I didn't see one on the calendar, but seem to recall seeing something
like that in the past.
A few months ago I laid out $180 to but something called a Ion
Blockrocker Bluetooth to have a portable amplifier/speaker/microphone
thingie for events. It was more or less adequate, but shortly after I
got it the 3.5mm IN jack became unseated and now it doesn't make an
adequate connection. I can still access the device by bluetooth, but
not every device has bluetooth and bluetooth can be a bit …
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an event, as we found out at the Anti-DAC event last Tuesday.. It looks
like it has screws so disassembling it would probably be easy, but I
have about as much dexterity in my fingers as most folks have in their
toes and am not sure I would be able to figure out how to re-seat the
little audio-in aperture. I guess I could RMA the thing, but it is big,
it would probably cost me $40 to send it back.
http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/blockrockerbluetooth
Anyway, if anyone feels like having a crack at it, I'd be happy to
schlep it to the room.
Ed
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And...action-
[image: Inline image 1]
IMO this is the ideal loaner bike- it's simple, light, not too nice but not
a total piece of crap, and with a couple quick adjustments damn near anyone
can ride it safely and comfortably. Best of all, I can build something like
this out of junk with basic tools in a few hours so it's not a huge loss if
it doesn't come back.
Which brings me to my next point. I think loaning bikes out is a great
idea, as long as there's an understanding that the the word "…
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that the item in question will be returned in the same condition (or close
to it) in a timely fashion. Sudoers are pretty good about this...but when
non-members walk out of here with bikes without leaving some kind of
contact info or a name or a clear idea of what the terms of the loan are,
it's even odds as to whether it will come back in working order. So as a
hedge against any future misunderstandings, we should at least write down a
name, how we can get a hold of them, and how long they need the bike for.
This can be on a discretionary basis but I can't think of a reason why we
shouldn't keep track of who has what.
Anyway...the old sudo bike has been slightly revised- longer seatpost, new
bars and stem so there's a shorter reach on the bars, new fender/front and
rear light, broken and/or unnecessary crap removed, brakes kind of work
now...to go beyond making it safe (safer?) and rideable would be like
polishing a turd, and I need less of that in my life right now. I took a
pic but my antique iPhone doesn't want to give it up. Selah.
So they're here if you want to try them out. Enjoy.
-chrisbee
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Hi sudo!
We've been in the process of more clearly defining membership, which will
in turn help to clarify our monthly income as well as access issues.
*If you consider yourself to be a current member of Sudo Room, please email
me the following details:*
*Name (can be pseudonymous)
*Contact Email
*Monthly contribution [as per the new $10 minimum
amendment<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Sub-Section_3.4.3_Dues>
]
*Form of payment [cash, check, Gittip, WePay]
*Optional: …
[View More]Core project(s) / group(s) you're working on / with.
I'm setting up a SeltzerCRM instance to track door access codes and
donations and remind members to pay if they're past due.
Once we have you as a registered, dues-paying member in the system, the
next step will be assigning access codes.
*Sudo Room remains, as always, open to anyone to drop in so long as a
member is present! Becoming a member means you get your own keycode and the
ability to vote on consensus items.*
For those unable to pay the $10 minimum, please propose a worktrade
alternative. We've recently added a New Members component to the weekly
meeting agenda, so we can acknowledge new members and work out the details
of their contributions then. I'm going to propose that once a month during
this section, we go through work/trade memberships and check that a given
project/task has been happening as proposed. Work/trade tasks might include:
* Holding a regular class or workshop (eg; 3D Tuesdays, Today We Learned)
* Maintaining infrastructure (such as the door rpi, the network, web
presence)
* Cleaning (especially the common space kitchen, floor and furniture)
* Organizing the Room of Stuff
* Writing blog posts (kudos to Romy, who's been super prolific this year
already!)
* Think of anything that would positively contribute to the space and/or
community!
Cheers,
/jnny
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Due to continued spam, I've added some additional permissions on our wiki.
As of now, only registered users who confirm their email addresses can post
to the wiki.
Let me know if you run into any snags!
-Jenny
Just when you think the world is closing in, all the cool hackerspace in
San Francisco are falling into shambles, and nobody understand...
Here's a feel good news item for the day!
101 Women Artists Who Got Wikipedia Pages This Week
Last Saturday, about 600 volunteers in 31 venues around the globe engaged
in a collective effort to change the world, one Wikipedia entry at a time.
In the United States, Canada, Australia, Italy, the Netherlands, and the
United Kingdom, in nonprofits and art …
[View More]schools, in museums and universities,
these people--mostly women--set out to write entries, uncredited and unpaid,
for the fast-growing crowd-sourced online encyclopedia.
[image: Editors working around the resource table, Wikipedia Art+Feminism
Edit-a-thon, at Eyebeam in New York City. PHOTO: MICHAEL
MANDIBERG]<http://1vze7o2h8a2b2tyahl3i0t6812c3.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uplo…>
Editors at the resource table during the Wikipedia Art+Feminism Edit-a-thon
at Eyebeam in Chelsea.
CC BY-SA MICHAEL MANDIBERG
They had answered a call for theArt+Feminism Wikipedia
Edit-a-Thon<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/ArtAndFeminism>,
a massive multinational effort to correct apersistent
bias<http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/31/business/media/31link.html?_r=0>
in
Wikipedia, which is disproportionally written by and about men.
The event, whose epicenter was the New York art and technology center
Eyebeam <https://eyebeam.org/>, is part of a larger movement, only now
reaching the art
world<http://hyperallergic.com/102206/is-wikipedia-the-next-frontier-for-museums/>,
to upload content to Wikipedia in a proactive manner
read more..
http://www.artnews.com/2014/02/06/art-and-feminism-wikipedia-editathon-crea…
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
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Hey here's an open call for photography. I'm thinking of having an artist's
meetup that bounces back and forth between Noisebridge and SudoRoom to
support ... the artists! Planning a male figure drawing group, cartoon
sessions jams, and more.
http://rpscollective.org/open-call-for-photography/
This concept is fine art photography *that happens to come in Instagram
form.*
Think gorgeous shots of everyday life, especially Oakland-centered, arty,
urban, lady-positive Instagram snaps. Bonus …
[View More]points for lady photographers,
first-timers, artists of Color, and youth artists.
Submit up to ten of your favorite Instagram shots.
APPLY HERE<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1bm7_1dhmhZHwr-Dnj66_aNUfgQppejNFNcIFMNJ0f0…>
*Deadline is April 15, 2014.*
*[image: Inline image 1]*
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Romy Ilano
romy(a)snowyla.com
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"You are the source of Freedom : the price of Freedom is awareness and action"
Begin forwarded message:
From: School of Information <events(a)ischool.berkeley.edu>
Date: February 6, 2014 at 11:24:33 AM PST
To: i-announce(a)ischool.berkeley.edu
Subject: [i-announce@ischool] You're invited to next week's Brown Bag Seminar: A Reality Game to Cross Disciplines
Don't miss the upcoming event at the UC Berkeley School of Information:
Brown Bag Seminar: A Reality Game to Cross Disciplines
…
[View More]With Benjamin Stokes
Wednesday, February 12, 2014, 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
107 South Hall
Educational and civic games are typically preparatory, teaching skills and information to be applied later. Yet the rise of reality gaming introduces a new possibility: that the game directly shapes real-world networks, even as it educates. Networks are a novel target for educational games, despite the vital importance of networks for educational attainment, securing jobs and even civic engagement.
Benjamin Stokes investigates how digital media foster civic engagement, informal learning, and activism. He is currently studying how mobile media and videogames can advance social justice by bridging online and offline participation. Previously he co-founded Games for Change, the branch of the serious games movement focused on social issues and nonprofit organizations. Most recently, he was an education program officer at the MacArthur Foundation in their portfolio on Digital Media and Learning. Benjamin has also led the development of original digital media properties: at the educational nonprofit NetAid, his team created digital games and an activist training website that engaged more than 150,000 youth in fighting extreme poverty. Benjamin is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Southern California in the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
More information: http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu/newsandevents/events/20140212benstokes
More upcoming events at the I School:
February 12, 2014 - "Online Ads and Offline Sales: Measuring the Effects of Online Advertising via a Controlled Experiment on Yahoo!", Dean's Lecture with David Reiley
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Hi,
The Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM) conference in San Jose is looking for someone to give a 1-hour Arduino demo on 7-March or 8-March. In return you get a day pass, lunch, and keynote dinner.
I'd love to do it, but I'll be out of town (my panel got accepted at SXSW).
If you're interested, or know anyone who might be, please contact Sam, who's email is shown in her email, below.
Best,
Mitch.
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On 1/16/2014 1:53 PM, samanthi_martinez(a)modelmakers.org …
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Hello Mitch,
Bruce Willey recommended you as a potential presenter at our upcoming Conference in San Jose March 6-10 and said that you would be interested in doing a one-hour Arduino demonstration for us.
Our workshops take place on Saturday the 7th and Sunday the 8th, between 9AM and 5PM. Would you be able to do that for us? We can give you a day-pass to our conference, and include you in our workshop lunch or the keynote dinner that day (our keynote speaker is David Kelley of IDEO!).
Please let me know if this is something that piques your interest or fits your schedule.
Thanks much!
sam
Ms. Samanthi Martinez
Executive Director
Association of Professional Model Makers (APMM)
PO Box 165 Hamilton, NY 13346
phone 315-750-0803 / fax 877-765-6950
www.modelmakers.org
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