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"Free as in sexist?" Free Culture and the Gender Gap

by Jenny Ryan

Hi all, A few weeks ago, I participated in a panel on Women in Wireless at the International Summit for Community WIreless Networks in Berlin. The presenters were excellent, and I found the audience wonderfully receptive and engaged with the issue of women's participation in wireless networking communities. Among the points I emphasized was the need to expand the definition of 'geek' to include for instance language geeks, theory buffs, writers, critical thinkers of whatever medium, etc. An expansive and inclusive notion of hacking is something the sudo community upholds admirably well, I think. At the same time, our radically inclusive approach brings about the danger of excluding those who do not feel safe or welcome in the presence of certain behaviors, and as such means we must continually work to cultivate safe space<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits> . A colleague whom I met at the conference shared this paper with me, and I'd like to share it with y'all. The points made by Reagle are particularly relevant to the Sudo Room community: "Free as in Sexist?" Free Culture and the Gender Gap, by Joseph Reagle (2013) http://www.firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php/fm/article/view/4291/3381 Happy to discuss further, Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.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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(HIV) Immunity Project

by Eddan Katz

Thought the bio-hacker sudo folks would be interested in this project. I met Naveen Jain, CEO at Spark Art (http://www.sparkart.com), whose offices are in that green building across the street from Sudo Room on 22nd, who core the project - He sent me this executive summary version attachment. ---- an excerpted summary: Immunity Project is a team of scientists and entrepreneurs based in the San Francisco Bay Area who are developing a revolutionary vaccine platform using an entirely novel approach: to adopt the unique targeting capability inherent in controllers to give everyone that same immunity to the targeted disease. The first vaccine being developed using this platform is a vaccine for HIV. It is designed to turn everyone who receives it into an HIV controller. Immunity Project will offer the HIV vaccine to the world for free. To develop the vaccine, a machine learning algorithm -- similar to what is used in the most advanced spam filtering software -- was developed to identify the achilles heel biological markers on the HIV virus. The vaccine formulation consists of the achilles heel biological markers and FDA approved chemicals that cause an immune system response. The Project’s proprietary formulation enables the vaccine prototype to be stored in inert powder form without refrigeration and delivered to patients through a nasal inhaler. The Immunity Project vaccine is the first to be developed that does not contain any living or non living virus, giving it the potential to be among the safest vaccines ever developed. To date, the team holds ten granted patents -- and more are pending -- covering the vaccine formulation and delivery technology. sent from eddan.com

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Fwd: [BerkTIPGlobal] Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] NB Radio meetings - Roll over Noisebridge ... (Movin on, & new leaders)

by giovanni_re

--- Original message ----- From: "giovanni_re" <john_re(a)fastmail.us> To: "noisebridge-discuss" <noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net>, Norman Bradley <pryankster(a)gmail.com>, Noisebridge Radio <noisebridgeradio(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] NB Radio meetings - Roll over Noisebridge ... (Movin on, & new leaders) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:53:18 -0700 & tell hackerspaces.org the news. --- Congratulations Noisebridge Radioers! https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Radio You've had several successful meetings, much was discussed, & progress is well underway to get the NB FCC Low Power FM broadcast station license in before its Nov 14 due date! :) -- Now I'm gonna be movin on. -- Back in February I posted to the NB amateur [= "love"] radio CQ list that NB ought to have a radio station. In August Norman Bradley (also a ham) alerted us that the FCC was about to begin accepting applications, the first time in decades in metropolitan areas. Since then I have chosen to invest my time, in a personal overload situation, into this once in a lifetime opportunity, to get the Noisebridge radio project ball rolling - contributing the skills & knowledge I have, which many here don't (yet) have, so that this project would hopefully acquire sufficient momentum to become self sustaining. I hope it worked - cause I'm about to hit the door. ;) :) -- Now Radioers, leaders of NB, & all etceterians who desire that NB have as much success as possible, hackers have as much success as possible, & our wonderful San Francisco, Bay Area, California & global societies have as much success as possible, I'm now passing the ball on to you! Good luck! :) -- I knew from the beginning that one tiny little me wasn't gonna be able to either create a NB radio station, nor sustain one. So I've tried to alert Noisebridgians to the possibilities & benefits, with the hope that enough people will be sufficiently intrigued so that the idea becomes a reality. I hope that has happened. I'm not going away, but I am bowing out of most Noisebridge "The Bridge" radio activity. I've got many other respnsibilities to attend to. If this project is going to succeed, it has now become _your_ responsibility. The good news is, I believe you definitely have the capabilities to make it a reality. And I believe the unknown hackers, & unknown future hackers, will thank you for it! :) -- If it _is_ actually going to happen, the most important thing that someone who has _not_ done this before, has got to do is make a personal commitment to: 1) getting the Tues 6-8PM weekly radio hacker meeting onto the calendar on the main nb web page, & 2) sending a weekly meeting announcement to the NB--Discuss & Announce lists, so all hackers are refreshly reminded of the meeting, & of their opportunity to contribute to radio, & social, hacking. The other main thing is to immediately help Norman, in anything he needs, to enable him to get a proper, successful application in to the FCC by its November 14th due date. - Please note: Norman is a very busy guy, too. I believe he is also going far out of his way, cutting deep into his own personal responsibilities & resources, to do the things only he at Noisebridge is able to do, to get this project he believes is important to both Noisebridgians, & hackers everywhere, into the air. [Please join me right now in giving Norman Bradley a big round of applause! Me: Clap clap clap! Thanks, Norman! This project certainly wouldn't have had so much progress without all your efforts. I certainly couldn't have done it without you! :) ] -- Now, I've got to get on to other important responsibilities, lide helping Oaklland's SudoRoom get a radio application in, & alerting the USA hacerspacces to their impending doom^h^h^h^h opportunities to get their FCC applications in, with only two weeks notice! -- I'll have more to say, later. Bottom line: It is now _YOUR_ responsibility to _immediately_ get an announcement out that everyone is invited to Tonight's 6-8PM Noisebridge FM broadcast Radio meeting. Best wishes to all. Good luck. And, as we say in the amateur radio community, 73 to everyone. :) --- Join the BerkeleyTIP-Global mail list - http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal. All Freedom SW, HW & Culture. _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss mailing list Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss --- Join the BerkeleyTIP-Global mail list - http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal. All Freedom SW, HW & Culture. -- -- http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Berkeley-TIP-Global" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to BerkTIPGlobal+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. --- Join the BerkeleyTIP-Global mail list - http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal. All Freedom SW, HW & Culture.

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MCHCK - The $5 ARM mcu board

by David Rorex

I've been following this project for a while, their goal is to produce a small ARM board with everything you need to program it built in for only $5 -- the idea being that at that price, you can stick them everywhere and not have to worry about the cost. They are now close to being finished, and are trying to raise enough money to get some prototypes out into the hands of hackers looking to play with them. You can see details on the project here: http://mchck.org/ *Features* > *open:* entirely open source hardware and software > *powerful: *ARM Cortex-M4 with DSP extensions, 50MHz, 32KB code flash, > 8KB RAM, 32KB data flash > *easy to use:* programmable via USB; USB 2.0 full speed device and host > in hardware > *massive connectivity: *10 PWM outputs, 12 analog inputs, 29 GPIOs, 6 > serial interfaces, 14 touch sense inputs > *low power:* can run directly from a coin cell battery for months > *extensible: *add LiPo battery charger, 2.4GHz radio, extra flash memory, > all without additional boards > *small:* only 50mm*19mm / 1.97in*0.75in > *cheap:* $5 to build at home They need to sell 50 in order to get bulk pricing on stuff, for $60 (which includes shipping) you get: > 5 boards + all the parts needed for them > 2 RF communications boards (NRF24L01+) > 2 LiPo battery charger ICs > 2 180mAh LiPo batteries > 2 1MB SPI flash ICs > 3 different power regulators (so you can run from a variety of power > sources) > 2 microUSB jacks (the boards themselves will plug into a USB port > directly, the optional jack allows you to instead use a USB cable) I've already ordered a kit, I'm thus spamming you all in the hopes that others will as well and I can get my boards (I have an unhealthy addiction to small inexpensive microcontroller boards) link to order here --> https://github.com/mchck/mchck/wiki/Prototypes Note that this is not a finished product yet -- you'll either need a bit of experience with ARM and microcontroller dev, or be willing to wait to use the boards until they finish all the software and iron out any issues that may arise.

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Fwd: [!SUDO-INFO!] Help's request

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Antonio Listì <antonio.listi(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 1:53 PM Subject: [!SUDO-INFO!] Help's request To: info(a)sudoroom.org Hi guys, I'm Antonio Listì and I am an electronic engineering student at the Universty of Palermo in Italy where I'm trying to build an hackerspace for the student community. I'm making a little promotional video for the space. I'm trying to involve some members of the most important hackerspaces all over the world in this project, so what I need from your hackerspace is that you record a little message for us saying the sentence: "This is STARTING" in your mother tongue (STARTING IS THE NAME OF OUR HACKERSPACE). I hope that you will collaborate with me making this short video and sending it via email to my address antonio.listi(a)gmail.com. Thank you in advance and waiting for your kind reply I send my best kind regards. PS:(I'm so sorry for my terrible english and I hope that everything I wrote was clear XD _______________________________________________ Info mailing list Info(a)lists.sudoroom.org http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/info

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rainbow grocery cooperative grants program

by Marina Kukso

looks like they've just relaunched their grants program to support new cooperatives: http://www.rainbow.coop/cooperative-grant-program-just-launched/ very little info on the site, but wanted to put this out there in case anyone was interested in learning more. - marina

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Fwd: [nightlife-612] Warning to ladies from another Meetup

by Liberty Madison

I wanted to forward this email I received from a group I belong to on Meetup.com to Sudoers. An ALERT and Reminder. Apparently there seems to be a man attending meetups in the bay area who is being less than gentleman like with a few ladies. Check it out- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rick <info(a)meetup.com> Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2013 at 10:32 AM Subject: [nightlife-612] Warning to ladies from another Meetup To: nightlife-612-announce(a)meetup.com Hi All, Some of you may have already received this warning from one of Tom's many SF meet-ups. I got three. I am resending it out to you because even though we are not a single's group, everyone should be mindful of their security online. I have removed a Rahul from the group who had an cartoon for a pic and either never attended or or never RSVPed. One remains but with a different member ID than the one in question. Tom has a few very good recommendations that you should consider. I would also recommend not using your complete first and last name on the site. I have never required this. Ladies, please be careful of anyone who comes on a little too aggressive. Consider asking for a business card instead of giving out your contact information. Post event outings for dinner or what not are best in groups with people you have established friendships with coming along. Use good judgement and be safe. Let's all just try to have some fun without the ick. Cheers, Rick Oakland Happy Hour Organizer * * *Please see email from Tom below:* For years I've been getting reports from women that an SF Bay Area meetupmember has been up to various creepy behavior including stalking, harassment, inappropriate touching, and even him being suspected of breaking someone's front door lock at a house party. I've long ago kicked him out of my groups and reported him to meetup. In fact I know he's been reported to meetup at least a few times and they've done nothing because he's careful to wait until he get's someone's personal email or phone number before he starts getting creepy. This character's name is Rahul. There are several Rahul's in meetup so be sure you know which one I'm talking about. Here is his main meetup profile http://www.meetup.com/members/11529766/ He doesn't post pictures of himself so here's another profile cartoon he commonly uses http://www.meetup.com/walking-in-SF/members/11529766/ and here is an email address that he's used in the past bffrahul(a)gmail.com If you have not had an issue with this person yet the best advice I can give you is this: 1) If he email's you do not reply 1) Do not give him any personal information i.e., email address, phone number, address If anyone can find me a picture of this guy in any meetup please send me a link to it. *If you have already had a run in with this guy please read on. * Thanks to the efforts of Gareth, another organizer that many of you know, we have the ear of the meetup CEO and their safety lead and they are interested in hearing your story. Even if your run in with Rahul was some time ago, even if you've already reported him to meetup, please follow the instructions in the email and report your story. Thanks Tom *Hi Tom,* *Thank you for contacting us about this. I'm Liz, and your message has been escalated to my attention. Meetup takes reports such as this, and any possible violation of our Terms of Service, very seriously. * *We would like to conduct a limited inquiry into this situation. I understand that you've heard these stories second-hand, so it may be difficult for you to provide us with the additional information, but if there's anything further you can tell us in connection with your concerns, that will help us look into this further. Additionally, if you know of any members who have had first-hand experience with Rahul, please have them write to me directly at lizd(a)meetup.com. * *The sort of information that will help us look into this further is:* *• a detailed description of the situation* *• links to pages where the content at issue is appearing on the site* *• any relevant emails or content you may have received through the site* *• anything you received outside of the Meetup platform that would be relevant to our inquiry* *• any other information you think may be helpful, such as a relevant police report or similar documentation* *We want to conduct as thorough an inquiry into this situation as possible, and we appreciate your help with this. Having said that, please note that Meetup is unable to moderate member behavior offsite, so in addition to reporting this to us, it is very important that all illegal activity be reported to the local authorities as well. * *Thanks again for your help with this. We'll look forward to your reply. * * Sincerely, * * Liz Dickey * * Trust and Safety Lead * * Meetup HQ* -- This message was sent by Rick from The Oakland/East Bay Happy Hour<http://www.meetup.com/Oakland-Happy-Hour/> . If you want to reply to Rick, click here<http://www.meetup.com/Oakland-Happy-Hour/suggestion/> . To learn more about Rick, visit his/her member profile<http://www.meetup.com/Oakland-Happy-Hour/members/4383195/> To report abuse or block this person, please click here<http://www.meetup.com/Oakland-Happy-Hour/abuse/4383195/?table_name=ml&table…> To unsubscribe from special announcements from your Organizer(s), click here<http://www.meetup.com/Oakland-Happy-Hour/optout/?submit=true&email=orgBdcst> Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#142054633b98f5e2_> | support(a)meetup.com

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!!! a help, I am looking for a bed for 4 nights in Miami Beach !!!

by Sergio Racanati

Hello, I'm Sergio , I'm 30 years old, a young Italian artist and 2 to 6 November 2013 I go to Miami Beach , 2013, to explore the artistic situation . I wish I could have hospitality from someone who lives there. They are very clean, quiet, tidy and very quiet. I hope to receive responses of hospitality. See you soon my personal email is: utopiaracanati(a)gmail.com facebook: sergio Racanati .

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Fwd: 11/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

$1,661.50 *attached // Matt ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Laurie Cooperman Rosen" <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> To: <exchequer(a)sudoroom.org> Cc: <eddan(a)eddan.com>, <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Subject: 11/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2013 08:59 Hi Eddan and Matt (and who is exchequer?...the last email I sent to that address bounced, so I'm not sure whether it's still a valid one!)....attached is the November Sudo Room Statement. Thank you! Laurie

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Fwd: 11/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

// Matt ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Laurie Cooperman Rosen" <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> To: <exchequer(a)sudoroom.org> Cc: <eddan(a)eddan.com>, <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Subject: 11/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway Date: Tue, Oct 29, 2013 08:59 Hi Eddan and Matt (and who is exchequer?...the last email I sent to that address bounced, so I'm not sure whether it's still a valid one!)....attached is the November Sudo Room Statement. Thank you! Laurie

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Broke fancy smart phone, arg.

by Pete Forsyth

So, today I dropped my fancy smart phone (HTC One S) and smashed the screen to smithereens. I have almost (almost! but I think not quite) just had it with the concept of cell phones, almost ready to just figure out how to plan ahead and make use of my land line and wifi. But I don't think I'm there -- I just rely too heavily on stuff like Google Maps and text messaging when I travel or am otherwise out and about. I thought I'd throw the question out there before I up and buy a new phone. Does anybody have a 4g, T-Mobile compatible phone they'd recommend…or perhaps one to sell? Or… what are some good "I'm sick of dealing with cell phones" hacks these days? Pete p.s. I'm (finally!) out of my TMobile contract and happily so. I am also done with insurance plans. I want to just buy something free and clear, something that I can unlock and potentially throw a foreign SIM into in the future. Even if it means spending more up front. I'm sick of cell carrier shenanigans and don't want to play their money games if I can avoid it.

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fwd: Raw Foods Meetup Group in Main Space Sunday Afternoon, 11/3/13

by Eddan Katz

> From: "Laurie Cooperman Rosen" <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> > Subject: Raw Foods Meetup Group in Main Space Sunday Afternoon, 11/3/13 > Date: October 28, 2013 8:40:36 PM PDT > To: <exchequer(a)sudoroom.org>, <eddan(a)eddan.com>, <poems(a)zachhouston.com>, <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>, 'd'É-Aatenhejm' <timondocent(a)gmail.com>, "'Robert Wenzel'" <rw(a)economicpolicyjournal.com> > > Hi All~ > This is a reminder that there will be a Raw Foods meetup group in the main space on Sunday, 11/3. The crowd shouldn’t be terribly large, so the setup will be centered on the area in front of and around the Kitchenette. We will need it from 2-6pm. Try to get personal belongings out of that part of the room, and move any furnishings or heavy objects that are close to that area….we will be setting up tables and the desk/chairs around that area. I’ll send you the email in case anybody wants to sign up for the event (it’s a class about Fermentation). > Thanks for your assistance! We will remove all garbage from the event separately at the end of the event. > Laurie > > From: "Laurie Cooperman Rosen" <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> > Subject: FW: Sunday: Join 11 Raw Food enthusiasts at "Fermentation Fiesta!" > Date: October 28, 2013 8:41:27 PM PDT > To: <exchequer(a)sudoroom.org>, <eddan(a)eddan.com>, <poems(a)zachhouston.com>, <mattsenate(a)gmail.com>, 'd'É-Aatenhejm' <timondocent(a)gmail.com>, "'Robert Wenzel'" <rw(a)economicpolicyjournal.com> > > Here is the event info…… > > From: info(a)meetup.com [mailto:info@meetup.com] > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 5:12 PM > To: lscoop(a)comcast.net > Subject: Sunday: Join 11 Raw Food enthusiasts at "Fermentation Fiesta!" > > > > > SUNDAY > Fermentation Fiesta! > East Bay Raw Food Meetup Group (was Oakland Raw Food group) > Sunday, November 3, 2013 > 3:00 PM > 2141 Broadway > 2141 Broadway > Oakland, CA 94612 > Price: $25.00 per person > Pay online > Will you attend? > Yes > No > 11 Raw Food enthusiasts attending, including: > > Vi Louise > Friend of friend > > Laura Verduzco > "I've been vegan for a few years and eat a lot of raw food. I'd like to continue to explore raw foodism." > > Stacy Waters > "I am a raw food nutrition and wellness coach and founder of www.RawFoodForTheRestOfUs.com...." > > Nan > > Lanette Ferguson > "Hi! I am Lanette and I eat a primarily plant based diet and am interested in learning more about eating Raw." > > Nora Scully > "just started juicing and wanted to connect with more people who are eating raw, so I can learn how to eat more veggies." > Do you want to learn about fermented foods? Or maybe you already a pro at fermenting certain foods? Come join us! This meet-up is an opportunity for those who love make fermented foods, love to eat fermented foods, and those want to learn to eat ... > LEARN MORE > > Sponsored by Heather Haxo Phillips, Permacharts/Helping Hands and Mahendra Aka Briksha > To stop receiving reminder emails about Meetups from this group, click here. > > Add info(a)meetup.com to your address book to receive all Meetup emails > To manage your email settings, click here > Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 > Meetup HQ in NYC is hiring! meetup.com/jobs

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Fwd: FW: Sunday: Join 11 Raw Food enthusiasts at "Fermentation Fiesta!"

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 8:41 PM Subject: FW: Sunday: Join 11 Raw Food enthusiasts at "Fermentation Fiesta!" To: exchequer(a)sudoroom.org, eddan(a)eddan.com, poems(a)zachhouston.com, mattsenate(a)gmail.com, d'É-Aatenhejm <timondocent(a)gmail.com>, Robert Wenzel < rw(a)economicpolicyjournal.com> Here is the event info……**** ** ** *From:* info(a)meetup.com [mailto:info@meetup.com] *Sent:* Monday, October 28, 2013 5:12 PM *To:* lscoop(a)comcast.net *Subject:* Sunday: Join 11 Raw Food enthusiasts at "Fermentation Fiesta!"*** * ** ** **** [image: Meetup] <http://www.meetup.com/t/me1_1>**** **** Sunday **** *Fermentation Fiesta!<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/events/142579942/t…> * East Bay Raw Food Meetup Group (was Oakland Raw Food group)**** Sunday, November 3, 2013 3:00 PM **** 2141 Broadway 2141 Broadway Oakland, CA 94612 **** Price: $25.00 per person Pay online<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/events/142579942/t…> **** Will you attend?**** *Ye**s*<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/events/142579942/t…> **** *N**o*<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/events/142579942/t…> **** *11 Raw Food enthusiasts attending, including: * <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/65787922/t…> **** Vi Louise<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/65787922/t…> **** *Friend of friend *<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/65787922/t…> **** <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/12276223/t…> **** Laura Verduzco<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/12276223/t…> **** "I've been vegan for a few years and eat a lot of raw food. I'd like to continue to explore raw foodism."**** ** ** <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/10407730/t…> **** Stacy Waters<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/10407730/t…> **** "I am a raw food nutrition and wellness coach and founder of www.RawFoodForTheRestOfUs.com...."**** <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/8671763/t/…> **** Nan<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/8671763/t/…> **** <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/9591860/t/…> **** Lanette Ferguson<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/9591860/t/…> **** "Hi! I am Lanette and I eat a primarily plant based diet and am interested in learning more about eating Raw."**** ** ** <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/47034832/t…> **** Nora Scully<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/members/47034832/t…> **** "just started juicing and wanted to connect with more people who are eating raw, so I can learn how to eat more veggies."**** Do you want to learn about fermented foods? Or maybe you already a pro at fermenting certain foods? Come join us! This meet-up is an opportunity for those who love make fermented foods, love to eat fermented foods, and those want to learn to eat ... Learn more<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/events/142579942/t…> **** ** ** Sponsored by Heather Haxo Phillips<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/sponsors/>, Permacharts/Helping Hands<http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/sponsors/>and Mahendra Aka Briksha <http://www.meetup.com/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/sponsors/>**** To stop receiving reminder emails about Meetups from this group, click here<http://www.meetup.com/__ms3798221/The-East-Bay-Raw-Food-Meetup-Group/optout…>. **** ** ** Add *info(a)meetup.com* to your address book to receive all Meetup emails**** To manage your email settings, click here<http://www.meetup.com/account/comm/> **** Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163**** *Meetup HQ in NYC is hiring!* meetup.com/jobs <http://www.meetup.com/jobs/>* ***

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Fwd: Raw Foods Meetup Group in Main Space Sunday Afternoon, 11/3/13

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 8:40 PM Subject: Raw Foods Meetup Group in Main Space Sunday Afternoon, 11/3/13 To: exchequer(a)sudoroom.org, eddan(a)eddan.com, poems(a)zachhouston.com, mattsenate(a)gmail.com, d'É-Aatenhejm <timondocent(a)gmail.com>, Robert Wenzel < rw(a)economicpolicyjournal.com> Hi All~**** This is a reminder that there will be a Raw Foods meetup group in the main space on Sunday, 11/3. The crowd shouldn’t be terribly large, so the setup will be centered on the area in front of and around the Kitchenette. We will need it from 2-6pm. Try to get personal belongings out of that part of the room, and move any furnishings or heavy objects that are close to that area….we will be setting up tables and the desk/chairs around that area. I’ll send you the email in case anybody wants to sign up for the event (it’s a class about Fermentation).**** Thanks for your assistance! We will remove all garbage from the event separately at the end of the event.**** Laurie**** ** **

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OK for me to borrow RF spectrum analyzer for radio purposes?

by giovanni_re

Who, if anyone, do I need to ask re borrowing the SA for any Sudoroom Radio project purpose? I was told it is owned by some Jake. Is that Jake you? Thanks. :) --- Join the BerkeleyTIP-Global mail list - http://groups.google.com/group/BerkTIPGlobal. All Freedom SW, HW & Culture.

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Fwd: Oakland E Currency

by Eddan Katz

> From: "Wilson Riles" <wriles(a)pacbell.net> > Date: October 28, 2013 at 1:25:04 PM PDT > To: Eddan Katz <eddan(a)eddan.com>, "noibtno(a)gmail.com" <noibtno(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Oakland E Currency > Reply-To: Wilson Riles <wriles(a)pacbell.net> > > Mr. Katz, > > I would be delighted if you and your colleagues at Sudo Room were to take and interest and be willing to play a part in furthering Oakland's ACORN currency. > > Attached is a document that lays out some of the reasoning and the design for this e-currency. > > Please let me know if you have any further questions. > > Wilson Riles > > > There simply is nothing to which we can attach ourselves, no matter how hard we try. In time, things will change and the conditions that produced our current desires will be gone. Why then cling to them now? > - Master Hsing Yun, "The Indescribable" > > From: Eddan Katz <eddan(a)eddan.com> > To: noibtno(a)gmail.com; wriles(a)pacbell.net > Sent: Monday, October 28, 2013 11:28 AM > Subject: Oakland E Currency > > I am interested in finding out more about Oakland eCurrency. > >

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Today - DC v SF: A Clash of Visions for Tech Policy (+ livestream)

by Eddan Katz

DC v SF: A Clash of Visions for Tech Policy Hosted by Reason, TechFreedom and the Charles Koch Institute Monday, October 28, 2013 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM (PDT) Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 94111 > Event Details > > Do our nation’s policymakers and entrepreneurs share the same vision for technological change? Or are they fundamentally in conflict? > > What are the real fault lines in technology policy? Are traditional left/right divides breaking down? Where might a divided Congress reach consensus on policy issues crucial to the future of technology, such as privacy, immigration, intellectual property, censorship, Internet freedom, and biotech regulation? Can technology ultimately trump politics? > > For answers and more questions, join moderator Declan McCullagh (Chief Political Correspondent for CNET, @declanm), and a panel of technology policy experts: Berin Szoka (President, TechFreedom, @BerinSzoka), Larry Downes (Internet industry analyst and author), and Mike McGeary (Co-Founder and Chief Political Strategist, Engine Advocacy, @mdmcgeary). > > The event will be livestreamed and you can follow the conversation on Twitter with #DCvSF. > Livestream available at http://fora.tv/event/dc_v_sf_a_clash_of_visions_for_tech_policy/livestream

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FOSS Outreach Program for Women paid internships

by Marina Kukso

hey all, a friend forwarded this to me just now: "http://gnome.org/opw/ The Outreach Program for Women (OPW) helps women get involved in free and open source software. We provide a supportive community for beginning to contribute any time throughout the year and offer focused internship opportunities twice a year with a number of free software organizations. Applications are now accepted for the new round of the Outreach Program for Women internships. The application deadline is November 11, 2013 and the internship dates are December 10, 2013 to March 10, 2014. Students from the Southern Hemisphere, who will have a summer school break during this time, as well as non-students from around the world are encouraged to apply. Coding, design, documentation and other projects are available. The applicants are asked to collaborate with mentors from the participating organizations<https://wiki.gnome.org/OutreachProgramForWomen/2013/DecemberMarch/#Particip…>to make a contribution relevant to the project they are applying for during the application process. The accepted participants will work remotely, while being guided by their mentor, and receive $5,000 stipend. " if you think you might be interested or might like some more info, please email me off-list. - marina

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [consensus] Nominations for Board of Directors

by Jenny Ryan

On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Matthew Harbowy <hbergeronx(a)gmail.com>wrote: > Jenny, > > Are you reacting to my words, or are you willing to accept feedback? > > Matt H > I had thought my response to your feedback was both clear and constructive, an honest effort to represent the values of our community. Were I feeling less confident today, this private response questioning me for speaking my mind could have the chilling effect of making me feel guilty and ashamed for doing so. This frames my response as either a) 'reacting,' rather than responding critically, or b) 'willing to accept feedback,' implying I should accept your statements even though I disagree with many of them, and it would be dishonest to pretend otherwise. I appreciate your speaking your mind, and hope you can take my response in good faith. Jenny > On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Jenny Ryan wrote: > >> On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 11:04 AM, Matthew Harbowy <hbergeronx(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Quite frankly: no hierarchy is a bad idea. Minimal, flat, and respectful >>> leadership with as much power devolved/delegated as possible is great...but >>> there's always going to be people with less decision making authority than >>> others. Not everyone is going to have signing authority at the bank, and >>> most other organizations are going to want some form of continuity with >>> regard to point of contact. >> >> >> Our Articles clearly outline that decisions are made by either full or >> majority consensus, meaning that no member has more or less decision-making >> authority than any other member. The role of the board members would be to >> finalize the collective decision-making process on paper. >> >> We do have a bank account, and those who can sign checks are essentially >> those who've volunteered to do so. >> >> As it currently stands, whoever reaches out to another organization (be >> it other hackerspaces or grant-making agencies) becomes the point of >> contact for that relationship. >> >> >>> Being on the board of a successful organization is a point of some >>> pride, but likewise, being on the board of a sinking ship is stressful and >>> nerve wracking, especially when creditors come calling. If you intend to >>> operate as a cash business, you're going to need a leadership that can make >>> decisions on when to save and when to spend. If you intend to take on debt, >>> such as a mortgage or lease might entail, you're going to need to own your >>> decisions for good or bad, and expect praise when you lead with clarity, >>> and expect a lawsuit when you slack. You will not have any choice in the >>> matter: all organizations have good and bad days. >>> >> >> We are not a 'cash business,' but I may unclear on what you mean by that. >> A primary value of Sudo Room is cultivating a 'leader-full' membership - >> rather than no one having responsibility, we all do. I find it presumptuous >> to assume that our organization 'needs' leadership, when many of our >> members are involved in successful organizations that continue to run >> without a traditional leadership structure. >> >> >>> Honestly, Sudo Room seems to live hand to mouth every month because you >>> do not have a leadership willing to make tough decisions to save a buffer, >>> so that your landlord has less power over you. You had a plan to save but >>> have not executed on it. You are indebted, whether you acknowledge it or >>> not, to your (hopefully benevolent) dictators, like your Lord George, who >>> because they hold the power of debt above you, disempower you. What you >>> need is a renewed commitment to a savings plan, to live not at the lordship >>> of the weather but to be free through the insurance policy of a positive >>> cash flow. Perhaps this means developing relationships with a diverse set >>> of sources of wealth: both talent that adds value as well as grant giving >>> people and organizations. >>> >> >> I would agree that the system of landlords and renting property is >> innately corrupt, in part because of the top-down form of power and >> authority it perpetuates. Part of the motivation for incorporating and >> initiating the non-profit process is to be able to receive grants intended >> for 501c3 organizations, and I agree it's important to diversify our >> sources of funding. >> >> >>> You cannot de emphasize your board if you expect to be taken seriously >>> by other organizations, unless you only ever want to deal with >>> organizations that have similar ad hoc leadership. Honestly, I don't >>> believe that Noisebridge operates without the benefaction of invisible >>> leaders who actually lever great power. I think that there is the visible >>> process, and an invisible one, and you would be well served to make the >>> invisible visible. I value honesty and radical transparency, and I think >>> you should, too. >>> >>> >> Sudo Room should not sacrifice its foundational values so as to be taken >> seriously by traditional power structures. This is part and parcel of being >> a vessel of social change. Noisebridge has an ad hoc and ever-changing >> do-ocracy of leaders, as does Sudo. The inscription of a Board merely makes >> static what is in actuality a dynamic aspect of the community, hence its >> role (in the vein of honesty and radical transparency) is as merely an >> on-paper minimum satisfactory requirement for bureaucratic processes. Come >> to any meeting of Noisebridge or Sudo and it will be readily apparent who's >> currently taking on leadership roles. >> >> >>> What will happen if you are not cautious at this step is that everyone >>> will want to lead when things are good, and no one will want to lead when >>> fields are fallow. But the only time you ever really need a leader is when >>> times are tough, and the path is not clear. In those times, your leader >>> will have a quiet, wise voice, and you will need to have a board that is >>> listening, not speaking, if you hope to recover. Listening to that quiet >>> voice. >>> >> >> I have long been impressed with our community's capacity to listen to >> each other as equals in the leadership of our space. >> >> >>> I am strongly opposed to any proposal that involves enforced (or even >>> "recommended") silence. What your leaders need to do is not toot their own >>> horn, but advocate for those who do in the do ocracy, whether they be board >>> members or not. The board is the voice of those who do not have the >>> strength or courage to speak for themselves. The board needs to listen, not >>> speak, and learn who to hand the megaphone to. Such a board may seem >>> invisible, indistinguishable from and much like your "no hierarchy" board, >>> but it is a very different thing. >>> >> >> Our Directors are not our leaders, and Sudoers quite often toot each >> other's horns in supporting strong projects, contributions to the space, >> and wise proposals. I think we could *all* benefit from some facilitation >> training to become even better at supporting those who feel afraid or >> uncomfortable speaking for themselves. >> >> >>> A board must not speak for themselves, but be the voice of consensus. >>> What I have seen is a very strange form of popularity contest, which is why >>> I have chosen to withdraw my energy from this group over the last few >>> months. When you resume your commitments to transparency and saving, I will >>> give more strongly. But this "we're nearing zero balance" bullshit must >>> end, and you need to elect leaders who will deliver that end, soon, because >>> that is your path to freedom. Demand a plan for that, or withhold your vote. >>> >>> A popularity contest? Our commitment to transparency means that all of >> our human dramas, our difficulties in overcoming lifetimes of living within >> a system that perpetuates hierarchy and oppression, are there on the table >> for you to dissect from the comfort of your inbox. >> >> Saving is possible when there is an excess of income, which we do not now >> have nor have we ever had - this much is true. Hence moving forward with >> acquiring non-profit status and concretizing our membership policy (which I >> believe is next on the agenda after electing a board, with many ideas >> already discussed in previous meetings). >> >> >>> Your board may seem immaterial because success will be driven by your >>> members, but if you are wise, you will elect people who *can* lead without >>> power, drive without steering, promote without ego, and choose without >>> deciding. That should be the board you elect: and you *should* give them >>> all the power, because they will behave with your values and for you. >>> >>> Think about this: who listens for the sense of the group, then works >>> actively, builds consensus toward that? Elect them. Who demonstrates your >>> values? >>> >> >> Under our Articles of Association and the values we have defined as >> shared values from day 1, we are all imbued with these responsibilities and >> any Board is a construct of the State to satisfy minimum basic requirements >> of on-paper responsibility. If we could route around this requirement, we >> would. >> >> Jenny >> >> >>> Matt H. >>> >>> >>> On Sunday, October 27, 2013, Jenny Ryan wrote: >>> >>>> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 8:43 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan(a)clear.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> just wondering how you're thinking about resumes that are available >>>>> online or on a personal blog as different from LinkedIn, etc.. sincerely >>>>> not sure what you mean by this paragraph below. >>>>> >>>>> sent from eddan.com >>>>> >>>>> > On Oct 26, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > I also think it's important we de-emphasize the Board as much as >>>>> possible - and in that vein would like to propose that anyone elected to >>>>> the board not list their "position" on LinkedIn, Facebook etc to avoid the >>>>> public image of having a hierarchical structure. However, it is indeed a >>>>> position of responsibility that reflects commitment to the group and, as >>>>> such, folks elected should be allowed to list it on job applications and >>>>> resumes if so desired. In a similar vein, anyone on the compact should very >>>>> much consider themselves a co-founder! >>>>> >>>> >>>> Hi! >>>> >>>> Replying to you, Eddan, as well as the list, in case anyone else was >>>> confused by this proposal. I was just thinking about the public perception >>>> of hierarchy and ways to minimize that. My distinguishing between LinkedIn >>>> and job applications was to distinguish between publicly- and >>>> privately-communicated content - so an online [public] blog, resume, etc >>>> would fall in the same category as LinkedIn for all intents and purposes. >>>> >>>> Just a suggestion, happy to discuss! >>>> >>>> >>

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [consensus] Nominations for Board of Directors

by Yardena Cohen

On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 7:56 AM, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I Max (notconfusing), nominate Jordan (yardena), Marina (mk30), Vicky > (ykciv), Liberty (thattechgirl), Kare (kkr), and Jenny (tunabananas) for > board membership. I also must graciously decline the nomination at this time. Thanks Max.

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[consensus] Nominations for Board of Directors

by Yardena Cohen

At tonight's meeting there was consensus that we should move forward with these articles as they are. So for our purposes right now, they are officially ratified: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Incorporation Unfortunately, this entails a Board of Directors. So far no viable legal hacks have appeared to work around this. So the next detail we need to tackle is exactly WHO will be on this Board. We decided that the most legitimate way to do this is to let the mailing list nominate names to a list, confirm they are willing, and then consent on the list of names, to address any potential disagreements or conflicts. Please use this thread to nominate yourselves or others to be on our Board of Directors. Remember, this position requires your name on official government paperwork, will come with legal liability, and will be constructed with as little actual power as possible. Hopefully this will be settled by next week's meeting (Oct 30), at which point we can actually drive to Sacramento and file!

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Anyone interested in having a table for November ONL?

by Oakland Nights Live

Sudo-ers- The next Oakland Nights...Live! that we are hosting, on November 9th, is going to have a different format and we were wondering if anyone from Sudo Room would like to be involved. It is our 2nd birthday and we're going to have a series of installations / tables / interesting places around the room for people to visit and interact with rather than a proper show. Would anyone be interested in doing a fun, interactive activity? Either presenting something that you are working on or something else, either like 3D-printing, or making ice-cream, or bio-hacking, or wiki-ing, or any projects? I can give you more info to anyone who is interested. Thanks! -- Jeremy Michael Dalmas Host Oakland Nights...Live!

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who has the sudoroom youtube password?

by Max Klein

wanna post a tour of the space vid notconfusing

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Bay Area Public School Calendar / Poster (ASCII Art)

by David Keenan

FYI, Sudoers! In case y'all are interested.. a calendar / poster of upcoming classes at the Public School - Our latin slogan reads: "The Point Is To Change It." Best David

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Pad for Cryptoparty

by Will

I heard the transcription stuff was going to make it onto the Cryptoparty wikipage. Is that still possible?

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