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Reminder: Sudo's big August meeting is tomorrow night: Wednesday, August 2nd!

by Andrew R Gross

Hi everyone! This *Wednesday, August 2nd @ 8 - 9 PM* is our usual big monthly meeting, in person and at meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles! *Why should you come?? I'm glad you asked!* As always, there's a carrot and a stick: The 🥕: Show up to have fun and see awesome shit like the new old terminal computers and the analog synth, and set up a day to decorate computers and maybe shirts?!? We're also discussing road safety proposals in our community, and sharing show-n-tell as always! The 🏒 : Another month has passed, and again we find ourselves at a recurring crossroads: more people are showing up, more people are joining, but less time remains for us to meet our goals to help ensure Omni has a future in 2024. Involvement is how we survive. *See you tomorrow night!* *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

1 year, 1 month

Laptop party

by Z Silver Zahn

Hey y’all Johnathon brought up a laptop decorating party post rebranding it. Then they need a bit of hacking to they are ready for deployment , how do folks feel about me sharing this flyer Johnathon and I made? Can make a google form for folks Intrests

1 year, 1 month

Heads up: if you want Grand ave. to go on a road diet, the city needs to hear from you on Tues.

by Andrew R Gross

Hey Sudoers, I just learned that Oakland's city planners are being pressured by AC Transit to curtail their bikable city plan on Grand Avenue! And there's a public hearing meeting on *Tuesday, July 25 at 6:30 - 7:30* here: https://meet.google.com/tzk-sbcu-uwk You can read more details here (SF Streetsblog) <https://sf.streetsblog.org/2023/07/18/oakdot-killing-grand-avenue-road-diet…>, but the short version is that the city said it wants to make Grand Avenue look more like Telegraph, which I love, and instead the bus company is like, "No, fuck that, add in another lane of high speed traffic through an urban neighborhood. We might want it in the future. Fuck parks and restaurants, we want concrete and steel suffocating the community. If you've got a minute during Hardware Hacking Tuesday, drop in and be heard. This is crazy, and I really hope we can speak loudly enough to keep AC Transit from fucking up a good plan. Lots of love, *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

1 year, 1 month

[sudo-info] Computer Donation (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 18:26:45 +0000 From: Gabriell Valentine <gvalentine(a)sfaf.org> To: "info(a)sudoroom.org" <info(a)sudoroom.org> Subject: [sudo-info] Computer Donation Good morning! I work for the San Franciso AIDS Foundation's IT department, I'm reaching out because my org is restructuring, and we will be clearing out our inventory soon. We have a large collection of micro form-factor desktops (2-5 year old ThinkCentre's and HP Pro Desks mostly) that will get e-wasted if no one has any interest in them, which I think is a waste. Would your collective have any interest in this hardware or know anyone else that would? The hardware is business class, and is good for small scale projects, project servers, automation, ect. Cheers, Gabriell Valentine (it /its) Business Process & Automation Specialist San Francisco AIDS Foundation 1035 Market St., San Francisco, CA 94103 gvalentine(a)sfaf.org | https://www.sfaf.org [SFAF logo] Find updates about SFAF programs and services at https://sfaf.org/covid19 Support local emergency HIV and harm reduction services at https://sfaf.org/donate

1 year, 1 month

Re: old, old computer donation today

by Hilary Naylor

Wow! You have to be pretty old to have ever even heard of an Osborne 1! A revolution in portable computing -- a 30 lb suitcase! :) I knew Adam Osborne slightly, he was a member of the Berkeley Amnesty International chapter for a while. He became frustrated because Amnesty decision-making moves so slowly -- not nimble and adventurous like innovative entrepreneurial types like Adam. It should be an interesting evening, sorry I can't make it. cheers Hilary --- Original Message --- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2023 01:18:39 -0700 From: Paige P <pgeplan(a)gmail.com> Subject: [sudo-discuss] old, old computer donation today To: SudoRoom <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> Hey everyone, Heads up that a donation of really old computers came today. We have good contact with owner and he is coming by tomorrow. I am leaving it out on the main table for the hw hacking crowd to check out, but I will be in tomorrow to move as required for hacking workspace needs. But should be fun to talk with the donor about all this gear tomorrow night. His name is Tom and he said he'd come by at 7 and is happy to take back whatever we dont want. So we should figure out what we want now. Or later and deal with it some time soon along with all are other ewaste (another discussion...). The big one todays crowd was excited about was the Osborne 1. But the other stuff seems sellable but depends on if we can get it turning on. Paige --- Hilary Naylor, Ph.D. www.a2zed.us Oakland CA

1 year, 1 month

8/1 Osborn Computer presentation @ hardware hack night! – Sudo Room

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/8-1-osborn-computer-presentation-hardware-hack-night/ Updated the meetup and instagram too 🕺 Sent from my iPhone

1 year, 1 month

Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

1 year, 1 month

SudoRoom hardware hack night theme for 8/29 - Audio hardware hacking!

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2023-08-29/ Just for fun I added a theme for the August 29 hardware hacking night. I realized that people feel pressure to aleady have a completed hardware project when coming to the space - I decided it'd be cool to have starting off points for exploring specific areas. So I will bring worksheets like "how to design your own hardware hack!" and we can even do stuff like explore the history of the DJ and audio equipment you have! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 year, 1 month

[sudo-info] Need Laser Engraving! (fwd)

by Jake

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:27:07 -0700 From: Michael Davidson <michaeld(a)octant.bio> To: info(a)sudoroom.org Subject: [sudo-info] Need Laser Engraving! Hello, I was given your alls info by a friend. I need laser engraving done on a toaster. Would you all be able to do that? Here is the toaster: https://us.balmuda.com/collections/toaster Michael -- Michael Davidson Operations - Facilities / Lab Operations michaeld(a)octant.bio | (510) 502-0757

1 year, 1 month

New 7/1 women & non binary night theme - Coding with AI tools & the social impacts!

by Romy Ilano

we have a new theme for our monday event. https://sudoroom.org/upcoming-nonbinary-night-using-ai-tools-social-impacts… For this session we’ll have a short presentation and demo of using AI to do live coding. - Is coding with an AI agent “cheating” and will it make you a weaker programmer or - Is it like pair programming with a cool senior or dumb junior dev that makes you a better engineer? - What are the pitfalls? How would people catch bugs? Is the AI version the proper solution when there are so many different ways to tackle the problem? - How much will this be used in everyday life in the future? It’d also be cool to see people who never code use some of these tools to make code. *Impact on women and nonbinary folks* Before the advent of digital processes in graphic design in the 1970s design was very much a “man’s” world and very macho. (See the film Making Graphics <https://computerhistory.org/blog/making-graphic-means-an-interview-with-des…>) Automation and digital processes enabled many women enter the field, creating a ton of pink collar design and graphics jobs. Often women were selected because they were cheaper, and it created a huge cultural shift, though men retained the prize higher level jobs. With the advent of AI agents will more women enter the space in pink collar jobs or will they be able to be a greater part of the product design process? If all goes well maybe we can make a quickie group project and put it up on our sudoroom GitHub! we also had a nice discussion the other night. Like women coding events always seem to be around either: * parenting topics * career trajectories and career counseling we'd like to explore more stuff around doing things creatively in a safe space! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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