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Fwd: Bryan Parker Hosts Oakland Tech Competition - Apply Online Today

by eddan.com

Of possible interest to Oakland-based tech projects and initiatives. Deadline for submissions is Apr. 1. Vator Splash takes place May 6-7 at the Jack London Market space. I am also organizing an UnConvention aspect of the event, if anyone would like to get in touch directly about helping out with and/or thoughts about that. > > Like Tweet > > Calling All Start-Ups! > > We are looking for the best and brightest Oakland and East Bay-based startups to participate in the first-ever Oaktown Tech Start-Up Competition! > > Finalists will be eligible for prizes and winners will gain access to top VCs. High School students are also welcome to participate and win top internships. > > With the goal of establishing Oakland as a viable tech hub, we have partnered with Vator, a vibrant social network, event and news platform for the modern entrepreneur to bring Splash, the premier startup event and competition toOakland in Jack London Square on May 6th and 7th. > > Oakland has the emerging talent and infrastructure to become a major spoke in the tech hub and needs the right leadership to support that ecosystem, which can become an economic driver for the city. Economic development is a major component in our battle for a safer Oakland, and I am starting that engagement today. > > Winners > > The top five finalists in the Oaktown Tech Start-Up Competition will qualify to present on stage during Vator Splash Oakland. Three finalists also receive a free demo table during the conference to present their services and products to the 1,000-plus attendees in the entrepreneur and investor community. > > The winners receives sit-down meetings with at least five VCs, including Javelin Venture Partners, plus $30,000 in-kind prizes, such as an Apple iPad Mini for two team members, one-year subscription to Rackspace, a two-hour consultation with KPMG, $10,000 worth of free processing fees, courtesy of Braintree, a video of their 3-minute presentation on stage, a profile on VatorNews, and much more. > > Apply Online > > The deadline for applications is April 1. > > It is free to enter and free for the top five finalists to present. Interested parties can apply online at Vator Splash Oakland. > > Let's send a message to the country: Oakland is Open for business! > > Bryan Parker > @BryanParker2014 > > > Sign Up Online > > Paid for by Parker for Oakland Mayor 2014 > > Contributions are not tax deductible. > > The Oakland Campaign Reform Act limits campaign contributions by all persons (OMC §§3.12.050 and 3.12.060) and prohibits contributions during specified time periods from contractors doing business with the City of Oakland, the Oakland Redevelopment Agency or the Oakland Unified School District (OMC §3.12.140 paragraphs A, B and C.). > > > ©2014 Bryan Parker For Oakland Mayor 2014 | Oakland, CA 94611 > Web Version Forward Unsubscribe > > Powered by Mad Mimi ® > >

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What happenend to Eudea Village Wikitown? Unmonastery Invite

by Max Klein

Wikiaks, What happened to http://eudea.liminoidforest.org/ ? It's down to me. Edgeryderz are obessing me these days. I have been in touch with theUnMonastery<http://edgeryders.eu/unmonastery>and Beautiful Community Wiki <http://bwcd.vdcn.org/doku.php> people on EdgeRyderz. They want to know what happeend to Eudea. So what's the update? And is anyone interested in going to the unmonastery this summer? Max Klein http://notconfusing.com/

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Anyone Filter WVO? I've got some! :D

by Vicky Knox

If you'd like to get in touch with this person, please let me know! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ... Date: 2014-03-02 17:45 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Anyone Filter WVO? I've got some! :D To: sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net Hello Chalkboarders! I've been running my truck, Greasy Cowboy, on used vegetable oil now for 5 years. I currently pick up used oil from a couple restaurants every few weeks. I pick up anywhere between 50-100 gallons in 5 gallon cubies. For the last couple years I've had an arrangement with someone where I give them all my crude oil, and they give me back 50% of the oil filtered. This individual can no longer filter the oil, hence this email! I'm looking for someone who has a filtering setup. The setup should be able to dewater the oil completely. I would prefer filtering capabilities to 1 micron, but could settle for 5 micron. I live in North Oakland! I could bring the oil to you or you could come pick it up. Cheers, ...

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Fwd: STATE FARM: GENERAL LIABILITY QUOTE AND RENTERS INSURANCE BROCHURE

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, I got a quote from State Farm for insurance that should meet the requirements from the landlords. I wanted to pass it along and show it to folks. If we buy this, we can change the lease to be held by Sudo Room as an entity rather than myself and Eddan. I plan to pay for this tomorrow, unless we have a clear alternative or any really strong reason not to. Cost is $73.67 / month right now. Additionally and however, State Farm needs us to give at least some coverage for Personal Property along with the General Liability insurance we need. You'll see the quote lists $5,000 right now. We toggled the variables to cover $10,000 for personal property plus $5,000 in computer property, which raised the quote to $87.92 / mo, which isn't that much of a difference given tripling the coverage ($14.75). Hence it seems the bulk of this quote is the General Liability costs. Given the $1,000 deductible, it's unclear to me the best way to assess and then state an insured value for stuff at sudo room. I'd like to see this play out in a parallel thread. What do you think? For the time being, I think we can stick with the $5,000 and change it later when we have more data / insight. // Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kelly Wright <kelly.wright.ujnp(a)statefarm.com> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 4:47 PM Subject: STATE FARM: GENERAL LIABILITY QUOTE AND RENTERS INSURANCE BROCHURE To: "MATTSENATE(a)GMAIL.COM" <MATTSENATE(a)gmail.com> Cc: Thomas Kleinsmith <thomas.kleinsmith.u0t1(a)statefarm.com>, Marquetta J Hunter <marquetta.j.hunter.uwrn(a)statefarm.com> Hello Matt, So nice to speak with you today and learning more about the Sudo Room and what you all do! Please find attached the quote that we discussed and a brochure on our renters insurance. We look forward to hearing back from you. Kelly S. Wright, Agent 3645 Grand Ave.,Ste. 105 Oakland, CA 94610 (P)510.488.3505 (F) 510.628.0388 License #: 0F69851 *kelly(a)kellyswright.com* <kelly(a)kellyswright.com> *www.kellyswright.com* <http://www.kellyswright.com/> <http://www.facebook.com/>

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Surface-mount Arduino Leonardo clones soldering workshop monday!

by Jake

Come learn surface-mount soldering and put together an Arduino Leonardo clone from scratch! I and others will be doing Surface-mount CHM tomorrow with LeOlympia boards (an Arduino Leonardo clone made by Olympia Circuits) these boards are great because they have USB built-in and can be programmed with only a mini-USB cable. In addition to working like a normal arduino they can also pretend to be a USB keyboard or mouse or MIDI controller or whatever you want. they also have an RGB LED and a general-purpose button, and a second row of pins to be compatible with standard breadboards. 0. What do we provide: (approximately 15 kits available) - Circuit Board and components for a complete LeOlymplia board (an Arduino Leonardo Clone) - solder paste, solder mask, a squeegee, a few sets of tweezers - a hot plate for soldering everything that way - soldering irons and solder and flux for finishing up the board 1. What do you need: - Previous experience with soldering, so you can fix imperfect connections on very small components - Patience to populate the board with small components with tweezers - good eyesight or reading glasses to be able to see small parts 3. When: Monday, March 3rd, 2014 starting at 6:00 PM 4. Where: Noisebridge, 2169 Mission St., 3rd floor If you have any questions, contact jake at spaz dot org Here's information about the kits we will be building: LeOlympia parts list: leolympia_v1-0_parts_list.pdf LeOlympia schematic: leolympia_v1-0_-_schematic.pdf LeOlympia circuitboard diagram: leolympia_v1-0_-_pcb.pdf

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Sunset panorama can

by Danny Spitzberg

Friends, I have an intention to install a sunset panorama camera up near the Lawrence Hall of Science that would post a handful of photographs every evening to the www. Ideally, this woul couple with an interactive element, such as a disclaimer that says this is not what the sunset actually looks like - and perhaps a filter that enhances the photos to get closer to real-vision. Anyone have any input or feedback on this public gimmick initiative?

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Actors & Extras Needed Monday: Anti-DAC Skit!

by Vicky Knox

8] If you're interested I can send you this person's contact. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ... Date: 2014-03-01 11:58 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Actors & Extras Needed Monday: Anti-DAC Skit! To: sfchalkboard <sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net> Hi Folks! We have recently launched our production company and blog, Aberrant Films. The goal of Aberrant Films is to raise awareness about social issues in an entertaining way. The blog will include both articles/journalistic pieces on things happening in our community, and entertaining fiction, videos and short films with powerful messages inspired by things happening in our community and culture. We've recently been getting involved in the fight against the Domain Awareness Center that the Dept. of Homeland Security is trying to build in Oakland. If we don't speak up, it could end up being a city-wide surveillance hub which has 24/7 surveillance on Oakland and surrounding areas. There are so many things wrong with the DAC and what it could mean for the privacy rights of everyone in the Bay Area. We recently attended a meeting at Oakland City Hall, which was officially the one chance for the public to voice their concerns and opinions about a privacy policy for the Domain Awareness Center, and to get questions answered. The meeting itself was honestly quite comical, in terms of how obvious it was that no one with any decision power was listening to us and the answer to every single question was a very upbeat "I don't know." *There were many very tragic yet funny elements about the meeting, and we'd like to shoot a comedic skit which both makes fun of the way that meeting was handled, and raises important questions about the DAC that people should be asking.* For more info on the DAC, here are some links: http://oaklandwiki.org/Domain_Awareness_Center http://publicintelligence.net/tag/domain-awareness-center/ http://occupyoakland.org/ai1ec_event/dont-sell-people-oakland-dept-homeland… The big vote and protest on the DAC is on Tuesday the 4th and we'd like to get this skit out by then. *We will be shooting the skit on Monday (3/3), 12pm-4pm near 18th and Mission in San Francisco. We unfortunately cannot offer pay for this project, but it's going to be a lot of fun, for a great cause that affects our community, and a lot of people are going to see it.* *The roles we need to cast are:* *-- The Moderator: An upbeat good-looking middle-aged man with a gameshow host attitude and absolutely no knowledge or decision power on the DAC. Must have a suit and tie.* *-- Two more City Council Members: Both men, middle-aged, serious looking, did very little talking aside from the occasional "we don't know" and hid in the shadows of the audience. Preferably one latin and one black as it was at the real meeting. Very few lines if any, but plenty of screen time. Must have a suit and tie.* *-- Five Anti-DAC Speakers: Largely members of Occupy Oakland, regular citizens, protestors, etc. who spoke in opposition of the DAC. Each speaker will get several lines. Casual or semi-professional wear.* *-- 10+ Anti-DAC Audience Members: Anti-DAC people who attended the meeting but do not speak in the skit. Casual or semi-professional wear.* If you're available and interested, please contact me and we'll give you more details. And if you know anyone else who might be interested, whether they would like to play a role or just be an audience member, please send them our way. Thanks! Sincerely, ... Aberrant Films

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [Food Crisis] Planned food safety rules rile organic farmers

by Eddie Che

Fuck.... seriously? On 3/2/14, Rudy Arredondo <hola_5(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Planned food safety rules rile organic farmersLocal growers are discovering > that proposed FDA regulations would > curtail many common techniques, such as using house-made fertilizers and > irrigating from creeks. > http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-food-safety-20140223,0,6831660.story#ix… > > > > > > HUSTONTOWN, Pa. -- Jim > Crawford was rushing to load crates of freshly picked organic tomatoes > onto trucks heading for an urban farmers market when he noticed the > federal agent. > > > A tense conversation followed as > the visitor to his farm -- an inspector from the Food and Drug > Administration -- warned him that some organic-growing techniques he had > honed over four decades could soon be outlawed. > > "This is my badge. These are the fines. This is what is hanging over > your head, and we want you to know that," Crawford says the official > told him. > > > > > Crawford's popular farm may > seem a curious place for the FDA to move ahead with a long-planned > federal assault on deadly food poisoning. To Crawford's knowledge, none > of the kohlrabi, fennel, sugar snap peas or other crops from his New Morning > Farm have ever sickened anyone. But he is not the only organic grower to > suddenly discover federal inspectors on his land. > > In 2010, after a years-long campaign, food-safety activists persuaded > Congress to give the FDA authority to regulate farm practices. > The next year, an outbreak of food poisoning that killed 33 people who > ate tainted cantaloupes put pressure on the FDA to be aggressive. > > Now, farmers are discovering that the FDA's proposed rules would > curtail many techniques that are common among organic growers, including > spreading house-made fertilizers, tilling cropland with grazing > animals, and irrigating from open creeks. > > Suddenly, from small family operations nestled in the foothills of > Appalachia to the sophisticated organic-grower networks that serve Los > Angeles and San Francisco, the farms that celebrity chefs and > food-conscious consumers jostle to buy from are facing an unexpected > adversary. > > They're fighting back. Even though full enforcement of the rules is > still years away, they are warning customers that some farms would have > to close. > > "They are going to drive farms out of business," said Dave Runsten, policy > director for Community Alliance with Family Farmers in Davis, Calif. > > "The consumer groups behind this don't understand farming," Runsten > says. "They talk out of both sides of their mouth. They demand these > one-size-fits-all regulations, then say, 'I don't want to hurt those > cute little farmers at the farmers market. I shop at the farmers > market.' It is frustrating." > > Many farmers who take part in the locally grown food movement argue > that contamination is a problem of industrial-sized farms and that some > of the practices the FDA might ban actually make consumers safer. > > Food safety advocates have urged regulators to hang tough. "We don't > believe large facilities are the only place where outbreaks are > happening," said Caroline Smith DeWaal, food safety director at the Center > for Science in the Public Interest in Washington. Farm-to-fork growers, she > said, need to accept that emerging strains of E. coli > and other bacteria can just as easily seep into the produce sold at a > farmers market as into the batches of salad bagged at giant processing > plants, and they need to tweak their methods to protect against it. > > "At the end of the day, consumers will be paying a little bit more > for this. But a few cents here may help avoid a severe illness," Smith > DeWaal says. > > Congress passed the landmark Food Safety Modernization Act amid > alarming reports from public health agencies about widespread food > contamination. Tens of millions of consumers are sickened by tainted > food each year, and some 3,000 die annually as a result, according to the > Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. > > Parents of children who died from drinking contaminated juice or > eating unsafe spinach rallied lawmakers with horrifying stories. > Concerns about bioterrorism also played a role. The new rules are meant, > in part, to make the nation's food supply less susceptible to > tampering. > > The century-old FDA has ample experience breaking up unsafe > pharmaceutical factories and food processors but is still finding its > way around family farms. At a recent congressional hearing, Rep. Marsha > Blackburn (R-Tenn.) seized on one draft set of rules in which the FDA > declared kale is "never consumed raw." > > "I was going to offer to make a kale salad for you," she said to > Michael Taylor, a deputy commissioner. "It causes you to wonder if those > who are writing these rules have ever set foot on a farm." > > Over the summer, the owner of the last working farm in Akron, Ohio, > which had been supplying produce to locals for 117 years, said he was > throwing in the towel and blamed the FDA's new rules. Don Bessemer > told the Akron Beacon Journal that he was up for fighting pests and > even drought, but not bureaucrats. Thirty workers lost jobs. > > Federal regulators have been scrambling to find the right balance > ever since the draft rules set off controversy. The FDA has backed away > from some of its positions, and Taylor points out that thousands of the > smallest farms would be exempt from new inspections under an agreement > negotiated in Congress. > > "This is the first time that the FDA will have regulated produce safety on > the farm," he said in an interview. > > "It is understandable people have concerns and questions," he added. "We > have learned a lot during this last year." > > Regulators have been poring over comments from some 20,000 groups and > individuals. On listening tours at farms, they have gotten an earful > from growers such as Judith Redmond, one of the owners of the 350-acre Full > Belly Farm > in the scenic Capay Valley northwest of Sacramento. Redmond says she is > bewildered by proposed restrictions on compost that could make it > impossible to use on some crops. > > "We think they should be encouraging people to use compost," she > said. "To consider it dangerous or potentially harboring pathogens is > the wrong message to be sending." > > While the FDA is striking a conciliatory tone, protest is sure to > follow when revised rules emerge this summer. That much is clear just > from listening to both sides on issues as esoteric as how long farmers > should be required to leave manure in a compost pile. > > Farmers say they simply don't have the facilities to do what food-safety > groups are demanding. > > Crawford, for example, fertilizes his farm with manure made from the > waste of his 300 chickens. Composting it for as long a period as the > draft FDA rules require would be impossible, he says. > > He worries, too, about rules requiring him to keep animals away from the > crops. > > The Center for Science in the Public Interest will be pushing the FDA not to > yield. > > "Necessity is the mother of invention," Smith DeWaal said. "Why not > create a cooperative whose sole job it is to truck this stuff to a > composting facility and truck it back? It's an expense, but way better > than the unexpected expense of a major recall and implications to your > farm if an outbreak is traced to your product. There are costs either > way." > > That might make sense to Crawford, the farmer, if he saw convincing > evidence the manure he is using is dangerous. But he hasn't. What he > sees is an added expense that will give another reason for farmers > operating on the margins to call it quits. > > "The public loves to love and idealize us little family farmers," he > said. "But the vast majority of us are hanging by a thread. Now, the > government is saying, 'We are going to put a lot more weight on that > thread.'" > > evan.halper(a)latimes.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-food-safety-20140223,0,6831660.story#ix… > > > The National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association > 717 D Street, NW, Suite 400 > Washington, DC 20004 > 202-628-8833-General > 202-628-1440-Direct > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Food Crisis" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to food_crisis+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to food_crisis(a)googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/food_crisis. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Eddie Miller, BU '10 eddiemill(a)gmail.com | 440-935-5434 Facebook.com/eddiemill | Twitter.com/eddiemill

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Re: [sudo-discuss] TONIGHT: Counter Culture Labs vs Sudo Room: No Competition!

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

I would typically love to participate, but will be attending a prior engagement listed on the sudo room calendar: the 1 year anniversary of VolxKuche (VoKuSF), a free dinner with entertainment, "peoples kitchen" project. https://sudoroom.org/calendar Perhaps we can gather again next month? // Matt ----- Reply message ----- From: "ahnon" <ahnon(a)ahnon.org> To: "cclabs" <counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com>, <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: [sudo-discuss] TONIGHT: Counter Culture Labs vs Sudo Room: No Competition! Date: Fri, Feb 28, 2014 14:04 Tonight Friday February 28 7:00 PM Telegraph Beer Garden (which also has kombucha and coffee) 2318 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland, CA Biohackers and hackers getting along splendidly and making things peacefully whilst sipping kombucha. Let's put an end to February with circuits and enzymes! Open to all - stop in and say hello, bend our ears with your latest idea, or just drink coffe and circuit hack a furby!

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Fwd: FW: Ada Allies

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, ada initiative is hosting 2 upcoming workshops in SF on making the workplace more inclusive to women. seems like a great opportunity for anyone who might be interested in the mens' group and/or interested in cutting through what might seem like confusion regarding what exactly creates unwelcoming environments, how we can create them without seeming to be assholes ourselves, and how to destroy them. :) - marina ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jeri Wright <jwright(a)plos.org> Date: Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 9:23 AM Subject: FW: Ada Allies To: "marina.kukso(a)gmail.com" <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> Best, Jeri Marie Wright *PLOS *I *OPEN FOR DISCOVERY* Jeri Marie Wright I Publications Manager, PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 1160 Battery Street, Suite 100, San Francisco, CA 94111 jwright(a)plos.org I Main +1 415-624-1200 I Direct +1 415-568-3175 I Fax +1 415-546-4090 plos.org <http://www.plos.org/> I Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/PLoS.org>I Twitter <http://twitter.com/PLOS> I Blog <http://blogs.plos.org/> *From:* Katie Hickling *Sent:* Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:14 AM *To:* Conferences *Subject:* Ada Allies Hi Conferences! The Ada initiative (An initiative supporting women in open technology and culture) is running two "Allies" workshops in the SF Bay area which I thought I'd send onto this list in case of interest. https://adainitiative.org/ http://adainitiative.org/2014/02/allies-workshops-in-the-san-francisco-bay-… https://adainitiative.org/what-we-do/workshops-and-training/ *PLOS* I *OPEN FOR DISCOVERY* Katie Hickling I Editorial Manager, PLOS Medicine & PLOS Biology Carlyle House, Carlyle Road, Cambridge CB4 3DN | United Kingdom khickling(a)plos.org I Main +44 (0) 1223-442810 I Direct +44 (0) 1223-442814I Fax +44 (0)1223-442833 plos.org <http://www.plos.org/> I Facebook<http://www.facebook.com/PLoS.org>I Twitter <http://twitter.com/plosmedicine> I Blog<http://blogs.plos.org/speakingofmedicine/>

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TONIGHT: Counter Culture Labs vs Sudo Room: No Competition!

by ahnon

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XMPP programming.

by The Doctor

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Does anybody have experience with XMPP programming, in particular XEP 0045? I've got some questions about queries using this functionality, and my experiments are providing data but nothing I've been able to use to implement what I need. - -- The Doctor [412/724/301/703] [ZS] Developer, Project Byzantium: http://project-byzantium.org/ PGP: 0x807B17C1 / 7960 1CDC 85C9 0B63 8D9F DD89 3BD8 FF2B 807B 17C1 WWW: https://drwho.virtadpt.net/ "Awk," sed grep. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iEYEARECAAYFAlMQ9xMACgkQO9j/K4B7F8Gu7wCgqMzyZxhxcoH82HwiRLMwHTLq h7AAoILYh85Z5Y1nB3EUMLzOttSjGEH5 =ea5K -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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CCL presents: Mycology Microscopy lecture by Alan Rockefeller

by Louis Huang

Alan Rockefeller gives a Mycology Microscopy lecture. Learn the basics of mycology microscopy. This lecture covers the basics of microscopy to identify unknown fungi samples. Presented by Counter Culture Labs @ sudoroom on 2/24/14. Topics covered include: - Microscopy tools and software - Sample prep - Mycology species keys Video link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCXWzRp1Rh8

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bathrooms.

by David Keenan

Hey all, Whomever is bottomlining big or big-ish events at the space, needs to check on the bathrooms during the event, and check on them after the event, and if they are by some chance trashed, clean them. Apparently the TP is sometimes running out during big events, causing people to use paper towels or napkins or other things, which then clog the toilets, which makes George really mad. Specifically, this apparently happened during the Spied Upon event which I bottomlined. Even though I cleaned the common area and took out the garbage etc before and after, I neglected to check on the state of the bathrooms (so that is totally on me). What we need to start doing in my opinion is having some extra TP on hand so we can pre-stock the bathrooms before large gatherings, so it does not run out. I also think if any one of us notices the bathrooms are messed up or out of supplies, we should also tell the bottomliner of the event, or fix it ourselves. This is especially important to remember at the end of the night when everyone is pooped and ready to head home: If you bottomline, check on the bathrooms before you leave.. Best, David

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Fwd: Workshop Weekend, March 8 & 9, registration still open!

by Marina Kukso

FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gil Zamfirescu <gil(a)workshopweekend.net> Date: Wed, Feb 26, 2014 at 7:16 PM Subject: Marina, Workshop Weekend, March 8 & 9, registration still open! To: marina.kukso(a)gmail.com Hi Marina, Just a reminder: registration for March's Oakland Workshop Weekend is still open! Join us on March 8 & 9 to build games, learn improv, compose digital music, roast coffee beans, and more. At Workshop Weekend, a flat $40 admission gets you as many workshops as you can handle! Register and select your workshops at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog<http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Fcatalo…> For families coming to Workshop Weekend together, we've still got our $10 discount for all parent admissions with the purchase of two or more admissions for children (under 18). Sign up on the same account and the discount will be automatically applied. We've added seats to a few popular workshops. For this weekend, a few old favorites return alongside new crafts, computer, music workshops -- and more! Join us for: - Improv Basics: Storytelling - Mad Science Chemistry - DIY Coffee Roasting - Beginning Homebrewing - Building HTML5 Games - Fiber to Felt to Flowers: Creating Wet Felted Flowers - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream - Taste Hacking: Sour to Sweet - Digital Music Bootcamp: Make Your Own Beats - Going from Idea to Product - Hard Drive Dissection - Wearable Electronic Fashion: Getting Started with eTextiles - Clojure for Newbies ...and many more! Register and select workshops online at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog<http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Fcatalo…> I hope we'll see you in just a couple of weeks! Cheers, Gil, J.D., and Workshop Weekend team If you don't want to get emails about Workshop Weekend, click here.<http://workshopweekend.net/learn/unsub?id=bWFyaW5hLmt1a3NvQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ>

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] Help PM Press publish World War 3 Illustrated 1979-2014!

by Vicky Knox

Check it out! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ww3/world-war-3-illustrated-35-years-o… ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: ... Date: 2014-02-11 14:06 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Help PM Press publish World War 3 Illustrated 1979-2014! To: sfchalkboard <sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net> yo yo yo! PM press is publishing an anthology of world war 3 and needs money to get it off the ground. world war 3 is a bad ass magazine thats been running for a long time that covers all sorts of radical issues. started by seth toboccman and other new york graphic artists. jams! -... * <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> impact, amplify, and revitalize * *the discourse and actions of radical authors, filmmakers, and artists* *World War 3 Illustrated 1979-2**014* Kickstarter! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> Check out the *World War 3 Illustrated* Kickstarter: <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> 35 Years of Radical Comics<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> See the video and amazing rewards HERE.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> Founded in 1979 by Seth Tobocman and Peter Kuper,* World War 3 Illustrated *magazine is a labor of love run by a collective of artists (both first-timers and established professionals) and political activists working with the unified goal of creating a home for political comics, graphics, and stirring personal stories. *World War 3 Illustrated* isn't about a war that may happen; it's about the ongoing wars being waged around the world and on our very own doorsteps. *The confrontational comics published in WW3 Illustrated shine a little reality on the fantasy world of the American kleptocracy and have inspired the developing popularity and recognition of comics as a respected art form.* With the radical artists at* World War 3 Illustrated*, we're publishing a 320-page, full-color, hardcover retrospective exhibition of the magazine that's arranged thematically, including housing rights, feminism, environmental issues, religion, police brutality, globalization, depictions of conflicts from the Middle East to the Midwest, and more. And we need your help! Pre-order your copy today.<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> Amazing rewards and "Thank You" gifts include the book itself, signed editions of the anthology, rare back issues of the magazine, beautiful originals and limited prints from* World War 3 Illustrated * artists (see just a few examples above), Friends of PM memberships (6 month, 1 year, 2 year, and 10 year options), tons of PM gear, and more. Help us support important and revolutionary voices and visions of many artists, activists, and storytellers! "This book needs a warning label: DANGER! CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE: OPEN AT YOUR OWN RISK! It's a punch in the gut and a kick in the ass, an incitement to pay attention and to be astonished, and then to get up and act out.* World War 3 *is an invitation to a revolution." *----Bill Ayers, activist, educator, co-founder of the Weather Underground and author of Public Enemy: Confessions of an American Dissident, from his introduction.* To pre-order a copy of the book, donate at the $40 level and receive a hardbound copy as well as an e-Book copy! <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> *:: More Events <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> :: **New Releases at PM Press <http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> :: *Friends of PM<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001xSUy8c02kxOkHezo3gPwhS6X073IlTHNg_eXjUzkYh6C…> *::* *PM PRESS PO Box 23912 OAKLAND CALIFORNIA 94623 WWW.PMPRESS.ORG <http://WWW.PMPRESS.ORG>*

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learning plan workshop next tuesday 3/4

by Jacob Levin

Hey everyone, I'm sorry I can't be at the meeting tonight to announce this in person, but a friend and I will be hosting a learning plan workshop next Tuesday. The workshop will offer space to reflect on what you want to learn and why you want to learn it, as well as provide time to set a clear intention for these next few months. The hosts are part of the Open Masters community<http://www.openmasters.org/about/>, a global network of learning cooperatives, providing structure, accountability and community for self-directed learners. An Open Masters group is getting started in San Francisco this spring, and we're hoping to use this workshop to start generating interest in an east-bay based learning cooperative. I know Sudoroom is filled with lifelong learners, working on incredible projects, and we hope this will be helpful to anyone who wants to add some intention and structure to their learning. Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. Hope to see some of you there! Jacob

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CLASSIC SUDO ROOM! :D

by Vicky Knox

Pulled from the men's meeting thread: "Here's my suggestion, and I'm open to more. Be radical sudo men. Do your dishes, and smash the platetriarchy. notconfusing" I love it! ~ykciv

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Points of Distribution (harm reduction) poetry fundraiser @RPS Collective!

by Vicky Knox

YO! This awesome local harm reduction group is in need of extra funds! Come join me Friday--let's show our support for the important work they do! ~~~~~ Friday Feb 28 | 7-9PM | Rock Paper Scissors Collective bring your raucous ramblings, stream of consciousness, sleep conscious musings for a night of open floor, radical rambling poetry. fundraiser for POD (points of distribution) syringe exchange harm reduction group: Points of Distribution is an organization that provides HIV prevention and other services to hard-to-reach drug users and their friends and family in Oakland and San Francisco. The organization is a volunteer-run coop based the principles of workplace democracy and harm reduction. POD currently provides street-outreach based syringe provision primarily to homeless folks in both San Francisco and Oakland. In the last year we provided about a quarter of a million syringes and ancillary services through about 3800 unique client contacts. Funding was recently cut and they desperately need fundraising to stay running.

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Oakland Wiki: Meetup Th. 2/27 & many events this spring!

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, We've been working with the library to plan a bunch of events at different branches this spring starting on March 22nd. Additionally, our next regular bi-weekly meetup is tomorrow night at Sudo Room <http://oaklandwiki.org/sudo_room> at 7PM. More info on tomorrow's event and details for all the spring events can be found at http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Events. Best, Marina PS - If you're interested in having a LocalWiki but you don't live in Oakland (or you know someone else who might want to start a LocalWiki in their community), please let me know. LocalWiki is recruiting new communities for our new platform and inviting people to participate now.

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Taxes

by Craig Rouskey

Hey All, Are we able to deduct Sudo Room as charitable donations this year? Craig

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Fwd: Looking for 5-7/week of administrative assistance for sustainable food projects

by Steve Berl

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Nextdoor Upper Piedmont* <reply(a)r.email.nextdoor.com> Date: Monday, February 24, 2014 Subject: Looking for 5-7/week of administrative assistance for sustainable food projects To: steveberl(a)gmail.com [image: lara dickinson] lara dickinson<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/profile/719393/?lc=22850&ectdata=LdoLo2T…> Upper Piedmont<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?post=3836458&t=demm&mm_id=155…> Feb 24 Hello, I run a sustainable food leadership group and and consulting practice and am in need of part time, somewhat flexible administrative support. It would be ideal if the person lived in the area and could drop in to meet at my home office in Piedmont once per week. The job requires excellent organizational, administrative, and communication skills. Bookkeeping skills are a plus. Tasks would include helping schedule meetings, coordinate training programs with the "Natural Products University," light bookkeeping, linked-in and social media updates, possible help with very user website updates, and occasional powerpoint and excel presentation help, and billing. Please email larajdickinson(a)gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','larajdickinson(a)gmail.com');>with background credentials and hourly rates. Shared with Upper Piedmont and 17 nearby neighborhoods<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?broadcast=true&ectdata=LdoLo2…> in Executive assistant<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/topic/18127/?lc=22852&ectdata=LdoLo2Tb/j…> View or reply <https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?s=&lc=22853&post=3836458&ectd…> Thank<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/like_post/3836458/?s=te&lc=22854&ectdata…> · Private message<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/news_feed/?s=pe&lc=22855&ectdata=LdoLo2T…> You can also reply by email or use Nextdoor for iPhone <http://goo.gl/KhfuPu>or Android <http://goo.gl/aF6bXQ>. This message was intended for steveberl(a)gmail.com<#14465a171611af9d_footer_email> Unsubscribe or adjust your email settings<https://upperpiedmont.nextdoor.com/email_prefs/?ectdata=LdoLo2Tb/jvq2kzXTPl…> Nextdoor, 101 Spear Street, Suite 230, San Francisco, CA 94105<#14465a171611af9d_footer_address> -- -steve

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People's Open Network community outreach request for contacts!

by Jenny Ryan

Hi all! The People's Open Network <https://peoplesopen.net> is just beginning - an effort to create a community-owned wireless mesh network in the East Bay, providing free wi-fi and a resilient local network hosting local applications. It works by mounting low-cost routers on rooftops and outside of people's homes. The routers are running software that enables them to automatically connect to each other and share connectivity. For those who haven't heard, last week Sudo Mesh <https://sudomesh.org>announced our developer launch <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Blog#Developer_Launch>. We're testing the firmware with an initial batch of ~20 nodes run by folks with networking skills who can help us debug. If this is you, please get in touch! We have a mailing list <http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh> and an IRC channel <http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=peoplesopen.net>, and meet weekly at Sudo on Thursday evenings starting at 7:30pm. The point of this email, however, is to request folks to add to our community outreach spreadsheet<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dC1mVjlaeTVSckhrZU…>. We're reaching out to non-profits, schools, churches, libraries, coops and other communities who may be interested in supporting the mesh - either through hosting a node, getting the word out, creating a partnership w/ People's Open Network, and/or working on local services and applications we can run on the network. The link to edit the spreadsheet is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dC1mVjlaeTVSckhrZU… - please do a search for the name of the org you're adding before adding a new row. Thanks for any help you can provide in helping to develop relationships and expand the network :) Mesh the planet! Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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Fwd: [lol-hackers] Arduino kit

by Julio Rios

Can anyone help Ivan? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ivan Silva <brito.ivans(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 7:19 PM Subject: [lol-hackers] Arduino kit To: lol-hackers(a)googlegroups.com Does anyone have an Arduino kit I can borrow on Friday? Or, what's the fastest way to buy a kit by Friday? TY -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lol-hackers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to lol-hackers+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to lol-hackers(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lol-hackers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

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corporate inoculation

by Danny Spitzberg

My favorite bumper sticker might be "Abolish human rentals! Support worker cooperatives" BUT that doesn't mean I don't believe in corporate inoculation by recommending principled, justice-driven folks to consider jobs like this https://jobs.flowingdata.com/job/thumbtack-san-francisco-ca-full-time-data-… Also, relatedly, is http://nptech.io/ making an impact? I was initially excited to see it but had no sense of what organizing had been carried out to cultivate a critical mass of early adopters... curious, Danny

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