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how to catch many mice/rats alive with one container

by Jake

this video shows a pretty straightforward way to catch lots of mice alive without having to reset a trap all the time. it's for mice, so since we have rats we would need to do it differently, with a much larger container. but the concept is pretty straightforward. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChpMSrBbn3I

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In need of a small favor

by peter boehlke

I was recently visiting sudo at omni and I took a short trip into a different part of California and now require assistance of someone to keep a watchful eye on something for me. I can be reached at 612-801-4634 to discuss further details. Thank-you

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Environmental science / data science / collaborations? Student here from Greece until January 10

by Romy Ilano

Hi, I have a student from Greece staying here in Oakland until January 10. He's studying oceanology with an interest in data science around environmental sciences and green energy topics. Is anyone working on these kinds of projects at SudoRoom or counter culture labs? I think it's interesting. If we don't have topics around this subject we should probably plan some kind of collaboration! I remember Counter Culture labs had ever flux speak... is there a work group or anyone focused on these general topics? Best, Romy ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

9 years, 4 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Help needed for Deli fridge for CCL - URGENT

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Sorry - false alarm. I bid up to $200, but I still didn't exceed the reserve price for this item. So I think we'll let this one go, and hope to get a free one through Bio-Link Depot some time in the next year... Patrik On Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 3:38 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: > There's a deli-style fridge up for auction right now, that would be > perfect for CCL.But we would need to bid on it ASAP, and I need help from > someone who can go pick it up in San Leandro later this week or next, since > I will be out of town starting tomorrow. > > *Please let me know as soon as possible if you can help out!* > > I've been looking for a glass door fridge for a while now, but they don't > come up that often, or are priced too expensive. This one is currently > listed at $50, with only two bids and a little over two hours left on the > auction: > > http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1745147 > > > >

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Fwd: Help needed for Deli fridge for CCL - URGENT

by Cere Davis

Urgent San Leandro truck run commitment needed for this week. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Dec 19, 2016 at 3:38 PM Subject: Help needed for Deli fridge for CCL - URGENT To: CCL board <cultlabsboard(a)googlegroups.com>, "cclmembers(a)googlegroups.com" <cclmembers(a)googlegroups.com> There's a deli-style fridge up for auction right now, that would be perfect for CCL.But we would need to bid on it ASAP, and I need help from someone who can go pick it up in San Leandro later this week or next, since I will be out of town starting tomorrow. *Please let me know as soon as possible if you can help out!* I've been looking for a glass door fridge for a while now, but they don't come up that often, or are priced too expensive. This one is currently listed at $50, with only two bids and a little over two hours left on the auction: http://www.publicsurplus.com/sms/auction/view?auc=1745147 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCult Lab's Board" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to CultLabsBoard+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Cere Davis CereDavis.com @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GPG Key: http://taffy.findpage.com/~cere/pubkey.asc GPG fingerprint (ID# 73FCA9E6) : F5C7 627B ECBE C735 117B 2278 9A95 4C88 73FC A9E6

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non official meeting notes from last week

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/meeting-notes/ with illustrations! it's nice to see all the faces again ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-building] INSPECTION NEED ALL UNLOCKED on FRI

by Brendan Kierans

Good hustle. Did a lot of things that should be done, inspection or not. Looking forward to participating in capital improvements. On Dec 16, 2016 3:54 PM, "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: In case anyone else is still biting their finger nails: apparently we passed! I'm only getting this second hand via Maureen, but I'm sure David & Co will have a more complete report whenever they get some time to write it up. Maureen also took copious notes from touring around with the free independent inspector that happened to be scheduled today as well. There are still plenty of areas where we can improve health & safety around the building, even if we happened to pass the city's inspectors this time around... Patrik On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 6:59 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, I need all rooms unlocked (or unlockable by me) by 1pm tomoro - we > will have a sudden visit by Fire and Building depts. > > That means: Crows nest room, Liberated Lems room, TIL room, omni office, > Sudo under-stair storage, basement rooms, CCL / myco room, and any other > locked rooms I don't know about? > > The post-ghostship-fire environment of intense litigation fears by the > city, > > combined with a brand new bullshit habitation complaint, > > combined with a recent SEP app filed with OPD, > > combined with folks saying various things to the Planning Dept, > > combined with our still-not-officially-finalled building permit to > remediate the 'building without a permit' violation aka the drywall in the > entrance hall... > > ...has this week refocused Fire and Inspections attention onto our beloved > Omni. > > Please this is very important, anyone with keys or combos to these rooms > please get em unlocked or tell me how? > > Joe liesner will be on hand for the inspection as well, in the event I > can't make it > > Call / text me if there's any issue - 415-430-8362 <(415)%20430-8362> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > building mailing list > building(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building > > _______________________________________________ building mailing list building(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building

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INSPECTION NEED ALL UNLOCKED on FRI

by David Keenan

Hi, I need all rooms unlocked (or unlockable by me) by 1pm tomoro - we will have a sudden visit by Fire and Building depts. That means: Crows nest room, Liberated Lems room, TIL room, omni office, Sudo under-stair storage, basement rooms, CCL / myco room, and any other locked rooms I don't know about? The post-ghostship-fire environment of intense litigation fears by the city, combined with a brand new bullshit habitation complaint, combined with a recent SEP app filed with OPD, combined with folks saying various things to the Planning Dept, combined with our still-not-officially-finalled building permit to remediate the 'building without a permit' violation aka the drywall in the entrance hall... ...has this week refocused Fire and Inspections attention onto our beloved Omni. Please this is very important, anyone with keys or combos to these rooms please get em unlocked or tell me how? Joe liesner will be on hand for the inspection as well, in the event I can't make it Call / text me if there's any issue - 415-430-8362

9 years, 4 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-building] [omni-discuss] INSPECTION NEED ALL UNLOCKED on FRI

by Brendan Kierans

Heading over from Richmond from another inspection On Dec 16, 2016 10:03 AM, "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: I'm on my way as well... Patrik On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 9:19 AM, max cadji <max(a)phatbeetsproduce.org> wrote: > I'll let be there at 1030 to take care of it. > > Max > > > On Friday, December 16, 2016, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I called this AM to reschedule the inspection. Guess what - no dice. I >> couldnt get it rescheduled. FPB is way too freaked out after the fire. This >> is happening today! >> >> Liz, please please get your room open? >> >> Max, whatever you are doing this morning I would suggest you come down to >> the basement and deal with your pile of boxes and other flammable material >> that is not neatly stacked or it is going to the dump >> >> Robb, your giant stuff pile in the basement room going to be removed or >> at least stacked in some sane way in the next hour as this is the biggest >> fire hazard. >> >> Best. >> David >> >> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 7:38 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> >>> IS there any way we can get Dan Siegal to be here. We already went >>> through this in February. >>> >>> On 12/15/16 6:59 PM, David Keenan wrote: >>> >>> Hi, I need all rooms unlocked (or unlockable by me) by 1pm tomoro - we >>> will have a sudden visit by Fire and Building depts. >>> >>> That means: Crows nest room, Liberated Lems room, TIL room, omni office, >>> Sudo under-stair storage, basement rooms, CCL / myco room, and any other >>> locked rooms I don't know about? >>> >>> The post-ghostship-fire environment of intense litigation fears by the >>> city, >>> >>> combined with a brand new bullshit habitation complaint, >>> >>> combined with a recent SEP app filed with OPD, >>> >>> combined with folks saying various things to the Planning Dept, >>> >>> combined with our still-not-officially-finalled building permit to >>> remediate the 'building without a permit' violation aka the drywall in the >>> entrance hall... >>> >>> ...has this week refocused Fire and Inspections attention onto our >>> beloved Omni. >>> >>> Please this is very important, anyone with keys or combos to these rooms >>> please get em unlocked or tell me how? >>> >>> Joe liesner will be on hand for the inspection as well, in the event I >>> can't make it >>> >>> Call / text me if there's any issue - 415-430-8362 <(415)%20430-8362> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> discuss mailing listdiscuss@lists.omnicommons.orghttps://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Nurture Restorative Economics! Launch the Food Justice Food Truck > <https://www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/launch-the-food-justice-fo…> > 510-250-7957 <(510)%20250-7957> > ...connecting small farmers of color to urban communities > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss > > _______________________________________________ building mailing list building(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building

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Privacy Hackathon: Tomorrow @ Noisebridge, 2pm-10pm!

by Steve Phillips

Hey all, Interested in hacking on Tor and EFF (sub)projects? How about a secure audio recording app <https://github.com/cpunkswritecode/projects/tree/master/project-ideas/encry…> that journalists need to protect their sources? Or a secure video recording app <https://github.com/cpunkswritecode/projects/tree/master/project-ideas/encry…> that activists need to safely record interactions with law enforcement that encrypts and uploads the video off-site? Or hack on other privacy- and security-centric software, either as a developer or designer? Then *come by Noisebridge tomorrow, Saturday December 17th between 2pm and 10pm* for Cypherpunk Write Code <https://www.meetup.com/Cypherpunks-Write-Code/>'s very first hackathon! Between the official event page <https://www.meetup.com/Cypherpunks-Write-Code/events/235899233/> and Noisebridge's cross-posting <https://www.meetup.com/noisebridge/events/235938649/> of it, about 40 people has RSVP'd so far; the event should be great. And *at 8pm* we're having a mini *birthday party **for whistleblower and coder Chelsea Manning* and her 29th birthday, which happens to be tomorrow. Hope to see you all at the event! It's 2pm to 10pm, but feel free to come by whenever you'd like. More info is on the event page: https://www.meetup.com/Cypherpunks-Write-Code/events/235899233/ And please forward this email around if you'd like, and/or retweet this tweet <https://twitter.com/CpunksWriteCode/status/809817925632737280> about the event. Thanks! --Steve P.S. Know of an important privacy project that deserves our attention? Feel free to add it to our Project List <https://github.com/cpunkswritecode/projects/issues/1>.

9 years, 4 months

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Volunteer Safety Inspection of Omni Commons at 10am

by Maureen Muldavin

Hey Everyone, Just a reminder that we have a volunteer safety inspector coming at 10am to suggest ways that we can improve safety. Everyone who is interested in learning is welcome to join. Feel free as well to e-mail me questions that we should ask. Ironically, I believe we have a real safety inspection at 1pm. I suspect the 10am version will be more pleasant. Maureen

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DIY Safety group website on Omni server?

by niki

Would it be possible to set up a very simple site for the DIY Space Safety group on Omni's server? It would basically consist of two intake forms propagating spreadsheets that only a few people would need access to. Is anyone interested in helping with this? We're hoping to be able to put something in place tonight as communications have been really disorganized. Does anyone have an issue with this? Niki

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Recommendations for learning linux for beginning hacker/coder

by aaronco36

Original thread is 'recommendations for vps for beginning hacker/coder' started by Jake at https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2016-December/012673.html Marc Juul <juul at labitat.dk> recently wrote: > ... > He could however get someone with a terminal > program to install one on the VPS for him: > > http://web-console.org/ > > Super easy. Just install apache2 and the php > module and follow the instructions. > BTW, as apache2 and php are specifically mentioned here, it might be good to know that it's also possible to run (and learn) Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP on the Android devices they own (e.g., standard smartphones and tablets.) Quoting Dmitri Popov at www.linux-magazine.com/Online/Features/Convert-an-Android-Device-to-Linux : ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Installing a regular Linux distribution on an Android device opens a whole new world of possibilities. You can turn your Android device into a full-blown Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP server and run web-based applications on it, install and use your favorite Linux tools, and even run a graphical desktop environment. In short, having a Linux distro on an Android device can come in handy in many situations. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Besides Popov's Linux Magazine feature article, a cursory online search for "Linux" and "Android" yielded these additionally relevant hits ... - SourceForge's 'LinuxonAndroid' https://sourceforge.net/projects/linuxonandroid/ - TechRadar's 'How to install Linux on an Android phone' http://www.techradar.com/how-to/phone-and-communications/mobile-phones/how-… - Instructables' 'Install GNU/Linux on your Android mobile phone' http://www.instructables.com/id/Install-GNULinux-on-your-Android-mobile-pho… - Google Play's 'Complete Linux Installer' app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zpwebsites.linuxonandroid aaronco36 ----- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Does exactly what it says on the tin

9 years, 4 months

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Meeting notes from last night!!!

by Romy Ilano

It was cool to see the old crew there and new faces too Sent from my iPhone

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recommendations for vps for beginning hacker/coder

by Jake

my friend Christopher is trying to learn linux and coding of various kinds, but he doesn't have a computer that he can install software onto, so i'm recommending that he get a VPS somewhere, install linux on it, and play with web stuff and use it as his computer until he can get his own hardware back. is linode a good choice? i'm not sure if he has funds to pay subscription fees or whether he would need to find a free one, or maybe he can get started with a digitalocean free giftcard if someone has one. anyway, pipe up if you have recommendations for him. thanks, -jake

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Never Again pledge

by Vicky Knox

Sudo friends, Please consider signing this pledge to never contribute to the information architecture required for building a Muslim registry or to aid in mass deportations: http://neveragain.tech/ The time is now. Thank you, Vicky

9 years, 4 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] revisiting mediation/ban from 2014

by aaronco36

Gamma Ray <gammashine at gmail.com> wrote: > Pidgin goes by a different name now (which I can't recall at the moment), > but Pidgin and Gina are different people. Gina was the other party in the > conflict resolution case with J, and she has not been banned from the Omni. FWIiW, the ~17th entry on Noisebridge's '86' page https://noisebridge.net/wiki/86 mentions "Pidgeon (aka Violet)", but doesn't [currently] mention anyone named "Gina". I'm guessing that "Pidgeon" and "Pidgin" are one and the same person. aaronco36 --- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Choose from over 50 domains or use your own

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revisiting mediation/ban from 2014

by Jake

in October 2014 at a meeting, a provisional ban was initiated on J by Liz and Korl provisionally while further investigation was done. There were some caveats listed at the meeting: https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-October/008160.html i found more information at the next meeting here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-12-17#Conflict_Resolution_Foll… for those who don't remember, Pigeon aka Gina? was banned later but i don't know where the links to that process are. anyway, J is asking for my advice in continuing the process which was interrupted in December of 2014, so now that i've posted the above links to get everyone back to speed, I leave it to J to continue the introduction and presentation. the complication is that J remembers that this mediation process (and provisional ban) were moved to the "omni board" and I haven't been able to find any links to that discussion, maybe i don't know which meeting notes to search, or how. Maybe someone remembers something about this. J was asked to write a statement denouncing rape culture, after which J would be unbanned, but J only recently completed this writing assignment and needs help to know where it should be submitted. J is included in this email from me, and will reply-all including to this list. -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] recommendations for vps for beginning hacker/coder

by aaronco36

Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote: > my friend Christopher is trying to learn linux and coding of various kinds, but > he doesn't have a computer that he can install software onto, so i'm > recommending that he get a VPS somewhere, install linux on it, and play with > web stuff and use it as his computer until he can get his own hardware back. > ... > ... > anyway, pipe up if you have recommendations for him. One of the major constraints here is "he doesn't have a computer that he can install software onto", so that quickly rules out using using an installation of VirtualBox on his host computer (along with a linux guest distribution) as well as booting-up his host computer with a linux liveUSB/liveCD distribution. While it is not directly "learning Linux" by itself, the 'SDF Public Access UNIX System' https://sdf.org/ offers the useful ability to setup a free UNIX shell account on SDF using SSH (Secure Shell) or TELNET. IIRC, all Windows and Mac OS's have some equivalent of SSH and TELNET already available(?), so no additional installation of software is really required here. The SDF Public Access UNIX System uses NetBSD 7.x instead of linux. Another virtual means of "learning linux and coding of various kinds" is Zed A Shaw's 'Learn Code the Hard Way' series https://learncodethehardway.org/ . The 'Learn UNIX the Hard Way' site https://learncodethehardway.org/unix/ writes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Learn Unix The Hard Way is a full course in manual system administration of Linux, BSD, and OSX machines through continually setting up and breaking them. That's right, you'll learn how to configure and destroy Linux. If you're a DevOps professional or programmer who feels weak in your Unix skills then this book is perfect for you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Have to break here, 'cause Jake just walked in for HHN. aaronco36 ---- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Or how I learned to stop worrying and love email again

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chaaairs

by Morgan Allen

Chairs needed anywhere around Omni? These will all almost certainly be available on Friday. -- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: OpenPGP.js v.1.20121007 Comment: http://openpgpjs.org xsBNBFG3btUBB/9+/WJNOSIuc/praKPaPOweqXV5s7PGRD+HAnNWF/19YAY3 AFtfeoelhhY4sMJoobTaJzcZojznZ1kl/7UuuYCnbJO3Z9kaSMVrVxEZMSLe YmW8Hc4ZsTnl9f05DQFy8ABpAvMLmXJQXh63BbfzjFqNbSWQfLhrubSM2Elq xmN6EsmRyAuEeYlSnal+Di2MlViohpCbbagE2D6AZTUECIamTib6+DuLG4XO b4GGKHR9TXu2qS1VH6hqcvdEz2MDE5OqZzAnBgcF2dvcOdTk9gAOoR1T+qKj IJtg2X0ETbxcPqEXQoXE8VrxN0MLT5JQKTg26+csU4P2w0rEWsUsJombABEB AAHNJU1vcmdhbiBBbGxlbiA8bW9yZ2FucmFsbGVuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT7CwFwE EAECABAFAlG3btwJEG9pFLKaVEfeAAD7hwf+K8LN/kfgi8GTRLiTcuM+hSbm uAeiBY+VaJIQFLzoFlt8A0hBlLNPFNNmUDxdPrMErdHgZ7HtJW/6RANuBTti 5hr3EBguH1GQyK7BbUqJGvaEX4UNRej3uyX3ufXDsIB/3NsKaTyyu+SO0+Hv Cn2DwmlfSXcPhoarx6Turizn/WwgtTN3tqrMWxxiCKWydLH5xYuz+23BLMdc oF/zkbF+7ddFhmyfiFh4Ej9//tsfwPj2cACU3uLTrcwCo7IxUtkrqMF/fhlm LEqjhzDDjq9v7GNWb/5xB2xgTaucJ7/ljuS8nPlZqwCI8NlTgSqC8nyVLyjS yVtOzkItcS0UqyW1Mg== =V/Ia -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

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Re: [sudo-discuss] No Hardware Hack Nights forever or until...?

by aaronco36

On Wed, Dec 7, 2016, at 12:57 AM, robb wrote: > i think that was true last week but i updated the calendar since then... > it looks like it's there to me AFAICT, neither the updated calendar at https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ nor the Events page list anything yet for this month other than the Wednesday Parties. Was speculating that the SudoRoom HHN events were UNintentionally omitted from the wiki -or- intentionally omitted b/c of (1) the aforementioned temporary construction, (2) the December Holiday Season, (3) something to do with the SudoMesh Group not meeting this month perhaps due to Jenny R's post from a few wks back requesting ppl and assistance at Standing Rock, see https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2016-November/012617.html , (4) some part of the process and/or events feedback of SudoRoom transitioning to Omni Commons, see Jenny R's post https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/board/2016-November/000337.html , or (5) some other unknown reason. It turns out -- perhaps related to (4)?? -- that there is a noticeable difference between SudoRoom's own Calendar and the Omni Commons Global Calendar, https://omnicommons.org/calendar/ . For instance, as I wrote previously, the SudoRoom Calendar currently only lists the Wednesday Parties, whereas the the ONLY SudoRoom event that the Omni Commons Global Calendar prominently & currently shows is HHN (recurrent HHN events listing at https://omnicommons.org/calendar/events/categories/sudo-room/ .) Any further thoughts on this? FWIW and related to (4), the 'Occupy the Omni Commons How to Request an Event' page at https://omnicommons.org/occupy/ describes how to get other SudoRoom-specific events listed on the Omni Commons Global calendar (such as the ongoing Wednesday Parties and the Thursday JS Study Group sessions if the latter are still happening) as follows: ~~~~~~~~ quoting ~~~~~~~~~~ Event requests are now due by the second Tuesday of the month for the following month. To request an event next month, submit your request by the second Tuesday of this month. We will review all requests received at our second Tuesday meeting and get back to you early the next week. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As all can see from either of the two calendar pages mentioned in this post, the second Tuesday of this month falls on December 13th. I wrote previously... >> Just wondering if/when the former Hardware Hacking Night events are >> happening? The Events page https://sudoroom.org/events/ currently l >> ists only Wednesday Parties, and last week's post >> https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2016-December/012638.html >> describes this week's construction going on at Omni. >> TY for further info and/or background on this, - aaronco36 -------------------------------- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Email service worth paying for. Try it for free

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No Hardware Hack Nights forever or until...?

by aaronco36

Hi, Just wondering if/when the former Hardware Hacking Night events are happening? The Events page https://sudoroom.org/events/ currently lists only Wednesday Parties, and last week's post https://sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2016-December/012638.html describes this week's construction going on at Omni. TY for further info and/or background on this, aaronco36 -- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access your email from home and the web

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Invoice 1533 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thanks for stewarding the commons! Omni Oakland ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1533 Invoice Date: 12/15/2016 Due Date: 12/25/2016 Terms: Net 10 Amount Due: $2,446.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sudoroom + Counter Culture Lab 3D View

by danarauz＠gmail.com

I just came across of this Sudoroom + CCL 3D view! It is super! -Seriously, how came I didn't know about this before? : ) https://my.matterport.com/webgl_player/?m=9JVcHS4y7aY -- Daniel Signal: 415.336.9143 <https://whispersystems.org/> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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red truck

by Judith Gips

has any work been done on red truck? the brakes were not in safe condition. I have been out of town all will...will return tonight )Friday) if all goes as planned. I can put in SOME time on Saturday to work on getting trucks repaired. is it parked by OMNI now, as this memo indicates? On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 7:21 PM, joseph liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net> wrote: > Fnb can try to hold the space our red truck is currently in > since there will be no st sweep nest week. > If we do have to move it I will let this list know. > I am glad this is happening. Go Team > joe > On Dec 1, 2016, at 5:36 PM, David Keenan wrote: > > Hi all, > > As announced at the previous delegates meeting, next week we are planning > to run plumbing lines from CCL from the Phat Beets room (and unclog the > plumbing in the PB room). > > The planned schedule of work is Monday 12/5 through Friday 12/9, provided > nothing unexpected comes up. > > This will necessitate digging a trench through the concrete from the PB > room, across the hallway, into CCL's BSL2 lab. > > The trench will also produce large chunks of concrete in the hallway that > may not be removed for a couple of days, *as well as dust and loud noise* in > the hallway during the first workday while the trench is being made. > > *** This in turn means the 48th st hallway will for all intents and > purposes be unusable during the week of construction ** * > > In addition, during this period, *we are asking that the 48th st curbside > parking (adjacent to the 48th st doors) be dedicated to contractors > involved in the construction*, as heavy chunks of concrete, pipes etc > must ferried back and forth. Therefore we ask that any omnier parking there > be onsite and OK with moving their car (or the job may get more expensive.) > > Approximately half of Phat Beets' room will have to be cleared out and the > rest of the room tarped out. As I mentioned in a separate email, some of > PB's property will be temporarily stowed in the basement while this work > progresses, while their computers and so on will be temporarily relocated > to the Omni office for them to work in, which will have a new lock on the > door for that week. > > The day currently planned to move Phat Beets' gear is this Sunday 12/4, > precise time TBD. *Please, anyone who is available to assist in this > move, this will be an all-hands sort of thing and would be much appreciated* > (contact me for more info.) > > As with the recent improvements undertaken and funded by CCL, these > improvements will add substantially to the usability of the CCL/Sudo area > and have been long-planned. In my opinion, Omni should be stoked that CCL > is contributing so substantially toward improving the building, albiet at > the cost of a weeks' inconvenience. > > Best, > David > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss > > > > _______________________________________________ > East Bay Food Not Bombs mailing list, > ebfnb(a)angrylists.com > To unsubscribe or change your options, visit > http://angrylists.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/ebfnb > >

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major Omni construction planned for next wk (Mon 12/5 - Fri 12/9)

by David Keenan

Hi all, As announced at the previous delegates meeting, next week we are planning to run plumbing lines from CCL from the Phat Beets room (and unclog the plumbing in the PB room). The planned schedule of work is Monday 12/5 through Friday 12/9, provided nothing unexpected comes up. This will necessitate digging a trench through the concrete from the PB room, across the hallway, into CCL's BSL2 lab. The trench will also produce large chunks of concrete in the hallway that may not be removed for a couple of days, *as well as dust and loud noise* in the hallway during the first workday while the trench is being made. *** This in turn means the 48th st hallway will for all intents and purposes be unusable during the week of construction ** * In addition, during this period, *we are asking that the 48th st curbside parking (adjacent to the 48th st doors) be dedicated to contractors involved in the construction*, as heavy chunks of concrete, pipes etc must ferried back and forth. Therefore we ask that any omnier parking there be onsite and OK with moving their car (or the job may get more expensive.) Approximately half of Phat Beets' room will have to be cleared out and the rest of the room tarped out. As I mentioned in a separate email, some of PB's property will be temporarily stowed in the basement while this work progresses, while their computers and so on will be temporarily relocated to the Omni office for them to work in, which will have a new lock on the door for that week. The day currently planned to move Phat Beets' gear is this Sunday 12/4, precise time TBD. *Please, anyone who is available to assist in this move, this will be an all-hands sort of thing and would be much appreciated* (contact me for more info.) As with the recent improvements undertaken and funded by CCL, these improvements will add substantially to the usability of the CCL/Sudo area and have been long-planned. In my opinion, Omni should be stoked that CCL is contributing so substantially toward improving the building, albiet at the cost of a weeks' inconvenience. Best, David

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kijanigrows microserver in sudoroom

by Jake

hi Eric, we have the controller powered up and plugged into internet, but it does not seem to be updating the page here: http://api.kijanigrows.com:3000/dashboard/db/sudoroom or here http://api.kijanigrows.com/app/#/device_sensors/sudoroom/ it definitely is plugged into ethernet and has a link and it is powered on. can we check on it somehow? how does it work? it's on the sudoroom hacking table right now, plugged in. i'm not sure if the sensors are connected right or not. thank you! -jake On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, robb wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: emaundu <emaundu(a)kijanigrows.com> > Date: Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:15 AM > Subject: Re: salaams > To: robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> > > > hey robb. > hope well. > please could you reset the controller for me .... i think when i left it > was not work .. > please could you reset the power switch (big white button on bottom)... if > it works it should show data when you select say a last 15min data setting > in the graphs below > the power switch maybe sticky/stiff due to the new cardboard i swapped just > before i left. remove it from the wall where i taped it if need be to > ensure the button depresses off then on. > http://api.kijanigrows.com/app#/trends/sudoroom > or by seeing it's uptime update in this listing > http://api.kijanigrows.com/v2/devices/list > > thanks so very much in advance .. i planned on dropping by yesterday/today > but did not get a chance ... > soon, > -m. > > > > On 06/16/2016 07:01 AM, robb wrote: > > motion sensor lights would be nice > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:51 AM, emaundu <emaundu(a)kijanigrows.com> wrote: > >> hey bobby (hope i got that correct - ehh short term memory loss) >> hope well. >> nice meeting you earlier on ... >> what other data points do you think would be nice to collect and visualize >> in the sudoroom. >> thanks, >> -maundu >> >> >

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abandoned bicycle locked in sudoroom

by Jake

someone LOCKED their bicycle to a sewing machine in sudoroom, and it's been here for a while and whoever locked it hasn't labeled it. here's a picture: http://i.imgur.com/qZe4YrY.jpg so unless someone speaks up in the next few days, i'm going to cut the lock off and put the bike in the front room, it doesn't belong in sudoroom, especially not locked to a sewing machine table. also, the yellow bike formerly known as "substack's bike" is leaning against the vending machines and I don't see anyone riding it, it's apparently been abandoned here as well. If nobody wants to claim these bikes i think they should be taken to an appropriate community bike shop where they can benefit the people rather than clogging up our hackerspace. i'd much rather the space be clogged with cool stuff to hack on than unclaimed bicycles. thoughts? thanks. -jake

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Fwd: salaams

by robb

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: emaundu <emaundu(a)kijanigrows.com> Date: Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 4:15 AM Subject: Re: salaams To: robb <sf99er(a)gmail.com> hey robb. hope well. please could you reset the controller for me .... i think when i left it was not work .. please could you reset the power switch (big white button on bottom)... if it works it should show data when you select say a last 15min data setting in the graphs below the power switch maybe sticky/stiff due to the new cardboard i swapped just before i left. remove it from the wall where i taped it if need be to ensure the button depresses off then on. http://api.kijanigrows.com/app#/trends/sudoroom or by seeing it's uptime update in this listing http://api.kijanigrows.com/v2/devices/list thanks so very much in advance .. i planned on dropping by yesterday/today but did not get a chance ... soon, -m. On 06/16/2016 07:01 AM, robb wrote: motion sensor lights would be nice On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 4:51 AM, emaundu <emaundu(a)kijanigrows.com> wrote: > hey bobby (hope i got that correct - ehh short term memory loss) > hope well. > nice meeting you earlier on ... > what other data points do you think would be nice to collect and visualize > in the sudoroom. > thanks, > -maundu > >

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[URGENT] Networking & web geeks needed at Standing Rock

by Jenny Ryan

Hi all, I've been working remotely with Lisha Sterling with Geeks Without Bounds, Digital Smoke Signals <https://www.facebook.com/DigitalSmokeSignals> and other orgs comprising the Tech Warrior Camp on the ground at Standing Rock. They completed their WiFi bridge to a nearby tribal-owned telecom on Saturday and so the camp now has internet, but they could use support building out an intranet mesh for ready access to Lakota educational materials, medical and legal info, camp-to-camp communications, and media storage. Nodes will be powered via a decentralized array of small solar / wind / bike power modules. The intention is to build out permanent and sustainable infrastructure at Standing Rock, to last well beyond the pipeline protest. If you can make it out there to help, or contribute to their fund to procure necessary equipmen <https://www.gofundme.com/waterissacred>t, please do! If you're in the Bay and can donate equipment, in particular OpenWRT-comptatible routers, bring them to Sudo Room ASAP and I will ensure they make it into one of the trucks heading out there this week. Read Lisha's post on internet @ Standing Rock: http://gwob.org/internet-at- standing-rock/ You can find more info on preparing for and being at Standing Rock, including Lisha's signal #, here: https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Standing_Rock_Resources Email me privately for more details on the network buildout phasing, current technical & environmental challenges, and line-of-site mapping. Love and solidarity, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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Legal Observer Training scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 4th 11am-1pm in the ballroom

by Jenny Ryan

Hey all, I've been talking with EmilyRose Johns from the SF National Lawyers Guild recently, and she's agreed to facilitate a Legal Observers Training at the Omni next Sunday, Dec 4th from 11am-1pm. Please register via EventBrite if you'd like to attend - previous trainings at UC Berkeley were overwhelmingly popular and sold out, so we may need to keep an eye and cap attendance at 240: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legal-observer-training-tickets-29664269629 If you'd like to get involved in or have suggestions for the informal 'organize' WG that's been meeting on Wednesdays, send an email to organize AT omnicommons DOT org. You can learn more about what we've been up to (such as notes from previous workshops) and proposals for future workshops / events / space/ adaptations at https://omnicommons.org/organize Also, if you could, please invite friends and share the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/358450854510069 Love and solidarity, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [Mesh] I need 1000' of cat5e or cat6 cable

by aaronco36

Am at the Sudo-Room main hacking table for Hardware Hack Night https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2016-11-22/ and Jenny R, Mark J, Jehan T and a bunch of others are here in force for the Sudo-Mesh meetup. Are Jake and others going to drop by soon for HHN? Just wondering...... aaronco36 ---------------------- aaronco36@ -- http://www.fastmail.com - Does exactly what it says on the tin

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I need 1000' of cat5e or cat6 cable

by Jake

this is for my house. i'm willing to donate money to get it, but i'm ready for it now. i know we have tons of these spools laying around, and we'll always get more, so tell me where it is.

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Modular Shelf for a Maker

by James Cumming

Hi Makerspace First of all I really respect what you are doing. I think its a great project and very worthwhile teaching classes and providing resources for people to make stuff! I made a modular shelf and was wondering if you would be interested in making it for your space. I provide the plastic parts and give a cutting guide for you to take to your local wood merchants. So it is a maker product I think. The connector piece was designed on a 3d printer and then moulded. I've attached some pics for you to consider if it would make a useful addition to your space. Thanks! wood.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqMEhmQjdnWTloS2M/view?usp=drive…> 01 (2).jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqWkJOdzBzNzRtTlk/view?usp=drive…> flyer convert-1.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqSjZOZ3BqTGdIQlk/view?usp=drive…> white.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqaFAwRlljcHRTLTQ/view?usp=drive…> city weekend.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqY3JhNnJhbGhxN28/view?usp=drive…> 3 steps.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqa2Z3cUtDdHkyM0U/view?usp=drive…> front.jpg <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3I1uFn-JKgqeWlWeUF3RHg1VFU/view?usp=drive…> -- James Cumming Designer

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seeking roommate in west oakland

by Jake

as a member of this community i hereby post the following: seeking a housemate to fill a bedroom of about 140 square feet, on the ground floor of a duplex in west oakland, starting on December 1st. the monthly rent is $900 due to circumstances beyond my control. myself and the other two housemates are paying more for larger and less for smaller rooms, as is fair. I will try to get you onto the lease so you have full tenants' rights. The house is in good condition, has a large common room, and clothes washer/dryer. 1.2 miles from MacArthur BART station it has a nice backyard which is shared with the upstairs apartment, which is used as AirBNB by the capitalist landlord, but it's nice because it means that most of the time it's empty. Please contact me by email with any questions.

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System Admin Opening

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Folks, It just hit me that I should have shared this on the list a long time ago: There is a recruiter looking (or was on Nov 3) for a System Administrator for College of Marin. Here is the quote of the email I got: "Systems Administrator for a 6 month contract to hire opportunity. Hourly rate is $45/hr. for the contract phase, and upon conversion to FTE, salary would be $80k + full comp. package. I wanted to reach out to you and see if you were interested or if there is anyone you know who could be a good fit? " I have the recruiter's contact info if someone is interested. Thanks, D. -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Help moving small fridge to CCL?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Anyone have a van, pickup truck, or even a large hatchback available, to help me transport a 1/2 size fridge from South SF to CCL? I bought an undercounter lab fridge on a biotech auction last week (to replace the one in the BSL2 lab that decided it would rather be a freezer), but now I need to go pick it up by the 17th. I could rent a uHaul, but with mileage that would cost more than the fridge did in the first place... Anyone available today, Wed. or Thu? Thanks! Patrik

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'emergency' mtg tonite re: Omni & protests, 7pm entrance hall

by David Keenan

hi all, ok not really an 'emergency' unless you count the forthcoming four-year-long state of emergency we're entering into post-Trump - I would like to get together with anyone who is feeling the rage and despair against the election outcome, to brainstorm how Omni can best provide shelter, workspace and solidarity to those presently engaged in the protests against the insanity of recent events which has ignited the bay area. This might mean: - Making a flyer encouraging activists to use omni for meetings, going to protests, and handing them out? - Organizing banner-making sessions, weekly assemblies, etc? - protest tactics, info sessions? - generally getting the word out that omni can serve as a site of interconnection and possible collaboration for various groups of activists and activated friend groups, etc - what can member groups supply the effort..? Ideas: Sudo - (just riffing here): -- disseminate peoplesopen.net to support protests? -- fab some drones? BAPS: -- classes on community, solidarity, resistance, political philosophy meeting praxis others: ? I am aware of other calls to action and convergences elsewhere, but I figure we as the omni community at large should also figure out how we might best make available our resources to the mass effort. Niki and I will be hosting, we will try to bring some yummy food -- and super late notice I realize but we figured hell, no time like the present please come if you can :) and pass the word on - love & solidarity David

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Stopped by Sudoroom this week

by Romy Ilano

And I'm proud it's still here ! Congrats on making It this far and stick together Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: [omni-discuss] Washington Post editor seeking opinion pieces

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> Date: Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 12:01 PM Subject: [omni-discuss] Washington Post editor seeking opinion pieces To: I just got a message from a friend saying that the Washington Post digital editor is looking for opinion pieces from activists, DREAMers, and "protest organizers." His name is James Downie and his email is james.downie(a)washpost.com He wants people to pitch their piece to him, not the full piece. I assume he wants reaction to the election and where the country is going. Please feel free to forward. Laura _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss

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need ink for sudoroom circuitboard printer

by Jake

unfortunately the ink blocks I acquired from a friend were for the wrong model printer. We have a Phaser 8560. In order to do more DIY circuitboards in sudoroom like this: http://imgur.com/gallery/TbzsP we need three ink blocks for our printer: Black, Magenta, and Cyan. Black for $8.25: http://www.ebay.com/itm/XEROX-PHASER-8560-SOLID-INK-Black-One-1-/1523006925… Magenta for $8.99: http://www.ebay.com/itm/One-1-XEROX-PHASER-8560-SOLID-INK-Magenta-/15230069… Cyan for "$16.99 or best offer" http://www.ebay.com/itm/OEM-Xerox-Phaser-8560-8560MFP-Cyan-Solid-Ink-Sticks… won't someone get these so we can make more circuits? -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [sudo-board] [URGENT] Please sign incoming document to resign from Sudo's Board

by hol＠gaskill.com

I need to be at home during tonight's membership meeting but will plan to attend remotely starting around 8-8:30. If membership concurs tonight that board should resign prior to establishing terms of fiscal sponsorship agreement I will send mine in tonight. On 2016-11-09 17:25, Jenny Ryan wrote: > We do not and should not have to wait for omni & sudo consent to the exact terms of the fiscal sponsorship agreement. That will take at least 8 days - the sudo membership and omni delegates can consent on those exact terms later - we *do* urgently need the current sudo directors to resign before we can proceed with the many subsequent steps. The sudo board does not actually have power - the members can discuss at the meeting this evening and craft a proposal for the omni delegates meeting next thursday. > > In sum: sudo room decisions are made by consent of the membership, hence the name 'Board of Responsibility and Little Power'. As such, resignation of current directors has no bearing on the consensus process re: the fiscal sponsorship agreement. > > See the Timeline spreadsheet [1] and in particular Column D, "Relevant Parties". The only action the Sudo board needs to take is to resign - the rest of the decisions are in the hands of the membership. The 45-day notice is regarding amending the portion of the new bylaws terminating membership, which requires a 45-day notice OR written consent of ALL members (there are roughly 90 members). > > The new Sudo/Omni board that I elect once the rest resign can amend the bylaws with the exception of the part about terminating membership. > > The 10-day notice sent to the Sudo members on Nov 5th for a Nov 16th meeting (next Wednesday) is for amending our Articles of Incorporation to change our name and activities. Membership consent re: changing our Articles is required in our current bylaws with a 10-day notice. > > I hope this clears things up. I don't mean to be rude when I say, please resign asap so we can move forward with the rest of the process. > > Bureaucratically yours :P, > > Jenny > > Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! > https://omnicommons.org/donate > > `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." > -Laurie Anderson > > "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." > -Hannah Arendt > > "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." > -Stéphane Mallarmé > ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > On Wed, Nov 9, 2016 at 1:47 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > > I think review should fit within currently planned timetable as I understand it. Jesse made some updates to the fiscal sponsorship doc Jenny linked to below, could use eyes on as I won't have a chance to read until tonight. I believe we need to meet this upcoming monday to stay on track - can some folks commit to meeting at sudo? We are allowed to meet via email but would be good to see folks and catch up IRL. > > Some of the elements as proposed still need to be confirmed by Omni board (this week?) namely the proposed rent cap/reduction. Once the terms of the fiscal sponsorship agreement are cleared with both sudo and omni, we pass the resolution ASAP and can resign, then I *believe* the 45 day period only applies to the official changes that need to be made to bylaws, which the new board can take care of. > > On 2016-11-08 19:08, Scott Edmonds wrote: > Hol, is it my understanding that the timetable on all this stuff is getting pushed back for a better review, re: resignations? > > Best, > Scott Edmonds > 510-928-3469 [2] > Sent from mobile device > > On Nov 7, 2016, at 6:03 PM, hol(a)gaskill.com wrote: > > You're doing an exceptional job in your role representing sudo on Omni BOD Jenny and I can only process a few nuts and bolts of the arrangement at a time so let's not even go there :) I will continue to help as much as I can but, fair warning, I am getting married in less than 2 weeks and can only contribute in short bursts until Dec. > > Thanks for sending this discussion over to Jesse to hash out some details. To save folks time reviewing the convo I'll re-summarize the latest below: > > Jesse has provided some preliminary feedback that while it's unrealistic (or alternately, just unfair to other orgs) to cap rent due to variability of inevitable costs, so I propose Omni1 or Omni2 specifically enumerate the allowable reasons to raise rent. After reading the draft fiscal sponsorship agreement it looks like there are only some minor revisions needed so the 'bit of time' you spent on it was epic and has already gotten us to the home stretch pending Jesse's detailed review. There are some common sense conditions placed on the sponsorship arrangement that I concur with, so will happily walk back the 'without precondition' part. HOWEVER, SECTION 8 I THINK WE NEED TO STRIKE COMPLETELY AS ALLOWING ARBITRARY TERMINATION OF FISCAL SPONSORSHIP: > "8. THE BOARD RETAINS THE RIGHT TO TERMINATE COLLECTION OF FUNDS FOR THE PROJECT AT ANY TIME UPON GIVING WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE COMMITTEE. IF THE BOARD TERMINATES COLLECTION OF FUNDS UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, ANY FUNDS HELD BY THE CORPORATION AS OF THE DATE OF SAID TERMINATION MAY BE SPENT BY THE COMMITTEE PURSUANT TO THIS RESOLUTION AFTER THE DATE OF TERMINATION." > > On another important topic, has Omni1 agreed to the $2k all-in rebasing of rent? I have not seen discussion on the topic but it seems like unless Omni2 is anticipated to load up on additional cash, all orgs' rent should go down to ~1/2 of existing rate assuming we refinance with a 30-year mortgage around $250k additional costs to pay down old debt and make repairs to building, etc prior to the balloon payment. None of this money is sudo's to spend regardless, I am just asking in order to get a sense of what sudo's expenses would look like on a cost recovery basis. There has been some discussion of 'market' adjustments but this seems to conflict with the overarching principle of maintaining this space as a commons so I propose we nip it in the bud. > > Thanks again to all who have gotten us to this point! > On 2016-11-06 23:37, Jenny Ryan wrote: > > I'm sorry, Hol! I was very overwhelmed by the textwall, I'll admit. My personal task list regarding this process is extremely long and time-sensitive, involving over 20 documents that need to be signed by or sent to a multiplicity of parties. The Timeline spreadsheet doesn't even list half of them, though I will try to add them for the sake of transparency. > > Replies inline: > > On Sat, Nov 5, 2016 at 9:54 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > > sudo room membership, > > I understand Jenny and many other folks have worked hard on this and I fully believe that sudo room's future is inseparable from the Omni. That being said I have deep concern about the way this is being pushed through. The meeting minutes from 10/12 and other docs linked to today still refer to a 50/50 split and tenants in common agreement whereas my understanding was that the legal entity we have been calling 'Omni2' would have sole ownership of the building to keep things much simpler. Any resolution the board passes should match what the membership has approved and not take liberties with important variables. This entails having actual meetings that are actually facilitated by someone who actually creates an agenda, communicates with the membership, takes notes, and records them on the list and on the wiki. That has not been happening for many months now, and my agreements with others to take over facilitating such meetings with sudo have not, to my knowledge, other than Marc presenting the 10/12 proposal on my behalf, resulted in anything resembling facilitated and structured meetings. We need to meet on Wednesday then, and pass this proposal. I will update the agenda and facilitate this Wednesday, unless someone else volunteers. > So far the board are just being asked to resign (to be clear, I am happy to step aside myself rather than sign something that puts sudo room's ability to receive donations at full face value) and trust that Omni's board will act in our interest, but given the level of distrust some individuals within that group have expressed of sudo room, it seems wholly defensible for us to define some critically important terms prior to handoff while we are still legally whole. Omni's bylaws empower a Delegate's Council composed of a representative from each member collective - including Sudo Room - to approve decisions by consensus. Would people feel more confident with Hol as director of Sudo Room? It has been me since 2014, but I'm happy to cede that seat and remain an officer (secretary or president) if and as nominated and elected. If neither, Hol you will need to work closely with me over the next several weeks to review and sign many documents. > Per Jenny's and my meeting 2 weeks ago with Kyle (while he was still our legal counsel) the current board was to pass the resolution renaming sudo room's legal entity and enshrine a few protections for the soon to be much more vulnerable sudo room prior to resigning to make way for the new board. Pasted below are the concerns that I raised on 10/20 on the board listserv. There was no discussion on this topic on that listserv other than from Jenny and Kyle, so I am repeating now for the general membership to weigh in and maybe clarify how these concerns relate to some of the discussion at the 10/12 meeting, and their sense from being there. THE MOST CRITICAL IS ISSUE 2 WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO CLEARLY INDICATE THAT SUDO ROOM WOULD BE A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF OMNI2 IN PERPETUITY, WITHOUT CHARGE OR PRECONDITION, REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS WITHIN THE OMNI. IF THIS IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION YOU LINKED, PLEASE POINT US TO IT, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING COVERING THIS. This is a really excellent point. As mentioned in the timeline spreadsheet, Jesse is preparing the fiscal sponsorship agreement, but that document is not ready yet and would be consented on in collaboration with both Omni and Sudo's responsible groups (Omni's Finance WG + sudo room's membership consensus at a meeting). However, given the concerns you've raised and the timeliness of the matter, I took a bit of time to draft a version of Omni's standard fiscal sponsorship agreement myself and shared it with Jesse in the event further edits are needed. Please comment with proposed changes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpE1-OikfLmqENzIprlHatZpi9UhCzJteI6qcTG… [8] > _PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN TRANSITION DEAL:_ SUDO ROOM'S RENT AND PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF SHARED COSTS ARE CAPPED AT CURRENT LEVELS, AND CURRENT SPACE ALLOCATIONS ARE PRESERVED AS LONG AS OMNI2 OWNS OR MANAGES THE BUILDING. SUDO ROOM WOULD HOWEVER NOT BE EXEMPT FROM NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO OTHER COLLECTIVES FOR MAINTAINING GOOD STANDING. ANY FUTURE INCREASES IN RENT OR DECREASES IN SPACE MUST PASS BY CONSENSUS AMONG SUDO ROOM MEMBERS. There was discussion around issue 1 in the notes but nothing in the resolution. I will pass this along to Jesse, but again, such decisions are governed by the Omni Delegates Council, and Sudo's Delegate is responsible to represent the consensus of the membership. > issue 2: fiscal sponsorship > This is the obvious one - by becoming a fiscally sponsored project of Omni2, we would need guaranteed continuity in fiscal sponsorship, free of charge or precondition. > _PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN TRANSITION DEAL:_ SUDO ROOM WILL BE FISCALLY SPONSORED BY OMNI2 UNCONDITIONALLY AND FREE OF CHARGE OR PRECONDITION AS LONG AS OMNI2 AND SUDO BOTH CONTINUE TO OPERATE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUDO ROOM REMAINS A COLLECTIVE IN GOOD STANDING WITH, OR TENANT OF, OMNI2. The conditions are outlined in the fiscal sponsorship agreement, and this seems extreme. Any collective - including Sudo - could become soured by nefarious characters or general malaise, and no responsible organization would sign a document tying them to another indefinitely regardless of the other remaining in good standing. Either way, sudo would have no difficulty obtaining a new fiscal sponsor immediately if the paths of both orgs were to diverge. The charge is the monthly rent, which I've proposed to reduce from $2446 to $2000. Omni will remain fiscally-solvent, and sudo moreso, as our currently monthly income is around $1500 (we've been heavily subsidized by generous members for months now). I will make this an official proposal in the coming week. > issue 3: sunset > If the mission has been completed or changed from 4799 ownership, org reverts to sudo room control. No assets, building, etc, just the piece of paper back. Intent is to leave language allowing Omni 2 to do more than this, but at a minimum maintain 4799. This is the whole reason it makes sense to go out on this limb, to stand our ground and maintain a commons where we are. > _proposal to include in transition deal:_ In the event Omni2 amends its mission statement to no longer include ownership and management of the building or otherwise reassigns this activity to another organization, or should 4799 Shattuck for any other reason no longer be in the possession of Omni2, the mission of the organization shall revert to the original sudo room mission and the sudo room general membership shall nominate a new board. That is a really interesting piece I didn't grok fully when I first read your email. I will pass this along to Jesse. We could possibly incorporate this into new-omni's bylaws. > That's the end of the text I sent the board. Below are 2 new minor issues I observe from looking through the google doc folder: > -Actions for sudo room's board reference an Exhibit A (and in the Omni folder an Exhibit B is mentioned) but neither exhibits appear to be in cluded in the shared folder for review. Everything is still in process, namely the amended bylaws which I will work on tonight. Relevant notes for this are in the 'Status' column. > -Whereas 45 day notice is claimed, the date on the proposed meeting for sudo room is 9 days from now. I would ask Jesse to clarify whether this detail of the proposed schedule satisfies legal requirements. There are 2 special meetings of the members that are being called, because according to Sudo's bylaws, a 45-day notice of a special meeting and quorum consent by members is needed in order to pass an amendment to the Bylaws terminating membership. The new-Omni board can pass the rest of the amended Bylaws. So the 1st meeting, which requires only a 10-day notice, is for sudo's membership to change it's Articles of Incorporation to reflect a name change to'Omni Commons' and to incorporate the charitable activities of Omni. This was sent to the membership list (not the full -discuss list, as only members can vote) on Nov. 5th, scheduled for Nov. 16th at 7pm. I updated the membership mailing list prior to sending the notice, incoporating any new currently-paying members registered on sudo-humans. That list has 93 members. We need a quorum of 10 in consensus to pass the proposed amendment. The new Board of Directors, whom I am electing upon resignation of the rest of the Directors, incorporates an updated list of Directors consented on at the last Omni Delegates Meeting. I have compiled this new BoD list here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bml7wmHk1l1gwB-hRV-CHB0w2x_hv6tCZhZKMij… [9] > Thanks to all who made it this far in this brutal textwall. Again, I am happy to step aside if seeking written resolution of these concerns comes across as obstructionist - I am simply reading as much of the plan as currently proposed as I can in the same day, and sharing my analysis with sudo room's membership, which is the behavior that I think led to me being asked to occasionally read and sign things in the first place. You are awesome. Thank you for your dedication to our value of transparency and general due diligence. > Much Love, > Hol > > On 2016-11-05 12:05, Jenny Ryan wrote: > > Greetings sudo-board! > > The time has come to engage in a number of actions to complete the transition from Sudo Room -> Omni Commons as we proceed to buy the building. Your help is needed! > > I will shortly be sending you a Letter of Resignation for each current director to sign via DocuSign. Since we need at least one Director to remain on the Board and elect the new Board, and I am on the Board of both Sudo and Omni, I will not resign and will elect the new Board. > > This new Board will pass resolutions amending our Articles and Bylaws to reflect those of Omni's. > > You can see the full timeline of these next steps here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qHsn6HUcqWGElqFEdmauFQTrdE-JhyT5pZ… [1] > > And all the docs Jesse and I have been working on here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-UHl3Q2ZGTks1Njg [3] > > If you're a bit behind on what's been going on re: the building purchase, you can review that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… [4] > > Thank you all for your helping to steward Sudo's Board of Responsibility and Little Power over the years. Sudo will become a fiscally-sponsored project of this new Omni, with the option to become a full 501c3 again sometime in the future. > > This action has been approved by the members of Sudo Room at our last meeting on 10/12: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Consensus [5] > > and authorized by Jesse Palmer, who now legally represents both the Omni Oakland Commons and Sudo Room. > > Thank you, > Jenny > > Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! > https://omnicommons.org/donate > > `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." > -Laurie Anderson > > "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." > -Hannah Arendt > > "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." > -Stéphane Mallarmé > ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > board(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [6] > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss [7] _______________________________________________ board mailing list board(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [6] > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > board(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [6] _______________________________________________ board mailing list board(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [6] _______________________________________________ board mailing list board(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [6] _______________________________________________ board mailing list board(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board Links: ------ [1] https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qHsn6HUcqWGElqFEdmauFQTrdE-JhyT5pZ… [2] tel:510-928-3469 [3] https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-UHl3Q2ZGTks1Njg [4] https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… [5] https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Consensus [6] https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board [7] https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/sudo-discuss [8] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FpE1-OikfLmqENzIprlHatZpi9UhCzJteI6qcTG… [9] https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bml7wmHk1l1gwB-hRV-CHB0w2x_hv6tCZhZKMij…

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Sudo Monthly Meeting-Flavored Party Tonight

by Jenny Ryan

7pm! We need a quorum of 10 members to consent to the amended building purchase proposal: Since the last monthly sudo meeting, in which we consented <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Proposals> to a 50/50 split of ownership with the omni by accepting the $1m donation, amending our name and bylaws to mirror that of the current Omni entity, and becoming a fiscally-sponsored project of this reformed org, the Omni's Fundraising Working Group has developed a proposal that eases the financial and bureaucratic overhead of splitting all income, expenses, and responsibilities. The delegate council of the Omni has consented to a proposal that sudo room accept BOTH the $1m donation and the $1m loan, fully adopt Omni's bylaws and Board of Directors, and steward full ownership of the building moving forward. *Proposal: Extending the proposal consented on at the October 12th meeting, Sudo Room will also accept the $1m loan and steward full ownership of 4799 Shattuck. To this end, Sudo Room authorizes Jennifer Ryan and Matthew Senate, who are currently the authorized signatories of Sudo Room's bank account, to make any financial transactions necessary to complete the building purchase on behalf of the organization.* If you cannot attend in-person, you can attend remotely on the pad. Hope to see some of you tonight! Cheers, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [sudo-board] [URGENT] Please sign incoming document to resign from Sudo's Board

by hol＠gaskill.com

sudo room membership, I understand Jenny and many other folks have worked hard on this and I fully believe that sudo room's future is inseparable from the Omni. That being said I have deep concern about the way this is being pushed through. The meeting minutes from 10/12 and other docs linked to today still refer to a 50/50 split and tenants in common agreement whereas my understanding was that the legal entity we have been calling 'Omni2' would have sole ownership of the building to keep things much simpler. Any resolution the board passes should match what the membership has approved and not take liberties with important variables. So far the board are just being asked to resign (to be clear, I am happy to step aside myself rather than sign something that puts sudo room's ability to receive donations at full face value) and trust that Omni's board will act in our interest, but given the level of distrust some individuals within that group have expressed of sudo room, it seems wholly defensible for us to define some critically important terms prior to handoff while we are still legally whole. Per Jenny's and my meeting 2 weeks ago with Kyle (while he was still our legal counsel) the current board was to pass the resolution renaming sudo room's legal entity and enshrine a few protections for the soon to be much more vulnerable sudo room prior to resigning to make way for the new board. Pasted below are the concerns that I raised on 10/20 on the board listserv. There was no discussion on this topic on that listserv other than from Jenny and Kyle, so I am repeating now for the general membership to weigh in and maybe clarify how these concerns relate to some of the discussion at the 10/12 meeting, and their sense from being there. THE MOST CRITICAL IS ISSUE 2 WHERE WE WOULD NEED TO CLEARLY INDICATE THAT SUDO ROOM WOULD BE A FISCALLY SPONSORED PROJECT OF OMNI2 IN PERPETUITY, WITHOUT CHARGE OR PRECONDITION, REGARDLESS OF MEMBERSHIP STATUS WITHIN THE OMNI. IF THIS IS ALREADY INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION YOU LINKED, PLEASE POINT US TO IT, BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING COVERING THIS. ISSUE 1: PRESSURE FOR SPACE, PAST AND FUTURE For the past 2.5 years it has been a struggle to keep the building occupied, energized, and above water in terms of expenses. Huge amounts of energy have been spent by key sudo room members and there has been much progress and stability compared to those early days, and with the prospect of owning the building I think alot of orgs that were tentative or on the fence will want in. From reading the notes it appears this is already occurring. While those here today know that sudo room and the people it brought into the building have been essential to carrying us to this point, this may not always be the case, and we may be faced with growing pressure to pay more than we can afford, or make do with less than we need, when so much has been sacrificed to stake out this small piece of space in Oakland for our activities. Since moving to the Omni and almost doubling our expenses to keep things afloat we have not been fiscally solvent and we must protect against further rent increases as part of this transition if we are to exist long enough to bask in the success of Omni as a whole. As we will be buying the building outright, I cannot think of a financial pretext for future rent increases on sudo room, and any increases in sudo room donations can go toward our important work. _PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE IN TRANSITION DEAL:_ SUDO ROOM'S RENT AND PERCENTAGE ALLOCATION OF SHARED COSTS ARE CAPPED AT CURRENT LEVELS, AND CURRENT SPACE ALLOCATIONS ARE PRESERVED AS LONG AS OMNI2 OWNS OR MANAGES THE BUILDING. SUDO ROOM WOULD HOWEVER NOT BE EXEMPT FROM NORMAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO OTHER COLLECTIVES FOR MAINTAINING GOOD STANDING. ANY FUTURE INCREASES IN RENT OR DECREASES IN SPACE MUST PASS BY CONSENSUS AMONG SUDO ROOM MEMBERS. There was discussion around issue 1 in the notes but nothing in the resolution. issue 2: fiscal sponsorship This is the obvious one - by becoming a fiscally sponsored project of Omni2, we would need guaranteed continuity in fiscal sponsorship, free of charge or precondition. _proposal to include in transition deal:_ sudo room will be fiscally sponsored by Omni2 unconditionally and free of charge or precondition as long as Omni2 and Sudo both continue to operate, regardless of whether sudo room remains a collective in good standing with, or tenant of, Omni2. issue 3: sunset If the mission has been completed or changed from 4799 ownership, org reverts to sudo room control. No assets, building, etc, just the piece of paper back. Intent is to leave language allowing Omni 2 to do more than this, but at a minimum maintain 4799. This is the whole reason it makes sense to go out on this limb, to stand our ground and maintain a commons where we are. _proposal to include in transition deal:_ In the event Omni2 amends its mission statement to no longer include ownership and management of the building or otherwise reassigns this activity to another organization, or should 4799 Shattuck for any other reason no longer be in the possession of Omni2, the mission of the organization shall revert to the original sudo room mission and the sudo room general membership shall nominate a new board. That's the end of the text I sent the board. Below are 2 new minor issues I observe from looking through the google doc folder: -Actions for sudo room's board reference an Exhibit A (and in the Omni folder an Exhibit B is mentioned) but neither exhibits appear to be in cluded in the shared folder for review. -Whereas 45 day notice is claimed, the date on the proposed meeting for sudo room is 9 days from now. I would ask Jesse to clarify whether this detail of the proposed schedule satisfies legal requirements. Thanks to all who made it this far in this brutal textwall. Again, I am happy to step aside if seeking written resolution of these concerns comes across as obstructionist - I am simply reading as much of the plan as currently proposed as I can in the same day, and sharing my analysis with sudo room's membership, which is the behavior that I think led to me being asked to occasionally read and sign things in the first place. Much Love, Hol On 2016-11-05 12:05, Jenny Ryan wrote: > Greetings sudo-board! > > The time has come to engage in a number of actions to complete the transition from Sudo Room -> Omni Commons as we proceed to buy the building. Your help is needed! > > I will shortly be sending you a Letter of Resignation for each current director to sign via DocuSign. Since we need at least one Director to remain on the Board and elect the new Board, and I am on the Board of both Sudo and Omni, I will not resign and will elect the new Board. > > This new Board will pass resolutions amending our Articles and Bylaws to reflect those of Omni's. > > You can see the full timeline of these next steps here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17qHsn6HUcqWGElqFEdmauFQTrdE-JhyT5pZ… > > And all the docs Jesse and I have been working on here: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4_Q7DQvNFT-UHl3Q2ZGTks1Njg > > If you're a bit behind on what's been going on re: the building purchase, you can review that here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… > > Thank you all for your helping to steward Sudo's Board of Responsibility and Little Power over the years. Sudo will become a fiscally-sponsored project of this new Omni, with the option to become a full 501c3 again sometime in the future. > > This action has been approved by the members of Sudo Room at our last meeting on 10/12: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2016-10-12#Consensus > > and authorized by Jesse Palmer, who now legally represents both the Omni Oakland Commons and Sudo Room. > > Thank you, > Jenny > > Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! > https://omnicommons.org/donate > > `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." > -Laurie Anderson > > "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." > -Hannah Arendt > > "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." > -Stéphane Mallarmé > ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > board(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/board

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I will miss Hardware Hacking Tuesday this week

by Jake

I will likely miss this week's Hardware Hacking Tuesday because I will likely attend this post-election event at NIMBY of Oakland https://www.eventbrite.com/e/electoral-catharsis-tickets-28847902854 Hardware Hacking Tuesday will resume next week and we will hack 2X as hard to make up for it. Of course if you access Sudoroom this tuesday night you are encouraged to hack hardware (or whatever) without me. thank you, -jake

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Invitation to Open Economy event Nov 11-15

by Julio Rios

Omni folks, This event is happening at the Omni this weekend, and we're all invited. Contact Vienna if you have any questions or just show up on Saturday. Julio Commons Working Group On Mon, Nov 7, 2016 at 12:48 PM Vienna Rae L. <viennametta(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > You are invited to the following event: > > OPEN SOURCE THE ECONOMY OS! BLOCKCHAIN, CO-CREATION, ABUNDANCE & BEYOND > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > [image: divider] > > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > > Event to be held at the following time, date, and location: > > Friday, November 11, 2016 at 12:00 PM > - to - > Monday, November 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM (PST) > > *Omni Commons* > 4799 Shattuck Ave > Oakland, CA 94609 > > View Map > <http://maps.google.com/maps?q=4799+Shattuck+Ave,+Oakland,+CA+94609+United+S…> > *Yes* > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > No > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > Maybe > <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-source-the-economy-os-blockchain-co-creat…> > > *Share this event's URL:* > > *http://oak.eventbrite.com <http://oak.eventbrite.com/>* > [image: divider] > > *The Open Economy of The Commons - Creating New Economic Spaces* > > Welcome pioneers, explorers, and architects of the new economic future. > Join us this November 11 - 14 as we work together on projects using > peer-to-peer (P2P) finance and new decentralization technologies to push > boundaries of how society uses economies to coordinate, collaborate, and > organize itself. We have exciting projects from distinguished friends and > colleagues around the world creating new economic forms of relating to each > other and our environment. Come learn, play, and share in a community of > econauts and ecotects who are ushering in a larger movement of greater > social possibilities for an evolving society. > > > More Video Links: > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoogfEdALes > https://vimeo.com/149975335 > https://youtu.be/OyDpTmCKKPc?t=11m40s > https://youtu.be/v-JU1qaEBGc > > > Share this event on Facebook and Twitter > <https://twitter.com/login?redirect_after_login=%2Fhome%3Fstatus%3Dhttps%253…> > . > > > We hope you can make it! > > Cheers, > Economic Space Agency (ECSA) > [image: eventbrite] > > >

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We are down an Ed

by Ed Biow

Ed Rippy Jr. <http://erippy.home.mindspring.com/> died Tuesday, November 1st after a long battle with lung cancer. He was a veteran activist, a sudoroom <sudoroom.org> member, the web master for the Oscar Grant Committee <http://www.oscargrantcommittee.org/>, very involved in Occupy Concord, an excellent writer, active in 9/11 issues & the fight against imperialism, and much, much more. Sunday at 1PM his friends will gather at Vinnie’s Bar & Grill <http://vinniesbar.com/> at 2045 Mount Diablo Street <https://www.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode&q=2045+mt+diablo…> in downtown Concord to celebrate his life and maybe raise a few bucks for his cremation, etc. There will be three great local bands, Blue Moonshine <http://bluemoonshinerocks.com/>, The Breedloves <http://www.the-breedloves.com/> & Celtic trio Sin Silver <http://www.sinsilverandtheavenue.com/>, as well as some BBQ, all for only a $5 cover. The event will go on until 8 PM. https://sudoroom.org/events/memorial-celebration-for-sudoer-ed-rippy/ https://occupyoakland.org/event/celebrate-life-ed-rippy-benefit-bbq-concert/ I've tried to step up and take over some of Ed's responsibilities for the Oscar Grant Committee's web site, I'm not superstitious just because he is my namesake (crossing himself violently even though he is an atheist, thank God). I might have room for a person or two if they show up at the Oakland Museum around 4 PM, some of us OO folks are meeting on the stairs there at 2 PM for the free day to see the Black Panther special exibit. https://occupyoakland.org/event/occupy-oakland-visits-oakland-musuem-black-… “Pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living.” -Mother Jones & Not-So-Special Ed

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Invoice 1514 from Omni Commons

by Omni Commons

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thanks for stewarding the commons! Omni Oakland ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1514 Invoice Date: 11/15/2016 Due Date: 11/25/2016 Terms: Net 10 Amount Due: $2,446.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

9 years, 6 months

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24 to 20 gauge sheet metal sheets

by Trent Robbins

<https://www.linkedin.com/in/trentrobbins>Anyone know a source for some sheet metal? I need 4 sheets at about 24" by 14". The 14" dimension has some flexibility. Preferably galvanized and not stainless as it will be welded. I found a place with 4'x8' sheets but do not have a truck. Thanks, Trent

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Nation of Makers, Maker Meals, and Oakland Makers

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, As some of you may know, I've been involved in the Nation of Maker initiative to create a national 501(c)3 umbrella organization for makerspaces. If folks from Sudo are interested in being more involved in this process, let me know, and we can get you in touch. Some of the ways you can help out would be by writing a letter of support on behalf of Sudo. Maker/hackerspaces around the country will also be organizing "Maker Meals" where they invite their neighbors to sit down over a meal or potluck. If anyone in Sudo would like to help organize such a "Maker Meal" together with CCL, please let me know! I don't think we have enough free energy to do one of these by ourselves right now, but we are definitely planning to write a letter of support. We're targeting all this for the week of November 15, when there will be a big announcement planned for the Nation of Makers initiative. The email I attached below has much more info on everything that is going on with Nation of Makers, Maker Meals, letters of support, etc. Along the same lines, I recently reached out to Oakland Makers to see if they were still alive. They were very active two years ago or so, with a ton of support from the City under then-mayor Jean Quan, but it seems they mostly went dormant for the past year. To my surprise I got an immediate email back from Hiroko from 25th Street Collective, suggesting we set up a conference call or meet up with Karen Cusolito from American Steel and Danny Beesley. If anyone would like to be involved in reviving Oakland Makers (and maybe put some more of our own stamp on it!), please let me know... Thanks! Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Coy, Andrew B. EOP/OSTP <Andrew_B_Coy(a)ostp.eop.gov> Date: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 at 12:09 PM Subject: [ACTION ITEMS] Overview of Opportunities for Nation of Makers To: "patrikd(a)gmail.com" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> Dear Makers: As you all enter the final stretch between now and November 15th there is a growing number of action items and ways for you and your organization to get involved. For your benefit in cataloging and prioritizing, please find a list of top-line items below: 1. Build the Movement In Your Community! a) *Makers Meals* – organized by you to happen during week of November 13th-19th * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFIVzdMYXRzcVoyYms>* b) *Letters of Support* – written by your organization about the maker movement and Nation of Makers (see attached) *[DUE: NOVEMBER 10th]* * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFINVc4VHpNU2lhbms>* c) *Media / Op-Eds* – to be published on or after *NOT BEFORE* November 15th * <http://www.google.com/>* *CLICK HERE <https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2JwW1v2PEFIcGJIV1RNaGNkYVk>* 2. Nominate Individuals to Serve! a) *Board of Advisors / Board of Directors* – help build out the organization by identifying those who are uniquely positioned to serve from within the community (click here for MORE INFORMATION <http://us14.campaign-archive2.com/?u=99d61ca81b9620dadd00edd4e&id=1b04c3412…> / *click here to NOMINATE <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScU9nhts4LKcTp6mKuuijTP3IzZXmXSTRz…>*) *[DUE: NOVEMBER 4th]* 3. Join the Whole Group Conference Calls! a) *Thursday, November 3rd @ 8pm* * [TONIGHT]* o Date: Thursday, November 3rd o Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET o Call In: (888) 330-1716 o Code: 4031673# b) *Wednesday, November 9th @ 8pm ET* *[LAST WHOLE-GROUP CALL BEFORE ANNOUNCEMENT]* o Date: Wednesday, November 10th o Time: 8:00pm – 9:30pm ET o Call In: (888) 330-1716 o Code: 4031673# 4. Join the Conversation Online! a) *Email Newsletter* o Link to sign up for the Mail Chimp: http://bit.ly/nom_email_signup o To ensure the email does not get automatically filtered out of your inbox, folks have suggested making sure to add the NoMTransitionGroup(a)gmail.com to your contacts list to avoid missing any emails b) *Slack Channel* o Email NoM Transition Group (NoMTransitionGroup(a)gmail.com) and they will be able to directly add you to the channel. Looking forward to seeing what you all as a community are able to accomplish but in the lead-up to the November 15th announcement and in the weeks, months, and years that follow! It’s wonderful to see the maker community rising to the next level of organizational capacity! Please *feel free to forward this email on to any makers you think should also be receiving it* as my email list is by no means comprehensive and I am sure I am missing folks that would like to be receiving it! Andrew Coy Senior Advisor for Making Office of Science and Technology Policy Executive Office of the President | The White House whitehouse.gov/ostp | acoy(a)ostp.eop.gov

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