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April 2025 Newsletter – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

6 months, 4 weeks

Article: “India’s repair culture gives new life to dead tech”

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: India’s repair culture gives new life to dead tech: the rise of ‘Frankenstein’ laptops in New Delhi’s repair markets “...We need to encourage such reuse of materials. These repaired or new hybrid devices minimize waste by extending a product’s lifespan and reducing overall market waste. Reusing components cuts down on the need for new materials, lowering energy use, resource extraction, and environmental impact,...”” https://www.theverge.com/tech/639126/india-frankenstein-laptops Doesn’t this seem like what we’re doing at Sudo Room? Sincerely, -Peter

6 months, 4 weeks

Hardware Hacking Tuesday / Fixit Clinic is tonight

by Jake

Tonight we'll open Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever, or fix things you bring, or help people fix things, as part of Fix-It Clinic in the past few weeks, we've had about 10-20 people over the course of the evening Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/ I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me! if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get in, call our telephone to get someone to let you in! You can also come to the double doors on 48th street, this will be our "front door" in the future, and this is where members are supposed to be coming in. (442)252-8386 is our phone number, which spells "I HACK AT FUN" We don't always the doorbell so please just call! You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailing list! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ It's easy to become a member! Just fill out this form, sign up for monthly payments, and join the above mailing list. https://sudoroom.org/membership see you soon! -jake

6 months, 4 weeks

Tools for a Not-for-Profit from Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See the message below from our dear friend Jack at the Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library: can you help them find a home for this windfall? Email Jack directly. Great seeing everyone at last night's visioning exercise, -Peter -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Passthrough Donation of Tools? Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2025 19:23:54 +0000 (UTC) From: Jack Soares <jacksoares(a)sbcglobal.net> Peter-- FOTLL has come into a large tool donation in Kensington. It includes a table saw, router table, and bench grinder. FOTLL's storage space is already overflowing. We'd be happy to pass some of this windfall along to another nonprofit. The East Bay German International School has first dibs for their planned Makers Space. Do any of the aforementioned tools strike your fancy for immediate delivery -- today or tomorrow? Onward and upward... --Jack.

7 months

Fwd: Two New Shows and Two Free Admission Opportunities

by Romy Ilano

7 months

Fwd: Non Stop Bhangra This Friday at Oakland Museum

by Romy Ilano

7 months

Omni Gathering Rescheduled + Reminder of Request for Input

by Valerie Jameson

Happy Monday everyone! I want to provide an update that we will be pushing back tomorrows building gathering to the following Tuesday, April 1st from 5:30-7 pm (see the attached flyer) Please encourage as many past and present Omni members to attend! In light of this change, I will also be extending office hours [SIGN UP HERE <https://calendly.com/valerie-thecalli/30min>] for this week so that we can get as much input on the Building Rules as possible. If those times lots don't work for you but you are interested in meeting or going over the document via phone I am amenable to that. Please tell all of your participants and group members to submit a response through the FEEDBACK FORM <https://forms.gle/hEJhREnduWD4im8L8>. You do not have to submit your name and email address if you don't feel comfortable and would prefer to be anonymous. I welcome feedback in all forms and want to help meet people where they are. If there are opportunities to outreach about the feedback form and upcoming gathering at your groups upcoming events please let me know. Note that after this review process once any updated edits are made, the Building Rules will be going into effect. While there will be annual reviews and edits may arise when major changes come up, this is still the ideal timeframe to voice your perspective and engage with the content before it starts getting implemented. I look forward to hearing and seeing more input come through. Take care, -- *Valerie Jameson* (she/ella) Stewardship (Property) Manager - 4799 Shattuck Avenue *Collective Action & Land Liberation Institute (CALLI) * CALLI Website <https://www.thecalli.org/> East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ebprec> | X <https://www.x.com/ebprec> | Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/eb.prec> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/ebprec> | LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/ebprec>

7 months

Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet!

by Romy Ilano

Are we having any monthly sudoRoom meetings? I'd like to propose one before our super late Tuesday events-- it can be short and sweet! we could have a "tea" or a potluck and it could be cut short to about an hour. For me I'd prefer anything that isn't sitting and something as in person and not remotely run as possible! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

7 months, 1 week

Posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the blog -> we should theme our April 22 hardware hack night around it

by Romy Mimi Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/neighborly-event-how-to-start-a-reuse-center/ I posted the April 22nd creative reuse event on the. blog. We should theme our April 22nd hardware hack night around the creative reuse event! Maybe even hand out flyers to those who are attending at Creative reuse and invite them ! *Romy Mimi Ilano* *romy.ilano(a)gmail.com <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com>*

7 months, 1 week

Monday night ideas - Persian AI Tea - Women don't -have- to use AI but a lot fewer are knowledgeable about it than men!

by Romy Ilano

I have been reading articles that women in general use AI tools much less than men. I don't think that people =have= to use it, but at AI meetups, unless people are already research scientists, I'm just seeing a lot fewer women and non-binary folks. I guess this would be a good theme for a casual, non stressful "let's catch up with AI" (again it is not something to push people ot use these tool but to be aware) I will try to schedule some during the women and non-binary night or right before the SudoRoom Hardware Hack night (a 6:30-7:45pm session would be really great for us early risers) - https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti… <https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-arti…> - Why are fewer women using AI? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-67217915 ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

7 months, 1 week

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