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Meeting re how the BID can best support Omni Commons (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2015 23:52:15 -0800 From: Shifra de Benedictis-Kessner <shifra(a)temescaldistrict.org> To: Jake(a)spaz.org Subject: Meeting re how the BID can best support Omni Commons Hi Jake! I am the new Executive Director for the Temescal BID, and I'd like to set up a meeting with you and/or any other decision makers at Omni Commons to get to know your organization, and learn how I can best support you. I've shared some of your events on Facebook, and taken a short tour of your space (as well as attending the Bicycle Music Festival after-party in your space!). But I'd like to know best how to talk about all your amazing organizations, as well as your over-arching mission. I offer marketing and promotions support to all the organizations and business in the district, as well as coordinating the cleaning, and graffiti removal in all the different zones. I am eager to hear your issues, challenges, and successes. I'm also interested in finding out if Omni Commons rents out space for events on a regular basis, and if I could possibly publicize. People frequently approach me for meeting/event space available in the district. And on a different note, the storage unit that the Temescal BID's clean team uses will be demolished in less than 4 weeks to make way for the development at 51st and Telegraph. The BID is urgently looking to find the team a new storage unit in the district, and we are willing to rent one. We are definitely interested in both temporary and permanent solutions given the urgent need. The team needs a space on the ground floor, ~200-250 square feet. The team needs access 5 days a week (M-F) starting at 8am and ending at 2:30pm. Do you happen to have any extra space available? Please let me know when you would be available to meet? Omni Commons is an important stakeholder in the Temescal BID. Best, Shifra -- Shifra de Benedictis-Kessner Executive Director Temescal Telegraph BID 4430 Telegraph Ave #49 Oakland, CA 94609 510 860-7327 shifra(a)temescaldistrict.org www.temescaldistrict.org https://www.facebook.com/temescaldist

10 years, 2 months

Invoice 1207 from Omni Oakland

by Omni Oakland

Greetings Sudo Room! This invoice for January rent should be paid before the end of the month if possible. It's going to be tight going into 2016, but we're simultaneously in our final round of negotiations to purchase the building! Love and solidarity, Omni Commons Finance WG ------------------------ Invoice Summary -------------------------- Invoice # : 1207 Invoice Date: 12/14/2015 Due Date: 12/28/2015 Terms: Net 30 Amount Due: $2,000.00 The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email. ---------------------------------------------------------------------

10 years, 2 months

embroidery machine

by Jake

people have been using the embroidery machine lately. you might notice a piece of fabric on it with practice runs on it, and a black piece with SUDOROOM in green thread. the machine works perfectly. if you want to learn how to use it, I can show you anytime i'm there, including every tuesday evening starting at 7pm. For now you need to use a stencil to get lettering. (although you can certainly try to freehand stuff) There are a couple of sets of letters you can set up to spell out your name or whatever. you could also take a thin piece of wood and carve a design into it, and use it as a stencil. You could also (easily) 3D print a stencil with the design of your choice on it. There is probably also a way to use the laser engraver to make a stencil, although the groove in the stencil should be a bit wider than the laser beam. Probably the right settings and the right wood would produce a good stencil after a single pass. Also, the embroidery machine can be used as a sewing machine, in which you can move the fabric in any direction (not just in a straight line). The catch being that you have to move it yourself and it won't guide you or help you keep a pace. The hardest part is controlling the speed using the pedal.. It's like a clutch on a sports car, it takes some getting used to. Let me know if you want a lesson. -jake

10 years, 2 months

line printer at sudoroom!

by Jake

I brought in a Panasonic KX-P2180 Dot Matrix printer a while ago, and someone found some tractor-feed paper for it. I want to use it to print lines from IRC when someone says 12:34 < jerkey> !print 12:33 < sudobot> DOOR EVENT: RichardStallman swiped into the building the printer will actually print that line onto the paper and advance one line like a typewriter. this is what a dor-matrix printer looks like in action: (ours will be printing lines of text, not graphics) https://youtu.be/qlEUrEVqDbo?t=28 so i got a USB to parallel converter, and i plugged it into the desktop computer next to the 3D printer. It comes up as /dev/usb/lp0 because of kernel module usblp, which sees the hardware and makes that device. If i become root, i can do echo "hello world" > /dev/usb/lp0 and it will print "hello world" to the paper, and advance to the next line. this works a couple of times, but then the printer stops printing, and then the command doesn't exit, until you press a button on the printer and then it prints SOME of what you sent it, and you have to press the button again and again... it makes no fucking sense. I experienced this in the past too, playing with the same kind of printer, probably under DOS, and I never figured out what the fuck was wrong. any ideas? the printer is still set up on the desk if you want to play with it. -jake

10 years, 2 months

No TA3M SF in December. Have a great break.

by Danny O'Brien

December, January and February are always a little awkward for USian Techno-Activism Third Mondays. December is very close to the holiday break. The third Monday in January is MLK day, and in February it's President's day. We're going to take a break in December, and we'll announce plans for January and February in 2016 (hint: those plans may well have the word "Tuesday" in them). For now, many thanks to everybody for your talks, your questions and you support in 2015, and see you next year. d.

10 years, 2 months

11th Workshop Weekend in Oakland - this weekend - is looking for volunteers!

by J.D. Zamfirescu

Hi Sudoers, Summary: • what: Volunteers wanted for hacker-y workshop event • where: Tech Liminal in downtown Oakland • when: This weekend, Dec. 12-13. • why: Help out a fun community event, get free workshops and dinner, and meet other awesome people! • how: reply to this email or email volunteer(a)workshopweekend.net The 11th Workshop Weekend is taking place in downtown Oakland this weekend (Dec 12-13) and we're looking for a few volunteers to help check people in, give directions, help connect laptops, and handle random issues as they come up. (Most of the time will be relatively relaxed, and feel free to bring a book or something to work on when nothing's going on.) Volunteers are asked to help out for a 4-hour time block on Saturday on Sunday. We'll treat you to dinner on Thursday night and your admission is on us (normally $40) if you want to take any of the workshops offered during the evening. Learn more about Workshop Weekend by checking out our workshop catalog at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog -- and if you're interested, let me know or email volunteer(a)workshopweekend.net I hope to see some of you there! Best wishes, J.D. === More about Workshop Weekend === Join Workshop Weekend on December 12 & 13 to make a robot <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , dissect a computer <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , make ice cream <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> or chocolate <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , make your own digital beats <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> and plan your website <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> , hack your tastebuds <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> and more <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foaklan…>. A flat $40 admission gets you as many workshops as you like all weekend long. (Some workshops have an additional fee for materials.) For families coming to Workshop Weekend together, we're keeping our $10 discount for all parent admissions with the purchase of two or more admissions for children (under 18). Sign up on the same account and the discount will be automatically applied. Our December event features over 20 workshops to choose from -- a few old favorites are coming back alongside a number of new printmaking, food, and holiday-themed workshops. Join us for: - Vanilla Extracts <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Light Blue Bean <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - LED Ornaments <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - LED Light Belt <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Printmaking: Traditional <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Printmaking: Monotype <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Digital Music <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - New Year's Resolutions <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Website Planning <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - 3D Printed Cookie Cutter <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Computer Dissection <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - DIY Gift Wrap <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - DIY Holiday Cards <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Arduino Robot Box <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Liquid Nitrogen Ice Cream <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - Hack Your Tastebuds <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=https%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Foakla…> - …and more! Sign up at http://workshopweekend.net/catalog <http://workshopweekend.net/er?url=http%3A%2F%2Fworkshopweekend.net%2Fcatalo…> — hope to see you there!

10 years, 2 months

servo motors

by robb

need servo motors for many pan/tilt led lights. you has extras? you know where to get cheap? plz let me know. thx ~r

10 years, 2 months

Fwd: computers, motherboards, parts from a local non-profit org

by yar

I can share their contact info with people who are interested. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Subject: [omni-helpdesk] computers, motherboards, parts from a local non-profit org To: info(a)omnicommons.org Greetings, Omni Folks! We are a nearby nonprofit organization, getting ready to move our office to another location, and we have a large pile of computer stuff that might be of some use to some of the people in your group. If you're interested, might be better for me to set up a time when you could stop by and meet with our I.T. person who could show you everything that is up for grabs. We're here M-F, 9am-5pm. I manage the office, and am here every day during those times. Let me know if you're interested!

10 years, 2 months

intro to laser cutting, 3pm Friday

by Morgan Allen

I was asked to give a run through on using the laser cutter, if anyone else is interested please stop by, 3pm on Friday. -- -----BEGIN PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK----- Version: OpenPGP.js v.1.20121007 Comment: http://openpgpjs.org xsBNBFG3btUBB/9+/WJNOSIuc/praKPaPOweqXV5s7PGRD+HAnNWF/19YAY3 AFtfeoelhhY4sMJoobTaJzcZojznZ1kl/7UuuYCnbJO3Z9kaSMVrVxEZMSLe YmW8Hc4ZsTnl9f05DQFy8ABpAvMLmXJQXh63BbfzjFqNbSWQfLhrubSM2Elq xmN6EsmRyAuEeYlSnal+Di2MlViohpCbbagE2D6AZTUECIamTib6+DuLG4XO b4GGKHR9TXu2qS1VH6hqcvdEz2MDE5OqZzAnBgcF2dvcOdTk9gAOoR1T+qKj IJtg2X0ETbxcPqEXQoXE8VrxN0MLT5JQKTg26+csU4P2w0rEWsUsJombABEB AAHNJU1vcmdhbiBBbGxlbiA8bW9yZ2FucmFsbGVuQGdtYWlsLmNvbT7CwFwE EAECABAFAlG3btwJEG9pFLKaVEfeAAD7hwf+K8LN/kfgi8GTRLiTcuM+hSbm uAeiBY+VaJIQFLzoFlt8A0hBlLNPFNNmUDxdPrMErdHgZ7HtJW/6RANuBTti 5hr3EBguH1GQyK7BbUqJGvaEX4UNRej3uyX3ufXDsIB/3NsKaTyyu+SO0+Hv Cn2DwmlfSXcPhoarx6Turizn/WwgtTN3tqrMWxxiCKWydLH5xYuz+23BLMdc oF/zkbF+7ddFhmyfiFh4Ej9//tsfwPj2cACU3uLTrcwCo7IxUtkrqMF/fhlm LEqjhzDDjq9v7GNWb/5xB2xgTaucJ7/ljuS8nPlZqwCI8NlTgSqC8nyVLyjS yVtOzkItcS0UqyW1Mg== =V/Ia -----END PGP PUBLIC KEY BLOCK-----

10 years, 2 months

Love is a Weapon: Gandhi, Tolstoy, Kallenbach and nonviolence | The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

by Romy Ilano

Inspiring course taught by my bro Adeola on Brooklyn . Reminds me of cool public school courses! https://thebrooklyninstitute.com/bisr_course/love-is-a-weapon-gandhi-tolsto… Love is a Weapon: Gandhi, Tolstoy, Kallenbach and nonviolence | The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research Before Gandhi became the Mahatma, he was Mohandas. Living in South Africa for over twenty years, the young lawyer-turned-activist campaigned for the rights of migrant workers from India, fighting alongside the British in wars against the Boers and the Zulu Kingdom. It was in these harshest of racist, imperialist battles that young Gandhi began to develop the thought and practice that would become his signature in later years. During these years in South Africa, Gandhi formed friendships with the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and Prussian-Jewish architect, Hermann Kallenbach. Out of their unlikely friendship, Kallenbach and Gandhi founded the Tolstoy Farm, a retreat which acted as a laboratory for experimenting with techniques of nonviolence both as theory and as a practical way of living. In this course we look closely at Gandhi’s South Africa years―a time of both racial warfare, and great love and friendship―to understand the source of the philosophies and practices that would later inspire many currents of the civil rights movement in the United States. While many analyses of Gandhi and his thought focus on ideas and influences from Braminical and Jain sources, this course will focus on the South African moment and this archive in particular. Main texts for the course will include the collected writings of Gandhi, The South African Gandhi: Stretcher-bearer of Empire, by Desai & Vahed, Tolstoy’s The Kingdom of God is Within You, correspondence between Tolstoy and Gandhi, and Gandhi and Kallenbach. We will also read supplementary texts, which provided inspiration for Gandhi’s practice, such as Thoreau on civil disobedience, John Ruskin’s “Unto this Last,” and Plato’s Apology. Redeem a gift card Sent from my iPhone

10 years, 2 months

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