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Re: [sudo-discuss] Hardware Hacking Tuesday tomorrow?

by Edwinsaurus

I'm not sure if this will send, my name is Lovi and I'm typing from Eddy's machine. I'm here at the Sudo room and want to join but no one has been around. I was told about this space by the Hackitorium, and I was given a tour by Dane. I am here all afternoon working on processing javascript (p5) and am on discord. I intend to be here all day. Hoping other people show up for the meeting. I don't think the doorbell is working however, it seems missing since the first day I was here. Lovi on Eddy's machine.

4 years, 10 months

desktop pc with DNH label

by Jake

there's a desktop computer under the table on the east side of the room with a white sticker on it labeled "do not hack, project: jan (510) 434-8806" I called the number but got no answer, I'm just going through stuff in pseudo room and trying to get rid of things that are not useful or don't belong. Does anybody know what this computer is about? over the years I have encountered projects in hacker spaces with minimal information on the labels, no date, so I try to figure out these mysteries. A few years ago there was somebody who set up some server on the rack that was doing who knows what...

4 years, 10 months

Cupcake Challenge

by Eric O'Connor

https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Global_Hackerspace_Cupcake_Challenge_2022 Ideas: - cupcake compressor/maximizer — 4 lb cubic cupcake - on-site robotic manufacturing - an internal gyroscope keeps the cupcake upright - sacrifice on taste, focus on our strengths (compressive strength: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331801189_Mathematical_to_Predict_… ) - judging without input validation — include 0x80000000 references to “fragile” or “handle with care” on the box and hope for int32 wrap around - SEO growth hack: use GPT-3 to write thousands of blog posts referencing the cupcake (+3 points each) - shoot the moon: achieve a perfect minimal score without being disqualified, because all press is good press.

4 years, 10 months

sudo room's 10 year anniversary brainstorm!

by Marc Juul

sudo room's first meeting was on 2011/11/14 How should we celebrate? What do folks feel like? Should we have it outdoors so we can have food/snacks/drinks? Share your ideas! -- marc/juul

4 years, 10 months

Regarding furnaces, space heaters and CCL.

by Nenufar Molecules

Regarding furnaces, space heaters and CCL. I don’t recall anyone asking CCL if we needed or wanted a furnace or a space heater. I think the whole process of working on the furnace and space heater is distracting to the lab work we are doing, it is also making extra work for us, and putting an added risk factor in place. I for one don’t want to repair the furnace or space heater in CCL. Some of my reasons are: 1. Oakland, CA has the best weather in the world. As far as cold weather, the thermometer only rarely goes below 45 degrees F at night in winter. This is not Siberia or N. Dakota, it’s Oakland. Back in the 90’s was the last time it got cold enough to turn on a heater for a few nights. 2. It’s true that someone brought in a small electric heater to CCL. I think they were sleeping at the lab or doing some web surfing. The Temescal library is only a few blocks away and they will likely have the heat turned up for people to be comfortable as they read and snooze. I have worked at CCL even late at night for 5 years and have not noticed any extremes of cold there. CCL is a lab and it’s warm enough to do lab work there year round. There’s some garments that used to be known as “Long Johns” Those and a cap or hoody all anyone ever needs to keep warm in CCL in winter. I think there should be a ban on heaters at CCL. The small heater I found left on with no one in the lab multiple times and unplugged it. 3. CCL is about working on making a better tomorrow and we have a lot of challenges to meet with things like global warming. That’s something I think we all need to take responsibility for. Humans will soon be higher on the endangered species list if we don’t. Furnaces and heaters, large or small draw a lot of power, gas and/or electricity, and are not sustainable, and not energy efficient by any means. It takes a tremendous amount of energy to heat a space the size of the Omni commons building. What effect does this use of gas and electricity have on global warming? Does it not make perfect sense to put on warm socks and underwear, a wool cap and be warm as toast without using large amounts of these resources to heat a large space? Hello, this is the 21st century and we do need to mend our ways for the sake of future generations, and life on earth in general. So as far as CCL goes, I say no to heaters. 4. I have been informed by our treasurer, Michael Arent that CCL and also the Omni are facing some financial difficulties. It seems like at this time we need to be careful about spending money. There are a number of projects at the Omni commons that would seem to have priority over heating concerns. A roof that doesn’t leak when it rains, for example. Paying for gas and electricity to heat the building doesn’t seem to be necessary at all. Let’s consider selling the furnace as scrap metal and raise some small funds for repairing the Omni. 5. Lab work takes a great deal of focus and we don’t wish to have the disturbances of any work going on overhead. We have a great deal of materials and time invested in what we are doing. I’m the one who asked for the COI and an incident is fresh in my memory of a friend’s lab in Oakland where some work was being done and a very heavy piece of metal came crashing down from a high roof to land on a workstation, damaging equipment. If anyone had been sitting at that workbench at the time, they probably would have been killed or crippled. Of course I want to know who is going to be responsible for any injuries or damage done and that COI should be approved by CCL before any work takes place at the lab. Then I wouldn't need to bring it up at an inconvenient time. We also strongly feel that the labwork we are doing is so much more important than working on the heating system. A couple projects at CCL are involved with public health (matters of life and death) and we don’t wish to be distracted by activities overhead or have to do additional cleanup work because of them. We really have enough on our plates and would appreciate being left alone to do our work undisturbed. Please desist. No need for heaters at CCL. Let's hear from some of the others who are in the lab year round, are you reasonably comfy or not? What concerns do you have and what improvements would you like to see at CCL in the year to come? Best wishes always, Eddy Spinner CCL Lab Rat

4 years, 10 months

sudo room meeting starting in 5 mins (6 pm)

by Marc Juul

I'm not there in person today and I don't know if anyone else is but we're definitely doing virtual: https://meet.jit.si/SudoRoomMeeting -- marc/juul

4 years, 10 months

We have an all Bay Area Hackerspace Mailing list and Chatroom

by sunjam＠james.network

Hi all, we've re-started the Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces (bach) mailing list and chat. Was active from 2013 - 2014 previously. Details at https://wiki.hackerspaces.org/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces Join our friendly Mailing List https://lists.hackerspaces.org/listinfo/bach Chat on IRC #bach:libera.chat or from Matrix #BACH:matrix.org #bayarea:hackspaces.org

4 years, 11 months

Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

4 years, 11 months

Hardware hacknight tonight at 7 pm

by Marc Juul

Hi sudoers. Hardware hacknight will be happening tonight at sudo room starting at 7 pm. Last week: * An old laser was torn down into its useful components * Some folks repaired a broken stereo amplifier * Some of us opened up an old Macintosh SE/30 and got rw access to the ancient 60 MB harddrive from a modern linux PC, then set up System 7.5 in an emulator and attempted to talk to the old Mac over serial Tonight: * We'll be trying to get the old mac browsing the modern web and set up at sudo room's front table. * We'll attempt to turn two broken very high pressure syringe pumps (HPLC) into a single working one. * <insert your project here> Come hang out! Mask required at all times when indoors and vaccination required (proof of vaccination not required). If you want to eat you must do so outside (last week we had a pizza break out on the sidewalk). There's a new doorbell on the front door that should get our attention in case you don't have an access card. -- marc/juul

4 years, 11 months

sudo room meeting tomorrow (Wednesday) at 6 pm

by Marc Juul

Hi sudoers! We're rebooting the sudo room meetings. Last week we tried to do an in-person only meeting but I gave late notice and very few people showed. Let's try this again with a virtual _and_ in-person meeting. I'll set up some microphones, speakers and webcam to connect those of us at sudo room to those joining online. We'll send out a link to the video conference when we're about to begin. If you're joining in person, remember that masks and vaccines are required (though not proof of vaccine). There is a new doorbell on the front door if your access card isn't working (or you don't have one). -- marc/juul

4 years, 11 months

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