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Fwd: [omni-finance] EBC roof fix quote & skylight quote

by Yardena Cohen

Sudoers, any objections to omni spending $12k now (plus $12k later) to fix our roof? Deal of the decade IMHO. Can we consent on this by tonight? Also, who's tonight's delegate? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 2:32 PM Subject: Re: [omni-finance] EBC roof fix quote & skylight quote To: David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> Cc: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, building <building(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> David I thought you were gonna tell me when you were meeting Mike at Omni! You promised me like 3 times! Boo. But regardless, thank you. I think Omni should jump at this opportunity. $12k for a 7-year guarantee on the whole roof, plus another $12k that we don't need to pay until refi? AND skylights? It's a no-brainer to me. It's a chunk of our current savings, and we'll need to be extra frugal after this, but 100% necessary. Hardest part may be finding 7 dry days in a row, and 3 volunteers to commit to being there 3 days in a row. I can to commit to being one of them - can 2 other people commit to that also? On Thu, Nov 18, 2021 at 1:58 PM David Keenan via finance <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> wrote: > > MaryAnn's son Mike was kind enough to return to omni recently and quote a medium-term fix to the roof that he is willing to guarantee for 7 years. > > While he was on the roof, he also suggested replacing the skylights and provided that as well in a separate quote. > > The above 2 quotes are not dependent on one another. They are linked below, along with 2 pictures of prior roof samples: > > EBC quote-Omni skylight-replacement_2021-11-18.pdf > > EBC quote-Omni Roof Repair_2021-11-18.pdf > > EBC-worksample1-roof.jpg > > EBC-worksample2-roof.jpg > > Roofing quote: > > - $18.5K; he said he is willing to knock $4K off the the roof quote price if we can provide three volunteers who "know how to roll paint". > > - Takes 3 days to execute and needs 7 days of dry weather, > > - Could do in next two weeks otherwise probably would be next year > > - Needs 50% down to schedule > > - The quote is high-level and not as-yet very specific. He did mention the rubber-like substance he was going to use to lay over the roof (and use to feather up a few areas to prevent pooling), but unfortunately I can't recall the name of the product - I've asked him to follow up with that information. > > He estimated the weight of the additional roof layer to be ~400lb. That's not so much and so just speaking personally, I am not as concerned about the structural impacts of the weight of the additional layer as I would otherwise be, though others may be concerned (since it's also true we don't know how many layers of roof we presently have, as we have not yet cored the roof.) > > Skylight replacement quote: > > - $8.945.21 incl. donating his labor time (!) to Omni. > > - Needs 100% down to schedule as skylights would be custom-ordered. > > My thoughts: > > Mike seems incredibly nice. Both quotes are substantially lower than a typical roofing or skylight replacement quote. However, each quote nonetheless still represents a significant expense to Omni obviously. > > Safer DIY might (not yet determined) be willing to e.g. front Omni the 50% needed to engage the roof quote, provided it was paid back by Omni, say at least by the time of Omni's refi. > > Best, > David > _______________________________________________ > finance mailing list > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/finance

4 years, 5 months

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potential diy fix macbook

by Juhlz VT

Hello! A friend referred me to Sudo to see if anybody could maybe help me out in fixing my laptop. It's a 2014 macbook pro, the battery had been fussy for a while, then I didn't use it for a couple months and it started getting slower with the mouse freaking out frequently. Then my friends cats knocked a small amount of water onto it which I cleaned up, and now it wont turn on. The charger also won't charge it. Hopefully it's just an issue with the battery, what do ya'll think? Thanks so much, Juhlz

4 years, 5 months

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Sudo Room Instagram Access

by Don Hanson

Does anyone have login access to the Sudo Room instagram account? https://www.instagram.com/sudoroom/ It appears to be abandoned but I would like to begin posting about hack nights to get people and the space activated. If we can't get access to this account I may create a new one. -- *Don Hanson* https://d0n.xyz

4 years, 5 months

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Unlocking a found ipad

by Ron Weisberg

Hi, I’m Ron - Food Not Bombs volunteer and cook. I found an iPad 3 this week, but it’s locked, needs Apple ID and password for activation. Anybody know how to bypass this? Thanks. Ron

4 years, 5 months

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El or Ellis set fires in the building

by Jake

Tuesday night around 10PM, two people came into Sudoroom while we were having "Hardware Hacking Tuesdays" and one of them said he had been there before, and he said his name was "El" or "Ellis". He was about 5'10" and had short black dreadlocks and no glasses. I don't remember his friend's name, but he left after not too long. El asked for help with setting up speakers, asked if he could use the computer for something, asked for various tools and seemed to be working on something like hacking a piece of network gear that had been in the e-waste pile, which seemed normal enough for someone coming to hardware hack night. We helped with various requests but mostly he worked on it by himself. He had his phone connected to the speakers near the laser cutter, and a few times I had to ask him to turn down the music because it was making it harder for us to talk to each other, but it wasn't a big deal. He asked if he could smoke inside, which was one of several times the topic of fire came up. Apparently at some point he said "I like to set things on fire" but I didn't hear that. We told him that people don't smoke indoors and someone took him outside and showed him the side doors so he could smoke out there, and then he came back in. He went out and came back in a couple of times. Around 12:45 AM, I got up to go to the bathroom and when I got to the door to the hallway next to CCL's entrance, it was closed, so I opened it and he was standing there and said "there's a fire" and I turned and looked and there was a paper shopping bag on the floor that was on fire. I yelled and stomped out the fire and the others came to help. He said "You locked me out. You stole my phone". I told him to gather his shit and we escorted him to get his phone and other items, and I escorted him to the door and made sure he had all his stuff with him and he left. I was unable to get a picture of him. After he left I looked at the area where he was standing, and there had been a sign or paper on the door that had been entirely burned, as well as the paper bag set on fire. I poured water on everything and made sure there was no fire left. Myself and the others present then went around the whole building to see if there was anyone else inside the building. The side doors (on 48th street) were not latched, although they were mostly closed. We should probably try to make those doors close automatically. If anyone else has information on "El" aka "Ellis" please speak up. One person said "Well that's horrible. That guy has been to sudo many times before" good night -jake

4 years, 6 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

4 years, 6 months

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Basement items being removed

by David Keenan

Hi potential basement storage & media lab users, the following items, which were previously stored unconnected (& under or behind other things etc), are due to go out Monday: - 1-2x large free-standing apparently-broken multifunction printers ~4’ high - 1x heavy industrial sewing machine I’m told is broken. I believe this had been sudo’s, but I’m not sure. - 1x heavy piece of what I believe is motorized bookbinding equipment. - Large mirror from basement kitchen, & plates / kitchen supplies from its NW pantry Removal of the basement items has been been noticed before, but I just wanted to make sure y’all were aware David

4 years, 6 months

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Robb's belongings

by Toan Nguyen

Hi all, On Friday (10-29) early evening around 5.30pm I escorted Robb in the ballroom of OMNI so he can retrieve some of his belongings. He took the items that were labeled his and a few I trusted that belongs to him. The other items he left on the pew by the bar area so volunteers can look at, and it's labeled "Robb's stuff please do not discard until after Nov. 1st" The first 4 attached photos are the items Robb took. The 5, 6, 7 are the items he would like to come back for. The last photo is the pile (including the 5, 6 and 7 items) from the AV room or the crow's nest. For those that aren't aware, I'm currently the conflict mediator for Robb and Jenny. I ask that volunteers restrain from posting any negative feedback or criticism at Robb or Jenny on this thread, as this email is just an update and communicating. But not to say you can't input on the matter of this thread. I'm open to hearing any feedback. Thanks, Toan IMG_20211029_185610006.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1R-i3lDwjDv_Rba9CPZsj7-_8zpv9mzKS/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185503602.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RAmEsgh9x13I0s_7rM69vXiWzCIkGjQh/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185646451.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwwIWP76MzSLK9-sRZ3_ww1H9jFSOTBj/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184844111.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QwvaCkw48HEwk52k4FrxnwRXpAh-JWnb/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184943200.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QouhfGl_cznfCkxowrfw5SF8Qtnu9KIH/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_184858073.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QRC0joQ-icJo0kkEtvK-JLjANrFD-UwM/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_185315807.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QN3xcu54UBG8uJabV32d6AGD-Os1T6Ay/view?usp=…> IMG_20211029_191021440.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QLEJKvKfDkOxct_vjJci3Evqap7i3z_B/view?usp=…>

4 years, 6 months

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Robb visiting omni w/ Toan today 530p

by David Keenan

In case this hadn’t already been noticed, fyi I’m told Robb will come by omni today at 530p to see if there’s more of his things he wants to take to offsite storage. As I understand it the plan will be for Robb to consolidate the gear (including some more lighting from what I understand) that he wants to take out of omni in a discrete area of the ballroom with a note, a picture will then be taken and distributed to the lists to see if what all he is taking out is okay with folks, and after a couple days if there is no objection or concerns he will return with Toan to pick up that stuff. Best, David

4 years, 6 months

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Sudo & CCL e-waste - this week!

by David Keenan

Hi all, Omni will have a large e-waste pickup probably within the next week. Therefore, now would be a very good time to purge e-waste items throughout Sudo & CCL. If either group has e-waste, please concentrate / identify these items in a place for easy removal, and let me know they are there? Ps. Please don’t bring any items from home, only items presently on-site at omni. Thank you, David

4 years, 6 months

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RJ9 connector for legacy VT-320 terminal keyboard cord

by Jake

hi everyone and welcome to another edition of legacy information technology hacking. Here at sudoroom, we are having trouble getting on the internet because our VT-320 terminal's keyboard cord is missing the RJ-9 end that connects it to the rest of the terminal. Thus our internet experience is read-only and in that sense, much like television. this is what our terminal looks like, except that the connector on the end of the keyboard cord is missing: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/comments/bu50g1/dec_vt320_term… I know we're all very familiar with the RJ45 connector, the venerable transparent acrylic connector on the end of all of our ethernet cables, and the aged among you also know the RJ11 connector, which joined our telephones to the POTS (Plain Old Telephone System) but even most hackers are only slightly aware of a third, smaller variant: RJ9 https://www.asomep.com/en/a-1-1313-29-0-0-0/PLUG-UTP-MALE-CONNECTOR-RJ9-C3e… our terminal uses RJ11 for its serial ports, and we have no shortage of such cords for that. But it uses an RJ9 connector for the keyboard, and while we might be able to find a cord on an old telephone, it will not easily uncrimp, and splicing and soldering those wires to the keyboard would result in oxidized connections and slow switching transition waveforms and "third state" bits between the keyboard and terminal. So what we really need is a brand new, uncrimped RJ9 plug that we can put onto the keyboard cord (after figuring out which way it goes on there) so that our terminal can function at full power. yes i know, the internet allows for remote shopping experiences and i could simply order a connector to be mailed to me, but I know at least ten of you nerds out there have an uncrimped RJ9 plug or two in your electronics bins and I want to reward your thoughtful preservation of materials by giving you a chance to donate that connector to sudoroom (tax deductable of course) bonus points if you have a crimper that works with RJ9 plugs. We are having Hardware Hacking Tuesdays again every week (for now) but I am available if you want a special access tour at a different time! Lets get this terminal back in working order. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXaQn8txM9w -jake

4 years, 6 months

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Reminder: Pledge [Pledge No.] from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions. Thanks for your business! Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2420 Date: 10/01/2021 Due Date: 10/25/2021 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $22,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 09/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00 Other payments and credits after 09/01/2021 0.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 10/01/202 22,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 10/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00 ____________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $22,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

4 years, 6 months

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Leak in Sudo

by Patrik D'haeseleer

The skylight with the heavy duty exhaust fan is leaking quite profusely with the recent rains, and was dripping down on a bunch of valuable looking electronics equipment stashed on and next to the table closest to the entrance. I slit open a large garbage bag and draped it over the equipment to protect it from further water damage, just as a stop-gap measure. If someone has a bit of time today, it would be good to clear that entire area of equipment, put a large bin under the leaks, and maybe try to dry off any valuable equipment we'd like to keep with a heat gun... Patrik

4 years, 6 months

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Urgent - mark leak spots w/ tape?

by David Keenan

I hear with heavier rains, there are now many leaks, and especially in case he ballroom. *Whomever may be at Omni right now, if you can, please mark the floor location of where drips land with a big, taped ‘X’? Such as with blue painters tape, masking tape, duct tape or similar - So we can better locate the corresponding leaking areas on the roof after the rain stops.* Thank you 🙏 David

4 years, 6 months

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Sudo fridge

by David Keenan

Hi, Tomorrow Monday 10/18, electrical maintenance will be conducted in Sudo such that Sudo’s fridge will no longer need a super long and non-code-compliant extension cord to be functional, and can just plug in directly. The fridge has been emptied of prior biohazard by some kind / selfless soul, but it is not itself cleaned.. It is still extremely gross. Now would be the time to bleach it, and perhaps deionize / bathe it in UVb light or otherwise sanitize it to determine whether it can be truly rid of mold in all the places we can’t see. As jake pointed out, it is a really nice fridge, so it is in some important respects worth saving. At the same time, we are coming up on our last planned batch of dump runs. It has been at least a couple months, and the fridge is still unsanitary (not complaining at all just stating the facts). If the fridge is not sanitized by the end of the week, unless there is any objection, I will plan to have it taken to the dump. Fairly soon we will have banks, insurance representatives et al walking the building. In its current condition, I would not want any of these parties them to randomly open the fridge placed right along the common path of travel through the building, so imo, this fridge needs to either be hecka cleaned, or gone. If a sudoer plans to take on this challenge, please let me know? Best, David

4 years, 6 months

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Invoice 2435 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thank you for stewarding the commons. Love and solidarity, Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2435 Date: 11/01/2021 Due Date: 11/25/2021 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $24,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 10/01/2021 Balance Forward $22,000.00 Other payments and credits after 10/01/2021 0.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 11/01/202 24,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 11/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00T ____________________________________________________________________________ SubTotal: $2,000.00 Tax: $0.00 -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $24,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

4 years, 6 months

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Simple omni wiring task for an enterprising soul

by David Keenan

- Task: Replace short lengths of existing 2-wire thermostat cable, with 3-wire min.18 gauge (18/3, solid or stranded) thermostat cable, connecting all basement furnaces with their thermostats (not needed for disco room furnace). These furnaces serve basement, entrance hall, and ballroom. - Reason: So we can have the option of running fans without heat - to help filter air even when heat isn’t needed - in order to reduce COVID risk/spread in the building (especially during events etc.) Anyone who has done basic inside wiring for telco / internet should be able to run this cable, which can be purchased by the door or in spools from HD for cheap. I don’t think we’ll need more than about 75’ in length at most. It is not necessary to attach the cable to thermostat or furnace, just run the cable. I can come attach it to thermostats and furnaces. One way to do this would be to: - remove any staples / ties affixing old cable - strongly tape new cable to ethe end of existing cable - pull old cable (connected to the new cable) through If anyone has spoons to take this on lmk. There are a lot of building maintenance tasks rn, and I don’t know when I’ll get to this. Omni is getting ballroom rental requests needed for omnis bottom line, and for everyone’s safety we really should have this feature in place before hosting public events. So, it is pressing, if there is a volunteer. Best, David

4 years, 6 months

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Area power outage hit omni 10:45a

by David Keenan

Hi, power is out to Omni’s block and beyond. I called Pg&e. Outage is ‘storm related’ affecting over 3K customers with no ETA to restore power as of yet. I signed up for text alerts relating to the outage. Best, David

4 years, 6 months

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weekly virtual meeting/hangout starting in 5 mins

by Marc Juul

Of course folks are welcome to also welcome to show up in person but I won't be there in person tonight. Meeting link: https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting -- marc/juul

4 years, 6 months

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Hardware hacknight tonigt and door access

by Marc Juul

Hardware hacknight is happening tonight at 7 pm! The Omni door is currently undergoing upgrades so your keycard will not work. Please use the doorbell and someone will let you in. -- marc/juul

4 years, 6 months

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copy of sudo's recent lease with omni?

by David Keenan

Hi fellow sudoers, Does anyone have a copy of Sudo's most recent lease with omni? This is being asked in order to get all our paperwork in a row for new/cheaper insurance and for review by potential lenders - The most recent lease w/ sudo that I could find <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KgimyxNSZ5K_ipeWBBYGDPPIH6JYi6UZ/view?usp=…> is c.2016 w/ OOC (rather than OC), and I believe there normally would have been about two more rounds of leases since that time - If someone knows whether a more recent lease exists, or can provide a copy, that'd be super great - Thank you, David

4 years, 6 months

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CCL/Sudo area heater maintenance this wk (10/11>15)

by David Keenan

Hi CCL & Sudo, 1. On Monday 10/11, CCL Lab Manager Dave A. is scheduled to carefully clean the furnace mounted overhead on CCL’s north wall, in order to reduce the potential future disturbance of excessive dust during planned furnace maintenance. Please contact David A. (cc’d) for more info or to assist. 2. Following Dave’s work on 10/11, two maintenance tasks are projected to be undertaken sometime this week. The exact day and time for each task is not yet known, and it is unlikely we will get more than one day’s advance notice, which will be promptly passed on to CCL / Sudo as soon as received. - Electrical: Relocating the space heater’s on/off switch from highish up in the BSL, to a more accessible height near the north doorway into CCL/Sudo room, where it will be replaced with a timer switch. This work is not anticipated to precipitate an excessive disturbance of dust, and should not impact electrical service to this room. However, the electrician will be working in this area, likely on a ladder, which may temporarily block access to some of the freezers et al in CCL’s NE area, for approximately <2h (barring unforeseen circumstances). - Furnace: The blower (and air filter) for the furnace in this room is due to be replaced by an HVAC professional. With the area cleaned in advance per item 1 above, it is not anticipated to involve the disturbance of excessive dust. It is not anticipated that this work will impact electrical service to CCL. The work will involve the placement of a large ladder below / adjacent to this furnace, impacting access to cabinets & storage below the furnace. To reduce Omni’s labor costs, I would ask CCL/Sudo members to please allow these technicians the elbow room needed to safely complete their work with a minimum of conversation, barring of course any safety concerns. Rather, if anyone has any questions about the above planned work, as always please feel free to contact me directly at any time. Many thanks everyone, David // 415-430-8362

4 years, 6 months

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Sudo elec. maintenance Monday 10/18

by David Keenan

Hi all, Per prior discussion, electrical maintenance will be conducted to increase the number of available receptacles in the southeast portion of sudo room, near sudo's fridge & stairs down to basement, in order to remove life-safety hazards presented by excessive extension cords / power strips in this location under/adjacent to an unrated mezzanine etc. This work is now planned for *Monday 10/18 in the AM.* This work will likely require temporarily de-powering one or more circuits to Sudo Room presently feeding receptacles in this particular area and along portions of the south wall. Please ensure all steps are taken to save work and safely depower equipment in this area prior to this work, *or provide me with instruction to safely do these things*, *including the sudo mesh cage. This work may impact internet access within the building while work is being undertaken.* The maintenance window is not planned to last longer than a single day. 'Small' one-off jobs like this can be difficult to affordably schedule well in advance, as they are typically subject to electricians' squeezing in the work around bigger jobs they have elsewhere. Therefore, in most cases we are unlikely to get more than ~2 days advance notice as in this case. Separately, on Sunday 10/17, an electrical assessment will be undertaken to see how providing more compliant power to the ad-hoc / DIY exhaust fan on sudo's roof (south roof area of back room) could be accomplished. Providing more permanent electrical power to this fan will not necessarily be undertaken sunday, but it is possible. Assessing / addressing the roof fan issue should not directly impact power to sudo or ccl on Sunday, but if and when this becomes required, I will notice sudo and ccl. Thanks to everyone for bearing with these ongoing life-safety improvements to the building and please hit me up with any questions or concerns. Thank you, David // 415-430-8362

4 years, 6 months

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[Hiring] Python+ Software Developer for defending human rights online

by Jenny Ryan

Hey community! Anyone looking for an ethical, fulfilling programming job? Reach out! eQualitie is seeking an experienced software developer to play a key role on technology projects empowering freedom of expression and association online. Our new colleague shares the company’s _values_ <https://equalit.ie/values/> and is ready to lead software development on a DDoS mitigation infrastructure <https://deflect.ca> and contribute to tooling underpinning a censorship circumvention web browser <https://censorship.no>. In turn, you will get exposure to and a say in the design of current and future _defensive web technologies_ <https://github.com/deflect-ca> and _decentralized solutions_ <https://github.com/censorship-no/> for avoiding Internet censorship, as well as personal satisfaction that your contributions create real change for people around the world. This is a relatively fast-paced environment with a strong sense of individual contribution and close-knit project teams. *Job Description* You will work on existing software code across project teams and lead the development and release of new software systems, working with other developers, devops and systems operation staff. Your primary responsibilities will include building and upgrading tools to improve attack mitigation and network service availability, performance, and Internet censorship resilience. You will introduce and adhere to common development processes for a variety of in-house technologies, spanning DDoS mitigation, a clearinghouse for anomalous network behaviour and a decentralized peer-to-peer web caching network. You will take an “document everything” approach and publish your work as FLOSS. *About you* You understand the building blocks of the Internet and are familiar with its core protocols. You value infrastructure-as-code systems and believe in test-driven development, prototyping, fine-tuning software configurations and performance monitoring as the primary ways to improve an Internet- reliant product or service. You have a depth of knowledge, experience and a passion for Internet technologies that allow you to learn new systems relatively quickly. Also, you should have: * 5+ years experience in Python development; * Experience in network programming (HTTP/S, UDP, DNS) and web caching; * Experience with multi-platform package and release management; * Demonstrable experience deploying and managing technology using Docker and/or Kubernetes; * Go development experience a strong asset; * C++ development experience an asset; * An active appreciation for reading and writing documentation! *Now, a little bit about us…* <https://equalit.ie/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/eq-logo-site.jpg>eQualitie <https://equalit.ie> is a growing technology company that puts its principles before profits. We solve complex technical problems for improving digital defences, introducing privacy to online activity and enabling freedom of expression and association online. We are a remote-first company and offer flexible working arrangements, contributions to private health care, annual pay raises, prospects for professional growth and social opportunities. eQualitie welcomes applicants from all backgrounds. <https://deflect.ca>The _Deflect project_ <https://deflect.ca> protects website platforms from cyber attack, serving over a million people everyday. Deployed on bare-metal infrastructure around the world, Deflect offers web caching, secure hosting and defence-in-depth mitigation options, including the _Baskerville_ <https://equalit.ie/portfolio/baskerville/> clearinghouse and forensic attack investigations <https://deflect.ca/solutions/investigations/>. <https://censorship.no>_CENO Browser_ <https://censorship.no/> is a tool designed to circumvent the most pervasive forms of Internet censorship. Built on Mozilla for Android and the _Ouinet libraries_ <https://github.com/equalitie/ouinet>, CENO enables users to retrieve and share web content peer-to-peer over Bittorrent’s DHT, during periods of heavy censorship and Internet shutdowns. *Metadata* * Start Date: asap * Job Location: Montreal, Canada (remote OK) * Job Type: 12 month contract, possibility of full-time thereafter * Salary: 80,000 USD + benefits * Application deadline: October 30, 2021 *How to apply: *Please send your resume and a cover letter explaining how your experiences and motivation match our requirements. Please make sure to include your GitHub (or similar) profile where we can see your previous work and/or code: *https://equalit.ie/job-post/python-software-dev/ * <https://equalit.ie/job-post/python-software-dev/>

4 years, 6 months

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sudo room meeting and infrastructure hacking tonight at 6 pm!

by Marc Juul

Come hang out at sudo room! Meeting will be max 1 hour and then we'll hack on both virtual and physical sudo room infrastructure :D Virtual meeting here: https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting -- marc/juul

4 years, 6 months

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need a new laser cutter computer

by Jake

Tonight at Sudoroom we had hardware hacking tuesdays. A new hacker showed up and helped hook up the exhaust for the big red laser cutter! but we were unable to set it up because the desktop computer nearby is gone. Does anyone know how to set up software to use the laser cutter? I made a new desktop computer over at the 3D printer desk, and I can make another one for the laser cutter if we can't figure out what happened to the old one. -jake

4 years, 6 months

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Hardware Hacking Tuesday tomorrow?

by Anca Mosoiu

Hi folks, Is this happening tomorrow? What time? I'd like to drop by with my project, but don't have a keycard so I can only come when other folks are around. Thanks, Anca. -- -=-=-=- Anca Mosoiu | Tech Liminal anca(a)techliminal.com M: (510) 220-6660 http://techliminal.com | T: @techliminal | F: facebook.com/techliminal

4 years, 6 months

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Agar Art this Saturday at CCL!

by Marc Juul

Forwarded from Patrik at CCL: Make your own Agar Art with Counter Culture Labs and the American Society for Microbiology, this Saturday 3-5pm. We will be painting with live colored bacteria on Petri dishes. Participants will have the option to submit their designs to the yearly ASM Agar Art contest <https://asm.org/Events/ASM-Agar-Art-Contest/Home>. Come join us for our first IN PERSON workshop of the year at CCL - yay! Mask wearing and proof of vaccination required. Space is limited to make sure to RSVP on meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Counter-Culture-Labs/events/281311663/. Class fees are $15/person. No one turned away for lack of funds. Hope to see you all there! Patrik [image: Leonardo.png]

4 years, 6 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Hardware Hacking Tuesday tomorrow?

by Edwinsaurus

I'm not sure if this will send, my name is Lovi and I'm typing from Eddy's machine. I'm here at the Sudo room and want to join but no one has been around. I was told about this space by the Hackitorium, and I was given a tour by Dane. I am here all afternoon working on processing javascript (p5) and am on discord. I intend to be here all day. Hoping other people show up for the meeting. I don't think the doorbell is working however, it seems missing since the first day I was here. Lovi on Eddy's machine.

4 years, 6 months

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desktop pc with DNH label

by Jake

there's a desktop computer under the table on the east side of the room with a white sticker on it labeled "do not hack, project: jan (510) 434-8806" I called the number but got no answer, I'm just going through stuff in pseudo room and trying to get rid of things that are not useful or don't belong. Does anybody know what this computer is about? over the years I have encountered projects in hacker spaces with minimal information on the labels, no date, so I try to figure out these mysteries. A few years ago there was somebody who set up some server on the rack that was doing who knows what...

4 years, 6 months

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Cupcake Challenge

by Eric O'Connor

https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2022 Ideas: - cupcake compressor/maximizer — 4 lb cubic cupcake - on-site robotic manufacturing - an internal gyroscope keeps the cupcake upright - sacrifice on taste, focus on our strengths (compressive strength: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331801189_Mathematical_to_Predict_… ) - judging without input validation — include 0x80000000 references to “fragile” or “handle with care” on the box and hope for int32 wrap around - SEO growth hack: use GPT-3 to write thousands of blog posts referencing the cupcake (+3 points each) - shoot the moon: achieve a perfect minimal score without being disqualified, because all press is good press.

4 years, 6 months

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sudo room's 10 year anniversary brainstorm!

by Marc Juul

sudo room's first meeting was on 2011/11/14 How should we celebrate? What do folks feel like? Should we have it outdoors so we can have food/snacks/drinks? Share your ideas! -- marc/juul

4 years, 7 months

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Regarding furnaces, space heaters and CCL.

by Nenufar Molecules

Regarding furnaces, space heaters and CCL. I don’t recall anyone asking CCL if we needed or wanted a furnace or a space heater. I think the whole process of working on the furnace and space heater is distracting to the lab work we are doing, it is also making extra work for us, and putting an added risk factor in place. I for one don’t want to repair the furnace or space heater in CCL. Some of my reasons are: 1. Oakland, CA has the best weather in the world. As far as cold weather, the thermometer only rarely goes below 45 degrees F at night in winter. This is not Siberia or N. Dakota, it’s Oakland. Back in the 90’s was the last time it got cold enough to turn on a heater for a few nights. 2. It’s true that someone brought in a small electric heater to CCL. I think they were sleeping at the lab or doing some web surfing. The Temescal library is only a few blocks away and they will likely have the heat turned up for people to be comfortable as they read and snooze. I have worked at CCL even late at night for 5 years and have not noticed any extremes of cold there. CCL is a lab and it’s warm enough to do lab work there year round. There’s some garments that used to be known as “Long Johns” Those and a cap or hoody all anyone ever needs to keep warm in CCL in winter. I think there should be a ban on heaters at CCL. The small heater I found left on with no one in the lab multiple times and unplugged it. 3. CCL is about working on making a better tomorrow and we have a lot of challenges to meet with things like global warming. That’s something I think we all need to take responsibility for. Humans will soon be higher on the endangered species list if we don’t. Furnaces and heaters, large or small draw a lot of power, gas and/or electricity, and are not sustainable, and not energy efficient by any means. It takes a tremendous amount of energy to heat a space the size of the Omni commons building. What effect does this use of gas and electricity have on global warming? Does it not make perfect sense to put on warm socks and underwear, a wool cap and be warm as toast without using large amounts of these resources to heat a large space? Hello, this is the 21st century and we do need to mend our ways for the sake of future generations, and life on earth in general. So as far as CCL goes, I say no to heaters. 4. I have been informed by our treasurer, Michael Arent that CCL and also the Omni are facing some financial difficulties. It seems like at this time we need to be careful about spending money. There are a number of projects at the Omni commons that would seem to have priority over heating concerns. A roof that doesn’t leak when it rains, for example. Paying for gas and electricity to heat the building doesn’t seem to be necessary at all. Let’s consider selling the furnace as scrap metal and raise some small funds for repairing the Omni. 5. Lab work takes a great deal of focus and we don’t wish to have the disturbances of any work going on overhead. We have a great deal of materials and time invested in what we are doing. I’m the one who asked for the COI and an incident is fresh in my memory of a friend’s lab in Oakland where some work was being done and a very heavy piece of metal came crashing down from a high roof to land on a workstation, damaging equipment. If anyone had been sitting at that workbench at the time, they probably would have been killed or crippled. Of course I want to know who is going to be responsible for any injuries or damage done and that COI should be approved by CCL before any work takes place at the lab. Then I wouldn't need to bring it up at an inconvenient time. We also strongly feel that the labwork we are doing is so much more important than working on the heating system. A couple projects at CCL are involved with public health (matters of life and death) and we don’t wish to be distracted by activities overhead or have to do additional cleanup work because of them. We really have enough on our plates and would appreciate being left alone to do our work undisturbed. Please desist. No need for heaters at CCL. Let's hear from some of the others who are in the lab year round, are you reasonably comfy or not? What concerns do you have and what improvements would you like to see at CCL in the year to come? Best wishes always, Eddy Spinner CCL Lab Rat

4 years, 7 months

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sudo room meeting starting in 5 mins (6 pm)

by Marc Juul

I'm not there in person today and I don't know if anyone else is but we're definitely doing virtual: https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting -- marc/juul

4 years, 7 months

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We have an all Bay Area Hackerspace Mailing list and Chatroom

by sunjam＠james.network

Hi all, we've re-started the Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces (bach) mailing list and chat. Was active from 2013 - 2014 previously. Details at https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces Join our friendly Mailing List https://lists.hackerspaces.org/listinfo/bach Chat on IRC #bach:libera.chat or from Matrix #BACH:matrix.org #bayarea:hackspaces.org

4 years, 7 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

4 years, 7 months

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Hardware hacknight tonight at 7 pm

by Marc Juul

Hi sudoers. Hardware hacknight will be happening tonight at sudo room starting at 7 pm. Last week: * An old laser was torn down into its useful components * Some folks repaired a broken stereo amplifier * Some of us opened up an old Macintosh SE/30 and got rw access to the ancient 60 MB harddrive from a modern linux PC, then set up System 7.5 in an emulator and attempted to talk to the old Mac over serial Tonight: * We'll be trying to get the old mac browsing the modern web and set up at sudo room's front table. * We'll attempt to turn two broken very high pressure syringe pumps (HPLC) into a single working one. * <insert your project here> Come hang out! Mask required at all times when indoors and vaccination required (proof of vaccination not required). If you want to eat you must do so outside (last week we had a pizza break out on the sidewalk). There's a new doorbell on the front door that should get our attention in case you don't have an access card. -- marc/juul

4 years, 7 months

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sudo room meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 pm

by Marc Juul

Hi sudoers! We're rebooting the sudo room meetings. Last week we tried to do an in-person only meeting but I gave late notice and very few people showed. Let's try this again with a virtual _and_ in-person meeting. I'll set up some microphones, speakers and webcam to connect those of us at sudo room to those joining online. We'll send out a link to the video conference when we're about to begin. If you're joining in person, remember that masks and vaccines are required (though not proof of vaccine). There is a new doorbell on the front door if your access card isn't working (or you don't have one). -- marc/juul

4 years, 7 months

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automatic quickbook messages coming from where?

by Jake

I think six months ago or more, we talked about trying to figure out where these emails are coming from and whether they're accurate. If they're accurate, it would be nice to get a clarification of the situation and what we need to do about it, otherwise if this is an automatic message that is sending out confusing and incorrect numbers, we should figure out where it's coming from and turn it off. Does anyone control the email address "Omni Commons <quickbooks(a)notification.intuit.com>" it's coming from o4.e.notification.intuit.com [167.89.82.160] also, we need to remove the email address rcsheets(a)acm.org from these automatic messages, i'm pretty sure they don't want to receive these messages anymore or hear anything about us. -jake On Tue, 28 Sep 2021, Omni Commons wrote: > Dear Sudo Room, > > Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions. > > Thanks for your business! > Omni Commons > > > > > > > ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- > > > 4799 Shattuck Ave > Oakland, CA 94609 US > https://omnicommons.org > > Invoice #: 2407 > Date: 09/01/2021 > Due Date: 09/25/2021 > Terms: Net 25 > Amount Due: $20,000.00 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill To: > > Sudo Room > 4799 Shattuck Ave > Oakland, CA 94607 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** > > 08/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00 > Other payments and credits after 08/01/2021 -2,000.00 > New charges (details below) 2,000.00 > Total Amount Due (activity through 09/01/202 20,000.00 > > **************************************************************************** > > Date Activity Qty Rate Amount > 09/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00 > ____________________________________________________________________________ > -------------------------------------- > Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 > > Total Amount Due: $20,000.00 > > > Greetings Sudo Room! > > This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the > commons! > > Love and solidarity, > Omni Commons Finance Working Group > > > > > > > > >

4 years, 7 months

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Reminder: Pledge [Pledge No.] from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Just a reminder that we have not received a payment for this invoice yet. Let us know if you have questions. Thanks for your business! Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2407 Date: 09/01/2021 Due Date: 09/25/2021 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $20,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 08/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00 Other payments and credits after 08/01/2021 -2,000.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 09/01/202 20,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 09/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00 ____________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $20,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

4 years, 7 months

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Fwd: Omni HVAC status 9/24

by David Keenan

Hi CCL and Sudo, Forwarded below is my update to consensus list on the present status of omni's various furnaces / heaters, including those situated within CCL/Sudo. I encourage all to read through it, and I wanted to extend my gratitude to everyone who allowed the safety of the furnace and space heater to be assessed on 9/23. In addition to that update, based on feedback from folks in the lab at the time, *I also wanted to develop a better protocol for the scheduled maintenance of these fixtures and for infrastructure issues generally with CCL and Sudo, in particular CCL*. To this end I had the following questions for CCL: 1. I was told there was a Lab Manager -- I believe whose name is Dave? May I have this person's contact info? As moving forward, it would be great to ensure this person is directly apprised of any maintenance work which may affect CCL. 2. During the work, a CCL'er demanded that the HVAC person present their Certificate of Insurance (COI). I wanted to respectfully ask that in the future, if such questions be directed at me or whomever is coordinating the maintenance for omni, rather than of the tech performing the maintenance. As I don't believe this is the sort of paperwork that tradesfolk carry around with them on their person while on ladders etc., and it can feel vaguely threatening, whereas I am happy to provide this if this is required. (Parenthetically on this topic - I also was hoping CCL might provide their annual COI to me or to the finance WG, to aid the pursuit of re-applying for cheaper building/fire insurance for the whole building.. I've been meaning to gather all these) 3. Per my update to consensus, I would like (w/ zero pressure) to ask if CCL might consider voluntarily safely undertaking a cleaning of the furnace platform upon which there is a layer of dust (such as wiping down with wet wipes i imagine, or some other manner involving a minimum of air disturbance). This way, the furnace could be occasionally serviced or accessed in an emergency with a minimum chance of dust disturbing CCL areas below. I ask since I was informed there are special cleaning and associated protective procedures in use within CCL, which it was made clear to me, neither myself as a lay-person nor other non-CCL omninoms may be familiar. So, I recognize that CCL is itself probably better equipped to do the best job possible of this. If that sounds reasonable to CCL, it would be great if this task could be undertaken sometime in the next week, ie before an HVAC person is scheduled to return. See the forwarded message below with regards updates about specific HVAV fixtures. Thank you so much CCL & Sudo! and have a great weekend :) Best, David ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Sep 24, 2021 at 3:12 PM Subject: Omni HVAC status 9/24 To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Cc: building <building(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, < finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Hi, The HVAC tech came out on Thursday 9/23 and completed an assessment of the two fixtures mounted halfway up CCL's north wall, being (a) gas furnace serving the adjacent disco room and (b) gas space heater serving CCL / Sudo's room. In addition, I discovered (c) a small modification we need to make to the furnace serving the ballroom. *A. Space heater serving CCL/Sudo*: *This unit was found to be safe & 100% functional; it can be turned on by activating the switch in the BSL room that has the brown cover plate* (mounted a bit high up on the wall, but still reachable from a standing position). In the tech's professional opinion the unit is appropriately sized for the room and will adequately heat / take the chill out of the room. Therefore in my own opinion, CCL might consider giving the space heater a try as an alternative to multiple small electric space heaters that I have heard have been used in lieu during colder months, due to the increased life-safety hazard and energy use imposed by multiple small electric units, and because omni's electrical budget (total available amps) is limited whereas gas is barely utilized. If the space heater is found to be effective, I would propose CCL consider stopping the use of multiple electric heaters. That said, by design the unit is not attached to a thermostat -- and so once it is on, it will stay on until it is turned off. This isn't a safety issue per se, but if left on accidentally, it could lead to energy waste. Therefore I am recommending the following modest improvements be made: 1. The on/off switch controlling the unit be converted to a timer switch (e.g, a 30-min-max dial). This way, the unit will not be accidentally left on, and a timer switch is an easier / cheaper improvement than adding a thermostat. 2. Lower the switch box a couple feet to a more accessible height (as a person in a wheelchair cannot reach the present switch location.). 2. The unit's gas valve be lowered to an accessible height, so gas service to the unit can be easily turned off should the pilot light become extinguished. At present, a ladder is needed to reach this gas valve. 3. Off-the-shelf CO/explosive gas sensor & a smoke sensor (w/ 10-year batteries) are mounted to the wall the code-required distance above the both the space heater and furnace. For the safety of folks working in this room, imo this should probably have been done a long time ago. The above suggested improvements would not involve a significant disturbance of dust, are inexpensive, and are projected to take <2h. *B. Furnace serving the disco room*: - It was determined that the blower in this unit needs replacement (keeps blowing fuses); we are waiting on a cost estimate for this. This fix would have to be effected by the HVAC tech. - It was also previously recommended that a separate, small water pump be installed adjacent to the unit to push condensation down the existing flexible drip line running to the floor drain. The flexible drip line was not run at a consistent downward slope, which led to water backing up into the furnace unit, in turn rusting the bottom of the unit and causing water damage to the platform visible from below (which presumably, dripped down onto CCL's workspace). It appears this can be self-installed, and is anticipated as a low cost improvement. - The water damage to the platform holding the furnace needs to be assessed a bit more to see if any structural reinforcement is necessary. Due to the relatively small quantity of water produced during condensation, I don't anticipate that the water damage will be all that bad, but we don't want the platform failing at some point in the future and hurting anyone beneath. The need for any reinforcement here is TBD. - I would like CCL to consider whether they as a group might (?) prefer to take on cleaning this furnace area of accumulated dust (such as wiping it down etc) prior to additional servicing of the furnace. The reasons are: -- The furnace must be able to be accessible for occasional maintenance or in an emergency, preferably without creating any potential dust headaches for CCL work going on underneath. -- I have been informed that there are lab standards for cleaning, with which lay people / non-CCL volunteers may not be familiar. -- Although the furnace does not serve CCL, the furnace is in CCL's space, and it makes sense to me that CCL would participate in the upkeep of building infrastructure within its space in the interest of collectively maintaining the building. *C. Ballroom furnace*: The ballroom furnace works well, but in the process of trying to assess / replace the old filters for all these units, I discovered that the filters are not presently accessible for the ballroom furnace. The reason is: Studs for the west wall separating the furnace area from the kitchen were placed literally right up against the filter door. Therefore, a simple access panel needs to be created in the perpendicular side of the filter housing, to allow for filter replacement. This fix represents some light sheet metal work and is not perceived to be a major expense. We are awaiting an estimate for this. Having decent air filters in place is of increasing importance due to COVID and the worsening air quality in CA. We plan to replace with MERV-13 filters to make the omni less friendly to COVID spread for any time when a furnaces may be in use (MERV 13 isn't HEPA, but does block sneeze-size droplets along with bacteria etc). Best, David

4 years, 7 months

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* Heater test in CCL Thurs 9/23 aft *

by David Keenan

Hi, Apologies for the late notice, but HVAC professionals from AAPH will be returning Thursday sometime in the afternoon to further test the large hanging space heater and the disco room furnace, both of which are adjacent to CCL’s north wall. In broad terms this assessment is being undertaken in order to: a) lower Omni’s monthly insurance costs; b) assess if the large gas-powered space heater is a safer and more efficient solution than multiple smaller electric space heaters; c) restore heat to the disco room if reasonably possible, in order to aid rentability. This work will require placing a large ladder beneath these items. *Dust from these high-up areas may be disturbed, and so we ask that anything potentially affected at ground-floor level be secured.* As always, please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you, David

4 years, 7 months

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sudo room meeting tonight (Wednesday) at 6 pm in person

by Marc Juul

Hi sudoers! Let's try to have an in-person meeting tonight at 6 pm. We had hardware hacknight last night and I'm excited to get sudo room re-activated :D If you have ideas for what you want post-covid sudo room to look like or just want to see some hackers in person then come on by! Masks and vaccines required but no proof of vaccine necessary. We're limiting total number of people in sudo room and CCL to 24. Hope to see you tonight! -- marc/juul

4 years, 7 months

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hardware hacking tuesday

by Jake

tonight some sudoroom memberds will convene in sudoroom to repopulate the space and discuss interesting projects, brainstorm ideas for moving forward, improve internet and airflow infrastructure, and etcetera. This is not a call for more people to show up, because i'm more worried about having too many people rather than not enough. But I wanted to send out the email to let people know that it's happening. i still think that sudoroom members should make use of the space outside of normal scheduled times, rather than at organized times, in order to avoid too many people meeting in the space at the same time. That said, I think it's time to start using the space again, and people will be wearing masks of course, and we'll be running the new ventilation fan as well as the fan near the laser cutter. Hopefully CCL doesn't have a meeting scheduled for tonight as well. -jake

4 years, 7 months

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Invoice 2420 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thank you for stewarding the commons. Love and solidarity, Omni Commons ---------------------------------- Invoice --------------------------------- 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94609 US https://omnicommons.org Invoice #: 2420 Date: 10/01/2021 Due Date: 10/25/2021 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $22,000.00 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bill To: Sudo Room 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland, CA 94607 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ****************************** Account Summary ***************************** 09/01/2021 Balance Forward $20,000.00 Other payments and credits after 09/01/2021 0.00 New charges (details below) 2,000.00 Total Amount Due (activity through 10/01/202 22,000.00 **************************************************************************** Date Activity Qty Rate Amount 10/01/2021 Furnishing Fa 1 2,000.00 2,000.00 ____________________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------- Total Of New Charges: $2,000.00 Total Amount Due: $22,000.00 Greetings Sudo Room! This is your monthly donation invoice. Thank you for stewarding the commons! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance Working Group

4 years, 7 months

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Proposal to run conduit to sudo fridge

by David Keenan

Hi.. I think I’m still a sudoer? So: I would like to propose that Sudo consense to place a permanent electrical receptacle near the bottom stair landing (that leads up to ballroom) near the fridge, to be used by the fridge. IMO this would be superior to the prior ‘50ft extension cord through the wall up to another room’ solution that has been used in the past, which transgresses code and therefore poses recurring headaches during annual fire inspections. I expect this work would take appx 2-3h at most, possibly less. Paying an electrician to do it will I ballpark cost ~$200-$300. As it happens we presently have an electrician this week conducting minor repairs around omni, so this would be an opportune time to do this scope of work as well. Is there by chance a sudo budget for this sort of thing? let me know if this task is copacetic with sudo? Best, David

4 years, 7 months

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OMNI WORK PARTY WEDNESDAY 3-6P: MOVE BOOKS ❤️

by David Keenan

Hi all, Tomorrow 9/16, I hope folks can show up for moving omni’s library (per Silver’s message below) out of the ballroom mezzanine, and into the entrance hall mezzanine. This will help provide a more accessible library as well as facilitate more professional rentals of the ballroom. Please come if you can! Xo! David ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Natasha Zahn <natashazahn27(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Sep 7, 2021 at 22:23 Subject: [omni-building] 9.15 Omni Commons Library Re-location! To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, building < building(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Hey Lovelies! We are looking to improve Omni constantly and plan to have a work party moving our current Library (2nd floor ballroom) to the entrance hall mezzanine. It will happen September 15th from 3pm to 6pm If you can help support that day please sign up with this link! <3 Volunteer Sign Up Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSezKQre4aGHY9Nu3GO6vKCFv6Qz2PH49Rg…> Sweet Regards, Silver [image: Volunteer with Omni Commons (2).jpg] _______________________________________________ building mailing list building(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building

4 years, 7 months

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request to Sudo Room re safer space discussion

by David Keenan

Hi Sudo Room! I hope you're well. I would like to ask y'all for a favor: Helen, Sarah and I are wanting to revamp Omni's safer space, conflict resolution, and bans policies to make omni a safer, saner place to come to work on community projects. We want to hear about problems related to these policies, and about what in your view, would make them better. We are embarking on what we anticipate to be a roughly 3-month process to improve these policies, and we hoped to start by hearing direct and frank feedback from all member groups and individuals about how they feel working in omni with respect to the above policies, and for their opinions on what about them could be improved. (You can read about our proposed workshop-style process of engagement on this wiki page <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Revisioning>, which also lists suggested prompts <https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Revisioning#Round_1_Discussion_Prompts_.28prop…:> for a first discussion.) *Therefore, we were very much hoping we could be agendized into one of your group meetings* - or, set up with a separate meeting, if that is better - to begin to explore these issues and start to gather your frank feedback. We can meet over zoom/google-meet, or in person (with masks) if that is better for you. Note that in-person meetings do not need to take place at omni, and in any of our discussions, any feedback given can anonymized at your request before it gets aggregated into a bigger omni-wide feedback document. Finally, because we want to make this process as inclusive as we can, we were hoping to hear in particular from voices who do not typically chime in on omni mailing lists or omni meetings.. (which is to say, a majority of omninoms!) If your group has someone tasked with communicating with delegates / rest of omni, we definitely want to hear from them too -- but ideally, also from others in your collective. If you are agreeable, can you please let us know at your earliest opportunity when might be a good time to discuss these issues with us? Thank you so much for your time, and if possible, please reply-all to at least helen, sarah and me if you can. Best, David

4 years, 7 months

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Does anyone here admin for #sudoroom:matrix.org ?

by sunjam＠james.network

Curious on making #sudoroom:matrix.org into a public room, then bridging it to #sudoroom liberachat. Thanks!

4 years, 7 months

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Tildeverse <> sudo

by Eric O'Connor

Have any of you checked out https://tildeverse.org? It seems like there would be a lot of overlap between “pubnix” community and hacker space communities. Eric

4 years, 8 months

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