hi all,
i'm working with oakland public library to organize a combination net
neutrality teach-in and "secure your device" workshop on dec. 13th from
12-3PM.
if you would like to volunteer to help people secure their devices during
the event, please contact me off-list!
- marina
So the robot's control box has a bunch of constants relating to its
geometry, which are important for modeling it, so that we can tell it
where to go. These constants are stored in parameter arrays in the
robot's memory, preloaded from ROM when we initialized it.
Descriptions of the parameter values were found in a cave, in a file
called ERCPRM.HLP, scrawled in an ancient dead language, but a translator
was found and exported its contents to http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/ERCPRM.RTF
I have edited ERCPRM.rtf down to the following text file:
http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/params-important.txt
if someone can make a program that adds the actual value of each parameter
to this file, it will probably make things easier for whoever wants to
make a model of the robot.
the parameter data are here:
https://github.com/jerkey/yasnac/blob/master/dat/PARAM.DAT
PARAM.DAT is a file starting with /PRM
then each parameter array starts with // and then the name of the array
and then PRM, all in one line, for example //RCPRM for the RC array.
Then the parameters are listed, ten per line, as a comma-delimited
list.
putting these values after their corresponding line in
params-important.txt would be totally awesome.
-jake
This Friday's title is called Nothing (1hr30). Directed by Vincenzo Natali,
2003 - Rated R.
After an especially terrible day, two friends find the oitside world has
become a nothingy void.
It's one of my favorite incredibly quirky movies, I hope you all enjoy it.
See you at 7 in the basement!
~ Korl
1.510.689.4484
STP/ eske silver
so far, all the robot programs we have extracted have coordinates stored
in PULSE format, meaning that all positions are stored as a list of
positions for the six axes. This means we have been trying to create a
math model of the robot's joints to get it to do our bidding.
however, today I was reading page 106 of this document:
http://spaz.org/~jake/robot/479236-17-Communications.pdf
and it explains more about the format of a Job file:
///PULSE : Indicates position data (pulse counts)
///RECTAN : Indicates position data (rectangular coordinates)
so far we have only seen PULSE, but we could try RECTAN and see if we can
feed the robot rectangular coordinates, like we do to a 3D printer.
also there is the line starting with ///ATTR
///ATTR a-p : Job data attributes
... m = Position data format, 0 pulse, 1 rectangular ...
and
///FRAME coordinate system : Identifies the job coordinate system
BASE = base coordinates
ROBOT = robot coordinates N = user coordinate number (1 - 8)
also, we should realize that the line ///NPOS describes the number of
coordinates in a job, and until now I thought we could simply add or
remove coordinate lines and that would be enough, but probably not.
See how the NPOS line always matches the number of coordinates (of each
type) in the jobs we have saved so far:
https://github.com/jerkey/yasnac/tree/master/jobs
all our jobs are FRAME BASE and coordinates in PULSE. I don't know how to
create a job any other way, so we will have to experiment.
-jake
Hey sudo!
We're hosting the first BACH unconference this weekend and you're invited!
Please forward this message to anyone interested in talking about,
starting, or joining a hackerspace and invite them to join us as well!
http://2014.ba.chgrp.org/
*Who*: You
*What*: Join your local creative communities and hackerspaces to share
experiences, knowledge, skills and more at the first BACH Unconference.
*Where: *Sudo Room in Omni Commons at *4799 Shattuck, Oakland CA, 94609*.
On the corner of 48th St and Shattuck Ave, 8 blocks North of the MacArthur
BART station (take Telegraph to Shattuck).
*When*: Oct 11-12 (Sat-Sun), *doors open at 10am!*
** *We'll be setting up the evening before with music and beers, come
anytime on Friday after 6pm to help out!
*Session proposals*: https://pad.riseup.net/p/bach2014 (Read more about
schedule, preparation, and all other details on this pad!)
*Register*: https://sudoroom.org/events/2014-bach-unconference/#bookings
*Code of Conduct: *http://ba.chgrp.org/#code-of-conduct
See you soon.
-Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces
> LOL and Sudo have a long history of cross pollination and overlap of
> people. LOL is probably not moving anytime soon, especially not to
> Temescal. Monday isn't a general meeting, it's an open hack night!
>
> Also, LOL has existed for longer than Sudo and I believe it was Jen
> Mei who first formally "reached out" to us. :)
ALSO people should definitely donate money today, the last day of
their indiegogo campaign!!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/people-of-color-led-makerspace-and-hacke…
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Stephen Novotny
<novotny.stephen(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Has Sudo reached out to LOL? They hold general meetings on Monday at 7:30pm.
> Would be a great ally for Sudo and Omni Commons as a whole!
LOL and Sudo have a long history of cross pollination and overlap of
people. LOL is probably not moving anytime soon, especially not to
Temescal. Monday isn't a general meeting, it's an open hack night!
Also, LOL has existed for longer than Sudo and I believe it was Jen
Mei who first formally "reached out" to us. :)
The East Bay Depot for Creative Reuse called about four metallic outdoorsy chairs that Omni bought that have just been waiting for pickup. I did the deed, they are in the ex-barroom… they are off-white, a bit rusty, and there is a decorative sash around the lot… creative reuse indeed. If these weren’t sudo chairs, would someone pass this along to the omni list. I’m not a member.
Has Sudo reached out to LOL? They hold general meetings on Monday at
7:30pm. Would be a great ally for Sudo and Omni Commons as a whole!
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: 'DZ Brazil' via BayAreaPublicSchool-organizing <
bayareapublicschool-organizing(a)googlegroups.com>
Date: Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:09 AM
Subject: [BAPS-Organizing] Fw: Liberating Ourselves Locally (LOL)
Makerspace and Hackerspace
To: Bay Area Public School Organizing <
bayareapublicschool-organizing(a)googlegroups.com>
dear friends :
chris chen passed on this potential omni contact to reach out to (see
below) -- is anyone willing to drop them a line ?
love -- david
----- Forwarded Message -----
*From:* Chris Chen <unclechen(a)msn.com>
*To:* David Brazil <dzbrazil(a)yahoo.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:56 AM
*Subject:* Liberating Ourselves Locally (LOL) Makerspace and Hackerspace
This might be a decent group to contact if folks are looking for more
potential collectives.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/people-of-color-led-makerspace-and-hacke…