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New subscription request to list members from radiobuzzer@radiofono.gr (fwd)

by Jake

does anyone know what this is? I don't know why it's being sent to me or what the password is. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:16:56 -0800 From: members-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org To: members-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org Subject: New subscription request to list members from radiobuzzer(a)radiofono.gr Your authorization is required for a mailing list subscription request approval: For: radiobuzzer(a)radiofono.gr List: members(a)lists.sudoroom.org At your convenience, visit: https://sudoroom.org/lists/admindb/members to process the request.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

by Abel Tesfaye

See subject.

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HELP: Mega Truck Needs Jump

by beehappysolutions

Hi My 20’ box truck needs a jump start - anyone out there have a really powerful truck that can help. Located across from Ashby Bart on Ashby. I’ve tried charging using my 6 cylinder truck and left it on for 2 hours but no go. I live on the other side of the block so an extension cord will not work. I need to move it to in front of my house and can charge from there - but first I have to get it started to drive it over. Thanks for your help or advice Alice 415-272-0596

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Invoice 1219 from Omni Oakland

by Omni Oakland

Dear Birdhouse Art Collective, Here's your invoice for December utilities and insurance! We appreciate your prompt payment. Love and solidarity, Omni Commons ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1219 Invoice Date: 12/21/2015 Due Date: 12/30/2015 Terms: Net 30 Amount Due: $414.58 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Smallish SOLAR panel 15 x 40"

by beehappysolutions

Hello Sudoers, Alice rising from the graves here. I am looking for a working solar panel to set on the dashboard of my mega truck to trickle charge / maintain the truck battery. If anyone knows of one laying around not being used I would like to see if this will solve my problem. I need a 100watts so it can produce 5 amps. I am also in the market for a 20 amp controller. I can donate $ to Sudo is there is something to be had - Knowledge of a local sources with competitive prices would also be helpful. Is Urban Ore a reasonable place to look for such an item? Sharing of experience is greatly appreciated. Happy Holidays and thanks Alice

10 years, 4 months

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Anyone have a form 1?

by Adam

Anyone have a form1? I have some high res models to print which are proving to be a little pricey at shapeways. If you have a form1, I'll be glad to buy some resin for it :-) Cheers! -Adam -^-^-^-^-^- Adam Munich - Builder of wild things (and organizations) Tel: +1-650-452-0554 One must learn by doing, for though you think you know, you have no certainty until you try. The key to mastering any skill is nothing more than passion and persistence.

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Fwd: PLEASE READ THIS - Notice to all Internet Credit Union Members and Supporters

by Matthew Senate

It's official: https://blog.archive.org/2015/12/14/internet-credit-union-2011-2015-rip/ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IAFCU Team <iafcu-team(a)archive.org> Date: Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 3:34 PM Subject: PLEASE READ THIS - Notice to all Internet Credit Union Members and Supporters To: Dear Members/supporters: On behalf of the board we regretfully wanted to inform you that our members have voted to voluntarily liquidate the Internet Archive Federal Credit Union and send the regulators (NCUA) back our charter. We understand that this not easy for anyone, and so we are staying open 9am-6pm ET until further notice to make the process of closing your account as un-burdensome as we can. The simplest way to close your account is to send us an e-mail, from the e-mail address we have on file for you, with the following line: *“I would like to close my account. Please send a check for the full value of my account to the address on file.”* We have of course waived all fees and once we receive your notification you will be sent a tellers check as soon as possible for the full amount of your deposits with us. We will follow up this e-mail with a phone call where, after we properly identify you, you can also begin the process of closing your account. Jordan Modell CEO – Internet Credit Union PS If you have any questions or just want to vent please feel free to e-mail me directly: Jordan(a)archive.org For more information see the following two blog posts. http://blog.archive.org/2015/11/24/difficult-times-at-our-credit-union/ http://blog.archive.org/2015/12/14/internet-credit-union-2011-2015-rip/ -- Internet Archive Federal Credit Union 848-202-9292 55 Morris St. New Brunswick, NJ 08901

10 years, 4 months

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Our City: Oakland Fair - Apply by this Friday 12/18! (fwd)

by Jake

what is this? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 2015 19:11:57 +0000 From: Our City <info(a)ourcity.is> To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> Subject: Our City: Oakland Fair - Apply by this Friday 12/18! Apply by Friday 12/18 for up to $2,000 for a new design project. View this email in your browser [8ae36f70-1111-4e8e-921b-45b0fb339df3.png] Hello again! This is your final reminder that there’s just one more day left to apply for the first Our City: Oakland Fair in Frank Ogawa Plaza, February 4-6, 2016! Submit your ideas before 11:59 pm PST on Friday, December 18, 2015! Successful applicants will receive grants of $200 - $2,000 to cover costs of materials and time, and will be notified the week of December 21. In addition to funding, project teams will have a platform to engage thousands of people, and the opportunity to help shape the future of their city. Our City is partnering with the City of Oakland, 50 Fund, and Bank of the West to transform Frank Ogawa Plaza with 8-10 new public design installations and performances that encourage Oakland kids, families, residents, and visitors of all ages to play in new ways. These will be early-stage test projects, with the goal of inspiring longer-term community-driven installations in Oakland. Please post, forward, and tweet the application to anyone you think has a great idea for transforming Oakland's public spaces into places for play. Use the hashtag #OurCityOakland on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Learn more and submit your proposal now at: http://ourcity.is/oakland If you have any questions, e-mail us at info(a)ourcity.is Together in play, Ray, Jake, and the Our City Team http://ourcity.is @OurCityIs info(a)ourcity.is About Our City Our City empowers residents to imagine and build the future of their communities. We bring together governments, cultural institutions, and individuals to make their cities better together, through public design festivals, workshops, and installations. Our City is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California and works with cities everywhere. [color-twitter-48.png] [color-facebook-48.png] [color-instagram-48.png] [color-link-48.png] Copyright © 2015 Our City Network, All rights reserved. We're sharing this opportunity with select people and organizations in our networks who we think are a natural fit for this work. Our mailing address is: Our City Network1670 28th St Oakland, CA 94608 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Email Marketing Powered by MailChimp [open.php?u=d1cbbbe5e8a2bc18d23bbdab5&id=fefa5bb6bb&e=da4baa2e6f]

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JTAG programmer for TMS320F28035PNQ

by Jake

does anyone have a JTAG programmer that will work to read and write the flash (and other memory) on a TI DSP part number TMS320F28035PNQ it probably has to work with Code Composer (the TI software which is begrudgingly free from their website) so it probably has to be a T.I. (texas instruments) JTAG programmer these parts have been around for a long time so it can be old and still workable. thank you -jake

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google cardboard

by Stephen Whitmore

Hey sudoers, I have a few brand new 1st gen Google Cardboard units lying around. Anyone interested? I considered just bringing them and putting them someplace, but I hear folks junk-dumping is a problem. Lemme know! Stephen (noffle)

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free tools, dollies and storage up for grabs 10am tomorrow

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Anyone have time to drop by this place tomorrow at 10am sharp? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/5363426630.html They've got a bunch "tools, dollies, storage, and packing supplies" up for grabs. Tools and dollies we can *always* use more of. Don't hope for any lab gear though - this is the same place I checked out a few weeks back, so this is just their leftover pile. I expect all the useful stuff to be gone about 5-10 minutes after they open... Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFTTT Action <action(a)ifttt.com> Date: Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 3:41 PM Subject: New on Craigslist: Former Laboratory Clearout (berkeley) To: patrikd(a)gmail.com Tomorrow (12/17) from 10:00 am to noon, we are giving away the remainder of our equipment and tools. Lots of useful tools, dollies, storage, and packing supplies (see pictures). Everything must go! (No warranties, returns, etc., everything is free) [...] >From search: craigslist SF bay area | for sale search "laboratory -gemological -carat" via Craigslist http://ift.tt/1ZcXNPv <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVulk59r87-2BRGw6Yb9vc…> [image: IFTTT] <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVuluKbPpI-2FS0lavZIKU…> Put the internet to work for you. Turn off or edit this Recipe <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVulqZbq5Ob51WMw-2B5VP…>

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[!] Need Qurorum @ tonight's meeting to Change Banks for Sudo

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, Sudo did a straw poll last week to get the ball moving on this, but need quorum to come to a decision about switching banks. It doesn't seem too controversial to me, there aren't that many options anyway. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2015-12-09#Move_to_Western_Federal_… Long and short of it is that sudo's current credit union, Internet Archive Federal Credit Union (IAFCU) is struggling to stay open. The credit union members took a vote that was due Dec 8th about whether or not to liquidate the credit union. Sudo Room did not vote on behalf of its membership, but the evidence is pretty convincing that this is a failed experiment and it's time to reorganize and try new things: https://blog.archive.org/2015/11/24/difficult-times-at-our-credit-union/ Western Federal Credit Union, is large, stable, now supports quickbooks, and is where Omni Commons holds its main account currently, making payments very efficient. It seems like a no-brainer, and I personally have not found any more appealing options. For instance, Bank of the West is closing its Temescal branch location, part of long-term closures, so there is no obviously close credit union to our current location at 4799 Shattuck. Finally, it'd simply be nice to see your faces at sudo tonight, just to say hi and catch up, possibly before some of us go out of town for holidays, etc. // Matt

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Pizza @ sudo meeting tonight

by Stephen Whitmore

Heya! I'm going to grab some pizza for folks for tonight's sudo meeting. How many people usually attend? Any dietary restrictions I should keep in mind?

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Keep Omni safe and secure over the holidays

by Laura Turiano

Friends, At the Commons working group meeting we were discussing how, last year, over the winter holidays, many of the people who usually spent time at the Omni were not around. What resulted was people without an interest in taking care of the Omni and our community entering the space, engaging in conflict, and ignoring community agreements. With that in mind, we would like to ask Omni collective members who are in town over the next several weeks to come by the space on a regular basis and check the building to make sure everything is secure and that the space is being used appropriately. All the doors (Ballroom, main entrance, and the two 48th St doors) should be locked at all times unless there is a member of a member collective keeping a door unlocked for a particular reason (such as loading, or an event) and someone is keeping a eye on who is coming into the building. Please remember that non-members can only be in the building as guests of a member. If you let someone into the space, you are taking responsibility for them. From omnicommons.org/wiki/building: Only members of member collectives are granted 24-hour access to the space. Members are asked to not occupy the space without at least one other member present for safety reasons. Members are not obligated to let non-members in to the space at any time. Members may ask non-members to leave the space at any time, for any reasons. If your collective is hosting an event or class, one of your responsibilities is to make sure everyone leaves after the event is over. Please ensure members of your collective understand this information. And please sign up for an ongoing door shift here: https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk. <https://ethercalc.com/omni-front-desk> Thanks to everyone for your hard work and friendship over the past year. Laura, for the Commons working group

10 years, 4 months

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Laser

by Kironyo

Thank u Morgan for the training on the laser cutter, I was able to make this bag prototype. See attachment. From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network.

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Meeting re how the BID can best support Omni Commons (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:52:15 -0800 From: Shifra de Benedictis-Kessner <shifra(a)temescaldistrict.org> To: Jake(a)spaz.org Subject: Meeting re how the BID can best support Omni Commons Hi Jake! I am the new Executive Director for the Temescal BID, and I'd like to set up a meeting with you and/or any other decision makers at Omni Commons to get to know your organization, and learn how I can best support you. I've shared some of your events on Facebook, and taken a short tour of your space (as well as attending the Bicycle Music Festival after-party in your space!). But I'd like to know best how to talk about all your amazing organizations, as well as your over-arching mission. I offer marketing and promotions support to all the organizations and business in the district, as well as coordinating the cleaning, and graffiti removal in all the different zones. I am eager to hear your issues, challenges, and successes. I'm also interested in finding out if Omni Commons rents out space for events on a regular basis, and if I could possibly publicize. People frequently approach me for meeting/event space available in the district. And on a different note, the storage unit that the Temescal BID's clean team uses will be demolished in less than 4 weeks to make way for the development at 51st and Telegraph. The BID is urgently looking to find the team a new storage unit in the district, and we are willing to rent one. We are definitely interested in both temporary and permanent solutions given the urgent need. The team needs a space on the ground floor, ~200-250 square feet. The team needs access 5 days a week (M-F) starting at 8am and ending at 2:30pm. Do you happen to have any extra space available? Please let me know when you would be available to meet? Omni Commons is an important stakeholder in the Temescal BID. Best, Shifra -- Shifra de Benedictis-Kessner Executive Director Temescal Telegraph BID 4430 Telegraph Ave #49 Oakland, CA 94609 510 860-7327 shifra(a)temescaldistrict.org www.temescaldistrict.org https://www.facebook.com/temescaldist

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Invoice 1207 from Omni Oakland

by Omni Oakland

Greetings Sudo Room! This invoice for January rent should be paid before the end of the month if possible. It's going to be tight going into 2016, but we're simultaneously in our final round of negotiations to purchase the building! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance WG ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1207 Invoice Date: 12/14/2015 Due Date: 12/28/2015 Terms: Net 30 Amount Due: $2,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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embroidery machine

by Jake

people have been using the embroidery machine lately. you might notice a piece of fabric on it with practice runs on it, and a black piece with SUDOROOM in green thread. the machine works perfectly. if you want to learn how to use it, I can show you anytime i'm there, including every tuesday evening starting at 7pm. For now you need to use a stencil to get lettering. (although you can certainly try to freehand stuff) There are a couple of sets of letters you can set up to spell out your name or whatever. you could also take a thin piece of wood and carve a design into it, and use it as a stencil. You could also (easily) 3D print a stencil with the design of your choice on it. There is probably also a way to use the laser engraver to make a stencil, although the groove in the stencil should be a bit wider than the laser beam. Probably the right settings and the right wood would produce a good stencil after a single pass. Also, the embroidery machine can be used as a sewing machine, in which you can move the fabric in any direction (not just in a straight line). The catch being that you have to move it yourself and it won't guide you or help you keep a pace. The hardest part is controlling the speed using the pedal.. It's like a clutch on a sports car, it takes some getting used to. Let me know if you want a lesson. -jake

10 years, 4 months

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line printer at sudoroom!

by Jake

I brought in a Panasonic KX-P2180 Dot Matrix printer a while ago, and someone found some tractor-feed paper for it. I want to use it to print lines from IRC when someone says 12:34 < jerkey> !print 12:33 < sudobot> DOOR EVENT: RichardStallman swiped into the building the printer will actually print that line onto the paper and advance one line like a typewriter. this is what a dor-matrix printer looks like in action: (ours will be printing lines of text, not graphics) https://youtu.be/qlEUrEVqDbo?t=28 so i got a USB to parallel converter, and i plugged it into the desktop computer next to the 3D printer. It comes up as /dev/usb/lp0 because of kernel module usblp, which sees the hardware and makes that device. If i become root, i can do echo "hello world" > /dev/usb/lp0 and it will print "hello world" to the paper, and advance to the next line. this works a couple of times, but then the printer stops printing, and then the command doesn't exit, until you press a button on the printer and then it prints SOME of what you sent it, and you have to press the button again and again... it makes no fucking sense. I experienced this in the past too, playing with the same kind of printer, probably under DOS, and I never figured out what the fuck was wrong. any ideas? the printer is still set up on the desk if you want to play with it. -jake

10 years, 4 months

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No TA3M SF in December. Have a great break.

by Danny O'Brien

December, January and February are always a little awkward for USian Techno-Activism Third Mondays. December is very close to the holiday break. The third Monday in January is MLK day, and in February it's President's day. We're going to take a break in December, and we'll announce plans for January and February in 2016 (hint: those plans may well have the word "Tuesday" in them). For now, many thanks to everybody for your talks, your questions and you support in 2015, and see you next year. d.

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11th Workshop Weekend in Oakland - this weekend - is looking for volunteers!

by J.D. Zamfirescu

Hi Sudoers, Summary: • what: Volunteers wanted for hacker-y workshop event • where: Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland • when: This weekend, Dec. 12-13. • why: Help out a fun community event, get free workshops and dinner, and meet other awesome people! • how: reply to this email or email volunteer(a)workshopweekend.net The 11th Workshop Weekend is taking place in downtown Oakland this weekend (Dec 12-13) and we're looking for a few volunteers to help check people in, give directions, help connect laptops, and handle random issues as they come up. (Most of the time will be relatively relaxed, and feel free to bring a book or something to work on when nothing's going on.) Volunteers are asked to help out for a 4-hour time block on Saturday on Sunday. We'll treat you to dinner on Thursday night and your admission is on us (normally $40) if you want to take any of the workshops offered during the evening. Learn more about Workshop Weekend by checking out our workshop catalog at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog -- and if you're interested, let me know or email volunteer(a)workshopweekend.net I hope to see some of you there! Best wishes, J.D. === More about Workshop Weekend === Join Workshop Weekend on December 12 & 13 to make a robot <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , dissect a computer <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , make ice cream <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> or chocolate <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , make your own digital beats <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> and plan your website <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , hack your tastebuds <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> and more <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foaklan…>. A flat $40 admission gets you as many workshops as you like all weekend long. (Some workshops have an additional fee for materials.) For families coming to Workshop Weekend together, we're keeping our $10 discount for all parent admissions with the purchase of two or more admissions for children (under 18). Sign up on the same account and the discount will be automatically applied. Our December event features over 20 workshops to choose from -- a few old favorites are coming back alongside a number of new printmaking, food, and holiday-themed workshops. Join us for: - Vanilla Extracts <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Light Blue Bean <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - LED Ornaments <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - LED Light Belt <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Printmaking: Traditional <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Printmaking: Monotype <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Digital Music <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - New Year's Resolutions <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Website Planning <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - 3D Printed Cookie Cutter <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Computer Dissection <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - DIY Gift Wrap <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - DIY Holiday Cards <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Arduino Robot Box <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Hack Your Tastebuds <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - …and more! Sign up at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Fcatalo…> — hope to see you there!

10 years, 4 months

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servo motors

by robb

need servo motors for many pan/tilt led lights. you has extras? you know where to get cheap? plz let me know. thx ~r

10 years, 4 months

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Fwd: computers, motherboards, parts from a local non-profit org

by yar

I can share their contact info with people who are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: [omni-helpdesk] computers, motherboards, parts from a local non-profit org To: info(a)omnicommons.org Greetings, Omni Folks! We are a nearby nonprofit organization, getting ready to move our office to another location, and we have a large pile of computer stuff that might be of some use to some of the people in your group. If you're interested, might be better for me to set up a time when you could stop by and meet with our I.T. person who could show you everything that is up for grabs. We're here M-F, 9am-5pm. I manage the office, and am here every day during those times. Let me know if you're interested!

10 years, 4 months

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intro to laser cutting, 3pm Friday

by Morgan Allen

I was asked to give a run through on using the laser cutter, if anyone else is interested please stop by, 3pm 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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Love is a Weapon: Gandhi, Tolstoy, Kallenbach and nonviolence | The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

by Romy Ilano

Inspiring course taught by my bro Adeola on Brooklyn . Reminds me of cool public school courses! https://thebrooklyninstitute.com/bisr_course/love-is-a-weapon-gandhi-tolsto… Love is a Weapon: Gandhi, Tolstoy, Kallenbach and nonviolence | The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research Before Gandhi became the Mahatma, he was Mohandas. Living in South Africa for over twenty years, the young lawyer-turned-activist campaigned for the rights of migrant workers from India, fighting alongside the British in wars against the Boers and the Zulu Kingdom. It was in these harshest of racist, imperialist battles that young Gandhi began to develop the thought and practice that would become his signature in later years. During these years in South Africa, Gandhi formed friendships with the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and Prussian-Jewish architect, Hermann Kallenbach. Out of their unlikely friendship, Kallenbach and Gandhi founded the Tolstoy Farm, a retreat which acted as a laboratory for experimenting with techniques of nonviolence both as theory and as a practical way of living. In this course we look closely at Gandhi’s South Africa years―a time of both racial warfare, and great love and friendship―to understand the source of the philosophies and practices that would later inspire many currents of the civil rights movement in the United States. While many analyses of Gandhi and his thought focus on ideas and influences from Braminical and Jain sources, this course will focus on the South African moment and this archive in particular. Main texts for the course will include the collected writings of Gandhi, The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-bearer of Empire, by Desai & Vahed, Tolstoy’s The Kingdom of God is Within You, correspondence between Tolstoy and Gandhi, and Gandhi and Kallenbach. We will also read supplementary texts, which provided inspiration for Gandhi’s practice, such as Thoreau on civil disobedience, John Ruskin’s “Unto this Last,” and Plato’s Apology. Redeem a gift card Sent from my iPhone

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Laser

by Adam

I haven't made it to sudo in a while, how's my laser cutter holding up? Is it getting any use? Need service?

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Fwd: [CCL] FungusFair ThisSun12-6-2015/10-5 9th&LincolnSFGGPark

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ken Litchfield <litchfield.ken(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 10:18 PM Subject: [CCL] FungusFair ThisSun12-6-2015/10-5 9th&LincolnSFGGPark To: cclabs <counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com> Heyall, If you aren't making ghost hearts there's this: This Sunday from 10 to 5 at the SF Hall of Flowers County Fair Building at 9th and Lincoln in Golden Gate Park (*NOT* the Conservatory of Flowers Glasshouse) we will have our 46th annual Fungus Fair. Please bring yourselves and your friends and families and your mushrooms to identify and learn their lore. There will be many display tables of mushrooms taxonomically arranged and labeled so you can learn their familial relationships and a woodland wildland scene with dramatic specimens for photo opportunities. There will be subject tables for Mushroom Intro, Mushroom Microscopy, Mushroom Identification, Mushroom Ecology, Mushroom Toxicology, Edible Mushrooms, Medicinal Mushrooms, Dye Mushrooms, Mushroom Cultivation, Mycoremediation, Psychoactive Mushrooms, Mushroom Art, and mushroom vendors galore selling oodles of trinkets, doodads, clothes, books, and more. We'll have mushroom soups for sale, culinary sampling demos, cultivation kit making, kids crafts, and lots of other fungal fluffernuggets. For speakers we'll have JR Blair of SFSU speaking on "Mushrooms from Sierra Nevada," Britt Bunyard of Fungi Magazine speaking on "Mycopsychedelia," Ken Litchfield of MSSF Cultivation speaking on the "Gardener's Guide to Growing and Using Healthful Mushrooms," and David Arora, author of "All That the Rain Brings and More" and "Mushrooms Demystified," speaking on "Mushrooms Demythified." Besides those folks we'll have more than enough mushroom people to whet your appetite for trolls, lykenvykers, coprignomes, muscaryogres, and logrumps. >From "Which is that?" to "Witch's snot?!" get all your fungal questions answered at our Fungus Fair 2015. For ticket info and the latest updates go to mssf.org/fungus-fairs Thanks Ken -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Counter Culture Labs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to counterculturelabs+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to counterculturelabs(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Fwd: [omni-discuss] Buried Seeds Proposal Clarification

by Jenny Ryan

Omni Member Collective proposal. Probably can't vote on this tomorrow - plz discuss! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Buried Seeds <buriedseedsmedicinalgarden(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 9:08 AM Subject: [omni-discuss] Buried Seeds Proposal Clarification To: discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org Hello! As requested at the last delegates' meeting, I've attached Buried Seeds' proposal clarification. The updated responses are highlighted in blue. Peace _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss

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Music tonight

by Patrick O'Connor

My friend James is playing tonight at the Omni. He's a composer who uses a lot analogue electronics.-Patrick http://jamesfei.com/ Tues Dec 8, 730pm Omni Oakland Commons 4799 Shattuck Ave Oakland Active Music Series presents: -Nathan Clevenger Group -James Fei -Giacomo Fiore & Larry Polansky Details here: http://www.bayimproviser.com/EventView.aspx?e=13300

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Jewlers hand spot welder

by Cere Davis

Heya Wondering if anyone knows a cheap resource to borrow or use a jewlers spot welder? . I know about the usual suspects like Crucible, but that shit's expensive. Anybody know of a better option? . I just need to use one for a little while. I can drive to it, use it, then come back, etc.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] Anyone who can open the door at the Omni?

by yar

On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 8:16 AM, joseph liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net> wrote: > Robb said yesterday that his cardkey was not working. > I'm sure our crakerjack team of hackers will right the > problem ASAP so I am requesting that a time and date > be arranged for making cardkeys for those of us w/o them. > I was told one could make their own by swiping a card > three times and then telling Jenny immediately. Is that close > to an actual process? That is pretty much the process, yes. The "official" place to send card requests is the sysadmins list: sysadmins(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/sysadmins But when talking to people in person it's often just easier to say "tell me" because then you don't have to spell another email address outloud. Sometimes in an attempt to make the conversation go faster I've told people to email keys(a)omnicommons.org or cards(a)omnicommons.org because we have an email system which catches everythingelse(a)omnicommons.org so they all go to the same list pretty much, and a lot of the same people read that list. But I guess that's the kind of thing which makes things more confusing in an attempt to be less confusing.

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Anyone who can open the door at the Omni?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

One of our members needs to pick up supplies for an event, but can't get into the building - can someone let her in? Has the front door lock been fixed yet? Yesterday my key didn't work, because there was a broken key stuck in the lock... If you can get there soon, please email myself and Allison Shiozaki, andsoitgrows(a)gmail.com. Or give me a call on my cell at (925) 989 3869 Thanks! Patrik

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what are the current new member questions?

by Marina Kukso

this is what's on the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.1.0_Process_for… but the last new-member questionnaire i saw at a meeting a few months ago had additional questions. does anyone know what the current new member questions are? - marina

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Housing for December

by Lesley Bell

Hello friends, We are still looking for housemates in the Fruitvale district. Temporary is ok. Contact me offlist if you'd like to come by. $740/month plus utilities. Thanks for reading. Lesley

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Phone Line (CAT6) Termination and Diagram

by danarauz＠gmail.com

Hello, Just an FYI: Today Rob and I terminated the incoming Phone Line (CAT6) that Charley and I had ran a few months back. For our records I made a diagram showing how the cables termination goes. I didn't know how, but I took notes of how I found it. The attached diagram only covers the end at the Server side. Thanks, Daniel -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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darins friend found sleeping

by robb

darin, a new member to sudoroom, has been hosting some friends who have all been hanging out in one of the basement rooms. aside from the obvious evidence of smoking in the room, there have been no problems. this morning around 5:30am i noticed the light to the room was off and the door was locked. i continued knocking but no answer. i started taking the door off the hinges and darins friends began notifying they were in there. i asked them to leave. 2 out of 3 gave me a hard time and left and the other tried to continue hiding & i almost overlooked him. when i finally found him he gave me even more of a hard time than the others but finally left. around noon they were here without darin and i informed them of our members sponsoring guests policy and that they should leave and come back with darin. i subsequently was told that i was racist and that i was a pussy and stupid for volunteering my time w/o being paid. not sure how to proceed, it this a sudoroom issue because they were previously darin's guests (yesterday) or an omni issue because it happened outside of sudoroom w/o any sudo members being involved? thx ~r

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Please Let's Help Linda

by danarauz＠gmail.com

*Hello all, Here is the new URL: * *https://www.gofundme.com/nrbrhjp4 <https://www.gofundme.com/nrbrhjp4> Please donate if you can. * "As many of you may have heard, the Grant family recently suffered a terrible tragedy when 2-year old Gianni and his mother Brit were in a car accident several weeks ago. Gianni lost his life and Brit is now seriously injured and struggling to move on after losing her child. Brit's mother Linda, sister Makala, and other family and friends have been stepping up to take care of Brit and to help the family through this difficult time. Linda needs help to support her daughter until she gets back on her feet, including money for food and medical expenses resulting from the accident and amputation of part of Brit's arm. If you don't know her, Linda is a comrade and Black revolutionary from Oakland who always seems to have everyone's back. She is so strong and reliable and for *once* she is asking for our support. Please contribute generously to this fund to help her and her family get through this tragedy. Let's give this family one less thing to worry about." Daniel On Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 1:32 AM, johanna faust <female.faust(a)gmail.com> wrote: > k > > On Sun, Nov 15, 2015 at 10:25 PM, danarauz(a)gmail.com <danarauz(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Update: I just learned that there seems to be something wrong w the >> gofundme I previously shared here. Please standby for an updated one. >> >> Thank you! >> >> D >> >> >> On Sunday, November 15, 2015, johanna faust <female.faust(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> thank you! thanks for checking. my heart goes out to her. >>> >>> >>> may the Divine bless us all. >>> >>> >>> love, >>> ffaust >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! >> https://omnicommons.org/donate >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Be seeing you.* > -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

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Unabridged Newspeak Dictionary

by Torrie Fischer

Hi, Sudo Room. I've been super frustrated at world events lately, what with the US government labelling everyone a terrorist, the NSA being so pervasive, and white protestant males excusing other white protestant males for shooting up planned parenthoods and such. So here's a chrome extension I threw together that helpfully translates the web using The Unabridged Newspeak Dictionary: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/the-unabridged-newspeak-d/fiillcl… Feedback and additions are welcome. Please share :)

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Great mesh network graphic to steal

by Romy Ilano

Hey I'm not focused on sudomesh but I like it! Can't work on stuff for it but thought this would be fun : first time I saw someone explain mesh networks in a very easy way. -- rip off this graphic and do a sudomesh version -- as an outsider I'd love to see a Mesh video round table with jenny jake and a few random neighborhood folks. Like filmed at the omni table ! I'm busy focusing on my own things but admiring yalls from afar ! http://www.cnet.com/news/unbreakable-mesh-networks-are-in-your-smartphones-… Unbreakable: Mesh networks are in your smartphone's future It's not that we're running out of mobile bandwidth. It's just that it's poorly distributed. If you're in your home next to a Wi-Fi router, you might have a clean signal and access to a 12-megabit connection. Meanwhile, someone outside your door could have a smartphone that's struggling to hold onto a slow connection to a cellular tower a mile away. But mesh networking might make things better for everyone. Mesh networks let devices share their connections with other users. If one user has a clean network connection and another nearby user does not, the second user can piggyback on the first's, automatically. If there's a collection of many people, their machines can all cooperate to make connections -- to each other and to the global Internet. In advanced mesh networks, connections and data can hop among devices, creating ad hoc bucket-brigade paths for communication. The concept of mesh networking is not new. Many military systems rely on mesh networking, since forces in the field cannot rely on communications infrastructures. Utilities also use mesh networks for collecting data from equipment, like smart meters. On this Reporters' Roundtable, I interview two innovators in mesh networking. They're both trying to bring this liberating (they say) and bandwidth-saving (ditto) technology to the masses. Podcast Subscribe: iTunes (MP3) iTunes (640x360) Podcast RSS (MP3) Podcast RSS (640x360) Micha Benoliel's company, Open Garden, makes a mesh networking utility for Android smartphones and for Windows and Mac laptops (support for iOS is coming). It's a free app that turns your device into a mobile hot spot. No matter how you're connected to the Net (Wi-Fi or cellular), it makes that connection shareable (over Bluetooth) to other Open Garden users. Likewise, if you're running the product but don't have a connection to the Net, and you're near a user who does, this service seamlessly gets you online. Benoliel says that, for the most part, carriers and ISPs welcome technologies that improve bandwidth for customers and that also lower power requirements (connecting to a nearby hot spot over Bluetooth takes a lot less power than linking to a cell tower). "The only way to improve the wireless networks is to increase the density of microcells or hot spots. I think carriers really understand that," he says. His pitch: "We turn every device into a hot spot... and we improve the network itself." Sri Srikrishna was the founding CTO of the mesh networking company Tropos (recently acquired by ABB), and is now working on bringing mesh technologies to populations where today's standard wireless networking technologies are insufficient, or are blocked. See his paper, "SocialMesh: Can Networks of Meshed Smartphones Ensure Public Access to Twitter During an Attack?" Srikrisha says it's time to do two things for people who don't have reliable means to connect to the global net. First of all, we can make better, more frequency-agile radios. Second: Mesh them together. Hooking users together through mesh networks can also democratize communications and make them, he believes, more robust in the face of repressive regimes that might want to shut down the capability to reach the outside world. With a mesh network, a very small number of users who happen to have a connection can share that with other users who don't. "If you have a large number of these devices, no government will be able to stop it," he says. Srikrishna and Benoliel both claim that the global growth of smartphones -- all are handheld computers easily capable of supporting mesh networking stacks -- should lead to a global infrastructure shift, in which these handsets become a bigger part of the infrastructure itself, not just clients on it. "Can you build a network that's indestructible?" asks Srikrishna. He says it's worth doing. "A lot of the problems in the world can be solved if you can have UStream everywhere in the world, without being blocked." Watch the full, geeky discussion in the video here. Sent from my iPhone

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the robot now has a roto-zip wood cutting tool

by Jake

last night Leif and I installed a roto-zip rotary cutting tool on the end of the robot arm. it looks just like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/272046207900?ul_noapp=true&chn=ps&lpid=82 we don't have any tool bits for it though. It needs a sideways-cutting bit with a 1/8" diameter shaft. they make them for wood. it would be possible to cut metals too if you're careful, but a bit for that purpose would be called an "endmill" please let me know if you want to use the robot with its wood-cutting tool. if you want to cut out a shape, for example, you will need an SVG file for starters. thank you -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-finance] Invoice 1188 from Omni Oakland

by yar

On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 10:01 PM, Johnny <mostmodernist(a)gmail.com> wrote: > LOL What part was funny? Was it the "thanks for your business" line?

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Invoice 1188 from Omni Oakland

by Omni Oakland

Dear Sudo Room, Here's your invoice! We appreciate your prompt payment. Thanks for your business! Omni Oakland ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1188 Invoice Date: 11/25/2015 Due Date: 12/05/2015 Terms: Net 10 Amount Due: $283.23 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

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Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Cuba Open Technology / Maker Exchange Jan 11-21

by Cere Davis

This sounds amazing! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Mario Landau Holdsworth" <mariolh(a)gmail.com> Date: Nov 25, 2015 1:33 PM Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Cuba Open Technology / Maker Exchange Jan 11-21 To: "Noisebridge" <noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net> Cc: "Valerie Landau" <vlandau(a)gmail.com> Hi everyone, My cousin Valerie is coordinating an open technology / maker exchange in Havana, Cuba in January. We need at least *8 more people* to make the trip happen. The exchange is organized to connect talented makers, designers, and engineers in Cuba with their counterparts in the US. The conference is organized in Havana by leading professors, makers and artists. Participants will meet and spend 4 days collaborating together on projects. You can find more info here: http://landautravel.com/2015/07/23/maker-exchange-in-cuba-january-11-20-201… Feel free to email me directly with questions. Thanks!!! Mario _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss mailing list Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss

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Fwd: [sudo-info] Do you want some free computer stuff???

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jack Vincent <jackvinc(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:51 AM Subject: [sudo-info] Do you want some free computer stuff??? To: info(a)sudoroom.org Hey Sudo Folks, I have visited you guys a couple times, once at the Broadway space and once at your new OmniCommons space... I have been doing some house cleaning and would like to give away some computer and electronics stuff.... I tried dropping by last Saturday to offer you some stuff but the door was closed and no one answered. Do you have any interest in these???? LOTS of "G" WiFi stuff, routers, access points. D-Link, Netgear ---SCSI EVERYTHING... cables, TAPE BACKUP, Syquest drives and media, ZIP drives and media, Imation LS-120 drives and media ---MODEMS external and internal, up to 56K (does ANYONE still use modems???) ---Serial cables (a box full), serial switch box, parallel cables, inkjet printers (untested) , laser printers (untested). Gigantic industrial dot-matrix printer with sound deadening hood ---Misc computer power supplies, cases, 386 computers, 486 computers, Toshiba laptops that can only run DOS, floppy disks, ---misc ISA bus cards..... if no one is interested in the functionality of the cards, do you collect them for the GOLD reclamation value $$$$$$?$?$?$ -video cards, EIDE cards, modem cards, multi-I/O cards, sound cards, and so on. ---inkjet printers (untested) -I'm pretty sure you DON'T want these, but who knows... again, maybe the circuit boards have value. I am offering these for free to anyone. Hope to hear from you SOON. And please let me know how to call you if you want this stuff. PS Almost forgot to mention, TONS of old 3.5" HARD DRIVES.... most working, many tested or marked. Thanks. -- Jack V _______________________________________________ Info mailing list Info(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://sudoroom.org/lists/listinfo/info

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Fwd: [sudo-info] possible partnerships opportunity

by yar

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caitlin Cruz <caitlin.cruz(a)cvcorps.org> Date: Thu, Nov 12, 2015 at 1:29 PM Subject: [sudo-info] possible partnerships opportunity To: "info(a)sudoroom.org" <info(a)sudoroom.org> Hello, I am a teacher at Civicorps schools, a charter school in West Oakland for youth who have not yet received their high school diplomas. I am currently teaching a robotics class in an attempt to interest students in programming and the maker culture. I am interested in taking them on a field trip to community maker space or hacker space in Oakland and I was wondering if I could speak to someone about what you do and if this might be a good fit. I am interested in exposing my students to community robotics and citizen science. I am specifically interested in Omni labs because I know that you are run through community members and encourage creativity. Our students are 18-26 and the school offers both a degree and on the job training. My robotics class is a 3 hour class that runs for 5 Fridays in a row and begins with an introduction to programming and continues with a comprehensive robotics projects that runs from the Arduino platform. If you are interested in knowing more about us and/or feel that you could host us for a field trip, please let me know. Thank you Caitlin Cruz Science Teacher

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: [sudo-info] possible partnerships opportunity

by yar

On Mon, Nov 23, 2015 at 9:47 AM, johanna faust <female.faust(a)gmail.com> wrote: > sounds like a good fit. & issues re: minors are moot, correct? We've fixed the biggest outstanding fire code violations, and our insurance covers stuff like this. I think it's fine to go ahead and do it.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos

by Adam

It's not the parts that make the board expensive, it's the salaries you must pay the engineers who write the software for it. Heck, you'd be surprised how little the parts cost of something reflects the price one must ask for to keep a company afloat. On 23 Nov 2015 1:03 am, "Zach R" <organicunity(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Hey Adam, > Thanks so much for the reply. Goddamn that board is expensive - I'm not > surprised it does more given all the ICs on it. Nuts, looks like we need > to cough up $400 for that board then or get a new laser cutter :/ What a > scam, I doubt that PCB costs >$25 to produce. > I second your thoughts on education. I've looked at your site as well as > the manual and have been trying to learn more about the beast so that it > gets taken care of properly. > > -Zach > > ________________________________________ > From: noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net < > noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net> on behalf of Adam > <adam(a)aperture.systems> > Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 12:16 AM > To: Noisebridge > Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos > > I have this model laser. It's on loan at sudo right now. > > The board isn't just a USB-Parallel converter. On my laser (R.3) the > board was a mixture of motor drivers, a few buffers and a CPLD doing > something somewhat intelligent. When it failed, I was able to have > full spectrum replace it with r.4 of their board for $400, which is > pretty identical, though they've done away with the DB25 port in favor > of direct to CPLD - USB. > > I have a guide on the use of these lasers here. > http://hack.rit.edu/tools/fsl/ > > I would not recommend hacked solutions over the FSL board, unless the > solution is well documented, on a dedicated computer, backed up, and > taught to a few NB chiefs. My time running RIT's hackerspace has > taught that lack of education is the #1 reason people don't use tools > like these, and when there's no one to teach, nothing will get done, > and that sometimes it really is better to just pay extra for > something that just works. > > -A > -^-^-^-^-^- > Adam Munich - Builder of wild things (and organizations) > Tel: +1-650-452-0554 > > The key to mastering any skill is nothing more than passion and > persistence. > > > On Sun, Nov 22, 2015 at 2:30 AM, Mitch Altman <maltman23(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > FYI: My friend Aqua (who's Chinese) called the company who actually > makes the laser cutter (jnmydy.com is only a distributor), and they told > her that they cannot sell us just the power Parallel to USB controller and > main power motherboard PCBs separately, but they sell the "whole set" and > some raw components. She will call be on Monday and find out how much the > "whole set" costs. > > > > > > And, yeah, I'd still really like to get reimbursed for the laser tube I > bought for Noisebridge for $237.37 last year. > > > > > > Best, > > > > Mitch. > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > >> From: organicunity(a)hotmail.com > >> To: noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > >> Date: Sun, 22 Nov 2015 02:29:14 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos > >> > >> > >> So looking through the NB discuss list history (and talking to myself > >> more here) there are actually a few more things the Laser Cutter > >> needs. From what I understand there is: > >> > >> > >> 1) Parallel> USB controller board needed (waiting for word from the > >> people at Full Spectrum Laser and the shop in China for a price quote - > >> anyone received a reply?) Also, Henner says he might be able to hack > >> this with Arduino > >> > >> 2) Water pump and one hose missing (according to Adam's email from the > >> Hackathon in July) > >> > >> 3) Air Pump maybe (haven't checked to see if we have this) > >> > >> 4) Calibration of mirrors and stuff (can someone volunteer to do this? > >> we have manuals for it, it's just tedious) > >> > >> 5) Minor wiring and screws install work (I volunteer to do this) > >> > >> 6) a Windows machine to run the software (I can donate one if needed) > >> > >> 7) Install software and key (I guess Jerrod has this info?) > >> > >> > >> Just trying to document the steps needed in one place here for > >> everyone. Finally, we need to pay Mitch back for the $237 he spent on > >> the new tube. Below is an old email with details from the thread here > >> "Laser cutter repair bounty" > >> > >> > >> Adam: "I tried fixing it at the stupid shit hackathon but I could not > >> find the water pump and the other rubber hose. There is otherwise > >> everything you need to get the laser cutter running." > >> > >> > >> Mitch: "Zach -- please see the email from Henner, copied below, for a > >> list of things that needs to be done. And please see the Doodle sent by > >> Rubin, copied below, to pick a time to meet to fix the lasercutter. > >> Everyone -- I paid for the laser tube when I was in China. I would very > >> much love to be paid back for it. It cost me: Laser tube: $120.37 > >> shipping from Shenzhen to SF: $117.00 Total: $237.37 Would people be > >> kind enough to pitch in, and help collect for this? Thanks, Mitch." > >> > >> -------------------------------------- From: organicunity(a)hotmail.com > >> To: noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 > >> 08:39:50 +0000 Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Laser cutter repair > >> bounty .ExternalClass P { } I already offered to help with this....I > >> thought Adam (and someone else) got it fixed recently. If someone will > >> give me the low down on what needs to be done I'm happy to work on it. > >> and hey, throwing money (and burritos) at poor techs like me definitely > >> can get shit done! -Zach From: > >> noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net on behalf of Rubin > >> Abdi Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2015 3:54 PM To: Henner Zeller Cc: James > >> Sundquist; NB Discuss Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Laser cutter > >> repair bounty Do you want to make the laser go? Fill out the fucking > >> Doodle... https://doodle.com/3rnzd5fy74kfwd9b On 11 July 2015 at 14:41, > >> Henner Zeller wrote: I'd rather you guys organize some time where > >> everyone who wants to help has time (get creative, there are some > >> online find-free-time-slots-for-a-couple of people online. @rubin was > >> using one of these recently). Money won't get things done, chip in an > >> hour of your work. _That_ would help more getting this done. I am happy > >> to help, but being alone working on that will take weeks of time here > >> and there. What needs to be done, and with a few people, that would be > >> doable in an afternoon. - check if we have the water pump and air pump > >> in working condition. If not, get new ones. - Get a bucket of 5 Gallons > >> of distilled water. - Connect the laser tube to the high voltage power > >> supply (as far as I know, the new tube is already in the cutter)000 - > >> calibrate things, mirrors and stuff. - make a free space in the corner > >> of Noisebridge next to the windows, now full of DJ gear. - Find a table > >> to put it on permanently. - Prepare an outlet in the window where we > >> can connect the blower pipe. - Get the software installed somewhere (I > >> think Jarrod has a license key somewhere and we need a windows > >> machine). -h On 11 July 2015 at 14:31, jarrod hicks wrote: I too will > >> match that. On Jul 11, 2015 12:32 PM, "James Sundquist" wrote: I will > >> give $20 to anyone who has the laser cutter restored and calibrated at > >> nb. --- Sent from Boxer | http://getboxer.com > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net > >> <noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net> on behalf of Zach R > >> <organicunity(a)hotmail.com> > >> Sent: Friday, November 20, 2015 5:54 PM > >> To: NB Discuss; Eric Michaud > >> Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos > >> > >> > >> OK so I took the laser cutter Main PCB home last night and did some > >> work on it. I believe I got it all fixed up now, with the proper +5v > >> and +24v LEDs lighting up now - it should be working 100% ! :D > >> > >> proof: > >> > >> > http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/Segasonicfan/NB%20Hardware%20Class/2… > >> > >> > http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/Segasonicfan/NB%20Hardware%20Class/2… > >> < > http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b134/Segasonicfan/NB%20Hardware%20Class/2… > > > >> > >> > >> Now the only thing left (aside from me fixing some crappy wiring jobs, > >> installing the tube, and replacing screws and fuses) is the CONTROLLER > >> BOARD that handles Parallel> USB. Here is a link to it again: > >> > >> > https://moderndevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fse-controller-768x1024… > >> > >> > >> Has anyone received a response from the manufacturer about this? Eric, > >> could you ask Full Spectrum Laser for the price cost for just this > >> board (I know they quoted $700 for both, but I have the larger one > >> working now). LMK. > >> > >> ________________________________ > >> From: noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net > >> <noisebridge-discuss-bounces(a)lists.noisebridge.net> on behalf of Zach R > >> <organicunity(a)hotmail.com> > >> Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2015 11:39 PM > >> To: NB Discuss > >> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Moar Laser Cutter Infos > >> > >> > >> So I brought this up at the meeting tonight and then I did more > >> research. Found some more useful info. > >> > >> > >> model #: MLR-40 > >> > >> 40w Full Spectrum Laser > >> > >> Manufacturer website: http://en.jnmydy.com/ > >> > >> > >> And here are the pictures I took: > >> > >> > http://s18.photobucket.com/user/Segasonicfan/library/NB%20Hardware%20Class?… > >> > >> Here is the controller board we are missing: > >> > >> > https://moderndevice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fse-controller-768x1024… > >> > >> http://www.laserresale.com/?fa=app.view&it=5966< > https://us-mg4.mail.yahoo.com/compose?to=gwen246%40gmail.com> > >> > https://moderndevice.com/news/full-spectrum-engineering-40w-hobby-laser/ > >> http://wiki.lvl1.org/Full_Spectrum_Laser > >> http://www.therpf.com/showthread.php?t=140518 > >> > >> https://fslaser.com/Manuals/FSL_40w_Hobby_Laser_Manual.pdf (manual) > >> > >> > >> There is a second hand one for $1500 we could raise money for. That > >> way we have this one for parts. That's one option. > >> > >> Im going to try emailing the manufacture to see what replacement costs > >> would be. > >> > >> > >> -Zach > >> > >> _______________________________________________ Noisebridge-discuss > >> mailing list Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > >> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss > > _______________________________________________ > > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > > Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss > _______________________________________________ > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss >

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Left red glasses at omni?

by Cere Davis

Hi. Im looking for a pair of red glassed that i might have left at omni. . Had anyone seen anything fitting that description lying around sudo or omni?

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Column: The case for employee-owned companies

by Romy Ilano

This isn't something I'm interested in but thought it'd be interesting to the cool Sudoroom folks http://www.pbs.org/newshour/making-sense/column-the-case-for-employee-owned… Column: The case for employee-owned companies Making Sen$e’s segment on the 100 percent worker-owned New Belgium Brewing stirred some interest in the concept of employee stock ownership. David Ellerman explains the theory behind employee-owned companies. Photo by Flickr user +Russ. Editor’s Note: Our story on Colorado’s 100 percent worker-owned company New Belgium Brewing has stirred some interest in the concept of employee stock ownership. We didn’t have time, however, to explore a particularly provocative and arguably profound voice on the issue, David Ellerman, based at the University of California, Riverside. Ellerman has for years made an argument as startling as it is hard to refute: “the labor theory of property.” It’s that employees should own the firms they work for because of very simple logic: If they’re responsible for the consequences of their actions while on the job ― committing a crime, say ― how can it be that they’re not responsible for the positive things they do, such as making money? Ellerman’s writing on “the labor theory of property” has mostly been for a technical audience. I asked him if he wouldn’t mind trying to make his argument in a more popular way for the Making Sen$e page. Here’s what he sent us. ― Paul Solman, Economics Correspondent You are called in for jury duty. You protest to the judge that you are not a lawyer. How can you be expected to make a legal decision? But the judge points out that the jury is not there to interpret the law but to make a decision about the facts. Is the defendant in fact responsible for committing the crime as charged ― or not? Guilty or not guilty? The legal system then assigns the legal responsibility according to the jury’s decision about the factual responsibility. That is the basic principle of justice: assign the legal responsibility to the people who are in fact responsible for the deeds in question. With that principle of justice, injustice falls into two categories: assigning legal responsibility to a defendant who was not in fact responsible for the crime ― that is, convicting an innocent person, or not assigning legal responsibility to a defendant who was in fact responsible ― that is, not convicting a guilty person. There is something else to notice about the basic norm of justice. Criminals have their “tools of the trade,” which can be quite important in committing crimes. But tools cannot be factually responsible for committing a crime, only people. For example, guns can’t be responsible for killing people, but people find it much easier to kill someone, deliberately or accidentally, if guns are available. Thus, regardless of the tools, instruments or other things being used in committing a crime, only the people committing the crime are in fact responsible for it. This basic principle of justice ― assign legal responsibility according to factual responsibility ― is used by the courts of law, but there’s no reason this principle should be applied only to negative results like crimes or misdeeds. When people deliberately produce something positive, shouldn’t they also get the legal “credit” or “ownership” of that result? The justice principle can thus be seen as applying to both positive and negative results of all responsible human actions. But there is a problem ― our current economic system does not follow the justice principle. In the previous system ― prior to the arrival of modern democracy ― masters could own other people involuntarily (the slaves). Thankfully, that system was abolished. But voluntariness was not the key issue since the contract to voluntarily sell oneself into slavery was also abolished along with involuntary slavery. In the current economic system, people rent themselves out to an “employer.” As the late Paul Samuelson of MIT, the first American Nobel Prize winner in economics, put it in his widely-used textbook: Since slavery was abolished, …[a] man is not even free to sell himself: he must rent himself at a wage. This use of the word “rent” may be jarring, but it is accurate. Americans refer to “rental cars” and the British refer to “hire cars,” but both are talking about the same thing where the renter is not buying the car, but only buying some of its services. Renting something is buying its services. Our current employment system of renting, hiring or employing people conflicts with the justice principle. In a factory operating under the employment relation, the people working in the factory jointly produce whatever is the product. Consider a company that produces widgets, for example. Those widgets are the positive results of their responsible actions. But to produce the widgets, they must jointly use up raw materials, intermediate goods, machinery and other resources. Those used-up resources are the negative results of their responsible actions. But the people working in the enterprise do not jointly have legal ownership of the widgets they produce, and they do not jointly bear the expenses for the resources (raw materials, intermediate goods, etc.) they use to produce the widgets. Instead, it is the employer who owns the widgets and pays off the non-labor costs for the used resources. The rented people, the employees, are seen simply as the providers of just another resource ― known in this case, as labor services. The employer pays off the liability for using that resource by paying the labor costs ― the wages and salaries. Hence, the employment system seems to involve a mismatch between legal responsibility and factual responsibility. While the positive and negative legal responsibility goes to the (working or absentee) employer, the positive and negative factual responsibility is with both the working employer and the employees. The renting of people certainly seems to violate the standard justice principle of assigning legal responsibility in accordance to factual responsibility. But the employees are said to voluntarily give up their responsibility for the results of their “labor services.” How can one “give up” factual responsibility? Consider the case of an employee who commits a crime at the instruction of the employer. Certainly then the employee really does want to voluntarily give up and transfer away any factual responsibility for the results of his labor services. But there is no such escape. The legal system then recognizes that the “employment” of one’s own actions cannot be voluntarily transferred to another person. One could transfer the use of one’s car or shovel to another person, but not the “employment” of one’s self. As a British law book on the employer-employee relation puts it (using the old-speak of “master and servant”): All who participate in a crime with a guilty intent are liable to punishment. A master and servant who so participate in a crime are liable criminally, not because they are master and servant, but because they jointly carried out a criminal venture and are both criminous. But what factually changes when the venture being jointly carried out is not criminal? Do the employees suddenly turn into non-responsible robots employed by their employer? Presumably employees are just as much factually responsible for their deliberate actions when they produce widgets as when they commit crimes. It is the response of the legal system that changes ― when no crime is committed, the legal system sees no reason to intervene to explicitly apply the justice principle it has so clearly established in ordinary trials. The system then accepts “obeying the employer” as fulfilling the employment contract. There seems to be no breach of the contract ― even though “obeying the employer” didn’t get the criminal employee off the hook. But with no breach or crimes involved, the legal system is silent. It does not intervene to apply the justice principle as it does in a criminal or civil trial. The end result is that the employer ends up paying off all the costs of the used-up resources, including the wage payments for the employees’ labor services, and thus owning all the widgets produced. But the employer is not in fact solely responsible for using up those resources or for producing that product ― so this adds up to a violation of the justice principle. The justice principle says that all the expenses for the used-up resources and all the revenues from owning and selling the widgets should go to the factually responsible party, which would be all the people working in the enterprise. This violation is built into the whole system of renting people ― even if voluntarily. Should that be surprising? We are accustomed to condemn slavery for being involuntary, but would owning other people be okay if it were voluntary? Perhaps the basic problem with owning other people was not whether it was involuntary or voluntary, but that it treated people as things. And that is still a problem with the renting of people in our economy. It treats the rented people like non-responsible things whose use or employment can be voluntarily transferred from one person to another like a car or shovel. How can the problem be fixed? Today, the renting, hiring or employing of people seems as “natural” as owning people did before the 19th century. In either case, most people in such a society take it for granted. But what if the abolitionists’ achievement of abolishing the owning of other people was followed up with the “neo-abolitionist” goal of abolishing the renting of other people? It would mean that all the people working together in a given enterprise would be the owners or members of that enterprise. They would jointly own what they jointly produce, and they would jointly pay off the costs for all the resources that they jointly used. In short, they would jointly own both the positive and negative “fruits of their labor” so private property would be re-founded on the justice principle. The conservative British thinker, Lord Eustace Percy, put the matter very well back in 1944. Here is the most urgent challenge to political invention ever offered to the jurist and the statesman. The human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth, the association of workmen, managers, technicians and directors, is not an association recognised by the law. The association which the law does recognize ― the association of shareholders, creditors and directors ― is incapable of production and is not expected by the law to perform these functions. We have to give law to the real association, and to withdraw meaningless privilege from the imaginary one. It was previously noted that the factually responsible party is the community of all the people working in the enterprise, which Lord Percy called the “human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth.” That community is not even recognized as a legal party in the current system. “The association which the law does recognise” is (typically) the corporation-as-employer in the employer-employer relationship. The closest legal form we have today where the factually responsible party is also the legally responsible party would be worker cooperatives (like the Mondragon cooperatives in the Basque country in Spain) or the “employee-owned” companies like the 7,000 or so Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) across the United States (at least where 100 percent of the stock is in the ESOP trust for the employees). With those legal forms, the “association which the law does recognise” is also the “human association which in fact produces and distributes wealth.” That arrangement satisfies the justice principle. Sent from my iPhone

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Job (New York): Senior Policy Analyst- Workforce Development - idealist.org

by Romy Ilano

This isn't something that is in my interests but thought Sudoroom people might like it :: http://www.idealist.org/view/job/Kkw4Xcsx93xd/ Sent from my iPhone

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