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East Bay ShareFest - Entire month of May - Sign up

by Marina Kukso

Hi all, You can sign up for the East Bay ShareFest now which it turns out is going to be the entire month of May. You can see events, sign up to attend, sign up to be a part of an existing event (table at a block party for your project, etc.), add an event to the list, and help get more people to be a part of the events: Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/822404257775751/permalink/822837267732450/ Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/729316593755771/ For the non-facebook, here's Oakland Wiki entry: http://oaklandwiki.org/East_Bay_ShareFest Please invite groups and people who you think would be interested. Best, Marina

12 years

hacker schools discussion

by Romy Ilano

FYI: I know a lot of the people running the hacker schools and who have graduated from them. I think most of these schools are legit, but I'm wondering if that is because it is due to the location (SF Bay Area) and the very high talent pool here. None of these bootcamps claims to replace a university education, they are offering a very different thing. I'm spooked by people who would advocate replacing an education with vocational bootcamps. I don't see these bootcamps competing with computer science departments at universities. I can see a lot of potential abuse occurring as well: - 1997 New Yorker article on the University of Phoneix, a for-profit institution: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1997/10/20/1997_10_20_114_TNY_CARDS_000379… >>> Message: 10 Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 18:22:50 -0800 From: Pete Forsyth <peteforsyth(a)gmail.com> To: GtwoG PublicOhOne <g2g-public01(a)att.net> Cc: Sudo room <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] "learn to code" events subject to full-WTF scale crackdown...any ideas? Message-ID: <CAGWts0Gg0pb- Gw4mLX9DdVxkcSNR2iEsksf1okHOKbpuKD=-Zg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I think Sudo Room has a stake in the existence of effective hacker-training programs, regardless of whether they are offered *by* Sudo Room. So, thanks Hol for posting the link. I agree with GtwoG that there is some possibility for abuse; but neither the article nor the agency's web site offer a concise presentation of what it means to "be in compliance". Is the agency throwing up regulations that will deter good work? It's hard to tell! I posted this to a couple email lists in the Wikipedia space, so check out these discussions too if interested: * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/gendergap/2014-January/thread.html * http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-sf/2014-January/thread.html -Pete peteforsyth.com ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

12 years

Re: [sudo-discuss] $ sudo reboot

by Vicky Knox

PS: Don't let this happen during our $ sudo reboot... http://runningahackerspace.tumblr.com/post/79183899688/rearranging-the-layo…

12 years

Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord

by The Batkid

hopefully the future landlord of the future space won't read the mailing list ----- ----- Original Message ----- From: Andrew Sent: 03/15/14 04:46 PM To: Yardena Cohen Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] Requests from the landlord I'd say its time to consider rent striking until you find a new place. Seriously. On Mar 15, 2014 4:44 PM, "Yardena Cohen" < yardenack(a)gmail.com > wrote:George, our landlord, has requested that all "revolutionary literature", and anything with a political theme, including flyers and papers and posters, be removed from the common area and restricted to inside Sudoroom only. He also has the usual complaints about too much furniture, a messy kitchen, crap being left on tables, sleepers, and a general "lack of understanding about what common area means." The usual threats to "either charge you more or evict you" were made. He also complained that somebody was rude to him one time. This was prompted by him finding the words "CLASS WAR" written in black marker on the wall of the single-stall bathroom. I told him I would relay all his messages to the group and otherwise resisted engaging with him. _______________________________________________ sudo-discuss mailing list sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

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Techno-Activism Third Mondays at EFF, this Monday 17 (tomorrow!) 6PM

by Danny O'Brien

Start your week off in the most actively, technically and politically correct way possible, with Techno-Activism Third Mondays! Tomorrow, March 17th, at 6PM we brainstorm off the theme of: Rightscon Decompression and Review This month, San Francisco hosted Rightscon, the human rights and technology conference organized by Access. We saw many familiar faces there, and thought we'd spend this week's meeting informally talking about lessons learned, questions raised, and what actions we can take next. Whether you attended or not, come along, and hear about what happened and what might happen next. Also: the latest insider digital rights news from Burma, Venezuela, Russia, plus your own projects. All that, plus our usual strange assortment of snacks from Walgreens or -- given we've just found a hidden Whole Foods market near the office, perhaps something even *more* exotic. Time: 6:00pm Location: EFF offices, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco (we'll wait at the front door until 6:15; after that, call or text +1 408 480 3412 and we'll come let you in)

12 years

Colorado News: Court Rules That Possession of Marijuana Convictions Can Now Be Overturned : US&Politics : Latin Post

by Romy Snowyla

This is so awesome http://www.latinpost.com/articles/8964/20140315/colorado-news-court-rules-p… Colorado News: Court Rules That Possession of Marijuana Convictions Can Now Be Overturned A panel of three Colorado Court of Appeals judges unanimously ruled in favor of allowing some state citizens who have been convicted of possessing small amounts of marijuana prior to the implementation of Dec. 2012's Amendment 64 to request their convictions be overturned. According to Al Jazeera America, Amendment 64 decriminalized marijuana possession up to an ounce. A woman's 2011 conviction for possessing the drug was under appeal when the panel of judges decided to overturn the conviction because of a "significant change in the law." Brandi Jessica Russell's defense attorney, Brian Emerson, told the judges Thursday that Amendment 64 should be applied retroactively, which the panel agreed with because they said there are some legal exceptions. "The general presumption of prospective application, however, is subject to a doctrine established by our General Assembly and Supreme Court enabling a defendant to benefit retroactively from a significant change in the law," Judge Mary Hoak said in her 16-page opinion. <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/jump/33u.latin/artcl;poz=artclmid;sz=250x25…"> <img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/ad/33u.latin/artcl;poz=artclmid;sz=250x250,…" /> </a> Like Us on Facebook Related News Russell was convicted in Grand County for the possession of one gram or less of methamphetamine, marijuana concentrate possession and possession of less than one ounce of marijuana. Brian Vicente, one of Amendment 64's authors, said the judges' ruling could ultimately affect hundreds of Coloradoans who were sentenced to jail terms for petty marijuana possession, while some inmates currently serving time could also be released. He also said that prior to the amendment, the state had prosecuted about 9,000 marijuana possession cases a year. Emerson said the "tide is turning" on the national stance toward marijuana use, and that this ruling is an indication of that. The attorney also said that many prosecutors haven't given up their fight against marijuana possession and use as he still represents a number of marijuana appeals. "This ruling shows it would be wise for them to focus on more pressing matter," he said. However, following the judge's decision Thursday, Colorado Attorney General John Suthers released a statement with his plan to appeal the ruling because it could open up more case appeals that don't even involve marijuana. According to Suthers, nothing in the amendment shows that it can be applied retroactively and should not apply to previous cases. "Well-established retroactivity law in Colorado indicates that statutory changes are prospective only unless the General Assembly or the voters clearly indicted an intent to require such retroactive application," Suthers' statement reads.. During the ruling, the judges agreed that there is nothing in the amendment stating they can throw out previous convictions, but they argued that sate law gives the defendant an opportunity to receive post-conviction relief "if there has been a significant change in the law." And the judges claim Amendment 64 did in fact significantly change the law. TagsMarijuana, marijuana legal, pot legalization, Colorado, Amendment 64, decriminalization, Colorado Court of Appeals <a href="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/jump/33u.latin/artcl;poz=mmid;sz=300x250;or…" target="_blank" ><img src="http://ad.doubleclick.net/N6105/ad/33u.latin/artcl;poz=mmid;sz=300x250;ord=…" border="0" alt="" /></a> Sent from my iPhone

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Open source gaming in the Raspberry PI: Upcoming release of Darkplaces gaming engine

by Autonomous

Hello, I completed my hack of porting the Darkplaces gaming engine to the Raspberry PI. Here are a few videos of the PI in action running Quake-related games at 1080p. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtQQkRlrLIw&list=PLCnagLKAtPONIbS0AnuE47bHN… Gameplay is 20-30 frames per second at 1080p with full audio. For a $25 computer this is not bad at all. In some parts of the world the PI is the very first computer people have seen. The package will be released sometime next week and source code will be merged into Darkplaces afterwards. Peace, Autonomous

12 years

Cryptoparty This Afternoon, 2-5pm!

by Jenny Ryan

Come on by this afternoon and learn about digital security, encrypt your communications, make some anti-NSA/pro-crypto buttons, and join us for a GPG keysigning party! All skill levels welcome! Hope to see you there! -Jenny

12 years

shotspotter will be discontinued

by Jake

what do people think of the shotspotter system installed in oakland? it's a network of microphones on telephone poles, each with a GPS (for a precise clock) and a network connection. When a gunshot-like sound is detected, they send the sound and its precise timing to a central server that determines the location of the shot, and tells the police to go there. some people have expressed concern that the microphones are used to spy on people, but it would be impossible to hear a conversation from the top of a telephone pole that wasnt already loud enough to be heard inside nearby houses (or the phone in your pocket). apparently the city pays $264,000 per year to keep shotspotter going. I think sudoroom people could do it for much less if they thought it was a useful thing. They would be discontinuing it to save money, or perhaps to avoid having to send cops to do actual work once in a while... i mean.. sending police toward the gunfire? sounds like a good idea... http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Oakland-cops-aim-to-scrap-gunfire-detec…

12 years

Requests from the landlord

by Yardena Cohen

George, our landlord, has requested that all "revolutionary literature", and anything with a political theme, including flyers and papers and posters, be removed from the common area and restricted to inside Sudoroom only. He also has the usual complaints about too much furniture, a messy kitchen, crap being left on tables, sleepers, and a general "lack of understanding about what common area means." The usual threats to "either charge you more or evict you" were made. He also complained that somebody was rude to him one time. This was prompted by him finding the words "CLASS WAR" written in black marker on the wall of the single-stall bathroom. I told him I would relay all his messages to the group and otherwise resisted engaging with him.

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