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by Mitch Altman

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/noisebridge-reboot-2014/x/115618 Please spread the word! Noisebridge is a preeminent hackerspace that helped start the international hackerspace movement! We've won awards, we host hundreds of people each week, we have lots of free classes and workshops every day. We're always open, and there area always way cool people at Noisebridge working and playing on way cool projects. Everyone is welcome! After 7 years, we're now improving our infrastructure for the next many years. Our IndieGoGo campaign will help fund this much needed improvement. Best, Mitch.

11 years, 10 months

Call for Omni Working Group Participation!

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi friends! At last night's Omni governance meeting [0], we talked at length about the current status of our working groups and how to go about encouraging work to get done principally in these working groups. We identified some issues, such as the same people bottom-lining and participating in all of the working groups. In short, we need fresh leadership! Working groups should also be encouraged to work as they see fit - which oftentimes is _not_ yet another weekly meeting, but perhaps a bi-weekly work party, monthly hackathon, or mostly virtual collaboration. Current working groups and bottom-liners as per the wiki: 1. Communication - Elaine and Jenny (requesting new bottom-liner) [1] 2. Challenging Dominant Culture - Kazoo & Margit (new bottom-liner[s] needed) [2] 3. Legal & Governance - Niki [3] 4. Finances - Danny (has this group met?) 'Space Ops' never really got started, and there was a proposal to replace this instead with two new groups in need of bottom-liners: 5. Building Maintenance - biweekly Tuesday work parties [4] 6. Common Space Coordinating What follows are guidelines for working group functionality, also posted on the wiki [5]: _Working Group Protocols_ In order to make progress on many different aspects of this project, please use the following protocols. The intention is to support horizontal, consent-based, transparent, good-faith collaboration. 1. Start a Working Group * Create Working Group wiki page and link to it here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Working_Groups * Articulate "mission" or purpose, goals, and any tasks you already know. * Schedule regular meetings and add them to the Calendar: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar * Announce upcoming meetings on the omni-announce list at least 24 hours prior to meeting: omni-announce(a)lists.riseup.net 2. Hold Working Group Meetings * Before the meeting begins, designate a facilitator and a scribe to take notes * Conclude the meeting with Outcomes or Action Items and schedule next meeting * Post meeting notes to the wiki on the Event page (making it discoverable through the calendar) * Prepare report-back for weekly Omni Collective meeting. 3. Join a Working Group * Check the Calendar [5] and attend the next meeting of the working group. * Directly contact the individual(s) bottom-lining the group. * Show up to a meeting, or use the communication channel specified for that group to stay in touch. 4. Make Progress in a Working Group * Set goals that aspire to deliver on the working group's "mission" or purpose. * If necessary, outline tasks in order to reach each goal. * Make progress on and seek to accomplish any tasks that contribute to the working group's goals. * When a working group's goals require feedback, formal approval, or simply consent from the Omni Collective, create a proposal: ** Present this proposal to the Omni Collective delegates meeting to ensure each member-group can build consent in their respective community as necessary. * When a working group has several divergent options or ideas and cannot come to resolution on them alone, then create proposals that represent these options and present these in some way to the whole collective: ** Present proposals at an Omni Collective meeting for feedback ** Ask for feedback on the omnilogistics(a)lists.riseup.net email list ** Ask for feedback from other working groups, member-groups, or individuals that are not involved with your working group. ** Rinse, repeat until you have garnered improvements to your proposal from the invaluable experiences and contributions of everyone involved with the omni collective, ultimately building consensus among the entire collective. [0] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/07/22_Governance_Meeting [1] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Communications_Working_Group [2] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Challenging_Dominant_Culture_Working_Group [3] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/index.php?title=Legal_and_Governance_Working_G… [4] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Event:2014/07/06_Omni_Building_Maintenace [5] http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Calendar - -- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://sudomesh.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." - -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." - -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.14 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJT0C4wAAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhWEwH/3g4RkbOWPtS8so/FfSwWOyP EVvSnmRZAiVO+REjgK5ZNJemTQnjijyMjIt6CA2CCKoHTbJzym19I8Y3wFfQz+Ah cEDIR/dibm+OrqkG8139Ez02/sG7vEDayVCN8a5QMuv4zXKoYmGmkzNWII2cL/3x ItniGRlYoMumFPuP9RsiE0QUUj6qzchMlgiimO5wM1jSmx8WH5DiuC5gpC23ZP0U oAU6ZGCQJxgnMjFU0lTGoEMgQi8AVsgwCjM5e7lshJ6yLAlLACyacu4yo0ghals+ OyT9AHDEzOd91Vq1n0oRKSUjDZZ98KRGgJ6MhxmKHXUPzYWKn2Suf966NYeAKZ8= =fqZV -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

11 years, 10 months

Lead paint... NOT!

by Patrik D'haeseleer

Marc and I did some spot checks for lead in the paint on the CCL side of the Bocce ball court, including some of the heavily peeling parts on the North and East wall, and some specks we managed to knock off the ceiling with a tennis ball. *No lead in any of the 6 different samples we checked!* Yay! Highly surprising for a building this age... We used Lead Check swabs <https://www.google.com/search?q=lead+check&tbm=shop> by 3M - you should be able to find them at most paint stores and home improvement stores for around $10 for two swabs. You might want to get some to test other spaces, and we may still want to get an official lead inspection at some point. But so far, this does look very promising... We also poured two plates to test for mold. Again, around $10 per kit <https://www.google.com/search?q=pro-lab+mold+test+kit&tbm=shop>, but you need to pay an extra $40 if you want a lab to identify the specific mold species. We'll let you know what we find... Patrik

11 years, 10 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [omnilogistics] spray at Omni

by David Keenan

There were reports of silverfish in the bocce ball court. I have no idea if anyone tried to address it, but it sounds like they did. I would put this to sudo-discuss - Best, David On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 4:12 PM, ahnon <ahnon(a)ahnon.org> wrote: > Did someone spray a bug spray of some sort in the bocce ball court? It is > seriously not habitable in there for me right now. > > Bad for lab: > http://www.cdc.gov/biosafety/publications/bmbl5/BMBL5_appendixG.pdf > Bad for people: hack, cough, sputter choke > > and definitely a thing about which there should be agreement. > >

11 years, 10 months

[OMNI] Proposals up for consensus:

by Jenny Ryan

Hey sudo! At Thursday night's Omni delegates meeting, the following proposals were put forth and are up for discussion over the next week, to be voted on at next Thursday's Omni meeting: 1. Paying Jesse Jesse Palmer is the Omni's lawyer and has done a phenomenal job helping us get to where we are now. His bill totals somewhere in the realm of $8500, which divided among 10 collectives means Sudo would contribute ~$850. 2. Paying an additional month of rent into a reserve Our rent for July is free, but all collectives could pay rent for the month of July anyway to be put into a reserve fund. I think this is a great idea, and we have the funds for it (I believe we have ~$12,000 in the bank). 3. Revision to Consensus Process: Thus far, the Omni Collective has made decisions using a full consensus model. The proposal on the table is for votes to strive for full consensus, but resort to a 2/3 majority vote if consensus cannot be achieved. This model was recommended by Jesse, who has extensive experience representing coops and collectives who've run into problems with full-consensus models for hairy decisions like banning an abusive individual or - as may be the case with us - removing particular groups/collectives from the larger collective. Proposal : New Voting Model All votes called by the Delegate Council are subject to two rounds of voting. The first round passes by full consensus. If after friendly amendments and conversation full consensus cannot be achieved, the vote moves to a second round which passes by 2/3 majority. If this second vote fails to pass, the vote does not carry. This amendment to our full consensus voting procedures is proposed in light of advice from radical comrades and colleagues who have seen groups and projects torn apart by bad-faith exploitation of full consensus voting. Our group's aim and aspiration will always be full consensus, and we will always work to make sure all voices are heard. In all of our work and decisionmaking together, let us always be guided by fairness, kindness, and justice. ---- Please discuss any issues posed by the above proposals, make amendments, and feel free to attend next Thursday's meeting if you'd like to participate! Cheers, Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

11 years, 10 months

Your Cool Stuff for NB IndieGoGo

by Mitch Altman

Looking for your hand made way cool things! To make our Noisebridge IndieGoGo campaign more appealing and awesome for higher level donations, we're adding two more reward levels: $256 -- One ultra way cool handmade thing by a Noisebridge community member. We can't tell you what it will be -- you'll find out when you receive it. We guarantee that it will be handmade, and that its creator made it because they wanted to make a way ultra cool thing! $512 -- Two ultra way cool handmade things by Noisebridge community members. We can't tell you what they will be -- you'll find out when you receive them. We guarantee that they will be handmade, and that their creators made them because they wanted to make way ultra cool things! Wanna donate a Cool Handmade Thing for the cause? Please email me! It can be anything! Simple, easy, complex -- it doesn't matter -- as long as it is hand made, and you think it is way cool. Blinky lights, vibrating pillow, a scarf, a science project, a hand crank automata, a photo, painting, toothpick sculpture, an mp3, . . . Anything at all - - as long as it is hand made, and you think it is way cool. You have till October 1st to complete it and get it to Noisebridge. Please email me if you can help. Thanks! Mitch.

11 years, 10 months

Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Class-A-Thon, August 9 to 15

by Naomi Most

Hey Sudo Room, Noisebridge is holding a Class-a-Thon between August 9th and August 15th. All we need are awesome and talented folks like yourselves to teach a few classes! You can do a one-off class you've been meaning to try for a while, or a tried-and-true stand-by you've been teaching forever, or even a discussion group or workshop. This is the week leading up to our Reboot Party, so it's sure to come with lots of excitement and fresh energy. See below emails for details! Cheers, Naomi ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Naomi Most <pnaomi(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [Noisebridge-discuss] Class-A-Thon, August 9 to 15 To: Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com> Cc: "noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net" < noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net> Simpler version: If you can teach a class on ANYTHING, and you can do it between August 9th to 15th, please contact Jeffrey: jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com We'd love to have a huge variety of classes for this week-long event. Suggestions / Examples: * programming * lockpicking * CPR * circuit bending * cross-stitch / needlepoint * wearable electronics * kombucha making * radio broadcasting * streaming audio/video * ...? * PROFIT Contact Jeffrey, let him know your availability, and he'll get you on the schedule. Doing this class-blitz will go a long way towards introducing many different people the way we've upgraded the space, and of course encourage a few donations along the way. :) Cheers, Naomi On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Jeffrey Carl Faden <jeffreyatw(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Cross-posting this from Announce, because Naomi Said So > > Come teach at Noisebridge! Help make Noisebridge a place where people will > want to come and learn about all things related to hacking. > > For the week of August 9 to 15, we're looking for people to teach as many > one-off classes as possible, in addition to the regularly scheduled > recurring classes. Filling Noisebridge up with classes for a week will send > the message that it's a place where everyone is free to come and teach what > they know, and learn as much as they can. It should also help with the > fundraising effort toward the Reboot: > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Reboot > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/noisebridge-reboot-2014/ > > Have a specific skill that you're good at or known for? Think others would > benefit from it? Take an hour or two of your time to teach others. > > Run a woodshop class in the shop. Teach how to sew with the sewing > machines. Run a photography class and use the darkroom. Here's a full list > of Noisebridge's resources: https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Resources - use > them to their full potential! > > We're especially looking for all-ages or kid-friendly classes to be taught > on the weekend. > > I'm in charge of finding people to teach classes and help schedule them. > Contact me, or noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net, with any > questions related to the Class-A-Thon. > > To teach a class, all you have to do is put it on the Upcoming or > Recurring Events list and email noisebridge-announce(a)lists.noisebridge.net > . > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Hosting_an_Event > > Jeffrey > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/Class-A-Thon > > _______________________________________________ > Noisebridge-discuss mailing list > Noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net > https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss > > -- Naomi Theora Most naomi(a)nthmost.com +1-415-728-7490 skype: nthmost http://twitter.com/nthmost -- Naomi Theora Most naomi(a)nthmost.com +1-415-728-7490 skype: nthmost http://twitter.com/nthmost

11 years, 10 months

who to send member application q's to?

by Marina Kukso

hi all, i have a potential member who has sent me her responses to the member application questions. how should i move forward? - marina

11 years, 10 months

Fwd: Love Maker Faire? Get Involved with Mini Maker's Town Hall Meeting

by Patrik D'haeseleer

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Caroline, Volunteer Coordinator at The Crucible < volunteer(a)thecrucible.org> Date: Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 5:59 PM Subject: Love Maker Faire? Get Involved with Mini Maker's Town Hall Meeting To: Patrik <patrikd(a)gmail.com> View this email in your browser <http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&id=fc5b9708a1…> Mini Maker Faire Town Hall Meeting July 29, 2014 Come and join us for a Maker-style Town Hall Meeting! *When: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 Where: The Crucible of course! * *Who* is needed: 1-2 volunteers to help with Setup @ 4PM* 2-3 Volunteers to keep things running smoothly from 6-10PM <volunteer(a)thecrucible.org?subject=Town+Hallbody=Yes%2C%20I%20can%20help!> *Earn a Coupon good for 10% off of a class tuition.* *For those who wish to help keep things running smoothly, responsibilities will include greeting attending guests, running errands and making sure attendees don't wander into classes (There will be 8 going on that evening).* *To volunteer, please click the link above and include your name and Who* you want to be. Also let me know the best way to get in contact with you.* *Many Thanks For All You Do !!!* *Warm Regards, Caroline Hope Volunteer Coordinator THE CRUCIBLE 1260 7th St. Oakland, CA 94607* *Copyright © 2014 The Crucible, All rights reserved.* You have connected with Volunteer Programs at The Crucible in the past. *Our mailing address is:* The Crucible 1260 7th Street Oakland, CA 94607 Add us to your address book <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage1.com/vcard?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&i…> unsubscribe from this list <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage.com/unsubscribe?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f0…> update subscription preferences <http://thecrucible.us1.list-manage.com/profile?u=f4dd6486b5a046b70bf9f02f3&…>

11 years, 10 months

fyi: Little Box Challenge: Build A Smaller Inverter

by Phil Wolff

https://www.littleboxchallenge.com/ is offering $1,000,000 to the team that designs and builds the smallest inverter. Is there a sudoer contingent interested in forming a team to explore the barriers to making inverters smaller? What the inverter needs to do > > The winning inverter will be the one that achieves the highest power > density and meeting a list of other specifications, as determined by a > panel of judges, while undergoing testing for 100 hours. > > In brief, the other specifications are : > > - Must be able to handle up to 2 kVA loads > - Must achieve a power density of equal to or greater than 50 W/in3 > - Must be able to handle loads with power factors from 0.7–1, leading > and lagging in an islanded mode > - Must be in a rectangular metal enclosure of no more than 40 in3 > - Will be taking in 450 V DC power in series with a 10 Ω resistor > - Must output 240 V, 60 Hz AC single phase power > - Must have a total harmonic distortion + noise on both voltage and > current of < 5% > - Must have an input ripple current of < 20% > - Must have an input ripple voltage of < 3% > - Must have a DC-AC efficiency of greater than 95% > - Must maintain a temperature of no more than 60°C during operation > everywhere on the outside of the device that can be touched. > - Must conform to Electromagnetic Compliance standards as set out in > FCC Part 15 B > - Can not use any external source of cooling (e.g. water) other than > air > - Does not require galvanic isolation > > Our testing philosophy is to not look inside the box. You provide us with > a box that has 5 wires coming out of it: two DC inputs, two AC outputs and > grounding connection and we only monitor what goes into and comes out of > those wires, along with the temperature of the outside of your box, over > the course of 100 hours of testing. The inverter will be operating in an > islanded more—that is, not tied or synced to an external grid. The loads > will be dynamically changing throughout the course of the testing, similar > to what you may expect to see in a residential setting. >

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