- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Robert Benson

idea Free Open Source Education (FOSE - acronym apparently recently ditched by US Gov) Building education from the ground up. Online organization to develop and maintain free open source educational tools and server space to share them. Top-down education sucks. We can do it better. ? robb

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Fwd: Edward Vu memorial

by Praveen Sinha

Hi all, My deepest condolensces for those of you who knew Edward Vu -- we've been having too much loss in our communities these days. Below is the fundraiser for his family. Thanks! Praveen ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cassandra Chen <cassandra.chen(a)unitedforsuccess.org> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 9:01 PM Subject: Fwd: Edward Vu memorial To: praveen sinha <dmhomee(a)gmail.com> Would you forward the link below as well as the invitation attached to Sudo Room? Edward was involved there a few times, and there may be some folks who know him. We are trying to connect with his friends as best we can. http://www.youcaring.com/memorial-fundraiser/funeral-service-for-edward-vu-… -- Cassandra Chen United for Success Academy 2101 35th Avenue Oakland, CA 94601 (510) 747-8485 cell

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Re: [sudo-discuss] An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center (fwd)

by Jake

Is anyone interested in coming to table at Chabot this weekend, to show off robotics stuff and talk about sudoroom? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 21:20:19 +0000 From: Diane Strand <DStrand(a)chabotspace.org> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center Thanks Jake! The event starts at 11am, goes 'til 5pm, but you can leave earlier if need be. I'll put you near an outlet. Are you guys bringing a 3D printer? I'd really love to have one on the floor, so if you aren't bringing one, I'll reach out to someone else who can. Please let me know if you need anything else or directions to the museum. So happy to have you guys on board!! Diane -----Original Message----- From: Jake [mailto:jake@spaz.org] Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:05 PM To: Brendan; yardenack(a)gmail.com Cc: Diane Strand; Eske; Gregory Kielian Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center I can take saturday, i'll bring others. What time does it start? and yes, we'll need outlets, and will there be an internet connection? thanks! -jake 415-555-1212 On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Brendan wrote: > Hi Diane, I'm writing and including Greg. I can definitely be there on Sunday, but I'm not sure about Saturday. > Brendan > > ______________________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________________ > _____________________________________ > From: Diane Strand > Sent: ‎2/‎11/‎2015 4:32 PM > To: Eske > Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science > Center > > Hi Korl, > > > > Do you have any updates on Sudo Rooms’ involvement in Robofest at > Chabot? My biggest questions are: Are you able to come for both days (2/28 & 3/1), what times are you able to run the table, and what requirements do you have (i.e near an outlet, ect)? > > > > Please let me know as soon as you can. I’m making up the floor plan and need to have all of the logistics worked out as soon as possible, as I will be out of town next week. > > > > Thanks! > > Diane > > > > From: Diane Strand > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:01 AM > To: 'Eske' > Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science > Center > > > > Hi Korl, > > > > Thanks for the update! Your idea for your table sounds AMAZING! Would you need an outlet for this? > > > > I look forward to hearing more about Sudo Room’s plans! > > Diane > > > > From: Eske [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 3:31 PM > To: Diane Strand > Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science > Center > > > > Hi Diane, > > So sorry for the delay in response. We have so many projects going on, that it's all too easy to get sidetracked and forgetful! > I'll double check with the robot at Sudoroom, but I'm sure we can at least come for the whole first day. > I think one table to start will be fine, but I'd have to double check > that as well, since I don't know what the hauling situation is. It would be awesome if we could have a 3D printer working on robot parts, and some of our robots doing their thing right alongside. > > I'll get back to you with more details by the weeks end. > Thanks for your patience! > > ~ Korl > > 510.671.0824 > 500px.com/soenke-v > > On Jan 8, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Diane Strand <DStrand(a)chabotspace.org> wrote: > > Happy New Year Guys! > > > > I wanted to touch base about Sudo Room’s participation in Robofest at > Chabot on Feb. 28th and March 1st. Would you guys be able to come for both days? The event time is 11-5pm both days, would you be able to stay the whole time? > > > > From looking at your website, it seems like you guys have a robotic arm and a 3D printer. I would love to see either or both of these things at your table, if at all possible. > But, of course, I am open to any ideas you have and am really just excited that you all will be coming up! > > > > So far I have Tiny Techs Club, Dash Robotics, Robotics for Fun, > Revolve Robotics, and a drone demonstration for exhibitors and David > Calkins, Ken Goldberg, and Robert Full for lecturers. I’m still > reaching out to folks, so if you have any ideas of who I should > contact, I’d love to hear them. J > > > > Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to come up and take a look at the event space. I look forward to your response! > > > > Best, > > Diane > > > > From: Diane Strand > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:15 PM > To: 'Eske Silver' > Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science > Center > > > > Hi Eske, Jake, and Brendan, > > > > Thank you for your reply! I’m so excited to have you guys on board! We > have actually expanded the event to March 1st and I would love to > have you guys there for both days, if you are able to.. I have a Robofest sumo competition, workshops and a lecture scheduled (David Calkins and Ken Goldberg) for both days. So far Dash Robotics and Tiny Techs Club will be there and I’m hoping to get more organizations on board. > > > > The hours of the event will be 11-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Would > you all be able to have a table the whole time? I can provide you with 6’ tables, tablecloths and chairs, I would just need to know how many. Would you need to be near an outlet? You guys are welcome to come up and see the space any time before the event. > > > > Congrats on the new space! It looks really fantastic and really impressive with all you guys have to offer. I look forward to talking to you guys again soon! > > > > Happy Holidays! > > Diane > > > > From: Eske Silver [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:22 AM > To: Diane Strand > Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com > Subject: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science > Center > > > > Hi, Diane! > On behalf of Sudo and our robot enthusiasts, we're very excited for this event and we very much appreciate the invite! > We'd love to come, and be a part of it! > Apologies for the delay in response - we've been so busy helping get > our new location, at the Omni Commons, up and running. If you aren't already familiar with the Omni, please do check out our website: > https://omnicommons.org > February 28th is good timing f > > > [The entire original message is not included.] > >

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Fwd: [eecs-announce] Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon -- Berkeley Site!

by Mitar

Hi! This sounds very interesting. Mitar -------- Forwarded Message -------- From: ANNA J CAREY <annacarey(a)berkeley.edu> Subject: [eecs-announce] Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon -- Berkeley Site! To: eecs-announce(a)eecs.berkeley.edu Please forward the following message about the Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon that will be hosted at UC Berkeley: *What:* Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-A-Thon *Where:* BCNM Commons (near Free Speech Movement Cafe), Moffitt Library, UC Berkeley Campus *When:* Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. The practical effect of this disparity, however, is not. Content is skewed by the lack of female participation. This represents an alarming absence in an increasingly important repository of shared knowledge. Let's change that. Join Berkeley Center for New Media on Saturday, March 7 from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. for a collaborative edit-a-thon of Wikipedia entries on subjects relating to art and feminism. We will provide tutorials for the beginner Wikipedians, reference materials, and refreshments. Bring your laptop, power cord, and ideas for entries that need updating or creation. For the editing-averse, we urge you to stop by to show your support. Women, women-identified, and male allies welcomed. *RSVP on Facebook and register on our Wikipedia Meet-up page. We look forward to seeing you there!* Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1595505167330247/ Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley/ArtAndFeminism_2015 <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Berkeley/ArtAndFeminism_2015> -- Anna Carey UC Berkeley | Interdisciplinary Studies: Art & Technology annacarey(a)berkeley.edu | 914.907.4672 -- http://mitar.tnode.com/ https://twitter.com/mitar_m

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Invoice #162 from Omni Oakland Commons

by Sarah Pritchard

Hello Sudoers! See below for a link to Sudo Room's invoice for shared expenses at the Omni in February. Here is a breakdown of the Omni's total expenses this month: *Utilities:* - PG&E: $550.74 - EBMUD: $239.06 - WM: $189.99 *Taxes & Insurance:* - Building Insurance: $661.00 - Property Taxes: $797.28 - Director's & Officer's Insurance: $152.50 - State Farm General Liability Insurance: $0 (paid through July) Utilities are split evenly between member collectives and tenants. Taxes and insurance are shared among member collectives only. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please pay as soon as you're able. Thanks and <3, SP + Finances WG Below please find a link to Invoice #162. Amount due: $390.94 USD Due by: 2015-03-01 To view this invoice, please visit: https://waveapps.com/tvmpfz-k2qq52

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Fwd: [omni-building] internet cable and garbage

by niki

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <glaz510(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jan 27, 2015 at 6:36 PM Subject: [omni-building] internet cable and garbage To: omni-building(a)googlegroups.com Hi All! I'm so excited to finally be moved into my space at the Omni. A couple things have come up for me and I'm not sure if this is the right place to reach out, if not can you point me in the appropriate direction? 1. There is a blue ethernet cable that comes in the wall between my shop and the hallway and goes out the wall again a few feet away only to come back in the doorway and then plug into the phone line (I think). I've been asking for someone (from Sudo?) to reroute it so that it just comes in and goes right to the plug instead of the wrapping around. I'm concerned that it will be damaged by the door closing on it repeatedly. Who can help? 2. I know this may be more involved but I'm wondering if the placement of the trash cans can/will be discussed soon? It's going to be a major drag to work all day in that stink. I've heard the plan is to take them out of the hallway. Is that true? Thanks and love! Gaby -- REMINDER: the omni-building mailing list is deprecated! For anything building/construction related, please use https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/building To see all the Omni mailing lists, go to https://omnicommons.org/lists/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omni-building" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to omni-building+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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bike stuff etc in trash room & hallway needs be removed

by David Keenan

hey all - After niki et al made a special dump run with a ton of crap that had been building up in the garbage room, theres still what looks like a useable bike trailer in the trash room, as well as a bunch of other random stuff in there too.. If this is y'alls - please remove it? If you know whose that stuff is, let me know? Same with the hallway - the hallway needs to be clear as it is a fire corridor for the building plus an accessibility issue. Signs have been put up and barring any objection I am planning on removing all this stuff by next week. Best, David

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Invoice #147 from Omni Oakland Commons

by Sarah Pritchard

Hello Sudo-ers! See below for Sudo Room's invoice for March rent at the Omni. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please pay as soon as you're able. Thanks and <3, SP + Finances WG Below please find a link to Invoice #147. Amount due: $2000.00 USD Due by: 2015-03-01 To view this invoice, please visit: https://waveapps.com/9qt3up-prp3xt

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Won't Make Meeting

by Ryan

I was the delegate last week, and I'd love to make this week's meeting, but where I live they've trapped me in my room with mattresses I can't move and I've told them and they said they'd move them half an hour ago, but they're still there so I highly doubt I'll make the meeting tonight. I'd try and convey what I'd say at the meeting, but my brain is instead just freaking out about being trapped. There were other sudoers at the delegates meeting.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Show high school seniors what a hackerspace is

by yar

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 2:21 PM, johanna faust <female.faust(a)gmail.com> wrote: > i am very interested in this. i want to make this happen. > > forgive me for being old fashioned, but whatever happened to a permission > slip from the school (letterhead and all) signed by the legal guardian (and > whoever else it needs to be signed by)? It's unclear. Maybe. Some of the people with clues and answers would have to get together and talk about it and decide something for sure. Somebody should organize a meeting for that. Who's gonna do it?

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Omni invoices - Reminder

by Sarah Pritchard

Hello Sudo-ers! Just a reminder to please pay the remainder of your invoice for the Omni's shared expenses in January ($86.47 outstanding) as soon as possible. See attached for a copy of that invoice. As well, please let the finances working group know how you would like to pay for the State Farm insurance the Omni paid on your behalf from January - July 2015. Monthly installments is fine, just let us know how much you plan to contribute each month. See the attached invoice for your reference. Let us know if you have any questions. Thanks and <3, SP + Finances WG

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Fwd: [omni-discuss] Last chance to fill out the survey about Omni visioning/planning

by niki

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> Date: Tue, Feb 24, 2015 at 2:08 PM Subject: [omni-discuss] Last chance to fill out the survey about Omni visioning/planning To: "discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org> We have 16 survey <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXGHX2N> responses - so that means, chances are, if you are reading this, you haven't filled it out. I am giving 1 extra day so we can get a few more people. Please forward the survey link <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXGHX2N> to people who are active collective members or frequent space users who aren't on this listserv. If you don't fill out the survey, there will still be many opportunities to participate int he visioning and planning, but it would be great to get started with broad input. Thanks Laura -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Your input needed on visioning/planning Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:03:03 -0800 From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> <scylla(a)riseup.net> To: discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org> <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Friends and Omninoms, Several of us (me, Niki, Nick O, Kevin, Amgo, David K) met last week to discuss the possibility of engaging in a visioning and planning process for the Omni Commons. We didn't make any decisions about how to do that, but we did make a plan to make those decisions in a way that can involve as many Omni denizens as possible. Step 1: Here <https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BXGHX2N> is a link to an online survey to get the background information we need to make decisions about the visioning/planning process. The questions are directed at people who are actively involved with the Omni as organizers, collective members, and frequent space users. In other words, it is for people who have first hand experience with how things are going within the Commons. *Please fill out the survey by 6am, Monday, February 23rd.* Instructions are given at the beginning. In order to keep the processing of the data manageable, please answer as concisely as possible. If you know someone who would have something to contribute to the survey but who isn't on this list, feel free to forward this email. Step 2: Once we have collected the survey answers we will convene a meeting where anyone can come help analyze the data and get some clarity on what is important to people about the process. We will use this info to develop a focus question, and narrow down the methods we might use. Step 3: The Visioning and Planning working group will develop a proposal for the the process based on the outcomes of Step 2. We will share it around for feedback and then present it to the delegates meeting for approval. Step 4: Carry out the approved plan. If you have any questions or concerns about this, please send an email, ask us in person, or come to our meeting. The next one is not scheduled but will be announced on this list. Love, Laura, Niki, Nick O, Kevin, Amgo, David K _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss

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Re: [sudo-discuss] An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center

by Jake

Diane contacted me and asked to confirm that we'll be there, and whether we'll be bringing the 3d printer or not. The event is saturday and sunday. Is anyone down to do one or both of these days? I can show up in the afternoon but i can't make it at 11AM on either day. Who will bottomline these two days? They will provide a table and outlet and of course, internet. and a sign that says "Sudoroom" -jake On Thu, 12 Feb 2015, Diane Strand wrote: > Thanks Jake! The event starts at 11am, goes 'til 5pm, but you can leave earlier if need be. I'll put you near an outlet. > > Are you guys bringing a 3D printer? I'd really love to have one on the floor, so if you aren't bringing one, I'll reach out to someone else who can. > > Please let me know if you need anything else or directions to the museum. > > So happy to have you guys on board!! > Diane > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jake [mailto:jake@spaz.org] > Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 10:05 PM > To: Brendan; yardenack(a)gmail.com > Cc: Diane Strand; Eske; Gregory Kielian > Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science Center > > I can take saturday, i'll bring others. What time does it start? > > and yes, we'll need outlets, and will there be an internet connection? > > thanks! > -jake > 415-555-1212 > > On Wed, 11 Feb 2015, Brendan wrote: > >> Hi Diane, I'm writing and including Greg. I can definitely be there on Sunday, but I'm not sure about Saturday. >> Brendan >> >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> ______________________________________________________________________ >> _____________________________________ >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: ‎2/‎11/‎2015 4:32 PM >> To: Eske >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> Hi Korl, >> >> >> >> Do you have any updates on Sudo Rooms’ involvement in Robofest at >> Chabot? My biggest questions are: Are you able to come for both days (2/28 & 3/1), what times are you able to run the table, and what requirements do you have (i.e near an outlet, ect)? >> >> >> >> Please let me know as soon as you can. I’m making up the floor plan and need to have all of the logistics worked out as soon as possible, as I will be out of town next week. >> >> >> >> Thanks! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:01 AM >> To: 'Eske' >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Korl, >> >> >> >> Thanks for the update! Your idea for your table sounds AMAZING! Would you need an outlet for this? >> >> >> >> I look forward to hearing more about Sudo Room’s plans! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Eske [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] >> Sent: Monday, February 02, 2015 3:31 PM >> To: Diane Strand >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Diane, >> >> So sorry for the delay in response. We have so many projects going on, that it's all too easy to get sidetracked and forgetful! >> I'll double check with the robot at Sudoroom, but I'm sure we can at least come for the whole first day. >> I think one table to start will be fine, but I'd have to double check >> that as well, since I don't know what the hauling situation is. It would be awesome if we could have a 3D printer working on robot parts, and some of our robots doing their thing right alongside. >> >> I'll get back to you with more details by the weeks end. >> Thanks for your patience! >> >> ~ Korl >> >> 510.671.0824 >> 500px.com/soenke-v >> >> On Jan 8, 2015, at 9:47 AM, Diane Strand <DStrand(a)chabotspace.org> wrote: >> >> Happy New Year Guys! >> >> >> >> I wanted to touch base about Sudo Room’s participation in Robofest at >> Chabot on Feb. 28th and March 1st. Would you guys be able to come for both days? The event time is 11-5pm both days, would you be able to stay the whole time? >> >> >> >> From looking at your website, it seems like you guys have a robotic arm and a 3D printer. I would love to see either or both of these things at your table, if at all possible. >> But, of course, I am open to any ideas you have and am really just excited that you all will be coming up! >> >> >> >> So far I have Tiny Techs Club, Dash Robotics, Robotics for Fun, >> Revolve Robotics, and a drone demonstration for exhibitors and David >> Calkins, Ken Goldberg, and Robert Full for lecturers. I’m still >> reaching out to folks, so if you have any ideas of who I should >> contact, I’d love to hear them. J >> >> >> >> Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to come up and take a look at the event space. I look forward to your response! >> >> >> >> Best, >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Diane Strand >> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 3:15 PM >> To: 'Eske Silver' >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: RE: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi Eske, Jake, and Brendan, >> >> >> >> Thank you for your reply! I’m so excited to have you guys on board! We >> have actually expanded the event to March 1st and I would love to >> have you guys there for both days, if you are able to.. I have a Robofest sumo competition, workshops and a lecture scheduled (David Calkins and Ken Goldberg) for both days. So far Dash Robotics and Tiny Techs Club will be there and I’m hoping to get more organizations on board. >> >> >> >> The hours of the event will be 11-5pm on Saturday and Sunday. Would >> you all be able to have a table the whole time? I can provide you with 6’ tables, tablecloths and chairs, I would just need to know how many. Would you need to be near an outlet? You guys are welcome to come up and see the space any time before the event. >> >> >> >> Congrats on the new space! It looks really fantastic and really impressive with all you guys have to offer. I look forward to talking to you guys again soon! >> >> >> >> Happy Holidays! >> >> Diane >> >> >> >> From: Eske Silver [mailto:eske.silver@gmail.com] >> Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 2:22 AM >> To: Diane Strand >> Cc: Jake Spaz Hell Sudo; b.d.reddybest(a)gmail.com >> Subject: An Invitation to Robotics Day at Chabot Space and Science >> Center >> >> >> >> Hi, Diane! >> On behalf of Sudo and our robot enthusiasts, we're very excited for this event and we very much appreciate the invite! >> We'd love to come, and be a part of it! >> Apologies for the delay in response - we've been so busy helping get >> our new location, at the Omni Commons, up and running. If you aren't already familiar with the Omni, please do check out our website: >> https://omnicommons.org >> February 28th is good timing f >> >> >> [The entire original message is not included.] >> >> >

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Embedded Linux Conference

by refugia

March 23 San Jose $150 http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/embedded-linux-conference/program/… I usually just feign media to get into conferences for free

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E-waste in trash room

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, I'm not sure who left all the electronics trash in the trash room, but in matter such as these, my eye turns towards Sudo... Please know that E-Waste does NOT GO IN THE REGULAR TRASH! In fact, it is ILLEGAL to dump electronics with regular trash in California, and we can be fined for doing so. E-Waste is terrible for the environment, and needs to be recycled separately. So don't just toss a bunch of junk in the trash room and expect someone else to deal with it! I would strongly recommend that Sudo sets up an e-Waste recycling container somewhere (maybe with a smaller container on the side for batteries) and then organizes a dropoff whenever it starts filling up. (Also a good place to scavenge for interesting parts for reuse, naturally!) The oakland wiki lists a number of places that will recycle or reuse electronics waste, including cell phones, appliances, and batteries of all sorts: https://localwiki.org/oakland/E-Waste_Recycling Patrik

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[Noisebridge-announce] Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup (Wed 25th Feb) 7:00pm (fwd)

by Jake

SDR's are super cool, $12 usb sticks (including shipping and antenna) that can receive almost any frequency and let your computer demodulate what's there based on free software. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 13:43:41 -0800 From: Balint Seeber <balint256(a)gmail.com> To: noisebridge-announce(a)lists.noisebridge.net Subject: [Noisebridge-announce] Cyberspectrum: Software Defined Radio Meetup (Wed 25th Feb) 7:00pm Hi all, Announcing the second Cyberspectrum meetup in San Francisco! We'll try to get started at around 7:00pm in the Hackatorium, and for those unable to attend we'll set up a live stream like last time (stay tuned to the event's page/Twitter for more info closer to the time). There's also IRC: #cyberspectrum on Freenode. Full details, including the speaker lineup/topics, are here: http://www.meetup.com/Cyberspectrum/events/220011639/ And the Noisebridge event page is here: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Cyberspectrum This time we'll be hearing about: * Building a Doppler RADAR with cantennas and SDR * Using MultiPSK to analyse all manner of interesting signals * Wardriving with SDR in the age of the Internet of Things If you're not familiar with Cyberspectrum: "The Bay Area SDR Meetup will serve as a forum to exchange knowledge and ideas related to Software Defined Radio (the software and hardware), and generally aim to get people excited about all the applications that can be realised with the technology. At each meetup, attendees will have the opportunity to present their work/ideas to the group. Engineers, enthusiasts, hobbyists and people of all experience levels are welcome, no matter what your software/hardware background. Everyone is welcome to submit their ideas/presentations to the pool." Hope to see you there, Balint @spenchdotnet

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fundraising platform for open source projects

by refugia

I met these folks at scale. They are attempting to address some of the problems in crowdfunding. Seems cool. https://snowdrift.coop/ https://snowdrift.coop/p/snowdrift/w/en/snowdrift

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Fwd: [DIYbio] biononymous.me launch

by Marc Juul

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Heather Dewey-Hagborg <stigmergy(a)gmail.com> Date: Sun, Feb 22, 2015 at 7:27 PM Subject: [DIYbio] biononymous.me launch To: diybio(a)googlegroups.com Just a quick note about a new project I am launching, perhaps some of you might be interested in getting involved? (And some of you may be already). It's a new community hub for research and discussion of biological surveillance, which I am tentatively defining as "the means by which biological science is used to track, monitor, analyze, and turn bodies into data.” DNA, biometrics, microbes, all the ways physical bodies become subjects of surveillance. http://biononymous.me/ Check it out, let me know what you think and if you would like to participate! -Heather -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups DIYbio group. To post to this group, send email to diybio(a)googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at https://groups.google.com/d/forum/diybio?hl=en Learn more at www.diybio.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DIYbio" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to diybio(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/diybio. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/CAHxgum2Xw_b-vo36aQGwK87Xabc%2BqDU… <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/diybio/CAHxgum2Xw_b-vo36aQGwK87Xabc%2BqDU…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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New wiki page on our tree care & maintenance

by David Keenan

https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Trees

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Climbing or sailing rope?

by Marc Juul

Today's mesh node mount is on a slanted roof. We're able to borrow a safety harness, but we're in need of rope strong enough to stop a falling human. Do you have any and can we borrow it today (noon to 4 pm) ? -- marc/juul

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Linux Fest North West - Hackers on a Train

by Patrick O'Doherty

Hey all, A few of us are attending Linux Fest North West this year in Bellingham, WA and are taking the opportunity to bolt a mini-event onto it called Hackers on a Train. The idea is simple: ride the Coast Starlight[0] with us and hack a thing as we head north on the scenic Pacific coast on the way to the conference. We'll be leaving from Jack London Square on the Wednesday night, arriving into Seattle on Thursday night. Sound interesting to you? Come along! Details developing on the Noisebridge wiki[1] p [0] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Starlight [1] - https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Linux_Fest_North_West

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orange&silver bike in CCL?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, There's a bike parked in CCL that seems to have been there for several days. It's an orange&silver Shimano, and it's locked to a beer keg, near the division with Sudo. If this is yours, please remove your bike. CCL is not a bike parking lot. Otherwise, it will be sold for rent money ;-) Patrik

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Fwd: [safe-hackerspaces] Jeanine Otter asked to leave Noisebridge

by Matthew Senate

Hey all, Shouldn't have posted this to the safe-hackerspaces(a)lists.riseup.net list, so instead I am forwarding this note to sudo-discuss and noisebridge-discuss: cheers, Matt ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> Date: Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 6:14 PM Subject: Re: [safe-hackerspaces] Jeanine Otter asked to leave Noisebridge To: Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> Cc: Patrick O'Doherty <p(a)trickod.com>, safe-hackerspaces(a)lists.riseup.net Liz, Thanks for sharing, happy to hear where you're coming from. All, If I were a member of Noisebridge, I would ask myself about the ways that, as hackers, the NB community subverts the dominant culture, especially in the local neighborhood. The dominant culture in the bay area includes high-paid tech workers moving in from out of town (as well as VPs / managers / lawyers / etc flipping buildings and creating private services that subvert publicly-accessible ones). This exacerbates the ongoing displacement and dispossession of poor and working class people. If that's the case, then I would be interested in taking actions that demonstrate the NB community is not merely Techie Scum, and that it can rise above such rhetoric to strike at the root of the matter. Any opportunities to reach out to anti-eviction groups in SF? Just my 2 cents... // Matt p.s. Note I dropped "gentrification" for "displacement and dispossession" which is what I believe is really happening... p.p.s. I think everyone has the "Die Techie Scum" motto all wrong--it's a positive German exclamation for "The Techie Scum!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npty9_ik-E8 On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 5:06 PM, Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I also hated it when we had "anti-science" people hanging out (years ago > from the Public School") As they would rail against tech in general. > Then why are you at a hackerspace? It is for technology using! Broadly > defined! *headdesk* > > Anyway, I get it if this person is just super obnoxious and a jerk. > > - liz > > > > - liz > > > On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 4:58 PM, Liz Henry <lizhenry(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> I want to support Noisebridg'es kicking people out abilities, especially >> for people who are annoying, destructive, and scary, but personally, as >> techie scum myself, do not think Die Techie Scum posters are crossing a >> line. I would understand someone taking the posters down. >> >> My line is more around power dynamics and whether something is a specific >> threat. >> >> This reads to me much more like hyperbole. Like, I can read and admire >> the rhetoric of the SCUM Manifesto, or as I hope others can, without >> actually supporting violence, and treat it as food for thought. >> >> "if you're new to town and work in tech, leave" also just seems like >> slightly harsh political speech. It is angry and it's rude and it will be >> offensive to many people but hardly seems like oppression or a threat of >> violence or a terrible harassment campaign. >> >> Not sure there is a way to be internally consistent, for example, I would >> think it fine to ban someone with a White Power tattoo on their face and >> yet would argue that Die Techie Scum is not so bannable. >> >> Is this person also just generally annoying or not nice to have around? >> >> My 2 cents. >> >> - Liz >> >> >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 3:30 PM, Patrick O'Doherty <p(a)trickod.com> wrote: >> >>> Hey all, >>> >>> Last night myself and Torrie asked Jeanine Otter to leave Noisebridge >>> and not come back. >>> >>> Jeanine had been using Noisebridge to print hateful, offensive material >>> ("Die Techie Scum" posters and the like) in large quantities. Many were >>> uncomfortable with her offensive material and attitude towards those in >>> the community. >>> >>> I've added Jeanine to the Noisebridge 86 page. >>> >>> p >>> >>> -- >>> Patrick O'Doherty >>> +1 (650) 701-7829 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Liz Henry >> lizhenry(a)gmail.com >> >> "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach?" -- Janelle Monae >> >> "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to >> evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ >> > > > > -- > Liz Henry > lizhenry(a)gmail.com > > "Electric ladies will you sleep or will you preach?" -- Janelle Monae > > "Without models, it's hard to work; without a context, difficult to > evaluate; without peers, nearly impossible to speak." -- Joanna Russ >

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Tiny houses made for homeless in West Oak

by Mark Perlin

Fantastic example of making a difference! I wonder, how many tiny homes a community can build together in one weekend? http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24869274/oakland-artist-turns-t… > > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 18:01:18 -0800 > From: Vicky Knox <vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com> > To: Sudo Room discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] > Tiny houses made for homeless in West Oak by > artist! > Message-ID: > < > CAPwEF4rkTw+Of5-Z9+oLkGJeGvTMOqtB0xJtYmEBtFefv3jXPw(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > People. 8| Do any of you know more about this person? > > > http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_24869274/oakland-artist-turns-t… > >

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Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges

by Romy

Again I'm being careful about too many forwards ! But wow The game cartridge inventor was African American Yay black history month !! http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/20/jerry-lawson-game-pioneer/ Jerry Lawson, a self-taught engineer, gave us video game cartridges To celebrate Black History Month, Engadget is running a series of profiles honoring African-American pioneers in the world of science and technology. Today we take a look at the life and work of Jerry Lawson. If you've got fond memories of blowing into video game cartridges, you've got Gerald "Jerry" Lawson to thank. As the head of engineering and marketing for Fairchild Semiconductor's gaming outfit in the mid-'70s, Lawson developed the first home gaming console that utilized interchangeable cartridges, the Fairchild Channel F. That system never saw the heights of popularity of consoles from Atari, Nintendo and Sega, but it was a significant step forward for the entire gaming industry. Prior to the Channel F, games like Pong were built directly into their hardware -- there was no swapping them out to play something else -- and few believed that you could even give a console a microprocessor of its own. Lawson, who passed away at 70 from diabetes complications in 2011, was the first major African-American figure in the game industry. And, just like the tech world today, it still isn't as diverse as it should be. Only 2 percent of game developers in 2005 were African-American, according to a study by the International Game Developer Association (who also honored Lawson as a game pioneer a month before his death). But things were even worse during Lawson's time: For his first five years at Fairchild, the company and its executives actually thought he was Indian. He was also one of two black members of the Homebrew Computing Club, a group that famously included Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and other Silicon Valley pioneers. Born on December 1, 1940, Lawson grew up in a Queens, New York, housing project, where his predilection for engineering was on display early on. His father, a longshoreman with a fondness for science, gave him unique gifts like an Irish mail, a handcar typically used by railroad workers. More often than not, Lawson ended up being the only kid that knew how to use them. His mother arranged it so that he could attend a well-regarded elementary school in another part of the city (i.e., one that was predominantly white), and she stayed actively involved in his education throughout his childhood (so much so that she became the president of the PTA). Lawson also credits his first grade teacher as a major inspiration. "I had a picture of George Washington Carver [a black inventor who was born into slavery] on the wall next to my desk," he told Vintage Computing in an interview. "And she said, 'This could be you.' I mean, I can still remember that picture, still remember where it was." It's hard to deny Lawson's geek cred: He ran an amateur radio station out of his housing project after building a ham radio on his own (complete with an antenna hanging out of his window and a radio license). He also spent his teenage years repairing electronics all over the city. Most impressively, he taught himself most of what he knew about engineering. Lawson attended Queens College and the City College of New York before working at several firms, including Grumman Electric and Federal Aircraft. After scoring a job with Kaiser Electronics, which focused on military technology, Lawson moved to Silicon Valley. It's hard to fathom today, but trying to make removable game cartridges was an incredibly new concept in the '70s. Lawson and his team at Fairchild had no clue how the cartridges would fare after being plugged in and out multiple times -- remember, nobody had ever done it before. The company also caught the attention of the FCC, as it was aiming to deliver the first consumer device with its own microprocessor. Lawson's description of meeting the agency's grueling requirements reads like engineering comedy: Fairchild had to encase the console's motherboard in aluminum; it put a metal chute over the cartridge adapter to keep in radiation; and every cartridge it produced had to be approved by the FCC. He was also justifiably apoplectic when, years later, Texas Instruments successfully lobbied to change the laws that determined the FCC's harsh requirements. As for how race affected his job prospects during the '60s and '70s, Lawson told Vintage Computing it "could be both a plus and a minus." If he did well, it seemed as if he did twice as well, since any accomplishment received instant notoriety. But the idea of a 6-foot-6-inch black man working as an engineer was still surprising to many people. Lawson noted that some people reacted with "total shock" when they saw him for the first time. Lawson also had plenty of insightful advice for young black men and women who were interested in science and engineering careers: First of all, get them to consider it [technical careers] in the first place. That's key. Even considering the thing. They need to understand that they're in a land by themselves. Don't look for your buddies to be helpful, because they won't be. You've gotta step away from the crowd and go do your own thing. You find a ground; cover it; it's brand-new; you're on your own -- you're an explorer. That's about what it's going to be like. Explore new vistas, new avenues, new ways -- not relying on everyone else's way to tell you which way to go, and how to go, and what you should be doing. "The whole reason I did games was because people said, 'You can't do it,'" Lawson told the San Jose Mercury News in an interview. "I'm one of the guys, if you tell me I can't do something, I'll turn around and do it." [Photo credits: The Estate of Jerry Lawson (Jerry Lawson); Doug Kline/Flickr (Fairchild Channel F system)] Hide Comments 54Comments Sent from my iPhone

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Show high school seniors what a hackerspace is

by yar

On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 4:32 PM, Karissa McKelvey <karissa.mckelvey(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I think it'd be cool to have the kids in within the next month, could be > anywhere from 1-2 hours or longer, and it can be anytime until the last week > of May. We just need two weeks of notice. It could be during the day, > potentially after lunch or something. > > It'd probably be ~15 or so kids Hi Karissa, I'm afraid we're still in legal limbo with regard to having minors at omni, especially a dedicated event for minors without their legal guardians. We're all excited to have events like this, but would definitely need to talk to our insurance and lawyers first. And we're so short on volunteer hours, that could be weeks away or more. We always love new volunteers though, if you know any self-motivated people interested in getting involved. Thanks for your understanding. :)

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teaching black history through music - I'm so blown away

by Romy Ilano

I'm trying to work out some interesting ideas for the SudoKit project, inspired and copying stuff from the Waldorf school. Why not mix art and music? This example just blew me away. http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/02/19/young-gifted-and-black-teaches-oakland-… Young Gifted and Black, or YGB, is a youth performance ensemble based in Oakland. More than 50 performers — ranging in age from 6 to 18 — learn and memorize compilations of historical black poems and contemporary raps, which they perform around the Bay Area. “We try to cover anywhere from 50 to 100 years of history in our presentation,” said Hodari Davis, director of YGB. The program aims to teach black students aspects of their history not taught in school, and to allow the students to relay their knowledge to the community through performance. YGB <http://younggiftedandblack.org/index.html> has emerged in Oakland from a strong family legacy. Hodari’s mother, Laroilyn Davis, was the original founder of YGB in Ithaca, New York. She started YGB in 1981 when Hodari was in third grade, as she recognized the lack of black history in her son’s curriculum. The Davis family decided to revitalize YGB in Oakland six years ago when Hodari’s daughter, Ikera Davis, was in middle school. Ikera now performs in the high school group and teaches the younger students. Hodari writes original raps for the students to learn, combining them with historical songs and poems he grew up performing. The high school group incorporates more contemporary messages in their sets, with pieces about today’s police brutality and discrimination. The younger students learn and perform mantras from prominent black leaders such as Huey Newton and W.E.B. Du Bois. “They don’t perform like cute little kids,” said Hodari’s wife, Candice Davis, who also teaches for YGB. “They perform like they mean it.” ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Re: [sudo-discuss] lighting options

by Robert Benson

there is a transformer & there are 8 X 4 ft light strips w/10 leds/4ft strip. label say:Trintiy Mfg LLC P/N 401415 24vdc/.55a(13.3w) 6000k 2B-R2. i tied 4 strips together onto a 1x2 board to form the relative dimensions of the flouries & was told "it's bright", "it's a different kinda light", "it's about 1/3 as bright" & "it's about 1/2" On Thu, Feb 19, 2015 at 7:40 PM, <sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org> wrote: > [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible > for Automatic Cleanup! (sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org) Add > cleanup rule > <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Ftok…> > | More info > <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=20492455200…> > > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. sudo at maker faire (Jake) > 2. Re: sudo at maker faire (Gregg Horton) > 3. Re: sudo at maker faire (Patrik D'haeseleer) > 4. Self-replicating Caffeine (Marc Juul) > 5. important tax information (Marc Juul) > 6. Re: Omni invoices - Reminder (Jenny Ryan) > 7. Re: important tax information (Ira Brightman) > 8. Test email (check out receipt of emails) (Ira Brightman) > 9. wiki admin? (Candace Lazarou) > 10. Re: Omni invoices - Reminder (Sarah Pritchard) > 11. Re: wiki admin? (Jenny Ryan) > 12. Paid Web Job - Do we have a job list? Here are the deets > (Liberty Madison) > 13. Re: lighting options (Alice Rosenthal) > 14. Re: lighting options (Jake) > 15. Scents and Non-Scents (Ira Brightman) > 16. Re: lighting options (Glenn Meader) > 17. Re: lighting options (Patrik D'haeseleer) > 18. Re: lighting options (Cere Misc) > 19. Re: lighting options (Jake) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:09:05 -0800 (PST) > From: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > To: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > Subject: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1502161407000.62936(a)pe2950.spaz.org> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of > people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting > things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers > to our space. > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would > never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > -jake > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:11:56 -0800 > From: Gregg Horton <greggahorton(a)gmail.com> > To: sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: <54E26B2C.7050705(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed > > If sudo goes can we bring DARPA approved t-shirts and outerwear > > Maybe we can steal a Drone > > > On 2/16/15 2:09 PM, Jake wrote: > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch > > of people can get in free. All we need is a table and some > > interesting things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to > > guard the table. > > > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent > > hackers to our space. > > > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they > > would never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > > > -jake > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2015 14:57:46 -0800 > From: "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> > To: Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> > Cc: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] sudo at maker faire > Message-ID: > <CAKOjizM+Nw6usbLXYMuT-ga8tUBH+xcRUwehOQU1= > 8kimGiR-A(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > I just signed up for a combined Bay Area Biohackers booth as well, with > CCL, BioCurious, plus whomever else wants to join us. If Sudo wants to have > a booth as well, you can ask to be located near us. > > Patrik > > On Mon, Feb 16, 2015 at 2:09 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > > > is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of > > people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting > things > > to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. > > > > also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers > > to our space. > > > > no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would > > never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. > > > > -jake > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list > > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > >

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Scents and Non-Scents

by Ira Brightman

Hi All, As per last night's discussion at the meeting I would like to suggest the following: The Omni building be declared a scent-free workplace. There are many such offices, etc., especially in the Bay Area. This means anyone entering the building is required to refrain from using perfumes (except natural ones from a health food store), hairsprays, deodorants, scented makeup, etc. All cleaning products and the like should be free of scents (many very fine natural ones are available), paint or other building improvement products should be free of scents and chemicals if at all possible (there are paints that are chemical free and have no odor.) However, any member project producing an odor or unavoidable smoke or odor from a room improvement that can't be avoided, should be exempt from any restrictions. In such cases, the membership should be informed of such project's timeline, so affected members can avoid building use at such times. Have a funny day. Best, Ira Brightman (The Life-Extension Comedian)

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Paid Web Job - Do we have a job list? Here are the deets

by Liberty Madison

A woman is Looking for tech help ASAP Do we have a job list? She focuses on neuroscience and spiritual healing Her main concern for her website is functionality. A. Scheduler- Main Pain Point She is having an issue with people scheduling appointment. I advised her to ditch the "form" and go with in interactive live e scheduler where as clients can see what she has open and she can block off dates she does not want to work. (very simple to integrate) B. EBlast Her eblast needs to be integrated with her email list at mailchimp. C. Landing Page She has a new sector/product within her site "Redesigning Shame" that needs a distinct landing page. This is a paid job with a budget What she needs can truly be done in 2-3 days if that. Ideal person is skilled in Front/Backend Any interest? Liberty @libertymadison

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wiki admin?

by Candace Lazarou

Who is admin-ing the wiki? My membership has been pending for a while now, and I'd like to update some info on javascript night.

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Test email (check out receipt of emails)

by Ira Brightman

Hi All, If you have a Yahoo email and see this only in the Sudo room archive, this and many other Sudo-discuss emails are likely going into your spam folder. Have a funny day. Best, Ira Brightman (The Life-Extension Comedian)

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important tax information

by Marc Juul

It looks like the fiscal year for sudo room ends in November instead of December. I'm inducing this from scant information available but will try to verify with the IRS tomorrow (their phone lines are pretty jammed today). This means that, for the tax forms that we file the deadline is 15th of April instead of 15th of May. Again, I will try to verify this. It seems that Max Klein actually did file taxes before 15th of April last year, so we're good. -- marc/juul

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Self-replicating Caffeine

by Marc Juul

Does anyone know where I can get a plant or seeds or cuttings of the ilex guayusa plant? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_guayusa I'm already growing ilex paraguariensis at Omni but I'd like to have both plants. Why? Because they literally turn CO2 and dirt into caffeine. How are we not all doing this already? -- marc/juul

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sudo at maker faire

by Jake

is sudoroom going to have a presence at Maker Faire? It means a bunch of people can get in free. All we need is a table and some interesting things to put on it, and people to sign up for shifts to guard the table. also i think it could be a good opportunity to attract excellent hackers to our space. no we cannot bring the robot. it's too big and delicate and they would never allow us to turn it on without a cage around it. -jake

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SHOPSMITH (7 in 1) tool works as Table Saw, Lathe, Disc Sander, Drill Press, Horizontal Boring, Router, Shaper.

by Alice Rosenthal

Hey Sudo-ers, I was dropping off the radial arm saw a couple days ago and Rayc helped me unload. I came the following day with some ply that can be used to replace the particle board cutting surface. Thicker wood would be ideal. I'll keep my eyes open for the optimal material. As I was leaving Rayc said that having a table saw would be really good. Well I had 4 table saws about a year ago and I gave a really heavy one to a friend in LA, I gave a very large but portable one to a friend in Livermore (and he is willing to give it back - but someone would have to go fetch it.) Then there are the two I have here at my house in Berkeley. I am going to keep the small portable one at my house for my family's use. The one I was thinking would be good for Sudo room is a really amazing machine called a "shopsmith" 7 in one tool. We bought this second hand many years ago and because we don't have space for it we haven't used it much. It is not some thing we want to give a way. My husband and I are re-visioning our house and planning on adding a basement or something where we can do projects and make stuff. Up to now, we do our projects outside in the yard. THe radial arm saw was kept outside under a tarp for 7 years - which is why the particle board cutting surface deteriorated. Electronics probably need some tlc but the unit glides like new - just some of the other adjustments need to be lubed. Anyway, getting back to the SHOPSMITH. This would be an amazing and useful tool for Sudo to have on premise. But there are a few issues. It is a space saving tool but it takes up space. It needs space around it when it is operating - other wise it is on wheels and can be pushed over along a wall or in a corner. Second issue is that we don't want to give it away - this would be use for storage trade. In a couple years we will most likely want to move it back to our house in Berkeley. Lastly - things like bits, blades, allen wrenches would not be part of the deal. It's possible we might have one of each we could send it over with but people wanting to use the shopsmith would have to pool their money to buy these expendible items. I'd be willing to contact the corporation to see if someone could come and do a demo / training at the omni - this would be very good promotion for their product exposure. And Lastly lastly, Anyone using the tools I brought to the Omni/Sudo agrees that they do it at their own risk with absolutely no liability to me or my family. If you don't know how to use a too safely or properly - then don't use it. THe last thing you want is a bunch of your blood pooling on sudo room floor or splattered on the walls. Have an emergency plan - have emergency medical kit including tourniquet. Tools with blades, bits, spinning wheels and gears can cause serious injuries and death. I have been using power tools for over 40 years. I still have 10 fingers but if you ever wondered about that scar on my face it is from using the wrong tool for a job. I suffered that injury after 30 year of experience. That scar is a reminder to all of us who think we know what we are doing. Using the right tool for the job is a important as using a tool correctly. So the question remains - how to people feel about housing a Shopsmith 7 in one tool. Here is a link to the shopsmith homepage find out more about this tool. http://www.shopsmith.com/ I look forward to your consolidated responses - particularly the ones AGAINST housing the shopsmith at Sudo for 2 years. Alice Ps - I forgot I have a mini-table saw that is for making doll houses too! -- Alice Rosenthal Bee Happy Solutions 1837 Prince St Berkeley, CA 94703 415-272-0596

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Hellaa,now fo sho

by Eddie Che

Free world renaissance. I am telling all my friends about this potential. In what I describe as the largest thing since Occupy Wall Street, is itself a massive call to action/participate. We can design the systems without money, will change how we produce things, party, program, code, interface, interact, design free and abundant factories of the future, etc. Has to do along the lines of we motivate individuals differently if we realize what we are. Realizing this we can achieve a moneyless society. And the tweet that started it off: https://twitter.com/EddieMill/status/567220659386712066 Ed Che. Detroit, Chicago, world, free movement renaissance (let's start it off).

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Re: [sudo-discuss] DS18B20 temperature sensors

by Richard Karnesky

I bought a couple five packs of DS18B20s off of amazon several months ago. I have a couple sensors that I can spare, but at the time, five packs were $11 and shipped prime and that would get to you quicker. What problems are you having with the thermocouples? If you're using a lot of cheap bare wire TCs and some beefy heaters, the TCs could just have an interference problem... --Rick

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medium article on tech and barriers to entry

by Praveen Sinha

https://medium.com/@GRardB/techs-high-barrier-to-entry-for-the-underprivile… There's some problematic stuff with the article, but I think it does a good job in highlighting broadband/wireless disparities and the critical role that open wifi and projects like mesh could do to pick up the slack where the municipal governments are totally failing...

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Radial arm saw a donation?

by beehappysolutions＠gmail.com

I want to know if sudo-room wants my radial arm saw in the sudo room space? I have been planning on bringing it over. But Jake suggested that I put it out on the list first. It's a Montgomery Ward model I believe and I've been using it for eight years and I just don't have room for it anymore. it's a really great tool and it cuts really straight lines and anybody can operate it. It comes with a stand that is made out of wood and it takes about 2' x 3' floor space (footprint ) and him the table let you cut is about 3 feet by about and then the arm saw is up at about 4 1/2 feet. I think it may also be on wheels for easy moving around I'm not sure about that. please tell me not to bring it if you feel strongly about me not donating it to Sudo room - otherwise I will plan on bringing over some time this week. Alice Ps intro to beekeeping class this Sunday in CCL 1-4 pm. Live bees, real honey, accidental mead. Sent from my iPhone

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Fwd: Oakland NeXt at the Omni

by yar

A new group wants to be an Omni collective. The notes from last week's Sudo meeting say nothing about this, so maybe nobody talked about it. This is pretty important, so I am forwarding it. Please start thinking of questions your delegate can ask at the next meeting. If you'd like to ask questions directly you can reply to the omni-consensus thread. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Brandon Garrett <brandon.scott2do(a)gmail.com> Date: Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:28 PM Subject: [omni-consensus] Oakland NeXt at the Omni To: consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org Oakland NeXt at the Omni 1. What is Oakland Next, what do we do, and what happens for the world because of our existance? Oakland NeXt is a progressive grassroots organization geared towards the technological and intellectual development of the people. In sucssesfully exacuting our vision we plan to create leadership in the Oakland community and surrounding cities. 2. Whats the origin and history of this group? Oakland Next started as an arts collective based in Oakland CA made up of community organizers for youth, community outreach and economic development. 3 .Why is Oakland NeXt interested in becoming a member of the Omni? To broaden the scope of influence to better serve the community and make it availible to all the people. How do we intend on using the space? what are the needs of Oakland NeXt? We will use the space for meetings, music, art, organizing events, and training Cyber security & guard card assistance Merchandise production Marketing training Talent scouting Music production Event planning and promotion paid cleaning crews & construction crews cook offs and nutrition training Public announcements & media projects Photography, Video and live stream projects Radio Fund Raising Classroom organizing Outdoor tripps/hiking/educational field tripps 4. How does Oakland NeXt support itself financially? what is your best plan for potential contribution to rent in the Omni? fund raising merchandising classes and events... Using events, fund raisers, Classes, Merchandising, Training, and studio time, we will be more than able to contribute to the over all rent for the Omni. 5. What would be dedicated space for Oakland NeXt in the Omni and how much sqr footage is needed? The basement study room for meetings. 6. Other contributions. The collectives of Omni want to eventually buy this location long term. the plan is for every group of the Omni is paying a share of rent, and the potenial plan includes groups sharing profit from activities and events. What is the best case scenario for using the Omni space to futher support Oakland NeXt? Donations, musical events, fund raising and community outreach. 7. Additional info we think would be useful. Oakland NeXt is about improving the very quality of people’s lives rather than a job or an obligation. Oakland NeXt gives a big thanks to the collecives of the Omni for considering us to be apart of this great opportunity to improve the lives of The People!

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Freelancers Union mtg coming up

by Vicky Knox

Is anyone familiar with these folks? I remember some Sudoers a short while back expressing interest in the idea of a tech freelancers' union. These might be interesting people to meet. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sam-Omar Hall <samomarhall(a)gmail.com> Date: 2015-02-13 2:20 GMT-08:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] Freelancers Unite! To: sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net Hey Chalkies: I'm a local member-organizer for the Freelancers Union <https://www.freelancersunion.org/>. It's a group (based out of New York) that advocates on behalf of freelancers of all types: from authors to zoologists. I wanted to put the word out about our February meeting — this Wednesday the 18th. Our monthly meetings are a time to meet other freelancers, share tips, network, and meet new people. There must be a lot of freelancers of all stripes on this list, and you guys are all more than welcome! (I myself am a freelance journalist but we've had developers, architects, artists, teachers, even a sword-maker...). Our theme this month is: Finding more clients in 2015 It's free and there'll be snacks. Wednesday evening, right next to Powell BART station. Check out the event page <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spark-san-francisco-score-more-clients-in-2015…> for details. Hope to see you there! Sam Sam-Omar Hall samomarhall(a)gmail.com 714 872 0769 @sozh www.facebook.com/samomar www.medium.com/@sozh To learn how to edit subscriber settings, visit: https://help.riseup.net/en/lists/list-user/subscribing

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DS18B20 temperature sensors

by Jake

does anyone have eight or more of these highly accurate temperature sensors? I am trying to use themocouples and it's a total disaster, they suck. I need to measure eight things very precisely and accurately. thank you -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [sudo-info] Fwd: Would Sudoroom like to host International Space Apps Challenge?

by yar

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 7:25 PM, Lisha Sterling <lisha(a)geekswobounds.org> wrote: > Today I'm writing to ask if you guys would be willing to be our host site > for the Oakland site for the International Space Apps Challenge April 10-12, > 2015. Hi Lisha! I'm looking at the Omni calendar for you right now: https://omnicommons.org/calendar/ It looks like the ballroom is already booked that Friday and Saturday night (April 10 & 11) for performances of Romeo & Juliet. After that, the next free weekend dates for the ballroom look like: Fri Apr 17: free Sat Apr 18: free Sun Apr 19: "visionary politics" panel starting at 1pm Fri Apr 24: anarchist cafe Sat Apr 25: free Sun Apr 26: AK Press 25th anniversary Fri May 1: free Sat May 2: Brazilian dance workshop 3-5:30pm Sun May 3: free

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SF TechnoActivism Third TUESDAY -- Matthew Garrett on TPMs, Management Engines and more, 6PM, Feb 17, EFF HQ

by Danny O'Brien

This month's San Francisco Techno-Activism Third Monday: 1) ... will take place on TUESDAY 17th FEBRUARY, because we didn't want to stomp all over your long weekend. 2) ... features an eye-opening and fascinating discussion led by: Matthew "mjg59" Garrett, free software kernel coder. 3) ... will have Matthew walk you through: "TPMs, Management Engines, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot and things in-between." Hardwired code that can prevent you swapping out your computer's operating system[1]. Hidden, cordoned-off processors embedded in your PC that runs secret code, and can read your computer's memory and talk over the Internet without your knowledge[2]. For the last decade, and largely unnoticed, computers and mobile devices have been sprouting features that challenge the idea that the owner of a PC has ultimate control over their own hardware and software. These "trusted computing" developments have been called "treacherous computing"[3] by free software advocates because of their ability to betray the control of your computer to strangers. But might they also hold out the promise of better protection against external surveillance and compromise? Matthew won the 2013 Free Software Foundations' Free Software Award for his work to ensure that open platforms could work in conjunction with Secure Boot, and is now a FSF board member. He writes at http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/ and http://twitter.com/mjg59 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#Secure_… [2] http://www.slideshare.net/codeblue_jp/igor-skochinsky-enpub [3] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/drm.html 4) ... will take place at: EFF Headquarters, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 941110 http://eff.org/815eddy 5) ... is at February 17th, 6:30PM (get here for 6:00 for snacks and introductions) 6) ... has no need for you to RSVP but you should subscribe to https://lists.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/ta3m-sf for info of future talks. 7) ... is part of the global movement of Techno-Activism Third Mondays. TA3M is an informal meetup designed to connect software creators and activists who are interested in censorship, surveillance, and open technology. Currently, TA3M are held in fifteen cities throughout the world, and growing. As the name implies, it is held on the third Monday of each month. See https://wiki.openitp.org/events:techno-activism_3rd_mondays or https://ta3m.org/ for details of your local event. 8) ... will see you there!

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Mic's & cables missing help!

by David Keenan

The xlr & mic's are gone they are needed for a performance in the ballroom that starts in 2h - helllp! Anyone know where they are?

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Meeting Tonight

by null null null

Because, you know, there's stuff to talk about it.

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Special request for Thu 2/12 7-9pm: Quietness & use only 48th st door entrance?

by David Keenan

Hey y'all, I'm makin a special request that we all try not to run loud things like band saws and such during the 'quiet' times of this acoustic presentation on Thursday, that requires as much quietness as possible in order to for everyone to listen as closely as possible to the sounds of rainforest ecosystems in the ballroom. The quiet times need to be roughly: *7:30-7:45pm* (needs quiet) *8:45-9:00pm* (needs quiet) Depending on when it actually start, these times are subject to change but I will go through the building and let folks know - This particularly includes the La Commune area since it is close to the ballroom - door banging and bell-ringing could mess up the listening experience. For this reason I was putting out there that we could perhaps close the main door into La Commune, put tons of signs in and outside the building saying to use the entrance on 48th just for that time. Basically, to cut down on foot traffic through La Commune. I realize this is going to be tough given that Mesh & the GA are going on for example. But I'm hoping we can accomodate it for just this one time..? Can we try that? (More infos on the event below): Best, David -- An Environmental Sound-Art Presentation on the Acoustic Biodiversity of Rainforests! Presented by the Bay Area Public School @ the Omni (4799 Shattuck Ave @ 48th), in the ballroom: For this free special event, an high-definition 8-channel surround-sound speaker setup will be installed to the ballroom. Come hear unique high-definition field recordings of rainforest ecosystems captured in three dimensions with specialized equipment by David Monacchi, a professor of Eco-Acoustics in Pesaro, Italy. After a period of listening quietly in darkness, David will present a lecture, analyze the waveforms, and be open to any and all audience questions. This will be a highly unique opportunity to immersively listen to the sounds of the rainforest and rapidly disappearing ecosystems, and to talk with David about how such work is done, why it is vital, and how we can re-open ourselves up to listening more fully to the world around us. http://fragmentsofextinction.org/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1409886435978575 About David Monacchi: David Monacchi is a sound artist, researcher and eco-acoustic composer. He has been developing his multidisciplinary project Fragments of Extinction for nearly 15 years, conducting field research in the world’s last remaining areas of undisturbed primary equatorial rainforest. The recipient of multiple awards throughout Europe and North America, Monacchi is pioneering a new compositional approach based on 3D soundscape recordings of ecosystems to foster discourse on the biodiversity crisis through music and sound-art installations. A Fulbright fellow at UC Berkeley in 2007, he has taught at the University of Macerata since 2000 and is now professor of Electroacoustic Music Composition and Eco-acoustics at the Conservatorio “G. Rossini” of Pesaro. Since 1990 he has recorded throughout Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, North and South America. During a pilot project in the Brazilian Amazon (2002) in collaboration with Greenpeace he first collected high definition ‘sound portraits’ of an intact tropical ecosystem. With these unique recordings, he composed the eco-acoustic opera Fragments of a Sonic World in Extinction, which toured theatres and contemporary music venues across Europe and the United States. The current long-term research and environmental sound-art project, Fragments of Extinction, is now being developed with the multiple aim of: collecting three-dimensional 24-hour cycles of acoustic biodiversity from the most important rainforest hotspots at the equator, over the three continents; analysing and studying the field data from an ecological and, in parallel, aesthetical point of view; disseminating the results in research, educational and art contexts.

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[Reminder] Changing the membership process

by Matthew Senate

recall I proposed changes to our membership process in our articles of association 7 days ago, based on a discussion with null and deilann. We discussed at the meeting and made just a few minor changes. Eske also edited the changes and added some clarifying language. I edited a bit of this language, most of which is friendly to my original proposed changes. Here it is: https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Articles_of_Association%2FIm… I hope we can come to consensus on making this change tonight. // Matt p.s. If you want to engage with some more radical changes we hope to make in the coming year, please see the beginning of an entirely new membership policy I've started here: https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Articles_of_Association%2FFu…

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Free Lockers - pick up before 1pm!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Does anyone have a chance to pick these up? I've got to be at work, but it would be great if someone could get these. Probably takes at least two people, and a truck. Thanks! Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFTTT Action <action(a)ifttt.com> Date: Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:19 AM Subject: New on Craigslist: Free Lockers (concord / pleasant hill / martinez) To: patrikd(a)gmail.com First come first served. Will not hold. Used but in decent condition. Pick up Monday before 1:00pm Bring someone to help load. Text or call (five-five-nine) eight-five-nine two-five-five-six >From search: craigslist SF bay area | for sale search "lockers" via Craigslist http://ift.tt/1zAIBk0 <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVull0S-2BhccuwJ-2BmUv…> [image: IFTTT] <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVuluKbPpI-2FS0lavZIKU…> Put the internet to work for you. Delete or edit this Recipe <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVulqZbq5Ob51WMw-2B5VP…>

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