- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Eddie Che

Hi there folks + fam, Does anyone know where one might find a needle and thread around Sudo Room? slightly ahead of the curve <3, Eddie Che

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Big banner or button on front site page fof mesh network

by Romy Ilano

Is there a way to put a very obvious large link or banner from the front sudoroom page and our wiki leading to the mesh network project ... With its donation page? I think it would be appropriate ... It's an internal sudoroom project not something run by an outside company university or non profit --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

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Car available until end of day

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, I have a car available all day so if we have things to bring to or remove from sudo room, email or text/call me and I'll be happy to help. I'm thinking any time this afternoon until the end of the day. Marina

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Circuit Hacking Monday June 17th at Noisebridge‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏‏

by Mitch Altman

Although Circuit Hacking Monday happens every week, this upcoming workshop will be the last one I will be leading for a few months, since I'll be traveling all over the world to teach soldering at hackerspaces and hacker conferences on several continents! -- Mitch. You are invited to Circuit Hacking Monday, at Noisebridge! Monday, June 17th, 7:30pm All ages, All skill levels, All welcome! Circuit Hacking Monday is a great chance to learn how to solder, learn about electronics, and/or learn about Noisebridge. It is perfectly fine if you've never soldered before!It is perfectly fine to bring in your projects in progress -- it's a great place to get help with your project!It is perfectly fine to bring in something you'd like help fixing!It is perfectly fine to just come and hang out with other hardware geeks!Circuit Hacking Monday is all this, and more.You are welcome to come to Circuit Hacking Monday to learn how to make cool kits (listed below), but you are also welcome to come and work on your own project, fix something, or get familiar with the Noisebridge and its electronics lab. You can use our tools, get help, or give help with others playing with and making projects. It's a great community. Come and meet some new friends!Where: Noisebridge, 3rd floor of 2169 Mission, San Francisco, 94110 One and a half blocks South of 16th St. Mission BART Station.When: Monday, June 17th, 7:30pm till ?? (it is totally OK to come late!) Just show up! No reservation is needed. Most projects take a bout 1 to 2 hours.Who: You! It is fun to make things in the friendly community of Noisebridge. All ages. All skill levels. All welcome!Cost: Instruction is Free! If you want one of the following kits, reimbursement for the kit price is requested. (kit prices are $10 to $35, depending on kit)All kits are designed for total beginners to complete successfully. Some of the kits available:TV-B-Gone-- (turn off any TV in public places!)Diavolino -- (make your own shield-compatible Arduino!)OpenHeart -- (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!) LoL Shield -- (Lots of LEDs! for your Arduino!)"Hi My Name Is" badge -- (you may have seen me wearing mine) Brain Machine -- (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)Mignonette Game -- (build your own handheld game console!) Trippy RGB Waves -- (interactive blinky lights!) LEDcube -- (animated 3D cube of LEDs!) MiniPOV -- (write messages in the air!)BoArduino -- (make your own fully functional Arduino -- for solderless breadboards!)Atari Punk Console -- (Make noise!)Microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP) -- (program all your AVR family chips!) And more! More info is available on the above kits at:http://www.CornfieldElectronics.comhttp://www.adafruit.comhttp://www.app… Mitch.

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Community actions and structure that helps resist sexual violence

by Liz Henry

Dear Noisebridge!! (And sudo-discuss, and Praxis) I have invited representatives from SF-WAR to come speak at Noisebridge some time in July on the topics of resisting sexual harassment and sexual assault. Will keep you all updated as to when this will happen! These training talks may give us good common ground for further discussion and action. I was also chatting with folks from Camp Tipsy, an event run by people in the Bay Area, that last year had a sexual assault reported. I asked what their community response to the assault has been. Camp Tipsy is a community that comes together for a time limited event, while Noisebridge is around all the time, so our needs and capabilities are different. Camp Tipsy's actions sound possibly of interest to people at Noisebridge, especially those who organize large events. Here is their response (from Colin). It is well worth reading. >>>>> We have a zero tolerance policy for sexual harassment of any kind that we have announced loudly and clearly in emails to all ticket holders. We also have hired High Rock Security to handle any issues that arise and asked that most of the security people be women since women security are more keyed into these matters and less likely to let guys get away with this sort of shit. Also, it is a ticketed event this year and everyone will need to show ID and get wristbands at the gate it is a lot easier to remove problem individuals. It's all about setting up an infrastructure to deal with it. A lot of events that are more "community" events expect that things will just take care of themselves. However what they don't realize that the problem always comes from that one guy who is a friend of a friend or the guy who normally would never do anything targeting the new girl who he thinks he can get away with messing with because she doesn't have any connections with the larger group. And the community seldom has a real way of doing anything about it because putting your foot down and ostracizing people when is difficult even when it is abundantly clear it needs to happen — this is especially true in groups like geeks and artists who typically were ostracized themselves from larger society. <<<<< -- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liz Henry lhenry(a)mozilla.com lizhenry(a)gmail.com

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Free as in beer that we can convert to money.

by Max Klein

Rock paper scissors just offered sudo this deal. They have a lot of donate bottled Guiness Black. They will donate it to us. We cant have events that we charge for door entry (say $5-10) where we give away free unlimited beer. Then we return 30% of our profits to RPS for giving us the beer. Just to inform you of all our options, notconfusing

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Fwd: New potential hackerspace in Benicia

by Alcides Gutierrez

Alcides Gutierrez http://e64.us ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Aaron Newcomb" <anewcomb2(a)gmail.com> Date: Jun 14, 2013 10:22 PM Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] New potential hackerspace in Benicia To: <noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net> Cc: We are in the beginning stages of getting a hackerspace started in Benicia. We seem to have good support right now from the town as well as other groups. We would really like someone from NoiseBridge to come to our next meeting and perhaps answer some questions about how to get started. Is there anyone familiar enough with how NoiseBridge is run that would be willing to join us in the next few weeks? Thanks, Aaron Newcomb http://www.thesourceshow.org _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss mailing list Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss

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Tomorrow: A History of Ethical Hacking

by Andrew

Hi All, I will be giving a talk on the history of hacking. Knowing where we come from will help us to move forward without repeating the mistakes of the past. We live in a decisive time. How we act in the next few months will mold "hacker" culture for years to come. Come Saturday at 2pm to learn and discuss what it means to be a hacker and how that meaning has changed for better or worse. Hack The Planet. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned#June_15:_From_Phone_Phreaks_to_Wi… See you tomorrow... PS. We will be heading to the BACH meeting afterward.

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Clean up Sunday

by Romy Ilano

Wow! It's really dirty. Are we cleaning Sudo room this Sunday --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

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Submit Nominees NOW - $30K for people who have used Open Access to improve the world

by Matthew Senate

http://asap.plos.org/nominate/form/ The Accelerating Science Award Program The Accelerating Science Award Program (ASAP) recognizes individuals who have applied scientific research – published through Open Access – to innovate in any field and benefit society. Anyone can nominate an individual or team. Individuals are also free to nominate themselves.

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Sudoroom locked

by Julio Rios

How do we get in? No one is inside...

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Fwd: [sfdug] Want to get involved in BADCamp 2013? Open Community Planning Meeting June 19th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm

by Matthew Senate

BADcamp is a most excellent free Drupal unconference, highly recommend to get involved if you're interested in collaborating with a great open source web development community. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Faber <john(a)ridgeworksinc.com> Date: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:01 PM Subject: [sfdug] Want to get involved in BADCamp 2013? Open Community Planning Meeting June 19th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm To: sfdug-announce(a)meetup.com Want to get involved in BADCamp 2013? Now's the time! Open Community Planning Meeting *Date: June 19th, 6:30pm - 8:00pm* *Location:* *Pantheon Systems* 717 California St, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 *Agenda* Planning is well under way for BADCamp 2013, October 24-27 at University of California at Berkeley, so come join us! We will be launching the website and opening session submission and registration in about a month and we're locked in for venues. All we need now is YOU. Come meet some of the planning team and get caught up on the current progress and see what we have in store for the 2013 edition. We're still looking to fill several key planning team roles, as well as the (rather large) day-of team needed to put on an event of this size for free to benefit the Drupal Community. -- This message was sent by John Faber (john(a)ridgeworksinc.com) from SFDUG - San Francisco Drupal Users group<http://www.meetup.com/SFDUG-San-Francisco-Drupal-Users-group/> . To learn more about John Faber, visit his/her member profile<http://www.meetup.com/SFDUG-San-Francisco-Drupal-Users-group/members/835739…> To unsubscribe from special announcements from your Organizer(s), click here<http://www.meetup.com/SFDUG-San-Francisco-Drupal-Users-group/optout/?submit…> Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#13f3ffc8655f0563_> | support(a)meetup.com

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Myriad Genetics -- No Patent For You

by Eddan Katz

The Supreme Court opinion on the Myriad Genetics case about the BRCA1 & BRCA2 patents is out. Great news for science and medicine. Opinion was 9-0, invalidating the patent Myriad used to exercise a monopoly over breast cancer diagnostic tests. > http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/12pdf/12-398_8njq.pdf > > Held: "A naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature andnot patent eligible merely because it has been isolated, but cDNA ispatent eligible because it is not naturally occurring." From the introductory summary -- > Each human gene is encoded as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which takes the shape of a “double helix.” Each “cross-bar” in that helix consists of two chemically joined nucleotides. Sequences of DNA nu- cleotides contain the information necessary to create strings of amino acids used to build proteins in the body. The nucleotides that code for amino acids are “exons,” and those that do not are “introns.” Sci- entists can extract DNA from cells to isolate specific segments for study. They can also synthetically create exons-only strands of nu- cleotides known as composite DNA (cDNA). cDNA contains only the exons that occur in DNA, omitting the intervening introns. > > Respondent Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Myriad), obtained several patents after discovering the precise location and sequence of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, mutations of which can dramatically in- crease the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. This knowledge allowed Myriad to determine the genes’ typical nucleotide sequence, which, in turn, enabled it to develop medical tests useful for detecting muta- tions in these genes in a particular patient to assess the patient’s cancer risk. If valid, Myriad’s patents would give it the exclusive right to isolate an individual’s BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, and would give Myriad the exclusive right to synthetically create BRCA cDNA. Petitioners filed suit, seeking a declaration that Myriad’s patents are invalid under 35 U. S. C. §101. As relevant here, the District Court granted summary judgment to petitioners, concluding that Myriad’s claims were invalid because they covered products of nature. The Federal Circuit initially reversed, but on remand in light of Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc., 566 U. S. ___, the Circuit found both isolated DNA and cDNA patent eligible.

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Lessig: It’s Time to Rewrite the Internet to Give Us Better Privacy, and Security

by Eddan Katz

A Sudo- Call to Action. http://thebea.st/18vg9Eh It’s Time to Rewrite the Internet to Give Us Better Privacy, and Security It’s not too late to restore confidence, writes “digital Cassandra” Lawrence Lessig, but we need to start by asking the right questions. sent from eddan.com

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BAD IDEA Re: Opt out of PRISM

by Matthew Harbowy

I'm mystified how any of this helps. Even in a fully encrypted world, the destination ip and where it came from is not encrypted. Like with phone numbers, if you make a peer-to-peer connection and they can correlate it with any other information (geotagging, etc) they don't need to decrypt or even know what the two people are talking about. I strongly suspect that the decoding of content, while it may be of use, is not sufficiently advanced. There's no agreed protocol for semantic network evaluation. "The crow flies at midnight" still is (and will likely be, forever) a completely secure form of communication because it requires a realm of shared meaning. It means just as much to a NLP computer as "darmok and jelad at tanagra" But connections are already neatly encoded. Lumeta has nailed this, and I saw early prototypes of their Internet networking mapping before this was spun off from Lucent in the mid 1990's, and you can see the results of this work at http://www.cheswick.com/ches/map/ Think about it. Do you think, just from types of cars (no license plates, no text or color info, just (sedan, hatchback, pickup, SUV) moving between addresses, you couldn't figure out who worked for a particular corporation? While big business is still stumbling around in the dark, the creation of accurate, time-dependent maps of all electronic networks tells more about people than any other piece of information, because it is not subject to translation error during the process of encoding and analyzing semantic content. And the precious content which is protected by these tools doesn't even need to be decoded. They can do that later, after the arrest, to retconn a story about how they knew. Putting together lists like this of "what you can do" just makes n00bs that much easier to track by their metadata. If Ford and GM put tracking chips in all their cars and you reacted by driving around only Yugos, DeLoreans, or a DIY car, doesn't that make your metadata easier to track? So, for my vote, following recommendations like this is a terrible idea. Matt. On Wednesday, June 12, 2013, Andrew wrote: > this is an awesome list of great software. I also think it's important > that people understand that privacy, anonymity, and securing require more > than just switching to Ubuntu, using Firefox, etc... It requires real > changes in behavior, as well as technical solutions. For example, you can > use encrypted email all you want, but if the person you are communicating > with doesn't also have good security practices they can be compromised and > all your communications can be made available to anyone with access to > their computer. > > Also keep in mind that these technical solutions will never be enough. For > example, keyloggers are easy to trick someone in to installing or can even > be placed in to "legitimate" via automatic updates without the user > knowing. At any moment Apple, Microsoft, and Google could switch on a > network of spying computers unprecedented in American history, (are you > sure you and everyone you are communicating with are using 0% software from > these companies?). > > The point is that this is not a technical problem. And, so far it's still > very difficult for the NSA to gain human intelligence, so if you want to > share secrets, the best way to do it is over drinks at your friends house > surrounded by people you trust. > > --Andrew > > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 10:46 AM, Eddan Katz <eddan(a)clear.net<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'eddan(a)clear.net');> > > wrote: > >> "Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop >> reporting your online activities to the American government with these free >> alternatives to proprietary software." >> >> >> http://prism-break.org/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', >> 'sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org');> >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> > > > -- > ------- > Andrew Lowe > Cell: 831-332-2507 > http://roshambomedia.com > >

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Fwd: [liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12)

by Eddan Katz

> From: Gregory Foster <gfoster(a)entersection.org> > Date: June 12, 2013, 9:51:06 PM PDT > To: liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu > Subject: [liberationtech] NSA Director Alexander @ Senate Appropriations Committee (Jun 12) > Reply-To: liberationtech <liberationtech(a)lists.stanford.edu> > > U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - "Hearing on Cybersecurity": > http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.view&id=33… > > Complete video of the hearing and prepared testimony of each of the witnesses is linked here. This previously scheduled hearing received some press today as it was General Keith B. Alexander's first public appearance since the inception of the Snowden event. > > The General's prepared testimony provides a useful primer on the NSA/CSS and its relationship with Cyber Command - the US military branch active in the networked domain (PDF download): > http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.download&i… > > gf > > -- > Gregory Foster || gfoster(a)entersection.org > @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/ > > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at companys(a)stanford.edu or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech

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East Bay Community Wireless Mesh

by Marc Juul

The sudo room mesh networking group has gotten to the point where we are nearly ready to launch a free community wireless network in the east bay! We will be launching the first part of the network with 100+ wifi nodes, and we need your help to raise the money! Even a single dollar helps! https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network Even if you can't contribute monetarily, please consider forwarding this to your friends / social network of choice. We will provide a free wireless network controlled and maintained by the local community. The network will be used it to provide both local community services, post-disaster backup connectivity and free internet connectivity focusing on the less connected communities. We are also looking for new members. What you can do to help: *Do you have access to a rooftop or tower where we can mount an antenna to make the mesh reach further? Do you know anyone who does? *Do you want to adopt a node, either for mounting on the outside of your apartment/house or in your window? *Do you want to run an indoor node in your home? Maybe the router you have is already compatible! *Do you want to help with community outreach? We want to engage the local communities and need your help to reach more people. *Can you help with design of fliers or websites? We meet every Thursday evening at 8:30 pm at sudo room, and everyone is welcome to join! If you're more interested in donating equipment directly, look at our wishlist: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh/Wishlist -- Marc Juul

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Opt out of PRISM

by Eddan Katz

> "Opt out of PRISM, the NSA’s global data surveillance program. Stop reporting your online activities to the American government with these free alternatives to proprietary software." http://prism-break.org/

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Fuck you, NSA

by aestetix

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey! How?s it going? I?m all right. My job is so shitty I wish I could overthrow my boss. It?s like this oppressive regime where only true believers in his management techniques will stay around. I work marathon-length hours and he?s made all these changes that have made it the worst architecture firm to work at in Manhattan. Like he moved the office to the Financial District and fired my assistant. She was the only one who knew where the blueprints were! I need access to those blueprints to complete my job! F my life, right? And he keeps trying to start all these new initiatives to boost revenue, but seriously we just need to stick to what we do best. There?s only one true profit center. I seriously feel ready to go on strike at any second. I just read this article about how these free radical particles can cause the downfall of good health and accelerate aging. These could actually cause death to millions of Americans. If these particles are flying around undetected everywhere, does that mean we?re all radicalized? Have you seen the second season of Breaking Bad? I just finished it. I couldn?t believe that episode where they poison the guy with ricin! That was the bomb! I won?t say any more because I don?t want to reveal the earth-shattering events to come. Oh! So I?ve been planning a big trip for the summer. I?m thinking of visiting all of the most famous suspension bridges in the United States. So probably like the Golden Gate Bridge, The Brooklyn Bridge, and the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. I?m gonna bring my younger brother and I know he?ll want to go to bars, so I?m thinking of getting him a fake drivers license, but I hope that doesn?t blow up in my face. Okay, I gotta run! I?m late for flight school. I missed the last class where we learn how to land, so I really can?t miss another one. Talk to you later! - ---- For more information on this, visit: http://www.trollthensa.com/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.18 (Darwin) Comment: GPGTools - http://gpgtools.org iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJRuQEbAAoJEOrRfDwkjbpTg9oH/jW2dJN+UkggQY2wh9+R8huC V4Vn/6tyWdI4w+kXriu+JBzJeh0YHgm0yX3AgpQXvg4jOobjBo0fyxbXBWW87fIu pi34/+uu6U1VN5DW4y5ZlvmI4/RNmKb+U2NtlCFVyrU9arS2MKs8G+YDJx28thvB O1zwWhgu1IJIj3Jn039hPRXbcUOkbZ0aWkczHA/n0ei8wn3v8e1VRasL0bMqZUpC QqG1bWeVF3SsIMHOAQL/KsBqmPFXWw1A59shzMtbkWbjIE/6v36LiuSI5++Xgza4 hUHtlIXyTCay17pYZh+x/I9Jm2u2bZ16sSBCXTGhSwlegrKslq8urbP7mtWDk2c= =zC5s -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Would love to see minutes notes

by Romy Ilano

I'm in developer heaven this week so can't make it to the meeting tonight Looking forward to seeing the minutes! --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

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Noob Mesh Networking Question

by Andrew

Say you have two houses near each other that want to share their Internet connections with eacth other as one wireless node. So, for example, they could both connect to Neighborhood WIFI and get a connection that uses their combined bandwidth. How is this possible? What's the best way to set this up so that other houses could join in and share their bandwidth as well. Thanks, Andrew -- --------- http://www.vagabondballroom.com

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Sudden public interest in basic crypto/security tools.

by William Gillis

Hey Sudoroomers, I've been deluged by friends this weekend suddenly interested in things like finally figuring out how to install that there tor, or god forbid venturing into the realm of pgp. I offered my nonstop 1:1 handholding services over facebook to any and all friends and have been a little overwhelmed by the number. Someone local suggested a teach day at Sudoroom and I thought I'd check to see if anyone else is interested and, you know, what actual members have to say. There has never been a more opportune moment for cryptoparty outreach, and yet I haven't seen anyone declare anything yet. Am I just out of the loop?

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Sudo Kids tonight in the radio room :)

by Marina Kukso

Hi Eliane, Fantastic. I think we will be getting started around 6PM. We will, of course, have food again! - Marina On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:11 PM, Eliane Lima <elima.cinema(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Marina, > Alexys will attend, she cannot stop talk about the radio, she made a play > list etc...See you guys tonight! 6 or 7pm? > Thank you so much for doing it! > Best, > Eliane (Alexys' mom) > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote: > >> Do it for the kids! >> >> --- >> >> Romy Ilano >> Founder of Snowyla >> http://www.snowyla.com >> romy(a)snowyla.com >> >> On Jun 4, 2013, at 11:35, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> hi all, >> >> ray and i are expanding the sudo kids evening beyond radio to include >> clay and also collaging. if you want to do activities with kids this >> evening (not limited to radio, collaging, or clay - you can come up with >> your own activities!), do come by. and if you have kids that you want to >> hang out with other kids, bring them as well! >> >> - marina >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 10:35 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> We are reconvening our kids' DJ show this evening, so drop by if you >>> enjoy hanging out with kids, have kids you want to bring by, etc etc etc. >>> >>> if you can't make it, tune in sometime after 6PM at radio.sudoroom.org! >>> :) >>> >>> - marina >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> > > > -- > *ELIANE LIMA** > www.esquizofilmia.com* >

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info about iraq banking

by . rippers

hi sudo'rs i came across some information about iraq banking and thought to share it. it's a long read, tho i found it interesting. Re: Dinar Info... « Reply #683 on Jun 9, 2013, 10:12am » Just some info from a guru who researches. Sorry this is long but this is what she does as well as explains the going ons of Iraq and its gov. Never, ever listen to okie he's just an Accra. [tlm724] good afternoon everyone, BondLady has brought to our attention a PDF document from the World Bank and we want to share some of the information from that document. Here is the link to the documenthttp://siteresources.worldbank.org/IRFFI/Resources/BankingSep2010.p… [tlm724] It deals with Banking Sector Reform Project Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and is dated September 2010. We will bring in sections of particular interest for you all to see starting with the main objective of the project: “The project aims to support the Iraqi authorities in the implementation of Phase I of the “Iraq Banking Reform Strategy” (2008-2012) and its Action Plan, focusing on four main components: (i) institutional and operational restructuring of the two state-owned commercial banks; (ii) financial restructuring of the two state-owned commercial banks; (iii) strengthening the regulatory and supervisory functions of the Central Bank of Iraq; and (iv) project management, monitoring and evaluation.” [tlm724] the next section is about Beneficiaries The project supports the Iraqi government to build a sound banking system, able to provide efficient financial services competitively. The immediate direct beneficiaries would be the two largest state-owned commercial banks—Rafidain Bank and Rasheed Bank—which account for more than 70 percent of the banking system. Ultimately, all Iraqi businesses and citizens will benefit from an improved banking system that can provide the resources needed for Iraq’s growth and offer good deposit and payment systems for businesses and households. [tlm724] Lets just take a quick look at the objective the World Bank has laid out in 2010 and then see where we are. The first two things are (i) institutional and operational restructuring of the two state-owned commercial banks; and (ii) financial restructuring of the two state-owned commercial banks; we know that this is or has been achieved as evidenced by this article dated March 24th 2013 World Bank restructure the Rafidain and Rasheed in order to raise the value of the Iraqi dinar 24/3/2013 BAGHDAD / obelisk: counting and Planning Minister Ali Shukri, Sunday, announced the World Bank to start implementing his plans to restructure the government banks Rafidain and Rasheed “It’s an important step was waiting for Iraq to raise the value of the dinar.” Said Shukri for “obelisk”, “The announcement of the World Bank to begin implementation of its plans to restructure the Rafidain Bank and Rasheed Bank government is an important step had been waiting Iraq,” noting that “financial welcomed move the World Bank in this direction because this restructuring will ensure the country make the most of these institutions big human Bakdarathma and expertise accumulated by the cadres and joint coordination to guide these estimators. ” He added that “the Ministry of Finance confirmed that the plans will be the guarantor of restoring Iraqi dinar of his value economic between foreign currencies and this will be part of this plan,” explaining that “the banking sector is suffering in general laziness around to institutions consumer is active in the financial sector the most traffic The boom in the economy in general. ” He pointed out that “the World Bank said the Iraqi side that lifted the value of the Iraqi dinar should be a priority as well as he needs to political stability in the country before everything.”http://www.almasalah.com/index.php/2012-....02;ي.html [tlm724] I love this line “It’s an important step was waiting for Iraq to raise the value of the dinar.” [tlm724] the next two objectives are (iii) strengthening the regulatory and supervisory functions of the Central Bank of Iraq; and (iv) project management, monitoring and evaluation.” I’ll let shredders take those two [Shredd] What’s neat is we can see that the CBI has been working on getting their banking to a place where it can support a future Iraq. I’ve found job postings like this one from January of 2012 https://www.devex.com/en/jobs/ibtci-recruiting-for-world-bank-iraq-central-… . Another article shows us that enhanced banking systems are a continued need. “our plans include the adoption of technologies advanced banking as the best and be all systems”. [Shredd] Regarding Regulatory and supervisory functions, we have the SEC here and similar controls needed to be in Iraq. In Feb of 2012, we saw where the CBI were restricting where USD was being sold….”the bank applied the internationally known procedures are summarized in the rule of “know your customer” (KYC).http://translate.google.com/translate?hl....ar&tl=en&u=http://www.peya… [Shredd] We continually are seeing regulatory and supervisory involvement of the CBI, in coordination with the government and local banks, in addressing the pricing versus the exchange rate of the dinar and dollar. “The Central Bank of Iraq announced that he would take new measures to stabilize the exchange rate of the Iraqi dinar during the month.” http://translate.google.com/translate?de....ar&tl=en&u=http://www.sotaliraq… [Shredd] The same goes for the monitoring and evaluation. We’ve seen the CBI do this via the auctions and of course their project to delete the zeros. Above this, we’ve seen evidence that the CBI continues to focus on improving banking for the people. “Initiated by the centralbank to meet a number of departments of Iraqi private banks to listen to the suffering experienced by these banks…..This initiative is to reassure citizens and restore confidence in banks.” http://www.alsabaah.iq/ArticleShow.aspx?ID=47719 It continutes…. “(the central bank and the role required) may let such meetings to discuss the problems encountered in the process banking, considering that the centralbank is the sector, which oversees the affairs of the banking sector…” [Shredd] the banking and investment laws from last fall were a huge step in completing these objectives now, as project plans go, some deliverables are ongoing but we have a substantial amount of support around strengthening the regulatory and supervisory functions of the Central Bank of Iraq [Shredd] back to you timmy [tlm724] Shredd tyvm [tlm724] I’d like to point out something from this PDF that proves something I said on May 22, 2013 about Iraq to “Trade: Launch Iraq International Trade Point is near ” http://www.dananernews.com/News_Details.php?ID=3363here is my quote “I am going to step out on a limb here and say this. I believe that in the very near future we will see Ernst and Young with their hands in this scenerio. Through some research I have seen their name in many publications within the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development). I will give you some background about Ernst and Young . Lets all keep our eye’s on the prize because it’s on it’s way !!” and heres what the PDF says : The financial restructuring of Rasheed Bank and Rafidain Bank would be accelerated through the establishment of a Financial Restructuring Reconciliation Committee, which would be chaired by a representative from the Ministry of Finance (as the owner of state-owned banks), and comprising management of the two stateowned banks. CBI and BSA agreed to be observers, while Ernst and Young (E&Y) would be active members to guide on audit issues. This Committee would work under Restructuring Oversight Committee (ROC), and would focus on addressing the problem of external debt rather than NPLs of SOEs, which is quite negligible as opposed to the former. [tlm724] I was happy to see more dots being connected about Ernst & Young and in case you are not aware the Iraq International Trade Point is a central hub for investors, importers, exporters, business’, access to legislation and insurance and Banking !! It also fullfills many requirements of the international organizations. [tlm724] okay so whats the big deal about this World bank whole thing ? well we are going to tell you. Are you ready ? This World Bank Document states the following : Duration 50 months Effective date April 2009 Closing date June 30, 2013. Closing date June 30, 2013. Closing date June 30, 2013 !! [Shredd] yes!! [oogie] *hallelujah* [tlm724] Now there were several Major Implementation Obstacles including the unsettled political environment, Disbursement has been very slow due to implementation capacity bottlenecks in Iraq, which impose long procedures in preparing and analyzing contracts, the assignment of needed consultants and training institutes, negotiation periods, and receipt of approvals from the stakeholders. Well we all know thats typical of Iraq! So the best part of this is the last paragraph : Furthermore, capacity-building activities such as technical training are behind schedule and the lack of interest by international consulting firms and individuals to work in Iraq remains a challenge. However, we are anticipating the signing of a number of contracts during the coming period but most of these contracts have six month duration which will not be fulfilled by the original closing date of October 31, 2010. Hence, the World Bank cannot provide its no objection to these contracts as they go beyond the closing date. Moreover, the unstable security conditions have also impacted the project, including the attacks on the CBI on June 13, 2010 which led to damage of the PMU office (furniture, documents and equipments),hence the need for a project extension to June 30, 2013 to ensure full implementation of the project’s key components. [tlm724] hence the need for a project extension to June 30, 2013 to ensure full implementation of the project’s key components. [tlm724] Put that sentence with the sentence from the article we showed you about the restructuring of the banks, let me do it for you announced the World Bank to start implementing his plans to restructure the government banks Rafidain and Rasheed “It’s an important step was waiting for Iraq to raise the value of the dinar.” and “hence the need for a project extension to June 30, 2013 to ensure full implementation of the project’s key components.” [tlm724] This project ends June 30th, the CBI has announced a “New Plan” for June also, just makes me warm and fuzzy…. and BondLady showed me this old article yesterday from Jul 21, 2012 stating Iraq discloses designs for redenominated banknotes slated for July 2013 Jul 21, 2012 08:17 AM Category: Middle East According to Iraq’s semi-official Alsabaah newspaper, the finance committee received specimens of the new Iraq banknotes from the Central Bank of Iraq. The specimens were of the 25, 50, 100, and 200 dinars. The committee urged the central bank to delay the introduction of the new currency from January 2013 to July 2013 to study all the aspects of the process. http://www.banknotenews.com/files/e6aeb4a9a73b43af93fb33b73f0c705d-2193.php [tlm724] All roads seem to be leading to one thing, IMO the monetary reform will indeed include an increase in the value of the IQD and the new notes. Barring any further delays June and July sure do feel right, thanks [Shredd] So many times we get the question, “when is the banking sector in Iraq going to get everything in order”. Well, we can see as presented in this chat that this project has been ongoing for 50 months and is about to close. Now, we need to remember that this is a project by the World Bank…..this isn’t an internal project of the CBI’s but rather one initiated and supervised by their governing body, the World Bank. [Shredd] thank you timmy for bringing this all in [tlm724] Shredd it was my pleasure and thank you so much for all your help ! [shunshine] Does it get any better than this. jmo. Thank you Shredd and tlm724 wonderful breakdown. Thank you too, BondLady [raindrop1] great chat guys [oogie] wonderful! Ty timmy, shredd and bondlady [beekeeper] Thank you Shredd Timmy and Bondlady you guys are awesome [gemini5] Amazing….Thank You All The Smartest People In DinarLand…BondLadys Corner Rocks It Again [ebu712] that was GREAT info…i like, i love it, i want some more of it [Mikey] great breakdown and chat… thank you all very much [raindrop1] looks like it building up to be a great ramadam!!! [BondLady] and don’t forget this either, how scooter talked about the restructuring of the Rafidian and Rasheed banks for years and said nothing could happen until those 2 banks were brought to par [oogie] yes he did [BondLady] and June is the month those 2 banks like to do stuff. So we saw the audit was completed and it had to be they were still doing buisness under old saddam rates and accounts. Cant do that and now their ready to move forward with the banks and economy imo and the dinar definitely needs a face lift [Shredd] BondLady yes it does! [tlm724] BondLady yes ! [BondLady] and mama needs a new pair of shoes too, lol [BondLady] doesn’t get any plainer and better than that excellent team work and tyvm [tlm724] BondLady thank you for all your help and always pointing us in the right direction ! [BondLady] yqw. Rates of exchanges etc… stuff we did chats on years ago, I’ve always looked to the past as a road map for our futures and we see where the past just popped into the present [shunshine] And you have always been correct too. [BondLady] tyvm for the confidence vote shunshine [BondLady] tyvm timmy and shredder that was awesome

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left my jacket :(

by Victoria Bogdan

Hey Sudos, I was in the space earlier this evening for Nerds for Nature, and I left my brown jacket containing my Clipper card and my favorite chapstick somewhere. I think I last saw it on the church pew nearest the Sudo entrance/ doorway. I'll be in downtown Oak tomorrow and can retrieve if someone finds it and lets me know where it's stashed. Thank you! V.

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scanning electron microscope

by Jake

sudoroom is being offered a scanning electron microscope (by Dr. X). it comes with all the stuff and actually works, but it requires a bit of knowledge to operate it. unfortunately Mr. X is not available to train us how to operate it, however Chris Murphy may be available and knows how it works. It would take up about 30 square feet of space including the place where the operators sit or stand. It is not computerized like the one at Pumping Station One, it is an analog machine. Pictures can be taken at high resolution by long-exposure photo of the CRT on the front of the machine, or we can build an analog data importer to reconstruct images at much higher resolution if we desire. The cash price of this SEM is $10 in gas and tolls, I will provide the vehicle and movement. The rest of the price of the machine in blood and sacrifice is in the time and energy to learn its intricicies and idiosynchracies while learning about vacuum pumps and vacuum oil, and how not to let vacuum oil contaminate your vacuum and get all over your filament. https://noisebridge.net/wiki/SEM ironically, one of the reasons it doesn't work as well at noisebridge is because the whole place shakes when the city buses ride by. and sudoroom is apparently directly over the bart tunnel so i wonder how different it will be. -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Tonight in Berkeley: Birgitta J?nsdott?r of WikiLeaks

by Vicky Knox

I'm here with a little extra space in the right-hand pews! pm me if you want to claim a spot! On Jun 11, 2013 6:01 PM, <sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org> wrote:

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Tonight in Berkeley: Birgitta Jónsdottír of WikiLeaks

by Cyrus Farivar

2727 College Avenue, Berkeley, CA 7:30pm June 11, 2013 https://www.facebook.com/events/541541322569737/ Our civil liberties developed painstakingly by generations of historically great thinkers are vanishing at an alarming rate. The United States is more than losing its standing on the global stage as a democracy; it is relinquishing its stature as a country that abides by the rule of law. Our panel of speakers sound the alarm and formulate ways for all of us to work together and make a difference. Birgitta Jónsdóttir English (https://www.facebook.com/birgitta.jonsdottir.english?directed_target_id=0) (Member of Parliament, Iceland – Pirate Party) Poetician, Director of the International Modern Media Institute, co-producer of the aerial weapons team, WikiLeaks “Collateral Murder” video, Bradley Manning supporter, and plaintiff-litigant in the NDAA case Hedges v. Obama. Daniel Ellsberg was a high-level military planner who leaked the Pentagon Papers, a top-secret study of the Vietnam War becoming America's most well-known whistleblower. He is a founding board member of the Bradley Manning Support Network and the Freedom of the Press Foundation and plaintiff-litigant in the NDAA case Hedges v. Obama. Norman Solomon Journalist, media critic, anti-war activist, co-founder of Rootsaction.org, author of “War Made Easy.” Nadia Kayyali Legal Fellow with the Bill of Rights Defense Committee and Executive Vice President for the National Lawyers Guild Moderator Bob Jaffe Volunteer Attorney in the Hedges v. Obama case challenging the indefinite military detention provisions of the NDAA. Our experts will address the paramount civil liberty issues of our time including the chilling effect of the military detention provisions of the NDAA - National Defense Authorization Act signed into law by Obama in January 2012. The panelists will also discuss other threats to civil liberties and what we can do to turn the erosion of these liberties around. The panel will also create a platform for all of us to reflect and question the increasing government surveillance of its citizens including journalists and activist groups as well as the blatant violations of the Constitution by the US government with the supposed legal justification of war powers and state security. At an alarming rate whistleblowers are criminalized and overprosecuted for exposure of state corruption and illegality under the rubric of state security at the expense of hard won liberties. Other issues for discussion are the global militarization of our police forces and extra judicial assassinations .These profound shifts in the governments overreach on many fronts affects the lives of all of us even though they may appear to only affect the few. This interactive and co-creative discussion will highlight direct actions that each of us can engage to effect change wherever we are. $10 contribution request, all proceeds will go to support the Bradley Manning Legal Defense Fund, no one turned away for lack of funds Sponsors include: ACLU Berkeley Chapter • Alameda County Against Drones (ACAD) (https://www.facebook.com/ACADrones?directed_target_id=0) • Aquarian Minyan • Bill of Rights Defense Committee (https://www.facebook.com/bordc?directed_target_id=0)• Cair Sfba (https://www.facebook.com/cair.sfba?directed_target_id=0) • CodePink • National Lawyers Guild San Francisco Bay Area Chapter (https://www.facebook.com/nlgsf?directed_target_id=0)• Occupy Bay Area Jewish Contingent• Rootsaction.org • SF 99% Coalition (https://www.facebook.com/sf99coalition?directed_target_id=0) -- Cyrus Farivar "suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var" Journalist and radio producer | cyrusfarivar.com (http://cyrusfarivar.com) Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere" | internetofelsewhere.com (http://internetofelsewhere.com) US: +1 510 394 5485 (m) | Twitter/Skype: cfarivar "Being a good writer is 3% talent, 97% not being distracted by the Internet." cfarivar(a)cfarivar.org (mailto:cfarivar@cfarivar.org)

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Impact of discriminatory lending practices in Oakland.

by Auto Nomous

The attached images of Oakland demographic data illustrate the striking contrast of foreclosure rates between predominately black neighborhoods (shown in red) and predominately white neighborhoods (shown in blue). Final foreclosures are indicated by black dots and show foreclosures that have occurred within the last 3 1/2 years, between 2009 to 2013. Minority neighborhoods targeted by lending institutions through high proportions of subprime mortgages suffered an epidemic of foreclosures that left boarded-up homes on which the repossessing financial institutions often failed to perform routine maintenance. From Jamaica, Queens, New York, to Oakland, California, strong, middle class African American neighborhoods saw nearly two decades of gains reversed in a matter of not years—but months” (Donovan 2011). In some predominantly African American blocks of the middle-class Cleveland suburb of Shaker Heights, for example, as many as one-third of the homes were vacant after foreclosures on subprime borrowers. “The moral outrage,” observed the Shaker Heights mayor, “is that subprime lenders have targeted our seniors and African-Americans, people who saved all their lives to get a step up” (Eckholm 2007). http://www.epi.org/publication/bp335-boa-countrywide-discriminatory-lending/ The racially targeted predatory lending practices of major financial institutions which are sanctioned by regulatory agencies have resulted in marked decreases of black populations within Oakland in the last decade. See http://www.bayareacensus.ca.gov/cities/Oakland.htm

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New Public Terminal

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Hey all, There's a new public terminal installed at the entrance to the large closet and radio room, just around the corner from the 3d printer near the entrance to the space. I hope this is a convenient location for browsing our wiki, adding documentation, using the inventory tracking system for new items, brief web browsing, and general internet usage. Please do not block access to it with donations or other equipment. If anyone has the right kind of ram, it could use another gig or more. Please see there's an example 256mb card taped on to the tower to match the right type. // Matt

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Sudo Shirts: 2nd Edition

by Dan Finlay

Hi Sudoers, I've received some inquiries about when we could do a second batch of sudo shirts. Herein I will lay the groundwork for such shirts to happen. First of all, today I was struck with a very simple sudo shirt design, which combines a few ideals that I've developed from my time screen printing: Using a colored shirt, minimizing ink use through tactful shirt color choice, creating focus from the graphical elements instead of the text. Also since this design would be a one-screen design, it would be ideal for doing an in-house screen printing workshop using water based inks (another environmentally superior decision), not to mention the possibility of keeping the screen on location for impromptu sudo prints. This design is not actually the original sudo-button .svg that goes around. I modified this one (attached) to enhance the lines, fix a couple corner-jag issues, and to tweak some of the sides to be more parallel. I'm pretty sure the edges are not all "perfectly parallel" here, and if we have any illustrator gurus on the list, that might be a cool thing to do. That said, this is a more precise sudo logo than we've had before, let me know if the subtle imperfections were cherished and I can revert this design. (Btw- What's the constellation depicted? Any?) I and other sudo members have volunteered to donate the labor involved in producing these shirts, which would bring the price down to "cost", which will be $4.55 per shirt (American Apparel runs more expensive, but has some good-labor practices, so unless there's another preferred manufacturer, it seems the morally superior choice for now). I donated the previous batch of shirts, but I'm currently donating what I can per month in dollars, so I'd like the Sudo Room's help to buy the blank shirts. If resold at $20 each, there would be a 339% profit on each shirt sold, which is probably a good thing to ask, since it doesn't require change, and it's a fundraising shirt anyway. So: How's support for this design, and at $4.55/shirt, how many would we like Sudo Room to stock up on? When the time to print comes around, I'll organize the volunteer effort, thanks for all the offers I've received! -Dan Finlay

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Re: [sudo-discuss] scanning electron microscope

by Ryan Bethencourt

Great thanks Jake, we're working on the space thing for CCL and hoping to have one in the nearish term... it's kind of like the early days of Sudo Room when we talked on and on about getting a space... until we finally got one :) On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > it is currently in a relatively safe place, especially considering that > moving it is the most dangerous thing to it. So it should stay where it is > until a new place is chosen for it. > > Since Sudoroom doesn't have enough room for it and CCL has NO room yet, > moving it will have to wait. > > However, i know of a pickup truck that can be used to move it if and when > the time comes. > > > -jake > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Ryan Bethencourt wrote: > > Thanks Jake, It looks like we may have to rent a uhaul truck to move it >> as it looks large? >> Sounds like Ben has a place for us to store it and we have another >> Counter Culture labs co-founder/member (Shanee) who knows how to use it and >> said she could teach us :) >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Benjamin Lack <benlack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> It looks like it would be fine sitting in a garage for a few >> months, if so, I have space. >> Ben >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> That would be excellent! >> >> Here's the user manual with all the specs: >> >> https://www.noisebridge.net/**images/c/c7/ISI_Mini-TV_SEM_** >> Manual-Troubleshooting-**Reference_Guide.pdf<https://www.noisebridge.net/images/c/c7/ISI_Mini-TV_SEM_Manual-Troubleshoot…> >> >> It's a desktop machine, so doesn't necessarily take up any more space >> than some bio equipment. Wonder how easy it would be to DIY a gold >> sputterer... >> >> Patrik >> >> On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >> I'm sure that Dr. X would be very pleased if it went to Counter >> Culture Labs. He just wants it to be understood and appreciated, rather >> than sitting >> neglected. CCL should hurry up and buy the church building before >> the price goes up on it, and I can help transport it. >> >> It is basically an equipment rack and a cart of accessories, so it >> doesn't take up a ton of room. But it's good to be able to set the >> microscope and >> vacuum pump on different structures so that the vibration of the >> pump doesn't shake the scope. Also, to take higher resolution pictures it >> will be >> necessary to construct an analog data importer but that will likely >> just be a computer with a slightly modified sound card and some software. >> >> keep in mind that to view organic (nonmetallic) things you will >> need a gold sputterer. >> >> -jake >> >> On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Ryan Bethencourt wrote: >> >> Hi Jake, >> I'd be very happy to help transport the scanning electron >> microscope and if >> it can't fit into Sudo Room, I'd also love to float the idea >> of potentially >> housing it at Counter Culture Labs (the Sudo room DIY Bio >> offshoot) when we >> eventually open up. Any thoughts? >> >> How big is the SEM (I know some of them can be huge which >> might prohibit >> location)? >> >> All the best, >> Ryan >> >> Best, >> Ryan >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: >> sudoroom is being offered a scanning electron >> microscope (by Dr. >> X). >> >> it comes with all the stuff and actually works, but it >> requires >> a bit of knowledge to operate it. unfortunately Mr. X >> is not >> available to train us how to operate it, however Chris >> Murphy >> may be available and knows how it works. >> >> It would take up about 30 square feet of space >> including the >> place where the operators sit or stand. It is not >> computerized >> like the one at Pumping Station One, it is an analog >> machine. >> Pictures can be taken at high resolution by >> long-exposure photo >> of the CRT on the front of the machine, or we can build >> an >> analog data importer to reconstruct images at much >> higher >> resolution if we desire. >> >> The cash price of this SEM is $10 in gas and tolls, I >> will >> provide the vehicle and movement. The rest of the >> price of the >> machine in blood and sacrifice is in the time and >> energy to >> learn its intricicies and idiosynchracies while >> learning about >> vacuum pumps and vacuum oil, and how not to let vacuum >> oil >> contaminate your vacuum and get all over your filament. >> >> https://noisebridge.net/wiki/**SEM<https://noisebridge.net/wiki/SEM> >> >> ironically, one of the reasons it doesn't work as well >> at >> noisebridge is because the whole place shakes when the >> city >> buses ride by. and sudoroom is apparently directly >> over the >> bart tunnel so i wonder how different it will be. >> >> -jake >> ______________________________**_________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.**org<sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/**listinfo/sudo-discuss<http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ryan Bethencourt >> >> Tel: (415) 825 2705 >> ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com >> >> www.bamh1.com >> www.linkedin.com/in/**bethencourt<http://www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt> >> www.logos-press.com/books/**biotechnology_business_** >> development.php<http://www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php> >> >> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.**org <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/**listinfo/sudo-discuss<http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Counter Culture Labs" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to east-bay-diybio+unsubscribe(a)**googlegroups.com<east-bay-diybio%2Bunsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/**groups/opt_out<https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> >> . >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ryan Bethencourt >> >> Tel: (415) 825 2705 >> ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com >> >> www.bamh1.com >> www.linkedin.com/in/**bethencourt<http://www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt> >> www.logos-press.com/books/**biotechnology_business_**development.php<http://www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php> >> >> -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

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Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 4, Issue 36

by Tom Fitzpatrick

Check out DIY.org. Basically there are skills badges that kids earn by photographing there work and adding it to there profile. There are great instructationals for inspiration to satisfy the requirements for each badge. On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 12:17 PM, <sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org>wrote: > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Youth engagement ideas via Ace Monster (Vicky Knox) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 12:17:48 -0800 > From: Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com> > To: Sudo Room discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] Youth engagement ideas via Ace Monster > Message-ID: > <CAPwEF4pgqerzTgkPk6GrgEUbrNnkqGda= > j7fw1_B7g1wwYN-xw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hey people! > > During Oakland Wiki's hackerspaces-themed editathon last Sunday, I worked > on the Ace Monster page, and through that discovered "Hacker Scouts", an > amazing mentorship program for young people interested in hacking stuff. > Today while lurking Ace Monster's discuss listserv, I ran into a great > convo on it. If you are interested in developing a youth engagement program > at Sudo Room, these people would definitely be great allies and provide > good solid insight. There already seems to be a collaboration going between > them and Mothership Hackermoms. > > (Message 10 is quite beautiful.) > > V > > 7. Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Samantha Cook) > 8. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > (Al Jigong Billings) > 9. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > (Christopher Cook) > 10. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Samantha Cook) > 11. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Lyra) > > > > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 14:44:22 -0800 > From: Samantha Cook <sam(a)hackermoms.org> > To: undisclosed-recipients:; > Subject: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > Message-ID: > < > CANqT_TeD+Q7fxfvA7CpseFmFw9sVZbeT9SE+HkrMUGp0-Fug9A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Dear Friends, > We have an amazing teen at Hacker Scouts who is trying to fund his > ambitious and amazing project for this year's Maker Faire. Cameron is a 17 > year old, homeschooled guy that paints, plays with lightning, makes > electronic mechanical contraptions, writes computer programs, and > builds/fixes computers.His project, the TARDIS tesla is very cool and > ingenious in it's design and entertainment capabilities. > > We are proud to be helping Cam reach his Maker Faire goal. As a member of > our Hacker Scouts Guild 001 in Oakland, we have the privilege of seeing him > work on a variety of projects with precision, ingenuity and passion. He > also mentors the younger members of the Guild with compassion and a cool > ability to share knowledge. Between the Hacker Scouts mentors and his > mentors at Arc Attack, he has the support to achieve his dream. We believe > in him and his TARDIS Tesla, and ask you to contribute to his > campaign<http://www.gofundme.com/TARDIS-Tesla>. > > You can find his fundraising page here< > http://www.gofundme.com/TARDIS-Tesla > >, > and our article about it on the Hacker Scouts > Website<http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/?p=530>. > > Even if you can't contribute, will you help out by sharing this? > > Thank you so much for your time, > Samantha Cook, homeschooling mom of 3 and Executive Director, Hacker Scouts > > -- > web: http://mothership.hackermoms.org > email: info(a)hackermoms.org > twitter: @hackermoms > eavesdrop: mothershiphackermoms(a)googlegroups.com > facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MothershipHackerMoms > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:40:38 -0800 > From: Al Jigong Billings <albill(a)openbuddha.com> > To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > Message-ID: <A3A6AE14-8A6F-4DCE-9CFE-3E949ACA758E(a)openbuddha.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I contributed. I encourage others to do the same. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:56:15 -0800 > From: Christopher Cook <ccook(a)dirtylittlemonkey.com> > To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > Message-ID: > <CAMDVYoYJmdEZCkxXA1cG7Ro7VT= > aFQa10FTU_cRaUh9HbPrAbQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yeah Cam has brought his Tesla coil into the space a few times to show it > off, impressive stuff. I think he and Costa worked together on the laser > cutter to build the control panel for it. > > -------- > > Message: 10 > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:58:52 -0800 > From: Samantha Cook <sam(a)hackermoms.org> > To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > Message-ID: > < > CANqT_TcpoN2azsv3X5TFn+9Xc22umEGSDBW6EXOEby7wvs_rTg(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Thank you! Last night he was speaking so enthusiastically about his > project; I hope we can help him achieve his goal! If anyone is interested > in the current Tesla Coils he has, he will be bringing them to the next > Open Lab on 2/17. Sam > > > -- > web: http://mothership.hackermoms.org > email: info(a)hackermoms.org > twitter: @hackermoms > eavesdrop: mothershiphackermoms(a)googlegroups.com > facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MothershipHackerMoms > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 11 > Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:24:44 -0800 > From: Lyra <elevin(a)MIT.EDU> > To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> > Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! > Message-ID: > < > CAKTip2e5q0kOtPVTkEp_-8fqnNyhFLcFtUXLoYvQm388sLTWeA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Shared and shown off. Encouraging ambition like this is one of the best > things we can do for the world - Cthulu knows we need more Doctors and Mad > Scientists! > > <3 > L >

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Downstairs Keypad is Currently Not Working

by Andrew

Last night The Keymasters gathered at The Door. We invoked the great Crontab and commanded it to banish and conjure The Baron once every 2 minutes. This should keep access to our realm open... for now On Jun 11, 2013 2:05 AM, "Romy Ilano" <romy(a)snowyla.com> wrote:

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Downstairs Keypad is Currently Not Working

by Marina Kukso

hi all, we just spoke with david from the public school and he has confirmed that the keypad codes that we gave to public school folks were not working this evening. would anyone be able to check out the keypad, confirm whether it's working, and possibly fix it? :) - marina

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Sudoroom && noisebridge at death guild Monday prom dance night

by Romy Ilano

Hey Lets work out all our issues, dance up a sweat and commingle and possibly mate(or sudomate??) with noisebridge Monday nights at death guild Want to show your erotic side? Get all those total frustrations out on the dance floor! It's at DNA lounge and I'm already running into cool hackers weekly Lets Do it dudes and dudettes and transettes! --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

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Film Screening at sudo

by J.C.

Just watched this flick, it would be cool to do a remix in english of it and screen at sudo... http://vimeo.com/67455273 -- ThanX, ;+) https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fort

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Downstairs Keypad is Currently Not Working

by Jake

So i heard the door system isn't working. We should fix that. I made the door system at noisebridge, which has worked very reliably since day one. Part of that reliability is that the computer it's connected to has been very reliable, but also i made sure to compartmentalize the hardware. Anytime you have something hard wired to a computer (the way we have things hardwired to the delicate raspberry pi) you risk instability. I would like to get together with the other people who worked on the door keypad system IRL (in real life) and offer what i can to make it more reliable. It seems like it would solve a lot of problems if we could. -jake

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10 days to 5moF - Call for Excellence

by J.C.

This is a cross post from nb-discuss, any sudoers interested, maybe a talk on gezi gardens... You know the place, Noisebridge, you know the time, third Thursday at 8pm, you know who, could be you? https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/5moF It's FIVE MINUTES OF FAME, hosted by me, the hard hat hacker "J.C." and presented by Noisebridge and any or all of you that wish to partake in this fabulous FREE event, donations always welcome as well. This month will be trying something new, talks will be limited to 300 seconds, otherwise known as 5 minutes. Is there something in particular you think is a must have talk, someone you know brimming with bountiful brilliance, well now's the time to send them my way and get in the queue. This month is already shaping up to delight, featuring some mind reading and chip tuning. And if anyone can explain DNSSEC in 5 minutes, I have a spot with your name on it. In the past month's we've had talks by: * The creators of the modem, the open source webservers, and Usenet * A guy who builds octoyurts in Oakland * Mozilla bugs, Wiki seats, and MUNI routing * The launch of "q" the world's shortest Python library * The first glance of Post-Waste Nexus, SF's new recycling posse * Giant Dangerous X-Ray Devices, Live * Small children and Egyptian Gods * Tunes about hacking, hacking about tunes If you built it, want to build it, knew when it was built or just like talking to builders, come to Noisebridge and show off. It all goes down Thrusday June 20th 8pm, 2169 Mission St. -- ThanX, ;+) https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Fort

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Inspiration for our SudoRoom writers group: a RPS Collective Scene Report

by Romy Ilano

I thought this would be inspiring for our SudoRoom writers! This is a scene report about our neighbors down the street, the RPS Collective. They're also the ones who worked with Max and a few others to paint our cool new clapboard sign that we put out on the street! http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/44088110529/scene-report-rock-paper-s… <http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/44088110529/scene-report-rock-paper-s…> *Words and photos by Itoro Udofia<http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/tagged/Itoro-Udofia> , Legacy Series Intern<http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/41868602951/meet-poczps-first-legacy-…> * [image: Rock Paper Scissors Collective Feb 2013]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511298932/> The Rock Paper Scissors Collective (RPS)<http://rock%20paper%20scissors%20collective/> is located in the heart of downtown Oakland’s cultural district. RPS holds one of the largest zine libraries on the West Coast and, as its mission statement says, it *“fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models.”* RPS uses its space to hold many different aspects of creativity - from zines; to visual art; to performances; to art making workshops and (most importantly) forming collaborative relationships with the community. During my visit I immediately noticed the friendly and open atmosphere. I was able to connect with Kristi, a collective member at RPS. [image: EDIT: POCZP intern Itoro Udofia & RPS collective member]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510217039/> Kristi does a lot of community work and coordinates the youth intern program. I observed several young women of color at RPC making zines as part of their internship. [image: Teen zinester of color at RPS, February 2013]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511309124/> [image: RPS Collective 20]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511354170/> Kristi informed me that RPS is in the middle of cataloging all their zines. This made finding zines by POC during my visit challenging - but not impossible, and we understand their constraints as a grassroots, volunteer entity. Kristi was able to help me locate some zines by POC, which are listed at the bottom of this post. RPS is an example of what a thriving, deeply grassroots alternative space can look like. This alone made the visit worth it, and I will be back again. Here are five more things that you should know about Rock Paper Scissors Collective’s community space: *It’s a YOUTH SPACE* Part of what makes RPS so vital to the community is that it creates a safe and inclusive space for youth - specifically, I saw youth of color making zines and coming in for the youth intern programing. RPS is known for its youth programming, and thankfully it’s free or low cost. To see youth coming in on a Thursday afternoon and having a free space to hang out was a sight to behold. *POCZP:* How does RPS serve the community? *Kristi:* Everyone’s welcome here. It doesn’t matter who you are. We’re not a museum/hands off gallery…We only showcase emerging artists, we do open calls, group shows…everything is free and affordable…Anyone can teach classes. Community collaborations are a major component here. We also run programs at high schools and have a zine fest (East Bay Alternative Express and Zine Expo). RPS focuses on the need for art within the community. Zines are a facet of that as, it is super alternative and accessible. *BAY AREA COMMUNITY: RPS is **looking for volunteers to help catalog the zine library on Sunday. Contact them if you’re interested in helping out! <3 * *It’s an ACCESSIBLE SPACE* The classes offered at RPS’s are free or low cost. Anyone can teach a class, volunteer, and access the zine library. Its store sells clothing, artwork and zines from local artists. It also gives an open call to artists for exhibits. When inquiring further about zines, the staff member on site spoke of zines being “alternative” and “a way for anyone to get their voice out.” I was struck most by its accessibility in making art that responds to the*community’s need* and fostering dialogue. That was my biggest take away while being there. *It’s a COLLABORATIVE SPACE* RPS thrives most when it can collaborate and form relationships within the community. They do work with schools, offer free workshops to the public, and work with local artists (just to name a few of their collaborations). Also, they can be seen at the East Bay Alternative Book and Zine Fest where they are showcased every year! *It’s a COMMUNITY SPACE* A community space in the sense that it seeks to be a non-hierarchal, inclusive organization, that turns no one who wants to volunteer or become a member away. From speaking with some of the staff, the energy of wanting to build and form a sustaining community was present. A volunteer came in to paint the steps and there was an overall sense of camaraderie and joy for the work. *It’s a STRUGGLING AND OPEN SPACE* I am always aware of the need for a space where there can be love and struggle. And I would be remiss if I acted like everything is always *“a walk in the park”* within the movement. Or more importantly, that our spaces of struggle and those deep places where we need to decolonize cannot be openly talked about. So here it is: RPS is a grassroots collective trying to do a lot with a little. Its zine library needs a lot of love and cataloguing. It also needs to have a space where zines by POC can be easily accessed, located and shared. Within our movement, this is a struggle, and I was happy at the level of openness and receptiveness to having support in that. If you’re on the West Coast and in the Bay area, walking around in Oakland, check out the Rock Paper Scissors Collective. They are open on Wednesday-Sunday, from 12-7 and located at 2278 Telegraph Avenue. See for yourself and make your own assessment. Also, they are looking for Sunday volunteers to help catalogue with the zine library. If you’re looking for a place to support that is doing much needed community work, consider going to RPS. In the meantime, here are five zines by or about POC that I would recommend. If you are ever at RPS please check them out. 1. *The Combination b*y Ashley Nelson<http://www.amazon.com/The-Combination-Neighborhood-Story-Project/dp/1933368…> in collaboration with the Neighborhood Story Project A moving personal-political soul trip of one of the oldest housing complexes in New Orleans. [image: RPS zine library item: The Combination by Ashley Nelson]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511432754/> 2.* Polarity* <http://www.endlesscanvas.bigcartel.com/product/polarity> by Ras Terms A metaphysical mind trip that explores the duality of spirituality and its metaphysical roots. [image: Polarity by Ras Terms]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510478441/> Ras Terms was born and raised in Miami. As part of the BSK and FS crews, he was a pivotal figure in the Miami graffiti scene. Terms is a gifted illustrator and painter who has provided many images for the Rastafarian community. Since his arrival in the Bay Area he has established himself as a character graffiti artist and has lent his talents to serve the community. 3. *EZLN Communiques: Memory from Below*<https://secure.leftwingbooks.net/index.php?l=product_detail&p=246> A zine about the Zapatista movement in Chiapas Mexico. Zapatista thought and knowledge on the struggle against neoliberalism and predatory financial institutions. Published by Agit Press (formerly known as Porcupine Press) [image: EZLN Comminques: Memory from Below]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8510438421/> 4. *ML* <http://marcoslafarga.com/> A zine featuring the distinctive artwork and design from West Coast based visual artist Marcus La Farga. http://marcoslafarga.com [image: RPS 44] <http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511494812/> 5. *Murder Dollhouse* <http://murderdollhouse.com/> by Teppei Ando Based in the 1920s, a beautifully illustrated comic book thriller about a man who lives in an attic. Published by Volcano Productions. http://murderdollhouse.com [image: Murder Dollhouse by Teppei Ando]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511453630/> ——————————————————— [image: Rock Paper Scissors Collective]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/poczineproject/8511315660/> “*rock paper scissors collective* <http://rpscollective.org/> is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. We promote the sharing of ideas, skills, and resources through the celebration of art, craft, education, and performance.” questions -[at]- rpscollective -[dot]- org 510.238.9171 2278 Telegraph ave., Oakland, CA 94612 Hours: 12 - 7pm, Wednesday - Sunday. Closed Monday and Tuesday. *ABOUT ITORO UDOFIA* *Itoro *is the first dedicated intern for the POC Zine Project’s Legacy Series<http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/37042077000/legacy-zine-series-announ…> . Itoro’s excited to support POCZP because ”it is *a collective that uplifts and cares about what people of color have to say and acknowledges what they have always said.” *Learn more about her here<http://poczineproject.tumblr.com/post/41868602951/meet-poczps-first-legacy-…> . *ABOUT ‘SCENE REPORTS’ * *Would you like to help us create Scene Reports for every state? Contact us: poczineproject(a)gmail.com.* If you would like to invite POC Zine Project to your upcoming event, or collaborate on a joint event, let us know! *Editor’s Note: Itoro will be creating weekly Scene Report round ups. Make sure to send us your zine event details so we can share! If it’s not zine-related but possibly of interest to zinesters of color, we will share that as well.*

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Fwd: Marina, registration for Workshop Weekend, June 22 and 23, is now open!

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Workshop Weekend Updates <updates(a)workshopweekend.net> Date: Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 8:07 PM Subject: Marina, registration for Workshop Weekend, June 22 and 23, is now open! To: marina.kukso(a)gmail.com Hi Marina, Workshop Weekend Oakland registration is now open! Join us on June 22 & 23 to solder, craft, program, build, make and explore. At Workshop Weekend, a flat $40 admission gets you as many workshops as you can handle! Register online by Wednesday, June 12 and get $10 off with code EARLYBIRD0613. Select your workshops at https://workshopweekend.net/oakland/catalog<http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> For families coming to Workshop Weekend together, we're keeping our $10 discount for all parent admissions with the purchase of two or more admissions for children (under 18). Sign up on the same account and the discount will be automatically applied. We have over 30 workshops to choose from at this Workshop Weekend -- a few old favorites coming back alongside new crafts, computer, and music workshops -- and more! Join us for: - Hands-on Genetic Engineering - Robots: Build a Beetlebot - DIY Doll-making - Taste Hacking - Computer Dissection - Arduino Automation Basics - Hands-on Nutrition - Exploring Electronics: Speakers from Scratch - DIY Coffee Roasting - Hands-on Anatomy - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream - Arduino Programming ...and many more! Register and select workshops online at https://workshopweekend.net/oakland/catalog<http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> I hope we'll see you in just a few weeks! Cheers, Gil, J.D., and the rest of the team at Workshop Weekend To unsubscribe from future mailings, visit http://workshopweekend.net/learn/unsub?id=bWFyaW5hLmt1a3NvQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ

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more on sudo kids - interest in after-school activities?

by Marina Kukso

hi all, ray and i are very happy doing sudo kids tuesday nights, but as i'm sure many of you can guess, the holy grail of child participation involves the dreaded "after school" hours which are characterized by terrible tv programming and many of us being at work. are there any sudoers who would be interested and/or available in doing lightly structured kids activities on a weekday in the 3-6PM range? tuesdays would be best, but really any weekday will do. - marina

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Anyone going near San Jose soon?

by Marc Juul

The mesh networking group is buying a small piece of gear from Craiglist and it needs to be picked up in San Jose. Is anyone driving by San Jose next week and would you be willing to pick this up for us? -- Marc Juul

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Oakland nighs live cleaned.

by Max Klein

Let it be known that ONL just played and the living room is fully cleaned by my inspection. Max

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SudoRoom discussion on class portrayal in tv

by Romy Ilano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIJENf-s6r4 http://www.mediaed.org/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=411 Class Dismissed How TV Frames the Working Class Narrated by *Ed Asner* Based on the forthcoming book by Pepi Leistyna, *Class Dismissed* navigates the steady stream of narrow working class representations from American television's beginnings to today's sitcoms, reality shows, police dramas, and daytime talk shows. Featuring interviews with media analysts and cultural historians, this documentary examines the patterns inherent in TV's disturbing depictions of working class people as either clowns or social deviants -- stereotypical portrayals that reinforce the myth of meritocracy. *Class Dismissed* breaks important new ground in exploring the ways in which race, gender, and sexuality intersect with class, offering a more complex reading of television's often one-dimensional representations. The video also links television portrayals to negative cultural attitudes and public policies that directly affect the lives of working class people. Featuring interviews with Stanley Aronowitz, (City University of New York); *Nickel and Dimed* author, Barbara Ehrenreich; Herman Gray (University of California-Santa Cruz); Robin Kelley (Columbia University); Pepi Leistyna (University of Massachusetts-Boston) and Michael Zweig (State University of New York-Stony Brook). Also with Arlene Davila, Susan Douglas, Bambi Haggins, Lisa Henderson, and Andrea Press.

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assume good faith - lessons for collaboration from the collective wisdom of wikipedia

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, i love the perspective in these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_do_not_bite_the_newcomers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Etiquette and my own addendum: do your part to ensure that the space remains usable for everyone and remains a place where people feel welcome. i find these to be helpful perspectives to keep in mind as we all work together to ensure that sudo room continues to exist as a shared resource for all of us to enjoy the fruits of! - marina

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Do any of you want to write a political opinion email that a public officer has to read?

by Sonja Trauss

http://www.bart.gov/news/articles/2013/news20130605.aspx The federal transportation administration released new, slightly different guidelines for public transportation providers. Basically what they say is that the civil rights office of each Public Transit Agency has to make up some criteria to test whether proposed route changes or fare increases disproportionally affect minority riders. For instance, if a transit agency were to cancel a bus line (and replace it with nothing) where 35% of the riders were black, but the overall ridership of the transit system was 12% black, then that service change would be have a disproportionate impact on black riders by 35-12=23% NOW, if the public wanted to sue the agency to stop the discontinuation of the bus line, but the agency's guidelines said the disproportionate impact had to be greater than, say, 25%, then the lawsuit would fail. The FTA mandates the creation of some guidelines, but doesn't say what should be in them. Another example would be fare increases. If a transit agency increases regular fare by 10%, but senior fares by 50%, and 21% of seniors are some certain race, as opposed to 6% of the general population being that race, that would be a disproportionate impact of 15%. The FTA notes that low-income people are not a protected class for the federal civil rights laws, but, (progressively) it encourages Transit Agencies to include low-income populations as a protected class in their guidelines because minorities are generally over represented in the lower incomes. In the fare raising example above therefore, if seniors are not disproportionately some particular race, but if they are disproportionally poor, a transit agency could create guidelines that would recognize that. So if 13% of the general transit population earns 200% or less of the national poverty level, but 20% of the senior population earns that or less, than that would be a disproportionate impact of 7%. If the transit agency prohibited disparate impacts of more than 5% (for instance) that change would be a no go. So, maybe stupidly, I submitted the following comment to officeofcivilrights(a)bart.gov and copied boardofdirectors(a)bart.gov: First of all, the policy needs more examples of how to find disparate impacts, like the example on pg 45 of FTA C 4702.1B, or the examples in appendix K. Second of all, the BART DIDB Policy should explicitly take into account the relative nature of the price of a fare (relative, that is, to the rider's overall income) and therefore the relative nature of a fare increase. For instance, if you earn $10/ hour, then a dollar is equivalent to 6 minutes. If you earn $30/ hour, than a dollar is 2 minutes. That means if fares increase by, say, $10/ month, (5% of a monthly BART bill of $200) and you earn $10/ hour, then your fare increase is equivalent to an hour of your time. If you earn $30/ hour, the fare increase is 20 minutes. Measured in dollars, the increases appear to be the same for the two riders, but measured in man-hours, the poorer rider is facing an increase that is 300% bigger than the fare increase for the less poor rider. That is a disparate impact, so the policy should reflect that. Thanks for your attn in this matter. The number of people submitting comments on this policy will be very small. Like under 30, maybe 10 people. There will be a couple of legal services attys, some law students, some BART staff members ... basically no one. So every letter will be read. If there is anyone in the organization that has the opinion you have, they will cite your letter many times in trying to get their (and your) opinion heard. That is why I write letters like this, just in case there is some staff member who has my same thought. :/

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popcorn machine

by Jake

http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/popcorn.gif my friend is selling this popcorn machine. if you think sudoroom should have it, make an offer. it's like 2 or 3 feet tall but apparently it makes really good popcorn, continuously. -jake

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Give us $$ for decent shelving

by Yardena Cohen

Sudoroom is a mess and one solution is more efficient use of vertical space in our closet. After some research I've concluded the ideal fit for Sudoroom's walk-in closet area are the 5-shelf 36x18x72 heavy duty units which are $67 at Home Depot. I believe these can be stacked (hacked) to turn, for example, three of them into two 36x18x108 towers. 36 inches is just the right width to reach from the wall to the edges of the doors. A hypothetical array of 8 towers would still leave a clear path to the radio room. I'm not saying we need that many (yet) but I'd like to try a few. This is a humble request for your cash. I will put $50 towards this, and Romy has pledged $50. If we can raise a matching $100, we can buy three of them! In fact, if we can raise it today, Romy's offered her car to get them today. Three units would be enough to A) significantly improve our storage/mess situation and B) test my stackability hypothesis. We'll be here all afternoon, accepting cash :)

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I'm making a book on DIY electronics

by Romy Ilano

Does anyone have contributions? I'm making a book for sudoroom It has to be around sudoroom stuff.. This isn't for kick starter projects or instructables. It's for sudoroom No porn or sex toys might give it to kids Cheers --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

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