear a conversation from the top of > a telephone pole that wasnt already loud enough to be heard inside nearby > houses (or the phone in your pocket). > > apparently the city pays $264,000 per year to keep shotspotter going. I > think sudoroom people could do it for much less if they thought it was a > useful thing. They would be discontinuing it to save money, or perhaps to > avoid having to send cops to do actual work once in a while... > > i mean.. sending police toward the gunfire? sounds like a good idea... > > http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-cops-aim-to-scrap-gunfire-detec… > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > >

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Security certificate expired on the sudoroom wiki

by Romy Snowyla

Anyone know how to deal or fix the expired security certificate on the sudoroom website? I can't log in or view it from any of the Linux laptops or desktops at sudoroom // Sent from my iPhone

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membership reboot?

by Danny Spitzberg

I was super-d-delighted to see Sudoers out at First Friday AND I'm jazzed about the reboot on April 4th/5th AND curious to know what's being prototyped for membership. I'm currently renewing my HUB membership (already 3 years in, a really open-minded organizer is has their community engagement role) and was prompted to click agree/disagree with the following: *I am joining Hub Oakland to become a member of a community of entrepreneurs, activists, artists, purpose-driven seekers and professionals acting on our passions and unleashing creativity in ways that make us come alive! Our aim is to leave a legacy of a thriving, just and sustainable world. We envision a future where each individual understands that they are inextricably interconnected to all other beings and the Earth; a future where every business, organization, or company will take courageous and mindful action to become a part of the solution and use their potential to create positive impact and equity for all.* *As a part of this community, I understand that it is my responsibility to maintain, and advance the following 8 Hub Oakland Principles:* - *Authenticity*: We invite the whole person into the space and create a container for authenticity to emerge. - *Radical Inclusivity*: We believe in order to create a thriving and resilient community all voices and perspectives must be invited to the conversation. We thrive because we are diverse and multicultural. - *Creativity & Expression*: We believe at the core of transformation is creativity. We inspire each other to express our creativity and purpose. - *Collaboration*: Our meme is innovation through collaboration. We embody the African proverb: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”. - *Inspiration*: We believe a spark of inspiration has the ability to change the world. We consciously create an atmosphere of inspiration. - *Respect*: We honor each other’s special gifts and differences and keep sacred our physical environment. - *Reciprocity*: We value the opportunity to give to our community and receive from it. - *Effectiveness*: We leverage each other’s strengths and resources and gain the knowledge we need to effectively contribute to making a better world. Then I went back and re-read the Sudo purpose/values and membership sections of the articles at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Article_1._Purpose So, my question: has there been any discussion around membership recruitment/ retention/ rebooting? Curious, Danny p.s. after a raft of raft of other Wednesday commitments, I'm finally done and will see y'all next Wednesday

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Re: [sudo-discuss] shotspotter will be discontinued

by Jake

well i think it would be obvious to combine city funds and the mesh network with shotspotter, but i wouldn't be surprised if a lot of people were opposed for various reasons. i feel that if our lisence is strong enough, we could accept money and utility poles (and electricity) from the city without being forced to do anything unethical. On Fri, 14 Mar 2014, X wrote: > Is there a map and count of how many of these there are, how would those positions overlay as part of a mesh network. If there's a bunch of spots with power on a > pole, that seems quite useful. > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > what do people think of the shotspotter system installed in oakland? > > it's a network of microphones on telephone poles, each with a GPS (for a precise clock) and a network connection. When a gunshot-like sound is detected, > they send the sound and its precise timing to a central server that determines the location of the shot, and tells the police to go there. > > some people have expressed concern that the microphones are used to spy on people, but it would be impossible to hear a conversation from the top of a > telephone pole that wasnt already loud enough to be heard inside nearby houses (or the phone in your pocket). > > apparently the city pays $264,000 per year to keep shotspotter going. I think sudoroom people could do it for much less if they thought it was a useful > thing. They would be discontinuing it to save money, or perhaps to avoid having to send cops to do actual work once in a while... > > i mean.. sending police toward the gunfire? sounds like a good idea... > > http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-cops-aim-to-scrap-gunfire-detec… > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > > -- > ThanX, > ;+) > > nburl.net/fort > >

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-SF] CC Salon in San Francisco Thursday, March 27: free culture and social justice

by Marina Kukso

FYI! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kat Walsh <kat(a)mindspillage.org> Date: Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 3:06 PM Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] CC Salon in San Francisco Thursday, March 27: free culture and social justice To: San Francisco Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> https://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/42332 CC Salons are coming back March 27! Come join us: Thursday, March 27, 2014 6:00 - 7:30 PM PST Cafe Royale, 800 Post St, San Francisco, CA >From the blog post: Creative Commons is thrilled to announce that we will be reviving CC salons on a quarterly basis starting March 27! Years ago, CC ran a series of CC Salon events in the Bay Area, informal events that brought together creators of all kinds to talk about how and why they choose open in their fields. CC salons continue to occur all over the world, but on March 27, CC will host a salon on social justice and open innovation right here in San Francisco. This informal event will feature short talks from guests in local nonprofits and the free culture community, as well as lots of interesting people to network and socialize with. It's free and open to everyone. Speakers: Joshua Knox, Brute Labs Niki Korth, Writer and Free Culture Activist Supriya Misra, TeachAIDS Rachel Weidinger, Upwell -Kat -- Your donations keep Wikipedia free: https://donate.wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list Wikimedia-SF(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-sf

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Move cleaning weekend to 29-30

by Yardena Cohen

I formally propose we move cleaning weekend to the 29th/30th. The Public School was going to host a talk in our common area on Saturday night, the 22nd: "Sylvia Federici and George Caffentzis on Capital, Labor and Reproduction at the Bay Area Public School" Because of our landlord's rave plans, they had to find another venue. So it's going to happen 7pm at the Omni. The "Collective of Collectives" is going to use this as an opportunity to introduce more people to that building earlier in the day. It will be a great chance to see the Omni for anyone who hasn't already, and to meet other interested people and groups who want to move in with Sudoroom. I want to be there as well. I think a lot of Sudoers should come too. So are there any objections to pushing cleaning weekend another week to the 29th and 30th?

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Fwd: Now accepting proposals for Open Source Bridge 2014!

by Jenny Ryan

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Open Source Bridge" <info(a)opensourcebridge.org> Date: Mar 13, 2014 1:09 PM Subject: Now accepting proposals for Open Source Bridge 2014! To: "Jenny Ryan" <jenny(a)thepyre.org> Cc: Submit your Open Source Bridge proposal today! View this email in your browser<http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=46d72c6c2733a75b61cfcf5ad&id=293aeaf32f…> Submit your talk proposal today! We're thrilled to announce the opening of our 2014 Call for Proposals. From now through April 4th, we are looking for people from all backgrounds and areas of experience to submit talk proposals. If you work or play in open source, we want to hear from you. Let us know how you are building your communities, small or large. All speaking experience levels are welcome. View the Call for Proposals<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=46d72c6c2733a75b6…> Find inspiration and leave feedback Want to see what other folks are submitting? With our public proposal process, you can read all the talk ideas as they come in on our proposals page<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=46d72c6c2733a75b6…>. While you're there, leave us some comments or click the star next to proposals that interest you. This feedback is indispensable during the selection process. *The conference for open source citizens June 24-27, 2014 Portland, Oregon* Register Now<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=46d72c6c2733a75b6…> *Sponsor us!* Interested in sponsoring Open Source Bridge? See our sponsorship page<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=46d72c6c2733a75b…> or email us <sponsorship(a)opensourcebridge.org>. *Copyright (c) 2014 Stumptown Syndicate, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have previously attended, are attending or otherwise expressed an interest in Open Source Bridge. *Our mailing address is:* Stumptown Syndicate PO Box 28398 Portland, OR 97228 Add us to your address book<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=46d72c6c2733a75b61cfcf…> unsubscribe from this list<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=46d72c6c2733a75b6…> update subscription preferences<http://opensourcebridge.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=46d72c6c2733a75b61cfc…>

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Re: [sudo-discuss] $ sudo reboot

by Yardena Cohen

On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 2:14 PM, Hol Gaskill <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > Also relevant to reboot and an ongoing concern of mine - the shop area. Is > it big enough to be useful as a shop? How does it compare to other > hackerspaces? Does it need to be co-located with the main space or does it > make sense to have it offsite? If we added a satellite workshop somewhere > else, would the space be more usable for other purposes and make moving > everything less of a priority? Thanks for asking this, Hol. I've been sad about the shop area for a while. Some parts have been getting some love recently, and I'm very happy about that! Other things have disappeared and become harder to find. My last straw was last night, when one of our community members came by with a simple need, to file and hacksaw something. We found one very large file but not the smaller file we used to have at some point. We could not find any hacksaws at all. I know we had some before. It felt very symbolic. How can a hackerspace not have a hacksaw? We literally cannot hack! Personally, having all of these different elements in one physical space greatly increases the value of everything. While he was visiting he told us about the exciting solar panel project he was working on, and found potential leads for writing controller software for it. This was a conversation that wouldn't have happened if the shop were offsite, and I can't help but wonder how many more of these interactions we miss out on, by not having a good enough shop area. While there are challenges to having sawdust and metal shavings in the vicinity of laptops and food preparation, I think it's well worth meeting them. Noisebridge has a wonderful shop area - at last month's reprap building party, Miloh showed me some wonderful tools that had stayed around since 2008! All they had to do was enclose it. I think for our new space, an enclosed work area is a must. I'm afraid of sawing anything at Sudo because it commits me to then spending 10 minutes trying to track dust down behind a thousand nooks & crannies. And I'll still never get it all. People who came just to hack on some Javscript will leave coughing and rightfully upset. We took the cheap-upfront route, and we've been in debt ever since. Another example: our particle-board floor has been a huge limitation. I can count a number of projects, including a metal-printing one, which didn't happen or moved elsewhere because you just can't do it safely over our floor. It's unsanitary, a dust/germ/toxin magnet, hard to sweep, hard to vacuum, hard to find things you drop, easy to dent... We could learn something from Double Union, a space that recently opened in SF. When they rented their room, the very first thing they did was tear out the carpet and seal the floor in hard resin. Imagine the pain we would have avoided if we'd done that in our current "Art Studio"! Well worth the money, IMO. Which, speaking of money, my observation is that a lot of people who were involved in Sudo's early stages - 2011 & 2012 - were hoping for the fab & maker angle, and were disappointed by our meager facilities and started putting their money & energy elsewhere. I think reaching out to this crowd should be a component of our reboot. Our values and energy are so important - let's try this again. :)

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#FreeBassel Day SF Event this Saturday @ Wikimedia

by Stephen LaPorte

Greetings Sudoers, This Saturday, March 15, is a #FreeBassel <http://freebassel.org/> Day event in San Francisco at the Wikimedia Foundation offices. If you don't know Bassel Khartabil<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bassel_Khartabil> (known online as Bassel Safadi): he is an open web developer and dedicated Internet volunteer who has been imprisoned (without charge) in Syria since March 2012. He was Creative Commons lead in Syria, played a large role in the translation of CC licenses into Arabic, and started the first hackerspace (Aiki Lab, Damascus) in the so-called Arab world. You can hear him discuss the hackerspace as well as the role of open source and maker culture in Syria in this podcast from early 2011<http://www.talkinganthropology.com/2011/01/28/ta24-arabic-hackerspaces/> . Following the outbreak of violence in Syria in spring 2011, he converted the hackerspace into a triage center, using it to provide first aid care and training until it was no longer safe to do so. This Saturday 15 March marks the second anniversary of his arrest, as well as the third anniversary of the Syrian uprising. In support of Bassel and in efforts to raise the profile of his case, #FreeBassel Day events are being held around the world to mark this date. Here in SF, the event will involve a Wikipedia edit-a-thon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/San_Francisco_19>, a potluck, the sharing of art, stories, and conversation about Bassel, and whatever else you might bring. Given Bassel's involvement with hackerspaces, making culture, and open source projects, we hope that NB folks will attend - to learn about Bassel, discuss common interests, and/or improve Wikipedia's coverage of hackerspaces and making culture. Read more about the event here<http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/42267> Learn more about Bassel through letters and videos from his friends<http://lettersforbassel.tumblr.com/> == Details == * Date: Saturday, March 15 * Time: 12-4 pm * Location: Wikimedia Foundation offices (149 New Montgomery Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105), near Montgomery Bart * Event: An edit-a-thon, pot luck, and more! Learn how to contribute to Wikipedia and collaborate with others to show your support for Bassel. * Hashtag: #freebassel If you have any questions, please let me know. Hope to see some of you on Saturday. Cheers, Stephen

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Fwd: [sudo-info] invite to tweet at #radicalcolophon + open mic event on friday!

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: anna moreno <contact(a)annamoreno.net> Date: Wed, Mar 12, 2014 at 11:10 PM Subject: [sudo-info] invite to tweet at #radicalcolophon + open mic event on friday! To: info(a)sudoroom.org Hello everyone, My name is Anna Moreno. I am an artist from Barcelona, Spain. I am in SF now, I have been invited by SFMOMA to make an edition of my project Radical Colophon for the symposium Visual Activism. It will take place this weekend in the Mission. My contribution to the program will be an event on Friday from 5-7PM at the Will Brown Gallery (3041 24th Street, San Francisco, California 94110). As part of the piece, we are looking for folks to TWEET about the intersection of TECH, ART, and GENTRIFICATION. I have been looking into your website and I'm sure you guys have some feelings on this subject. I believe the alternative tech world is usually left out of the discussion that is why I think your contribution would be very appreciated. If you're willing use the hashtag #radicalcolophon and your tweets will be used as part of a live performance on Friday. We're feeling challenged to find tweeters so your support would be an amazing launch into a full blown conversation! Check out the open call here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1467119466849573/ It is also still possible to sign up for a slot in the open mic. The event will also be open to the public, and there will be free drinks and food. You're very welcome to join! Thanks a lot in advance for your help. All the best, Anna _ Anna Moreno _ visual artist _ teacher 'Artistic Research' Royal Academy of Art (The Hague) www.annamoreno.net _______________________________________________ Info mailing list Info(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/info

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Sudo Room WordPress social networks blast! + PAGE NOT FOUND :[

by Vicky Knox

I love it! That said, does someone know how to fix the PAGE NOT FOUND that shows up in the "Social" plugin on the WP? If yes, could you show me how? THX!

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Things that happened at tonight's meeting

by Yardena Cohen

* The landlord's rave plans for the 22nd are looking like a more serious conflict than we thought. We floated the idea of postponing this cleaning weekend to the 29th/30th, but haven't made a decision. * On the next First Friday (April 4, 8pm-2am) we have the opportunity to share the space with a fundraiser for TWAC, "Trans & Womyn's Action Camp": https://twac.wordpress.com/ They'll have a pay-what-you-can policy, it will be compatible with our values and with the open-house component of First Friday. I think this is a great idea. Any objections? * The meeting included a lengthy section which began as conflict resolution between Elliot and Xavier but became an issue of safe space. I personally asked Xavier to leave at the end, which he did. He says he will be back for his "three shelves of stuff" tomorrow. We didn't have a quorum to ban him, but there was an informal understanding that multiple people are uncomfortable with him, which he seems at this time to be respecting. Full notes here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-03-12

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