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Re: [sudo-discuss] [Mesh] So, about those Meraki Sparky boards

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Thanks to this hack, we should be able to use a noisebridge-donated lot of ~200 sparky routers for https://peoplesopen.net/ Cheers! // Matt ----- Reply message ----- From: "Adrian Chadd" <adrian.chadd(a)gmail.com> To: "mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org" <mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: [Mesh] So, about those Meraki Sparky boards Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2014 18:34 A little drinking at Noisebridge and some poking from JC got me thinking about the Sparky boards. So I came up to Sudo and worked with Marc to figure it out. The TL;DR version: It's an AR2317 and you have a watchdog timer, but it doesn't actually reset the unit. It just posts an interrupt. It turns out GPIO6 is the "pat to stop it resetting" line. So, the details: I first did "help" at the redboot prompt. I found "bdshow", which is the "Atheros board info." RedBoot> bdshow name: Meraki Outdoor 1.0 magic: 35333131 cksum: 2a1b rev: 10 major: 1 minor: 0 pciid: 0013 wlan0: yes 00:18:0a:50:7b:ae wlan1: no 00:00:00:00:00:00 enet0: yes 00:18:0a:50:7b:ae enet1: no 00:00:00:00:00:00 uart0: yes sysled: no, gpio 0 factory: no, gpio 0 serclk: internal cpufreq: calculated 184000000 Hz sysfreq: calculated 92000000 Hz memcap: disabled watchdg: disabled (WARNING: for debugging only!) serialNo: Q2AJYS5XMYZ8 Watchdog Gpio pin: 6 secret number: e2f019a200ee517e30ded15cdbd27ba72f9e30c8 .. hm. Watchdog GPIO pin 6? What's that? After manually checking out the watchdog registers via 'x', we discovered that it would count down to 0 and not reset. So, hm. Maybe the GPIO 6 wire is actually the right thing to pat. And yes, the board doesn't reset when you pat GPIO 6. Board: ap61 RAM: 0x80000000-0x82000000, [0x8003ddd0-0x80fe1000] available FLASH: 0xa8000000 - 0xa87e0000, 128 blocks of 0x00010000 bytes each. == Executing boot script in 2.000 seconds - enter ^C to abort ^C RedBoot> # set direction of gpio6 to out RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000098 -l 4 -p 0x00000043 RedBoot> x -b 0xb1000098 B1000098: 00 00 00 43 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 03 |...C............| B10000A8: FF EF F7 B9 7D DF 5F FF 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 |....}._.........| RedBoot> # pat gpio6 - set it high, then low. RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000042 RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000002 .. then I manually did this every minute or so. RedBoot> RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000042 RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000002 RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000042 RedBoot> mfill -b 0xb1000090 -l 4 -p 0x00000002 .. so, the solution here seems to be to "set gpio6 to be output", then "pat it every 60 seconds." -a _______________________________________________ mesh mailing list mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh

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Re: [sudo-discuss] membership reboot?

by Vicky Knox

I sympathize with Eddan's concerns that it is in the logic of open knowledge systems to celebrate the [CTRL]+[c]/[CTRL]+[v] of said systems. That said, I think that talking about there being more POC and women in the Hub than in Sudo Room isn't a fair assessment because said assessment doesn't touch on Yar's concerns of specifically *class*/*economic* exclusion. If we are going to talk about diversity and inclusion we need to talk intersectionally. (Not to offend you, Eddan. I think it's important to bring up this point since it hasn't been brought up yet.) HEY!! LOOK! There's this Oakland Wiki article on the Signature Development Group that has questions that need your answering!! < http://oaklandwiki.org/Signature_Development_Group> :D :D

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: 2141 Broadway Statement, 3/2014

by Yar

On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 9:22 AM, eddan.com <eddan(a)sudoroom.tv> wrote: > Just checking in on the 2141 Broadway lease. As I've mentioned on several > different occasions, I am planning on dropping off the lease so that Sudo > Room as an entity can sign on to the lease. > Please let me know if this is going to be problematic, so that we can figure > out how to best do this (hopefully) by the end of this month. The long-term blocker for this was insurance, which Matt finally bought for us a month or two ago. Last I heard, he'd notified Laurie of the insurance and we're still waiting on a response from her. It might help to poke our landlords about it again.

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Fwd: 2141 Broadway Statement, 3/2014

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

// Matt ----- Forwarded message ----- From: "Laurie Cooperman Rosen" <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> To: <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Cc: <exchequer(a)sudoroom.org>, <eddan(a)eddan.com> Subject: 2141 Broadway Statement, 3/2014 Date: Sat, Mar 1, 2014 08:47 Hi Matt & Eddan- Attached is the March Statement. How was your event last night? Laurie

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Head's up! Carpet-cleaning 3:30pm Thu (tomoro)

by David Keenan

The common area and some other rooms are to be carpet-cleaned tomorrow starting at 3:30. I'm not sure where they'll start or how long it will take, but George has asked for our help in moving furniture about. He will also be cleaning one of the empty rooms and the roof starting 630. I know Thursdays are a big day for us and this is not much notice, but i am glad carpets are getting cleaned. Feel like we should scotchguard the whole place.. "just so you know the carpet cleaners come at 3 30 thurs to do the upstairs at Sean's expense and Sean's group 3 helpers are coming thursday to vacuum the yellow room and help me clean the roof at about 6 30. {...} they may be asked to move around, Damien from spotless is very professional and the machines are not too loud. If anybody could help with moving furniture in a way that it ends up located in a suitable location for your meetings and classes and the dirty parts of the carpet are cleaned"

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Fwd: You're invited to Growing Clean Energy Jobs In Oakland *A Free Community... (Apr 5, 2014)

by Troy Massey

"Trust is the key to any relationship. It must be earned first through respect then through shared experience. Lacking either of these leads to half hearted interest." Begin forwarded message: From: "Oakland Climate Action Coalition - Clean Energy & Jobs Oakland Campaign" <invite(a)eventbrite.com> Date: March 26, 2014 at 9:00:52 AM PDT To: ecoeconomist11(a)gmail.com Subject: You're invited to Growing Clean Energy Jobs In Oakland *A Free Community... (Apr 5, 2014) Reply-To: colin(a)baylocalize.org Hello, You are invited to the following event: GROWING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN OAKLAND *A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT* Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: Saturday, April 5, 2014 from 10:30 AM to 3:00 PM (PDT) Youth UpRising 8711 MacArthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94605 View Map Attend Event Share this event: GROWING CLEAN ENERGY JOBS IN OAKLAND How do we create more jobs for our community, especially our youth? Is it possible for those jobs to be good for people AND for the planet? ...and how can the COMMUNITY, including youth, lead the way? The Oakland Climate Action Coalition invites you, your friends, and your family to explore possible solutions that address the economic and the... Share this event on Facebook and Twitter We hope you can make it! Cheers, Oakland Climate Action Coalition - Clean Energy & Jobs Oakland Campaign This invitation was sent to ecoeconomist11(a)gmail.com by Oakland Climate Action Coalition - Clean Energy & Jobs Oakland Campaign the organizer. To stop receiving invitations from this organizer, you can unsubscribe. Eventbrite | 651 Brannan St. Suite 110 | San Francisco, CA 94107

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Sudo Room Wins Free LulzBot 3D Printer. Shipping To Us Now

by Yar

>> thank you very much whoever submitted the application to LulzBot. See announcement below. > > This was all Yardena's work! Thanks Yar! All I did was write down awesome things that everybody is doing at Sudo. Thanks everybody! >> Chimera Arts and Makerspace (Sebastopol, California, USA) Ooh I'd never heard of this place. Has anybody been there? We should do a roadtrip!

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Free Culture and Social Justice (CC Salon San Francisco) this Thurs at 6pm

by Matthew Senate

https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/free-culture-and-social-justice-cc-salon-i… I plan to attend, I especially want to discuss with free culture folks a notion I have been pondering for some time now. It is one thing to employ a license that sets clear and legally-robust terms for the re-purposing of creative content covered under copyright. It is another to pursue, in any given endeavor, the proliferation of knowledge, in all its formats and expressions, and not to make that knowledge scarce, especially as a source of benefits (e.g. income). I am getting the feeling that there is something essential in this thought, that articulates a notion (a side) of the moral basis of free (as in freedom) and openness that is very practical, and critical. I'd like to discuss this with more folks, perhaps at this event on Thursday. Hack on. // Matt

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Sudo what- keeping mushrooms and stuff.

by Eddie Che

Hey there, do you guys want to try keeping some of these super simple waste materials rapidly replicating food self-sufficiency starters in your space derr? They would all fit in the little party greenhouse which may or may not still be currently occupying the windowsill, and you could give all the anon strikers dey nutrients. Profile is, like this: They will fit in the area that the current party box occupies, and be less than an iota of money. LOL I give near complete nutrition to hackers, freedom lovers, nearly any alt-civ land project and astronauts. :D The oyster mushrooms eat (preferably sterilized) cardoard, paper, coffee grounds, and straw, as well as even other things like denim fabric and toilet paper rolls (<3), the spirulina algaes eat baking soda saltwater that's more alkaline than any other bacteria and air, so it's not like there's really any competition there they'll survive even in less sterile conditions. They ship in jars but like bigger spaces or, more jars. If this was a sudo room dating email, these would be your new pets. ..they do but play a role in the plan ^.^ <3! -- Eddie Che on all social networks

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Life Hacking TV show looking for hackers

by Mitch Altman

I talked to these folks for awhile over the phone, and from what I can tell they seem pretty cool (as opposed to trashy "reality" TV). If you wanna be on TV, please see their casting call, below. Mitch. Casting Notice: MAJOR CABLE NETWORK SEEKS TECH-SAVVY "LIFE HACKERS" Are you a larger-than-life personality who enjoys hacking your way through everyday tasks? Do you feel like most folks are "doing things the hard way" and could benefit from your unique tips and expertise? Do you enjoy thinking outside of the box and engineering cheap, effective solutions to common dilemmas? We are seeking individuals with all manner of technical know how -- DIY hacking skills, timesaving techniques, survival tips, and general "life hacking" savvy -- for a brand new series with a major cable network. Interested individuals should be located in the US and have previous experience engineering unusual and brilliant ways of tackling our modern condition. For inquiries or to apply, please email the following information to lifehacktvshow(a)gmail.com: your name, location, and why you consider yourself a fabulous "life hack" expert. Additionally, please include photos of yourself as well as your contact information, and any links to photos, websites, or videos of your past creations.

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Sudo Room Wins Free LulzBot 3D Printer. Shipping To Us Now

by Maximilian Klein

We won it, thank you very much whoever submitted the application to LulzBot. See announcement below. Fwd: [sudo-info] LulzBot 2014 Hackerspace Giveaway Results Max Klein http://notconfusing.com/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Harris Kenny <kenny(a)alephobjects.com> Date: Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 8:09 AM Subject: [sudo-info] LulzBot 2014 Hackerspace Giveaway Results To: info(a)lulzbot.com *Dear LulzBot 2014 Hackerspace Giveaway applicant,* *Thank you!* Thank you for the time and effort you put into your applications for the LulzBot 2014 Hackerspace Giveaway celebrating Hardware Freedom Day! Here at Aleph Objects, Inc., makers of LulzBot 3D printers, parts, and filaments<http://www.lulzbot.com/catalog>, we fortunately have a front row seat to watch the hackerspace community grow. *Our Growing Community* More communities are doing more projects, in more places, with more members, than ever before. As the hacker/maker/creator/fablab community is growing, so is the Open Hardware and Free Software business community--including us! We recently moved into a new 17,000 square foot headquarters facility in Loveland, Colorado, which includes a cluster of 135 LulzBot 3D printers. We have an experienced team with decades of hardware experience, and an expanding global supply chain that allows us to manufacture and deliver printers, parts, and filaments in record time. *And Now, the Winners!* Our advancing capabilities allow us to build more LulzBot 3D printers than ever. And with so many qualified applicants for this year's giveaway, we want to contribute even more to the community. This is why we expanded our giveaway from eight to twelve! See this year's twelve winners below: - Calafou <https://calafou.org/> (Barcelona, Spain) - So Make It <http://www.somakeit.org.uk/> (Southampton, UK) - HackLab Barracas <http://wiki.hackcoop.com.ar/> (Buenos Aires, Argentina) - Hal9K <https://hal9k.dk/> (Aalborg, Denmark) - LVL1 <http://lvl1.org/> (Louisville, Kentucky, USA) - CUC Fab Lab <http://cucfablab.org/> (Urbana, Illinois, USA) - TOG <http://www.tog.ie/> (Dublin, Ireland) - Unallocated Space (UAS) <http://www.unallocatedspace.org/> (Severn, Maryland, USA) - Milwaukee Makerspace <http://milwaukeemakerspace.org/> (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) - Arch Reactor <http://www.archreactor.org/> (St. Louis, Missouri, USA) - Sudo Room <https://sudoroom.org/> (Oakland, California, USA) - Chimera Arts and Makerspace <http://chimeraarts.org/> (Sebastopol, California, USA) We will be in touch shortly to coordinate shipping your new LulzBot TAZ 3D printer to your space! *You Can Still Get Your Space a LulzBot 3D Printer* If your space did not win the giveaway this year, we are having a limited time Hardware Freedom Sale, where TAZ printers are available for only $1,994.95. Click here to buy a TAZ for your hackerspace today<https://www.lulzbot.com/products/lulzbot-taz-3-3d-printer> ! *Follow LulzBot on Social Media* Stay in the loop by joining the LulzBot forum <http://forum.lulzbot.com/>, and following us on social media: - *Twitter:* http://www.twitter.com/LulzBot3D - *Facebook: *http://www.facebook.com/LulzBot - *YouTube: *http://www.youtube.com/LulzBotVideo - *Google+:* http://plus.google.com/+Lulzbot3D/ - *LinkedIn:* http://www.linkedin.com//company/lulzbot-3d-printers Thank you again, The LulzBot Team [image: LulzBot Logo] _______________________________________________ Info mailing list Info(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/info

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I NEED WORK!

by Gregg Horton

I'm just wrapping up my 12 week intensive at Appacademy and i was wondering, do any sudoers know of any awesome places hiring rails devs? I'm reaching out you first because i'd love to work with people i know. -- Gregg Horton greggawatt.com

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Anyone know of available housing/rooom

by Liberty Madison

THE SITUATION: The amazing Piedmont home I am in is being sold in a messy divorce. The owner is wonderful,however her divorce is now calling for her to sell her million dollar home so her husband can be paid his half of the equity. When I first moved in it seemed the divorce was dragging but I never thought he would force her and his 9 year old daughter out of this wonderful Piedmont neighborhood! I have never met him (they were divorcing before I arrived) but I will say I am not fond of this. So because of this and this reason ONLY I am now thrust on SF Bay Area housing market. I just found this out YESTERDAY and I have to MOVE BY APRIL 1 (WTW!) A week! ANYWAY Wanted to tap the Sudo Network to see if anyone knew of a room/space/etc or knew someone who knew someone who know who I need to know! Reply and I can send you info about me A little insight I AM the ideal Human Flatmate! I love making smoothies, I heart cupcakes, love cooking vegan/vegetarian meals, love animals, non smoker, non drinker, responsible, and I have tons of cool FREE perks to events! (The events are only exciting if you are into tech/nerd/game stuff otherwise just control x that last part) If you can reach out to your networks! I would appreciate any direction or hacking on this! Thanks Sudoers libertymadison(a)gmail.com 415.937.3785

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punk show @ sudo tomoro?

by David Keenan

Passing on a msg from Sudo's FB.. if anyone wants to take this up/on: ---- Hey y'all: So this is a totally last min no expectations message. This is Sean O'Brien. I have spoken with some folks from Sudo Room in the past when I was part of The Holdout. Im also in a band called No Business. We had a show with 2 touring bands planned for tomorrow (tues) night. 2 venues fell through last min. We were going to say fuck it and play a generator show but now its going to rain! ha! Anyways, just curious if a) y'all have nothing going tomorrow night and b) if you would be into hosting an old school punk show. If so, let me know and if not really no worries. Thanks! Solidarity, Sean 831-419-8966 ---

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Evictions in California

by Vicky Knox

Thanks Jeremy for the Oakland Wiki shoutout! Yar, the people who came to Sudo last night at the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project data vis team. <https://antievictionmap.squarespace.com/> I'm in direct contact with them and will forward the OW article along. They are potentially interested in using LocalWiki (Oakland Wiki is a part of the LW network) as a tool for collective storytelling and resource-sharing. We'll be presenting to them next week. I can keep the list posted. ;]

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Could the sudoroom front page look as clean as the omni pages?

by Romy Snowyla

Could we get the sudoroom front pages looking as clean as the omni front page? It's nice.. It presents a way cleaner message of what sr is etc Sent from my iPhone

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Banning Xavier

by Yardena Cohen

At this point there have been several informal calls for Xavier to be banned. After last night's events I reluctantly agree that he should not be welcome at Sudo until he's accountable for his behavior: * he made threats of violence towards somebody at Sudo * he did something similar at Rock Paper Scissors * he zealously defended other acts of violence committed by a friend of his I'm willing to act as a mediator, but I'm not confident that the problem can be resolved. So I formally propose that he be banned from our space for an indefinite period. Are there any objections?

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22nd st door offline sunday am

by David Keenan

hey y'all, recieved word from ian that the 22nd st keypad is 'disconnected' & no access to upstairs this am.. we will try to open/remediate the situ in the next hr but -- fyi..

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Need a little feedback

by Pete Forsyth

Dear Sudoroom, it's 10:40pm on a Friday. Most of you are partying your ass off, and I love you for it. Is anybody in possession of most of their brain? I have a little thing, and I need a little feedback. Got 15 minutes? I would so love to hear from you. Please reply if you are not at the club. -Pete

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April is Design Month at your friendly neighboring hackerspace

by David Rorex

Just passing this on, some people might be interested: Starting April 5, Ace Monster Toys Hackerspace in Oakland is pleased to host a month of design courses and workshops with Régis Lemberthe of A&Ré Design. Originally trained as an industrial designer, Régis graduated with his Master's Degree in Humanitarian Design And Sustainable Living before moving to Berlin and getting involved in the local maker community. He now presents several different workshops there, in parallel with his activities as part of A&Ré Design Studio. From his description of the Design Tour (http://2014.design-tour.org): "One of the most appropriate and exciting answers to mass production and consumption, the maker movement has in the last years gained considerable recognition. Fab labs and hacker spaces are being created in every major city, offering those familiar with low-scale productions techniques access to adequate machinery, as well as training for everyone else. Skill sharing in fab labs is based on the know-how and experience of artists, designers, makers, programmers and hackers committed to making production accessible to all. Yet, while some techniques are widely spread, others sadly remain more confidential. After a few years spent facilitating events at Betahaus Berlin, French designer Régis Lemberthe goes on tour - a series of craft workshops and social+collaborative design courses hosted in maker spaces of various different cities - lasting for a month, wherever interest and facilities are. It has started in 2013 in Betahaus Berlin and will continue in early 2014 in the US, Canada and London before proceeding towards south-east Asia. " List of Events: - Upcycling Lecture (free) http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725002/ - Social & Humanitarian Design Lecture (free) http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728292/ - Design 101: A 4 part class series on beginning design thinking: http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172725702/ - Product & System Design for Social Good: An 8 part class series on humanitarian design: http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172727482/ - Concrete Objects Cast In Reclaimed Materials: A 2 part workshop on creating designed objects from concrete (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728842/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172728632/) - Low Cost Silicone Mold Workshop: A one part workshop on making cheap silicone molds from hardware store materials (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729242/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729042/) - Reclaimed Paper Pulp Lampshade Workshop: A one part workshop on using paper pulp paste as a design material (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729742/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172729882/) - Pimp Your Hood with Collaborative Design: A fast-paced collaborative design session, includes a buffet dinner (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731372/ or http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/events/172731272/) Visit the MeetUp calendar (http://www.meetup.com/Ace-Monster-Toys/#calendar) for full event details and to sign up. All meetups are open to members of the public. Hope to see you there! For questions please contact Ace Monster Toys at info(a)acemonstertoys.org or visit our website at http://acemonstertoys.org/content/april-design-month-amt-learn-hack-more-mi…

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International Community/Mesh Network Coalition

by Marc Juul

Hi Labitators! We're starting a coalition for an international coalition of free/libre community and mesh networks. One of the first goals is to define a license for free networks similar to a free software license, so that all of the current free networks can connect to each other. We're trying to get funding from the Night Foundation and your tweets, facebook likes, etc. will help a lot! Here's the main link with more info: https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/toward-a-network-c… Also, thanks to everyone from Labitat who helped fund our local Oakland mesh project! Here's a small status update: We've developed a new OpenWRT compatible firmware based on German and Slovenian projects + our own code. We are currently testing ~25 nodes deployed around the bay area to find and eliminate the worst bugs before a wider release of ~100 nodes. We've been developing an automated mesh node deployment system that allows us to take supported routers out of the box and flash and configure them for use in our network with minimal human intervention. It is almost complete, and it uses the sticker printer program developed by Asbjorn from Labitat to automatically print a sticker with your basic info (e.g. your default password) that we stick on the the routers before shipping to new node operators. One of the awesome things about our firmware is that it allows you to choose how much of your own internet connection you want to share with the mesh, and all mesh traffic is routed through a VPN owned by the local mesh organization which handles all abuse complaints or legal inquiries. This functionality makes the mesh nodes immediately useful, even before we reach a node density where new nodes are likely to be within reach of existing nodes. This concept was first implemented by wlan slovenja so all credit to them! Our local non-profit mesh organization is called sudo mesh ( https://sudomesh.org ) and the network is called People's Open Network ( https://peoplesopen.net ). sudo mesh is providing a firmware and support for getting on peoplesopen.net and will start selling pre-flashed routers for peoplesopen.net later this year. sudo mesh is focused on Oakland. We are making sudo mesh an easily forkable organization, with all material (legal documents, code, marketing material, documentation) available under open licenses, and we are encouraging others to create groups like sudo mesh that support peoplesopen.net in other geographic areas. If someone wants to start a mesh organization in e.g. Copenhagen, as a fork of sudo mesh, then reach out to info(a)sudomesh.org and we will do our best to facilitate! -- marc/juul

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coming to bookfair? please bring tape & sharpies/pens :)

by David Keenan

we're on our way, but we forgot tape & pens Best, David

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Anarchist Bookfair table?

by Yar

Sorry for late notice, but my morning's cleared up and I can commit to being at the bookfair! I'm going to be at Sudoroom around 8am to pack up the printer and needed accessories and shoot for loading everything into my car by 8:45. It would be nice to have help during loading and unloading. I can pick people up in my car before or after this. I can't stay until the end though - ideally I'd like to pack up the printer mid-afternoon and then bring it to the Omni and set it up for that event, but we'll see how easy it is to transport out during peak hours. Lemme know if you'd like to help!

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Anarchist Bookfair table?

by Vicky Knox

What's the word on that? Would there be room at said table for an Oakland Wiki representative with laptop in hand?

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Sudo Non Profit Status for Grant App Challenge ending March 31

by Liberty Madison

Can someone clarify our current status? I am interested in applying for a grant however these are the requirements "I certify that the organization for which I am submitting this application is eligible to apply for the Challenge. This means my organization is a registered and recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a registered office in the Bay Area. If you are a fiscal sponsor submitting an application for a sponsored group, the sponsored group must also be located in the Bay Area. " So do we qualify? Are we a 501(c)(3) Thanks! Liberty-

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Toward a network commons: Building an Internet for and by the people

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey sudoers! A coalition of free/libre community-owned networks around the world has submitted an application for a Knight News Challenge grant aimed at strengthening the Internet for free expression and innovation. https://www.newschallenge.org/challenge/2014/submissions/toward-a-network-c… Please check it out, give us feedback in the form of Comments, and some "Applause" if you dig the idea! The goal of funding is trifold: * To support the development of the Network Commons License[1] and an organization to uphold it, * To support an international Free Networks summit to gather together representatives of free networks[2] in one place to share ideas and resources toward creating the aforementioned organization, * To support the creation of educational materials, workshops, and guides for the construction and maintenance of free networks. [1] There is currently an effort underway to develop a Network Commons License - similar to a Creative Commons License - to enable legal support for free networks. Two weeks ago, a group of folks representing Sudo Mesh, wlan-slovenija, LA Meshnet, Kansas City Freedom Network and Austin Freenet converged in Austin for the Free Network Foundation's winter summit. It was an awesome, intensive couple of days with remote participation from several other groups. You can read notes from the summit here: https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/2014WinterSummitMondayNotes * Draft of the Free Network Definition: https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/Free_network_definition * Draft of the Network Commons License: https://commons.thefnf.org/index.php/Network_Commons_License [2] The following groups helped draft the Knight News Challenge proposal, and we intend to reach out to many more in the coming weeks: * Sudo Mesh, launching the People's Open Network in Oakland, CA * Kansas City Freedom Network, in close alliance with the Free Network Foundation in Kansas City, MO. * wlan-slovenija across Slovenia and connecting Austria and Croatia! * Altermundi in Argentina * Guifi.net in Catalonia * Freifunk in Germany * Ninux in Italy * MedellinLibre in Medellin, Columbia * Village Telco in South Africa * Fédération FDN in France Many thanks for reading - please share with any relevant individuals and mailing lists you can think of! Cheers, 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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTLMbaAAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhT6wIAIPWtW2aRTquGqHqeY6xRibJ BAXdlYvm9/Wj/sYie3O4hEzj7QcRx++M8smXOu/Z/toihHI1u3vlyqGP+iHP1IYo np+cJhSfPahk4ljA/0FfLm+emxzyxFmsVfIiVgRFGJXTh7dUC/VhSm63g2793ko/ pGiNF6i0L/xfwTQoUIGRqHS6IFkl950TDx4NwSnOZqKdvvDCPEzB6RlttOsxNr+4 MMC9aAgSiYzb9daKVR9iPvQ3x6B2N3lG6AJa0gjjfq6RkJuOxiWvUiBksnCs1ANu AGb/hwFPtwedB2yiaf6NM28wcoLdg6re7CDFeD+BzygoLbyzEZj2dTLBwI4N/0Y= =LY0R -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Reminder: Oakland Wiki Writeathon Tomorrow (3/22) at Oakland Public Library!

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, Just a reminder that our the first Oakland Wiki <http://oaklandwiki.org>writeathon of the spring will be taking place at the Oakland Public Library main branch <http://oaklandwiki.org/Main_Library> tomorrow (Sat. 3/22) from 2-4PM. Here is the full list of events <http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Events>this spring: - March 22 at the Main Library at 2PM - March 29 at the 81st Ave. Library at 2PM - April 5 at the Main Library at 2PM - April 12 at the Temescal Branch Library at 2PM - April 19 at the Temescal Branch Library at 2PM - April 26 at the Chavez Branch Library at 10AM Please share with others who you think might be interested and we look forward to seeing you. Best, Marina ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 2:45 PM Hi everyone, Oakland Wiki <http://oaklandwiki.org> has partnered with Oakland Public Library <http://oaklandlibrary.org/> to host a series of edit parties at different branches of the library this spring! See the event dates and locations at http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Events There's also a rad flyer that the wonderful librarians have made with all the necessary info attached here. FINALLY, if you're in Oakland tomorrow for first friday, drop by Sudo Room<http://sudoroom.org>where we'll be Drawing Oakland <http://oaklandwiki.org/Draw_Oakland>. We'll have art supplies and will be drawing whatever we want about Oakland - its neighborhoods, people, etc. We'll be scanning our drawings and uploading them to the wiki to illustrate entries. If you want to draw a logo or illustration of your neighborhood or a favorite park or taco truck, this is your chance :) Best, Marina

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Evictions in California

by Yar

On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Jeremy Entwistle <jwentwistle(a)cryptolab.net> wrote: > Steve Fox has written a bill (AB-1513) that would expedite and increase > evictions in California. It's going to committee this Tuesday and it would > be unfortunate if it progresses. > > You can read an overview on the OaklandWiki: > http://oaklandwiki.org/AB-1513 > > If anybody is interested in breaking the bill down into a very concise email > (and add more to the wiki), it would be much appreciated to the people > reaching out to anti-eviction groups. Wasn't there a group meeting at Sudo yesterday to organize against this? How did that go?

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Here's a game you can play – today/this weekend!

by Danny Spitzberg

Hey all, Please keep your eyes out. 4 bikes stolen from my dear friends' house late last night. Gamify the cause by spotting a bikes and nabbing it. To win, email Leif Haven at leif.haven(a)gmail.com Pics and details at http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bik/4385467375.html :Danny [image: Inline image 1]

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How ethical is your smartphone? (interactive)

by Vicky Knox

This is SWEET! http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/ng-interactive/how-ethical-…

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EBX article on the Omni Oakland Collective (us!)

by David Keenan

just started reading it.. http://www.eastbayexpress.com/CultureSpyBlog/archives/2014/03/19/newly-form… Seems not bad! Best, DAvid

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Banning HTML

by The Batkid

It's because pipermail displays HTML mail strangely. example: http://i.imgur.com/nO8858E.png

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Tonight's meeting: Applying for 501c3!

by Yar

At tonight's meeting there was unanimous consensus, well beyond quorum, on applying for 501c3. If no objections are made on the mailing list, that is going to happen. Full notes here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-03-19

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Filming at Sudo tomorrow (thu)

by David Keenan

Hey all, In an effort to throw together a promo for the collective-of-collectives, Joel from Timeless Infinite Light was hoping to film Sudo and BAPS at work in the space tomorrow. Matt S. has sent him the opt-in policy on filming at Sudo room, so he's up on that. He's hoping to film / photograph a bit basically everywhere - in the common room, in sudo, in baps, and the back (east) room along broadway that George is opening for the BAPS class that will be held in there. FYI Joel doesn't want to 'interview' anyone or have anything overtly expository, more like just show brief clips of people in action / quitely doing their thing. Close ups of computer screens? putting radios together? who knows but, I wanted to give everyone a head's up - let me know if you have any questions et al - I will also be there. David

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Banning HTML

by The Batkid

Can we ban HTML email to the list? best

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Fwd: [omnicollective] Federici AT THE OMNI 3/22 this Sat. aft/eve! & open house!

by Matthew Senate

Reposting. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:02 PM Subject: [omnicollective] Federici AT THE OMNI 3/22 this Sat. aft/eve! & open house! To: omnicollective(a)lists.riseup.net Hi everyone! If you haven't yet heard, Bay Area Public School and the Omni Oakland Collective are hosting our first-ever event at the Omni this Saturday! 5-7pm - Open House: We will be cold-chillin and showing the space to small groups, as well as hanging about for a bit afterwards. 7-9pm: Talks by SILVIA FEDERICI, GEORGE CAFFENTZIS AND PETER LINEBAUGH<https://www.facebook.com/events/1398000470462548/?ref_dashboard_filter=upco…> If you haven't yet seen the space, please come - and please do pass on and forward widely..? Especially for those who might consider donating or investing in our project, this would be an excellent time to check out the space. *Saturday, we will also be soft-launching a simple website around the collective of collectives. *If you are a member collective who would like to have a presence on the website (and we very much want you to!), and has not yet been in communication with us about this, do get in touch with me ( dkeenan44(a)gmail.com) or Joel (otispig(a)gmail.com) with some photos, text, video, articles, pretty much any media we might be able to put up there that looks good. (We'll send another email out about this, too.) Awesome. Let's do this! David

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Banning HTML

by Yar

If anybody would like help configuring their email clients to send in plain text, I'm sure plenty of folks would be willing to help you at Sudoroom. :)

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Anarchist Bookfair Schedule! (it's this Saturday)

by Vicky Knox

The Commons. Gentrification. Anti-Eviction Mapping. Surveillance Self-Defense. Decolonization. Occupy the Farm. Liberatory Politics. Beehive Collective. ETC. http://bayareaanarchistbookfair.wordpress.com/2014-program-schedule/

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

by Yar

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

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

by Andrew

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

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East Bay ShareFest - Entire month of May - Sign up

by Marina Kukso

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

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hacker schools discussion

by Romy Ilano

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

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Re: [sudo-discuss] $ sudo reboot

by Vicky Knox

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

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord

by The Batkid

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

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

by Danny O'Brien

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

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

by Romy Snowyla

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

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

by Autonomous

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

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Cryptoparty This Afternoon, 2-5pm!

by Jenny Ryan

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

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shotspotter will be discontinued

by Jake

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

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Requests from the landlord

by Yardena Cohen

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

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