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From: Laura Turiano <scylla(a)riseup.net>
Date: Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 5:31 PM
Subject: [omni-discuss] Important Omni meetings in July
To: "discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org" <discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org>
Friends,
*There are 3 important meetings coming up in July that we need people who
support the Omni to attend**.*
On Thursday 7/16, at the regular delegates meeting, several proposals
will be discussed along with
information about David …
[View More]Keenan's sabbatical from the Omni.
On Thursday 7/23 at 7pm we will meet to update the community about
progress being made towards buying the building. Options for how to
structure the purchase and ownership will be presented and discussed.
Thursday 7/30 we will be holding our official Annual Board meeting as
required by our bylaws. New officers (President, Treasurer/CFO,
Secretary) will be selected. Currently Lara Durback is willing to be
President, Sarah Pritchard has agreed to be Treasurer, and Jenny Ryan
is willing to continue as Secretary. If you have an interest in
serving in any of these roles, let us know. Also, per our bylaws,
*each member collective must officially designate a delegate** at the
annual meeting. **Each collective should choose a delegate according
to its own internal process before th**e meeting.
Please forward this email to your collectives so we can have as much
participation as possible.
*Thanks,
<3
Laura
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Hi all,
There's a cool event based in Uganda, but designed for remote
participation, this weekend.
"Outernet" is a project to repurpose satellites to "broadcast" free
information, that can be picked up by inexpensive receivers, for free, and
then reshared for free over local networks/WiFi. A way to get information
to remote and underserved parts of the world. It's one-way communication,
so certainly not a replacement for the Internet or a total solution to the
Digital Divide -- but a very …
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developing democratic processes for deciding what content to share.
They are having an edit-a-thon this weekend. I thought Sudo folks might be
interested. Keep in mind, this is 10am to 10pm Uganda time -- which
midnight to noon Saturday Pacific (I think it's the same hours Sunday, need
to confirm).
Event link/signup:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/outernet-edit-a-thon-tickets-17702656121
And see their blog post:
http://blog.outernet.is/please-steal-this-blog-post/?utm_source=Outernet+Up…
If anybody would like to pass this along to Noisebridge or other lists that
might be interested, please do!
-Pete
[[User:Peteforsyth]] on the wiki
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On Wed, Jul 15, 2015 at 6:03 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote:
> if you want to play with robots i have plenty, like roombas which won't
> break your legs running you over.
>
> mchawking was too dangerous to live.
Aw it's ok, I wasn't upset. Glad that he is returning to life in some
form, actually. :)
Hey all, I'm trying to build a winch for the 14' projection screen that
going up over the ballroom stage out of a wheelchair motor assembly. Per
Jake's suggestion, I hacked 2 server PSUs to get 24v@14a but the controller
is not working and the error code says the right wheel/motor is missing/not
engaged. Anyone know what I am missing? Do I need to jump something to get
the controller to engage while it is "incomplete"?
Thank you,
robb
let thar b lulz
Hi there,
Checking in about payment for Sudo Room's rent in April (see attached invoice). I apologize for not being totally in the loop on this, but it's my impression that the Omni agreed to give Sudo a $135.00 rebate on your April rent as reimbursement for paying the Omni's wifi. Is that correct?
If so, please see the outstanding balance on your invoice for April 2015 rent and process payment as soon as you're able. Otherwise, please let me know if any of this is incorrect so I can update …
[View More]your invoice accordingly.
Thanks so much!
Sarah + Finances WG
------------------------ Invoice Summary --------------------------
Invoice # : 1006
Invoice Date: 03/25/2015
Due Date: 04/01/2015
Terms: Net 30
Amount Due: $1,680.73
The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email.
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Hey all,
Looking forward to our weekly meeting tomorrow at 7pm, wanted to give a
heads up that it seems high time we discuss our locker situation, please we
could use all the hands we can get to help ensure our space is safe,
accessible, and more practically organized!
Hope to see you there,
Matt
Hey Sudoers - come to this cool event on Thursday! The CTF is going to be awesome, I helped engineer some of the challenges myself, so if you want to sign up for the challenge submit your team now - ctf(a)eff.org
Info is available at https://www.eff.org/event/eff-birthday-minicon and below I've formatted it to markdown cause why not
# EFF Anniversary Minicon
### July 16, 2015 - 12:00pm to 4:00pm
### DNA Lounge | San Francisco
As part of our 25th anniversary celebration, EFF is hosting a …
[View More]minicon that will include a security training, a capture-the-flag event, and a series of panels discussing the future of EFF issues in security, copyright and user control and online activism and speech. Tickets for the minicon, which runs from 12-4pm in the DNA Lounge, can be purchased separately or as a package with party tickets directly from DNA Lounge.
## Security Training
EFF Activist Nadia Kayyali will be on hand to provide practical privacy and security tips from 12:30-3, based on EFF's Surveillance Self-Defense project. Attendees will have two opportunities to go through threat modeling, with time for more hands-on tools and techniques discussions with Nadia and other EFF staff.
## Capture The Flag
Throughout the minicon, we will be hosting our first ever "Capture the Flag" hacking contest! Anyone present at the minicon will be eligible to participate in our 4 hour contest. The challenges will include web hacking, binary analysis, cryptography challenges, and more. Top competitors will receive special prizes! Participants should bring a laptop with linux or a virtual machine installed.
Space in the CTF is limited so please pre-register by sending an email with your team name and number of participants to ctf(a)eff.org. There is no official limit on team sizes but you will probably be asked to split up if your team is bigger than 3 people.
## Panel Schedule
Each panel will be moderated by an expert working on the issue at EFF. Each panel will be followed by a Q&A session:
- 12:00 Welcome
- 12:30 Panel I: Digital Activism and the Future of the Web as a Public Space, featuring Trevor Timm, Sina Khanifar, Annalee Newitz, and Amie Stepanovich.
- 1:20 Break, discussion
- 1:40 Panel II: Copyright and User Control, featuring Pamela Samuelson, Michael Masnick, Julie Ahrens Nelson, and additional guests TBA
- 2:30 Break, discussion
- 2:50 Panel III: Privacy and Security: The Next 25 Years, featuring Parisa Tabriz, Alex Stamos, Morgan Marquis-Boire, Bruce Schneier, and Deepti Rohatgi.
- 3:40 Wrap-up and final discussion time
[Buy Tickets Now](https://www.dnalounge.com/calendar/2015/07-16.html)
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A documentary for the bitcoin-heads on living exclusively on btc. I'm a
total hater. My impression is that it's a couple of bourgie SF-y folks with
a self-imposed "struggle", but I think it should be interesting
nonetheless! Plus, the Internet Archive is incredible. :]
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From: Archive.org announcements for San Francisco Bay Area <
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Date: 2015-07-14 9:55 GMT-07:00
Subject: [Announce-sfbay] You Are Invited: SF Premiere of "…
[View More]Life on Bitcoin"
Film at the Archive
To: vknoxsironi(a)gmail.com
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Join us *Wednesday, **July 22nd from 6:30-10:30 p.m*. for a the San
Francisco Premiere of the documentary film "*Life on Bitcoin*," at the
Internet Archive.
The film covers the experience of newlyweds Austin and Beccy Craig who
struggle for 100+ days to live entirely on the upstart currency.
Austin and Beccy will attend and conduct a Q&A session following the film.
The couple began the experiment when their credit cards, debit cards and
cash were confiscated at the airport upon arrival from their honeymoon.
“It felt like learning to swim by jumping in the deep end of the pool,”
said Austin Craig.
For the next three months, the Craigs tested Bitcoin (and their marriage)
by relying solely on the cryptocurrency for every expense, including gas,
rent, groceries, speeding tickets, and insurance. For every transaction,
they had to evangelize the currency to survive. Ultimately their adventure
took them on a road trip across the United States and into Europe and Asia.
This film sheds light on the practical strengths and early limitations of
bitcoin technology and mixes it with a large dose of entertainment and fun.
[image: bitcoin_c]
<http://blog.archive.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/bitcoin_c.png>
*All are welcome - the “bitcoin-curious” as well as the long time fan.*
*DATE:* Wednesday, July 22
*TIME:* Doors open for mixing and refreshments at 6:30 PM. Seating begins
at 8:15. The Archive has large windows, and the film will begin after
sunset at 8:30.
*LOCATION:* Internet Archive, 300 Funston Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118
Buy tickets here
<http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/internetarchivemembers-one/1838901>
(Pay
What You Can With $5 Minimum):
A link to pay with bitcoin is also available here
<http://lifeonbitcoin.com/screenings/san-francisco/>.
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