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awesome comics about helping people learn computers

by Marina Kukso

hi all, thought you might enjoy these excellent comics with stories from "cybernavigators," librarians at chicago public libraries whose job entirely consists of helping people learn how to use computers. lots of lessons here for us as we teach and learn! http://echicago.illinois.edu/stories.html - marina

13 years, 1 month

elevator emergency alarm

by Jake

now that we've installed a big on/off switch for the elevator upstairs, which locks out calling it from downstairs, there is no more need to use the Emergency Stop to lock the elevator. In order to help with safety and comply with elevator laws, we should install a loud alarm bell that rings continuously if the emergency stop is activated. Since the only time the emergency stop will be used will be emergencies, this will help save lives by alerting people to the fact that there is an emergency. we should also post a sign in the elevator, warning that use of the emergency stop button for non-emergencies is against elevator law and can be punished as a misdemeanor with up to one year in Real jail. the first time someone decides to do it anyway, they will wake up all the sleeping tenants and get a stern talking-to its not george anymore is it? the alterative is, we add a relay to bypass the stop switch long enough to get the elevator down and open.. problem solved. come on people, we are hackers! lets hack our problems!

13 years, 1 month

by Yardena Cohen

There is now a large paper chart in Sudoroom, on the door between the sudo sink and the buzzer phone. It breaks up the next month or so into 3-hour blocks, and you can pen yourself in for any blocks you like. The idea is for people to commit to being at Sudoroom at certain hours, and to identify empty slots, in an effort to help keep Sudoroom open as often as possible! Already I am signed up for tomorrow 9-3pm, and another sudoer has signed up for 9-2 on Friday. More hi-tech solutions are welcome, but we are starting simple in the interest of it actually happening. :)

13 years, 1 month

Cryptoparties: Now Coming Monthly to a Sudo Near You!

by Jenny Ryan

Due to incredible enthusiasm and demand, Sudo Room will now be hosting monthly Cryptoparties! Join us from 2-5pm every Third Sunday to learn about digital security and get up and running with basic tools for privacy and anonymity. * * *What's a Cryptoparty?* A Cryptoparty is a safe space for learning about digital security, privacy and anonymity. In the wake of Snowden's leak of the NSA's PRISM project, digital security has become a widespread concern. What most people don't know enough about is the advantages and disadvantages of various tools such as TOR, GPG, and OTR. *That's a lot of acronyms! * No worries! Friendly geeks will be giving presentations, answering any questions, and leading hands-on workshops to get you comfortable using the right tools for you. By the end of the day, you'll have learned security techniques & software, understand why responsible security is important, and have made friends with other proactive residents! Bring your phone and your laptop. *All* skill levels are welcome! Spread to your networks. Fliers to come! Calendar Event: https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/cryptoparty-a-digital-security-privacy-wor… -------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

13 years, 1 month

Meeting Minutes 7/24

by Jenny Ryan

Check out the Meeting archives here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Minutes https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommaintenance =Attending= *Ed Biow, Nate, Kerrie, Jordan, Timon, Troy, Jenny, Marc, Ed, Matt, Matt, Deborah, Rachel =Introductions= Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person) Icebreaker: Sudo in one year from now: *More space *More somatic awareness *Sudo triathalon crew! *System for supporting individuals *Fill up standing funds *Lots of sweet hacks on our belt *3D printed visitor heads *Being a host for international community of hackers *More cryptoparties! *Access for underserved communities *More open and welcoming to new folks *We help start another hackerspace in Oakland =Announcements (Consent Agenda)= *Every Monday 7pm: LOL / Oakland Makerspace Open Hack Night (1234 23rd Avenue) *Every Thurs. at 7PM: Oakland Wiki meetup! http://www.oaklandwiki.org **ALSO: Take the 2014 Mayor Key Issues Survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cGV6N9pmpmJmHiKS8VmQAGlwJQ4mioShXyyxmrD-Ka… *Every Thurs. at 8:30pm: Mesh Networking meetup: http://sudoroom.org/wiki/Mesh *RADIO!!!! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio **Sign-ups: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1… *Regular check-in between The Public School and Sudo Room - Thursday evening Supper Club potlucks starting at 6 *We now have a shared calendar for the common space! http://2141broadway.wordpress.com/calendar/ *Sudo Room Inventory / Cleanup weekend - take the poll to find the best date! http://www.doodle.com/e8vwvvs6e24wkwy4 ==Other announcements== *Troy has resources on giving gift as a living trust. *Timon is interested in doing a coworking space of sorts in the front room [$70/day] *Domain Awareness Center - Occupy Oakland organizing to protest, 6pm tomorrow - http://occupyoakland.org/2013/07/stop-the-oakland-dac-surveillance-city-spe… *Sign up to speak on Tuesday at Oakland City Hall: http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/CityClerk/s/SpeakerCard/SpeakerCard… *Open Knowledge Meetup tomorrow, here! 7pm - https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/hackyourphd-open-knowledge-meetup/?instanc… *Mesh fundraising - 6 days left! Contribute and/or spread/share widely- https://www.wepay.com/donations/oakland-community-mesh-network =Notes= *Tax Status and Organizational Structure **Bill spoke with Danny (NB) about 501c3 umbrella-ing and Jenny spoke with James (SchoolFactory)om **Non-profit benefits include matching donations (employees & **Getting an LLC is cheap and easy to do, ~700/year for taxes in California **Liz Henry is doing a lot of research on 501c3 status for the feminist hackerspace starting in SF *http://jeremychenlaw.com/what-is-a-california-benefit-corporation/ = ACTION ITEMS = ==Old Action Items== *Ongoing: Add to the Sudo Room Neighborhood Outreach spreadsheet and take on a few to reach out to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Ao_Q7DQvNFT-dEdhZUJaQ3dDY2plMj… *Done allow comments in tamale secrets file (jordan) ==New Action Items== *Research tax structures [https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Tax_Structure_Research] 2. [...] 3. Profit! *Auto-reminder for weekly meetings [Bill] *Make a flier, talking points [Jenny & Juul] *Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Marina & Jenny *Move more books inside Sudoroom *Get rid of all the broken printers... *"Who the fuck are we?" Assessing folks who've signed up to be members [in final tab on the fiscal solvency sheet] *Talk to JC re: sudomate funds [Matt] ==Postponed== *Add robots.txt for sudo room (open item for anyone to take on) MATT (out of town) *[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George *git-ify & flow-diagram-ify our articles *Add calendar 2141broadway.wordpress.com to Infobot's screensaver [Max] *Library - until RPS **Catalog - Max *Push Articles to Github =Fiscal Solvency= ''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.'' Exchequer: Marina / Jenny Co-Facilitator: *$1921.61 - way below our minimum! *Pay your dues!! *We now have lockers, part of fundraising * Pay your dues :) * Review and consensus process: ** Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12x3ZUhDUmx2… ** Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50 **Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people) =Amendments to the Articles of Association= https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association *Threshold to become a card-carrying member [symbolic and/or access] **RFID Access =Conflict Resolution= =Discussion Spillover= *hours/shifts to keep sudoroom open! *access status: **door.sudoroom.org? **buzzer? **RFID? **is the elevator continuing to be locked? *help with TIL: needs to be better promoted. **reach out to public school & free skool to post on calendars =Post-Meeting Groups= *help Rachel fix her laptop *lockers / fundraising *sudo room shifts / keeping space open *access issues [door, rfid, elevator] -------- Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

13 years, 1 month

TIP - > learning programming through SF Public Library ebooks! <3 <== helpful for TIL teachers

by Romy Ilano

Hey folks, If you have a TIL for things like programming, online books offer a more structured way for people to follow up than simply plowing through blogs. *If someone has a San Francisco public library card they are able to read many of these books online [for free]* For example here are a bunch of O'Reilly etc ebooks for Python: http://sflib1.sfpl.org/search/X?SEARCH=python&x=48&y=10&searchscope=1&p=&m=… This might be a nice thing to put on a TIL page or to email people if they are part of the python meetup

13 years, 1 month

It's July 24th: Current Balance + Pay Your Dues!

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, it is july 24th and we currently have* $1929.61 *in our account. on aug 1 we will owe approximately *$1700*. this means that we get to have a hackerspace for another month, but it also means that we will be about $300 below our $500 account minimum (as reqd by the bank). as such, we very much encourage you to pay your dues or contribute a one time payment to help us stay above our minimum balance. please contribute in one of these ways: 1) online (via wepay): https://sudoroom.org/ 2) online (via gittip): https://www.gittip.com/sudoroom/ 3) in person (anytime): please drop cash or checks into the clear plastic box by the door that goes to the elevator 4) in person (at meetings): bring cash or checks to wed. meetings. - marina

13 years, 1 month

LOL open Friday (noon-5p)!

by Vicky Knox

LOL (Liberating Ourselves Locally) will be open again this week, Friday from noon-5pm. LOL is a hackerspace located in the San Antonio neighborhood of east Oakland, and was founded by and for people of color, women, queer peeps and others underrepresented in tech. Come check it out if you haven't already--it's awesome! LOL is located at: 1234 23rd Avenue x-street International Blvd.

13 years, 1 month

Open Knowledge Meetup on Thursday at 7pm

by Matthew Senate

Hey all! We have a special guest visiting from Paris, Célya Gruson-Daniel, working on a web documentary on Open Science through the Hack Your PhD community: http://hackyourphd.org/ While she's in town, she wanted to throw an open science event, so I offered to host at Sudo Room on Thursday at 7pm. We're reaching out to the Open Knowledge community in the bay area and everyone is invited: http://www.meetup.com/OpenKnowledgeFoundation/San-Francisco-CA/966132/ See the event on the sudo room calendar: https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/hackyourphd-open-knowledge-meetup/?instanc… I'd love to see your faces, be merry, and mush our braincells together. // Matt

13 years, 1 month

Oakland Domain Awareness Center

by Ed Biow

Hey folks, I'm new on this list, I first visited the sudoroom a month ago or so at the last Cryptoparty and became a member that evening. Some of you may have seen me around, I am a tremendously obese older bloke who generally sports stained suspenders. I have been working with Occupy Oakland for some time and I'm on their web committee, where I've worked with Bill B. & Will H. and perhaps some of the rest of you. Anywho, as you may know last Tuesday the Oakland City Council tried to slip authorization to spend another $2 million bucks on to the supposedly non-controversial consent calender, but a number of us got wind of it and showed up to harangue them so the council set the meeting for next Tuesday, July 30th at 6:30 or so. occupyoakland.org/2013/07/sign-up-and-speak-out-against-government-surveill… http://occupyoakland.org/2013/07/stop-the-oakland-dac-surveillance-city-spe… We are encouraging folks to sign speaker cards and speak out against funding this further movement towards a surveillance state, if you look at the second article towards the bottom you can see basic instructions about how to fill out a speaker card so you can tell the council what you think of tying all the cameras, license plate readers, and other sensors from the city, private security, the OUSD, BART, CalTrans, etc. together to keep an eye on the citizenry. Occupy Oakland discussed also having a rally in front of City Hall, perhaps at 5PM before the council meeting to make a bit of noise. We'd like to have a meeting Thursday to do a bit of research and plan a rally, I thought we might meet at the sudoroom commons area. I know there are already several events planned on an ongoing basis for Thursdays, the Oakland Wiki meeting as well as Wifi Mesh, Python & Javascript meetups. Do you folks think a few of us would get under foot or should I call the meeting for the Oakland Public Library Main Branch teen room or perhaps my fetid domicile? The OPL teen room is open until 8PM. Solidarity whenever, Ed

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