- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Jake

so they didn't like our picture of RMS holding his laptop, lovingly. i can't fucking believe someone flagged this picture! http://www.mladina.si/media/www/slike/2012/19/__610/vint-richard-stallma_1.… what should we put next? IMPORTANT: One of your Pictures has been removed. Hi from OkCupid. One of your photos was flagged by OkCupid users for being inappropriate. After being reviewed and voted on by our moderators the consensus was to remove the photo. The most common reasons for picture removal are: 1. The picture doesn't have YOU in it. 2. Copyrighted material 3. Extreme closeups 4. Non-photos or photos of pets, children, etc. 5. Celebrity/fake uploads 6. Disgusting stuff that scars us 7. Porn or nudity As a rule of thumb, upload only photos of yourself (your pets, children, and artwork belong elsewhere), and make sure your face or body (not your tattoo or eyeball) is chosen with the thumbnail selector. Remember, OkCupid is free, so please obey good etiquette and try to positively impact the community. If you repeatedly get items deleted via this process your account will be deleted as well. OkCupid

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Meeting Minutes 9/17

by Jenny Ryan

Sorry for the lag! tl;dr: * Two new members up for extended pondering! ** Niki: What hack? Wants to play with the robot, in a choreographed dance; already programmed one dance! Gonna repair all her broken macbook chargers. What share? Wants to share baked good. ** Patrick: What hack? Horticulturalist, wants to hack open hardware, water use, radiation stuf. What share? Can share horti skills. interested in tissue culture. rooted our mate baby. * Please join Omni working groups! http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups * Be a sudo delegate! Current delegates: Yar, Jenny, Matt, Patrick (shadowing Yar), and Korl (also in training :) * NOTICE: Ground floor kitchen will be going away soon. Please help Food Not Bombs upgrade the basement kitchen, also a new kitchen will be opening up on the second floor starting October 1st. * CONSENSUS ITEMS: ** TIL splitting into TIL and a community print collective: concerns expressed about extent of space requested (2/3 of sudo size for less than 1/3 the price); public accessibility (currently one day a week and cost for use); interested sudoers should join the print collective and help shape it to be as commons-oriented as we can! ** Sound equipment proposal: Sudo counter-proposes that the green room above the stage be the dedicated sound equipment room (it's already set up as such) ** PA proposal: Sudoer Ed has a PA he will donate to Omni! ** Ballroom Events: All omni ballroom events that need the space dedicated should apply here https://dochttps://pad.riseup.net/p/sudomtgs.google.com/forms/d/1w_PYdVScDq… Please join the ballroom working group (meets Wednesdays from 6-8) to help with deciding on and scheduling events in the ballroom! ** Working Group Autonomy: Sudo suggests that the Facilitating Collectivity working group decide what WGs are autonomously empowered to do. ** Occupy Oakland 3rd Anniversary: "Sudoroom formally requests that the urban shield event on the 3rd anniversary of occupy oakland be offered the ballroom instead of the basement." * NEWBIE NIGHT: Alex is hosting this coming Tuesday, the 23rd. * CHECK YOUR GITTIP ACCOUNTS!! - We went down another $40 this past week. * SPACE IMPROVEMENTS: ** Contact Whitney or Sean to help with electrification of sudo - namely, bending and running conduit! ** Floorplan: Contact Korl to help with rearranging sudo space - namely, building a catwalk on top of our shelves for modular second-level units. Also: pulley platforms with plants on them underneath the skylights! ** Lighting: Contact Noemie who has a plan for improving our lighting situation! ** Fire Inspection: We'll need to remove burnables, store them under the stage or paint them. Also piles of stuff need to be shelved and organized. Tape notes to objects that need to move / change * SLEEPING: "All of our expectations of members' behavior within Sudoroom also apply in spirit to the common areas around Sudoroom. Doing something in the common areas such as sleeping does not exempt you from our Articles of Association. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association" <https://dochttps://pad.riseup.net/p/sudomtgs.google.com/forms/d/1w_PYdVScDq…> Recorded for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-09-17 Love! Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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Grinding floors in CCL Saturday?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, I have an unexpected chunk of free time on Saturday, and I was hoping to use it to start prepping the floors in CCL. Should be done well before the CR event at 6pm. I'm not planning to use a heavy-duty grinder, just a concrete prep tool like this <http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Concrete_Prep_Tool/12570/>. I've never used one of these, but I would still expect it to make a substantial amount of noise - at a minimum like running a high-powered vacuum for a couple of hours. I may try to cut down on dust by running it wet, if that is an option. I know this is short notice, but I hope we can make it work - the floors are the #1 obstacle holding up progress getting our lab up and running right now, and there's just not that many times I can carve out a big chunk of time. It would be good if someone can check this with John as well, since we'll be making noise right underneath him... Thanks! Patrik

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Freedom Archives Search Engine

by Romy＠snowyla

Black panther periodicals now online ! http://search.freedomarchives.org/search.php?view_collection=90 Sent from my iPhone

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Omni buy CR tickets for 10-hr-day volunteers?

by David Keenan

Hi all, I realized that for certain people who have been consistently working very, very, very hard on the ADA & Fire Prev. infrastructure and ballroom almost every day the last few weeks specifically in preparation for the CR event, that its important these folks all have a chance to actually see and feel their hard work come to fruition and even $15 may be too much. Therefore I would like to propose an ultra late breaking request that the following people have Omni buy their ticket, if they want to go: - Benjamin Burke (sudo) - Oskar (omni) - TJ (sudo) - Sean (sudo) - Maximillian (FNB) - Yar (sudo) MANY of us have been working very hard on the ballroom, but these folks above really have put in crazy hours for weeks straight now. I do not mean to discount in any way the hard work of everyone.. I just feel like the above folks have really gone just so far above and beyond, that their effort needs to be recognized and this would be a very good way to do it. This sort of selfless support is so admirable and inspiring and cant be taken for granted - Yes, I am also too broke to go, but it feels weird asking for myself obviously. Itd be nice though and i really wish i could. Anyhow If its okay with people id like to ask these folks get their ticket from omni. Would that be okay? David

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Replacing Sudo/CCL skylights next week

by Jake

i am worried that the fans that are in the ceiling now will be removed, and we will no longer have the option of attaching long ducts to them for localized air/fume extraction. is there some way we can request that the fans remain there somehow? or some way to ventilate air out of the room? I think this is really important. -jake yar said: John the landlord just came through Sudo & CCL with a couple roofing contractors. He is going to pay to replace all the skylights in CCL & Sudo next week. We have six. They expect to replace two per day on Tuesday (23), Wednesday (24) and Thursday (25), moving from north to south. Work may extend into Friday. They are requesting that we clear the areas underneath so they can lay tarps and avoid death/destruction/mayhem. So that means: On Tuesday, CCL should push stuff towards Sudo On Wednesday, CCL & Sudo should clear stuff from the middle On Thursday, Sudo should push stuff towards CCL We don't have to move everything, they can lay tarps over things and figure out how to work around, but we will certainly want to move some stuff. The new skylights won't be bubbles, but will be flat safety glass. A contractor told me "a person could walk on one". So this will be great once we get roof access. Also if we ever see rain again. Sorry for cross-posting to so many lists. Please remove lists from your reply as necessary. :)

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Chicago to the Bay

by Alice Rosenthal

Anyone on this list know anyone traveling from Chicago to the bay area who could be trusted to transport a CNC kit as carry-on baggage? Please let me know. Thanks Alice BeeHappySolutions Berkeley, CA 94703 415-272-0596

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network static IP and questions

by Jake

i'm reading the wiki page but i don't see how to set up a static IP address https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Network i see that static IP addresses are below .42.50 can i just set up something to take that address and it will be fine? I don't have to set it up somewhere else? also.. i noticed that none of the stuff in the internet factory upstairs is labeled - it's just wires going here and there that you have to follow. is anyone planning on labeling that stuff? thanks -jake

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Things Doer Available Most of Tomorrow

by Ben Burke

Hello List, I am available tomorrow morning (Friday 9/19/14) after 9 to help do whatever kinda things need doing (incl. manual labor) around the Omni. How can I help? Ben

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Replacing Sudo/CCL skylights next week

by yar

John the landlord just came through Sudo & CCL with a couple roofing contractors. He is going to pay to replace all the skylights in CCL & Sudo next week. We have six. They expect to replace two per day on Tuesday (23), Wednesday (24) and Thursday (25), moving from north to south. Work may extend into Friday. They are requesting that we clear the areas underneath so they can lay tarps and avoid death/destruction/mayhem. So that means: On Tuesday, CCL should push stuff towards Sudo On Wednesday, CCL & Sudo should clear stuff from the middle On Thursday, Sudo should push stuff towards CCL We don't have to move everything, they can lay tarps over things and figure out how to work around, but we will certainly want to move some stuff. The new skylights won't be bubbles, but will be flat safety glass. A contractor told me "a person could walk on one". So this will be great once we get roof access. Also if we ever see rain again. Sorry for cross-posting to so many lists. Please remove lists from your reply as necessary. :)

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robot reading a file from disk - serial conversation eavesdropping

by Jake

the robot has an external disk drive which is connected to it with a 25-pin serial cable. The disk drive unit is a computer in itself, with a lot of functionality. It boots up in "ERC MODE" meaning it's ready to talk to the YASNAC ERC, our robot control computer. i spied on the conversation between the robot and the disk drive while the robot loaded a file. I saved the conversation using the salae logic program: https://www.saleae.com/downloads if you run this program you can open the save file i saved: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/floppy-loadafile.logicdata you will see that the format matches closely that which is described by the communications manual: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479236-17-Communications.pdf the baud rate is 4800 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, EVEN parity. it's connected to the 3d printer computer if you want to write a program to pretend to be a disk drive. then we can send it programs without having to use ancient floppy diskettes. to talk to it from that computer (whose IP address is .42.8) just run a script called "robot" in ~sudodesk/bin/robot it calls screen /dev/ttyS0 4800,parenb,-parodd (that's how you get even parity with screen) when i open that terminal, and then go to the floppy menu from the robot, it sends the following (? means unprintable character): ENQ?ENQ?ENQ?CAN+?CAN+?CAN+?EOT? which means, probably; HEY ARE YOU THERE? HEY ARE YOU THERE? HEY ARE YOU THERE? NEVER MIND. NEVER MIND. NEVER MIND. I'M HANGING UP NOW. see if you can get the robot to load a file from an imaginary disk drive. -jake

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*** Noisebridge REMIX *** Oct 4th -- Call for ART, Music, Performance, Demos

by Naomi Most

Greetings, Noisebridge and friends, With the Reboot process behind us, the REMIX now begins. We're calling out to friends old and new to come celebrate our hard-won ability to **create anew** in the month in which Noisebridge first moved into its first physical space in 2008. "One Art, Please!" If you can volunteer art, music, performance, blinkenlights, 3D printed trinkets -- or if you have any cool ideas to share about the concept of "REMIX" -- email us by replying to this email or chatting us up on Slack in the #reboot channel. Much love, Naomi -- Naomi Theora Most naomi(a)nthmost.com +1-415-728-7490 skype: nthmost http://twitter.com/nthmost

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Artist as Activist | Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

by Romy＠snowyla

Artist activist grants! http://www.rauschenbergfoundation.org/grants/art-grants/artist-activist Artist as Activist Program Overview Artist as Activist provides game-changing resources to artists (of all disciplines – visual, performing, media, and beyond), designers, and other creative professionals who are addressing important global challenges through their creative practice. In years past this support has included a commissioned print edition to benefit a particular cause or organization. Today the Artist as Activist program is comprised of three distinct grant opportunities: Artist as Activist Fellows: artists and legally established art collectives with a demonstrated commitment to applying their creative work to the public sphere will receive up to $100,000 over two years, along with a suite of value-added support. Fellows will be selected through an open call for proposals. Artist as Activist Travel & Research Grants: a separate pool of funds has been reserved for similar artists seeking support (ranging from $2,500 to $10,000) to travel or conduct research related to this aspect of their work. Travel/Research grantees will be selected through an open call for proposals. Artist as Activist Organizations: Ten organizations from across the U.S. that have been exemplars in supporting artists working at the intersection of art and change will receive general operating support. These organizational grants are by invitation only. Program Values and Beliefs Consistent with our commitment to upholding the legacy of our founder, Robert Rauschenberg, all of RRF’s philanthropy programs operate with a set of core values that embody his work as both an artist and a philanthropist. These values include experimentation, fearlessness, and pushing boundaries. Rauschenberg also sought to learn from other cultures, and to share his own knowledge in exchange for what he learned. The Artist as Activist program retains this approach with a particular focus on: Creative problem-solving and solutions orientation – looking at an issue in new ways that actually shift its paradigm. Interdisciplinary collaboration – experience and enthusiasm for working with people who have a variety of expertise, experience, and training, as well as those whose beliefs, values, and norms differ from your own. Risk-taking – an ability to move outside of the status quo; comfort with uncertainty, improvisation, and/or iteration in the context of continuous learning. How to Apply All eligible applicants are invited to apply for only one of these grant opportunities. Please consult the Apply Now page to review the appropriate Grant Guidelines and Online Application Instructions to prepare your letter of interest. Sent from my iPhone

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blog post: troy visits RPS Collective down the street

by Romy Ilano

new blog post > Troy our librarian visited RPS Collective. we chatted about potentially selling our electronics kits + other stuff at RPS Collective retail space. - There's a potential for us to sell stuff at their next art show, which will be a full retail show in the whole space. Lots of potential for exposure since they are the first storefront at First Friday Plus they have collaborated with us before! https://sudoroom.org/sudoroom-connects-with-rock-paper-scissors-down-the-st… [image: SudoRoom Librarian Troy visits SudoRoom]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-02-1-33-01-PM1.jpg> SudoRoom Librarian Troy visits SudoRoom Troy, the SudoRoom librarian, visits our neighbors The Rock Paper Scissors Collective <http://www.rpscollective.com/>down the street. The RPS Collective was one of the worker’s collectives that helped start the Oakland Art Murmur. Here he checks out the zine library and is already coming up with ideas for different community projects. A recent SudoRoom collaboration involved SudoRoom donating Linux computers to RPS Collective in exchange for a beautiful sign painting. It’s pretty cool seeing the different volunteer-run collectives creating and helping each other out! [image: RPS Collective interns draw temporary tattoos on people for the Oakland Art Murmur]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-01-8-06-59-PM1.jpg> RPS Collective interns draw temporary tattoos on people for the Oakland Art Murmur [image: Terrarium Project at RPS Collective - so many happy people]<https://sudoroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Photo-Nov-02-1-33-43-PM-11.…> Terrarium Project at RPS Collective – so many happy people

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Volunteers needed tommorrow (Wednesday) morning!

by yar

Still trying to achieve fire safety & ADA accessibility by Saturday. Lots of things happening tomorrow morning. We need: Someone who can drive a U-haul full of waste to the following places: * hazardous waste * e-waste * recycling * solid waste We can tell you where to go. The truck needs to be returned by 12:30pm. You'll probably need to start by 8am. Someone to help the wheelchair lift installer starting around 9am - simple stuff like holding and fetching tools. And as many people as we can for spare hands during bathroom construction. Thanks so much!!

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robot programming format deciphered

by Jake

so I was able to use a primitive magnetic encoding sequencer to read robot programs from a flat magnetic tape. We had some antique (literally 25 years old) diskettes in the computer history museum, and I fed one to the robot, and then "saved" all the programs written so far to the "diskette" then, i used a mechanical diskette-reader for a desktop computer (which needed lubrication on its rusty motors and slides and quite a bit of fiddling to work) to read this magnetic tape "diskette" the filesytem format is nothing recognized by 'mount' so i was forced to simply dd the binary of the diskette's image to a file. I have posted the file here: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/robofloppy.2 and then i edited that with vim to extract the programs within. here is a simple program that makes 7 poses, and repeats: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/baby.txt this is a more raw version of all the jobs i found on the disk image, including some fragmentation. I don't understand the filesystem format, so it's just luck that so many of the files were intact in one piece. http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/jobs.txt as you can see, a program is a list of coordinates (the six hardware axes of the robot arm) and then a program referring to those coordinates. it can be more complicated than that of course, for example when we start using base or robot coordinates for 3d printing, but here it is anyway. this stuff is documented in this PDF: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479236-17-Communications.pdf and also, i think we might find the serial communications format used by the "diskette drive" to communicate with the robot, so we can skip the magnetic media entirely and send programs directly to the robot over serial. please let me know if you're interested in this stuff and want to try something. -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omnilogistics] [BAPS-Organizing] ALL HANDS CALL TODAY/TONITE: HELP LOAD 17' TRUCK WITH OUR DEBRIS

by Jenny Ryan

I'm in for a late shift (after 8pm)! On Sep 16, 2014 3:05 PM, "Stephen Novotny" <novotny.stephen(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I'll be there as soon as I get off work, between 5:30 and 6! > > On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 3:03 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi All. Not much notice but there is a 17' rental truck outside for >> general omni debris removal. It needs to be loaded up with: >> - Excess garbage (several bags) >> - Construction debris from bathroom repair (lots) >> - Ceiling tiles from ballroom (these are light, so may want to go in >> last/on top) >> - Stuff from Sudo that sudo doesn't want (the present 'to go away' piles) >> - Stuff frrom basement that we don't want/need >> - All City of Berkeley-stamped grey garbage cans probably should be >> returned since Waste Management does not pick them up and they fill with >> garbage. >> >> No one is really here and I am starting to do it by myself and would >> appreciate help. If I do this then I can't work on the bathroom, which >> needs to be done by Friday. >> >> All the waste needs to be driven to the following places tomorrow AM & >> returned by 12:30pm >> - Commercial Waste & Recycling by the Colesium (they open real early) >> - E-waste place (in berkeley I think) for all e-waste >> - the Oakland Dump tomorrow AM and returned by 12:30. >> >> We need to generally remove junk from here that we don't need as this >> really is required by fire - it can't be a total mess in the basement or >> any area to be (re)inspected. We have a general mission of clearing out >> junk from the omni to comply. This was specifically mentioned by the fire >> inspector - everything should look like its 'in its place' (his words.) >> >> Any and all help appreciated. >> >> David >> > >

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ALL HANDS CALL TODAY/TONITE: HELP LOAD 17' TRUCK WITH OUR DEBRIS

by David Keenan

Hi All. Not much notice but there is a 17' rental truck outside for general omni debris removal. It needs to be loaded up with: - Excess garbage (several bags) - Construction debris from bathroom repair (lots) - Ceiling tiles from ballroom (these are light, so may want to go in last/on top) - Stuff from Sudo that sudo doesn't want (the present 'to go away' piles) - Stuff frrom basement that we don't want/need - All City of Berkeley-stamped grey garbage cans probably should be returned since Waste Management does not pick them up and they fill with garbage. No one is really here and I am starting to do it by myself and would appreciate help. If I do this then I can't work on the bathroom, which needs to be done by Friday. All the waste needs to be driven to the following places tomorrow AM & returned by 12:30pm - Commercial Waste & Recycling by the Colesium (they open real early) - E-waste place (in berkeley I think) for all e-waste - the Oakland Dump tomorrow AM and returned by 12:30. We need to generally remove junk from here that we don't need as this really is required by fire - it can't be a total mess in the basement or any area to be (re)inspected. We have a general mission of clearing out junk from the omni to comply. This was specifically mentioned by the fire inspector - everything should look like its 'in its place' (his words.) Any and all help appreciated. David

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Particapatory Budgeting Conference

by refugia

Anyone going to this? It's 200ish bucks to attend. http://www.pbconference.org/

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Fun!

by Vicky Knox

A friend of a friend made this silly website... http://www.databass.biz/ Sorry to add to your Internet clutter...I'm in a rabbit hole of my own! :P

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Fwd: [sfchalkboard] NEED Alaskan Chainsaw Mill

by Vicky Knox

Any chance? Original message here: https://lists.riseup.net/www/arc/sfchalkboard/2014-09/msg00068.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: 2014-09-14 21:29 GMT-07:00 Subject: [sfchalkboard] NEED Alaskan Chainsaw Mill To: sfchalkboard <sfchalkboard(a)lists.riseup.net> Hey everyone, This might be far fetched, but does anyone have an Alaska and Chainsaw Mill or another jig of sorts for cutting lumber? Was offered some Redwood logs, would love to mill them but not finding any DIY solutions out there! Some potential to weld something together but dunno if they would be able to in the time they want the logs out of there : ( Thanks a bunch! Bests, J

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Anti-black racism Edit-a-thon at LOL Makerspace 9/22

by Marina Kukso

Hi everyone, LOL Makerspace <http://oaklandmakerspace.wordpress.com/> is having an anti-black racism edit-a-thon on 9/22: "LOL Hackers are organizing a wiki edit-a-thon addressing anti-black racism. Come out to help us continue planning the edit-a-thon. We can go through the Oakland Wiki and Wikipedia and identify pages that we can work on and guidelines and logistics to help make the edit-a-thon accessible and fun! You're also welcome to come and work on other projects, too … Hack Night is open to everyone!" Here's the invite: https://www.facebook.com/events/864483943571189/ Hope you can make it! Marina

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Pickup failure - Assistance requested

by Marc Juul

Today Counter Culture Labs failed to pick up our new biosafety cabinet. We need someone or some device that can move a large 680 pound 6 foot wide, top heavy cabinet from its stand at about waist height, down to a couple of ground-level dollies so we can wheel it through a normal-sized doorway. Can you help? This is in redwood city. If we can get it onto dollies, we can move it from there. I have no experience with this sort of thing. We showed up with five people and even with one of the employees at the location helping we didn't feel comfortable even trying it, as it could easily result in serious injury. We put down half of the $500 price as a deposit, unscrewed the removable components and took them with us. We'd like to try to pick it up within the next week. It is the NU-425-600 model from this page: http://www.nuaire.com/products/labgard-es-energy-saver-nu-425-class-ii-type… cabinet.html Dimension without base stand: 77 ⅝ x 32 ⅞ x 63 inches -- marc/juul 510 717 4275

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Saturday! inviting Onyx Ashanti to show and tell at sudoroom

by Jake

hey sudoroom, i met this guy today at noisebridge (i know, i said i don't go there anymore) and he is doing some amazing stuff!!! We all have so much to learn from him, and be inspired by him. here is a recent post from his website, watch the video: http://onyx-ashanti.com/2014/07/11/the-nomadic-diary-of-onyx-ashanti-episod… basically he has been making amazing WEARABLE technology for purposes of music and other forms of electronic expression, in the most organic way i have ever seen technology used. He is using electronics, embedded systems (wireless arduinos with accelerometers, force sensors, buttons, lights etc) and hardware (servo motors and haptic feedback vibes) in concert with extremely ergonomic (again organic) structures made with 3d printing, to make human interface devices for making music (in puredata). He uses a bunch of different filament types (even conductive filament) and a heavily customized very portable 3d printer. my only disappointment is that none of his circuits or 3d models are on github, although he says that the stuff he is working on now will be released freely as soon as he is satisfied with it. I hope that is soon. in the meantime, here's his github, which has a couple of puredata repositories (puredata is the FOSS version of MaxMSP) https://github.com/onyxashanti even without code or files from his designs, i was very inspired by his work and his energy and his attitude. as for the circuits and the robotics code, it's nothing I couldn't make from scratch quickly. but the ideas that he had for this stuff are ideas that i never had, even though they seem "obvious" after the fact. But so few of us are lucky enough to look at technology from a purely interactive perspective like he seems to. he said he would gladly come to sudoroom "any time" and I have his contact to let him know. Is there any reason I shouldn't tell him to come to sudoroom on saturday at around 5 or 6 pm? is anyone interested in seeing the stuff he does with music, puredata patches, 3d printing, wearable embedded wireless electronics, robotics (the expressive tentacle thing) etc? -jake

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robot manuals need OCR

by Jake

so all the manuals i have for the robot are SCANS of some sort of papyrus, upon which the instructions were once inscribed. this means they are not searchable. It seems at first that they can be searched, and copy and paste, but that is only the safety warning pages inserted by the people who scanned the pages into the PDF. None of the content is searchable! if you know how to do OCR (optical character recognition) on a PDF and make it so that one can still search the PDF without altering its readable appearance, please do so to some of the manuals here: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot highest priority would be the programming manual: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479950-3-Programming_manual_v4.pdf and the robot arm manual: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479951-4-K10S_manual.pdf this would be an example of a PDF that has the scanned parts searchable: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/02-TOE-C945-111%20-%20Service%20manual%20Motoma… -jake

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Global Radiation Monitoring Network

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Want to have our own networked radiation monitoring station? The Global Radiation Monitoring Network is looking to add nodes to their network <http://www.uradmonitor.com/join-the-network/>. They only have two dozen or so nodes around the world so far, and none in California. "In this early phase of the project, there is only a minimal, non-profit cost, to cover the hardware components used and the shipping." The nodes are weatherproofed, and only need 5V power and an ethernet cable. Is this something that could potentially be piggy-backed on to the sudo mesh nodes as well? One of their node models has a barometric pressure sensor as well. Not sure to what extent this is an open source project, but we could find out. They were just featured as one of the semifinalists for the Hackaday prize <http://hackaday.com/2014/09/11/global-radiation-monitoring-network-update/>, so I expect they'll be getting an influx of new node requests... Patrik

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Help with votes for a community biotech lab in LA

by Ryan Bethencourt

Hi Sudo'ers As many of you know I'm trying to help spread biohacking across CA, the US and internationally (I've been pushing hacker spaces at XPRIZE too as a way to democratize innovation) and we need your help! I'm currently helping a group of LA biohackers (including Cory Tobin and other LAB members) to try to raise money for a large non-profit community biotech lab in LA through LA2050. We're close, as in really close, we're in the number 2 spot and we were in the number 1 spot but just recently lost the no 1 spot.The rest of the teams are arts collectives (which we also love) but we're the only science and tech entry and we'd love to bring more science down to LA. If the voting is successful they'll be a lab down in LA that we can all collaborate with and visit with, the team and I would REALLY appreciate the votes. If you have time to vote, it's really quick and it would help us a lot: http://myla2050create.maker.good.is/projects/LALabLaunch Hopefully within a few months we'll be able to have a new LA community biohacker night and invite you all to attend! All the best, Ryan -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 Conf. Dial in number: 585-632-6294 PIN: 48429 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com *@ryanbethencourt*

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Calendar wrong info?

by Somebody

https://sudoroom.org/events/oakland-nights-live-2014-09-13/ Says is for tonight at 2141 Broadway?

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Fwd: [omni-building] hard bathroom work needed this wknd

by yar

Volunteer opportunity! We are trying to make our bathroom wheelchair accessible in time for a big event next weekend. Hands and hearts needed ASAP. Thanks Sudoers! <3<3 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> Subject: [omni-building] hard bathroom work needed this wknd I need a couple bodies to help me with some pretty hard bathroom work this weekend. Can explain more later / when i see people (phone about to die), but it HAS to be done before Monday. So if you are around, please cone by? Love, David

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Show Sunday in East-Central Oakland

by Lesley Bell

Hello everyone! We’re having a house show at Stanza/Hackistan (3276 Logan St) on Sunday. We have three bands lined up but will also have open mic time. If you have a creative hack project or musical act, come out and share it! Looking forward to seeing what we’ll create. ~Lesley

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Wanna talk about hacktivism?

by Mitch Altman

I received a request to talk about hacktivism to UC Berkeley law students. I'm not really the best person for this. (They may have me there, anyway, to talk about TV-B-Gone.) Would you like to talk about hacktivism? If so, please contact Eric, who's organizing the event: debellis(a)berkeley.edu Here's the email he sent me, with me info : Dear Mr. Altman: Hello. My name is Eric DeBellis. I am a former Allen Hall resident and current law student at the University of California, Berkeley. As a co-leader for the National Lawyers Guild Berkeley Law Chapter, I am wondering if you would be interested in visiting Berkeley Law to speak on the topic of hacktivism. We are planning to host two speakers. One would be a Berkeley Law professor who represents a more “establishment” perspective on the issue, so we were thinking that reaching out to you as the second speaker makes sense. I understand that political hacktivism is not your focus, but you’re a part of the hacker community, and you’re approachable and quite good at conveying your passions to unfamiliar audiences. We would not be asking you to debate the professor. Rather, you’d explain hacking in general, then how hacking has entered the political activism realm, then the professor would talk about it in more legalese terms. After, we’d open it up to questions/discussions from a group of students. As for the topic, Anonymous’s involvement in protests in Jefferson, Missouri is a particular area of interest for students, so we would like to use that as an illustration, but only as a launchpad to discuss broader issues that interest you and your counterpart. We do not have a date as of yet, but funding likely would be available. At the very least, we would provide a tasty lunch and a room of eager minds. If you’re interested, we would love to host you for lunch. Please contact me with any questions. Sincerely, Eric DeBellis Best, Mitch.

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31C3 submission deadline!

by Mitch Altman

The deadline for submitting a proposal for 31C3 talk or workshop is on the 14th -- 2 days! http://events.ccc.de/2014/09/11/31c3-call-for-participation-deadline-immine…

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Fwd: [sudo-info] Many Old Software Books

by Matthew Senate

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: John Givens <john(a)gate.net> Date: Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 2:30 PM Subject: [sudo-info] Many Old Software Books To: info(a)sudoroom.org Do you guys want any of these old books? They are upstairs. Regards, John Givens 510-652-4015 http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/4663569995.html _______________________________________________ Info mailing list Info(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/info

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For politicos among us...

by Troy Massey

IYSSE, Tuesday, 5PM, Berkeley -- Iraq, Syria This group offers an excellent worldview on current political dynamics within capitalism. I have attended lectures previously that have been engaging and relevant even though I had only read half the suggested material. Contact me if you are interested in attending. Sincerely, - Troy M. Economist11(a)Gmail.com " You are the source of Freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and action." -----Original Message----- From: "Gabe Black" <gabriel.v.black(a)gmail.com> Sent: ‎9/‎11/‎2014 4:40 PM To: "Gabriel Black" <gabriel.v.black(a)gmail.com> Subject: IYSSE, Tuesday, 5PM, Berkeley -- Iraq, Syria ---IYSSE--- Workers, Students, and youth, Last night, Barack Obama announced that the United States would be escalating its military operation in not just Iraq and Syria, but anywhere he perceived a threat to US interests in the Middle East. You should come, Tuesday, 5pm, UC Berkeley, to the International Youth and Student for Social Equality's first regular weekly meeting. ROOM #: TBA on Monday At this meeting you will learn everything there is to know about what is going on in Syria and Iraq. -CIA's several year arm smuggling campaign through the Jordanian border into Syria -US Military's awareness that the majority of these arms were fueling Jihadist Militias, eventually falling into the hands of ISIS. -The underlying political and economic reasons behind the current escalation of militarism and war. -Why war abroad is accompanied by attacks on workers and youth at home. --- We are the only genuine Marxist student organization on campus. We have weekly educational meetings to deepen the theoretical, historical, and political understanding of students. The IYSSE is an international organization, with chapters in Germany, Sri Lanka, Australia, Canada, France, and more, that fights for the socialist transformation of society. If you wish to prepare for the discussion, please read the articles referenced at the bottom of this email. To learn more about what we do, and our principles, visit iysse.org --- THE IYSSE will be tabling on Sproul Plaza: Friday, September 12th, 11AM-12:45 PM Tuesday, September 16th, 2PM-4:30PM --- My name is Gabe Black. Please shoot me an email if you want to know more about getting involved with the IYSSE and the World Socialist Website (WSWS). --- References: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/09/09/airi-s09.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/15/world/middleeast/jihadists-receiving-most… http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/world/middleeast/arms-airlift-to-syrian-r… http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jun/21/world/la-fg-cia-syria-20130622 --- To unsubscribe: please write back to the sender, subject title Unsubscribe.

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Science Hack Day Oct 4-5

by Matthew Senate

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/science-hack-day-san-francisco-2014-registrati…

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Omni website and subdomains up and running!

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey folks, Apologies for my unexpectedly internet-free vacation. DNS has been configured properly and you'll find the new website at omni-oakland.org as well as working subdomains (currently wiki.omni-oakland.org and do.omni-oakland.org). WIKI ACCESS: New account creation has been disabled due to spam, so please contact myself (tunabananas(a)gmail.com), AL, Jeremy, David Keenan, Matt S, or Patrik to request an account.[1] FARNSWORTH ACCESS: For access to do.omni-oakland.org, where we're trying out a system for coordinating tasks among the various Omni groups and members, please request an account via the site. Just a reminder for folks interested in helping out with our communications technologies, the Omni Communications group meets every Monday at 7pm! We've been in summer hiatus but there's still plenty to do. You can find out more here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Communications_Working_Group Cheers, Jenny [1] The ConfirmAccount plugin, which typically works well for forcing new accounts to be requested rather than auto-confirmed, is not working and has been thoroughly investigated by juul. Next step would be to upgrade Mediawiki and see if it works with a more recent stable version. Will try this tomorrow. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJTx6cZAAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhbC8H/0PMX1kH2LC/VQJQNnjdd6db INRakweTm6WO2nOblY2SPm8rmwbbcuNQNna6IDzubO50I0JOrJf+KhSuKpQ8SxT/ GPr+Qltcb24Y/2+RMq/BjAoN5xnau6FFF2Ker+oMhCKDcaCJRx9CB0072O8JNfUz OtsuGtG+T8BSyY2+b+ATMFyAfTlCOPUINH34hTzGc8bmZRuTVhBMShWWs7x18Vw4 8jjGIEOBr35ReizuF7y80Z8LwxODfWE3E6CnAxo0MQpZOM6CSWiT+vbZJELIuJ/W 6To5vWjLESgHu7gGJG218ETQWFMJZxi6sv77KYb7VB+tbbyzLYenxhvxLtF88eQ= =pDGe -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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FW: [i-announce@ischool] Don't miss next week's Tech Talk: Data Analyticsat Facebook

by Troy Massey

I know someone will like to attend this and give a report back...someone with more technical skill than I... - Troy M. " You are the source of Freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and action." -----Original Message----- From: "School of Information" <events(a)ischool.berkeley.edu> Sent: ‎9/‎10/‎2014 3:52 PM To: "i-announce(a)ischool.berkeley.edu" <i-announce(a)ischool.berkeley.edu> Subject: [i-announce@ischool] Don't miss next week's Tech Talk: Data Analyticsat Facebook Don't miss next week’s tech talk at the UC Berkeley School of Information: Tech Talk: Data Analytics at Facebook With Jake Peterson Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 4:10 pm - 5:30 pm 210 South Hall The event will be recorded and posted here two to five days after the event Jake Peterson will talk about the Facebook analytics team and how they perform large scale data analysis, identify actionable insights, suggest recommendations, and influence the direction of the business. The Facebook analytics team serves as the voice of data that drives success throughout the company, including product development, user engagement, growth, revenue, and operations. Learn about their typical day-to-day responsibilities, challenges, and how best to succeed as a data scientist in analytics. MIMS students Jason Ost and Timothy Meyers will also be on hand to discuss their experiences as Facebook Analytics interns. Jake Peterson is a data scientist and analytics engineering manager at Facebook and has been working in data science for more than ten years — longer than “data science” has been a term. At Facebook, Jake has led data science for four different Facebook product teams, most recently for the Graph Search product. Prior to Facebook, Jake led analytics functions at several tech startups and spent six years in the direct marketing industry as an analytics consultant at Acxiom. He holds a B.S. in computer science and a B.A. in philosophy from Santa Clara University. More information: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/events/20140917facebookdatasc… Coming up at the I School: October 8, 2014 - "Securing Cyberspace: A National Priority", Dean's Lecture with Dr. Fred Chang October 29, 2014 - "Leveraging Workforce Science to Unlock Employee Value", Dean's Lecture with Michael Houseman Upcoming Friday afternoon Information Access Seminars: Sign up here for regular email reminders September 12, 2014 - "Mobile Persuasion Design: Combining Information Design with Persuasion Design to Change Behavior", Information Access Seminar with Aaron Marcus (Aaron Marcus and Associates) September 19, 2014 - "If You Could Design A Museum From Scratch, What Would It Be Like?", Information Access Seminar with George Oates (Good, Form & Spectacle) October 3, 2014 - "California Digital Library: Calculating Scholarly Journal Value", Information Access Seminar with Chan Li & Jacqueline Wilson October 17, 2014 - "Editorial Practices and the Web", Information Access Seminar with Michael Buckland October 24, 2014 - "Ontology Mapping: A concept hub for storing mapping data and linguistic methods for producing mappings", Information Access Seminar with Dagobert Soergel, University at Buffalo -- _____________________________________________ UC Berkeley School of Information http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu Facebook: http://facebook.com/BerkeleyISchool Twitter: http://twitter.com/BerkeleyISchool

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Fwd: Its our 6th Annual Cupcake Bakeoff!!!

by Romy＠snowyla

Great stuff! Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: Rock Paper Scissors Collective <info(a)rpscollective.org> > Date: September 10, 2014 at 3:14:45 PM PDT > To: <info(a)miromi.com> > Subject: Its our 6th Annual Cupcake Bakeoff!!! > Reply-To: Rock Paper Scissors Collective <info(a)rpscollective.org> > > > Be the judge at our annual CUPCAKE BAKEOFF! > View this email in your browser > > > Facebook > > Twitter > > Website > > Instagram > This Week at RPSC > CUPCAKES! CUPCAKES! CUPCAKES! > Come on out > SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2014 1-4pm > for our > 6th Annual Vegan Cupcake Bakeoff! > You are the Judge! > Crafts! Zines! Fun! > > Sliding scale donation $5-$10 > All proceeds benefit RPSC and keep our skillshare, youth and community programs running! > > > 9.18.14 6-10pm > Join us for Crafts & Drafts the 3rd Thursday of every month at Telegraph Beer Garden (2318 Telegraph Ave). > Support RPSC by having a brew, a bite, chatting & making things! > A portion of Telegraph's sales for the evening will be donated to RPSC. > > Current Gallery Exhibtion: > "Those De NADA Kids" > 9.5.14 - 9.27.14 > > NEW VOLUNTEER ORIENTATIONS > September 10 > September 24 > October 8 > October 22 > 6:30 - 7:00pm > What keeps RPSC running? > VOLUNTEERS! > Come learn all about RPSC by attending a volunteer orientation. You'll get to hear all the different ways you can get involved with us and learn the next steps to become a superstar! No registration necessary but we ask you to be on time as orientations start promptly. > See you soon! > The Rock Paper Scissors Collective is a volunteer-run organization that fosters creativity and collaboration in order to strengthen local communities and encourage sustainable practices and alternative models. We promote the sharing of ideas, skills, and resources through the celebration of art, craft, education, and performance. > > RPSC currently realizes this through an accessible space that offers free and low-cost classes, curated and open submission art shows, the retail of independently made clothing/craft/zines/music, a drop in arts lab, community events space, and youth involvement. > Copyright © 2014 Rock Paper Scissors Collective, All rights reserved. > You are receiveing this email because you opted in at our website or signed up at our physical location. > > Our mailing address is: > Rock Paper Scissors Collective > 2278 Telegraph Ave > Oakland, CA 94612 > > Add us to your address book > > > unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences >

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East Bay Mini Maker Faire Oct. 19 [was Fwd: Alert! Call for Makers Extended through 9/15]

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Any other groups planning to attend East Bay Mini Maker Faire? I'm planning to register for a booth for CCL. We can ask to be next to each other if we have multiple groups from the Omni participating... I've attended the East Bay Mini Maker Faire since they started 3 (4?) years ago. It has a much more local, intimate, and less commercial feel than the giant San Mateo one. Tons more kids and families as well. Not to mention that it's essentially within walking distance... After party at the Omni? http://ebmakerfaire.wordpress.com/ http://ebmakerfaire.wordpress.com/callformakers/ Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: East Bay Mini Maker Faire <info(a)ebmakerfaire.com> Date: Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 10:43 AM Subject: Alert! Call for Makers Extended through 9/15 To: patrikd(a)gmail.com Call for Makers Extended through 9/15! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser <http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81f9a8&id=de68d60e74…>. Call for Makers for the East Bay Mini Maker Faire Extended through 9/15! <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…> First round of acceptances have gone out for the 5th annual East Bay Mini Maker Faire on *Sunday, October 19th.* Only "Mini" in relationship to the "Monster" Maker Faire Bay Area, our Oakland show welcomes *over 7,000 people* to a one-day extravaganza of East Bay (and beyond) talent. In part to help all those dusting off, we are extending the CALL for FABULOUS PROJECTS and MUSIC and WORKSHOPS and PRESENTERS into next week. FILL OUT THE APPLICATION AND GET YOUR SPOT: <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…> http://ebmakerfaire.wordpress.com/callformakers/ <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…> If you have questions or ideas, please get in touch at info(a)ebmakerfaire.com. * We're here to make the good times happen!* *—The East Bay Mini Maker Faire 2014 team* Like us on Facebook <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…> Follow on Twitter <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d8…> Forward to a Friend <http://us2.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81f9a8&id=de6…> <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d8…> *get it in your calendar now:* East Bay Mini Maker Faire Sunday, October 19th, 2014 *10 am—5 pm* Park Day School campus + Studio One Arts Center in the Temescal district of Oakland, CA www.ebmakerfaire.com www.studiooneartcenter.net/ <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d8…> *East Bay Mini Maker Faire is independently organized and operated under license from Maker Media <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d8…>, Inc. <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…>* unsubscribe from this list <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81…> | update subscription preferences <http://ebmakerfaire.us2.list-manage.com/profile?u=41b5f7bd2242e26ef4d81f9a8…>

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robot limitations and hacking

by Jake

My friend Hao of Dorabot wrote me an email that clarifies what we can expect from the robot. Of course this assumes no hacking, and we can hack. one thing I was interested in was "remote" mode through the serial port. I believe that it can be set to be controlled by commands like "let me send you this job" "start that job" which would allow us to effectively control it in real time. but that will take some reading of manuals and experimenting. As for the latter, i have connected the robot's serial port to the desktop computer we use for 3d printing, and I can provide logins for that machine to anyone who wants to experiment. I confirmed that with the null-modem adaptor (thanks Somebody!) it does communicate, although i haven't had any meaningful conversations with it. of course there is always the radical alternative - the entire YASNAC control system could be replaced with a homebrew solution that allows us to do whatever we want. The problem is that it would take a bit of programming to drive the axes at speed without overshoot, and there's dynamic gravity and inertia dependant on the posture of the thing and the mass of whatever it's holding.. could be a lot of math to get it perfect. however, if someone were to create a control program for it, a lot of people around the world might like to use it. Hell, people would probably pay for it since it would easily replace an entire YASNAC ERC unit. the motor controllers we have are the CACR series as described here: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/CACR-SR-servopinouts.pdf and they are pretty simple to control - you send them an analog voltage to tell them which direction to turn, and how fast. You send an analog voltage to say how much torque to exert (seperately for each direction), and it sends out analog voltages telling you how fast it is going, and how much torque it's exerting. And of course the encoders are always telling you the actual position for all the axes so you can decide whether to make changes to get what you want. in the meantime though, we should keep playing with it as-is and see if we can "hack" to get control of it without anything as radical as a replacement controller. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- There are several models of MOTOMAN robot that can be controlled over serial port, and some even supported by ROS Industrial community. If your Robot controller is DX100, then you are very lucky. However I think your robot is super old so probably not supported by ROS Industrial. You can check it out here: http://wiki.ros.org/Industrial/supported_hardware Anyway, usually an industrial robot can be used in following ways: Teach & Replay by teach panel offline programming (generate a tool path offline and upload it, like 3D printer) modern robot can be used in these ways, in addition to previous ones: online program uploading (you generate end-effector/tool path and upload to the robot control box via serial port/ethernet, and the robot executed it right after it receives the path. very few robot support this: real-time control of the robot joint, including position, velocity, acceleration and so on. As far as I know, only Universal Robot and maybe Baxter support this. Kuka/DLR's LBR(Light Weight Robot) might support it too, but it's not for sale to general public.

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Fwd: Invitation: Dronie Day

by Phil Wolff

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Hackers and Founders* <info(a)meetup.com> Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 Subject: Invitation: FYI -- Dronie Day To: pwolff(a)gmail.com [image: Meetup] <http://www.meetup.com/t/ea1_1/> New Meetup FYI -- Dronie Day <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206453142/t/ea1…> Hackers and Founders Added by Alexis Costanza Thursday, September 25, 2014 10:00 AM Elliott Program Center 589 Governor's Avenue Stanford, CA 94305 This Meetup is full. Want to know if a spot opens up? Notify Me <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206453142/t/ea1…> REGISTER HERE! Hi everyone! Our good friends over at CameraLends are putting together a really amazing day of flying drones! RSVP over on CameraLends' Meetup Page Here's what they have to say about it! -------------------------------------------... Learn more <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206453142/t/ea1_grp/?rv=e…> More Meetups from this group <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/> Sep 11 H/F Co-op Applications OPEN <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206173962/t/ea1…> Thursday, September 11, 2014 12:00 AM · 1 attending RSVP <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206173962/t/ea1…> Sep 12 H/F Co-op Applications OPEN <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206341182/t/ea1…> Friday, September 12, 2014 12:00 AM · 1 attending RSVP <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/206341182/t/ea1…> Sep 13 H/F Co-op Applications OPEN <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/qgwrnkysmbrb/t/…> Saturday, September 13, 2014 12:00 AM · 1 attending RSVP <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/events/qgwrnkysmbrb/t/…> Sponsored by CameraLends <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/sponsors/>, Traction <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/sponsors/>, Most helpful startup program around <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/sponsors/> and H/F Co-Op <http://www.meetup.com/Hackers-and-Founders/sponsors/> Follow us! <https://www.facebook.com/hackersandfounders> <http://twitter.com/HackFoundSV/> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/3521492?trk=tyah&trkInfo=tas%3Ahackers%20%…> <http://hf.cx/> Never miss a last-minute change. Get the app. [image: iPhone App Store] <http://www.meetup.com/r/email/iphone/0/ea1_appstore/http://itunes.apple.com…> [image: Google Play] <http://www.meetup.com/r/email/android/0/ea1_appstore/http://play.google.com…> Unsubscribe <http://www.meetup.com/__ms16734/Hackers-and-Founders/optout/?submit=true&eo…> from similar emails from this Meetup Group Add info(a)meetup.com <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','info(a)meetup.com');> to your address book to receive all Meetup emails Meetup, POB 4668 #37895 NY NY USA 10163 <#1486128f18592eb3_> *Meetup HQ in NYC is hiring!* meetup.com/jobs <http://www.meetup.com/jobs/> -- Phil Wolff pwolff(a)gmail.com skype:evanwolf +1-510-343-5664 http://about.me/evanwolf bio <http://letmydatago.org/>http://twitter.com/evanwolf @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/philwolff cv http://LetMyDataGo.org blog http://www.facebook.com/philwolff face

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Agenda Item for next week's meeting: ONL is not a member collective.

by yar

On Mon, Sep 8, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Andrew Lowe <andrew(a)lostways.com> wrote: > I did not attend this event, but I have attended ONL events before. ONL is a > talk show, I'm not sure why not being political enough makes them > "offensive". I mean I will let them speak for them selves, but they are an > entertainment show, why would you expect a "debate" at a talk show? > > Anyway, just standing up for this show even if it isn't really my cup of tea > all the time, I think what ONL has been able to do with it is pretty > amazing, and to force them out because their show isn't radical enough in > the ways you want it to be would be a shame. Sorry to beat a dead horse here, but just for the record ... 1) To bill Saturday's show as apolitical "entertainment" would be disingenuous. They did not invite Dan Siegel the private citizen to chat with him about his hobbies. They invited three candidates for an upcoming election to air campaign commercials, give stump speeches and answer token questions about their political platform. Exactly that, no more, no less. 2) Absolutely nothing in my critique was "radical". It was barely even liberal. Asking for substantive debate is about the most centrist position you could possibly imagine. Has our overton window really shifted this much?

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" Exploring Greenwashing and Gentrification fromOakland to Palestine"(Workshop Oakland)

by Troy Massey

I invite all who care about the future of Oakland, the vitality of the local people of Oakland as well as the future of our movements toward a more equitable and resilient community of partners to attend this meeting with me - Troy M. " You are the source of Freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and action." Join Phat Beets Produce for this world cafe-style workshop that explores how tree plantings in Oakland, Detroit, and Occupied Palestine function to displace low-income people of color and marginalized groups from their neighborhoods and land for the purposes of development and profit-making. We will explore the commonalities of the techniques and methods used by WOGI (West OaklandGreening Initiative), Hantz Farms in Detroit (largest proposed urban tree farm in the US), and the Jewish National Fund's "Plant a Tree in Israel" campaign to understand how non-profit organizations, private companies and local governments use greenwashing as a tool for displacement and gentrification. -----Original Message----- From: "max cadji max(a)phatbeetsproduce.org [EBSocForum]" <EBSocForum(a)yahoogroups.com> Sent: ‎9/‎9/‎2014 2:04 PM Subject: [EBSocForum] : " Exploring Greenwashing and Gentrification fromOakland to Palestine"(Workshop Oakland) Come check out the Food N’ Justice Workshop series. Always free at the Saturday Feel the Beet! Farmers Market North Oakland Farmers’ Market, 11-1pm. Our workshop series is located at: Grace Ave @Lowell St. (Next to Destiny Arts at 970 Grace Ave, Oakland 94608) www.phatbeetsproduce.org/events September 13, 2014 "Greenwashing and Gentrification from Oakland to Palestine" Description: Join Phat Beets Produce for this world cafe-style workshop that explores how tree plantings in Oakland, Detroit, and Occupied Palestine function to displace low-income people of color and marginalized groups from their neighborhoods and land for the purposes of redevelopment and profit-making. We will explore the commonalities of the techniques and methods used by WOGI (West OaklandGreening Initiative), Hantz Farms in Detroit (largest proposed urban tree farm in the US), and the Jewish National Fund's "Plant a Tree in Israel" campaign to understand how non-profit organizations, private companies and local governments use greenwashing as a tool for displacement and gentrification. More details September 20, 2014 Make it Fresh: Creative Storytelling for the Urban Environment Description: Make it Fresh: Creative Storytelling for the Urban Environment with Josh Healey If politics is the art of what’s possible, let’s use art to expand those possibilities. Join this interactive arts and activism workshop as we write and share new poems and songs, memories and manifestos — and discover how to use your own story to change the larger narrative towards justice and ecology. Josh Healey is an award-winning writer, performer, and creative activist. A regular performer on NPR's Snap Judgment, Healey has performed and led workshops at UC-Berkeley, Harvard, and over 200 schools and community organizations across the country. He is currently the Culture Shift Fellow with Movement Generation. Find out more at joshhealey.org. More details September 20, 2014 BikeMobile- FREE BIKE REPAIR! Description: "BikeMobile will bring FREE BIKE REPAIRS at Phat Beets Produce Saturday, Sept 20th from 9:30am-1:30pm. Bring your bike. We guarantee to serve the first 20 people that sign up, after that we will fix as many bikes as we have time for. We can fix flat tires, adjust brakes and gears, and even replace broken or worn out parts like chains, grips, and tires. Bike or no bike, it can be educational for all who show up." More details September 27th, 2014 Introduction to Community Based Restorative JusticeJoin the North Oakland Restorative Justice Council for a youth friendly 2 hour introduction to community based Restorative Justice. According to Fania Davis of Restorative Justice For Oakland Youth restorative justice is a philosophical framework and worldview, and it is also an approach to justice that emphasizes bringing together all affected by harm to address their needs and obligations and to heal the harm as much as possible. There will also be an overview to the work of the North Oakland Restorative Justice October 11, 2014 Decolonize Your Diet! Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration More details October 25, 2014 making kraut w/youth pickle co More details -- www.phatbeetsproduce.org 510-250-7957 ...connecting small farmers to urban communities Check out Feel the Beet! Farmers Market www.youtube.com/watch?v=Keawnad90aQ "...if you leave the crumbs alone and we organize, then we can take the whole loaf" Kwame Ture aka Stokely Carmichael -- www.phatbeetsproduce.org 510-250-7957 ...connecting small farmers to urban communities Check out Feel the Beet! 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Re: [sudo-discuss] Let's finish moving into Sudo

by yar

On Sun, Jul 13, 2014 at 6:29 PM, yar <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > We've still got some things strewn around the basement A month later, this is still the case. Tomorrow (Sunday) at 6pm some Omni folks are throwing a basement-cleaning party. Things may get thrown out unless they are marked with a note or some blue masking tape. They also plan to cull the book collection, creating a pile of unwanted books to be recycled the following week. I highly recommend Sudoers attend and help out with this. Thanks.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Agenda Item for next week's meeting: ONL is not a member collective.

by yar

>> http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/ONL On Sun, Sep 7, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Charley Sheets <rcsheets(a)acm.org> wrote: > It seems like section 7 could use some additional detail. I for one > don't know what "Saturday's 9/6 ONL event" was, or why it would be > offensive. They had 3 mayoral candidates in the room (parker, tuman, siegel), but chose to interview one candidate at a time. Each candidate got an uninterrupted stump speech, pandering questions from the hosts, then 2 ad-hoc audience questions, and that was it. One even screened a commercial. I was disappointed and insulted because I'd heard it was going to be a "debate." Maybe it got distorted in the rumor-mill. But either way, this candidate-showcasing style of engagement is something people have fought against for ages. It's passive, undemocratic, and pointless. If we're going to engage with electoral politics we should know this history. Here's the League of Women Voters explaining why they stopped hosting presidential "debates" in 1988: http://www.lwv.org/press-releases/league-refuses-help-perpetrate-fraud Some more history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election_debates#D… I think at minimum, a debate needs to: * force candidates to interact with each other * invite all candidates at the same time * prioritize audience participation and engagement We missed an opportunity - we had them on our turf and did nothing new with them - but it's not too late. On October 11 they're hosting 3 more (schaaf, kaplan, quan). Maybe ONL will be open to input on how they conduct next month's event! Any Sudoers who want to ask tough questions on the record of present and future mayors on our turf, now's your chance to get involved. :)

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OMNI CONSTRUCTION HELP NEEDED TOMORO (TUES-FRI) starting in AM

by David Keenan

Cep is coming to take care of a lot of things starting Tuesday but can't do it unless there are bodies here to help him. We need people to come tomorrow! He is coming at 8am starting tomorrow. We will have a car. We need AT LEAST 3 people besides me and him, but the more the merrier. Please folks.. show up n helps? Thx! David

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Toronto's many libraries! For tools, kitchen appliances, clothing, bikes, ...

by Vicky Knox

I thought y'all would like this. :] http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/live-news/2014/9/off-the-books.html

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robot tonight

by Jake

to all those who have expressed interest in hacking the robot, i hope to come to sudoroom tonight to play with it some more. i have bolts with which to bolt it down to its pallet, and I will add 2x4 boards to the pallet to make it less likely to tip over. It won't be perfect but it will be good enough to play with, and still easy to move to a different location when the time comes. If you haven't already started, start reading the fucking manuals at this site: http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/ specifically, http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479950-3-Programming_manual_v4.pdf and if you're into coding and want to control it from a real computer, read this one (and some others, not sure which) starting around page 43 (page 49 of the PDF): http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479236-17-Communications.pdf I will take care of physically connecting it to the serial port of the 3d-printing desktop computer, so you can connect over the network and operate it that way without having to connect the robot to your laptop. Tonight (assuming i make it to sudo on time) i intend to program it to shake its maraca vigorously to the beat of some music, and bolt it down to its platform.. not necessarily in that order. Oh and hook up the serial cord. -jake

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null modem adaptor needed

by Jake

i feel ridiculous asking for a null-modem adaptor... and certainly one can be made with a bit of soldering on a regular cable (which we have extras of) but if anyone has a null-modem adaptor laying around, i think we need it for the robot. A DE-9 to DE-9 (male to female) would be ideal, although a DB-25 one would work too. Even if it goes from 25 to 9 pins that would be fine. We have lots of regular serial cables. This is to hook the 3d-printing desktop computer up to the robot, so we can make it do more stuff. I am not sure a null-modem adaptor is needed, but it doesn't seem to say anything at all without one so i'm guessing that's the problem. Normally a disk drive (which we have) plugs into this port on the robot, so to connect the robot to a computer would suggest DTE-DTE which would require a null-modem adaptor. -jake * there is no such thing as a DB-9 connector: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D-subminiature#mediaviewer/File:DSubminiatures… DCE/DTE and null-modem adaptors: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_terminal_equipment

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Sudoroom electrical plans

by Whitney Lawrence

Howdy, Let me begin with thanking you for looking at the proposal. Your interpretation of the plans is correct.{ Main -> above stage panel -> balcony panel } is how the proposed plan is drawn. There is enough room in the balcony panel (which is the one located in the small room that shares a wall with the server loft of sudoroom) to accomplish phase 1 of the proposal. The proposal is based on instruction received to minimize cost. Ideally, there would be a main panel breaker that supplies a sub panel for all of sudo's needs (phase 1 and phase 2). I can't accurately guess at a cost number for this type of installation. Figure a 100amp sub with hundreds of feet of 2awg plus breaker box plus breakers plus conduit plus hardware. All depending on if the main service can even handle the additional power demands (hiring an electrician to run the calcs). Ballpark $3-5k maybe- but its really a shot in the dark? My experience with this type of thing is there is always a better way to do it, if you go the money. A middle road is to plan on having the future sudo-sub panel placed near the balcony panel. Build in an extra 5ft or so of wire for the future transition into the new sudo-sub panel. All that would be needed is to remove the breakers from the old box re-run wire from J-box 1 to the new sudo-sub, as well as re-routing the 240V lines from the above stage panel to the sudo-sub (and of course preform all the main -> suod-sub work). as far as existing vs proposed. only the sub panels mentioned above exist currently- I'll make a note to call out the existing stuff in the drawings. Thanks, Whit On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 11:42 AM, Cere Mona Davis <ceremona(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Hi everyone. It's the first time I have looked at these plans and I have > some questions and thoughts. Dave said he won't be able to respond to this > email until a couple of days as he is out in the boonies somewhere. So I > am writing in to expedite some issues that I think he will likely bring up > in the days ahead. > > Whit, thanks for drawing up these plans! For someone who is not > intimately familiar with our electrical layout the plans might need a more > clear description of existing electrical vs. proposed new electrical, > however. > > In multiple conversations with Dave (and one on-site visit) he has > mentioned repeatedly that we will want to shoot for putting in another sub > panel for the sudoroom off of the main panel as the end-game; rather than > daisy-chaining off of an existing panel (the balcony) as what seems to be > proposed here. If we can't immediately put in a sub panel into the room, > due to cost, we should at-least be planning for conduit and wiring paths, > etc that allows for a sudoroom sub-panel in the future. > > Thoughts? > -Cere > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 10:23 AM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Yar! Whit can you liaise w/ Dave RE how much of the work is >> going to be done under the first permit? >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Hol >> >> >> >> >> On 2014-09-04 23:16, yar wrote: >> >> Hi all, Dave Pedroli is a certified electrician who's offered to >> review our plans to give them an okay. I'm copying him and the people >> who've been most involved with electrical work. >> >> Dave, the latest plans are attached, and also available online[1 <https://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-August/007369.html>]. >> Could you please look them over and write us a few formal-sounding >> sentences that boil down to "hello I am a real electrician and I say >> these plans are solid"? This will help us make the landlord happy so >> he will let us do them. Thank you!! >> >> [1] https://lists.sudoroom.org/pipermail/sudo-discuss/2014-August/007369.html >> >> > > > -- > Best Regards, > Cere Davis > ceremona(a)gmail.com > ------------------- > GPG Key: http://taffy.findpage.com/~cere/pubkey.asc > GPG fingerprint (ID# 73FCA9E6) : F5C7 627B ECBE C735 117B 2278 9A95 4C88 > 73FC A9E6 >

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