- sudo-discuss - sudoroom.org

by Mitch Altman

My friend Hilary, in Oakland, is looking for donations of OLPCs for a school in Tanzania. If you can help, please see below: WANTED: OLPC XO-1 laptops. These machines were introduced through a ”Give One Get One” offer by One Laptop Per Child <www.laptop.org> a few years ago. Please check your closets to find these wonderful learning tools now hiding there. The XO is a potent learning tool designed and built especially for children in developing countries, especially those living in some of the most remote environments. It’s about the size of a small textbook. It has built-in wireless and a unique screen that is readable under direct sunlight for children who go to school outdoors. It’s extremely durable, brilliantly functional, energy-efficient, and fun. We are collecting these laptops for a new school in a rural area of Tanzania <http://www.aiscs.org/projects.php>. If you have no further need for your machine, please contact AISCS info(a)aiscs.org or call us: 510-273-9044 to donate it, even if you are not sure it still works. Thanks, Mitch.

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Gittip spinoff seeks advice on democratic governance & bylaws for web applications

by yar

On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 6:08 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Totally would love for us to work with them on this. Are they local? They are a distributed online group. The project mainly exists as: - an irc channel: freenode.#atunit - a website: https://www.atunit.org/ - an issue tracker: https://www.assembla.com/spaces/atunit/tickets

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Arduino For Total Newbies workshop

by Mitch Altman

I'm giving my very popular *Arduino For Total Newbies* workshop at Noisebridge! Saturday, 9-August, 1:00pm to 4:30pm You've probably heard lots about Arduino. But if you don't know what it is, or how you can use it to do all sorts of cool things, then this fun and easy workshop is for you. As an example project, we'll be creating a TV-B-Gone remote control out of an Arduino you can take home with you. All ages, all welcome! For more info, and to register: http://tiny.cc/ArduinoNoisebridge Mitch.

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pile of doors in sudoroom

by Jake

I guess there's a huge pile of doors in sudoroom, with a note that says "keep at least 25 of them here" or something. does "here" mean sudoroom? or can i move them downstairs into the library or something? I want to put the robot where they are. -jake

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Gittip spinoff seeks advice on democratic governance & bylaws for web applications

by yar

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Rabbit <rabbitface(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Recently there was a controversy at Gittip which resulted in a project to > fork or rebuilding it with better governance structures and more focus on > the needs and safety of marginalized users. > > They're working on bylaws and legal structures for this, and would > appreciate advice or connections to people with advice. Talk to them in IRC > at #atunit, particularly @adrienneleigh, or send me resources to pass along. > > Sudoroom may be one of the largest users of this site when it launches, like > we are now with Gittip. Yes! I really hope that the Sudo community can put our weight behind this project. It is an extremely important one, and has AMAZING potential.

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floor cleaner available

by Patrik D'haeseleer

I'm planning to rent a Hard Surface Cleaner from Home Depot this evening (If I can figure out how to transport it), to clean the concrete floor in CCL: http://www6.homedepot.com/tool-truck-rental/Hard_Surface_Cleaner/L08992029/ Only $48/day, plus cleaning solution! I'm planning on renting it for a full day, so once we're done with the CCL floor, Sudo, BackSpace or FNB might want to borrow it to clean their concrete floors as well. Much easier than wet-mopping... Is there anyone who can help me get this thing from Home Depot in Oakland, between 6 and 7 this evening? Patrik

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me n' meetings -

by David Keenan

Hey everyone, I hope this wont seem weird to formally announce this, but I decided tonight that if I am gonna attend any meeting, I am going to attend the whole meeting all the way through to its initially-slated / official ending-time, or I will just not attend. I decided it is just too disrespectful to others to hop in and out of meetings before they are slated to be finished, even if it is for other, equally pressing omni business (which has, in every case I can think of, been the only reason I have ever felt compelled to do so.) Therefore I respectfully ask anyone that feels I personally need to step away to attend to something else or answer a query, or even wants a quick sidebar on somethin at a given merting, simply not ask but wait until the meeting is done - barring of course some sort of all-out emergency. By the same token, if a meeting runs over its running time, I may have to leave that meeting at some point thereafter - and I sincerely hope that no one at that extended meeting will be offended if I do so at that point - I encourage others to try this model with me, which I probably should have been following all along. Honestly, I am really not the best multitasker in the world (as I am sure this is already readily apparent to everyone anyhow), so I dont know why I tried to attempt otherwise. I hope this doesn't seem narcissistic or anything to announce publicly - as if its sooo important somehow - but I just want to make sure moving forward, that no one is offended if I have to defer talking to em (or otherwise engage with another matter) right away whilst I am still in a meeting, or have to leave a meeting that is running over. Love to all, David

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Legs for tables

by niki

Hello! I have been thinking about making some legs for turning those hollow core doors into tables when needed. I came across this recently: *http://www.thefloydleg.com/story-of-the-leg/ <http://www.thefloydleg.com/story-of-the-leg/>* and thought.. we could make something like that!! I only have some rudimentary soldering skills, but I'd really like to learn more heavy duty welding / metallurgy. Anyone here have experience with that at all? Anyone interested in working on a project like this with me? Not necessarily tomorrow, but in the not-too-distant future? xo N

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Fwd: [omnilogistics] Call for early birds! 7am caravan dump run tomorrow!

by David Keenan

If anyone can help - helllla early - this is muy importanto! thanks everybody! :) ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Jenny Ryan* Date: Friday, July 25, 2014 Subject: [omnilogistics] Call for early birds! 7am caravan dump run tomorrow! To: omnilogistics Cc: Rikke Rasmussen, "J.C. Cooper" Thanks to everybody who helped load the truck tonight with all the Omni detritus! And extra thanks to David K (who spent hours literally demolishing the heavy wooden furniture) and Rikke (who brought her box truck and coordinated, somehow, everything fitting perfectly like a game of box truck tetris). But! We need to make the dump run _tomorrow morning_ as Rikke and JC have prior obligations to help with the Noisebridge Reboot [1] and need the truck empty by noon! We will be meeting at 7am outside of the Omni with an extra vehicle for a few folks who can help us unload the truck at the dump. Or you can meet us at the commercial waste dump, which is 3 blocks from the Coliseum BART stop. If you can meet at this time (7am tomorrow/today), please contact me before 6:30am. We'll be checking with the dump at 6am to ensure they will allow an un-dumping vehicle to enter the premises, or if they will voluntarily help with unloading. 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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BLOCK OFF YELLOW ZONE & space behind asap?

by David Keenan

Can anyone at Omni block off the loading zone and the space behind it for the truck that's coming to remove the debris situation outside Omni on 48th? Can I also get all available hands to help load the truck up from at least 8pm on tonight? I know the OOC meeting will probably run late, but we need some bodies to help load up that truck. If we do not load up the truck, we risk getting cited for obstruction and that could be several hundred dollars at this point considering the amount of stuffs. I've arranged with J.C. & Ricky to bring their box truck to Omni in a couple hours so we can do a dump run. They will have to be remunerated. I don't know what it will be but it should be under $600 total. John had scheduled with Waste Management for bulky pickup (which was also going to be expensive due to the amount and type of stuff) but they flaked for 2 days, then said they can't take ceiling tiles, or broken-up furniture, or actually pretty much anything we have out there, so it will have to be hauled. Other options like a dumpster was explored but this was really expensive and we would not get it for days (at least $750 + cost of parking obstruction permit from city = over ~$1000). I don't anticipate the cost of hauling exceeding $600 but this will have to be assessed by Ricky, JC et al with the truck. Note the cost of disposal will mostly be on john but partly on OOC. That's because John doesn't think he should have to pay for e.g. the disposal of the ceiling tiles from the bookstore-cafe (that collective should pay for that), or actually, the extra 3 big wardrobes removed from CCL/Sudo room, or of our garbage that we did not put out on Tuesday, etc. The exact portion we are responsible for needs to be negotiated a bit with John (I don't think this will not be a big deal), but re: the wardrobes for example, as John expressed, since Sudo took 3 of them and we are keeping one in the ballroom (4 total), we are also responsible for the other 3 we don't need - it was a take them all or take none sort of deal (yar can perhaps speak better to this). So who is responsible for what on our side will need to be sorted out, I figure our responsibility is about 30%. We had probably 7-8 bags of garbage and many, many bags of ceiling tiles, the wardrobes were big and heavy, etc. David

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Meeting Notes

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey sudoers, Here's the tl;dr version of tonight's meeting. Thanks for everyone who showed up, paid attention and participated. We had a lot to wade through! * OMNI ACCESS: More caution around access to the Omni during these transitionary summer months is needed. If you open the door for someone, make sure you either know they're a member, or if they're a guest, take accountability for them. Give tours. Perhaps end the tour back at the door if you feel that's wise. ** Suggestions to the issue of access included signage both outside the door (that we're not yet open to the public) and inside (process for dealing with visitors); designated 'open hours' or a 'Newbie Night' with designated greeters; clarification/accessibility of membership list, otherwise non-members should be sponsored by a member or leave. * CONSENSUS WROUGHT: Sudo Room agrees to pay into Omni's standing funds for July (we would otherwise not have had to pay rent for July, but decided to contribute to the Omni Collective's near-term resilience and operating expenses. (10 unanimous yays) * CONSENSUS WROUGHT: Sudo Room agrees that the Omni should pay our lawyer ($816), though the larger bill's invoice should be documented transparently prior to consensus. (10 unanimous yays) * OMNI VOTING PROCEDURE PROPOSAL: A general sense expressed that the current proposal is overly simplistic and dangerously susceptible to manipulation by interested parties who block a vote to turn it toward majority rule. Suggestion that the Omni delineate the kinds of decisions it makes and how to go about voting for them (for example, Sudo Room's process calls for a 2/3 majority vote in conflict resolution procedures, full consensus for changes to our Articles, etc;) * CONSENSUS PROPOSAL: "If the Omni Oakland Collective or any of its member collectives bans a person from its space for reasons of safety,that person is immediately and automatically banned from Sudoroom." (10 unanimous yays by 8 members and 2 provisional members) * NEW MEMBERS: ** Liz finally voted in after 2 weeks without quorum! hooray!! ** Whitney: Civil engineer, working on a public art piece, working with electronics, want to learn, contribute, share tools; working on a property access gate and wants to learn more about hardware and wiring. Daniel says Whitney has shown his interest in Sudo. ** Torrie Fischer: Ohioan, started Synhack hackerspace. Came to Bay Area and was inspired by Noisebridge to start Synhack. C, python, linux, machinist, construction; helping w/ noisebridge reboot; wants to participate in a variety of communities. Torrie helped a member with soldering. ** TJ Mosely: Electrical engineer, nuclear engineering. Interested in power systems, embedded systems. Based in Oak / San Leandro, etc; wants to build a doggie treadmill. TJ volunteered today for hours on Omni construction. * CONFLICT RESOLUTION: Accusation that Phil is complicit with state surveillance. This is not necessarily a two-party situation, as Daniel is speaking for the safety and livelihood of others. Call for solidarity. ** Conflict Steward: Whitney ** Mediator: Hol Notes recorded for posterity at: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-07-23 - -- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT0MCzAAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhxMwH/AxuhdlDUy0E8bMaGugEKiXc C485nSLUQTA3sVLKhdZ8s+T7FOnwN6ajmtqq/lKJ7ctAbDS9wSV09vk4nzND0VDT QAK/2XeOy+ETaCkPiqnVx81y4n3opDW5qTDuHdis7XpkzlGWUgNQNwtSO2NCoFwr d9LJKVzt3l/ahiyPRon7CV6xVhad59yXuBbQIoNg698euWH6W2LSWe8vwzTOzZ8H w6tCMEdLIok2nLtj0buStdn6xPjj9p75E7tLqh0WVe2zc7LB8v04cksX2x1xBrCv XDB6JUyWUL0vQ2aUlTNBAOS8kuCo/3Y3ySCAa1DuftlgXJh1if8/j84OzTq80ho= =GqII -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Re: [sudo-discuss] status of meetups formerly meeting at 2141?

by yar

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 4:29 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > i'm curious how many meetups we have regrouped at 4799 after the move. i > noticed js meetup is now happening at a bar about a block from our old spot. Yeah, and the Oakland Privacy Working Group seems to be meeting at Impact Hub. I think it's partly the disruption of the move, and partly the location. 2141 was more centrally located in the city. We should accept that some groups will decide other places are better for them, and find the new groups that do want to meet at our new space. There will be a lot of them! > i hope > we find a solid footing in the new neighborhood and keep welcoming new > members and visiting groups a priority. cheers. Agreed!

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omnilogistics] CCL is moving in on Friday eve!!

by yar

On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 6:28 AM, Cere Misc <cere.misc(a)gmail.com> wrote: > HUGE shout out to all the people who helped but up and clear stuff > from the CCL side of the Bocci room during the last couple of days! > > Now that we have room, CCL will continue cleaning and have a very > active moving-stuff-in session on Friday eve! Yay! Noise will > happen. Please schedule accordingly. This is exciting! Yay! I can't wait to see the new CCL space.

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CCL is moving in on Friday eve!!

by Cere Misc

HUGE shout out to all the people who helped but up and clear stuff from the CCL side of the Bocci room during the last couple of days! Now that we have room, CCL will continue cleaning and have a very active moving-stuff-in session on Friday eve! Yay! Noise will happen. Please schedule accordingly. Thanks, Cere

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laser cutter

by Jake

i have visited two hackerspaces here in Toronto, including http://hacklabs.to and http://torontotoollibrary.com and it's clear that a hackerspace needs a laser cutter. Sudoroom doesn't have one yet, so we should start thinking about which one we will get. I heard we had $12,000.00 too much in the bank, and here at TTL they have a HUGE laser cutter called the Lasersaur. It's a kit, sortof, but it's a very serious machine. It uses a 100 watt laser! and that means it can cut through 3/4" plywood (in multiple passes) http://www.lasersaur.com/ okay maybe we're not ready for something like this quite yet, but when we're ready we should keep it in mind. We can skip over the step of getting a cheap lame cutter like those other hackerspaces. speaking of other hackerspaces, hacklabs has one from Universal Laser Systems that they got off Craigslist for $500 because the controller was fried. They built a motor control system (the hard way) and then they had a nice laser cutter! I think it's 25 watts. -jake

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Robotics enthusiast needed for perverse bloody performance art project

by Kevin Laird

Hello Sudoroomers. I spoke to some of you in person and they recommended i use the listserv to speak to more of you at once. I am *NOT* a member of the listserv so if you respond to my message *please* email me off list at thegayscience(a)gmail.com. I'm looking for someone with an interest in and operant knowledge of robotics who can help me build an unguided, fast-moving robotic filing cabinet on wheels. My intention is to battle it with a hammer, naked, in a crowded room. I intend to get injured, but not as injured as the filing cabinet. I am looking for someone who can help me create this-not someone who can provide guidance or advice. I'm afraid the learning curve is just too steep for me, and i'm too busy, between working full time, participating in the growth of Omnispace and developing a (seperate, unrelated) dance project. I would provide all the necessary materials. The filing cabinet would have to move fast enough to hurt me, but not fast enough to *really* hurt me. It must be unguided because its necessary that 1. i am battling it and not a human user somewhere and 2. It must have the potential to injure my audience as well. It must have a minimum of three axes of movement. Other than that the sky is the limit. I'm willing to discuss compensation, that is money, for your help. If i have piqued your interest, email me back and we can meet (i'm at omni space often) and i can provide more details/rationale if you need that. Thanks! -Kevin

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Noisebridge IndieGoGo

by Mitch Altman

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/noisebridge-reboot-2014/x/115618 Please spread the word! Noisebridge is a preeminent hackerspace that helped start the international hackerspace movement! We've won awards, we host hundreds of people each week, we have lots of free classes and workshops every day. We're always open, and there area always way cool people at Noisebridge working and playing on way cool projects. Everyone is welcome! After 7 years, we're now improving our infrastructure for the next many years. Our IndieGoGo campaign will help fund this much needed improvement. Best, Mitch.

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Call for Omni Working Group Participation!

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi friends! At last night's Omni governance meeting [0], we talked at length about the current status of our working groups and how to go about encouraging work to get done principally in these working groups. We identified some issues, such as the same people bottom-lining and participating in all of the working groups. In short, we need fresh leadership! Working groups should also be encouraged to work as they see fit - which oftentimes is _not_ yet another weekly meeting, but perhaps a bi-weekly work party, monthly hackathon, or mostly virtual collaboration. Current working groups and bottom-liners as per the wiki: 1. Communication - Elaine and Jenny (requesting new bottom-liner) [1] 2. Challenging Dominant Culture - Kazoo & Margit (new bottom-liner[s] needed) [2] 3. Legal & Governance - Niki [3] 4. Finances - Danny (has this group met?) 'Space Ops' never really got started, and there was a proposal to replace this instead with two new groups in need of bottom-liners: 5. Building Maintenance - biweekly Tuesday work parties [4] 6. Common Space Coordinating What follows are guidelines for working group functionality, also posted on the wiki [5]: _Working Group Protocols_ In order to make progress on many different aspects of this project, please use the following protocols. The intention is to support horizontal, consent-based, transparent, good-faith collaboration. 1. Start a Working Group * Create Working Group wiki page and link to it here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups * Articulate "mission" or purpose, goals, and any tasks you already know. * Schedule regular meetings and add them to the Calendar: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar * Announce upcoming meetings on the omni-announce list at least 24 hours prior to meeting: omni-announce(a)lists.riseup.net 2. Hold Working Group Meetings * Before the meeting begins, designate a facilitator and a scribe to take notes * Conclude the meeting with Outcomes or Action Items and schedule next meeting * Post meeting notes to the wiki on the Event page (making it discoverable through the calendar) * Prepare report-back for weekly Omni Collective meeting. 3. Join a Working Group * Check the Calendar [5] and attend the next meeting of the working group. * Directly contact the individual(s) bottom-lining the group. * Show up to a meeting, or use the communication channel specified for that group to stay in touch. 4. Make Progress in a Working Group * Set goals that aspire to deliver on the working group's "mission" or purpose. * If necessary, outline tasks in order to reach each goal. * Make progress on and seek to accomplish any tasks that contribute to the working group's goals. * When a working group's goals require feedback, formal approval, or simply consent from the Omni Collective, create a proposal: ** Present this proposal to the Omni Collective delegates meeting to ensure each member-group can build consent in their respective community as necessary. * When a working group has several divergent options or ideas and cannot come to resolution on them alone, then create proposals that represent these options and present these in some way to the whole collective: ** Present proposals at an Omni Collective meeting for feedback ** Ask for feedback on the omnilogistics(a)lists.riseup.net email list ** Ask for feedback from other working groups, member-groups, or individuals that are not involved with your working group. ** Rinse, repeat until you have garnered improvements to your proposal from the invaluable experiences and contributions of everyone involved with the omni collective, ultimately building consensus among the entire collective. [0] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/07/22_Governance_Meeting [1] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Communications_Working_Group [2] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group [3] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Legal_and_Governance_Working_G… [4] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/07/06_Omni_Building_Maintenace [5] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar - -- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT0C4wAAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhWEwH/3g4RkbOWPtS8so/FfSwWOyP EVvSnmRZAiVO+REjgK5ZNJemTQnjijyMjIt6CA2CCKoHTbJzym19I8Y3wFfQz+Ah cEDIR/dibm+OrqkG8139Ez02/sG7vEDayVCN8a5QMuv4zXKoYmGmkzNWII2cL/3x ItniGRlYoMumFPuP9RsiE0QUUj6qzchMlgiimO5wM1jSmx8WH5DiuC5gpC23ZP0U oAU6ZGCQJxgnMjFU0lTGoEMgQi8AVsgwCjM5e7lshJ6yLAlLACyacu4yo0ghals+ OyT9AHDEzOd91Vq1n0oRKSUjDZZ98KRGgJ6MhxmKHXUPzYWKn2Suf966NYeAKZ8= =fqZV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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Lead paint... NOT!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Marc and I did some spot checks for lead in the paint on the CCL side of the Bocce ball court, including some of the heavily peeling parts on the North and East wall, and some specks we managed to knock off the ceiling with a tennis ball. *No lead in any of the 6 different samples we checked!* Yay! Highly surprising for a building this age... We used Lead Check swabs <https://www.google.com/search?q=lead+check&tbm=shop> by 3M - you should be able to find them at most paint stores and home improvement stores for around $10 for two swabs. You might want to get some to test other spaces, and we may still want to get an official lead inspection at some point. But so far, this does look very promising... We also poured two plates to test for mold. Again, around $10 per kit <https://www.google.com/search?q=pro-lab+mold+test+kit&tbm=shop>, but you need to pay an extra $40 if you want a lab to identify the specific mold species. We'll let you know what we find... Patrik

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omnilogistics] spray at Omni

by David Keenan

There were reports of silverfish in the bocce ball court. I have no idea if anyone tried to address it, but it sounds like they did. I would put this to sudo-discuss - Best, David On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 4:12 PM, ahnon <ahnon(a)ahnon.org> wrote: > Did someone spray a bug spray of some sort in the bocce ball court? It is > seriously not habitable in there for me right now. > > Bad for lab: > http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/BMBL5_appendixG.pdf > Bad for people: hack, cough, sputter choke > > and definitely a thing about which there should be agreement. > >

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[OMNI] Proposals up for consensus:

by Jenny Ryan

Hey sudo! At Thursday night's Omni delegates meeting, the following proposals were put forth and are up for discussion over the next week, to be voted on at next Thursday's Omni meeting: 1. Paying Jesse Jesse Palmer is the Omni's lawyer and has done a phenomenal job helping us get to where we are now. His bill totals somewhere in the realm of $8500, which divided among 10 collectives means Sudo would contribute ~$850. 2. Paying an additional month of rent into a reserve Our rent for July is free, but all collectives could pay rent for the month of July anyway to be put into a reserve fund. I think this is a great idea, and we have the funds for it (I believe we have ~$12,000 in the bank). 3. Revision to Consensus Process: Thus far, the Omni Collective has made decisions using a full consensus model. The proposal on the table is for votes to strive for full consensus, but resort to a 2/3 majority vote if consensus cannot be achieved. This model was recommended by Jesse, who has extensive experience representing coops and collectives who've run into problems with full-consensus models for hairy decisions like banning an abusive individual or - as may be the case with us - removing particular groups/collectives from the larger collective. Proposal : New Voting Model All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry. This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice. ---- Please discuss any issues posed by the above proposals, make amendments, and feel free to attend next Thursday's meeting if you'd like to participate! Cheers, 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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Your Cool Stuff for NB IndieGoGo

by Mitch Altman

Looking for your hand made way cool things! To make our Noisebridge IndieGoGo campaign more appealing and awesome for higher level donations, we're adding two more reward levels: $256 -- One ultra way cool handmade thing by a Noisebridge community member. We can't tell you what it will be -- you'll find out when you receive it. We guarantee that it will be handmade, and that its creator made it because they wanted to make a way ultra cool thing! $512 -- Two ultra way cool handmade things by Noisebridge community members. We can't tell you what they will be -- you'll find out when you receive them. We guarantee that they will be handmade, and that their creators made them because they wanted to make way ultra cool things! Wanna donate a Cool Handmade Thing for the cause? Please email me! It can be anything! Simple, easy, complex -- it doesn't matter -- as long as it is hand made, and you think it is way cool. Blinky lights, vibrating pillow, a scarf, a science project, a hand crank automata, a photo, painting, toothpick sculpture, an mp3, . . . Anything at all - - as long as it is hand made, and you think it is way cool. You have till October 1st to complete it and get it to Noisebridge. Please email me if you can help. Thanks! Mitch.

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Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Class-A-Thon, August 9 to 15

by Naomi Most

Hey Sudo Room, Noisebridge is holding a Class-a-Thon between August 9th and August 15th. All we need are awesome and talented folks like yourselves to teach a few classes! You can do a one-off class you've been meaning to try for a while, or a tried-and-true stand-by you've been teaching forever, or even a discussion group or workshop. This is the week leading up to our Reboot Party, so it's sure to come with lots of excitement and fresh energy. See below emails for details! Cheers, Naomi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Naomi Most <pnaomi(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Class-A-Thon, August 9 to 15 To: Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com> Cc: "noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net" < noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net> Simpler version: If you can teach a class on ANYTHING, and you can do it between August 9th to 15th, please contact Jeffrey: jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com We'd love to have a huge variety of classes for this week-long event. Suggestions / Examples: * programming * lockpicking * CPR * circuit bending * cross-stitch / needlepoint * wearable electronics * kombucha making * radio broadcasting * streaming audio/video * ...? * PROFIT Contact Jeffrey, let him know your availability, and he'll get you on the schedule. Doing this class-blitz will go a long way towards introducing many different people the way we've upgraded the space, and of course encourage a few donations along the way. :) Cheers, Naomi On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Cross-posting this from Announce, because Naomi Said So > > Come teach at Noisebridge! Help make Noisebridge a place where people will > want to come and learn about all things related to hacking. > > For the week of August 9 to 15, we're looking for people to teach as many > one-off classes as possible, in addition to the regularly scheduled > recurring classes. Filling Noisebridge up with classes for a week will send > the message that it's a place where everyone is free to come and teach what > they know, and learn as much as they can. It should also help with the > fundraising effort toward the Reboot: > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/noisebridge-reboot-2014/ > > Have a specific skill that you're good at or known for? Think others would > benefit from it? Take an hour or two of your time to teach others. > > Run a woodshop class in the shop. Teach how to sew with the sewing > machines. Run a photography class and use the darkroom. Here's a full list > of Noisebridge's resources: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Resources - use > them to their full potential! > > We're especially looking for all-ages or kid-friendly classes to be taught > on the weekend. > > I'm in charge of finding people to teach classes and help schedule them. > Contact me, or noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net, with any > questions related to the Class-A-Thon. > > To teach a class, all you have to do is put it on the Upcoming or > Recurring Events list and email noisebridge-announce(a)lists.noisebridge.net > . > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Hosting_an_Event > > Jeffrey > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Class-A-Thon > > _______________________________________________ > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss > > -- Naomi Theora Most naomi(a)nthmost.com +1-415-728-7490 skype: nthmost http://twitter.com/nthmost -- Naomi Theora Most naomi(a)nthmost.com +1-415-728-7490 skype: nthmost http://twitter.com/nthmost

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who to send member application q's to?

by Marina Kukso

hi all, i have a potential member who has sent me her responses to the member application questions. how should i move forward? - marina

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Fwd: Love Maker Faire? Get Involved with Mini Maker's Town Hall Meeting

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caroline, Volunteer Coordinator at The Crucible < volunteer(a)thecrucible.org> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:59 PM Subject: Love Maker Faire? Get Involved with Mini Maker's Town Hall Meeting To: Patrik <patrikd(a)gmail.com> View this email in your browser <http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&id=fc5b9708a1…> Mini Maker Faire Town Hall Meeting July 29, 2014 Come and join us for a Maker-style Town Hall Meeting! *When: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Where: The Crucible of course! * *Who* is needed: 1-2 volunteers to help with Setup @ 4PM* 2-3 Volunteers to keep things running smoothly from 6-10PM <volunteer(a)thecrucible.org?subject=Town+Hallbody=Yes%2C%20I%20can%20help!> *Earn a Coupon good for 10% off of a class tuition.* *For those who wish to help keep things running smoothly, responsibilities will include greeting attending guests, running errands and making sure attendees don't wander into classes (There will be 8 going on that evening).* *To volunteer, please click the link above and include your name and Who* you want to be. Also let me know the best way to get in contact with you.* *Many Thanks For All You Do !!!* *Warm Regards, Caroline Hope Volunteer Coordinator THE CRUCIBLE 1260 7th St. Oakland, CA 94607* *Copyright © 2014 The Crucible, All rights reserved.* You have connected with Volunteer Programs at The Crucible in the past. *Our mailing address is:* The Crucible 1260 7th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Add us to your address book <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&i…> unsubscribe from this list <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f0…> update subscription preferences <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&…>

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fyi: Little Box Challenge: Build A Smaller Inverter

by Phil Wolff

https://www.littleboxchallenge.com/ is offering $1,000,000 to the team that designs and builds the smallest inverter. Is there a sudoer contingent interested in forming a team to explore the barriers to making inverters smaller? What the inverter needs to do > > The winning inverter will be the one that achieves the highest power > density and meeting a list of other specifications, as determined by a > panel of judges, while undergoing testing for 100 hours. > > In brief, the other specifications are : > > - Must be able to handle up to 2 kVA loads > - Must achieve a power density of equal to or greater than 50 W/in3 > - Must be able to handle loads with power factors from 0.7–1, leading > and lagging in an islanded mode > - Must be in a rectangular metal enclosure of no more than 40 in3 > - Will be taking in 450 V DC power in series with a 10 Ω resistor > - Must output 240 V, 60 Hz AC single phase power > - Must have a total harmonic distortion + noise on both voltage and > current of < 5% > - Must have an input ripple current of < 20% > - Must have an input ripple voltage of < 3% > - Must have a DC-AC efficiency of greater than 95% > - Must maintain a temperature of no more than 60°C during operation > everywhere on the outside of the device that can be touched. > - Must conform to Electromagnetic Compliance standards as set out in > FCC Part 15 B > - Can not use any external source of cooling (e.g. water) other than > air > - Does not require galvanic isolation > > Our testing philosophy is to not look inside the box. You provide us with > a box that has 5 wires coming out of it: two DC inputs, two AC outputs and > grounding connection and we only monitor what goes into and comes out of > those wires, along with the temperature of the outside of your box, over > the course of 100 hours of testing. The inverter will be operating in an > islanded more—that is, not tied or synced to an external grid. The loads > will be dynamically changing throughout the course of the testing, similar > to what you may expect to see in a residential setting. >

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ServerRoom Update: July 21, 2014 11:37PM

by Somebody

Awesomeness: Thanks David K, David ?, Jeremy, and Sally for your help. That was a lot of stuff!! The area got 96% cleared up. We moved the 2 Two Posts Racks, and the improvised server cart holding three two Servers and a Dell Desktop. If someone could clear up the rest of the stuff would super! What is left? A black big cabinet, and miscellaneous stuff left on and around the shelf. Many Thanks! p.s. staged-photo ;) hehe

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Server Room Update July 21, 2014: Donation via Chris, Screws + Cage Nuts + Server Rack Status

by Somebody

Hello All, Just we all know: DONATION RECEIVED: We have received a donation of 2 Two Post Racks. Thanks Chris!! The donation easily saved us about 400 dollars. We only needed one for production, but Jeremy and I already have discussed how we can use the second one (training for those who would like to learn how to reset passwords, erase config files, and or do OS upgrade on the spare Cisco Switches that we have. :) -Oh yeah... we couldn't wait and installed a couple of switches on one of the racks! :) SCREWS AND CAGE NUTS: Anyhow: for those that know how messy can get with having the wrong kind of screws and cage nuts: We have narrow it down to have the donated racks tread as a model to use for the Server Rack square holes. So when we trying to install a switch or rack mount server/device we won't go bunkers trying to figure out what screws should be use. The screws we are using are 12-24. SERVER RACK STATUS: And talking about the Server Rack.... Last Friday I checked with the Vendor and I am glad I did. There was some wrong info in the billing part of the order, it did get corrected then. So now that detail got cleared up, the estimate shipping date is August 16. Yes, until then since this is a back-order. Thanks! Daniel

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We have internet!

by Jeremy Entwistle

In the morning at&t was at the omni, they were chopping the tree across the street and preparing the phone line for sonic. They eventually installed two panels with lines going to the landlord and us. The line to us was marked as *sonic cir 319* and *sonic cir 320*, but nothing was setup. Then we wired it and... we have internet!

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SERVER ROOM UPDATE JULY 21, 2014: We got a place!

by Somebody

SERVER ROOM UPDATE JULY 21, 2014 Hello all, We finally concluded that the small stage that oversees the Sudoroom is where we'll put the Server Room. Yes, the area behind the SudoRoom sign. This particular area is full of wood and other stuff that needs to move, so if you feel helping on this part of Sudo Reboot, please do. If you have any questions or need more info on how to help please check with Marc, David, Daniel, or Jeremy. Thank you!

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what are the room / bldg heights?!

by David Keenan

Hey all, I know I'm probably being an idiot, but looking at all the floor plans and detail drawings, for the life of me I cannot figure out the building or room heights.. ie for sudo/ccl room, ballroom, etc. Can some enterprising engineeringly-minded soul help us figure that out as soon as..? love David

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Fwd: scissor lifts

by David Keenan

what are sudoer's thoughts on scissor lifts, rental vs. purchase..? ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> Date: Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 1:19 AM Subject: scissor lifts To: "omnilogistics(a)lists.riseup.net" <omnilogistics(a)lists.riseup.net> Hi all.. um - Thinking about all we have to do and talking with contractors - I think we will either have to rent or, maybe, purchase a used scissor lift for all we have to do. Looks we can rent for ~400-$700/mo, or buy one for ~$4500-$6000. Advantage of buying one use is obviously, we keep it as long as we need and when we are done (if nothing breaks) we just sell it for about what we bought it for, which will be cheaper than renting. We have these 'get up high' tasks - some necessary, some potentially necessary: Ballroom: - Ceiling tiles: these are falling off/down, some water damaged - fix, remove or replace - Soundproofing (as per a studio engineer I took through the place): Pexiglass or similar under the skylights, and some sort of closeable/openable cover for the 2 large pull fans (ie large openings from which most of the sound escapes into the neighborhood). This will be necessary for any future cabaret license.. and we need to start renting that ballroom. Barroom: - Ceiling tiles & florescents: remove - New ceiling lighting & eletrical conduit: install Sudo/CCL room: - Pull fans to install in skylight vents - peeling paint & superficial damage to fix in ceiling (as per CCL's need for cleanliness) Exterior: - Siding on south wall: fix up and/or or replace damaged / rotting boards before rainy season (Landlord may pay for some of this) Potentially necessary everywhere: - SPRINKLERS aaaaaaahhhhh - this will make it far less expensive / scary an investment. If we bought a used lift, we could start installing it room by room and take our time. - Fixing any elctrical, gas or plumbing pipe high up that is hard to reach An added possible benefit marc brought up - if we kept it - this would aid greatly in Mesh installs around oakland.. maybe mesh could help out with the purchase, and it could be taken on field trips..? Mesh - what say you..? Best, David

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Re: [sudo-discuss] SONIC.NET CANNOT GET INTO OMNI - ANYONE THERE?

by David Keenan

Extension 1 for sales, tech is Keshon - if anyone needs to communicate with them They were let in finally by John thank goodness - It would still be good if someone was there - the tech needs to try to improve the bandwidth. If someone could roll over and assist the tech, that would be good? - I did confirm that at least on paper we are connected to the close C.O. (~1.1K ft away), so we should be getting close to the provisioned bandwidth of 100Mb down / 20Mb up, instead of 20/1.5 as we are currently getting - Tech should be told to try the Tace 5168 Sonic is providing so our Zyxel modem is not blamed / the culprit - Sonic's Tace modem should be hooked up right at the MPOE (in the utility room) to remove any variables possibly related to faulty inside wiring - Tech should probably be told to look for undocumented bridge taps (i.e. at the nearest b-box outside) to see what may be dragging down the bandwidth Best, David On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 11:28 AM, Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > An extension would be helpful! I can be there in ten. > > 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 > ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > > > On Sun, Jul 20, 2014 at 11:24 AM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Call Sonic at 707-522-1000 if someone can get there in 10min >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> >

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SONIC.NET CANNOT GET INTO OMNI - ANYONE THERE?

by David Keenan

Call Sonic at 707-522-1000 if someone can get there in 10min

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informal node school meetup at sudo sat. afternoon

by Marina Kukso

hey all, we're going to be building and working through nodeschool.io sections tomorrow (saturday) at sudo starting around 2pm. drop by! - marina

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When will the dog sexy be at SudoRoom?

by Romy＠snowyla.com

Rock on Sent from my iPhone

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Reminder -- Wikipedia/open education barn raising tomorrow!

by Pete Forsyth

Hi Sudo folk, I know there are some wiki people out there -- wanted to remind you of this (free) event tomorrow. We'll be working on Wikipedia articles about open education, and similar topics. Please join if you can -- and if you sign up tonight, we've got your lunch covered :) It should be a great way to flex your wiki writing muscles, and meet people interested in hacking education. We'll have online participants joining us from all over, as well! But join us in person at the Impact Hub, on 23rd and Broadway. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:OERBARN Pete [[User:Peteforsyth]]

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Bacteria that eat electrons

by Jake

UGLY BAGS OF MOSTLY WATER GET OFF OUR PLANET IMMEDIATELY http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186537-biologists-discover-electric-bact…

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Be afraid...

by Patrik D'haeseleer

I'm getting a Tesla coil <https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/onetesla/tinytesla-the-little-singing-…> for CCL. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Because it will play chiptunes! Patrik

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Activities in CCL space

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Hi all, Just a heads-up that between now and Friday, the landlord will be sending in some movers to take out all the desks and other crap that he left behind in the Counter Culture Labs side of the hall. (Not sure if the big pile of doors in Sudo should be moved out at the same time?) I know that some Sudo gear keeps migrating into CCL's space, but I would strongly recommend that you keep your gear well away from the stuff in our side that needs to get moved out, or at the very minimum keep it clearly labeled, so the movers don't accidentally toss it out as well. After all of John's stuff is gone, we will likely want to clear most everything else out of CCL and do some serious cleaning, painting, and floor sealing, so we can actually start turning the place into the citizen science laboratory it's supposed to be. If you have any chemical sensitivities, or suggestions for what types of products to use (or not to use), now would be a good time to speak up... Looking forward to hack some science with y'all! Patrik

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safe space logistics - code of conduct & respecting omni bans

by yar

I think there are two things we should do to augment our safe space logistics 1) We should adopt a code of conduct for Sudoroom and all events that we sponsor. I think we should look at the Geek Feminism CoC: http://geekfeminism.org/about/code-of-conduct/ Please read it through if you have the time. 2) We should agree to honor all bans on people by other groups and spaces at the Omni, AND by the Omni itself. The Omni hasn't yet required this of groups, and doesn't yet have its own structures in place for banning people from the common areas, but we can still be proactive until that happens, and I think doing so would show good faith to our Omni community and help convince everyone this is a Good Thing. thanks, Remote Yar

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Re: [sudo-discuss] robot arm for sudoroom

by Arnas Lucassen

I also think this might run into some serious safety and or space issues. But I am in for $20-50 if used responsively.

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Hardware for the masses

by Ed Biow

My crony Gerald & I picked up about 15 'puters from Youth Radio <https://youthradio.org/> today, and brought them to the sudoroom. We also grabbed about 7 monitors and a bag full of cables. These boxen look pretty sweet, dual core, Windows 8, 4 GB of RAM. I was planning on installing some version of Trusty Tahr (*buntu 14.04) or maybe Debian testing and then using a live disc (redobackup <http://redobackup.org/>) to blow the image on the rest of the machines after testing the memory and hard drives. Brian, the IT bloke at YR is replacing the machines with NUC <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Next_Unit_of_Computing>s. It looks like there are another 30 or so of these Dells available to us when they get readied. If we can spare the table space maybe we can set up a few machines for visitor browsing in a quiet corner somewhere. And we should have some nice boxes for the Oakland kids' computer center. The four boxes I have ready to go are mostly pretty funky, missing panels, or very loud, etc. I'm sure we can find them a home, though. I also have a few more expendable desktop Linux machines at home. Finding rodents, power cords, monitors & keyboards may prove a bit of a challenge, though I have a few extra keyboards and power cables. I'm planning on going camping in August, but in September I'd like to start hosting a weekly Linux install fest/trouble shooting session on Friday afternoons at 4 PM. Folks can bring their Linux problems in for troubleshooting, and I can bring pizza back from a pickup I make at 8PM from a local collective. Maybe if nothing else is going on we can cap the evening with a tech/polit-related flick to go with the pizza, perhaps even a round of frosty malted beverages. As I mentioned before, maybe we could use some always-on machine to act as a proxy for deb files, so we could update machines at 11MB a second instead of pounding our limited internet bandwidth. I'm familiar with approx and apt-cacher, though there are others. I'll bring up the idea during one of our weekly Wednesday meetings soon. Einstein & campaign staff

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robot arm for sudoroom

by Jake

tl;dr can we put this giant robot arm at sudoroom? http://spaz.org/~jake/pix/giantrobot this is a six-axis robot with controller. It is actually a MIG welding robot, but we can use it for whatever we want, like a giant 3d printer. It is intended to be secured in position to the floor, or a platform of some kind, and weld metal pieces according to a program you teach it. if Sudoroom can offer the space for this item, i think it will be a valuable tool and learning platform for robotics, electronics and mechanics, and an opportunity to develop new uses for tools like this. After restoring the robot to functional status (by volunteers including me) we can play with it in various ways, like use it to play chess (including flipping the table over if it's about to lose) Later i think we should attach a plastic melter/auger so that the arm can dispense melted ground-up #2 milk jugs or #1 PET soda bottles, and become a large-volume 3d printer. we could put a camera and/or primesense on the end of its hand and make it a 3d scanner or computer vision platform… If sufficient ventilation is provided to its area, it can actually be used as a MIG welding robot if people want. here are a couple Motoman robots in action: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e904eHn8MDI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQlbx2S-j4 loading ikea shelves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Duub_dO_TwU Q: What's the catch? A: Sudoroom must devote about 16 square feet for the control boxes and about 16 square feet for the robot itself. Q: How much will it cost? A: The price is $200 total, but we will have to find a pickup truck to transport it to sudoroom from berkeley. The sellers will load it onto the truck with their forklift, and we may need a forklift to get it down. Q: But we don't have three-phase power! Isn't 8 KW a lot of power? A: We can modify it to run on regular 2-phase power, and ideally we will significantly reduce the size of the power source at some point anyway. And 8 KW is the maximum rating, moving continuously at full speed AND welding the whole time. Powering it will not be a problem. Q: Who is paying for this? A: I (jake) have $20 on it and at least a couple of other people also are interested. Will you also contribute money or time to this project? Q: What's the worst thing that could happen? A: We end up scrapping it because nobody cares about a giant robot :( here are the strings found inscribed on its surfaces: Motoman TYPE: YRFL-NNA10GB LIFTING CAPACITY: 10kg WEIGHT OF MACHINE PROPER: 300kg SERIAL NO.: RH9972-0064-13 ORDER NO.: 304438-1-1 DATE: 1990 YASKAWA ELECTRIC KITAKYUSHU JAPAN YASNAC ERC TYPE: ENCM-RP6124 POWER SUPPLY: 200/220V 50/60Hz 3 PHASE 8 KVA SERIAL NO.: RPN789-051A-4 DATE: 5-1990 P/N.: 774 YASKAWA Electric Mfg. Co. Ltd. JAPAN WARNING: DO NOT SUPPLY POWER TO THE 'YASNAC' BEFORE FIXING THE ROBOT BASE. OTHERWISE THE ROBOT MAY FALL DOWN. WARNING: DO NOT OPEN THIS DOOR EXCEPT FOR MAINTENANCE OF 'YASNAC' DO NOT CONNECT OR DISCONNECT ANY WIRING, CONNECTORS AND RELAYS WHILE POWER IS ON. WARNING: DO NOT ENTER THE ROBOT'S WORKING AREA / WHEN THE POWER IS ON. WARNING: USE TWO EQUALLY LENGTHENED WIREROPES AND HOOK THE ROBOT UP WITH TWO EYEBOLTS. REMOVE THE CLAMPS (A) AND (B) BEFORE TURNING POWER ON.

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Door Access Broken

by Andrew

I've been working on the door access system all night. Everything was working fine, but now close works, but open does not, the motor just stops half way. I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but I have to stop working on this and come back tomorrow. Until then I have disabled the mag swipe to prevent any damage to the system. Thanks, Andrew -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 http://roshambomedia.com

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where to submit membership questions?

by Marina Kukso

hey all, we have a prospective member here and i'm wondering where she should submit her responses to the questionnaire. it's not clear from the articles where to submit: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.1.0_Process_for…

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Re: [sudo-discuss] Hardware for the masses

by Vicky Knox

This is perhaps the greatest news I've read on Sudo Discuss EVER. It has always been my dream that Sudo Room provide public computer terminals for folks without access to the hardware, for classes such as basic computer literacy, and for events that require computers such as Oakland Wiki editathons. Ed, how can I help?

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Sudoers who haven't been to the OMNI yet...

by Vicky Knox

You know who you are. The space is *insane* to say the least. Come on out already! :D

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Protonmail FTW

by lostways

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Pseudo Sudo Meeting + Postpone Meetings Until August?

by Vicky Knox

Hey folks! Not enough people came to the meeting tonight to hold a true meeting and have quorum for approving our three new member requests. I heard that last week's meeting was also sparsely attended. Given that we're in a transition stage, should we consider postponing meetings until, say, August? (And just to get all meta/catch-22 on you, can we even make this decision without holding a meeting? The twilight zone...). Anyway, here are some pseudo notes taken by Julio: People pseudo-present at Sudo Room meeting: +Vicky +Julio +Timothy +Elizabeth +Whitney TO-DO: +Vicky will scrub the wordpress to make sure it's clear that we are now at the new place (someone may have already done this) +Vicky will update the Google Place for Sudo Room +Julio will upload photos for how to access the new Sudo. +Julio will scrub Sudo Room Wiki and Oakland Wiki to make sure it's clear that Sudo Room is now at a new location. NEW MEMBERS +Three prospective members (Timothy, Elizabeth, and Whitney) were waiting for a meeting that didn't happen due to lack of quorum (10 Sudo members) pursuant to the current process for becoming a member: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.1.0_Process_for… +They will try again next week though Timothy suggested that we may consider having an acceptable process that does not require a quorum at a physical meeting. He had other ideas about making decisions collectively online, when necessary, using reddit or reddit-like tools (including one he recently coded, but is in beta). Timothy will address the Sudo Room community via email with suggestions. +In the absence of an alternative process, it was suggested the prospective members ping the lists/IRC/etc to see if a meeting is actually happening in case that's their sole reason for coming to Sudo Room on any specific Wednesday. DONATIONS + 501C* +Whitney came representing a network hardware group after following a suggestion from Daniel that Sudo should be able to solicit and accept donations like old networking equipment from school districts when they acquire new equipment. The group has to be able to accept donations that are tax-deductible, and this is only possible if Sudo has federal non-profit status [501(c)(*)], and the Sudo wiki states that process as pending. It is not clear that a decision has been made. Whitney will message sudo-discuss and sudo-board about his request for information.

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