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by Mark Perlin

Hackbright Academy is putting on a hardware hackathon specifically for women, check it out: https://silicon-chef.eventbrite.com/ Rock

11 years, 3 months

Proposal to mitigate issues with building

by Matthew Senate

Proposal #1 - access/security: New security policy: The last person to leave SUDO/BAPS area, or the last person in the area, will: - Check all 2nd floor bathrooms, hallways and stairs. (The person bottomlining any BAPS class that gets out in the evenings, should always do this before leaving, even if there are still people at SUDO.) - Make sure the rear stairwell door is deadbolted. - Ask anyone you don't personally recognize who they are and what they are up to. This is a great way to maintain a welcoming space. - If you are bottomlining an event, make sure you are the last one of those attending to leave, or an appropriate SUDO/BAPS member is there. New / fix security infrastructure: - Expand intercom/door-buzz system for the 2 other tenants that rely on 22nd st, as we have done at SUDO. - Fix the keypad system: fabricate a chassis for the unit, secure it and all cabling up off the ground to the wall, and patch whatever software may be malfunctioning on the unit. (Who set this up?) - Make 22nd St entrance cam feed accessible to the other 2 building tenants. - Top-of-stairs door adjacent to the bathrooms: Modify/replace door handle lockset to one which always locks - ie, is always locked from the outside, but always openable from the inside, and cannot be left unlocked unless it is propped open. In addition, install a door-closer at the top of the door. - Install a Public School phone or second line to sudo phone: 510-858-7145 Note with the above changes, SUDO/BAPS folks will always use the elevator. Everyone else, such as the other tenants on the 2nd floor that use the 22nd st entrance, will buzz people in via the intercom, then walk to the top-of-the-stairs door near the bathrooms, and let people in. And the 22nd St door will remain locked most all of the time. Proposal #2 - Cleanliness in shared areas. - Before any big events at SUDO/BAPS, whoever is bottomlining the event should stock the bathrooms with extra TP. I am going to ask Laurie to pay for the TP or include it in our utilities etc., and that it be stored in a space we can get to. - After any big events, the persons bottomlining it check the bathrooms before leaving - empty the trash, take the trash bag and the key to the trashroom/roll-up door in the alley, empty it, and put in a fresh bag. There are two keys for the trash room, one in SUDO room and one in BAPS (both hanging on a hook on the wall.) Trash bags are found under the sink in the common area, as well as in SUDO room. Note there are also small bags for the compost containers. - replace any missing / run-out TP

11 years, 3 months

Anyone have spare ticket to Science Hack Day SF???

by Thomas Fitzpatrick

Would like to go, but they aren't even running the waiting list anymore. Anyone have a ticket, but can no longer go?

11 years, 3 months

Fwd: ECONOMIC CONTROVERSIES : A discussion group and concept resource

by Troy Massey

On Wed, Sep 25, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Troy Massey <<http://EconomicPolicyJournal.com> ecoeconomist11(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > "ECONOMIC CONTROVERSIES" > A DISCUSSION GROUP AND CONCEPT RESOURCE > > > > > > Hello Bay Area citizens, > > I am proposing to hold discussions on current economic controversies > > Bob Wenzel a local dedicated Austrian school economist will be in > attendance to offer his controversial perspective on the economy, it's > mechanisms, and will be available to answer general questions through out > his presentation. > > Be prepared to learn and promote your own thoughts. We encourage people to > bring any burning questions and perspectives which will be worked into the > presentations so that we can study to help develop dialogue. > > > EconomicPolicyJournal.com > > www.Sudoroom.org > > > > We will be holding the discussions on > > * 7pm Tuesdays at Sudoroom * > > (2141 Broadway on 22nd street entrance Oakland 94612 ) > > We look forward to your attendance! > <http://EconomicPolicyJournal.com> > > > > > > > > > > > > > We will be holding the discussions on > * > **7pm** Tuesdays at Sudoroom* > > (2141 Broadway on 22nd street entrance Oakland 94612 ) > > ( type in your blog or webpage here Bob ) > > www.Sudoroom.org > > We look forward to your attendance! > > > > > > > > Sincerely, > > Troy Massey > 510.383.6117 > > LIBRARIAN > www.SUDOroom.org > 2141 Broadway > Oakland Ca, 94612 > > > COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR > www.CommunityDemocracyProject.org > > > "You are the source of freedom. The price of freedom is awareness and > action." >

11 years, 3 months

Fwd: [OpenOakland Brigade] Invitation to Reception/Press Conference

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nicole Neditch <nneditch(a)gmail.com> Date: Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 9:08 PM Subject: [OpenOakland Brigade] Invitation to Reception/Press Conference To: openoakland(a)googlegroups.com OpenOakland, In the coming week, there will be two opportunities to check out the City's new Public Records Request application built by Oakland's 2013 Code for America Fellows and celebrate its launch. Come tomorrow night to our thank you/preview reception from 6-8pm in City Hall (there will be wine!), or come to the Press Conference on Tuesday, October 1 at the main library downtown, 2nd floor, teen zone from 10:30 to 11:30am. *Tomorrow night: * Come see how your support for the Code for America fellowship has made a positive impact on Oakland! Be among the first to see the City of Oakland's new app that furthers our goals of increased transparency, more efficient processes and better access to public information. Join Mayor Jean Quan along with Councilmember Libby Schaaf for a special preview of Oakland's new Public Record's app, and chat with the fellows and staff that been working on this project. We will have some light refreshments. Wednesday, September 25, 2013 6pm to 8pm City Hall 1 Frank H Ogawa Plaza, 3rd Floor Oakland, CA 6412 If you haven't done so already, please RSVP: https://cfareception.eventbrite.com/ *Press Conference: * On Tuesday, October 1, we are going to be officially launching Oakland's 2013 Code for America project -- the new Public Records Request system. We hope that you can join us for the press conference. Oakland Public Library, Main Branch 125 14th Street, 2nd Floor, Teen Zone Oakland, CA 10:30am -- 11:30am Hope to see you at one or both of these events! Thanks, Nicole -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenOakland" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to openoakland+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to openoakland(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/openoakland/39783e27-386d-41e5-a1a5-b7a1c… . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

11 years, 3 months

Wiki Wednesday next week in SF

by Pete Forsyth

Who's a little crazy about wiki? Next week there will be a "Wiki Wednesday" at the Wikimedia Foundation offices in SF (right by BART). Details: http://eekim.com/blog/2013/09/wikiwednesday-in-san-francisco-state-of-the-w… Wiki Wednesdays are typically social events for people who are active with wikis, interested in how they can be used, etc. It would be great to see Sudo Room people there! Also, if anybody is subscribed to the Noisebridge list, please cross-post there. The last Wiki Wednesday I did was at Noisebridge, and people seemed very interested. Pete

11 years, 3 months

Restart Morning Math?

by Tom Fitzpatrick

Anybody interested in restarting morning math? I live a lot closer now and would be able to come regularly. I would love it if we all tackled a problem/puzzle, or a couple problems depending on peoples experience, together instead of only doing discussion, maybe rebrand it as Math Dojo. What are people who are interested schedules' like?

11 years, 3 months

Why It's Hard to Make an Ethically Sourced Smartphone - Businessweek

by Romy＠snowyla.com

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-09-20/why-its-hard-to-make-an-eth… Why It's Hard to Make an Ethically Sourced Smartphone A Dutch startup called Fairphone has just unveiled what is being heralded as “the world’s first ethically-sourced smartphone.” That’s supposed to mean the company’s supply chains won’t end up using, say, criminal gangs in poor countries or employers of improper child labor. But the handset is nowhere close to 100 percent ethically sourced. “That would be nearly impossible,” says Bibi Bleekemolen, a researcher for the company. Why so hard? Much of the problem has to do with sometimes hard-to-get, and hard-to-trace, minerals. “There are at least 30 minerals that go into the production chain—think copper, cobalt, tin, tungsten, tantalum—and the supply chain for electronics is very complex,” Bleekemolen explains. “There are hundreds of components attached to the printed circuit board and all of the individual components have their own suppliers and sub-suppliers.” What’s more, minerals found in smartphones often come from conflict zones, most notably the Democratic Republic of Congo, where many mines are controlled by warlords and armed groups that use the profits to bankroll the country’s brutal, ongoing battles. “Congo is one of the poorest countries, but it is rich in terms of minerals,” Bleekemollen says, noting that it holds about 40 percent of the world’s tin, among many other resources. As part of the Dodd-Frank Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission last year ruled that U.S. companies must begin reporting the origins of their minerals, as well as the refineries and smelters used to process them, by May 2014. Some electronics giants, including Intel (INTC), Motorola, Hewlett-Packard (HP), and Philips (PHIA), have reportedly begun researching their supply chains and taking steps to avoid conflict minerals. Fairphone, founded by designer Bas van Abel in 2010, is seeking incremental gains. So far the startup has managed to ethically source only tin and tantalum by partnering with NGOs that track supply chains. As for the other 28 minerals, Bleekemollen says, “We don’t have a clue where they come from.” She also notes that the tin and tantalum are only conflict-free, meaning rebel groups don’t have access to profits, but they aren’t necessarily produced with fair labor practices in mind. The goal is to improve sourcing with each new iteration of Fairphone. Funded almost entirely through crowdsourcing, Fairphone has already received 15,000 orders for its phone, which retails for $440 and will become available in December. The handset looks similar to a Samsung (005930) Galaxy or Apple (AAPL), is unlocked, works with all mobile carriers, and runs on a custom version of Google (GOOG)‘s Android operating system. To improve each phone’s lifespan and discourage waste, Fairphones are built to be opened up and will come with instruction manuals so users can perform repairs on their own. They have two sim card slots so people can merge their personal and business lines. The phones are produced in a factory in China where Bleekemollen says the startup has set up a fund to ensure fair living wages and good working conditions. It’s a small operation and an admittedly risky venture. “If the factory which makes the devices is engulfed by an earthquake, I am going to have to refund them one by one,” Fairfound founder van Abel told the AFP. “When I think about it I can’t even sleep or eat.” Still, the company is already in talks with mobile carriers such as Vodafone (VOD) and the Netherland’s VPN, which ordered 1,000 Fairphones. The hope, Bleekemollen says, is to change the industry from within and make supply chains more transparent, so other companies can more easily identify and use ethically-sourced minerals.. “As a social enterprise we can aim for impact maximization rather than profit maximization. That’s a big difference in the business model we have.” Still, to make a phone that is 100 percent ethically sourced, Bleekemollen says Fairphone will need many more reliable partnerships: “We’re 15 people in Amsterdam, what do we know?” Sent from my iPad

11 years, 3 months

Landlord tried to kick out sudo-kids

by Yardena Cohen

Sudo-kids was off to a quiet start with some piano lessons and food preparation when our landlord came in yelling "everybody out! all kids out! no kids! everybody under 18 leave the building!" He claims that 2 weeks ago, Laurie sent all tenants an email to the effect of children being generally unwelcome. We talked him into backing down for tonight, but not before the kids were exposed to a lot of abusive behavior and language, sadly. Some reasons he cited were: * Lack of insurance * We don't pay for the common space, or not enough * A recent sudo-kids event where a gross mess was left in the bathroom. * A (perhaps related) event where kids were smashing something with a ball (?) He also provided a new and different interpretation of his birthday proceedings, namely that furniture and things "temporarily" removed would perhaps not return afterwards. Interactions with him are always difficult. As usual, his concerns are real, but his way of communicating them absolutely unacceptable. His willingness to take a room full of children of all ages down this well-worn path of abusive tirade leaves me especially demoralized.

11 years, 3 months

Learn Node.js from Substack at Sudoroom 9.21 SAT 4P

by Liberty Madison

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