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Re: [sudo-discuss] Offer: lots of stress and little reward - seeking new maintainer for sudoor

by David Keenan

Since it will be outside 24/7, maybe we should install a weatherized or skinnable keyboard? as if we dont, that may invite yet more keypad fails down the road - On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 2:39 PM, Andrew <andrew(a)roshambomedia.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'andrew(a)roshambomedia.com');> > > wrote: > >> "Replace the keypad with a usb-keyboard." <-- this is an awesome idea. >> Actually we can just use a usb numpad if we want to keep it simple. >> > > I actually I completely forgot, I got stole a usb 10key numpad from work > for this purpose. i'll try and bring it in this weekend, but that shouldn't > stop anyone from screwing a keyboard to the wall. > > > I'd also love to see the RFID working again, or atleast repurpuse that for > something else. It's just sitting there right now (if it's even still > there). > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:37 PM, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > whoops, forgot to include niki > > oh and to get into sudoor 192.168.1.42 (from the sudo network) you need to > have your key added by Jordan or William buddington. Or I guess i have > root, I can also do that if you send me your key. > M > > > On Tue, Jan 21, 2014 at 1:30 PM, Max Klein <isalix(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello, > > > All of you receiving this want to breathe new life into the door. > Just to let you know, right now the raspberry pi that control the keypad > and the electronic latch mechanism, I set it to reboot itself every 4pm and > 4am. That's been happening for the last few months. > > My recommendation, without totally re-engineering it - which you are > welcome to do by the way - is this: Replace the keypad with a usb-keyboard. > Most of the errors come from the keypad disconnecting, not the uptime of > the Rasperrby pi. We know the pi is more stable than the keypad because > even when the keypad doesn't work, the web-interface unlock usually still > works. > > Web interface unlock is a webserver running on "tamale" which is another > pi upstairs in sudo. And it calls the opendoor.py script which runs on the > downstairs doorpi, i call this pi "sudoor" by the way. > > So. The quickest hack that i've been meaning to do for a while, is replace > the keypad, with a usb-keyboard. > That involves: > 1. physical installation of a keyboard outside (screwing it to the wall > somehow) > 2. tweaking the code baron.py in /root/sudoor/keypad/ (or some such on > sudoor) to take use the raw_input() command rather than the get_serial() > (because the keypad works over serial). > 2.1 I also had this idea that we could use the caps lock key light as an > indicator, you can make it flash if the code is incorrect or whatever. > 2.2 just thinking now too, if we use the raw_input() then we should also > catch the Keyboard_interrupt() exception and ignore it, so people can't > exit hte baron program cos they have the keyboard. > 2,3 this will allow non numeric passwords if we want. > > > I don't mind consulting a bit, but my intentions have just been left for > too long, so ask me any questions you need, and be bold. > Max 707 478 7023 > > > > On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 3:32 PM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Lori seemed open in the past for paying for a low-cost (ie, hacked > together & installed by us) intercom system that worked for us & others on > the second floor. > > As good excuse as any to hit up Al's.. > > > On Monday, January 20, 2014, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > until we nail down the cause, if theres a usb power issue might a dumb > workaround be a scheduled power cycle every N hours? i.e., connect the pi > to an outlet timer..if we/anyone haz one of those to donate? > > On Monday, January 20, 2014, Dan Krol <orblivion(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Not knowing anything about the specific application, I'll risk asking a > naive question - any reason not to just get a powered USB hub? Though I'd > caution against plugging > > >

12 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [Mesh] Storage server and support forum

by David Keenan

wonderful, daniel - and great work, marc! thank you both so much! y'all are just super. besos! david On Tuesday, January 21, 2014, Somebody <somebody(a)riseup.net> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA512 > > Awesome work Marc! > > I am Super-Ultra-Mega pleased that the Server is in good hands/group > and for a noble cause. > > Mesh El Planeta! > > Daniel > > > On 1/21/14 2:02 AM, Marc Juul wrote: > > Hi meshers! > > > > As you may already know, we received a donation of a 10 TB storage > > server from the Novato Unified School District (!) > > > > We'll soon write a proper thank you post and put them on our list > > of sponsors. > > > > For now, I wanted to announce that it was picked up in Novato with > > the help of Pete, and over the past two days Daniel (who was the > > main force behind making this donation happen) and myself have set > > up the storage server. It's at sudo room for now and it's running > > GNU Mediagoblin. Until we find a better spot for it, you can reach > > it at: > > > > http://datasink.sudomesh.org:8000/ > > > > So far I've heard two suggestions for uses of this server: > > > > * A community-curated library of free and open media. * Encrypted > > storage for folks using the mesh. > > > > Let's see how we like mediagoblin for the first use. Right now > > I've installed plugins for: Video, audio, pdf, stl (3d models) and > > ascii art :) > > > > Some specs: > > > > * 2 dual-core 2 GHz Xeon processors * 4 GB ram (and four more slots > > to fill) * 2x 160 GB sata drives in raid 1 for operating system * > > 10x 1 TB sata drives in raid 5 for storage * 15 total hot-pluggable > > harddrive slots * Debian 7 > > > > We could likely fit a few more sata drives inside, if we're ok with > > them not being hot-pluggable. If we filled it with 3 TB drives, > > then we could probably upgrade it to about 55 TB for about $2000 > > worth of drives. > > > > I also set up a phpbb support forum. The idea is that the stickers > > that go on the power supply will list the address h.sudomesh.org > > <http://h.sudomesh.org> and that url will take them to a page > > (that doesn't yet exist) that links to user documentation, node > > operators documentation, developer documentation and a support > > forum. For now there is just the support forum at: > > > > http://h.sudomesh.org > > > > aliases are: help.sudomesh.org <http://help.sudomesh.org> and > > support.sudomesh.org <http://support.sudomesh.org> > > > > I was tweaking the phpbb theme and was planning on switching the > > color scheme to something more in line with the sudo mesh colors > > (and maybe remove the jagged edges), but ran out of steam. > > > > More work to be don! > > > > Mesh The Planet! > > > > -- marc/juul > > > > > > _______________________________________________ mesh mailing list > > mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org <javascript:;> > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG/MacGPG2 v2.0.22 (Darwin) > Comment: GPGTools - https://gpgtools.org > Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ > > iQEcBAEBCgAGBQJS30dZAAoJEK2jBhiHY3O60i8H/ja+FkHUJZ+5hE7N6/ol2stB > 6Fa6gt7M+X3Pdwg3VXTQqGby+BcwjG5zcRnYQwKgV2IJvRkubAOefFZNrbbQSLnx > VYmQVkK00DQFsfQQkx/Gwxfxri2fQApgdRLnric3OlF/rv46t7Ws6M5YYUTQXd90 > 0t4bpEpVA9qCVS69YfpR2d0F+EzHZRFPaiWZWstfapjkSnJhLufs90P9XyhfDVjZ > EtOcnxX2I2q3iSTwdRKWepkP4D5coL21T6p6g5mVcKhArFBhMtFtN9WGL1JIkCkK > GupKAOg80n/kusT1ljodPtPuweyEQLEIuZD3y3u6/b+6iiIX2rVmjbHLFEH7xNM= > =1kAa > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > mesh mailing list > mesh(a)lists.sudoroom.org <javascript:;> > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/mesh >

12 years, 2 months

Quiet work area

by Romy Snowyla

Did anyone start a quiet work area at SudoRoom? This is ideally a table where people can focus, not be interrupted, or people near this area would be mindful & not talk too loudly. I think I witnessed something like this one afternoon. Noisebridge has a similar set up.. I like it a lot, I'd like to go to sudoroom and have a small mindful area free of people's phone conversations, or be interrupted by someone pitching their political movement or solar energy start up. (I've been interrupted constantly in the past this way and this is a constructive idea to solve that problem) To the folks who had a quiet mindfulness area: could we do this again? It's a good idea and in alignment with sudoroom values;: "a hackerspace is for hacking " Sent from my iPhone

12 years, 2 months

Building Biotech's meetup (Berkeley) - This Thursday Discussion on building and funding Biotech's

by Ryan Bethencourt

Hi All, I'm very pleased to announce the first event at Berkeley Biolabs called Building Biotech's with three Biotech entrepreneurs that have raised crowdfunding, angel investment and venture capital investment and sharing war stories! The event is being held at 600 Bancroft way, Berkeley and please RSVP as we currently have about 50 people attending scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and hackers. http://www.meetup.com/Berkeley-Biolabs/events/154421522/ We'll also be doing a little tour around the lab before and after the event. All are welcome! All the best, Ryan -- 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

12 years, 2 months

more on - The Day we Fight Back - 2/11

by eddan.com

from the EFF-intl team. > The Snowden revelations have provided us with disturbing details and > confirmation of some of our worst fears about the NSA and its partners > spying practices. Indeed, the NSA and its five allies in five > English-speaking countries have been building a global surveillance > infrastructure to “master the internet” and spy on the worlds > communications. > > They are undermining basic encryption standards, the very backbone of > the Internet. It has collected the phone records of hundreds of millions > of people not suspected of any crime. It has swept up the electronic > communications of millions of people at home and abroad > indiscriminately, exploiting the digital technologies we use to connect > and inform. They have secretive data sharing agreements to bypass > domestic privacy protections and outside of the rule of law. > > But we aren’t going to let the NSA and its five allies to ruin the > Internet. Inspired by the memory of Aaron, fueled by our victory against > SOPA and ACTA, we are joining the DayWeFightBack campaign to fight back > against mass surveillance at home and abroad. > > To that end, we are asking you to join the campaign by: > > 1. Sending an email to rights(a)eff.org (mailto:rights@eff.org) confirming your interest to > participate in this action; > 2. Letting us know what you can do in your own country. > > I'm hoping to have your answer as soon as possible so we can take the > next steps. > > And if you have a huge newsletter database that can reach out to > thousands of individuals, please let us know that too. There might be > other ways where you can collaborate in the global campaign. > > The SOPA and ACTA protests were successful because we all took part, as > a community. As Aaron put it, everybody "made themselves the hero of > their own story." We can set a date, but we need all of you, the users > of the Internet, to make it a movement. > > More information > > Timing > > The public-facing side of this campaign, based on the timing suggested > by The Day We Fight Back organizers is February 11th. > > Here's how you can join the effort: > > 1. Visit TheDayWeFightBack.org (http://TheDayWeFightBack.org). > > 2. If you are a citizen of the world, sign the 13 Necessary and > Proportionate Principles here: > https://en.necessaryandproportionate.org/take-action: > > Note: We are currently revamping the site of the Necessary and > Proportionate Principles. > > 3. Sign up to indicate that you'll participate and receive updates. > > 4. If you have a website, install a banner on February 11th. > If you work at a company with a website, let them know you think your > company should join the protest. > > 5. Use social media tools on the site to announce your participation. > > 6. Develop memes, tools, websites, and do whatever else you can to > participate and encourage others to do so. > > 7. Be creative. Organize your own action -- Call for the end of mass > surveillance at home and abroad. > > Katitza Rodriguez > EFF International Rights Director > > >

12 years, 2 months

Screenwriters meetup

by Gregg Horton

who was in charge of that, i have someone who may be interested. -- Gregg Horton greggawatt.com

12 years, 2 months

openstreetmaps

by Danny Spitzberg

I'm curious to know the legacy behind the Sudo site streetmap choice Why? Because http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jan/14/why-the-world-needs-opens… :Danny

12 years, 2 months

Offer: lots of stress and little reward - seeking new maintainer for sudoor

by Max Klein

Do you want to be lavished with stress, anguish and minimal praise for the the thankless task of maintaining the sudo door "sudoor"? Well now is your chance. Imagine a your mirth at suddenly being responsible for a critical but poorly working access mechanism! Why isn't the door electric door opening working reliably? I don't know, but I can tell you how its supposed to work, which parts are the most reliable, and the full history. Then you can fix it. Requirements: None except patience, and I will teach you whatever relevant skills are necessary to make as poorly a working door as already exists. Contact me, notconfusing

12 years, 2 months

any sounds people here make any libraries of sounds to be used for games?

by Romy Ilano

I'm working on a small SudoRoom game. Are there any sound libraries on the server / are there any sounds that anyone at SudoRoom has made that could be used in a small educational game? If it's on the SudoRoom server, can I easily access this from my home while I'm not at the space? [I'm currently disabled and unable to get there physically] ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: Documentary Filming at Sudo Room

by Jenny Ryan

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 TL;DR: The folks making the documentary on the commons have agreed to produce it under a CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 license (yay!). They plan to shoot b-roll at the space on Tuesday and Friday, and do filming and interviews on Wednesday and Thursday. Please reach out to Bunker (number and email below) if you have questions or concerns, are interested in being interviewed, or have ideas for the film! - -jnny - -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Documentary Filming at Sudo Room Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2014 14:18:13 -0800 From: Bunker Films <mail(a)bunkerfilms.com> To: Jenny Ryan <jenny(a)thepyre.org> Thanks so much Jenny. It would be great to e-mail everyone. Feel free to share my e-mail and number (215-971-0837) in the communication so anyone that wants to be interviewed, has ideas, or specifically doesn't want to be filmed can contact me. I'll create an account later today as well. I'm thinking Wednesday and Thursday will be the main days we come by and interview and film with tomorrow and Friday being possible b-roll days (days I just show up with a camera and film some of the behind the scenes activities). The things we want to focus on are: 1) What is the impact of declining freedom of communication? 2) How is Sudo working to improve things? (especially the mesh network) Thanks again, see you tomorrow or Wednesday. - -bunker On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Jenny Ryan <jenny(a)thepyre.org> wrote: > On Fri 17 Jan 2014 03:47:45 PM PST, Bunker Films wrote: >> OpenPGP: *Parts of the message have NOT been signed or >> encrypted* > >> Hi Jenny, > >> I responded to the wiki you made by saying "CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0 > International" >> as the type of creative commons the director is looking at. I >> hope this satisfies the sudo room's request for the film to be >> creative > commons >> and I wanted to move forward with planning a few days to come by >> and > film. > > That is so exciting to hear! I will pass this news along to the > group - do I have permission to forward this email? > > >> I wanted to plan on coming by next week Tuesday, Wednesday >> and/or > Thursday >> (jan 21st - 23rd) as those days seem to be filled with Sudo Room >> activity in the evening. Are there any specific events or times >> you would > recommend >> me coming by to film. > > > Awesome. On Tuesday there's an event being held by the Public > School in the common space, but there is 3D printing happening in > sudo room proper all evening. Jordan's pretty wary about cameras, > so she may not be down... but then again, she may! > > Wednesday is a good day as there'll be both the sudo room weekly > general meeting happening (starting at 7) as well as some folks > who're organizing the protests against the Domain Awareness Center > (Oakland's new multi-million dollar surveillance system). > Thursdays are always great, as there's East Bay Javascript (7pm) > and Mesh (7:30), and generally a bunch of folks working on other > projects. > > On Friday we're having an all-day educational event around the > anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. That starts at 3. On > Saturday afternoon there's weekly co-learning sessions starting at > 2pm > >> I was thinking I could come early, do a sit down interview with >> you and some of the members of Sudo Room to get an idea of what >> you are up to and to answer some of the questions from the wiki >> and then film during the event in the background to see the >> process working. > > > It'd be great if you could post to the list asking if anyone would > like to be interviewed! Are you subscribed? I can also ask if > you'd rather I just forward this email. Here is the link to > subscribe to the mailing list: > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > I for one would happily interview with you. Best time for me would > be after the sudo room meeting on Wednesday (I usually work until > 6:30). > >> Thanks for your time, reach out to me anytime anyway. -bunker > > Thank you! Looking forward to working together and hearing more > about your vision for the film! > > Cheers, Jenny > > - -- BunkerFilms.com +1 215 971 0837 skype: bunkof -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.11 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJS3ar5AAoJEHTWWpBUSeDhZpQIAK9RWNmQGt7qkYRmKt7fKmjS P32MnQZIdBGVq2pfgp+CvG0p6UsSOJJP6OGT/9Uyi6hrvrnHpc1dB+KJOkEdLVJc jsqO6ZArNUcj0PIsf1SGn60x/pHpv3KE85dq2PMDcjLdyvel8ec4MxSiG45oCalV wpnG6XCZpjZ/BzA9IxfoXmja8PcryoT/0lMLYzAMKrzQ1E1PfYjw7ZPcpAxeQRu5 YYbPb8TS1kB2XbmYqiwGh4WVcoU0Qbwy245ZSTYt4cals5WrFg6ZvpqJqvWFw41k tBjWbCGBVkK5q4GUyyOmUDcSq/iW/9GomT9HBr0+BQ4gdUPxI6D+StHXFiCCo3E= =Tt64 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

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