- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Tim Dobbs

Hi Sudo Room, CCL is looking to donate our large liquid handling robot in order to free up some space in the lab. Would you or anyone you know like it? It's important that any organization that CCL transfers the robot to is also a 501(c)(3). Here are some specifics about the robot: Capabilities: - Liquid handling - Freezer with automated door - With a little TLC, could carry out many basic biology assays and operations, like plate incubation, PCR, SDS-PAGE, and centrifugation. The robot includes: - Robot frame made of 80/20 aluminum bars - A gantry with a pipette mounted to it that can move in 3-dimensions, plus actuate the pipette aspirator. All dimensions have limit switches on them - A Smoothieboard <http://smoothieware.org/smoothieboard> to run the 3D-movement motors - An Arduino Uno to manage electrical relays - A Raspberry Pi 2 that can be used to communicate to the Smoothieboard and Arduino - A top-loading freezer for storing samples. Parts included to automate opening and closing the freezer. - Custom-built table with deckspace for robot operation and storage space underneath - Various pieces of labware, including a microcentrifuge and custom-cut acrylic to allow the robot to manipulate petri plates State: - Robot moves in 3 dimensions. The motor for the pipette jogger has been shown to work, but is currently not connected - All of the other, non-movement components are included but not assembled - No software provided, but we can definitely share the documents we've generated as we learned how to use it I've attached a few pictures and a short video <https://photos.app.goo.gl/GhuH4GS2qNGuR58M9> of the robot picking up a pipette tip and ejecting it to help get an idea of the way it operates. That said, the robot is very hacker-friendly, so alternative uses are doable. If you've got any leads, reach out to me, the CCL Board, or the CCL Space Committee. Hoping to find a good home for this robot! -Tim

6 years, 2 months

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Invoice 2035 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 ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 2035 Invoice Date: 03/01/2020 Due Date: 03/25/2020 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $4,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

6 years, 2 months

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Remaining jobs for Omni insurance inspection

by Laura Turiano

Thanks everyone for your efforts so far! *Remaining jobs to finish by early Thursday morning, in vague priority order, and probably not exhaustive* * Shattuck and 48th st doors - adjust panic bars and door hardware so they open easily * Remove or safely store fluorescent tubes that are in corner of EH * Put a gas shutoff wrench by gas meter if there isn’t one * Safely store boxes of batteries in sudo * Install smoke detectors (in locked storage) * 48th st hallway - rehang fire extinguisher, paint and install baseboards and or molding if we have, remove blue tape, final mop, leave completely clear (bonus points if you can mop/scrub the hallway to the bocce court with TSP while you're at it) * Matt, Monk, electrical crew - fisnish mapping electrical system, covering open panels, emergency lighting and exit signs installed and functional, wiring, replacing eh fixtures, etc * *BASEMENT - organize onto shelves or get rid of all stuff in piles; Make basement look like storage, not event space; store Ken finish removing stuff, organize printers, remove all shiny stuff from ceiling, remove and store all extension cords * * Finish painting wooden windows * Remove/paint over small amount of graffiti on outside of building towards 48th st doors * *Finish and install awning * * Move stove remnants, other metal from basement kitchen to EH for metal waste pickup on Wednesday * Bocce court bathroom - clean and organized, w compost and trash cans * 48th st hallway - *rehang fire extinguisher*, paint and install baseboards and or molding if we have, final mop, leave completely clear * Stage left bathroom -*paint stained side of ceiling w glossy white*, also stalls. remove graffiti on mirror, general cleaning * Disco room - *finish painting*, *clean plexi floor*, remove mirrors that aren’t hung to dump or store safely, restick Marley (tape in cabinet is disco room - Luka watched video on how to lay properly. If there isn't time for this just layit out flat over the floor ) * Small classroom- remove excess chairs, boxes in front of electrical panel, cobwebs, straighten out * Bathrooms cleaned * Ballroom bar - final sweep and organize * Trash room - should look organized w minimum stacked cardboard * Make sure Shower is not dripping * Entry area to bocce court organized * Get rid of all trash piled in sudo * Basement northwest corner (where Village stuff was) ceiling water damage - cover and potentially replace damaged ceiling tiles * Remove hanging wires in den. If time, prime and paint ceiling * Sudo mesh area organized * Move Stage section upstairs * Fix broken stair steps * Disco room door - Wash w tsp; if time, prime and paint w grey in the storage * *Wednesday evening - fisnish up any work in progress, general cleaning and organizing so everything is in its place, organize trash cans in rooms (a trash, recycling and compost can grouped together, except bathrooms need one compost and one trash) and put in bags/liners * * *

6 years, 2 months

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Can we run another network drop to the laser cutter printer?

by Robert Chu

Seems to have been removed.

6 years, 2 months

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Remaining jobs

by Laura Turiano

Remaining inspection prep jobs Power wash exterior Inc wooden window sills Sand, patch, paint wooden window sills Replace broken window in eh Replace missing window skate (ace hardware on grand has them per mike Tenuto) 48th st hallway - finish priming, paint, baseboards, remove blue tape in ceiling, molding if time, final mop Matt, Monk, electrical crew - mapping electrical system, covering open panels, wiring, replacing eh fixtures, etc Remove piles of stuff remaining in basement Set up printers in media lab - at least organize so they look like they are functional Basement Couches upstairs - black one to dump Move Stage section upstairs Fix broken stair steps Paint white wall in eh mezz w eh white - all prep done Disco room - finish painting, clean Marley, clean plexi floor, restick Marley ( tape arrived yesterday ). Lib lens said they would take on a lot of this Eh mezz bathroom finish cleaning walls and baseboards w tsp, rinse w water, prime and paint w gloss white. Cover all graffiti Clear out/clean shelves next to fridge in eh mezz Den printer to dump pile Move stove remnants, other metal from basement kitchen to eh. Clean out trash room - everything except trash bins to dump pile Rent large truck for dump runs on Monday w possibility of follow up trips on tuesday Put a gas shutoff wrench by gas meter if there isn’t one Was new water heater installed w earthquake bracing? WEDNESDAY - general cleaning, finish jobs Other details here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XJ6HRW32KeqP9ZCWXjCvXPqoNmHmyt4dIR41EZN… Sent from my iPhone

6 years, 2 months

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Payment confirmation: Invoice 1978 (Omni Commons)

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6 years, 3 months

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IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

by Laura Turiano

Hi everyone, After I asked our insurance agent why our property insurance will be going up $800 this year, she sent the following reply from the company: /On a side note, it appears the condition of this building has drastically deteriorated over the years. The current condition of the building is below average and is unacceptable. We will remain on this account for one more year but please be advised that we will be setting this account up for nonrenewal. If the insured is able to provide proof of building updates and proper maintenance, we may be able to review this account again for eligibility. In additional, updates would allow us to approach other carriers for alternate quotes./ *If we lose our property insurance and are unable to find another company (unlikely and, if we can, the rate will be high), we will probably not be able to refinance and we will lose the building. * ** Our agent thinks they are basing their evaluation of the building condition only upon seeing the exterior, possibly on google street view. That is why they have asked to do the inspection that I have already told you about. I think that will happen on Thursday 2/13 We need all hands on deck over the next 2 weeks to make the building look as good as possible, inside and out. That means: - fire safety equipment all in working order, NO clutter, no fire hazards - condition of any wiring as good as possible - exterior condition as good as possible, no graffiti, clean, EH windows fixed and window sills repaired and painted, new awning up - any roof trouble spots fixed - general interior condition should look as good and safe as possible, general painting where needed, everything clean and in working order - fixing anything that could be seen as a safety hazard. I propose an emergency meeting tomorrow evening at 7pm to get organized to tackle these things. Laura

6 years, 3 months

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2019-nCoV is a synthetic hybrid of SARS and AIDS

by Jake

We then translated the aligned genome and found that these inserts are present in all Wuhan 2019-nCoV viruses except the 2019-nCoV virus of Bat as a host [Fig.S4]. Intrigued by the 4 highly conserved inserts unique to 2019-nCoV we wanted to understand their origin. For this purpose, we used the 2019-nCoV local alignment with each insert as query against all virus genomes and considered hits with 100% sequence coverage. Surprisingly, each of the four inserts aligned with short segments of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1) proteins. The amino acid positions of the inserts in 2019-nCoV and the corresponding residues in HIV-1 gp120 and HIV-1 Gag are shown in Table 1. The first 3 inserts (insert 1,2 and 3) aligned to short segments of amino acid residues in HIV-1 gp120. The insert 4 aligned to HIV-1 Gag. The insert 1 (6 amino acid residues) and insert 2 (6 amino acid residues) in the spike glycoprotein of 2019-nCoV are 100% identical to the residues mapped to HIV-1 gp120. The insert 3 (12 amino acid residues) in 2019- nCoV maps to HIV-1 gp120 with gaps [see Table 1]. The insert 4 (8 amino acid residues) maps to HIV-1 Gag with gaps. Although, the 4 inserts represent discontiguous short stretches of amino acids in spike glycoprotein of 2019-nCoV, the fact that all three of them share amino acid identity or similarity with HIV-1 gp120 and HIV-1 Gag (among all annotated virus proteins) suggests that this is not a random fortuitous finding. In other words, one may sporadically expect a fortuitous match for a stretch of 6-12 contiguous amino acid residues in an unrelated protein. However, it is unlikely that all 4 inserts in the 2019-nCoV spike glycoprotein fortuitously match with 2 key structural proteins of an unrelated virus (HIV-1). https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.01.30.927871v1.full.pdf

6 years, 3 months

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front door latch not working, people locked out

by Jake

Omni door electronic latch is not letting people in, building is locked and people are trying to get in for a class can someone with a key go there and let them in? -jake

6 years, 3 months

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Sudoroom meeting Wednesday 2/5 7pm !?!?!

by Yardena Cohen

I'm calling it! Hope to see you all there! Some items to discuss: * cleaning for insurance inspection (urgent) * omni meetings (someone should go) * money (not enough) * new members (people waiting) * key card list (needs pruning) * big projects (kitchenette? epoxy floor?? pallet racks??) * planting trees in the floor (not urgent) * breeding mouse-cockroach hybrids & putting them in charge * techno-pessimism support group

6 years, 3 months

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Fwd: [sudo-info] Getting started

by Zac R

Hello, I just wanted to find if the software Thursday night events were going on currently or any other frequent opportunities to get involved beyond the Tuesday Hardware nights? Thanks, Zac ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jan 27, 2020 at 3:45 PM Subject: Re: [sudo-info] Getting started To: Zac R <zrobin16(a)gmail.com> Hi Zac, right now the best time to meet others at Sudo is Tuesday night hardware hack night. It seems to be the only regularly occurring event right now. If you want to find people to talk about software, you might try the sudo-discuss mailing list.

6 years, 3 months

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payphone on the front of omni

by Jake

there's a payphone mounted on the front of Omni, by the front door. When we installed it, it was working and when you would lift the receiver, it would connect to the asterisk server in the rack, and say "Press 1 to connect to Sudoroom, press 2 to connect to Counter Culture Labs..." and there were VOIP phones in CCL and sudoroom that would ring when it was used.... I wanted to set it up so the phones could beep the door open while someone was on the line. Presently the receiver on the payphone is broken, but we have a replacement. I am willing to repair the phone and get the system back up and running, if someone with software skills is interested in helping tune up the asterisk server and configure the phones indoors. We also need to clean the graffiti off of the phone. This needs to happen ASAP as there will be a building inspection by the insurance company and we need the outdoors to look good. The alternative is to remove the payphone and maybe "someday" put it back but that would be a step back. Is anyone interested in collaborating on this? Obviously the priority is to clean the appearance of the phone and replace the handset, so that it doesn't detract from the appearance of the building. -jake

6 years, 3 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

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Fwd: [omni-discuss] Late night basement events

by Jenny Ryan

FYI - it would be great to have a new sudo room delegate! Anyone interested? An overview of what's entailed: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Omni_Delegate In the past, sudo room has stepped up when the larger Omni collective has lost its path, so to speak, toward stewarding an actual commons - wherein decisions are made collectively, and delegates are actually delegate representatives in a spokescouncil. Omni is slipping, and at the risk of a community group that is intimately tied with our very foundations. Please step up - we need all sorts of help right now: - Noise complaints and issues with the building manager across the way on 48th - Property insurance may pull out of insuring us given dilapidated state of building - Dilapidated state of building, general - Desperate need for funding / support for refinance before our mortage balloon payment in Jan 2022 - Upcoming fire inspection (Feb/March), property insurance inspection (2/13), and property tax exemption (county) inspection (Feb) - Upcoming property tax exemption app annual filing (massive amounts of work) - Stalled kitchen renovation (not enough funds) Reply here to this thread, talk with people, join an upcoming meeting or work party, or reach out privately if you'd like to help! Love and solidarity, Jenny ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Jenny Ryan <jenny(a)jennyryan.net> Date: Wed, Jan 29, 2020 at 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] Late night basement events To: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> Cc: commons <commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, discuss < discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> There are significant problems with this "decision," and since it did not acquire consensus in actuality (I blocked as remote sudo room delegate on the pad), I must speak up to revert this statement. Apologies, Laura, as I know very well how much effort you've put into this issue and attempting to resolve it. A) This proposal was never submitted to the Delegate's List a week prior to its decision-making process, as is protocol, but rather brought up suddenly at a Delegate's Meeting amidst a haze of elicited fear, uncertainty, and distrust by less-than-informed community members. B) All proposals must be submitted to consensus at least a week prior to being consensed upon, so that delegates have time to confer with their collectives. Just a friendly reminder: we are a collective of collectives experimenting with radical participatory democracy - not a standard nonprofit board in which representatives make uninformed decisions on behalf of uninformed groups. C) Not one of the basement events actually run by SPAZ has elicited any noise complaints - specifically, the events that have elicited noise complaints were SKAST (third-party, midsummer), Putivuelta (third-party, December) and FYE (December, and somehow exempt from this decision?). I am not trying to come at anyone - just merely clarifying the actual facts of the matter. Given that none of our actual processes for decision-making and self-governance were employed, this decision is, imho, moot. Nevertheless, SPAZ decided to hold off on any upcoming events (to the detriment of their own expenses for storage and equipment maintenance, despite events still being approved such as FYE's late-night event that will utilize SPAZ soundsystem on Friday), I call a hard block and look forward to having actual discussions with our respective collectives and seeing you all at the next delegate's meeting on Thursday to clear up the very many miscommunications clearly at play here. It is also likely that SPAZ will be ready to submit their membership application at this meeting - I will submit it on their behalf in advance of the meeting. Because that is, in fact, how we operate. Love and solidarity, On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 5:28 PM Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: > I want to let everyone know who wasn’t at the delegates meeting last night > about a decision that was made. > > Due to neighbor complaints and ongoing conflicts about use of the basement > for late night events, the delegates unanimously decided to not allow late > night events by anyone other than member collectives. Once a protocol for > such events is approved and other conflicts are resolved they will consider > allowing outside group events again. > > Member collectives having late night events need to coordinate w the > commons wg to ensure there are no further complaints. > > > Laura > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >

6 years, 3 months

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Tech Exchange Pile in Sudo

by Matt Senate

Hey all, First off I wanted to apologize to Rayc, Sierk, Louis, and Jenny for acting out too much of my frustration in sudo earlier tonight. I was being sensitive about the state of the space and should have been more thoughtful in responding instead of reacting! Wanted to clarify that Ian gave me a call back and we are going to work together tomorrow night at the hardware hack night to sort out the pile of PC equipment that is in the entrance of the space. The plan is to dismantle the pile and redistribute the pieces appropriately as soon as possible, with an ultimate deadline of next Monday. I'll be helping to do a run to Tech Exchange both for donations and for e-waste recycling. Take care all, Matt

6 years, 3 months

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Invoice 2006 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 ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 2006 Invoice Date: 02/01/2020 Due Date: 02/25/2020 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $4,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

6 years, 3 months

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sudo make clean

by Matt Senate

Rayc is interested in a cleaning party. There's lots more to do, anyone else want to meet up at sudo room? The tools and materials in the workshop corner could use a good game of `sort`! I hope to see folks on Tuesday night as well, come by if you're free and want to coordinate. - Matt

6 years, 3 months

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Fwd: [omni-helpdesk] Y'all have use for electronics tools and components?

by Laura Turiano

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Sam Brown <baudot(a)gmail.com> > Date: January 16, 2020 at 8:01:39 AM PST > To: info(a)omnicommons.org > Subject: [omni-helpdesk] Y'all have use for electronics tools and components? > > > I have quite a bit of tools and components for electronics work that there's no room for in my new apartment. I'd love to find some place where they could be of service, rather than just dumpstering them. Does Omni Commons have any use for electronics? > > NOTE: emails to the helpdesk list were sent to an individual email address (such as info(a)omnicommons.org) with the PRESUMPTION OF PRIVACY. They may include personal information which the sender would not have sent to a public list (such as omni-discuss). If you must forward messages to a public list, please take great care to REMOVE SENSITIVE INFORMATION! > > _______________________________________________ > helpdesk mailing list > helpdesk(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/helpdesk

6 years, 3 months

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Call for Facilitators / Participants in a sudo Men's Group

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, I wanted to reach out for some feedback. Seeking folks who would want to facilitate or participate in a men's group. I've previously participated in small groups like this and found them beneficial for various reasons. I would like to see if folks have had similar or different experiences. The way I'm thinking about this would culminate in something like a regular meeting for men in the sudo room community to discuss relevant issues including those of identity, oppression, privilege, patriarchy, gender, sexuality, stereotypes, safe space, and mutual support. This may not be the best or even a viable path to approach these topics, but I wanted to throw it out there to see if there is any interest. Thanks, Matt

6 years, 3 months

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RFP for omni dBA meter array

by David Keenan

Hi, It would be helpful to Omni’s well-being to hack together an array of dBA readers for monitoring ambient sound levels only around omni’s roof perimeter. Not this would not record anything other than dB (ambient sound levels). Periodic readings from around the perimeter would be continually logged and ignored until there is a noise complaint, at which point we could review and determine if omni or some exterior noise has indeed quantifiably transgressed the time-weighted ambient noise ceiling for our neighborhood / zone. Handheld meters are cheap, but ideally what we want is a system monitoring from multiple points. I’d anyone has capacity to hack on this with me, preferably with hardware hacking skills that’s be great - lmk - <3 David David

6 years, 3 months

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Water heater electrical service

by Adam Munich

Does anyone know what the electrical service is to the room with the water heater? Also, if there is a circulation pump?

6 years, 3 months

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Omni work party 1/26

by Laura Turiano

Omni Building Working Group is hosting a work and cleaning party on January 26, from 10am until about 5pm. Meet in the Entrance Hall. Come through any time and bring your friends. We will have a list of maintenance and cleaning tasks, and people available to guide you, if you need assistance. Tasks will probably include painting, installing occupancy sensors, small repairs, decluttering, and ballroom and disco room floor repair and cleaning. If you have a suggestion for a job, let the WG (building(a)lists.omnicommons.org) know and we may add it to the list. There will be snacks and drinks. In the past, work days have been fun and and productive. Lets start the year with a cleaner, more organized, better functioning building! Love, BWG

6 years, 3 months

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Fwd: Lee Camp in Oakland on Jan 11th!

by johanna faust

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Redacted Tonight <LeeRedacted(a)outlook.com> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2020 15:42:32 +0000 Subject: Lee Camp in Oakland on Jan 11th! To: female.faust(a)gmail.com ** Hey I'll be performing live as part of the California Progressive Alliance's annual conference on Saturday, January 11th in Oakland, CA. The event goes all day, and I am definitely not the only thing to see. I will be performing last, I believe - around 8:30 or 9pm. People under 25 get in for free. Click here (https://californiaprogressivealliance.org/?mc_cid=fbf0f202bb&mc_eid=[UNIQID]) for the other details. I will also be doing a meet and greet after the performance. I'm going to try to get back to the Bay area later this year, but right now nothing is set. Please spread the word! Keep Fighting, - Lee ------------------------------------------------------------ ============================================================ You can ** update your preferences (https://leecamp.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=2ab5175e797cf44579dae2f21&id=…) or ** unsubscribe from this list (https://leecamp.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=2ab5175e797cf44579dae2f21…) -- *Be seeing you.*

6 years, 4 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

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6 years, 4 months

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laser cutter intro

by Michael Betz

Hi Sudoers, first of all, happy holidays!! I've been at the space two or three times but I'm still pretty new here... I was wondering, what's the state of the big red laser cutter? I'm working on a project for which I need to cut 5 mm plywood sheets with some rather intricate patterns. I've used a rather similar laser at the UC Berkeley before. Anything I should know before using it? If it's operational, is there anyone around who could give me a quick walk-through at some point? If it's not operational, I'd be happy to help to get it up and running ... Cheers, Michael

6 years, 4 months

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Invoice 1978 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 ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1978 Invoice Date: 01/01/2020 Due Date: 01/25/2020 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $2,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

6 years, 4 months

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Job Opening: INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT SECRETARY

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello Folks, In case someone here is interested, there is a job opening where I work: *Information Services Department Secretary*. Details: https://www.edjoin.org/Home/DistrictJobPosting/1253110 Description: https://www.edjoin.org/JobDescriptions/401/Rending%20INFORMATION%20SERVICES… Thanks, Daniel

6 years, 4 months

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Payment confirmation: Invoice 1956 (Omni Commons)

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6 years, 4 months

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Pizza? Music? Sudo-Room Cleaning Party?

by Robert Chu

Anybody down to have a cleaning party sometime in Mid-January, on a Saturday evening. It would be great cool to clean and party together. We could accomplish such things collaborating, continue getting rid of unused stuff and material, mount the nessasary tools to the benches, organize benches, finish building furniture, etc.

6 years, 4 months

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Fwd: Psi Vesely asked to leave omni

by Lesley Bell

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Squeesh <squeesh(a)protonmail.com> Date: Sun, Dec 8, 2019 at 7:41 PM Subject: intimate partner violence To: zvezdalune(a)gmail.com <zvezdalune(a)gmail.com> So this is what happened: In the late winter/early spring of 2017, Psi Vesely was angry because I wanted to sleep instead of have sex. After saying no at least three times, I fell asleep, then woke up from REM sleep because I could not breathe, and discovered that I could not breathe because Psi had their hands wrapped around my neck. For a while, they claimed not to remember, then I got an apology. Very recently, however (winter 2019) they claimed to remember me being awake during the incident. They claimed not to remember me saying "no," or "I am falling asleep now," but they do have some recollection of thinking that choking me "might turn [me] on again." Calling them in by myself has not been working (they get angry, gaslight, and act insulted), and at this point it causes me a considerable amount of anxiety. They claim I am the only person this has happened with, but I am not sure at this point that I believe that, for reasons beyond just this one conversation. At least for a little while, I would prefer not to see them at the omni, and am also calling on other community members who know and care about Psi to maybe put in some (hopefully) more effective emotional labor if they feel so inclined. I have known them a long time, and it has been complicated. I hope they will listen to someone other that me. Sent with ProtonMail <https://protonmail.com> Secure Email. <http://lesleybell.com>

6 years, 4 months

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Photos and description of my low-cost tiny house project

by Autonomous

This is a tiny house project that I designed and completed in Nov 2019 to provide housing for a homeless couple in Marin. This stationary tiny house measures 12 x 10 feet and is 15 feet tall. It features a large loft, a deck built from reclaimed redwood and foam panel insulation. Total cost to build was $3500 for materials with labor donated by my non-profit. The design follows guidelines for tiny house construction from AB 2176 - housing crisis emergency shelter, where the primary use is for personal space with facilities for cooking and personal hygiene located elsewhere on site. To deal with regulations concerning zoning, building and safety, and local objections relating to affordable housing, this tiny house is located on a "sanctuary site" which is a parcel of land that has been dedicated in perpetuity for conservation and sanctuary purposes. Federal RLUIPA laws apply that supersede local regulations and objections from neighbors. As far as I know, RLUIPA is the strongest defense against inhumane housing regulations that are the primary cause of the housing crisis. RLUIPA has been applied successfully to construct tiny house villages over the objections of neighbors and local planning authorities. My non-profit is planning to construct more tiny houses at our sanctuary site in Marin as well as other sites in California. The design will be updated to facilitate mass production of tiny houses through the use of components fabricated with a CNC router. I am currently working on the next version of the design that includes components from the wikihouse project that will enable rapid assembly while minimizing cost and waste material. https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RrY5z8Xcd6iBhEd7 > > [image: 20191125_140649.jpg] > >

6 years, 5 months

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Anyone see the 5A programmable power supply?

by Adam Munich

This one particularly, it is no longer over by the laser cutter where it used to be. https://www.amazon.com/KORAD-KA3005D-Precision-Adjustable-Regulated/dp/B008… - - - - Weblog: http://adammunich.com With great power comes great responsibility.

6 years, 5 months

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LoRa mesh chat on hackster.io

by Jake

https://www.hackster.io/scottpowell69/lora-mesh-chat-5267d9

6 years, 5 months

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Housing Justice Village

by Jenny Ryan

Unhoused folks who have been traumatized and brutalized by the city of Oakland, whose encampments have been destroyed, have moved onto Oscar Grant Plaza asking "Where do we go?" Where are the millions that were set aside to upgrade, not evict encampments and to build permanent housing for the homeless? OGP 14th/Bdwy right NOW

6 years, 5 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

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Photos of low cost tiny house on foundation - completed Autumn 2019 to house homeless couple in Marin

by Autonomous

Cost to build this tiny house was $3500 for materials, labor was donated by my non-profit. This tiny house follows the guidelines of AB 2176 for "housing crisis emergency shelter". Having 120 square feet and being no taller than 15 ft above ground level, no permits are required. As part of a workaround for dealing with occupancy issues, zoning laws and unpleasant nimby neighbors in Marin County, it is located on a "sanctuary site" - where federal religious land use laws apply under RLUIPA. This tiny house provides shelter for a young couple who grew up in Marin, obtained college degrees and are both employed in Marin. After a series of rent increases on a small room they were renting which was substandard, they could not find any other affordable options in Marin and started living out of a car. The plans are open source - I am working on completing a sketchup model before the plans go up on github. Since my non-profit wishes to construct more of these shelters in Marin and other locations in California, I am working on the next version of the design which incorporates elements from wikihouse and will utilize a cnc router for construction. [image: 20191125_140649.jpg] Low cost tiny house on foundation, 120 sqft with loft. <https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RrY5z8Xcd6iBhEd7>

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Free Tube Amplifiers

by Kyle Mitchell

I've finally come around to realizing that I'm just not going to finish a couple electronics projects I set aside a few years back. If anyone is interested in post-war tube audio, I have, free to a good home: - Dynaco PAS-2 preamplifier - Dynaco Stereo 70 power amplifier All the bits are there, including tube complements, and I've had both working quite well in the past. The selenium rectifiers have been replaced, but I started, but did not finish, replacing the power supplies and can capacitors with modern components. They'll need that work finished before they can play music. I should mention that the power amplifier is heavy. If you're interested, you'll probably want to put them in a vehicle: car, truck, bicycle trailer, &c. I should also mention that while these could be great first projects in tube audio, anyone working on these kinds of circuits should be mindful of electrical safety. Voltages are high, and power supply capacitors can store dangerous amounts of energy. I have a homemade capacitor discharge tool if you want it. Relatedly, I also have a TubeDebot 6L6 kit amplifier in good working order, also free to a good home. I'm not sure if the model is exactly the same, but here's the manufacturer's current page: https://tubedepot.com/products/model-16ls-stereo-integrated-tube-amplifier It's a neat little amp, quite powerful, takes line-level input, and has a built-in volume knob, so you can use it for phones or computers or MP3 players without preamplification. I was gifted a smaller TubeDepot ready-made amp some time after buying the kit, which is why the kit amp sits quiet. Special thanks to Jake for encouraging me to mention on this list. I'm not currently subscribed to sudo-discuss, so please make sure to copy me.

6 years, 5 months

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Invoice 1956 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 ------------------------ Pledge Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1956 Invoice Date: 12/01/2019 Due Date: 12/25/2019 Terms: Net 25 Amount Due: $2,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

6 years, 5 months

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3D printer repair

by Koz

Hi all, Just came by Sudo Room tonight, and I met a guy named Zirk there (pretty sure I'm not spelling his name right, but that's how it sounded). He knew his way around, and told to email you all. I'm just looking for someone who knows how to repair 3D printers, specifically the SLA kind. Can anyone help, or can point me to someone who can? Best, Koz

6 years, 5 months

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A delivery Van for Phat Beets Produce

by Jenny Ryan

Please contribute a few dollars if you can and share with your local networks <3 --- *Beloved Community,* *We need your help to continue our good work* of connecting small farmers of color to communities across the East Bay. Our 2 delivery vehicles have been pushed beyond their lifespan and *are no longer running. *We are asking our community to help us secure the down payment on the purchase a lightly used delivery van. *What we use our van for:* On a weekly basis Phat Beets Produce Van is needed : -To Deliver 100's of boxes of local produce across the East Bay via Beet Box CSA <https://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/> -To Deliver 1000's of pounds of free fruits* and veggies to 5 different medical clinics, numerous community partners and community centers, provide boxes free of charge to 25 high school classrooms, numerous encampments, and to an Oakland Public Library. -Free home delivery to customers on EBT -To Support our youth program and urban farm/edible parks -To Support community events with Self Help Hunger Program and North Oakland Restorative Justice Council *Free Fruit is donated weekly by Fruit Guys. Veggies are grown at our urban ag parcels and purchased from our network of small farmers of color. Additional veggies for free distribution are provided as well by Food Not Bombs *Help us to continue to do this important work as we work to raise $5,000 to serve as a down payment for a lightly used delivery van*. Our earned income from our various RESTORATIVE ECONOMICS programs will cover our monthly payments after we secure the down payment. *Donate on GoFundMe Here <https://www.gofundme.com/f/new-delivery-van-for-phat-beets-produce>* *Donate on FaceBook Here <https://www.facebook.com/donate/796034607484126/>* *Email mylan(a)phatbeetsproduce.org <mylan(a)phatbeetsproduce.org> for cash, check, or vehicle donation* Mylan Gerbeyesus She/Her/Hers Program Director Phat Beets Produce (510) 775-2182 ...connecting small farmers of color to urban communities *Support Prescription Veggies! Order a Beet Box CSA today! <http://www.phatbeetsproduce.org/order-a-beet-box-csa/>* 11AM-5PM, Tuesday - Saturday _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss

6 years, 5 months

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Fwd: [Distutils] Apply by Nov 22 for paid contract on pip

by Jenny Ryan

two sweet gigs seeking experienced python devs to help improve pip! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sumana Harihareswara <sh(a)changeset.nyc> Date: Mon, Nov 11, 2019, 11:30 Subject: [Distutils] Apply by Nov 22 for paid contract on pip To: DistUtils mailing list <distutils-sig(a)python.org>, pypa-dev < pypa-dev(a)googlegroups.com> Freelancers and other programming consultants: Get paid to improve pip. Specifically, to help finish the dependency resolver overhaul. https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2019/11/seeking-developers-for-paid-contract.h… Role 1: We seek a senior Python developer, work starting in mid-December 2019 or early January 2020, work ending at the end of May 2020. Pay: USD$116,375 total (665 hours of work at $175 per hour). Detailed task list and timeline: https://github.com/python/request-for/blob/master/2020-pip/RFP.md#role-1-se… Role 2: We seek an intermediate-to-senior Python developer, work starting in early January 2020, till the end of December 2020. Pay: USD$103,700 (670 hours of work at $150 per hour), plus $1600 budgeted for onboarding travel and $1600 budgeted for PyCon travel. Details: https://github.com/python/request-for/blob/master/2020-pip/RFP.md#role-2-in… Full request for proposals: https://github.com/python/request-for/blob/master/2020-pip/RFP.md Please apply by November 22nd, or please spread the word. Here's the giant list of reasons why this project is important: https://wiki.python.org/psf/Fundable%20Packaging%20Improvements#Finish_depe… -- Sumana Harihareswara contract project manager for PSF Changeset Consulting https://changeset.nyc -- Distutils-SIG mailing list -- distutils-sig(a)python.org To unsubscribe send an email to distutils-sig-leave(a)python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/distutils-sig.python.org/ Message archived at https://mail.python.org/archives/list/distutils-sig@python.org/message/JU2A…

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Re: [sudo-discuss] E-waste Program reminder & request

by sierk.beij＠gmail.com

I expect to have time for that after the weekend. ----- Reply message ----- From: "Jenny Ryan" <jenny(a)jennyryan.net> To: "sudo-discuss" <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: [sudo-discuss] E-waste Program reminder & request Date: Sat, Nov 2, 2019 10:24 PM If anyone could please help with this task, it's a relatively simple one: Omni's recycling service provider is CiviCorps, an awesome local org. They provide FREE ewaste pickup, but the service has to be requested and things to be picked up itemized. The online form is here: http://www.civicorpsrecycling.org/ewaste/ Is anyone able to help take this on sometime in the next few weeks? Please include the large TV located on the Entrance Hall stage. <3 Jenny

6 years, 5 months

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asked Gwen to leave

by Dante Cassius

Hi everyone, I know we discussed at the last meeting Gwen slamming the door in someone's face when she asked to use the bathroom. There was another incident that went down the exact same way a few days ago, and tonight there was another that prompted me to ask Gwen to leave. I was sitting in the small classroom and heard Gwen answer the door, and shouted "it's 50,000 a month, are you going to help pay for this place, huh, are you" in a very aggressive tone, but she allowed the person in to use the bathroom. As the person was leaving, Gwen shouted "YOU'RE WELCOME" repeatedly in an extremely snotty tone. I heard this myself, confirmed I'd heard correctly with the woman who used the bathroom, and then asked Gwen to leave. To her credit, she simply said "no problem" and left immediately. This is a completely unacceptable way to answer the door at Omni. I'm not sure if Gwen if a sudo member, but I strongly feel whichever collective she belongs to should call her in and have a conversation about this. At the same time, I feel we have the responsibility not to pretend this problem is limited to Gwen and at the next sudo meeting we need to brainstorm ways to reform the door policy to be more inclusive.

6 years, 5 months

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A blockchain network to enforce policies for decentralized organizations

by Louis Huang

Hi sudoroom, Everything going well on your ends? I haven't been able to keep up to date with the happenings of the collective. Anyways, I'm writing because I recently stumbled upon on a blockchain system which allows for trust-less enforcement of decentralized organization policies. I found the project intriguing and wanted to run this past the community to see what people think about the structure. Using a set of voting classes and judicial review classes written into contracts, the network they built provides transparent governance for the viewing and participation in important decision for open groups. The blockchain network in question is called Aragon. Linked is the white paper for reference: https://github.com/aragon/whitepaper Also written in JavaScript/Solidity, right up sudoroom's alley. Let me know what you guys think. - Louis

6 years, 6 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [PVForum] #Free Computer CPU's

by Adam Munich

Kristine, I will forward your email to the Sudo room makerspace in oakland, they might want them for their computer lab. ----- Sudoers! Free computers, is anyone at the Omni interested in them? Presumably they are reasonably powerful if they were used for CAD. [see copied email] - - - - Weblog: http://adammunich.com With great power comes great responsibility. On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 11:56 AM Kristine Taylor <kristinetaylor8(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Can anyone use 4 large custom built cpu's that were used for video editing > and CAD design. I do not know the details on them as they belonged to my > late husband, but I do know that the hard drives have been removed. I also > have lots of cables, wires and cords for computer installations. > _._,_._,_ > ------------------------------ > Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#122971) <https://pvforum.us/g/main/message/122971> | Reply > To Sender > <kristinetaylor8@gmail.com?subject=Private:%20Re:%20%5BPVForum%5D%20%23Free%20Computer%20CPU%27s> > | Reply To Group > <main@pvforum.us?subject=Re:%20%5BPVForum%5D%20%23Free%20Computer%20CPU%27s> > | Mute This Topic <https://pvforum.us/mt/42471869/824824> | New Topic > <https://pvforum.us/g/main/post> > Mute #free <https://pvforum.us/mk?hashtag=free&subid=1843651> > Your Subscription <https://pvforum.us/g/main/editsub/824824> | Contact > Group Owner <main+owner(a)pvforum.us> | Unsubscribe > <https://pvforum.us/g/main/unsub> [me(a)adammunich.com] > _._,_._,_ > >

6 years, 6 months

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looking for a CCC ticket (if you bought one and realize that you now can’t go)

by Cere Davis

…What the subject line says. If you have one to sell please let me know. Thanks, Cere -- *Cere Davis* Science-Art | Kinetic Sculpture CereDavis.com @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona>

6 years, 6 months

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E-waste Program reminder & request

by Jenny Ryan

If anyone could please help with this task, it's a relatively simple one: Omni's recycling service provider is CiviCorps, an awesome local org. They provide FREE ewaste pickup, but the service has to be requested and things to be picked up itemized. The online form is here: http://www.civicorpsrecycling.org/ewaste/ Is anyone able to help take this on sometime in the next few weeks? Please include the large TV located on the Entrance Hall stage. <3 Jenny

6 years, 6 months

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Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

6 years, 6 months

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Wheelchair bathroom out of service today

by Yardena Cohen

Hi all, Today we are going to replace the toilet in the wheelchair bathroom and also tile the area behind the toilet. The whole bathroom will be out of service for at least a couple hours. Sorry for the inconvenience! Yar

6 years, 6 months

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Omni internet down

by robb

Circuit blew apparently from loose ac outlet on new table. The optiplex & power edge seem to be running ok Seems like a dhcp problem

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