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Does the sudoroom still have occasional events to fix electronics?

by Ed Biow

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 finicky during 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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"New" Sudo bike & redux of old Sudo bike, take one

by Chris Bee

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 "loan" implies 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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[Important] Membership Update Needed

by Jenny Ryan

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: 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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Biomonstaaar: A Bioreactor for Everyone (Hacknight this Thursday)

by Ryan Bethencourt

Hi All, We have a Bioreactor Hacknight with Sunny Allan and the Biomonstaar team. If you're interested in joining please feel free to sign up to the event this Thursday: http://www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Biolabs/events/165489532/ Sunny will walk us all through Bioreactors, her mission to use them in space for Spirulina growth and her eventual aim to use them to grow not just food but also medicine in space, then we'll hack for a while on the live, nearly finished prototype! Time to hack bio in space :) R -- Ryan Bethencourt Tel: (415) 825 2705 Conf Call: (650) 741 5013 ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com http://www.litmususa.com/ http://berkeleybiolabs.com/ www.bamh1.com www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php

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Temporary Restricted Wiki Write Access

by Jenny Ryan

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

12 years, 1 month

Feel good clipping of the day: 101 women artists added to WikiPedia

by Romy Ilano

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 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… ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

12 years, 1 month

Sunday Dinner

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

At my house, 359 Bellevue Ave, at 6pm. Potluck style, bring anything.

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Photo submissions for femme cartel show: Beyond Breakfast & Selfies

by Romy Ilano

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 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]* ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Fwd: [i-announce@ischool] You're invited to next week's Brown Bag Seminar: A Reality Game to Cross Disciplines

by Troy Massey

"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 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 -- _____________________________________________ UC Berkeley School of Information http://www.ischool.berkeley.edu Facebook: http://facebook.com/BerkeleyISchool Twitter: http://twitter.com/BerkeleyISchool -- This message was sent to i-announce(a)ischool.berkeley.edu Unsubscribe or update your options: https://calmail.berkeley.edu/manage/list/options/i-announce@ischool.berkele…

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Fwd: looking for Arduino demo person for APMM Conf 2014

by Mitch Altman

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. ------------------- On 1/16/2014 1:53 PM, samanthi_martinez(a)modelmakers.org wrote: 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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