Hi everyone,
You're getting this email either because 1) you're on the sudoroom discuss
email list, or 2) because I BCC'd you directly.
Tonight I'll be hosting Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever,
in person, or through telepresence (see the last link in this email)
ALSO NOW FEATURING: SoftWEAR hacking too: the Media Lab / Sewing area at Omni
Commons (in the basement) is also active so bring your fabric and textile
projects and technical repairs; we've got heavy duty and serger sewing
machines available. You're also welcome to bring your own machine to have it
checked out and tuned up for tip-top operation or to just sew alongside
others.
in the past few weeks, we've had about 5-15 people over the course of the
evening, not including remote participants who logged in through telepresence
Here it is on the sudoroom page:
https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/
I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me!
if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get
in, call me or someone else who's there to let you in! Email me if you don't
have my phone number. Actually a great way to get our attention is to join the
video chat link at the end of this email!
We don't always hear the doorbell and I don't answer it anyway!
You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailinglist! click here:
https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/
and you should donate monthly to sudoroom, monthly, by signing up here:
https://sudoroom.org/humans
and if you want to make a one-time donation, you can go here:
https://sudoroom.org/donate
if you can't make it in person: join the jitsi videochat with the room, and
chat with each other as well as a giant TV screen/speakerphone on the wall:
https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles
see you soon!
-jake
I know this might look like spam but it is actually a real opportunity for
someone who wants to manage a makerspace in exchange for housing!
-jake
---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 11:53:38 -0700
From: Jason Price <jason(a)stochasticlabs.org>
To: info(a)sudoroom.org
Subject: [sudo-info] Rent-Free Housing in Berkeley for Shop Manager/Handy Human
Dear Sudo,
Greetings!
Could you please share the following unique opportunity among your
communities, colleagues, and circuits? Flyer attached.
Thank you,
Jason
***
Stochastic Labs <http://stochasticlabs.org/>* (*located just a few blocks
north of the UC Berkeley campus) is currently looking for a* very part-time
shop manager and all around handy human *to keep our building and workshop
in tip-top shape!
*This live-work position includes* *a fully private, beautiful 1-bedroom
apartment,* rent-free, all utilities included, in one of Berkeley's most
sought after neighborhoods. You will have 24-7 access to all onsite tools,
including laser cutter, 3d printers, shopbot etc.
Stochastic Labs supports world-class artists, engineers, scientists, and
entrepreneurs working at the uncharted intersections of their fields. This
is truly a dream opportunity to engage with, support, (and build!) an
incredible community of creative and dedicated innovators.
*To apply: *Please send resume/cover letter to work(a)stochasticlabs.org
highlighting
any specific carpentry, handyperson, and shop experience.
--
Jason J Price, PhD
Program Manager
Stochastic Labs <https://stochasticlabs.org/>
pronouns: he/him/his
So, I had an idea that I wanted to run past everyone: What if we invited people (both within Sudoroom, and perhaps some of the creative/art groups at the Omni) to redecorate our giveaway laptops? My reasons for suggesting this are as follows:
- It's fun
- It's an opportunity to introduce other Omni people to Sudoroom
- People who might not be comfortable coming to sudoroom for technical stuff might be interested in a creative project, and find us friendlier than they'd expected
- A lot of the laptops just have IT stickers on them indicating machine iDs and such, that don't mean anything anymore.
What do you all think? Would a weekend be good for this? Maybe a Saturday?
I've been thinking about network and computer access for seniors this for a couple of years, and recently finding a YouTube channel named Linux for Seniors gave me just the little extra push I needed. https://www.youtube.com/@linuxforseniors
I've committed to trying to be regularly present and helpful at sudo room on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings, so if anyone is available with knowledge about what hardware is available their help would be appreciated as would the support of those experienced with configuring systems for people with visual and physical disabilities.
So, I was looking into setting up a Matrix space for Sudoroom (I think it'd be a great way to improve internal communication, and could be a helpful collaboration tool on software projects), and I was surprised to learn that there is already a Matrix channel (not space) already set up, with integrations with the IRC channel, video chat, and the website. I was wondering who set this up, and if they'd be interested in combining our efforts to set up a more robust Sudoroom presence on Matrix.
Hey everyone,
I've been focusing on serving the membership working group for a few
months, and I'd like to highlight some issues I see with our new member
joining process.
*1. It's not clear what membership means.* Longtime sudo room members have
told me that membership isn't necessary to participate, it's just a
designation that allows you to weigh in on consensus proposals and endorse
members. This isn't the impression the word has with any new members I've
spoken to, though. The term for most people signifies belonging, and an
allowance to attend events, and this misunderstanding is particularly
accute in my experience when dealing with BiPOC folks, women, anyone new to
tech or hackerspaces... just anyone who doesn't arrive with a preexisting
sense of belonging to the dominant cultural ingroup.
*2. The new member process puts up a lot of barriers to joining.* When
people discover Sudo Room, they often arrive with a sense of excitement to
dive in, and then when I start walking through the steps, I watch all that
excitement dissipate. The endorsement process, for instance, feels like a
massive mud patch on a foot track. It seems to interrupt people's ability
to focus on learning about who we are by creating an open-ended social
challenge. Once again, I don't think tech bros who show up or have been
members since the begining experience this at all, but if you're new to the
town, or you've never been part of a hackerspace, this is stressful and
confusing. I felt this way when I joined, and a new member just told me
exactly this: they're non-white, their non-male, and they've never felt
like tech spaces were built with them in mind. They really went outside
their comfort zone and met people at events and got the endorsements, but
it seems to be working completely against our interests to put up an
obstacle that selectively filters people like this. Then there's a long
wait where nothing happens, and often no one ever tells a new member that
their membership was approved.
As an exercise I would like to invite people to respond to this email and
answer these two questions:
*What roles you think exist in our community?* and *What processes are
effective for helping people enter into it?*
I'm not interested in hearing defenses of the current system. That's not
the exercise. Imagine we're starting from scratch. Maybe, we'll come to
find that the current system actually fulfills certain aims well, but I
don't want to frame this as a change, I want to imagine the process for
helping people become at home at Sudo from a blank page.
Cheers,
Andy
*Andrew R Gross, (he/him)*
412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>
A friend of mine is selling some four high-speed oscilloscopes that need
work.
They are posted on ebay but you can make an offer directly if you want and
i'll pass it along
"4 Tektronix digital oscilloscopes? 2xTDS540, 2xTDS520 in various state of
repair. One converted from picture tube to LCD. Likely enough good parts to
assemble 2 working scopes and part out the rest for good money. 2Ms
sampling rate"
https://www.ebay.com/itm/285452652435
-jake
(Just got back from traveling & an illness)
Are folks still at Burning man and travelling in Europe for the Chaos
Congress? [Trying to figure out this week at SudoRoom]
Since so many folks were travelling, or going to the Burning man festival
maybe we can have a small 5 minute "today I learned during my travels"
segment for fun at a meeting or at the hardware hacking tuesdy.
=============================
Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
Hi everyone,
Omni Commons needs some rooms locked up with electronic locks. I volunteered
us to make everything and all the software. We can ask for some rent relief
or other favors in exchange for making this stuff, because otherwise they were
going to spend money that we don't have, to buy stuff that wouldn't work.
Who wants to help with this stuff???
We have a bin of keypads and another bin of solenoids and another bin of servo
motors, and plenty of arduinos. The plan is to build a couple of these things
and tune up the software and get them going, and install them on the rooms.
I'm thinking an N600 wifi router flashed with openWRT and python, with an
Arduino plugged into it over USB. The Arduino connects to the numeric keypad
and solenoid latch, and a beeper. The software on the arduino can be
basically this:
https://github.com/jerkey/doorkeypad/tree/twocol-eeprom
and then the N600 linux machine can host stuff like what i made recently for
the omni front door magstripe reader (ask me about it) so that people from the
events group who are not technical can add and remove codes from the systems.
here is what Phillip from the events group has put together to describe what
they want the system to do:
Feature List:
● Remote access by Omni events staff to unlock or see if the door is currently
closed/locked
● Ability for Omni events staff to admin the system for these doors
● Numpad next to door for renters to quickly unlock with 4 digit pins
● Timeline recorded of each door access for lookup later by Omni event staff
● (optional) log of when door is closed
Feature Expectations:
● Omni events staff admin abilities
○ Delegate additional admins
○ Add/remove renters with a pin access
○ Set dates when renter pin starts and stops working
Planned Doors:
● DJ booth above bar with sound system control
● Tech room side of stage where sound equipment is stored
