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SF TechnoActivism Third TUESDAY -- Matthew Garrett on TPMs, Management Engines and more, 6PM, Feb 17, EFF HQ

by Danny O'Brien

This month's San Francisco Techno-Activism Third Monday: 1) ... will take place on TUESDAY 17th FEBRUARY, because we didn't want to stomp all over your long weekend. 2) ... features an eye-opening and fascinating discussion led by: Matthew "mjg59" Garrett, free software kernel coder. 3) ... will have Matthew walk you through: "TPMs, Management Engines, Secure Boot, Trusted Boot and things in-between." Hardwired code that can prevent you swapping out your computer's operating system[1]. Hidden, cordoned-off processors embedded in your PC that runs secret code, and can read your computer's memory and talk over the Internet without your knowledge[2]. For the last decade, and largely unnoticed, computers and mobile devices have been sprouting features that challenge the idea that the owner of a PC has ultimate control over their own hardware and software. These "trusted computing" developments have been called "treacherous computing"[3] by free software advocates because of their ability to betray the control of your computer to strangers. But might they also hold out the promise of better protection against external surveillance and compromise? Matthew won the 2013 Free Software Foundations' Free Software Award for his work to ensure that open platforms could work in conjunction with Secure Boot, and is now a FSF board member. He writes at http://mjg59.dreamwidth.org/ and http://twitter.com/mjg59 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unified_Extensible_Firmware_Interface#Secure_… [2] http://www.slideshare.net/codeblue_jp/igor-skochinsky-enpub [3] http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/drm.html 4) ... will take place at: EFF Headquarters, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco, CA 941110 http://eff.org/815eddy 5) ... is at February 17th, 6:30PM (get here for 6:00 for snacks and introductions) 6) ... has no need for you to RSVP but you should subscribe to https://lists.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/ta3m-sf for info of future talks. 7) ... is part of the global movement of Techno-Activism Third Mondays. TA3M is an informal meetup designed to connect software creators and activists who are interested in censorship, surveillance, and open technology. Currently, TA3M are held in fifteen cities throughout the world, and growing. As the name implies, it is held on the third Monday of each month. See https://wiki.openitp.org/events:techno-activism_3rd_mondays or https://ta3m.org/ for details of your local event. 8) ... will see you there!

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Mic's & cables missing help!

by David Keenan

The xlr & mic's are gone they are needed for a performance in the ballroom that starts in 2h - helllp! Anyone know where they are?

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Meeting Tonight

by null null null

Because, you know, there's stuff to talk about it.

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Special request for Thu 2/12 7-9pm: Quietness & use only 48th st door entrance?

by David Keenan

Hey y'all, I'm makin a special request that we all try not to run loud things like band saws and such during the 'quiet' times of this acoustic presentation on Thursday, that requires as much quietness as possible in order to for everyone to listen as closely as possible to the sounds of rainforest ecosystems in the ballroom. The quiet times need to be roughly: *7:30-7:45pm* (needs quiet) *8:45-9:00pm* (needs quiet) Depending on when it actually start, these times are subject to change but I will go through the building and let folks know - This particularly includes the La Commune area since it is close to the ballroom - door banging and bell-ringing could mess up the listening experience. For this reason I was putting out there that we could perhaps close the main door into La Commune, put tons of signs in and outside the building saying to use the entrance on 48th just for that time. Basically, to cut down on foot traffic through La Commune. I realize this is going to be tough given that Mesh & the GA are going on for example. But I'm hoping we can accomodate it for just this one time..? Can we try that? (More infos on the event below): Best, David -- An Environmental Sound-Art Presentation on the Acoustic Biodiversity of Rainforests! Presented by the Bay Area Public School @ the Omni (4799 Shattuck Ave @ 48th), in the ballroom: For this free special event, an high-definition 8-channel surround-sound speaker setup will be installed to the ballroom. Come hear unique high-definition field recordings of rainforest ecosystems captured in three dimensions with specialized equipment by David Monacchi, a professor of Eco-Acoustics in Pesaro, Italy. After a period of listening quietly in darkness, David will present a lecture, analyze the waveforms, and be open to any and all audience questions. This will be a highly unique opportunity to immersively listen to the sounds of the rainforest and rapidly disappearing ecosystems, and to talk with David about how such work is done, why it is vital, and how we can re-open ourselves up to listening more fully to the world around us. http://fragmentsofextinction.org/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1409886435978575 About David Monacchi: David Monacchi is a sound artist, researcher and eco-acoustic composer. He has been developing his multidisciplinary project Fragments of Extinction for nearly 15 years, conducting field research in the world’s last remaining areas of undisturbed primary equatorial rainforest. The recipient of multiple awards throughout Europe and North America, Monacchi is pioneering a new compositional approach based on 3D soundscape recordings of ecosystems to foster discourse on the biodiversity crisis through music and sound-art installations. A Fulbright fellow at UC Berkeley in 2007, he has taught at the University of Macerata since 2000 and is now professor of Electroacoustic Music Composition and Eco-acoustics at the Conservatorio “G. Rossini” of Pesaro. Since 1990 he has recorded throughout Europe, Africa, Southeast Asia, North and South America. During a pilot project in the Brazilian Amazon (2002) in collaboration with Greenpeace he first collected high definition ‘sound portraits’ of an intact tropical ecosystem. With these unique recordings, he composed the eco-acoustic opera Fragments of a Sonic World in Extinction, which toured theatres and contemporary music venues across Europe and the United States. The current long-term research and environmental sound-art project, Fragments of Extinction, is now being developed with the multiple aim of: collecting three-dimensional 24-hour cycles of acoustic biodiversity from the most important rainforest hotspots at the equator, over the three continents; analysing and studying the field data from an ecological and, in parallel, aesthetical point of view; disseminating the results in research, educational and art contexts.

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[Reminder] Changing the membership process

by Matthew Senate

recall I proposed changes to our membership process in our articles of association 7 days ago, based on a discussion with null and deilann. We discussed at the meeting and made just a few minor changes. Eske also edited the changes and added some clarifying language. I edited a bit of this language, most of which is friendly to my original proposed changes. Here it is: https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Articles_of_Association%2FIm… I hope we can come to consensus on making this change tonight. // Matt p.s. If you want to engage with some more radical changes we hope to make in the coming year, please see the beginning of an entirely new membership policy I've started here: https://sudoroom.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Articles_of_Association%2FFu…

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Free Lockers - pick up before 1pm!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Does anyone have a chance to pick these up? I've got to be at work, but it would be great if someone could get these. Probably takes at least two people, and a truck. Thanks! Patrik ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: IFTTT Action <action(a)ifttt.com> Date: Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:19 AM Subject: New on Craigslist: Free Lockers (concord / pleasant hill / martinez) To: patrikd(a)gmail.com First come first served. Will not hold. Used but in decent condition. Pick up Monday before 1:00pm Bring someone to help load. Text or call (five-five-nine) eight-five-nine two-five-five-six >From search: craigslist SF bay area | for sale search "lockers" via Craigslist http://ift.tt/1zAIBk0 <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVull0S-2BhccuwJ-2BmUv…> [image: IFTTT] <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVuluKbPpI-2FS0lavZIKU…> Put the internet to work for you. Delete or edit this Recipe <http://email.ifttt.com/wf/click?upn=jGHDfwvrKDxaofcg5GVulqZbq5Ob51WMw-2B5VP…>

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Electrical work starting at 5pm

by David Keenan

Hi all, Expect outages to the upstairs kitchen and the stage mezzanine particularly while we troubleshoot these two circuits. It's possible for safety reasons power may need to be turned off to other circuits. If so an announcement will be made. Sorry for the late notice but it's not easy to get qualified electricians in who will not charge an arm and a leg, so I hope everyone can roll with this (please contact me with any questions) David

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unconference after the ALA in June

by April Glaser

Hullo LOL Space and Sudoers, I write to let you all know about an unconference I'm co-organizing in June after the American Library Association Annual Conference in San Francisco. It's a two day event, June 29-30 at Noisebridge :) I'm working with the Library Freedom Project, an partnership among librarians, technologists, attorneys, and advocates to teach librarians about surveillance threats, digital rights, and privacy-protecting technology. Here's our call for participation: https://libraryfreedomproject.org/?p=286 If any of you all know librarians who may be interested please share, or if you're available to help with and of the privacy tools trainings or have an idea for a workshop/way to help, please shoot me an email. april(a)libraryfreedomproject.org We're still hashing out the schedule, but we're very excited to invite tons of local luminaries to speak on these emerging issues in libraries. And even more stoked that this conversation is happening at Noisebridge. We'll have skill shares, conversations on patron privacy, discuss issues of access, radical archiving, copyright, community outreach, and more. Wishing everyone a wonderful Monday. All my best, April -- 0x54FC570B

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Fwd: Would Sudoroom like to host International Space Apps Challenge?

by Lisha Sterling

Hi! When I first wrote the email below, I figured that February 11 would give you plenty of time to discuss and make a decision. I've been sending things to the wrong addresses like a dork, though. So, if you can, I'd love to hear back from you by Monday 16 February with a yay or a nay. Thank you! ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lisha Sterling <lisha(a)geekswobounds.org> Date: Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 4:39 PM Subject: Would Sudoroom like to host International Space Apps Challenge? To: info(a)sudoroom.com Hello Sudoers! Long time no see! It's been great to watch what's been going on in Sudoroom life, the move to Omni-Commons, the crowdfunding campaign, the classes and all the rest through the telescopic lens of the Interwebs. I miss you guys, though and look forward to visiting when I'm down in Oakland again. Today I'm writing to ask if you guys would be willing to be our host site for the Oakland site for the International Space Apps Challenge April 10-12, 2015. My colleague Lindsay Oliver is moving down to Oakland on March 1, and since she'll be a new local, we decided to celebrate her move by asking for the Oakland Space Apps license. Now that they've said that she can run that event, we need to find a site and hunt down sponsors to fund it. I thought about a couple different possible hosts, but then it dawned on me that Sudoroom and the Omni-Commons would be a WAY better site than any other I could think of. What we would would need from you is SPACE. Well,actually, we need space and internet and electricity. We will find sponsors to pay for food, beverages, and prizes (NB: We don't do cash prizes. We celebrate collaboration, not competition). If you guys have leads to help us find those sponsors, that's always appreciated, but not at all required. What you get: The awesomest hackathon of the year in your space, exposure to people who don't normally show up to hackerspaces but would probably love yours, mention in any press we get for the event, and of course, listing as a major sponsor of the Oakland site of ISAC. International Space Apps Challenge is a global hackathon with over 80 sites worldwide. This will be the fourth year of the event, and Geeks Without Bounds has been involved since the very first one. NASA curates challenges that have ranged from jewellery making to data hacking, educational development to interplanetary network design. There is literally something for everyone at a Space Apps Challenge, and it is our absolute favorite hackathon of the year. (Considering that we may do as many as 25 in any given year, that's saying something.) Geeks Without Bounds is a nonprofit organization fiscally sponsored by the School Factory. We support humanitarian open source projects through a combination of hackathons and an accelerator program where we take promising projects through a six month series of mentorships to help them reach sustainability. In the first year of Space Apps, GWOB ran the flagship event at Tech Shop in San Francisco. In the second year we organized three sites including Glasgow, Scotland and Krakow, Poland. Last year we were involved with 5 different sites around the globe. This year we will be organizing just two: Oakland, CA and Greensboro, NC. (Although people that we trained up will be taking over organization of sites in every city where we've organized Space Apps events in the past!) GWOB hackathons are always a little different than the stereotypical hackathon event. You can read more about our take on the form at http://gwob.org/why-i-love-hackathons/ And because GWOB was deeply involved in the original design of Space Apps when it first started, the global organization shares many of our core values, meaning that if you enjoy Space Apps in one location one year, you will probably enjoy it at other locations in other years just as much. We hope that you will say YES and that we can hack space with you and the 9000 or so Space Apps hackers around the world and on the ISS this year. Please let us know your answer by February 11, so that if you are not able to host us, we will still have plenty of time to find another location. Thank you! -- Lisha Sterling Executive Director, Geeks Without Bounds <http://geekswobounds.org/> telephone: 425-610-8636 hangouts: lisha(a)gwob.org schedule a meeting with me <http://doodle.com/lishevita>

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Re: [sudo-discuss] [omni-discuss] Proposed Safe Space Ban: Perry

by yar

On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 1:06 AM, Soenke <soenkeveirls(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ok. > For the record... > If this is how you all are going to conduct ourselves, and treat each other, > I don't really want to be a part of it anymore. > This is absurd. > I thought we were trying to be better people here. > But I suppose I was wrong. > > Extremely sarcastically, I apologize for speaking up. > > Have a good weekend everyone. Hey Korl, with nothing but respect, I was just trying to express solidarity with Ryan without making it about you. To me this is about having a safe space where people aren't assaulted or misgendered. There is nothing personal against you here. I hope you can learn to see that.

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