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final version of proposed logo from ryan!

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, the amazing ryan has posted his current final version of the logo here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Logo as you may recall, we've gone through about a million iterations with him and he has wonderfully done powerpoint presentations with us that have delighted us and made our meetings happier while providing us with a new logo ALL while being totally patient with us as we ripped his hard work apart. anyway, just fyi! - marina

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ART/PHOTO SHOW this 1st FRI 9/6 @ 2135 Broadway (downstairs)

by David Keenan

ANTISTASIS #2! ONE NIGHT ONLY! When: This First Friday 9/6, 6pm til late Where: *2135 Broadway<https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2135+broadway,…> * (ground floor) @ 22nd, in the same Bay Area Public School / SUDO Room building - just next door to 2141! What: A last-minute ONE-NIGHT ONLY, POPUP art and photography show/party on FIRST FRIDAY! Imaginatively titled: ANTISTASIS#2! Presented by the Bay Area Public School - Featuring awesome NEW STUFF!: - esteemed semionautic explorer and rad artist ZACH HOUSTON, - radical photographers GUI KOMEL and AUDREY JONES, - as well as some new work from the ANTISTASIS show last week: Nicholas KOMODORE ! Brooke PORTER !! Daniel ARAUZ !!! Matt TAKAICHI !!!! Douglas NORRIS !!!!! Lauren O'CONNOR !!!!!! Drinks and music will be in attendance, as well as more surprise guests! Please do come by. Feel free to distro widely and with glee.. thanks!

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Meeting Minutes 9/4

by Jenny Ryan

Reposted for posterity on the wiki: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013-09-04 *https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommaintenance =Attendance / Icebreaker= *Icebreaker: What's the first thing you took apart. Attendees: Liberty, Jenny, Jordan, Marc, Jonathan, Matt, JC, Troy, Marina, Ryan, =Announcements (Consent Agenda)= * Check the Sudo Room Calendar for the next week's events, and major monthly events: - * http://sudoroom.org/calendar **ALSO: Take the 2014 Mayor Key Issues Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cGV6N9pmpmJmHiKS8VmQAGlwJQ4mioShXyyxmrD-Ka… **sign-ups https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1… *Community Democracy Project - For participatory budgeting in the city of Oakland. http://communitydemocracyproject.org * A seed of a book, open for collaboration about creative communities and hackerspaces, including sudo room's inspirations, stories, history, and more! http://github.com/wrought/a-place-on-every-block *Add to the Sudo Room Neighborhood Outreach spreadsheet and take on a few to reach out to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dEdhZUJaQ3dDY2plMj… **Everyone? Jenny has added! Rabbit added! You should too! ==Other announcements:== = ACTION ITEMS = ==Old Action Items:== *Membership/bylaw/access hacking *1. Research tax structures [ https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_Structure_Research] 2. [...] 3. Non-Profit! [Danny, Brendan] plus * Action Item: Become a California Non-profit Corporation - Brendan proposes this for discussion meeting on *August 21st* and* August 28th*. This is to be followed by the August 31st Today I Learned session on hacking the articles of association. *Auto-reminder for weekly meetings [Bill, and Nate] *Make a flyer, talking points [Jenny & Juul] **Jenny & Juul - copy, Anthony - lettering, Substack - art! ==Postponed:== *Add robots.txt for sudo room (open item for anyone to take on) *[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George *git-ify & flow-diagram-ify our articles of association - Brendan *Add calendar 2141broadway.wordpress.com to Infobot's screensaver [Max] *Library - until RPS *Catalog - Max ==New Action Items== *We need someone to reboot the radio room *Announce bitcoin wallet address and post to site (jenny !@ juul) *Sudo Kids legal waiver *upgrade wordpress & plugins *Blitz on possible spaces with new funding strategy [Matt] =Fiscal Solvency= ''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.'' *Exchequer: Marina / Jenny / Bill *Pay your dues!! *We now have lockers, part of fundraising * Review and consensus process: ** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2… ** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50 **Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people) Current balance (Wed Sept. 4): $2,152.52 * Sudo Mate makes $50 a batch. ** how often do batches happen? =Amendments to the Articles of Association= *https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association * Protocols for dealing with violations, given a variety of scenarios? =Conflict Resolution= *On Saturday night, a person who'd been asked by several members to leave after physically assaulting a sudoer in the space, who'd failed to engage with the conflict resolution process and had shown up several times since, was ushered from the space by a number of sudo room and public school members. In-meeting consensus is to ban Ariel from 2141 Broadway, with one week's notice for a final consensus to be reached next week. *We now have no way to get in contact with Tabitha, Arielle's sister, since Tabitha gave Arielle her phone. =Discussion Spillover= *New space options / possible CCL collaboration: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Space *General sense of sudoroom's values: 1. Appreciation for the existing assets and resources existent in sudo room (eg common space) 2. Excellent opportunity to collaborate with Counter Culture Labs to share space (economy of scale) 3. Excellent opportunity to continue collaborating with the Public School 4. MORE AUTONOMY. ALWAYS. * Sudo-kids on thin ice ** Assumption that sudo kids vandalized the space. People kept drawing penises in the bathroom. ** "Children (under 18) should not be in the space except when accompanied by their parent(s) with advance notice to us." ** 1. Address the bathroom vandalism issue and disambiguate it. 2. We have a family-oriented night with adult supervision, which would occur regularly on Tuesdays. We require that all children be here with parent supervision. 3. How do we remain accessible to people of all age groups? 4. If there is a regular kids/family event, someone needs to assume responsibility (ambiguous?) --------- 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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Letter sent to Laurie, one of our Landlords

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, As a result of our meeting tonight and a discussion the on-going issue with sudo-kids, we drafted and sent this letter to Laurie. We wrote it in collaboration with folks at the space after the meeting, and sent it in do-ocratic fashion. We provide a copy below in transparency and accountability: Hi Laurie, This week George addressed a group of folks in the common area outside of Sudo Room and the Public School regarding the presence of minors in the building. His behavior was confrontational, hostile, loud, and very upsetting to many of those who were present, including some parentally-accompanied minors. There has unfortunately been a series of miscommunications about this issue, and we are dedicated foremost to resolving it amicably. First, thank you for communicating the building's policies on minors via email. Unfortunately, due to a lapse in our own internal communication, the contents of your email were not conveyed sufficiently to the relevant sudo room members before Wednesday of this week. Please understand this was a lapse in communication that has been rectified. Secondly, since early June, every Tuesday evening parent-supervised minors have attended sudo room. We provide no supervision services for minors. In fact, we provide no services to customers (we don't have customers) as we are a membership association. It was unclear that this event was specifically of any concern since it followed the requirement of supervision by parents. We are willing to meet the necessary requirements to ensure that you and George are provided with the appropriate advanced notification of any planned future sudo room events involving supervised minors and their parents. It is relevant to note that in the past we have allowed accompanied minors to be in the "Art Room" and not use common space, but in recent instances the common room has been used as well. Further, since we are interested in being as accessible as possible to different communities and demographics, we would like to clarify what opportunities there might be (through city services, insurance, waivers, etc.) for minors to be in the building in ways other than those outlined in your email. Thirdly, regarding the damage to the bathroom you discuss in your email, we understand your concerns and are sorry that it happened. We have raised awareness in hopes of preventing instances like this from happening in the future. While we are happy to take shared responsibility for ensuring the bathrooms are clean and usable, we want to communicate that we are not aware of any evidence that the minors who have been at sudo room were responsible for the damage. We fully support your desire to keep all parts of the space (including the bathrooms) vandalism-free, clean, and usable, so we have made all sudo room members aware of this incident, reinforced the expectations surrounding bathroom cleanliness, and reiterated the policy that children should not use bathrooms unaccompanied. Please let us know if you encounter any problems with the bathrooms in the future so that we can take appropriate action. However, we also ask for understanding that if there are problems with a shared space in the building, that absent specific evidence, sudo room may not have been the source of a particular problem. Finally, we would like to share with you a few of our expectations as lessees that we hope will help us continue to stay in this building that we have been very happy to rent for the last 9 months: Our Expectations: That issues with our use of common space or our use of our rented "Art Room" be conveyed in writing, with disrespectful confrontations being completely unacceptable, in any circumstances. Consistent with Sudo Room standards, that minors continue to be able to participate at Sudo Room, provided they are accompanied by parents or a legal guardian. To work together with you as we grow, which requires we be accessible to more communities and demographics. To consider options for mitigating liability through additional insurance, waivers, etc. // Matt

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Fwd: Children

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:01 PM Subject: Children To: eddan(a)eddan.com, mattsenate(a)gmail.com, exchequer(a)sudoroom.org, poems(a)zachhouston.com Hi All-**** We are having big problems with the number of children in the building. We are not insured for children, and to use that space for any type of children’s program the City has stringent requirements that must be met, both in terms of physical layout/inspections and insurance. Children (under 18) should not be in the space except when accompanied by their parent(s) with advance notice to us. There should be no special programs involving children happening in the upstairs area. We are also aghast at the destruction that has been done to the restrooms by the children, and ask that all children using the bathroom be accompanied by and monitored by their parents. The stress on the restrooms in general has been huge because of the number of people in the building from The Bay Area Public School and The Sudo Room, and we ask that you start to clean the bathrooms regularly or be prepared to start to pay for the additional Janitorial time/supplies that are driving us both crazy!**** Also, the ADA restroom is for the disabled, and should not be used except when others are full or for a special reason. The stress being put on that room could mean that when it is really needed it may not be in working condition.**** Please call George if you need any clarification on these issues, and thanks in advance for cooperating with us on these matters.**** Laurie & George**** ** **

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Fwd: [Double-Union] Tea and Lightning talks Sept 17 5pm

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Liz Henry" <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> Date: Sep 4, 2013 7:03 PM Subject: [Double-Union] Tea and Lightning talks Sept 17 5pm To: "doubleunion(a)lists.doubleunion.org" <doubleunion(a)lists.doubleunion.org> Hallo world! Here is a double union update and event announcement... == What's Up with Double Union == Our search for a space to rent continues! The market is tough right now but we have some good leads. The first space we looked at fell through because they wanted a 3 year lease. Our negotiating skills are HONED. Double Union has collected some donated shelves, and quite a lot of fiber arts stuff and some tools and books (all in my garage at the moment). == Tea on Tuesday == We would like to invite everyone interested in the space to come to hang out for tea and lightning talks Tues. September 17 at Mozilla in SF... http://www.doubleunion.org/tea-and-lightning-talks-with-double-union/ Please do come :) == Bonus thing, Women Hacking Google Glass meetup == You may also be interested in the Women hacking Glass meetup tomorrow night also at Mozilla; here is the invite! We will have at least one Glass to mess around with and try out. Possibly more! http://womenhackingglass1.eventbrite.com/ Hack onwards, - Liz _______________________________________________ Doubleunion mailing list Doubleunion(a)lists.doubleunion.org http://lists.doubleunion.org/listinfo.cgi/doubleunion-doubleunion.org

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Does sudoroom want a table at the east bay anarchist book fair?

by Gregg Horton

It's the last Saturday in October, I can get us one.

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Fwd: Lease for "Art Studio" in 2141 Broadway

by Matthew Senate

Forwarding the sudo room lease previously sent through the hackerspaces.orgemail list. // Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:52 AM Subject: Fwd: Lease for "Art Studio" in 2141 Broadway To: "sudoroom(a)lists.hackerspaces.org" <sudoroom(a)lists.hackerspaces.org> Hey all, I'm planning to meet George at 4pm about Workshop Weekend, but this may be a convenient time to turn in the lease and get access to the "art studio" asap. Contacting Eddan about signing on behalf of Sudo Room. Please see Laurie's note below that we may have others on the lease, but insurance is simpler if it is simply Sudo Room (which I presume means those signatories on the Doing-Business-As aka Fictitious Business Name--Eddan and myself). // Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 4:41 AM Subject: RE: Lease for "Art Studio" in 2141 Broadway To: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Hi Matt-**** Attached please find a copy of the lease. I was extremely tired when I got home last night and just crashed out without finishing the lease. I’m so sorry about that! But I got up quite early as a result, so hopefully you’ll get this first thing in the morning.**** You’ll see that there is a little bit that we’re trying to work out with Utilities….since there is so much common area involved, there is a 6% load factor for your space which combines your exclusive space and a percentage of the common area space, which is obviously quite large. We are really not sure with what intensity the space will be used, nor the amount of electricity that will be used, since this will likely not be traditional office space, so we’re willing to start out at 4% (which would be fine if usage is mainly as a part-time space for people, without unusual amounts of electrical equipment or HVAC being used), but reserve the right to move it up to 6% if the load factor warrants it. In general, 1% of utilities amounts to an average of $30-$50/month, depending on the time of year, occupancy rate and overall tenant usage. If trash removal or janitorial for this space is or might become an issue, that’s something that we can discuss. **** We didn’t have an address for you so you should add that to the lease. If there are others responsible that you feel should be added that will be there on a regular basis that is fine; however, insurance would be best if it is a single policy covering the Sudo Room and all people that it might invite or allow to share its space with.**** Let me know if there are any other errors, inconsistencies or anything else in the lease that you might want to discuss. I will be home until mid-afternoon at 510-635-9500. **** I know that George is supposed to meet you later but we both have back-to-back acupuncture appointments on Piedmont Ave later. Mine is at 4:30 and George’s is scheduled for 5:30. If it’s possible to meet George sometime between 3 and 4:30 (whatever is most convenient for you) that would be great, because he will have to leave shortly after 5pm. Let us know what works for you.**** Thanks! Laurie**** ** ** **** ** ** *From:* Matthew Senate [mailto:mattsenate@gmail.com] *Sent:* Wednesday, November 07, 2012 9:45 PM *To:* travology(a)mindspring.com; lscoop(a)comcast.net *Subject:* Lease for "Art Studio" in 2141 Broadway**** ** ** Hi George and Laurie, After an online vote and our in-person meeting, we would like to sign a lease with you for the "Art Studio" space upstairs in 2141. If we can please clarify your most comfortable position on signatories of the lease, we would be happy to comply. Ideally, we would like to sign as the unincorporated association of Sudo Room (namely for instance that Eddan and I have signed to register Sudo Room as a ficitious business name). However, we can also sign as individuals if necessary, and would like to know how many folks you would allow to sign. Thanks, speak with you soon. George, I plan to see you Friday but we can receive the lease by email (or by paper) sooner. We would love to get access to the space upstairs as soon as possible. Thanks, Matt****

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800th Anniversary Of The Great Mongolia State

by Andrew

Is this your t-shirt?

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Project Meshnet

by Andrew

Anyone heard of this? https://wiki.projectmeshnet.org/The_Plan

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Fwd: [Bay Area Youth and DIY Education] Help spread the word about this awesome maker ed...

by Marina Kukso

possibly relevant to some of your interests. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Libby Falck <notification+f_969oo9(a)facebookmail.com> Date: Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 1:18 PM Subject: [Bay Area Youth and DIY Education] Help spread the word about this awesome maker ed... To: Bay Area Youth and DIY Education <286189014822596(a)groups.facebook.com> ** Libby Falck posted in Bay Area Youth and DIY Education [image: Libby Falck]Libby Falck 1:18pm Sep 3 Help spread the word about this awesome maker ed opportunity - they need more applicants! http://makered.org/maker-vista-project/ Maker VISTA Project <http://makered.org/maker-vista-project/>makered.org Applications are being accepted through September 6, 2013 Maker Ed is proud to announce a partnershi...

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Ticket for Gary Numan 9/3 in Oakland

by Patrick Lake

1 ticket available for Gary Numan and Cold Cave, Tuesday 9/3 in Oakland. 3 of us are going and I have an extra. Best Offer or Free. (I think I paid $28). Anyone interested?

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dancing: dg at the dna

by johanna faust

no i really mean it this time. see you there; i am usually downstairs, like veils and such, may be wearing incidental white ruffles, and try to dance unaided. -- *Be seeing you.*

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Common area unavailable Sunday 9/15

by Yardena Cohen

Our landlord has informed us that he's having his birthday party in the common area the night of Sunday September 15th. There is a raw food event scheduled for 3-5, and the party will start setting up soon after. It sounds like it will be a fancy catered affair. He's asked us to have the room as clean as possible beforehand - including finding temporary places for a lot of the furniture and things that usually live out there. He was not aware of other events scheduled for that night but I think bioinformatics is. Possibly others. We'll have to keep events inside Sudoroom and the Public School, or negotiate use of the vacant rooms.

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Cryptography course study night?

by Gregg Horton

So i just signed up for this class on coursea: https://www.coursera.org/course/crypto It starts september 9th, but if anyone else signed up or wanted to sign up, we could have a weekly study night to help each other. I always study better with others, so if you're down, let me know!

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The original picture from today, for people management

by Eddie Che

someone requested that I put this up here, mybad, thought I took a picture before it got the name hacked off.

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another awesome party post

by Romy Ilano

i was just so blown away at the crypto party. all these smart hackers sticking it to "the man." i'm just so impressed at how passionate everyone is. why i was there and the passion just showed. people were going to go hiking in the sierras. they were going to fly to cuba. sudoroom is such a brilliant place full of smart people. wow, the passion just dazzles me. i am so impressed at all the after parties, and how truly full of passion and genuine people are. i am just so lucky to be part of sudoroom and all the smart people. i will just dive into making promotional comics to teach small children how to use 3d printers now. viva sudoroom!

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3d printer demo tuesday evening for sudo kids?

by Marina Kukso

hey all, would anyone be interested in wrangling the 3d printer with some sudo kids this upcoming tuesday evening? best, marina

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awesome crypto party

by Romy Ilano

it was so awesome to see so many good things at the sudoroom crypto party saturday night. i dropped by and was really impressed. it is so cool to see all these smart people taking things into their own hands. viva sudoroom!

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After the party comes tha AFTA-Party!

by Eddie Che

Hi guys! So I just got into oakland and was treated with a big bag of trash outside the doorway. Excellent! Given the previous email I sent, a great time to test the theory. So going through it made this AWESOME thing, which is a miniature greenhouse (it's there, plant something in it) and gonna be sweet if hemp goes in. Do you think it's a good idea, that we could when we have a party have an "afterparty" in the morning where we put on a bunch of music and hack stuff or upcycle it, recycle it, and see how little we can get the stuff reduced to? (there's really not any such thing as trash (except WalMart), think cardboard, plastic bag, plastic, metal, aluminum, etC!) re negative value, some guy I guess actually got pretty emotional about it. So I hacked his message into the meme. <3 http://twitpic.com/dbh9zy So enjoy, and here's a video. Because I'm at the sudo room and can't get a working wifi+ sound (can we.. nvm), you don't get the one with nudity in it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcaGJ94HyYc -- Eddie Che https://sudoroom.org/wiki/User:EM_Che

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Our Time Lapse prototype

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Hey all, There was a link sent to the Nerds for Nature email list about using community photographs to collect data for natural spaces, parks, etc. You set up a single station with a guide for your camera, let folks take photographs with any device, gather them up, then use a photo stitcher to put together a timelapse. I think this is an excellent way to document moments at sudo negotiated by the consent of individuals and through human action, rather than a webcam and automated constant stream. Please leave the pedestal in its current position, there is tape on the floor so you can replace it if necessary. Thanks! // Matt

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LIVESTREAM Panel Discussion

by J.C.

Hey all panel discussion going now at sudo room with Public School, featuring Danny'O/eff, moxie, 510pen, sudo and more, check it out, recorded version of talks also available. http://youtu.be/x3V1xv9XoE0 -- ThanX, ;+) https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fort

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THIS SATURDAY, 8/31 : WHAT IS INFORMATION + DANCE PARTY @ 2141 ! (SUMMER SCHOOL 2013)

by DZ Brazil

Dear Friends : Please join us for the culminating session of SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 at the BAY AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL (2141 Broadway) : WHAT IS INFORMATION (co-presented with Sudo Room) an all-day session on information, privacy, surveillance & resistance ! Here's the totally awesome schedule : 12-3pm: CRYPTOPARTY! Bring & secure your laptop/phone in a hands-on session! Also, from 12-1pm: Free YOGA for those who don't need to cryptoparty, by the wonderful Lisa Light! 3-6pm: LIGHTNING TALKS, WALKABOUT, and DISCUSSION: 3pm Introduction / Emerging Technologies of Oppression and Liberation by David Keenan (Bay Area Public School) 3:15 "Understanding 'Big Data'" by Andrew Ahn (engineer) 3:30 WALKING INFOTOUR OF Oakland's NEW camera surveillance network / Domain Awareness Center by Becky Hurwitz, Emi Kane, Sarah Reilly, Salima Hamirani (security activists) 4:10 "Citizen Science: From Institutions to Community" by Craig Rouskey (SUDO GETit Project) 4:30 Creating a Network Commons: The Oakland Community Mesh Project by Marc Juul and Jenny Ryan (SUDO Room) 4:45 "Security Activism: What We Know Works, What We Know Doesn't, and What We Don't Know But Probably Should Know Better" by Danny O'Brien (Electronic Frontier Foundation/EFF) 5:00 PANEL DISCUSSION featuring: Moxie Marlinspike (Open WhisperSystems/RedPhone), Bill Budington (Electronic Frontier Foundation), ..and the other attendees! This will be amazing. 8:00 till 11PM : Summer School week CLOSING PARTY! DANCIN'! DRINX! FEATURIN' DJ Public Frenemy (Liam O'Donoghue!) We hope you will join us for what we expect to be a tremendous event ! Love & solidarity -- David Brazil (for the Summer School organizing committee)

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can YOU help with free food for 'what is information?' at the summer school ?

by DZ Brazil

Dear Friends : WE WANT TO HAVE A DAY OF FREE FOOD AT SUMMER SCHOOL ! THIS IS A CALL FOR COMMUNITY FOOD SUPPORT ! If you are coming Saturday for "What Is Information?" (co-presented with Sudo Room), please consider bringing some food to share with everyone ! We wanna see what practical communization looks like ! If you need inspiration, possible things to bring are : + a dozen bagels with cream cheese or hummus + fresh fruit + cookies, muffins, cakes or pastries + chips and dip or salsa + anything else that's ready to eat (or only requires microwave) Bring your food on by any time after 12noon on Saturday -- we will be glad to see you & glad for the support ! See you for 'What is Information?' ! Love & solidarity -- David Brazil (for the Summer School committee)

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This Sat 8/31: Oakland Wiki Day at Peralta Hacienda in Fruitvale!

by Marina Kukso

Hello! Please join Oakland Wiki <http://oaklandwiki.org>, the free website about Oakland that anyone can edit, on Saturday August 31st from 11AM-2PM at thePeralta Hacienda Historical Park<http://oaklandwiki.org/Peralta_Hacienda_Historical_Park> /Parque Histórico de la Hacienda Peralta<http://oaklandwiki.org/Parque_Hist%C3%B3rico_de_la_Hacienda_Peralta>in Fruitvale <http://oaklandwiki.org/Fruitvale> for *Oakland Wiki Day*! We will learn more about our Oakland history<http://oaklandwiki.org/tags/history>and share what we know with others. Oakland Wiki volunteers will be helping people learn how to use the wiki, add their knowledge, and create new entries. Bring your laptop if you have one, but don't worry if you don't as we will have a few on hand. This is a FREE event and open to participants of all ages! Peralta Hacienda is a wonderful community resource with a historical museum and lovely park, so there will be lots to do for people of all ages. For more info, check out http://oaklandwiki.org/Oakland_Wiki_Day_at_Peralta_Hacienda and please forward! Best, Oakland Wiki Volunteers!

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Cryptoparty + Lightning Talks, this Saturday at Sudo Room!

by Jenny Ryan

The last day of the Bay Area Public School / Sudo Room's weeklong Summer School program, Information Day kicks off with a 3-hour Cryptoparty starting at 12pm. We'll be showing people how to run Tor (anonymous browsing), set up private and public keys for authentication, use encrypted chat, and secure their phone calls. All skill levels welcome! The day will culminate in a series of lightning talks from 3-6pm, featuring Moxie Marlinspike of Open Whisper Systems <https://whispersystems.org/>, Danny O'Brien and Bill Budington from the EFF <http://eff.org>, Craig Rouskey from the GETit citizen science phage therapy research<http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Phage_therapy>group, and Marc Juul and Jenny Ryan from the Oakland Mesh <http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh> networking group. Potential plans also include a surveillance tour of the neighborhood led by some of the folks involved in the Domain Awareness Center campaign. We'll conclude the evening with free drinks and dancing! Sudo Room is located at 2141 Broadway St, two blocks from the 19th St Oakland BART. Curl left around the corner at 22nd - the entrance is on 22nd St. We'll be running from 12-6, so drop in anytime. Flier attached. Come and party like it's 1984! :P 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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hackerspace is now an English word

by Mitch Altman

The word "hackerspace" has officially been added to the English language, according to the Oxford English Dictionary! http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/hackerspace

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Dumpster diving opportunity

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, Not to add to the clutter at sudoroom, but I'd just like to point out that the big apartment building in Alameda that I've been living in will be closing down this weekend, and there might be some goodies to be found for th eenterprising dumpster diver. There's at least another dozen households that will need to move out during these last few days, and the recycling containers around the back are already overflowing. There's a set of nice filing cabinets sitting near the trash, and one of the recycling containers seems to have some chairs in it as well. As these last stragglers move out (I hear they've got all three elevators scheduled for moving companies from now until Saturday), I would expect a lot more stuff to appear. Might be worth keeping an eye on... Marina View Towers, 1100 Pacific Marina, Alameda<https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Marina+View+Towers,+1100+Pacific+Marina,+Ala…> Trash and recycling containers are around the back of the building and are unlocked. There is a security car that does the rounds very sporadically. Good hunting! Patrik

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problem/solution

by rusty lindgren

Hey Guys, I feel like we have a problem and I want to put out there, along with what I think is a really reasonable and well thought out solution. *Problem: * In my opinion there is way too much stuff at SudoRoom, and it's just unfocused and messy. I think it's a roadblock to membership. We aren't equipped to deal with this much stuff, and we don't have room for people to be in the space. *Solution(s): * * * One solution is to have a party where we donate, recycle, and throw out things we don't need, in order to make room for a new design of the space that accomodates more members and makes the space more usable. As part of that we could hand out green stickers to put on things we want to keep, and if people put stickers on things, then we can keep them. We could also hand out a limited amount of red stickers of things that people want to see leave the space, and we could bring up those items at a meeting. We could pool resources to pay for a dumpster, and uhaul truck. Obviously, throwing things away would be a last resort, and donating would be preferred. I'm open to other solutions, but this is where I have gotten with other members so far. Fire away! Rusty

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sudoroom.org

by Matthew Senate

Purged all the spammy accounts. May have purged yours by accident as well. Please let me know if you'd like access to sudoroom.org, especially to post to events calendar and blog. // Matt

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mashing up music?

by J Clark

Sudoers, Does anyone know the process and equipment needed to do music mashing? I'd really like to learn what it takes--likely more than just Audacity, right? Is there a Today I learned... not yet on the calendar? Thanks. judi

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Fwd: 50th Anniversary March on Washington / RSVP Required

by Romy Snowyla

This looks cool! Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Broaklyn Film & Theater Co. <info(a)broaklyn.org> > Date: August 25, 2013 at 2:10:50 PM PDT > To: <romyilano(a)gmail.com> > Subject: 50th Anniversary March on Washington / RSVP Required > Reply-To: Broaklyn Film & Theater Co. <info(a)broaklyn.org> > > > Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington > View this email in your browser > > 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington > > On Wednesday, August 28 2013, citizens from across the country will converge upon our nation’s capital to commemorate and celebrate the historic March On Washington which occurred 50 years ago on August 28, 1963. > Join our collective of partnering orgs at The New Parkway Theater this Wednesday at 630PM for a special limited screening of this historic newly remastered treasure, considered to be the "most important documentary ever made." > > RSVP HERE - http://march50.eventbrite.com > > This limited viewing of the three hour remastered version of the 1970 Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary follows Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from 1955 to 1968, in his rise from regional activist to world-renowned leader of the Civil Rights movement. > presented by Broaklyn Film & Theater Co. in association with: > > Beats, Rhymes, & Life > > Ella Baker Center > > HUB Oakland > > Marcus Books > > Mayor's Office, City of Oakland > > Oakland International Film Festival > > Oaklandish > > theREGISTRY > > San Francisco Jewish Film Festival > > > Share > Tweet > Forward to Friend > Copyright © 2013 Broaklyn Film & Theater Co., All rights reserved. > You are receiving this email because you've supported our music and film programming along the way. We value your interactive participation and invite you to share our work with your friends. > > Our mailing address is: > Broaklyn Film & Theater Co. > 601 William Street > Oakland, CA 94612 > > Add us to your address book > > > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences >

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Dinner at my house tonight

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Trying to have regular Sunday dinners, y'all are welcome to join, planning to come from the art show at sudo, around 7pm. My place is 359 Bellevue Ave, Oakland. My number is 818-599-0567. Potluck-ish, see you, sudoers! // Matt

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Raman making for monday night - The Public School's Summer School Food Night

by Raymond Lai

Hey Sudoers, Call me cuckoo but I want to make ramen noodles for Public School's monday night dinner. It's the start of their Summer School. I am wondering if anyone has a kitchen aide or other mixer with a dough hook? Also I need a pasta maker since hand pulled noodles might be a bit beyond my skill given the time frame. RAMEN!!! Ray 510.220.6051

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Fwd: Circuit Bending for Music by Sudo Room x RPSC x MCO?

by Jenny Ryan

Any circuit benders in the house? This looks like fun! Forwarded from info(a)sudoroom.org: --------------- Hey all! Ara here from Rock Paper Scissors Collective! I hope you're enjoying the sandwich board; we're loving the lil Netbook over here! On behalf of the upcoming Mission Creek Oakland Music and Arts Festival ( www.mcofest.org), organizer Kiyomi Tanouye and I were thinking to include fellow local community organizations to publicize during the MCO campaign of opportunities to learn methods of making art and music. The festival is throughout the month of September, publicized and sponsored by the East Bay Express. If any of the talented and knowledgeable at Sudo Room were interested in hosting or coming over to RPSC to teach circuit bending tricks, we'd be happy to plug Sudo Room into the campaign! The projected date of the workshop is Sunday, September 8th. Hope you hear from you all soon! --Ara [ara(a)rpscollective.org] Gallery/Events Director

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Elcano: An Open Source Ultralight Automated Vehicle

by Jenny Ryan

Forwarded from info@sudoroom.org:* * *--------------------- Automation is gathering momentum, but implementation may shortchange<http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehic…> society<http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehic…> . * Vehicle automation is too important to leave to the big companies, so Jigsaw Renaissance <http://www.jigsawrenaissance.org/> is putting together a low-cost electronics and software kit that will open selfdrive for DIY experimentation. All contributions are appreciated. Can you help us out either financially or technically? The RocketHub crowdfunding campaign lasts until Monday, August 30, so we have less than 2 weeks for our Popular Science #Crowdgrant<http://www.rockethub.com/projects/partner/popularscience> to fund production of printed circuit boards: http://bit.ly/DIYRobotKits <http://www.rockethub.com/projects/28761-elcano-open-source-autonomous-vehic…> We are working on implementing our kit into a self-driving vehicle prototype that includes the vehicle, electronics, servos and actuators. One of the goal is to keep the cost down to under $5,000. Our kit will also fit on an RC car, which saves $2,000 on vehicle cost and $500 on actuators. The prototype is a drive-by-wire recumbent tricycle: legally a bicycle, so no hassle with the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). And yes, all of our work is open source including the softwares and the electronics schematics. We’re extremely excited about the release of our kits and hope you can help us spread the word. A sustained presence online will propel us well past our intended goal. Please forward this link. Support the project by backing it, tweeting about it (follow our @ElcanoProject<https://twitter.com/ElcanoProject> twitter account), and even blogging about it. We want our platform to be as robust as possible, so your feedback would be awesome. We're happy to answer any questions people might have. The more questions you ask, the better our answers can be! You can look at the current iteration on www.elcanoproject.org. We recently showed our first vehicle at the Stanford workshop on road vehicle automation (http://www.vehicleautomation.org). A second vehicle is being assembled at the University of Washington, Bothell, and will be the focus of a student project: http://blogs.uw.edu/cssuwb/projects/elcano2/ Our electronics system runs on Arduino microprocessors robustly mounted on custom printed circuit boards. We have already built the low level control module, which isolates vehicle specific functions. We are working on the high level module, which combines three separate processors to find current location, plot a path to the destination, and feed the next path segment (avoiding obstacles) to lowlevel control. We also have a design for a module of five sonar range finders. Future modules will handle the operator interface and connect to a PC based simulator. You are welcome to subscribe to the project update: http://fb.me/6qUFeMLZN Feel free to contact us at info(a)ElcanoProject.org with any questions or just to say hello. Thank you! Elcano Project Team www.elcanoproject.org Copyright © 2013 Elcano Project, All rights reserved. We look forward to a continuing partnership with you. Our mailing address is: Elcano Project 815 Seattle Boulevard South, Seattle, WA Suite 112 Seattle, WA 98134 Add us to your address book

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Interested in working with teens?

by Jenny Ryan

Hey Sudoers! We've had a surge of young people coming by the space who're learning to program (including interest in collaboration from the Oakland Public Library TeenZones, below), and it would be awesome to start a youth programming meetup. Anyone interested in working with teens and teaching programming? Most likely they would self-organize and help each other learn, so it would really be more a matter of holding the space, setting up some communication channels and showing up on a regular basis :) Alt ideas for collaboration welcome and encouraged! Cheers, Jenny * --- forwarded message --- * Wed Aug 07 2013 09:23:17 AM PDT from "Austin, Jeanie" < JAustin(a)oaklandlibrary.org> Subject: Possible collaboration with Oakland Public Library Teen Zones? Hello - I am a teen librarian with the Oakland Public library. We've recently had some discussions around makerspaces and teen programming. Would anyone associated with sudoroom be interested in providing some programs or meeting to discuss ways that there can be a collaboration between the TeenZones and sudoroom? Thank you for your time, Jeanie Austin Teen Librarian Asian Branch Oakland Public Library

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SudoHouse Sept 1st

by Jonathan Levin

Hey Sudoers I know that some of you are currently looking for new places to live. I'm currently searching as well, and I love the idea of forming a sudo house starting next month. Shoot me a message if that interests you and we can go from there. Best, Jonathan

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Fwd: [FixitClinic] Fixit Clinic this Saturday (Aug 24), Downtown Oakland

by Steve Berl

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [FixitClinic] Fixit Clinic this Saturday (Aug 24), Downtown Oakland To: Peter Mui <petermui(a)gmail.com> Cc: fixitfan(a)googlegroups.com Just a heads up that the entrance to Sudo Room is actually around the corner on 22nd street. Take the elevator up to the 2nd floor. -steve On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Peter Mui <petermui(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Fixit Fans: > > We having a Fixit Clinic this Saturday in Downtown Oakland: see the > text-based announcement below, feel free to forward them along to others. > Hope to see you there! > > Cheers, -Peter > > --------------------------- > Fixit Clinic at Sudo Room > > Fix your broken stuff -- Or at least learn more about it disassembling it. > > Bring your broken, non-functioning things -- electronics, appliances, > computers, toys, etc.-- for assessment, disassembly, and possible repair. > We'll provide workspace, specialty tools, and guidance to help you > disassemble and troubleshoot your item. Whether we fix it or not, you'll > learn more about how it was manufactured and how it worked. This is a > family-friendly event: children are heartily invited! > > WHAT: Fixit Clinic LVIII (#58) at Sudo Room > WHEN: Saturday, Aug 24, 2013 2-5PM > WHERE: Sudo Room 2141 Broadway St, Oakland https://sudoroom.org/ > HOW: Bring: 1) your broken or non-working thing (carry-in only: no > oversize items) > 2) accessories and tools you already own that might be helpful (e.g. > phillips head screwdriver) > 3) any knowledge or advance research you've done on the issue > 4) boxes, bags and/or small containers to organize (and carry away) > parts. > COST: Free! > WHY: To make friends, learn how things work, and have fun! > > Facebook: "Like" Fixit Clinic: www.fixitclinic.org > Join the Fixit Clinic Mailing List: > http://groups.google.com/group/fixitfan > Google+: Add Fixit Clinic to your circles and join the Fixit Clinic > Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/111525193946026734520/ > > WANNA HELP OTHERS at Fixit Clinic? Email steveberl(a)gmail.com > --------------------------- > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "FixitFan" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to fixitfan+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to fixitfan(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -steve -- -steve

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Announcing SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 + CALL for Sudo Room Participation ! [from your friends at the Public School!]

by DZ Brazil

Dear Sudo Folks : My name is David Brazil -- I work with the Bay Area Public School -- & I am psyched to announce that the School will be putting on SUMMER SCHOOL 2013 from August 26 through September 1 at the 2141 Broadway space. (Save the dates!) SUMMER SCHOOL is the second installment of a project that began in 2012 -- it's a week-long extravaganza of events, talks, performances, and free food. Each day is convened around "Studying" a certain subject or theme -- to wit : mon.: studying food. tue. : studying bodies. wed. : studying language. thu. studying crisis. fri. studying race. sat. studying information. sun. studying studying (a daylong session on education). We're particularly excited to make SUMMER SCHOOL an occasion for Public School / Sudo Room crossover, & we had the idea to invite folks from Sudo to propose short talks or presentations for the day on 'information' (considered very broadly). We envision the program running from 12noon to 6pm, and breaking down into three 2-hour segments, loosely organized around topics. Subjects could include anything from classes on math, science & computing to the politics of cryptography, projects for an alternative internet, -- really, anything you'd like a lot of people to hear about ! The Public School is so glad to be neighbors with Sudo Room & we really want the SUMMER SCHOOL to be an occasion for us all to work together on an exciting project. If you are interested in participating, or if you have any questions, please write me direct at dzbrazil(a)yahoo.com. Lastly, we will be having weekly planning meetings at 2141, every Thursday at 6pm, from now until August 26 -- so if you are interested in helping plan and organize the school, please come by ! Hope this finds everyone very well -- Love -- David

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Current Balance and Pay Your Dues!

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, it's august 21st (how did the end of august already happen... @_@) and it's time to pay your dues. our current balance is $1,143.78. we are also now making $41 a week on gittip! please make sure that you pay your august dues before the end of the month! you have a number of ways to contribute: 1) online (via wepay): https://sudoroom.org/ 2) online (via gittip): https://www.gittip.com/sudoroom/ 3) in person (anytime): please drop cash or checks into the clear plastic box by the door that goes to the elevator 4) in person (at meetings): bring cash or checks to wed. meetings. don't forget, we still exist in a *precarious month to month financial situation* so pay your dues :D - marina

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NymRights local meetup next Tuesday!

by aestetix

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Oh hai! We're going to host a small NymRights gathering next Tuesday (the 27th), probably around 7pm, at sudo room. For those new to it, we're about making sure the internet stays safe for anonymous and pseudonymous activity. We're open to the public, anyone can join, learn, and teach! See www.nymrights.org for more info! Cheers, aestetix -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.19 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJSF92rAAoJEOrRfDwkjbpT0PoIAKEKpcZxCKGGxEfKSRhT1Tcr nHC2WhOfHnJ3xGFFs8/JQnB3JHkQpdzQxMlRzZdCjz1PznJTrU/uAx5D9SGfk6LZ O7Pa4KUxihZUo3RDQdJBUNsnD/3NgYifBl1vg4RVYMC9xkND/OEca4SLg6jFGYT7 Uk8jpeTS0l8PQV1+MsexgqDbhI7OgYoWGjh14doMAuo0kP9MkgKK2aFKBd4ORdY5 UJtAFjZRbcruK1oF+iJoxMAFlWLY8fw/OddbdB2kNdkCATZliTZyRo2ep4odMI1h W/xkNVGtW15azwhHxIg8czE4DVo8OU0fp6UrRlG0Tl9bpaO7m5jOgiS7gWI7/xE= =21wt -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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I forgot - you win $15, 000 for your game idea! (coders will be there so dont worry)

by Liberty Madison

Oh i forgot you win 15,000 ** Hello liberty, We're kicking off the Money Game Design Jam with check-in starting *tonight at 6PM*! If you haven't grab your tickets yet, head over to our event page now!: http://moneygamejam.eventbrite.com/<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&…> We can't wait to see all the design ideas you're bringing in for the contest! Still need a little convincing on why you should participate? Well... you get to put your name on your very own game (no coding necessary), help high school students develop financial literacy, meet new people, have a chance to win $15,000 and have fun! If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will! Oh, by the way, registration is free! http://moneygamejam.eventbrite.com/<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&…> See you soon! Team Yeti forward to a friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&id=54…> *Copyright © 2013 YetiZen, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or attended previous YetiZen events in the past. unsubscribe from this list<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612…>| update subscription preferences<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&id=7…>

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Economy Game Design Jam Kick-off Tonight!- FREE FUN

by Liberty Madison

You dont have to code to go, you can be a visionary and I know we have that! (Anthony) This is a pretty exciting event ** Hello liberty, We're kicking off the Money Game Design Jam with check-in starting *tonight at 6PM*! If you haven't grab your tickets yet, head over to our event page now!: http://moneygamejam.eventbrite.com/<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&…> We can't wait to see all the design ideas you're bringing in for the contest! Still need a little convincing on why you should participate? Well... you get to put your name on your very own game (no coding necessary), help high school students develop financial literacy, meet new people, have a chance to win $15,000 and have fun! If that doesn't convince you, I don't know what will! Oh, by the way, registration is free! http://moneygamejam.eventbrite.com/<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&…> See you soon! Team Yeti forward to a friend<http://us2.forward-to-friend1.com/forward?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&id=54…> *Copyright © 2013 YetiZen, All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you either opted in at our website or attended previous YetiZen events in the past. unsubscribe from this list<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage1.com/unsubscribe?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612…>| update subscription preferences<http://yetizen.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=cfa1e5add5a7fedfbdebb3612&id=7…>

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Collaboration – If it Were That Easy We Would all Do It – Well

by EcoEconomist11＠Gmail.com

Collaboration – If it Were That Easy We Would all Do It – Well By Carl Frappaolo (@carlfrappaolo) Aug 4, 2010 Collaboration is not new to business, but the recent advent of Web 2.0 and Enterprise 2.0 tools and technologies have changed the collaborative abilities and scale of distributed collaboration for the enterprise. Whether it’s because the “World is Flat” or you want to tap the “Wisdom of Crowds,” collaboration, we are told should be a part of your business strategy. What Collaboration is Not But, collaboration is more than a word or even an idea. Many individuals speak of collaboration as if it is a single business process or approach to communication and networking. Much of this attitude stems from the popularized viral adoption of social computing Web 2.0 tools. This is not the case for Enterprise 2.0, the application of collaborative tools within the firewall. Recently, Democrasoft president, Richard Lang blogged, “despite best intentions and the best product, an online community will only be successful if there is a motivated person (the Moderator) who is committed to making it successful, on a day-to-day basis”. Some background: Democrasoft is an “easy to deploy” online collaboration tool. Early history with the product saw hundreds of communities using the platform. But, activity plummeted shortly thereafter, not because the tool didn’t work or meet user demands, but simply because — as Democrasoft found out the hard way, communities need a mission or purpose and a leader. Technology alone is not enough. Indeed, if web-based collaboration were only about technology, then any organization with even a modest IT budget would be doing it, and doing it well. But this is not the case. Tools to facilitate collaboration are valuable, but they do not obsolesce the need for strategy. Collaboration needs to be deliberately designed and managed in order to maximize effectiveness and the value of the outcome. If this sounds daunting — you are right. But there are ways to put a framework around your assessment. Begin with your definition of collaboration and community and the specific business goals or objectives desired from collaboration. The 5 Collaboration Models As you define the goals and objectives, translate these into a basic collaboration model or platform. There are 5, as illustrated in the pyramid below. These models are inclusive, that is to say that the models higher on the pyramid embrace the needs and characteristics of those below it. Typically this also means that the models higher up on the pyramid occur at a lesser rate than those below it. Communities of Practice/Interest Communities of Practice and Interest (COP/I) are social platforms that allow members of a community to share ideas and discussion. They are focused on a particular issue or topic, and provide interpersonal knowledge exchange. Content Collaboration Content collaboration is basically a library. Participants post relevant content, and thus collaboratively build the library over time. This can also include the collaborative authoring of new content. Process Collaboration Process collaboration brings the community together through a business process. Individuals collaborate based on tasks in a coordinated series of orchestrated tasks. The goal is typically process efficiency and control, including identification of the right team member at the right time. Project Collaboration Project collaboration has a defined purpose, a start and end date and clearly defined parameters. Goal-based Collaboration Goal-based collaboration involve projects that have well defined specifically articulated outcomes or questions to be answered. The end date is basically determined by the achievement of the goal. The collaboration model(s) you identify should be supported by a technology framework that leverages specific features from specific tools including automated work scheduling and groupware, mashups, blogs, wikis and social networking. Don't Forget Community Dynamics Finally, pay careful attention to the dynamics of the targeted community or you can jeopardize the success of your effort, in spite of any other planning you have done. An organization I worked with did not heed this warning. After under going an intensive assessment it was recommended that corporate culture be addressed first and foremost, as it was contradictory to open and transparent collaboration. When this was pointed out, management took it "under advisement". They went ahead and funded an elaborate technology approach to expertise location and collaboration. The project died, and blame was placed on the technology. This occurred nearly 10 years ago. Will we ever learn? We place new labels on the issue (it's not KM anymore, now its collaboration); new products emerge (SharePoint: "it does everything"), and all too often forget the lessons of the past. We believe that the "new focus" and/or the new technology will deliver on the promise without requiring any strategy. Sent from my iPad

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Tonight at 5.30pm - Idealab- Journal Club - Gene Editing wth CRISPR technology (virtual meeting)

by Ryan Bethencourt

Hi All, I'm sending this invite out on behalf of Nina's Idealab journal club who will be leading the journal club with Derek tonight to discuss Gene editing technology, please feel free to join and also sign up for the free virtual meet up! Gene editing technology ROCKS :) http://www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Biolabs/events/136129042/ The next global Biojournal club is this Thursday, Aug 22nd at 5:30pm PST. The session will be held via zoom.us. If you are interested in participating, please make a zoom.us account if you have not done so already. We can also send you 2 short papers on CRISPR applications. Derek Jacoby will discuss one of them, and Nina will go through the other. Nina DiPrimo, PostDoc at UC Berkeley, Biocoder Journal editor and Berkeley Biolabs Founding Partner will be leading the discussion and will be the primary contact if you have any questions. More info on CRISPR's from Wikipedia: *CRISPRs* (*C*lustered *R*egularly *I*nterspaced *S*hort*P*alindromic *R*epeats) are loci <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locus_(genetics)> containing multiple short direct repeats that are found in the genomes of approximately 40% of sequenced bacteria<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacteria> and 90% of sequenced archaea <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaea>. CRISPR functions as a prokaryotic immune system, in that it confers resistance to exogenous genetic elements such asplasmids<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasmids> and phages <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phage>.The CRISPR system provides a form of acquired immunity <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acquired_immunity>. Short segments of foreign DNA, called spacers, are incorporated into the genome between CRISPR repeats, and serve as a 'memory' of past exposures. CRISPR spacers are then used to recognize and silence exogenous genetic elements in a manner analogous to RNAi<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RNAi> in eukaryotic organisms. -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 Conf Call: (650) 741 5013 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com http://www.litmususa.com/ http://berkeleybiolabs.com/ www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

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4tb hard drive on shelf

by Jake

i'm sorry, my last post on this subject came out wrong. Mike Kan of all people pointed out that it was a huge list of novels! I included the complete list of files as four attached textfiles, which were turned into raw text by the mailing list. The list of novels drowned out everything else, which was much more valuable information. here is a much more useful list of what's on there (ignoring the kindle folder and the Books folder) this is all on the 4TB external hard drive currently on the main table at sudoroom. oh also, we will now have 10x traffic from the interweb because of all the book titles posted in cleartext. maybe people will visit sudoroom to read the files off the disk? -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [CCL] Tekla Labs is about to launch a DIY Lab equipment contest

by Jake

I think part of the problem with that is that if you want to make your openPCR do the job in a reasonable time frame, you need to be able to thermally cycle your fluids rapidly. every bit of material you have that is thermally connected to the PCR vials and heating/cooling apparatus is thermal mass that you need to swing, which makes your energy demand greater on your heat pump, and/or slows down your PCR time. that's why the best material for touching the vials will likely be a thin skin of aluminum, shaped like inverted cones on one side and flat surfaces on the other side, but mostly hollow. Such a shape would be designed in openSCAD, modeled with a 3D printout, and either cast at OMI or Jim's or Bernards, or more likely ordered as a metal print from Pomoko or Shapeways or something. unless you don't care about PCR time, in which case yes, you can make your own thermal manifold out of a block of aluminum or lead. -jake Aug 21, 2013 01:58:57 PM, patrikd at gmail.com wrote: > Hi Hol, > > Why don't you guys use Hackteria's drill bit to drill the wells in the > aluminum heat block? They designed and ordered a custom bit specifically > to match the 17.5 degree cone angle used in OpenPCR, and they're willing > to let other groups borrow it. Perfect example of leveraging the global > DIY community! > > http://hackteria.org/wiki/index.php/Wild_OpenPCR > > Simon Field on the DIYbio list suggested a while back to cast the heat > block from a lower-melt alloy. That's potentially something that anyone > with a hot plate could achieve, and you could even use your own favorite > PCR tubes to make a perfectly fitting mold. > >Patrik

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phone at sudoroom

by Jake

as you may have noticed, there is a telephone at sudoroom it's a grey triangle that kinda looks like the klingon flag, and has an on-off button on its keyboard. It's a corporate speakerphone. last night we added a ringing bell to the phone line, so that when people call it will make a proper noise. when you hear the bell, press the on-off button on the speakerphone so you can talk to whoever is calling sudoroom. the phone number to sudoroom is 510-858-7145 if there is nobody at sudoroom, and someone calls, it doesn't matter that the ringer is so loud because nobody lives at sudoroom or would sleep there, so it shouldn't matter if there's a bell ringing in the middle of the night and nobody answering it. -jake PS alternate plans are, replace the speakerphone with a payphone (so it's more obvious how to answer it) or get Georgio to make a circuit to cause the speakerphone to automatically pick up when the phone rings.. or we could just label the on-off button better.

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Tekla Labs is about to launch a DIY Lab equipment contest

by Ryan Bethencourt

Dear All, Lina from Tekla labs has reached out and would love to have some entries for the DIY lab equipment contest from CCL and Sudo Room. If you're interested please sign up :) "Tekla Labs is about to launch a DIY Lab equipment contest, hosted by the maker site Instructables. We'll go live this August (ie any day, as soon as the final t's are crossed). There'll be a Lab Equipment category, as well as a Lab Hacks option for quick and clever hardware solutions in the lab. We'd love to get some help getting word out about the competition and maybe see some Bay Area folks (and beyond) applying for the $5000 in prizes. Even more immediately though, you and your DIY network could really help us out by simply helping us create some site activity by joining our member network (which only takes a minute! I promise! And there's no spam) http://www.teklalabs.org/members/<http://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eteklalabs%2Eo…> Of course, it'd be awesome if you or others submit designs (more soon) or get involved in the competition itself in some other capacity, but this quick 1 minute favor would really help our group of fellow science enthusiasts! Please help spread the word! Thanks, Lina" -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 Conf Call: (650) 741 5013 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com http://www.litmususa.com/ http://berkeleybiolabs.com/ www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

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