Hello All,
I cannot go in details here, because it is not the proper place, besides
that I still don't know why; but I was kicked out of the group by the
person that I went to join, and later on other two members that came to
join the group were asked to leave as well. In our last days the three that
got kicked out worked together and it was for the best. We bonded and we
became friends, brainstorming and decision making was way easier,
horizontal.
We, the original group of four, found two asylum seekers in Mazatlan.
After that two of us, an Italian gay person and myself, supported the
asylum seekers all the way to Tijuana. While the two others the group flew
from Mazatlan to Tijuana.
One of the asylum seekers, man in his 40s, had an accident the day before
about 1pm. He tried to aboard a cargo train while in movement. He hit his
face against the train, and was ejected back out to he ground, where as he
said, "went into sleep really quickly" until in the dark of the night when
he was feeling cold. At that time he just dragged himself away from the
railroad tracks to avoid potential incoming trains, to just to curl and
continue sleeping again until the morning when the sun was too hot. A few
hours later we found him. Cuts on his face and hands.
In the same railroad area, among train containers, there was a 16 years old
and he also was supported.
Both of them are now in Tijuana. The kid is in a safe place, with shelter
and food, wiht moms and kids, and already got a number enlisting himself
for asylum. -I lost contact with the man. But last thing I know is that he
has a place where to sleep and eat with the person that kicked me out of
the group. I hope he is okay. Both were given new clothes, and shoes while
in Mazatlan. The funds came from donations like yours. Thank you for that.
We didn't help tons of people, we helped only two.
At the beginning when I was in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco I did some short
interviews and one of them was with Vivian
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/20/2018-11-18-vivian-a-computer-te…
which we kept in touch. At the time, we couldn't help them. But at least we
have been on WhatsApp. Yesterday latest news, they were in Mexicali for a
few days already and has not eaten, he/she said was hungry. And that a bus
was living tomorrow to Tijuana, but for only the ones that can afford the
ticket. I sent some money, but they was not able to pick it up, the local
store asked for Mexican Electoral ID. So, we lost, 1000 pesos. I had sent
enough for Vivian and partner, and some change. I have to say that I didn't
ask for money to support my flight ticket to Jalisco. And my expenses
there, were covered by donations that my new gay friend had received.
During the trip up north Mexico, I was in contact with another small group
that was made up of three mom, two husbands, four children (including a
baby that was born in Puebla, after jumps of the truck sent the mom to the
hospital).
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/24/2018-11-23-ten-days-old-baby-th…
There are not public videos of the two we helped directly, because they
wanted it private. They allow me to interview them when we arrived to
Tijuana, for me to remember them.But they are okay with some photos in my
facebook account, you may see them there.
Thank you to all of you that supported with moral encouragement, and some
that donated. If you feel that you want to donate, because what I lived and
experienced and the work I saw done today I recommend
https://www.facebook.com/ActivateLabs/ donation point:
https://www.facebook.com/donate/485476331860297/
The donate button at https://asylumseekerscaravan.org already reflects this
new donation point.
Many thanks to all of you, <3!
Daniel
the noisebridge info system is called stuff-org and was written by Henner, who
is local in San Francisco.
It was installed on a server at sudoroom recently a few months ago, but it's
not fully configured and nobody knows how to use it.
although i also like the idea of hot-gluing one item to the front of each parts
drawer, although that doesn't help with transistors because you want to know
what they're actually good for. So the parts system below would be best:
https://github.com/hzeller/stuff-orghttps://parts.noisebridge.net/status
On Thu, 22 Nov 2018, Jared Null wrote:
> it's alright, it was a loss to the collective as a whole, it's too bad they couldn't hold on to it any longer, so no fault or blame or anything, they said the've been trying to get rid of it for a year. i was hoping to help replicate an inventory system like NoiseBridge for small components, but i have no idea how their system works.
>
> If we have something that has 500 drawers in it, it would be pretty annoying if every draw just had random stuff in it, i have a super awesome label maker mp-71 Brady and 1000s of labels and i can pump out labels like a maniac if we ever need things labeled like this.
>
> HAPPY TURKEY DAY!
> Null
>
>
>
>> On Nov 21, 2018, at 11:45 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Argh - sorry for having you come all the way out there for nothing! I did notify them that we would be coming to pick it up. But I know that Eric, the main guy who was insistent on getting rid of it, just had a baby, which in his case seems to result in a bad combination of being hard to reach by email, and sudden "let's dump everything we don't need" urges. Sigh...
>>
>> Patrik
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 1:55 PM Jn <admin(a)jarednull.com <mailto:admin@jarednull.com> wrote:
>> Bad news guys, I went to pick this up and it was already gone on Monday
>>
>> Thanks, Null
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> On Nov 20, 2018, at 12:53 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com <mailto:patrikd@gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>> Any chance someone could help pick this thing up from BioCurious in Santa Clara? There's a chance I might be able to fit it in my hatchback with some effort, but a larger car or pickup would make things much easier.
>>>
>>> Also, I know there's some folks at BioCurious who are itching to throw it out asap. I may not be able to make it out there for another week or two, so if anyone else is able to pick it up earlier, that would increase our chances of getting it before it gets tossed...
>>>
>>> Patrik
>>>
>>> On Thu, Nov 15, 2018, 8:31 PM Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com <mailto:patrikd@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Urgent - BioCurious have a beautiful 5'9" tall rotating component tower (pic below), that they are about to throw out within the next couple of days.
>>>
>>> If Sudo would like this component tower, please let me know ASAP! It has been gathering dust at BioCurious for several months now, and they would like to get rid of it as soon as possible.
>>>
>>> <20180920_220915.jpg>
>>>
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>
Hello all,
A really quick update. For more deets, please check:
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org.
As Jessie had mentioned in a couple occasions, things there with the
caravan can change from minute to minute. Well, the ticket from Mexico City
had to changed for Guadalajara, and I am leaving tonight 11:20pm.
One of the alerting things yesterday, is that a group of folks that went
ahead in two buses, not supported by us have to clarify this, were stopped
in Agua Prieta, Hermosillo. Based on a video taken by a local woman, a
WhatsApp audio convo from one of the asylum seekers, and a report from
Pueblo Sin Fronteras, two busses were stopped about 11pm on the night of
the 15th. A child and a woman were hurt but Mexican authorities when they
were forcefully were taken out the bus. They asylum seekers were scared
because they were not being taken to any oficial facility and were just
driven around for hours. The asylum seeker reporting at the time that
things were happening said her phone was very low in charge.
The Mexican authorities involved in this scary stop and arrest were the
Mexican Immigration, and Judicial Police. According to one of the asylum
seekers, at the moment of the arrest, middle of the night, some asylum
seekers escaped. But, as things were developing, the authorities realized
that they were getting themselves in a big trouble because there has been a
judicial order (Amparo 16-18) given by judge, Jonathan Bass Herrera from a
Court in Mexico City and notified to all authorities in the country, that
the busses should not be stopped and the asylum seekers be let pass.
Eventually all (about 60) were let go, some went to a refuge, and yesterday
at about 5am they continue their journey to Tijuana.
Also, as seen in the video, a child was with fever and the authorities were
told, but as woman says, the Mexican Immigration didn't care and ignored
them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ED9QgsWs3JE
Thank you to all of you for your moral support, and for your donations. To
donate: https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
Special thanks to Noisebridge <https://noisebridge.net> for directly
assisting me during my preparation for this trip.Thanks Silver, thanks
Steve, and others there. Solidarity!
Daniel
Hello All, this a very quick update.
* Donation Status - https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
* New Website - https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/
* Caravan and Jessie's whereabouts.
* Goal Status
* I am going in.
*Donation Status*, out current goal is 15K and so far we have close to 6k.
Please donate and you haven't done it. The website it is here:
https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
*New Website*, this past Sunday I went to the Aaron Swartz Day event at the
Internet Archive in SF. While there I got to see some familiar faces, and
also I met more officially Steve Phillips from Noisebridge. Anyhow, to make
the story short, since I have to go sleep, and wake up early for work,
Steve kindly volunteered to help our group to migrate our just plain html
static website to a WorkPress type, where the public and others group
members can also add content.
Steve and I did an all nighter right after the Aaron's event, working all
night at Noisebridge and going home about 8am. Similar hacker schedule
followed the next two night, which ended in our nice website. Many thanks
Steve. Muy agradecido.
*Jessie* followed the caravan from Mexico City to Queretaro, and then she
returned to Mexico City when she learned that more asylum seekers were
coming. Jessie, been talking and interviewing and learning more about the
situation.
T*he Goal*, which we are very laser focus, is as mentioned on my previous
email and as the donation site mentions, is to provide transportation to as
many we can to women, children, and LGBTQ vulnerable folks. And for what we
have collected in donation, we are about to make the first trip from Mexico
City to Tijuana. As Jessie reports, the situation there is very fluid, so
not only things change moment to moment, but also she has to be very
patience and wait for their choices. But, again, the first trip is this
Sunday. *This weekend.* And the money that we have is only allowing about
60 people. We could offer more, if more folks would donate. The road I have
taken many years ago, and there a very long one, and empty areas and
distance town in between.
Circling back to Jessie, in a way, because she is by herself, someone else
(I am not sure if I can mention his name here) is coming over this
Saturday. And, about half hour ago or so I bought a flight ticket to go
help them both. Three of us will go with asylum seekers all the way to
Tijuana. I am scheduled to arrive to Mexico City on Saturday morning. *I
am going in, *and my intention is to team up with the other two in this
task, and at the same time try to document the trip photographing. I am not
sure how long I am going to be there, but the most that I can push it is
until Dec 8. I should be uploading photos at my flickr account, so if you
want to help spread the word, feel free to use those photos, they are
intended to be here: https://flickr.com/danielarauz/sets, as often as it
will possible.
Please, if you haven't donate, please do. We really are using every single
cent to support those in need.
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GB4sbZ9BtA
Also here:
https://asylumseekerscaravan.org/2018/11/14/2018-11-10-jessie-live-heart-br…
Thank you, and sinceramente muchas gracias de antemano for your time and
donations.
Daniel
I am available via Signal, Wire, WhatsApp at: 415.336.9143.
Hi everyone,
I think the trash and recycling has been working pretty well since mid
October. Thanks are due to everyone who has dealt with Omni waste in any
form!
Yesterday I was told that the bins aren't always being put out on the
sidewalk, however. So here is a reminder of who has agreed to do what,
when. If any of this isn't working for you, please let me know and we
can set up something else.
*Monday afternoon/night: Food Not Bombs puts out brown and green bins
for Tuesday pick up*
*Wednesday afternoon/night: SudoRoom puts out blue recycling and
cardboard (flattened and bundled with twine) for Thursday pick up.*
*Thursday afternoon/night: Phat Beets puts out brown and green bins for
Friday pick up*
In general, if you see the bins are on the sidewalk and empty, please
move them back into the trash room.
Hasta la victoria -
Laura
Hello All, I am in a hurry, but a quick email here.
To donate for transportation for the vulnerable women, children, and LGBTQ
asylum seekers, please connect here:
https://rally.org/asylumseekerscaravan
For more information: https://AsylumSeekersCaravan.org
Please help also, by amplifying this call for help.
Muchas gracias in advance everyone!
Daniel
ps if you would like to reach me, via Signal/WhatsApp 415.336.9143 (signal
preferred) or via email danarauz(a)gmail.com (less preferred).
I have many times gone into the upstairs (near the shower) bathroom and found
the hot water tap freely running. Every time I do, i turn off the supply valve
from underneath, because the problem is that the faucet valve is not sealing
and is likely continuing to run even when people shut it off.
this is basic maintenance that's not happening. The cost of running hot water
continuously is primarily energy, because the hot water heater is burning
natural gas (or is it electricity?) to heat fresh drinking water that's then
being sent down the drain.
The solution is to re-valve or replace the hot water faucet in the upstairs
bathroom so it shuts off properly.
-jake
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Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2018 23:26:53 -0700 (PDT)
From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org>
To: discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org, building(a)lists.omnicommons.org
Subject: water leak in upstairs bathroom
i feel like i wrote this email a while ago but i'm not sure.
the bathroom in the corner of the upstairs bathroom (next to the kitchen) hot
water faucet is leaking, flowing openly continuously, unless it is vigorously
forced off. This does not happen.
when i go into that bathroom (which is not often) i see that the hot water is
just flowing. Because the seal in the valve is worn out. So i turned off the
service valve under the sink to turn off the water to the faulty valve. But
someone else turns it back on. and then people leave the water on.
Omni has probably used thousands of gallons and hundreds of dollars in water
alone, not to mention the wasted energy and money of heating all that hot water
that's then flowing into the sewers.
I am not going to replace the valve, but i'm here to point out the problem and
hopefully someone will fix it. If not, i'll block off the pipe since it's
something I know how to do, but it would be a waste of effort since it needs to
be repaired properly anyway.
will someone please confirm they'll take care of this?
-jake
Hello All!
If you are interested on reading, watching videos and photos about the
Asylum Seekers Caravan, uncensored reports, please visit Jessie's Facebook
page at: https://www.facebook.com/jessie.sandoval. The reports are also
being logged here: https://asylumseekerscaravan.org.
Who is Jessie Sandoval? Jessie is a sister in struggle from Nicaragua, that
I met and worked with during Occupy. She went to Mexico a couple days ago
in support of the Asylum Seekers sisters and brothers, and she is already
sending reports on her Facebook account.
Her writing is blant, poetic, unapologetic, etc. I like her writing.
Before I go.. a quote from one her post from last night.
"
*I am not sleeping on cold hard earth, after traveling north for a month.**And
yet, there's been no burning, no breaking by this migrant community*"
~Jessie Sandoval Mexico City - 2018-11-07
Thank you in advance for any support to my/our brown folks.
I have Brown blood.
Daniel
Hey guys, I know it's a little late on election day, but if you haven't
voted yet, I wanted to share a resource I found really helpful and a bit
amusing: https://yar-votes.github.io/
Thanks for putting this together, Yar :)
Lesley
the organizer for the Aaron Schwartz Day Hackathon on Nov 10 & 11 at the
Internet Archive asked me if i knew anyone who would lend a/some pis for
the pre-party on the 9th.
they need 8
if you have one/any you aren't won't be using on that weekend & would be
willing to lone them out, please, let me know
thx4hacking
~r
Lack of email reminders to members has been an issue for awhile now.
It occurred to me that perhaps this was just a Stripe setting - seems it
was!
So now members will be notified by email when their payment fails, and
notified 1 month in advance of an expiring card.
https://stripe.com/docs/receipts#failed-payment-alerts
Is this problematic to anyone?
CC'ing some CCL folks who've mentioned this before.
Jenny
Help open a professional kitchen at the Omni Commons in Oakland!
https://omnicommons.org/kitchen
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"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
"Anything done for the first time unleashes a demon."
--Dave Sim, "Cerebus the Aardvark"
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Checked across several devices, the Omni Commons ssid is not available. No
one present knows how to fix it. Any help appreciated.
Thanks,
--
*Donald Hanson*
Creative Technology <https://donaldhanson.net>
There was a (neighborhood wide?) power outage this morning.
Unfortunately, after power came back online, WiFi did not. There is no Omni
Commons ssid available (I checked in several locations through the Omni).
Also unfortunately, nobody present knows how to resolve things.
FYI, in case relevant, I believe that (internet access via) the modem came
back online after the outage (because the relevant lights on the modem seem
to be flashing correctly, as far as I can tell.) I've been told (but have
not verified) that (at least some) wired connections here do have internet
access.
Sierk
This Saturday, come join us for a whole day workshop (8am to 8pm!) on
building a 3D printer at Counter Culture Labs, with some of the folks from
Open Source Ecology.
Build the open source 3D Printer with the lowest part count in the world.
Learn about 3D Printing with step-by-step guidance in a supportive
environment.
To support Counter Culture Labs, this workshop hosted by Open Source
Ecology is $10 recommended, but no one turned away due to lack of funds and
free to participate (please register using the link below). Walk-ins are
very welcome, especially if you're curious and want to swing by for a few
hours or less -- Open Source Ecology wants to share something new and
impressive with you. Register for FREE here:
https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/portfolio/1-day-3d-printer-works…
We’ll show you step-by-step how to build this modular design in an
accessible and straightforward way. You’ll appreciate how an open source 3d
printer is designed and experience how teams can work together to build
something amazing, even if they’re novices. Each team takes a 3D printer
home to their community that they can use to build community-scale
infrastructure or make 3D printed objects.
To take a printer home, the price is $799. Compared with other open source
3D printers, ours can be built with off-the-shelf parts and our part count
is half the others, making it easier to understand, build, and maintain.
Because it is part of the Global Village Construction Set (for more info,
please watch our founder's TED talk here:
https://www.ted.com/talks/marcin_jakubowski), the OSE 3D printer is
designed to scale and handle industrial production, which means if you want
to some day build a 3 foot printer, this is the printer for you.
Additionally, every CAD design of the 3D printer is available in its
entirety, so if you want to change out printer heads to print something
other than PLA or ABS plastic, our design makes this process significantly
easier, especially because we have a 300 page manual to support builders
and a process to continually improve documentation.
Claim your 3D printer TODAY for 1 of 2 possible builds by registering here:
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Schedule
The event runs 8am-8pm. Specific timing depends significantly on how we
progress as a group but generally we follow a timeline like this:
8am: Introduction. Applications of the 3D Printer Construction Set.
9am: Morning Build Session
12pm: Break
1pm: Afternoon Build Session
5pm: Break
6pm: Printer Calibration & First Prints
7pm: Review and Learning Discussion
8pm: Event ends
Special Offer
Registration secures your placement in this workshop to build and take home
a 3D Printer. Participants are welcome to bring along one or more persons
to share in the educational experience and assist the build for no extra
cost. The workshop is a fast-paced collaborative experience and goes well
with many helping hands!
Please register HERE to attend:
https://microfactory.opensourceecology.org/portfolio/1-day-3d-printer-works…
Hey Sudoers,
I'd like to invite you to take a trip down south to Hayward this Saturday for the GRAND OPENING of our brand new Downtown Hayward Library! My group, the Hayward Techies & Makers will be participating in the new Makerspace on the 2nd floor. We'll be demoing 3D printing, and a "Table of Circuits" breadboard activity. There will also be a smaller version of the Flaschen-Taschen LED wall-of-beer-bottles on display.
Date: Saturday October 27th.
Time: 11 am - Dedication ceremony, Library will open at noon, close at 5pm.
Place: 888 C Street, Hayward, CA 94541
Google Maps link:
https://goo.gl/maps/8PD925ww9zM2
Short walk from the Downtown Hayward BART station (recommended). If driving, downtown parking is free, but the garage next to the library will likely fill up quickly. You may try parking at the BART station (opposite side), then walk over. Another spot to try is the nearby Lucky's rooftop.
Once you arrive, come up to the 2nd floor Makerspace to say hi!
Official website for Hayward's 21st Century Library
http://www.haywardlibrary.org
Our Meetup page for the event:
https://www.meetup.com/Hayward-Techies/events/254337860/
-Carl
Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
Thank you for stewarding the commons.
Love and solidarity,
Omni Commons
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Hey Sudo Room,
I hear that Hardware Hack Night is this Tuesday, 7-9pm. I want to invite
anyone interested to come down to the basement and join us in hacking on
CCL's large liquid handling robot.[image: IMG_20170705_232100946.jpg]
There are lots of neat projects we could use help with, like:
- Wiring and programming Arduinos to run lab equipment
- Figuring out how OpenPCR <https://openpcr.org/>units are supposed to
work and how we can control them remotely
- Making stepper motors open and close a freezer door
- General thinking about cool things we could do with this robot
Conveniently, we're in the basement from 7-9pm every other Tuesday
(including this Tuesday, 10/23). Drop in!
-Tim