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This Saturday, 10/29, is Laserbridge - Halloween Party, Fundraiser, and Celebration!

by James Sundquist

OFFICIAL Event Page - noisebridge.net/laserbridge Facebook Event Page - https://www.facebook.com/events/1239206286139296 Donate Page - https://donate.noisebridge.net/projects/laserbridge Are we missing some social media? Twitter? Myspace? Friendster? Please share the event anywhere you see fit. PARTY? DETAILS! (be sure to check the event links above). Gently suggested donation of $10 – 20, and NO ONE WILL BE TURNED AWAY FOR LACK OF FUNDS! Help setup at 4pm and enjoy yourself! We have to assign a "start time" so we're saying 6pm... you can be there earlier or later. :) In the later evening we'll clean up + the next morning. Noisebridge is having a super awesome laser-themed Halloween exhibition-fundraiser PARTY. We’re going to have live local musicians, a bar, performers, and amazing shiny, blinky, glowy, future-y costumes. We’ll also have exhibitions and demonstrations by talented local artists, coders, gamers, and YOU! Feel free to add your project to our official event page & bring it to the party! Everyone is invited: geeks, dorks, nerds, hipsters, hippies, punks, weirdos, gentrifiers, friends new and old. Donations graciously accepted at the door or online at any time -- Click the "Facebook Tickets" link to donate online. As well as being the most kick-ass Halloween party in SF, this party will benefit a GREAT cause. You can help Noisebridge fund our new kick-ass laser cutter (click here for specs on the cutter). As you probably know, Noisebridge is a 501(c)(3) organization that has helped countless numbers of people over the past eight years. We’ve benefited so many members of the public, especially those working on technical and creative projects, and hope to continue to do so long into the future. This party is to encourage community and help us raise the remaining $3,746 to pay for our awesome new laser cutter! Please encourage people to attend! Or, Get Involved as a Volunteer! Noisebridge loves you!

9 years, 3 months

In Somerville MA

by Steve Berl

-- -steve

9 years, 3 months

Affordable housing near Sudo Room or Noisebridge?

by Steve Phillips

Hi all, I'm Steve Phillips, co-founder of Santa Barbara Hackerspace <http://sbhackerspace.com/> and Python/Go/JavaScript developer. I gave a talk at DEF CON last year and in a week I'm moving from Santa Barbara to the Bay to be closer to DEF CON/cypherpunk-type people. I checked out Sudo Room a couple days ago, and got to meet Jake/jerkey and a couple other people. Anyone know of any places for <= $1200/month that's close to either Noisebridge or Sudo Room? I've found Hack'n'Sleep and other "hacker houses"/hostels like that, but something less cramped or close to fellow cypherpunks would be better. Any tips you have would be appreciated. Thanks, and I'll see you all soon! --Steve P.S. More info in my Craigslist ad (but not *that* kind of Craigslist ad): http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/sha/5838167203.html LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/sdphillips <https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdphillips> GitHub: github.com/elimisteve

9 years, 3 months

nate or nathanial left his stuff in sudoroom

by Jake

does anyone know a guy named nate or nathaniel who left all his stuff in sudoroom? a big backpack full of his stuff, notebooks, etc.. it was there when i left last night. people shouldn't expect their stuff to stay safe unattended, and i'm wondering where this person came from and went to and whether they're coming back. -jake

9 years, 4 months

Full Building Purchase Proposal & FAQ

by Jenny Ryan

Dear comrades, Given the complexity and importance of this decision, the Omni Fundraising Working Group is excited to share this extended building purchase proposal, including background info, an FAQ, and relevant documents: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… Feel free to add further questions and ideas via comments directly on the doc, or as replies to this thread. The next informational session on this proposal will be this Thursday from 6-7pm. Please email fundraising(a)omnicommons.org if you would like a Fundraising WG rep to come to your collective's meeting. I intend to attend CCL's general meeting this evening. Cheers, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

9 years, 4 months

sudo finance update - check that you're paying your dues!

by Jenny Ryan

Greets all, *Please login to your account at sudoroom.org/humans <http://sudoroom.org/humans> and check that you're paying your dues.* - All recurring stripe plans total $1105/month, with 28 members paying through sudo-humans - We receive approx. $17/wk from Gratipay, or $68/month - We receive approx. $215/month via PayPal, with 4 members paying this way - Assorted cash donations average $50/month, with 2 members paying this way. Total recurring monthly income is *$1528/month *with *34 members *paying. According to sudo-humans, there are 146 'comrades' and 32 'members' - the real number of actual members is somewhere closer to 100. We need to increase our monthly income by *$930* to remain fiscally solvent. For the past couple of months, we have been able to pay our recurring monthly expenses ($2446 for rent/utils and $12 for our Digital Ocean server) thanks to the generosity of a single dedicated members (thank you!!) Folks able and willing to work on other fundraising schemes - grant applications, year-end fundraising letter, selling stuff, fundraising events etc welcome and appreciated. We could also very much benefit from more folks contributing to sudo-humans. Squash some bugs! https://github.com/sudoroom/sudo-humans Cheers, Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

9 years, 4 months

Fwd: [dorkbotsf-blabber] kitLAB needs your vintage e-waste

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: North Pitney <northp(a)mac.com> Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:32 PM Subject: [dorkbotsf-blabber] kitLAB needs your vintage e-waste To: dorkbotsf-blabber(a)googlegroups.com Cc: erin elliott <erin(a)museumcuriosa.com> I know some of you are hoarding awesome semi working devices and I want to help you find their final resting place this Sunday. The kitLAB maker space (opening this winter) is hosting a booth at the Maker Faire in Oakland this Sunday and we’ll be decommissioning devices as teaching aids and in preparation for the artist, Erin Elliott's repurposing demo . I’m all set on printers and computers but I could make great use of any pre-70’s devices with lots of small parts and buttons. Typewriters, radios, office machines, testing equipment, small musical instruments... If you or anyone you know has something you think would be happy being gutted for art and education, please email or txt me an image or description and we’ll make a plan. -North (510)703-8069 north(a)kitlab.org my Project: kitLAB.org <http://www.kitlab.org/> Artist’s other works: museumcuriosa.com <http://museumcuriosa.com/> event: eastbay.makerfaire.com <http://eastbay.makerfaire.com/2016makers/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "dorkbotSF-blabber" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to dorkbotsf-blabber+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to dorkbotsf-blabber(a)googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/dorkbotsf-blabber. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ msgid/dorkbotsf-blabber/EA602323-F73E-43FD-8169-6FA1D6F9FB11%40mac.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

9 years, 4 months

Meeting tonight @ 8pm re: buying the building!

by Jenny Ryan

Greets all, Tonight is a second Wednesday aka our MEETING-FLAVORED PARTY - and we have much to meet and party about! Principally we need to discuss the current proposal for buying the building, and most importantly what it means for the future of sudo as an org. Do your homework first, if you can, but I'll be there to present the details, answer any questions, and brainstorm with y'all on how we can go about achieving this miraculous feat :D Full proposal and FAQ is here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/12412blyXCVLkjJHrKXIipJTRaOzpNbQcB8SddSq… Please also read the ongoing thread, I promise you it's a fascinating logic problem. HACK ALL THE THINGS!! (especially bureaucracy) Jenny Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! https://omnicommons.org/donate `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "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 ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

9 years, 4 months

Manylabs Open House Social with Speakers, Demos/Exhibits Oct 17th

by Cere Davis

Heya DIY community! Manylabs is having it’s quarterly social/open house/lecture on Monday, Oct17th at 6:30p. Featuring talks by the following science luminaries: Ben Novak, Lead Researcher - The Great Passenger Pigeon Comeback Peter Roopnarine, Curator of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology & Geology at the Cal Academy of Sciences - Saving Future Ecosystems by Understanding the Past With lightning talks and exhibits by Manylabs residents! Come for the talks, explore the space and stay for great conversations. Manylabs is a diverse community space focused on accessible open science projects. Our residents are educators, scientists, makers, artists and engineers. Manylabs is located in a three-story repurposed industrial space in the SOMA neighborhood of San Francisco. The first floor is an exhibit and event space, the second floor is a workshop, and the top floor houses our open office. Free tickets and details at Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/manylabs-science-salon-and-open-house-tickets-… Additional event details on FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/1221044561300191 -Cere is a science focused collaborative space focused on education and open technical solutions. -- Cere Davis CereDavis.com @ceremona <http://Twitter.com/Ceremona> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ GPG Key: http://taffy.findpage.com/~cere/pubkey.asc GPG fingerprint (ID# 73FCA9E6) : F5C7 627B ECBE C735 117B 2278 9A95 4C88 73FC A9E6

9 years, 4 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Buy the building report back thread

by robb

i still think that if sudoroom managed the a/v aspect of event rentals & omni kept the general rent from same, not much would functionally change. all the working groups would be omni's & delegates would still make the decisions. sudoroom would merely handle the a/v side (which we currently contract out to trained members) most of the a/v stuff is sudoroom's anyway several sudo members are willing to start an a/v training program instead of splitting the building in half, we could split rentals...omni gets the space rental/sudo gets the a/v contracts which, if part of an educational program, will be considered charitable. On Fri, Oct 7, 2016 at 10:47 AM, <discuss-request(a)lists.omnicommons.org> wrote: > Send discuss mailing list submissions to > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > discuss-request(a)lists.omnicommons.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > discuss-owner(a)lists.omnicommons.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of discuss digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Buy the building report back thread (Laura Turiano) > 2. Re: [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back thread > (Patrik D'haeseleer) > 3. Re: [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back thread > (Jenny Ryan) > 4. Re: [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back thread > (Yardena Cohen) > 5. Re: [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back thread > (Mary Ann Tenuto) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> > To: "discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> > Cc: > Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 21:05:22 -0700 > Subject: [omni-discuss] Buy the building report back thread > Everyone, > > At the delegates meeting we discussed the proposal to buy the building by > creating a tenants in common agreement between Omni Commons and one member > collective that is a 501c3. Please see the proposal and additional > information on the pad (pad.riseup.net/p/omninom) if you didn't see it > before. > > We agreed to update each other at least once a week on the progress of > discussions in the collectives and the development of the contracts. This > is the thread where we will put our updates. > > Everyone is welcome to attend the Finance/fundraising working group > meeting at 6pm on Mondays to get more information or raise any > concerns/questions. > > Laura > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> > To: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> > Cc: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> > Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2016 21:34:46 -0700 > Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back > thread > Thanks Laura, > > One thing I didn't understand about the two-non-profit idea was whether > this was just a temporary fix, and eventually the ownership of the building > would be with the Omni, or whether the building will be shared in > perpetuity between the Omni and Sudo. > > If this is intended to be a permanent arrangement, I would greatly prefer > setting up a new 501(c)3 just for the purpose of receiving the donation, > even if that might take a bit longer to arrange. > > Patrik > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: > >> Everyone, >> >> At the delegates meeting we discussed the proposal to buy the building by >> creating a tenants in common agreement between Omni Commons and one member >> collective that is a 501c3. Please see the proposal and additional >> information on the pad (pad.riseup.net/p/omninom) if you didn't see it >> before. >> >> We agreed to update each other at least once a week on the progress of >> discussions in the collectives and the development of the contracts. This >> is the thread where we will put our updates. >> >> Everyone is welcome to attend the Finance/fundraising working group >> meeting at 6pm on Mondays to get more information or raise any >> concerns/questions. >> >> Laura >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> consensus mailing list >> consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org >> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus >> > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Jenny Ryan <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> > To: "Patrik D'haeseleer" <patrikd(a)gmail.com> > Cc: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 01:49:32 -0700 > Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back > thread > Replying all primarily for those I just subscribed who signed up for the > mailing list at the end of the meeting - apologies! Your thoughts welcome > and appreciated ~ > > Jenny > > Help open a people-powered common space in Oakland, California! > https://omnicommons.org/donate > > `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` > "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 Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:34 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > >> [image: Boxbe] <https://www.boxbe.com/overview> This message is eligible >> for Automatic Cleanup! (patrikd(a)gmail.com) Add cleanup rule >> <https://www.boxbe.com/popup?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.boxbe.com%2Fcleanup%3Fkey…> >> | More info >> <http://blog.boxbe.com/general/boxbe-automatic-cleanup?tc_serial=27071323876…> >> >> Thanks Laura, >> >> One thing I didn't understand about the two-non-profit idea was whether >> this was just a temporary fix, and eventually the ownership of the building >> would be with the Omni, or whether the building will be shared in >> perpetuity between the Omni and Sudo. >> >> If this is intended to be a permanent arrangement, I would greatly prefer >> setting up a new 501(c)3 just for the purpose of receiving the donation, >> even if that might take a bit longer to arrange. >> >> Patrik >> >> On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: >> >>> Everyone, >>> >>> At the delegates meeting we discussed the proposal to buy the building >>> by creating a tenants in common agreement between Omni Commons and one >>> member collective that is a 501c3. Please see the proposal and additional >>> information on the pad (pad.riseup.net/p/omninom) if you didn't see it >>> before. >>> >>> We agreed to update each other at least once a week on the progress of >>> discussions in the collectives and the development of the contracts. This >>> is the thread where we will put our updates. >>> >>> Everyone is welcome to attend the Finance/fundraising working group >>> meeting at 6pm on Mondays to get more information or raise any >>> concerns/questions. >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> consensus mailing list >>> consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> consensus mailing list >> consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org >> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus >> >> > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> > To: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> > Cc: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 09:05:42 -0700 > Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back > thread > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: > > pad.riseup.net/p/omninom > > Hi all, I'm really sorry I'm not more involved right now and very much > appreciate all the work that's being done to make this project work! I > have some questions about this proposal... > * Why can't the donor just wait until January? Do they really need > that 2016 write-off? > * Would it work to create a new project that's fiscally sponsored by a > 501c3? (like Sudo, CCL, FNB) > * Maybe we should get a second legal opinion on ways to make this > work. Anyone know a good accountant? > > I don't know any behind-the-scenes info, but it seems like this would > fundamentally change how power works at Omni. Right now anybody in the > community can come to a delegates meeting or this list to voice their > concerns about use of space, but under this scheme, half the building > would be off limits. For instance, there's been a proposal to have a > co-working space in the basement, and some people have been blocking > consensus for a while because of their concerns. If hypothetically, > Sudoroom's 50% included the basement, there would be no way for people > to have any say. I'm not saying I'm for or against Marcus's plan, but > if there is strong opposition to it, it seems like a good thing that > people have a chance to talk it through rather than be forced to > accept it. > > I would most like to hear from people who aren't Sudoroom members in > this conversation, because it seems they would have the most to lose. > I hope the fiscal urgency - and our desire to be polite to our > hard-working friends - doesn't overshadow questions about values and > power. I hope nobody feels pressured to keep quiet during this > process. That could do a lot of damage to the community. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mary Ann Tenuto <cezmat(a)igc.org> > To: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> > Cc: "consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, " > finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <finance(a)lists.omnicommons.org> > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 10:47:36 -0700 > Subject: Re: [omni-discuss] [omni-consensus] Buy the building report back > thread > I’m inclined to share some of Patrik’s and Yar’s feelings. I think it’s at > least worth exploring/researching > the option of another nonprofit, which I believe was Option D in our > meeting with Jesse. Since time is > of the essence, that would need to be an important first part of the > exploration/research. > > Mary Ann > > > On Oct 7, 2016, at 9:05 AM, Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2016 at 9:05 PM, Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net> wrote: > >> pad.riseup.net/p/omninom > > > > Hi all, I'm really sorry I'm not more involved right now and very much > > appreciate all the work that's being done to make this project work! I > > have some questions about this proposal... > > * Why can't the donor just wait until January? Do they really need > > that 2016 write-off? > > * Would it work to create a new project that's fiscally sponsored by a > > 501c3? (like Sudo, CCL, FNB) > > * Maybe we should get a second legal opinion on ways to make this > > work. Anyone know a good accountant? > > > > I don't know any behind-the-scenes info, but it seems like this would > > fundamentally change how power works at Omni. Right now anybody in the > > community can come to a delegates meeting or this list to voice their > > concerns about use of space, but under this scheme, half the building > > would be off limits. For instance, there's been a proposal to have a > > co-working space in the basement, and some people have been blocking > > consensus for a while because of their concerns. If hypothetically, > > Sudoroom's 50% included the basement, there would be no way for people > > to have any say. I'm not saying I'm for or against Marcus's plan, but > > if there is strong opposition to it, it seems like a good thing that > > people have a chance to talk it through rather than be forced to > > accept it. > > > > I would most like to hear from people who aren't Sudoroom members in > > this conversation, because it seems they would have the most to lose. > > I hope the fiscal urgency - and our desire to be polite to our > > hard-working friends - doesn't overshadow questions about values and > > power. I hope nobody feels pressured to keep quiet during this > > process. That could do a lot of damage to the community. > > _______________________________________________ > > consensus mailing list > > consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org > > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus > > > > _______________________________________________ > discuss mailing list > discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org > https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss > >

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