Hello, a couple of years ago the sudo room was kind enough to provide me
with a Linux laptop for me to use in my activism on behalf of the Wood
Street Commons. After much productive use the laptop is on its last legs
and also never had a battery and has suffered from the many power outages
we have in our situation. I was wondering if there is another Linux laptop
that I could use to continue my advocacy and legal work on behalf of the
Wood Street Commons.
Thank you very much, Theo Cedar Jones
415-416-0178
Hi There - I sent out this message to the "members" email and some one suggested that I send it to "sudo-discuss"
Esther's Orbit Room
1728 7th Street, Oakland CA
Saturday, December 6
10am to 12:30pm!
Usually I would take the bus, but it's 40 minutes each way.
I'm looking for a ride
from Emeryville (around 10am)
to the Temescal
Here's the info about the event
https://ebprec.org/esthers
After 5 years of preparation, we're excited to announce that we're breaking “ground” on Esther’s Orbit Room, a beloved landmark of West Oakland’s Black Arts and Culture Community, and will begin 12 months of construction starting in January.
Attendees will enjoy food and music, self-guided building tours, and can watch us deconstruct and preserve the venue’s original rock facade in celebration of this incredible milestone.
We're not just rehabilitating a building, we're reviving a legacy. See you there!
#culturalrevival #EBPREC #esthersorbitroom #RadicalInvestment
Just a heads up, tomorrow (Tuesday) a journalism student, Nicolle, is planning to come by to try and get some info on sudo room, to eventually write an article about us. They came by today and had a nice talk with us at WNB.
Nicolle seemed mostly interested in the chromebooks but also asked a lot of general questions. I wont be there tomorrow but I hope someone can be welcoming!
Best,
Paige
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From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org>
Sent: November 20, 2025 5:47:31 PM PST
To: Paige P <pgeplan(a)gmail.com>
Subject: [sudo-info] Interview about Women and Nonbinary Mondays (fwd)
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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:11:10 -0800
From: Nicolle Delgado <nickyd0203(a)berkeley.edu>
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Subject: [sudo-info] Interview about Women and Nonbinary Mondays
Hi,
My name is Nicolle Delgado, and I am a Journalist for Oakland North. I
wanted to do a story on the hackerspace and, specifically, on Women and
Nonbinary Mondays, so I was wondering if anyone at Sudo Room would be
available to do an interview about the space, or if anyone could put me in
contact with women and nonbinary people who have attended these weekly
events in the past.
Thank you,
Nicolle
Dear all,
We are hosting a workshop on "open hardware" for environmental research
during Radio night!
Join us at Sudoroom this Wednesday (Dec 3rd) at 7pm to discuss and
assemble environmental kits for air quality monitoring.
** Please drop a line to Jake and I ** if you want to join, so we can
save you a kit.
We will distribute kits for folks who have a safe place to host them and
those who have interest in working with the data on environmental
justice issues.
If you do not want to keep one of the kits, it is all good! You can
still come to hang out and discuss the state-of-the-art in
community-based environmental sensing. The workshop is open to all!
p.s. we have a limited number of kits, so first-come-first-served =)
Best wishes,
LF + Jake.
https://sudoroom.org/appropriate-technology/
“APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY REMINDS US THAT BEFORE WE CHOOSE OUR TOOLS AND
TECHNIQUES WE MUST CHOOSE OUR DREAMS AND VALUES, FOR SOME TECHNOLOGIES
SERVE THEM, WHILE OTHERS MAKE THEM UNOBTAINABLE.” – 1977 RAINBOOOK
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Does anyone know of a person that goes by "Leslie Winns"? Yesterday 11/15
at 7:11pm they sent an email to EBFNB (East Bay Food Not Bombs) prior
listserv which the address is still on the Omni's wiki. The email states a
serious accusation towards a community member. EBFNB are in a conversation
with the member accused but was not able to reach "Leslie Winns" by the
email it was sent from...Please contact me directly if you have any info.
Thanks.
Toan
Maybe Sudo Room could add an AI thought leadership practice? Or add it
as a component to our existing and emerging programming?
“...The notion that AI is a worker, not a tool, can too easily continue
the devaluation of human agency that has been the hallmark of regimented
work (and for that matter, education, which prepares people for that
regimented work) at least since the industrial revolution. In some
sense, Huang’s comment is a reflection of our culture’s notion of most
workers as components that do what they are told, with only limited
agency. It is only by comparison with this kind of worker that today’s
AI can be called a worker, rather than simply a very advanced tool...”
My old boss Tim O’Reilly on AI as a tool vs. AI as work:
https://www.oreilly.com/radar/jensen-huang-gets-it-wrong/
-Peter
Hi Sudoers:
In addition to Tuesday night at Sudo Room we also have Fixit Clinics
programs the rest of the week: can you coach at any of them? Sign up at
http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup (see special instructions for Saturday
below.)
- Wednesday, October 15 5:30 – 7:00pm
Northeastern U Mills College Campus in Oakland
https://makerspaces.northeastern.edu/events/repair-advice-clinic-4/
This campus has a beautiful and well-equipped Makerspace complex and the
adjacent Mills College Art Museum is open until 8PM Wednesdays so feel
free to arrive early and walk the campus or visit the museum.
- Thursday, October 16 5:30 – 7:00pm
Belvedere Tiburon Library in Tiburon
https://www.beltiblibrary.org/event?id=12874854
Hosted by our own Sudoer Ivan Silva monthly every third Thursday
- Friday, October 17 6:30 – 9:30pm
Open House Night at Circuit Launch Oakland
https://www.meetup.com/Circuit-Launch/events/
Our monthly residency at Circuit Launch, we’re adding a technology
discussion element starting with AI this month.
Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to drop in
anytime and hang out with us. You’re also most welcome to bring your own
things to work on.
Sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup; and if you know anyone
else who would make a good Coach: bring ‘em along!
- Saturday, October 18 1:00 – 3:30pm (noon-4:30 for Fixit Coaches)
Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD) Fixit Fest at Willard Middle School
https://sites.google.com/berkeley.net/fixitfests/home
NOTE EVENT-SPECIFIC Volunteer form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf42T-9G4IrKV9E35znxVwm335jp1uXxEB…
Hope to see you at an upcoming Fixit Clinic, -Peter
Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic
www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there
self-care collaborative repair
+1 408 647 5790
fixitclinic(a)gmail.com
Hi Sudoers:
A friendly reminder of tomorrow’s Temescal Branch Library Repair Advice
Workshop:
https://oaklandlibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/67e5bdb9f97aac3d000a7337
These Temescal Library Fixit Clinics are an important Sudo Room outreach
activity for raising community awareness of Sudo Room / Omni Commons and
recruiting new members as we work alongside neighbors to fix their
stuff. Even if you can’t make it right at the start you’re welcome to
drop in anytime and hang out with us. And you’re most welcome to bring
your own things to work on too.
Here are the items pre-registered as of today, we typically get mostly
walk-ins though: http://bit.ly/itemcheckins
If you haven't already: sign up at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so
we know you're coming; and if you know anyone else who would make a good
Coach: bring ‘em along!
Hope to see you tomorrow, -Peter
Peter Mui @ Fixit Clinic
www.fixitclinic.org – Neighbors helping neighbors in always there
self-care collaborative repair
+1 408 647 5790
fixitclinic(a)gmail.com
I had ag reat time at the touchdesigner workshop last night! there wasn't
time to network - i'm interested in talking to the people who weren't
involved with educating kids or women teaching kids (they ambushed me and I
didn't have time to connect with the people I was interested in)
Are any of those people on the list? next time I will set up a "free of
women working in kids education zone" so we can connect!
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
This is a bit far away (san jose) but it'd be cool to do some kind of
connect! and note with a bikeshare or bike San Jose downtown is now
reachable by BART
*Romy Mimi Ilano*
*romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*
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From: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)twofishdesign.com>
Date: Tue, Sep 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Subject: Invite to Participate in the Last Street Mrkt of the Year!
To: Cherri Lakey <cherri(a)southfirstfridays.com>
Dear Artists,
Just a reminder that it’s the *last STREET MRKT** indie urban art faire of
the year! *
Show and sell your work Friday, October 3rd during the First Fridays
ArtWalk in SoFA District, downtown San Jose.
With great new exhibitions in the SoFA District art galleries, open house
at Symphony San Jose, live performances and amazing artists already signed
up for Street Mrkt it’ll be a busy night of attendees who come out
specifically to connect with you, our hyper-local artists and our thriving
creative community.
*RSVP by email* if you’d like to help us close out the Street Mrkt season
with a strong showing of local creativity. We’ll get you back to you asap
with artist vendor rates and logistics.
*Thank you all* for being part of this incredible community of artists who
make SoFA District such a vital cultural hub!
Looking forward to seeing you and your work soon!
Cherri & Brian
*OCTOBER Participating Artists so far….*
Animate One (Isaac Bassard)
Black Lantern Tattoo & Art Collective
The Blunt Letters
Bretix Clothing
Bungalow Glow Candle Co.
Julie Cardenas
Brian Corbin
Crossroads Trading Co.
Current Tattooing
Jennifer DeChenne
Joesph Demaree
Mario Dimas
Mahsa Emoventur
Paco Exel
Force129
Betsy Fessler
Floating House Tattoo
FUSE presents
Leysar Garcia
Ground Up Music Bus
Jared Guchuico
Hand in Hand Henna
Danny Feliz Hanson
Higher Fire Clayspace
Maureen Holcomb
Inside Out Clothing
Jodi408
More Más Maram
Roger O
Palace of Fine Arts (performance)
Betty Proper
Purl Bailey (Marilyn Roaf)
Francisco Ramirez
Steven Reece
Jacob Sandoval
Anya Satysheva
Stardrop Facepaints
Sundry 3D Treasures
*DJs * Chryptic, Jswizza, Lycan Catt and Moray Rivers
*Two Fish Design*
366 South First Street
San Jose, CA 95113
T: 408.271.5151
IG: @Astrogirl
*Contributing writer* at KQED Arts & Culture
<https://www.kqed.org/author/clakey>
Topics are: talk about finances, strategies to raise funds, and outreach to
find new members. And as always we will go through submitted member apps.
We are projected to be about $400 short this month for rent so it is
important we do some fundraising!
Please reply to say if you are coming. The meeting will be at Sudo Room,
but we can set up the jitsi as well:
https://meet.jit.si/turtlesturtlesturtles
Thanks,
Paige
Hi All,
I apologize if this is not OK to post here. If not, please ignore. Mike, my manufacturer, is looking for someone in the Bay Area to rework 40 PCBs. The attached photo shows a chip outlined in a yellow that needs to be replaced. It is a SOT-563-6 package. If anyone can do this, or know someone who can, please email me directly, and I'll connect you with Mike. Of course, this is a paid gig.
Thanks,
Mitch