Any advice would be greatly appreciated. We don't know whether the
City will fund it, but we have grassroots volunteers ready to help.
Also, I should note the City owns its own cable company.
Best,
Yosem
http://www.pcgamer.com/internet-service-providers-will-no-longer-send-copyr…
Internet service providers will no longer send copyright alerts in the
U.S.Failed
strategy for fighting piracy.
"For the past several years internet service providers (ISPs) have been
sending copyright alerts to online pirates on behalf of movie studios and
record labels. These letters often used intimidating language with threats
of hefty fines and service throttling, but much to the dismay to those who
supported the effort, the letters were about as effective as spitting in
the ocean to raise the tide.
Even so, many of those involved in the initiative called the voluntary
program a success even though they're choosing not to extend it.
“After four years of extensive consumer education and engagement, the
Copyright Alert System will conclude its work. The program demonstrated
that real progress is possible when content creators, internet innovators
and consumer advocates come together in a collaborative and
consensus-driven process. CAS succeeded in educating many people about the
availability of legal content, as well as about issues associated with
online infringement," members of the Center for Copyright Information said
in a statement
<http://www.copyrightinformation.org/statement/statement-on-the-copyright-al…>
.
The program offered considerable leeway to pirates. Potential penalties
weren't levied until an offender ignored six or more warnings and generally
did not include the cancellation of internet service. Part of the reason is
that ISPs weren't comfortable with being liable for their customers'
behavior and having to penalize them.
It took years to hammer out an agreement between major ISPs and both the
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and Recording Industry
Association of America (RIAA). Part of the agreement called for the
creation of the Center for Copyright Information to take charge of the
program and provide a way for those who received notices to challenge them
in arbitration.
While some are spinning the program as a successful education campaign,
Steven Fabrizio, executive vice president and global general counsel at the
MPAA, remains frustrated at the lack of results among the worst offenders.
"These repeat infringers are the ones who drive ongoing and problematic P2P
piracy. In fact, an estimated 981 million movies and TV shows were
downloaded in the U.S. last year using P2P," Fabrizio said in a
statement, according
to Variety
<http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/copyright-alerts-piracy-mpaa-comcast-a…>
.
As to the copyright alert system, Fabrizio said that even though a
"significant number" of users stopped pirating content as a result of the
alerts, the program "was simply not set up to deal with the hardcore repeat
infringer problem." He also said that ultimately it's up to the ISPs to
address the issue by leveraging the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
"
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> I'll see what I can manage. Do you have a datasheet for the latch
> release scheme you're using?
i don't understand. you just flip the pin high for a few seconds like it does
in the code and it unlatches the door.
i guess you probably mean the motor controller shield, which is listed on line
12 of the code: https://www.arduino.cc/en/Main/ArduinoMotorShieldR3
but we won't be using that anymore, so the latch function will be very simple,
just flipping a pin to undo the latch.
the complicated part will be driving the three-phase permanent-magnet motor
that I just rigged up, which will be the front-door opener for the omni:
http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/omnidoormotor1.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/FUp1dvu.jpg
basically i will be controlling about 6 pins to drive that motor, and
monitoring 2 pins which will tell me quadrature of its position for that
purpose. and another output pin will control the latch.
this is a diagram of a similar motor, except it shows three hall-effect sensors
and i think our motor might only have two, is that possible? I need to look.
http://www.avdweb.nl/Article_files/Solarbike/Motor-controller/4-Pole-brushl…
this is the chip in the motor controller that I will be using, i worked on it
last night and am half-done wiring it up:
http://www.intersil.com/en/products/space-and-harsh-environment/harsh-envir…
there are three of those, to control two three-phase permanent-magnet motors,
because each motor needs three I-bridges. Since we only need one motor to move
the door, i'll just use one of the ones on the second side for the latch
solenoid.
here are pictures of what i was doing last night:
http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/2017-01/doormotor.html
all you need to do is get the RFID code that Henner wrote to compile in
arduino, and i can do the rest. what do you think of that?
i look forward to working with you on this, i think it will be more fun and
rewarding than some of the stuff we were doing before, since we'll actually be
getting the door to open and close from software. the other thing is that
there's more of a deadline on this project, since we're apparently able to get
in trouble for not being ADA compliant.
-jake
I'm currently trying to learn about bitcoin and blockchain as quickly as possible.
I'd love to buy anyone who knows about these topics dinner.
Maureen
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Hi all,
Just a quick heads-up that there will be a video crew shooting some footage
in CCL this Monday. So please try to keep any noise to a minimum,
especially within CCL / Sudo.
We've scheduled the actual shooting to be mostly in the morning and early
afternoon, so hopefully it won't interfere with other activities in the
space.
Thanks!
Patrik
note: this email goes to four lists. Please reply only to the Access and
Building lists to avoid clogging Omni and Sudo lists with this thread.
I just want to bump this thread and see if anyone is available to work on the
physical aspects of the door opener I describe below, and as shown in this
diagram:
http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/omnidoormotor1.png
I am willing to do the electronics part of it and make it work with our
existing system, but I would like others to help with the building of a bracket
to hold the motor in place over the door, and the woodwork and nuts&bolts of
making the 2x2 stick with steel cable attached to it.
-jake
On Tue, 17 Jan 2017, Jake wrote:
> the wheelchair motor that Robb wanted to use for a projection screen
> raise/lower thing is something else.
>
> The motor I want to use for the front door opener is this one:
>
> http://imgur.com/gallery/MLuT7
>
> it's in sudoroom in a milk crate. Robb and I remove the wheel and the tire,
> and now it's ready for the motor to be mounted on a bracket that will hold it
> in the right place, which is slightly higher than the top of the door, and
> basically 2' south of the door's hinges.
>
> then, a 2x2 of wood will attach to the top corner of the door with a hinge,
> and
> it will have a cord of this rubber-wrapped steel cable (which I have) go from
> one end of the 2x2 to the other, taking a couple of turns around the motor
> wheel. It will look like this:
>
> http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/omnidoormotor1.png
>
> as you can see from this diagram, when the motor turns its wheel clockwise
> (as
> viewed from above) the 2x2 stick will be pushed in the direction that opens
> the
> door. If it's not clear, the rubber-wrapped steel cable (shown in red/black
> stripes) is attached to the 2x2 stick at both ends, but it makes a couple of
> turns around the wheel of the motor on its way.
>
> anyway, i chose this motor because when it's not being energized with
> electricity, it's free-moving which means it won't interfere with regular
> door
> movement. But when we activate it, it will be strong enough to open or close
> the door as we tell it to do.
>
> The issues you mention about battery backup are not a problem. We already
> have
> a battery backup for the front door card (and soon RFID) access system, and
> this motorized thing will be battery-backed as well.
>
> I am willing to do the electrical part of this project, and I have already
> acquired the rubber-coated steel cable and motor, but I ask that other people
> take care of mounting the motor on a suitable frame above the door and help
> make the 2x2 stick on a hinge which will attach to the door.
>
> I will be at sudoroom tomorrow night (tuesday night at 7) in case anyone
> wants
> to meet with me about this.
>
> -jake
>
> On Mon, 16 Jan 2017, David Keenan wrote:
>
>> I remember hearing about that wheelchair motor -- if it's the same one,
>> last I heard Robb had wanted to use it to raise/lower a projection screen
>> for the stage..? So I didn't think of it for this project, but if we can
>> use it and save ourselves some money, that's great!
>>
>> I realize you may have already considered this aspect but as a DIY opener
>> will also need to comply with code requirements, do you think you can
>> design a system measurably compliant with:
>>
>> - opening / closing force (<5lb) and speed (max. *N* seconds to close)
>> requirements throughout the swing, during automatic operation and manual
>> operation per ANSI/BHMA A156.19 for low-energy-operated doors, ICC A117.1,
>> ADA and whatever may be found in CBC?
>>
>> - req'd UPS / backup battery power for opener, for *N* many operations
>> (need to look it up)
>>
>> - compliant location of upper and lower door actuators (buttons), assume
>> this will be no issue
>>
>> If it's helpful, here is a decent article I found that glosses the subject
>> of codes for low-energy openers:
>> http://www.constructionspecifier.com/understanding-new-accessibility-requir…
>> <http://www.constructionspecifier.com/understanding-new-accessibility-requir…>
>>
>> Given the above, and I realize I only now just brought this up to you, but
>> I guess my only concern about any DIY implementation is, if you / access
>> group has the time to implement it relatively soon..? E.g., do you think it
>> might be possible to complete in the next 2-3 weeks or so..?
>>
>> I realize perhaps that is an unfair question to ask before you've really
>> started hacking on it, but I'm also trying to be realistic and pragmatic
>> wrt to how busy everyone is and the understandably extended timelines of
>> volunteer labor in general that comprises the bulk of omni efforts --
>>
>> If after reviewing the door req's, you think a DIY system is doable in the
>> next 2-3 wks, let me know how / when I can help hack on this and I will
>> follow up with you and access control group directly -- and perhaps we can
>> set a date to meet up about it?
>>
>> Best,
>> David
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 12:20 AM, Maureen Muldavin <muldavin.m(a)gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> If you are working on RFID cards any possibility that the entrance to
>>> sudo/ccl could get a card reader? Been wanting access control for
>>> awhile.
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
>>>> i brought in a wheelchair motor a while ago that I think could be made
>>> into
>>>> a
>>>> power door-opener pretty well.
>>>>
>>>> I can work on a proof-of-concept for that and then be able to show you
>>> what
>>>> I
>>>> mean, and then we can see if it will be good enough for our needs as
>>> opposed
>>>> to
>>>> spending $2800 on a "proper" door opener.
>>>>
>>>> as for the RFID cards, Alex and I have been working on implementing the
>>> card
>>>> reader thing for a little while and I think I can add it to the front
>>> door
>>>> pretty relatively easily.., and I guess i'll do that first, rather than
>>>> trying
>>>> to do a storage closet first?
>>>>
>>>> as always, if anyone wants to participate in this process they should
>>>> definitely jump in, otherwise it's subject to my chaotic schedule.
>>>>
>>>> technical questions about making this happen should be sent to the access
>>>> list
>>>> and possibly the sudoroom list, but probably not the building list as it
>>>> will
>>>> be a major distraction if we get into the weeds of microcontroller boards
>>>> and
>>>> door server code...
>>>>
>>>> also, yes I do have the box of RFID stuff you ordered and i've been
>>> working
>>>> on
>>>> it~
>>>>
>>>> -jake
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, 15 Jan 2017, David Keenan wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jake / access control folks -
>>>>>
>>>>> So now that our front door is publicly labelled as accessible, we need
>>> to
>>>>> install an automatic door opener & remote button (kickplate &
>>> hand-height
>>>>> or a long bar) to make it legal.
>>>>>
>>>>> Reason I bring this up to you guys is, the opener system will need to
>>>>> integrate into our existing/future access control somehow. The quote I
>>> got
>>>>> is $2800 (50% parts, 50% labor) for a package including the Open Sesame
>>>>> Model 233 (brochure
>>>>> <http://www.opensesamedoor.com/index_htm_files/open_sesame_brochure.pdf
>>>> ,
>>>>> spec
>>>>> sheet <http://www.opensesamedoor.com/index_htm_files/specs_model233.pdf
>>>> ),
>>>>>
>>>>> made in San Leandro.
>>>>>
>>>>> Also, some of us met last week re: sketching out Omni's accessibility
>>>>> plan,
>>>>> and Yar suggested this might be a good time to also implement RFID
>>> system
>>>>> for the front door, if that was possible? In part because, proximity to
>>> an
>>>>> RFID fob is more accessible than a card swipe which (after thinking
>>> about
>>>>> it) I realized requires a pincing motion that is likely not ADA...
>>> because
>>>>> of the excessive door opening pressure and iffy slope on the front
>>>>> landing,
>>>>> we need an RFID & auto-opener.
>>>>>
>>>>> So -- I'm not sure if any more work has been done on the RFID systems I
>>>>> put
>>>>> in sudo a little while ago (stashed in under-stair storage area), might
>>> it
>>>>> be possible to integrate these into the door opener? I note in the
>>>>> brochure
>>>>> they offer a keypad access option - perhaps an opportunity for 2-factor
>>>>> authentication like Marc had talked about? Anyhow what do you guys
>>> think?
>>>>>
>>>>> I apologize for not helping y'all more with a better access control
>>> system
>>>>> (helping spaces post-ghostship consumed my bandwidth), but as there is
>>> now
>>>>> renewed pressure I want to help as I can. Would installing a trial
>>>>> RFID/throw on the Omni Office for example still be helpful towards
>>> getting
>>>>> this nailed down? Lmk
>>>>>
>>>>> Fwiw - I see the opener as pressing at this point not just 'cause its
>>> long
>>>>> overdue, but because every day our front door is labelled as accessible
>>>>> when it's technically not, is actually a not-insignificant liability
>>> issue
>>>>> (accessibility lawsuit). Plus of course, we are still under scrutiny by
>>>>> the
>>>>> city, nimby neighbors trying to call us out for bogus reasons, etc etc.
>>>>> And
>>>>> per building code the front door must be made fully accessible before
>>> any
>>>>> other accessibility work starts on the rest of the building - at some
>>>>> point
>>>>> an inspector's gonna notice since they all go through that door..anyhow.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let me know how myself & those of us working on accessibility might be
>>>>> able
>>>>> to help -
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>> David
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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There isn't one on the calendar at https://sudoroom.org/calendar/
Is anyone planning to show up tonight? I need to leave soon if I'm
going to get there at a reasonable time (coming from Santa Clara).
Perfectly willing to provide mac and cheese again tonight, but I don't
want to go if no one will be there.
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Nice try Dom Tullipso.
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2017 17:25:44 -0800
> From: Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
>
> As a Demand Protest operative you will receive a monthly retainer of $2,500
> on top of our standard per-event pay of $50/hr, as long as you participate
> in at least 6 events a year. We are extremely flexible and can work with
> almost any existing work schedule. Full-time operatives receive health,
> vision and dental insurance for families, flexible vacations, and paid
> trainings. Travel expenses are always paid.
>
> http://sf.backpage.com/MiscJobs/get-paid-fighting-against-trump/48800067
>
> Q: Who funds this?
>
As a Demand Protest operative you will receive a monthly retainer of $2,500
on top of our standard per-event pay of $50/hr, as long as you participate
in at least 6 events a year. We are extremely flexible and can work with
almost any existing work schedule. Full-time operatives receive health,
vision and dental insurance for families, flexible vacations, and paid
trainings. Travel expenses are always paid.
http://sf.backpage.com/MiscJobs/get-paid-fighting-against-trump/48800067
Q: Who funds this?
...which is most irrational and patently absurd, so if i ever do it myself,
i sincerely hope i catch myself, cease, and desist (and 'catch myself'
includes being caught: let's put the virtue -- the 'face' -- back into
willing admission/self-correction of error).
here's a philosophical hypothesis: it might all go back to the concept of
'usury' and the dominant concept of money.
this might best be illustrated by an often mistranslated, or misremembered
adage:
*AMOR PECUNIÆ RADIX MALORUM*
money is not the root of evil. * the love of money* is the root of evil.
anyways,
ff
On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:23 AM, Sonja Trauss <sonja.trauss(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> "our" side does this reasoning all the time. When I went to the Forest
> Hill neighborhood meeting about a proposed senior housing project the SF
> Mayor's office wants to build there was a woman there accusing me and my
> friend Tim of being a real estate shills because we were in favor of it.
> It's classic to accuse your opponents of only doing what they do because of
> money. Everyone does it when they can't imagine a rational person having a
> different point of view.
>
> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 9:01 AM, johanna faust <female.faust(a)gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> the question is, is it actually fake? because i see no harm in enabling
>> people - many of whom would not be able to otherwise - to dedicate
>> themselves to something they believe in.
>>
>> non-profits are built on this principle, no?
>>
>> another instance of "the other side's" faulty reasoning.
>>
>>
>> ff
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 7:15 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23(a)hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There is a concerted nation-wide effort to get people to believe that
>>> any protest, including Standing Rock, is only happening because everyone
>>> there is paid to be there. The story comes complete with "rumors" that
>>> George Soros is paying for it all.
>>>
>>> Here in Philly (where I've been the past week) I've had conversations
>>> with more than a few peole who told me that family members who voted for
>>> Trump told them that these horrible demonstrators around the county are all
>>> paid to be there.
>>>
>>> Fun times!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Mitch.
>>>
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss-bounces(a)lists.sudoroom.org> on
>>> behalf of Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 18, 2017 12:59:13 AM
>>> *To:* Autonomous
>>> *Cc:* sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org
>>> *Subject:* Re: [sudo-discuss] Wanted: Activists to fight Trump - full
>>> time pay plus benefits and expenses
>>>
>>> Word is, this offer is likely fake. If anyone has more first-hand
>>> information, please speak up...
>>>
>>> http://www.theverge.com/2017/1/17/14300082/paid-protestor-de
>>> mand-protests-conservative-media-news
>>>
>>> Patrik
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 5:25 PM, Autonomous <autonomous666(a)gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> As a Demand Protest operative you will receive a monthly retainer of
>>>> $2,500 on top of our standard per-event pay of $50/hr, as long as you
>>>> participate in at least 6 events a year. We are extremely flexible and can
>>>> work with almost any existing work schedule. Full-time operatives receive
>>>> health, vision and dental insurance for families, flexible vacations, and
>>>> paid trainings. Travel expenses are always paid.
>>>>
>>>> http://sf.backpage.com/MiscJobs/get-paid-fighting-against-tr
>>>> ump/48800067
>>>>
>>>> Q: Who funds this?
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
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attention sudoroom:
do we want to accept a donation of a vinyl cutter which comes with a bunch of
rolls of different colors of vinyl material?
I know noisebridge has one but they also have a lot more space than we do. I
understand the rolls of vinyl take up most of the space.
he says the machine works but it uses a serial interface, and probably windows
software. I think we could easily set up a computer to dedicate to it so it
wouldn't be a barrier to someone who wanted to use it without going through a
software oddysey first.
i'm guessing it looks something like this:
https://productrealization.stanford.edu/content/05-resources/02-processes/1…
On Fri, 9 Dec 2016, Cory Albert wrote:
> Jake: do you know of anyone active in the printed artist's spaces that I
> Cory could donate a big roll of vinyl and vinyl cutters to for sign
> making?
Am here at Hardware Hack Night; was here when Cory and Robb brought in
the donated equipment.
Jake also here and trying to figure out if cutter works and what
adapter(s) and/or cable(s) are necessary to get it up and running.
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Just a reminder: We have about 17 or 18 Asus Netbooks for this kind of
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them some use! :)
#daniel
On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, Julio Rios <julio.rios(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I thought there were weekly meetings (or parties) on Wednesdays, but I
> guess there's only one per month, and January's is today:
> https://sudoroom.org/calendar/
>
> If there isn't a huge rush, it might be better to wait for Feb, when it
> may get better attendance, but maybe some folks will be there tonight.
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 3:44 PM Ivan Silva <brito.ivans(a)gmail.com
> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brito.ivans(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>
>> Julio, is there a recurring meeting he can attend/present?
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:21 PM Julio Rios <julio.rios(a)gmail.com
>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','julio.rios(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>
>>> Adding other folks who expressed interest. I think we do have a meeting
>>> tonight, but I probably won't be there. Will anyone else on this list?
>>>
>>> Thanks for contacting Rick, Ivan!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:14 PM Ivan Silva <brito.ivans(a)gmail.com
>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','brito.ivans(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I contacted Rick. He had this question for Sudo:
>>>> "Does your group have a meeting night where people can do a pitch or
>>>> talk to the members at large?"
>>>>
>>>> LMK
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017, 20:59 danarauz(a)gmail.com
>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','danarauz(a)gmail.com');> <
>>>> danarauz(a)gmail.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','danarauz(a)gmail.com');>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Abel and Ivan,
>>>>>
>>>>> If you are interested in learning more about the project, please, feel
>>>>> free to get in contact with Rick (Rick Abruzzo - rick(a)ricksemail.org).
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> #Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 3:37 PM, danarauz(a)gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','danarauz(a)gmail.com');> <
>>>>> danarauz(a)gmail.com
>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','danarauz(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> thanks julio!
>>>>>> #daniel
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Monday, January 9, 2017, Julio Rios <julio.rios(a)gmail.com
>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','julio.rios(a)gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Corrected Abe's address.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:48 AM Julio Rios <julio.rios(a)gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Sending to Ivan as he's expressed interest in something like this
>>>>>>>> in the past... and also Abe, who might be interested.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -Julio
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
>>>>>>>> From: danarauz(a)gmail.com <danarauz(a)gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> Date: Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 4:14 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sudo-info] Makerspace for Oakland
>>>>>>>> Park and Rec
>>>>>>>> To: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org>
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>>>>>>>> Date: Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 4:13 AM
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [sudo-info] Makerspace for Oakland Park and Rec
>>>>>>>> To: Rick Abruzzo <rick(a)ricksemail.org>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hello Rick,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I am sorry for this delay to acknowledge your email if you have not
>>>>>>>> received any replies. Regardless, I am forwarding your email to the main
>>>>>>>> discuss list.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I hope someone will get back to you soon!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> #daniel
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Rick Abruzzo <rick(a)ricksemail.org
>>>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hello Sudo
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I'm reaching out to you today because I have been given the
>>>>>>>>> opportunity to submit a proposal to Oakland Park and Rec to turn a park
>>>>>>>>> facility into a makerspace/workshop, mostly oriented towards programming
>>>>>>>>> for children and their families, in the surrounding community. Jonathan
>>>>>>>>> Foote and Mitch Altman suggested your organization as a potential partner
>>>>>>>>> and I would like to sit down with your team and discuss ideas on how best
>>>>>>>>> to proceed.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If your organization has interest in being part of this endeavor,
>>>>>>>>> please let me know and we can setup a meeting in the immediate future.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>>>> Rick Abruzzo
>>>>>>>>>
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Hello Sudoroom,
Jake Spaz mentioned there was some discussion on this list about the Makerspace and suggested I join so you can ask me questions directly. I'm going to include here the update I sent to the interested parties earlier today so you can have a clear idea of where we are at and what the current challenges are:
Hey all,
I wanted to give you an update on the Maker Space. Myself and Erin Burton, the director of Mosswood Park, were hoping to have access to 'the barn' by now but as it stands its still fenced off, even though its structurally sound. This is just to keep people away from the Rec center which is a burnt husk. I think first important step in building a proposal is getting a tour of the building and seeing what already exists and what we can do with it. Unfortunately Oakland DPW isn't promising access to the Barn till late March, mid April. Erin can enter it but she can't bring guests.
Also I have made contact with Sudoroom and they have an open forum meeting the 2nd Wednesday of the month which I hope to attend in February to give a pitch. I have not heard back from Ace Toy Monster or Mothership Hackermoms. If you know anyone over there you can poke to see if there are members willing to contribute to the proposal or commit to a build out once the proposal is approved, that would be most welcome.
Erin already mentioned the makerspace to DPW and they grumbled and said no. Erin says we should ignore this and I agree. Any DPW in any city in the world's main job is to say no, even if it doesn't draw from their resources because from their point of view any changes to anything single thing, even the changing of the wind, effects their resources. DPW isn't tasked on building a community, we are, so froward we march.
If you have any suggestions on how to best utilize our time till we can gain access to the Barn, I'm open to suggestions.
Thank you for your time and your patience, if you have any questions please don't hesitate to reach out.
always,
RICK!
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anyone ever hear of a dvi-m1 male to dvi-m1 male cable?
i'm coming up with nothing &
need one for an aja kona3 breakout box (k3-box)
can you imagine splicing 30 wires?
Any folks interested in being part of this endeavor?
#daniel
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Rick Abruzzo <rick(a)ricksemail.org>
Date: Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: [sudo-info] Makerspace for Oakland Park and Rec
To: danarauz <danarauz(a)gmail.com>
Hello Daniel,
Thank you for following up. I have not yet received a reply from anyone at
Sudo Box but look forward to hearing from you and working to figure out how
we can work together.
Sincerely,
Rick Abruzzo
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Hello Rick,
I am sorry for this delay to acknowledge your email if you have not
received any replies. Regardless, I am forwarding your email to the main
discuss list.
I hope someone will get back to you soon!
Thanks!
#daniel
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Hello Sudo
I'm reaching out to you today because I have been given the opportunity to
submit a proposal to Oakland Park and Rec to turn a park facility into a
makerspace/workshop, mostly oriented towards programming for children and
their families, in the surrounding community. Jonathan Foote and Mitch
Altman suggested your organization as a potential partner and I would like
to sit down with your team and discuss ideas on how best to proceed.
If your organization has interest in being part of this endeavor, please
let me know and we can setup a meeting in the immediate future.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Rick Abruzzo
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Do we happen to have a pipe bender at Omni somewhere? Need to adjust some
electrical conduit.
Not absolutely required, but it'd look better with all the bends on the
right places. ..
Patrik
S/re-entering/re-centering ^_^
On Jan 14, 2017 12:29 AM, "Jenny Ryan" <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for that link, Julio, and Hol for re-entering sudo's ethical core of
social justice!
If you're interested in supporting the current uptick in requests for
Omni's support in activist endeavors, we've formulated an informal
'organize' working group to field relevant space requests, requests for
collaboration and resources etc that had been meeting weekly on Wednesdays
at 6pm prior to the ghost ship tragedy and holidaze. To connect subscribe
to the list at omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/organize
If people would like to make some arts or contribute funds, Dionne Smith is
an amazing woman fighting for police accountability and specifically
justice for her son, James Rivera, who was murdered by Stockton PD in 2010.
She is currently raising funds to bring her powerful voice to DC and
perhaps we could blast this out / contribute $$ / make something awesome to
send her off with: https://www.gofundme.com/6n-womens-march-on-washington
I'll be editing some footage I took of Dionne speaking at Gilda Baker's
press conference last October (Gilda's son, Diallo Neal, was murdered by
CHP in a hit & run in 2005 and she is only now finding the support she's
needed to speak out) when I get home in a few days... editing support would
be rad as I'm hella rusty.
Mad love,
On Jan 14, 2017 12:02 AM, "Julio Rios" <julio.rios(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> I think the organizers of these marches have good intentions, but there
> are also many valid concerns worth mentioning:
> http://www.brittanytoliver.com/blog/2017/1/11/whats-next-aft
> er-the-marches-organize
>
> I would not support sudo or the Omni blanketly supporting this effort
> without mentioning the problematic aspects.
>
> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 12:03 PM <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone participating in either of these next weekend and want to make
>> some banners at sudo? Could be an addendum/theme to hack night.
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We need a SudoRoom wiki page on trains. Many members are huge train
enthusiasts, taking the Capitol Corridor to work on the South Bay or the
Caltrain. A lot of SudoRoom members regularly Amtrak their way to hacker
conferences all over the country!
Nerds are fierce bike and Caltrain advocates in Silicon Valley, and they
are known to pelt well meaning but surprised officials with elaborate
spreadsheets explaining the lower cost per rider of a bike train place than
a parking spot place. It'd be cool to see more hacker advocacy, as local
trains have increased service this year on the Amtrak due to higher
ridership.
Preliminary Wondering[edit
<https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Movement/Trains&action=edit&…>
]
- How do trains work?
- Are trains still hackable?
- What ever happened to model trains building and collecting? How will
we live with ourselves until the 2019, when the model train section
<http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en/exhibitions/transport/model-railway/> of
the Deutsches Museum is open for the public again?
- Will the USA ever get the gleaming speed trains being put up with
blinding speed in China?
- Has anyone ever tried to illegally hack together a new railways system
in some kind of squatter/burning man area or interesting part of town?
- Some people are building handmade railcars to explore abandoned
railway systems at the TechShop - Neat!
http://www.instructables.com/id/Railcar-Project-Techshop/https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Movement/Trains
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hey Sudoers,
I came by Sudo Room Wednesday and dropped off a donation of 13 Mac Minis!
They were donated by Liz from Mozilla. Some other hackerspaces also got some including Noisebridge.
Specs: mid-2010 model, Core 2 Duo cpu, 4 or 8GB RAM, 320 GB HD (wiped clean), DVD-RW drive, HDMI video out.
They are missing power cables (but they're standard and power is built-in).
They'll work with the latest Mac OS - just need to be installed. Or you can install Linux.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mac_Mini#Specifications_3
Enjoy!
-Carl G
Hey everyone,
I'm excited about Hardware hack night. I'm continuing my connected car hack
(using the automatic API) so I can track my car and do fun experiments:
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Movement
I'm going to focus on completing a project and having something to present
by the next meeting, and giving tips on how I did it.
In the future I'd like to:
- Encourage people who drive cars to exercise more
- Find ways to enable people to ride the Amtrack more by make tools that
solve the last mile problem, since we sorely need more rail in the East Bay
- explore topics around hacking wheelchairs.
Best,
Romy
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
How do we feel about paper towel dispensers at the Omni? Are we
intentionally doing without, to save some trees? Are people worried the
paper towel roll will get stolen? Or have we just not bothered putting any
up yet?
I'm planning to get one for our lab sink in CCL, but I'd love to have one
in each bathroom at the Omni.
Touchless towel dispensers start at $25 at Office Depot. There's probably
better places to get them too...
Patrik
PS: Ditto for wall-mounted soap dispensers...
fyi
#daniel
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:23 PM, Sudo Room <info(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:
> (Pseudo)nym or Name: Adam Flynn
> Email: adamwflynn(a)gmail.com
> Why do you want to be a member of sudo room?: I've been working from
> home, and instead fretting about the state of the world. So instead, I'd
> like to have a place to both 1) do my day job, and 2) plan, organize, and
> bring the new world into being. (This may depend on the viability of Sudo
> room as a workspace...If it's less viable I may just become a more sporadic
> member.)
> If you know already, what are you excited to do at sudo room?: Build out
> infosec and opsec capacities, ask dumb math and science questions,
> whiteboard furiously.
> If you know already, what are you excited to share with the sudo room
> community?: Historical thoughts on technology and the shape of social
> change, and also the concept of "solarpunk" which I kinda helped popularize.
> Have you ever been banned from another hackerspace? If so, when and why?: Nope!
> Also if you need endorsements of character, you can ask Johannes from
> Monochrom.
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Hello Mike, not sure if you have been contacted regarding your application,
but I am forwarding to our main discussion email.
I hope someone would reply to you soon! And if you hear or not from anyone,
I highly recommend that you stop by Sudoroom and introduce yourself, and
start hanging there to know folks, and for folks to get to know as well.
Thanks!
#daniel
On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:18 AM, Sudo Room <info(a)sudoroom.org> wrote:
> (Pseudo)nym or Name: Michael Huang
> Email: mike(a)htwins.net
> Why do you want to be a member of sudo room?: I want to meet people with
> similar interests and also learn to solder
> If you know already, what are you excited to do at sudo room?: Solder
> If you know already, what are you excited to share with the sudo room
> community?: Friendship and money
> Have you ever been banned from another hackerspace? If so, when and why?: I
> have never been to a hackerspace
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Hello Barrett,
(I am not sure if this email is spam or legit. I hope is the second one.)
I don't know about how you can get funds for your book, and I am not sure
if members of Sudoroom can help you either, since that is not necessarily
in our mission.
However, I am forwarding your email to our main discuss list, and if you
would like to provide more information on a second email, please do, so I
can forward that one as well.
Good luck!
#daniel
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wrote:
> Hi,
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> My name is Barrett Booth.
>
> I am interested in learning about ways of obtaining funding for a book
> project. Thank you!
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> Sincerely,
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From: danarauz(a)gmail.com <danarauz(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 4:13 AM
Subject: Re: [sudo-info] Makerspace for Oakland Park and Rec
To: Rick Abruzzo <rick(a)ricksemail.org>
Hello Rick,
I am sorry for this delay to acknowledge your email if you have not
received any replies. Regardless, I am forwarding your email to the main
discuss list.
I hope someone will get back to you soon!
Thanks!
#daniel
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 12:30 PM, Rick Abruzzo <rick(a)ricksemail.org> wrote:
> Hello Sudo
>
> I'm reaching out to you today because I have been given the opportunity to
> submit a proposal to Oakland Park and Rec to turn a park facility into a
> makerspace/workshop, mostly oriented towards programming for children and
> their families, in the surrounding community. Jonathan Foote and Mitch
> Altman suggested your organization as a potential partner and I would like
> to sit down with your team and discuss ideas on how best to proceed.
>
> If your organization has interest in being part of this endeavor, please
> let me know and we can setup a meeting in the immediate future.
>
> Thank you for your time and consideration.
>
> Sincerely,
> Rick Abruzzo
>
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Date: Wed, Jan 4, 2017 at 10:07 PM
Subject: [sudo-info] [Declaration of Intent to Join] Steve Leach
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
(Pseudo)nym or Name: Steve Leach
Email: stevenaleach(a)gmail.com
Why do you want to be a member of sudo room?: Too much time on my hands?
I'm a geek recently returned to coding and obsessed with machine learning
and distributed systems. Also, a van dweller inhabiting a 160 ft^2 box
truck that sat in a field for 20 years sinking into the ground before I got
it - access to tools now and again during renovation and rehabilitation
might be important :-)
If you know already, what are you excited to do at sudo room?: A few
hardware projects that must wait until I can fund them, in the meantime, my
current primary obsession is machine learning and some ideas for
distributing training across a p2p environment with a shared parameter
space.
If you know already, what are you excited to share with the sudo room
community?: What spotty skills I have to offer, I'm a rusty lapsed C guy
recently turned to Python+Theano+Lasagne. I'm pretty excited about IPFS
(Interplanetary Filesystem) at the moment. Beyond that, I'm good with a
broom and mop, so there's that.
Have you ever been banned from another hackerspace? If so, when and why?: No
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I wonder if this person had been helped. I cannot help, I hope someone
would.
#daniel
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Anthony Maes <anthonymaes(a)gmail.com>
Date: Sun, Nov 20, 2016 at 5:58 PM
Subject: Re: [sudo-info] membership
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Hi,
I applied to be a member over a month ago. Two weeks ago, I gave my credit
card info and began an automatic monthly payment for membership. I believe
I am a full member by now, but the sudoroom/humans page still shows me as a
comrade. Am I a member? Can I have the access code to get into the building?
Thanks,
Anthony Maes
sudoroom account name: tmaes
On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 2:05 PM, Anthony Maes <anthonymaes(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I applied to be a member a few weeks ago (has it been 4 weeks yet?).
> Today, I gave my credit card info and began an automatic monthly payment
> for membership. What are the next steps to complete my membership
> application process?
> Thanks,
> Anthony Maes
> sudoroom account name: tmaes
>
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Hey Chris,
I know this reply late and most likely irrelevant, but I wanted to thank
you for thinking about Sudoroom for that donation.
Thanks,
#daniel
On Fri, Dec 23, 2016 at 11:23 AM, Christopher Bassano <cpb73(a)cornell.edu>
wrote:
> Hey Sudoroom,
>
> I found a free 60inch printer on Craigslist and asked the guy to donate it
> to a hackerspace. Noisebridge already has one, so do you want it?
>
> If so, I can help pick it up but I don't have a truck. We'd have to rent
> or borrow one. The guy wants it picked up from Berkeley this weekend or
> next week.
>
> Here is the printer <http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/5922659022.html>
>
> Thanks,
> Chris
>
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someone would like to reply.
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From: Guillermo Machado <gmachado(a)thinkglobalschool.org>
Date: Sun, Nov 27, 2016 at 8:08 PM
Subject: [sudo-info] visit
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Hi there
I would like to have a phone chat with someone there if possible, regarding
a possible visit of a few students who are doing a project on smart cities.
These students are really curious, scholarship students from many different
countries.. 10 students in total, who would like to learn a little about
what you do at the Sudo room. We would be able to compensate a guide for
their time if this was possible.
Thanks for considering!
Best
Guillermo
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Does anyone have a truck I can borrow for an hour or two this afternoon?
Need to remove a bit more concrete debris and dirt from the Phat Beets
room, left over from our plumbing work for CCL.
Can repay you with two bags of unused concrete mix, if inetersted...
Thanks!
Patrik
Interesting opportunity to write about experiences at sudo and ccl.
There's an ironic bit somewhere in all of this about needing a masters of
PhD in order to be a first author for some publication types but I haven't
looked at the details in depth.
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Gary McDowell" <garymcdow(a)gmail.com>
Date: Jan 6, 2017 12:45 AM
Subject: Fwd: [OpenCon] CFP: Citizen Science and Citizen Labs - 31/01/2017
To: "manylabs-workspace" <manylabs-workspace(a)googlegroups.com>
Cc:
Hello all,
>
> I wanted to forward this open call for papers in English, Spanish or
> Portuguese on citizen science/citizen labs in case anyone might be
> interested:
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Iara Vidal <iaravidalps(a)gmail.com>
> Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 7:18 PM
> Subject: [OpenCon] CFP: Citizen Science and Citizen Labs - 31/01/2017
> To: OpenCon Discussion List <opencon-discussion-list(a)googlegroups.com>
>
>
> Hey everybody,
>
> Brazilian OA journal "Liinc em Revista" is accepting submissions in
> Portuguese, Spanish and English for a dossier on "Citizen Science and
> Citizen Labs",
> organized by Guest Editors Henrique Parra (Unifesp, São Paulo), Mariano
> Fressoli (Cenit, Buenos Aires) and Antonio Lafuente (CSIC, Madri).
> Deadline is January 31st, just scroll this message to see the full call for
> papers in portuguese, spanish and english.
>
> Happy 2017!
> Iara Vidal
> http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1360-6127
> http://iaravps.wordpress.com
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
>
>
> [pt] CHAMADA da Liinc em Revista: "Ciência Cidadã e Laboratórios Cidadãos"
>
>
> [es] LLAMADA DE ARTÍCULOS Liinc em Revista: “Ciencia ciudadana y
>
>
> laboratorios ciudadanos”
>
>
> [en] CALL FOR PAPERS Liinc em Revista: "Citizen Science and Citizen Labs"
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> A Liinc em Revista está aberta à submissão de artigos, para avaliação às
>
>
> cegas por pares, para publicação no número 1, volume 13, de maio de
>
>
> 2017. Aceitam-se artigos originais em português, espanhol e inglês.
>
>
>
>
>
> Esse número conterá o dossiê “Ciência Cidadã e Laboratórios Cidadãos”,
>
>
> organizado pelos professores Henrique Parra (Unifesp, São Paulo),
>
>
> Mariano Fressoli (Cenit, Buenos Aires) e Antonio Lafuente (CSIC, Madri),
>
>
> cuja ementa é a que segue.
>
>
>
>
>
> Os estudos sociais em ciência e tecnologia têm observado, nos últimos
>
>
> anos, a emergência de uma multiplicidade de práticas e espaços
>
>
> alternativos de produção de conhecimento, recompondo as fronteiras e as
>
>
> identidades entre cientistas experts e público engajado, entre o
>
>
> laboratório científico e o laboratório cidadão. Inspiradas nas vertentes
>
>
> mais críticas da pesquisa "selvagem" e colaborativa, da ciência aberta
>
>
> ou cidadã, e num diálogo tenso com as dinâmicas do governo biopolítico e
>
>
> da mercantilização do conhecimento, surgem atores cognitivos e políticos
>
>
> cujas práticas interessa-nos investigar.
>
>
>
>
>
> As contribuições ao dossiê poderão incluir temas como:
>
>
> *Ciência aberta, ciência cidadã e ciência comum
>
>
> *Ciência e produção do comum
>
>
> *Comunidades de práticas, comunidades epistêmicas e contra-expertise
>
>
> *Laboratórios cidadãos e experimentação política
>
>
> *Fablabs, hackerspaces, movimento maker
>
>
> *Ciência aberta e movimentos de inovação “na base” (grassroots
>
>
> innovation movements)
>
>
> *Produção de conhecimento científico contra-hegemônico e apropriação
>
>
> tecnológica
>
>
> *Protocolos, infraestruturas, tecnologias e modos de organização
>
>
> para a produção aberta e colaborativa de conhecimentos.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> O dossiê incluirá também uma seção com relatos de experiências
>
>
> inovadoras nos temas propostos.
>
>
>
>
>
> Nos artigos, o primeiro autor deverá ter preferencialmente titulação
>
>
> acadêmica de Doutor e não poderá ter titulação inferior à de Mestre. Nos
>
>
> relatos de experiências inovadoras não há titulação mínima. Demais
>
>
> regras para submissão encontram-se em
>
>
> http://liinc.revista.ibict.br/index.php/liinc/about/
> submissions#authorGuidelines
>
>
>
>
>
> Além do dossiê, a Revista está aberta à submissão de artigos e resenhas
>
>
> sobre outros temas em seu escopo de reflexão, conforme suas normas.
>
>
>
>
>
> Prazo de submissão: DE 15 DE SETEMBRO DE 2016 ATÉ 31 DE JANEIRO DE 2017,
>
>
> pelo endereço http://www.ibict.br/liinc
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------
>
>
>
>
>
> [es] LLAMADA DE ARTÍCULOS Liinc em Revista: “Ciencia ciudadana y
>
>
> laboratorios ciudadanos”
>
>
>
>
>
> Dicho número contará con un dossier sobre “Ciencia ciudadana y
>
>
> laboratorios ciudadanos”, organizado por los profesores Henrique Parra
>
>
> (Unifesp), Mariano Fressoli (Cenit, Buenos Aires) y Antonio Lafuente
>
>
> (CSIC, Madrid).
>
>
>
>
>
> En los últimos años, los estudios sociales de la ciencia y la tecnología
>
>
> permiten observar la emergencia de una multiplicidad de prácticas y
>
>
> espacios alternativos de producción de conocimiento. Estos espacios
>
>
> redefinen las fronteras e identidades entre científicos expertos y
>
>
> público comprometido, y entre el laboratorio científico y el laboratorio
>
>
> ciudadano. Inspiradas en las vertientes más críticas de la investigación
>
>
> “salvaje” y colaborativa, de la ciencia abierta y/o ciudadana, y en un
>
>
> dialogo tenso con las dinámicas de gobierno biopolítico y de la
>
>
> mercantilización del conocimiento, surgen actores cognitivos y políticos
>
>
> cuyas prácticas interesa investigar.
>
>
>
>
>
> Las contribuciones podrán incluir los siguientes temas:
>
>
>
>
>
> *Ciencia abierta, ciencia ciudadana y ciencia común
>
>
> *Ciencia y producción de los comunes
>
>
> *Comunidades de prácticas, comunidades epistémicas y experticias
>
>
> alternativas
>
>
> *Laboratorios ciudadanos y experimentación política
>
>
> *Fablabs, hackerspaces y movimientos maker
>
>
> *Ciencia abierta y movimientos de innovación de base (grassroots
>
>
> innovation movements)
>
>
> *Producción de conocimiento científico contra-hegemónico y
>
>
> apropiación tecnológica
>
>
> *Protocolos, infraestructuras, tecnologías y modos de organización
>
>
> para la producción abierta y colaborativa de conocimientos
>
>
>
>
>
> El dossier incluirá también una sección de crónicas de experiencias
>
>
> innovadoras sobre los temas propuestos.
>
>
>
>
>
> Para la presentación de artículos, se requiere que el primer autor posea
>
>
> al menos título de doctor (preferencialmente) o maestría. Mientras que
>
>
> para la presentación de experiencias innovadoras no se requiere
>
>
> titulación mínima. Para información sobre el resto de las reglas de
>
>
> presentación de trabajos, por favor véase el siguiente link:
>
>
> http://liinc.revista.ibict.br/index.php/liinc/about/
> submissions#authorGuidelines
>
>
>
>
>
> Además del dossier, la Liinc em Revista está abierta a la presentación
>
>
> de artículos y reseñas sobre otros temas en su espacio de reflexión, de
>
>
> acuerdo a sus normas editoriales.
>
>
>
>
>
> Plazo de presentación de los trabajos: 15 de septiembre de 2016 al 31 de
>
>
> enero de 2017, siguiendo las instrucciones en el siguiente link:
>
>
> http://www.ibict.br/liinc
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
> [en] CALL FOR PAPERS Liinc em Revista: "Citizen Science and Citizen Labs"
>
>
>
>
>
> Liinc em Revista is inviting submission of articles, subject to
>
>
> double-blind evaluation, for publication in Vol. 13, n. 1 (May 2017). We
>
>
> accept unpublished articles in Portuguese, Spanish and English.
>
>
>
>
>
> This issue will present a dossier on "Citizen Science and Citizen Labs",
>
>
> organized by Guest Editors Henrique Parra (Unifesp, São Paulo), Mariano
>
>
> Fressoli (Cenit, Buenos Aires) and Antonio Lafuente (CSIC, Madri),
>
>
> within the theme proposed below.
>
>
>
>
>
> Social studies of science and technology have observed in the last few
>
>
> years the emergence of multiple practices and alternative spaces of
>
>
> knowledge production, redesigning identities and frontiers between
>
>
> scientists and a concerned public, between the scientific laboratory and
>
>
> the citizen laboratory.
>
>
>
>
>
> Inspired by the more critical tendencies of collaborative science and
>
>
> research “in the wild”, of open or citizen science, and by a tense
>
>
> dialogue with the dynamics of biopolitical government and of
>
>
> commodification of knowledge, there are new cognitive and political
>
>
> actors whose practices we wish to investigate.
>
>
>
>
>
> *Contributions to this dossier may include topics such as:
>
>
> *Open science, citizen science and "common" science
>
>
> *Science and the production of the common
>
>
> *Communities of practice, epistemic communities, and counter-expertise
>
>
> *Citizen labs and political experimentation
>
>
> *Fablabs, hackerspaces, and the maker movement
>
>
> *Open science and grassroots innovation movements
>
>
> *Production of counter-hegemonic scientific knowledge and
> technological appropriation
>
>
> *Protocols, infrastructures, technologies and modes of organization
>
>
> for open and collaborative production of knowledge.
>
>
>
>
>
> The dossier will also include a section for texts recounting innovative
>
>
> experiences within these topics.
>
>
>
>
>
> First authors of the articles should have doctoral or master degrees.
>
>
> This rule does not apply to accounts of experiences. Other guidelines
>
>
> for authors can be found at:
>
>
> http://liinc.revista.ibict.br/index.php/liinc/about/
> submissions#authorGuidelines
>
>
>
>
>
> Apart from the dossier, we also accept articles and reviews on other
>
>
> topics within the range of interest of Liinc em Revista.
>
>
>
>
>
> PERIOD OF SUBMISSION: FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2016 TO JANUARY 31, 2017 at
>
>
> http://www.ibict.br/liinc
>
>
>
>
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Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment.
Thanks for stewarding the commons!
Omni Oakland
------------------------ Invoice Summary --------------------------
Invoice # : 1550
Invoice Date: 01/15/2017
Due Date: 01/25/2017
Terms: Net 10
Amount Due: $2,446.00
The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Hi all,
So sorry to spam all the lists..
After a month, I'm bumping this proposal up again for this Thursday's omni
delegates' meeting / GA, because it has become suddenly pressing in the
wake of the Ghostship fire.
I was really hoping member collectives might be able have had some
discussion about this and hopefully attned this thursday's meeting to
achieve quorum (and maybe even, pass the proposal? :)
The proposal is in essence the following:
1. Repurpose Omni's 'extra' 501c3 corporation we no longer need, which
originally was going to be wound down, to be used as a non-profit Land
Trust and resource specifically for DIY / community spaces (also for DIY
living spaces) currently in need of much support as they are presently
facing a wave of punitive code enforcement and eviction.
2. For this to happen, some logistical hoops have to be jumped through:
- Complete the disengagement of omni's finances of last year, from our old
501c3. Yes, I'm told this could take a while, but I'm optimistic :)
- Mild modifications to the old c3's statement of purpose, charitable
activities, bylaws (this being mostly low-level stuff.) Jesse, our lawyer,
has verified this should be possible.
3. After such a proposal was approved and the necessary logistical steps
taken, this land trust could then optionally become omni's land trust, at
the collective's choosing -- i.e., a Trust ensuring that the building stays
used for community use into the foreseeable future and follows its own
bylaws, founding document, statement of solidarity etc long after we are
all gone.
Personally I think this is very important to the long-term survival of
omni, but that particular aspect, of being Omni's land trust specifically,
is *not* part of the scope of this proposal at this time, as it would have
to be a later and more substantial proposal unto itself, encompassing many
logistical aspects.
So this proposal is just a proposed use for our old 501c3, for when we have
fully disengaged our finances from it and no longer need it.
4. In the immediate wake of Ghostship (note: which occurred after I made
the original proposal), members of the wider oakland community assembled to
help DIY spaces stave off eviction, code-related closures, and to commit
core fire life-safety improvements: The 'DIY Safety Group'. This group,
which I (among many) helped to assemble, currently raises donations for
such work, and this money is presently being stewarded by Omni as a
fiscally sponsored project to the tune of ~7% in fees (not atypical for a
sponsoring 501c3.)
The sooner Omni is able able to unmoor our 'extra' 501c3 corporation to use
as a land trust dedicated to helping and preserving DIY spaces like Omni,
the sooner that group can take on the accounting overhead, eliminate this
7% fee and rather use 100% of funds raised to help other critical community
spaces are currently being actively threatened.
Anyhow I am hoping the dire needs of the community at large in this time is
enough to get quorum Thursday and hopefully, consensus on the productive
use of this extra c3 per this proposal :)
If anyone has any questions or objections, please fire away :)
Best,
David
On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Kazoo Studios <lovekazoo(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey David!
>
> I like the way you're thinking, and the direction things are moving.
> Creating the land trust out of the former c3 seems prudent in terms of
> effort, money, and time. Also, making the building a community land trust
> feels like a ray of sunshine in the darkness of the next 4 years. We could
> be very useful in helping other spaces resist the rampant privatization
> that will likely follow in the near future.
>
> I'm out of the country for the next week so won't be able to comment more,
> but appreciate the creative thinking and resourcefulness of this plan.
>
> Thanks for all that you do,
> Kazoo
>
> Kazoo Studios
> www.KazooStudios.net <http://www.kazoostudios.net>
>
> On Dec 1, 2016, at 4:37 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> With the 'Omni1' > 'Omni2' switcheroo required by the building purchase
> arrangement currently in escrow, Omni's current 501c3 and EIN will no
> longer be used.
>
> *(More explicitly: In order to intake tax-free the large donation that
> makes the building purchase possible, Sudo Room's 501c3 corporation will be
> intaking that donation and renaming itself Omni Commons -- and
> subsequently, Sudo Room will become will become a fiscally-sponsored
> project of Omni. This in turn leaves us with Omni Oakland Commons' 501c3
> corporation basically no longer in use.)*
>
> Rather than let this incredibly-hard-earned 501c3 corporation lapse into
> disuse, my proposal is to repurpose our c3 corp into a Land Trust focusing
> on being a resource and trust for non-residential collective / radical
> spaces and commons's like Omni. Per our lawyer Jesse, doing so would also
> largely already be in line with the c3's existing stated charitable
> activities, and I believe, would require only minor changes to the existing
> corporate structure, bylaws etc.
>
> From the inception of Omni, a major goal was to partner with an existing
> Land Trust in order to provide a check/balance on Omni into the future,
> i.e. to ensure that Omni generally follows its bylaws and mission statement
> (founding document), and essentially *ensure that the building remain off
> the market and used as a community resource forever into the future*
> (prevent the building from being sold later on, for example) -- even after
> all of us volunteers have passed on to greener pastures.
>
> My initial thought is that this new Trust could potentially function in
> that role for Omni, as well as for any other non-residential collective
> work spaces that desired it, in one of the traditional land trust
> arrangements (land/improvements split, 99yr lease etc.)
>
> However, in terms of this proposal, the potential terms or complications
> of any Land Trust functioning as such for Omni *not* in the scope of this
> proposal.
>
> This proposal is simply to advocate repurposing this c3 to this end -- a
> Land Trust for collective / commoned / radical spaces focused on community
> organizing and related resources like Omni and in line with Omni's values.
>
> Another reason for the trust is that existing land trusts and foundations
> we met with (those with which we had a shared politics), focused primarily
> on co-housing -- not on 'commercial' spaces for working or organizing, let
> alone anything as novel as Omni's multi-tenant, inter-collective structure.
>
> It became clear that there is not a good local trust that had solid
> experience with radical spaces for community & collective work, who had
> principles and politics in line with our own. (This contrasts to the
> housing front, where there are a number of active land trusts and
> foundations that are already doing a great job with lots of experience to
> boot.)
>
> In any case, this trust would also function to centralize and disseminate
> as a resource what I feel is a bounty of experience, information, best
> practices, and connections built up under the course of Omni to aid in the
> development and support of other radical spaces centered on similar
> community organizing.
>
> What do people think?
>
> Best,
> David
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Happy New Years Eve!
Are you sick of Windows 10 showing you ads on the start menu?
Get Linux!
(Or just come dance.)
Omni Ballroom
8PM
BYOB
Bring a USB drive if you have one and want to do an install, though we
should have some available.
Hey privacy folks -
I recently got an Amazon Dash (Echo) and I'm messing around with Alexa.
While there are a lot of great things about it, and I'm having fun as a
developer creating, I'm interested to see what your perspective is for
mainstream people.
I saw this article on wired:
https://www.wired.com/2016/12/alexa-and-google-record-your-voice
You can tease me if you want: I use Siri and I'm interested in Alexa, and
I'm sure many of you would never want to use these things.
But I'm interested in the advantages and disadvantages of stuff like Alexa
and Google Home. I'd love to hold a little workshop on it sometime, maybe
after a meeting in January.
Any opinions?
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hey matt,
I have a guest in town from Greece. We are doing the usual bike rental
thing from a cool bike shop.
But are there alternatives to for-profit bike rental in Oakland? Does your
collective rent bikes?
Can people rent bikes on a platform for something that's not part of a big
corporation or a start-up?
Best,
Romy
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Has anyone played with Mikrotik Powerbox? https://routerboard.com/RB750P-PBr2
We just installed two, and they are AWESOME! We use them only as POE
switches, but it would be awesome to get OpenWrt working on them...
I'll look into that over the next few weeks...
Cheers,
Valent
https://sudoroom.org/hacking-a-tesla-at-hardware-hack-night/
Hey I stopped by sudoroom! and the hardware guys were hacking on a tesla.
We have people working at a bike collective too. we are all passionate
about trains, I think some sudoroom members have travelled cross country on
train as well. And we all know that we love BART and it needs all the help
it gets as it reaches epic overcrowding.
I'm going to start a SudoRoom transportation hack group! We can cross
fertilize at Noisebridge...
So there it is!
https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Movement
I started the Wiki. I'll have more time over break to help out.
Some thoughts:
- I do not want to this to only be about ride share, although that's
important. It'd be cool to have a communal, non-profit alternative to the
current car sharing options out there.
- Trains!!!!!
- Cars - although I don't know that much about cars, I have worked for
a car company and have owned a car for the past ten years. I still don't
know that much about cars! There is no such thing as a car mechanic
collective the way there is a bike mechanic collective. Bike collectives
often have a "get to know you bike night" and nothing of that kind exists
for cars. The only time I've interacted with cars is at car dealerships and
at work and at a mechanic. Until recently I've received little or no
detailed data about my car, and its health until a start-up had one of its
indie mechanics fill out a "Car report card" for me. I'd love to have
something similar for us!
Rock on hope you are all enjoying your break!
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com