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by Romy Ilano

My apologies for sending a techcrunch post to the list: I promise this Wont happen more than once a half year This issue of automation replacing jobs concerns me. I feel compassion And empathy with the jobless and / or homeless in Oakland http://m.techcrunch.com/2013/06/01/after-your-job-is-gone/ --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

13 years, 3 months

More comics hacking tonight !

by Romy Ilano

Thank you sudoroom! Looking forward to Jordan's building a computer with humans class tomorrow --- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

13 years, 3 months

3D printing part 2

by Romy Ilano

--- Romy Ilano Founder of Snowyla http://www.snowyla.com romy(a)snowyla.com

13 years, 3 months

Just a reminder of how ridiculous crowd funding is

by Andrew

These people got over $10,000 to build a giant gay sheep for Burning Man http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/391007482/baaahs-big-ass-amazingly-awes… So, dream big Sudoers, if they can do it so can you... -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 http://roshambomedia.com

13 years, 3 months

Anyone have a nail gun available for borrowing?

by Marina Kukso

Just over the weekend :)

13 years, 3 months

Sudo Keypad is WORKING!

by Andrew

Check out more information here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Keypad_Door_Access -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 http://roshambomedia.com

13 years, 3 months

Fwd: 6/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway

by Matthew Senate

Statement The Sudo Room (2141art) 2141 Broadway, Oakland CA 94612 Date Description Charges Payments Balance Balance Forward 0.00 06/01/13 Rent (06/2013) 1,500.00 1,500.00 06/01/13 EBMUD (06/2013) 61.11 1,561.11 06/01/13 PG&E (06/2013) 143.54 1,704.65 06/01/13 Waste Removal (06/2013) 60.00 1,764.65 Current 30 Days 60 Days 90 Days Amount Due 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,764.65 Page 1/1/97 12:00 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Laurie Cooperman Rosen <Lscoop(a)comcast.net> Date: Fri, May 31, 2013 at 10:47 AM Subject: 6/2013 Statement, 2141 Broadway To: exchequer(a)sudoroom.org Cc: eddan(a)eddan.com, mattsenate(a)gmail.com Hi All~ Attached please find a copy of the 6/2013 Statement for 2141 Broadway. Thank you! Laurie

13 years, 3 months

Action Items + Meeting Minutes 5/29

by Jenny Ryan

And a reminder to pay your dues! https://www.wepay.com/donations/sudo-room These notes are archived here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2013-05-29 *May 29, 2013* =New Action Items= *Follow up with Andrew on keypad access system (documentation, outreach to other tenants) (Marina) **Cubby with the keypad system is marked in sudo **UPDATE: Andrew finished the keypad access system! https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Keypad_Door_Access *Matt remind Tommy to write rent check for George *Matt will call LMI to get the lowdown *[Postponed] Discussion of new spaces and active searching *EVERYBODY: Let's gear up for First Friday [June 7 Demo Night!] and outreach to folks on the streets - music on Broadway, gimmicks on Telegraph, etc; =Attending= *Jordan, Bill, Matt, Sam, Len, Eddan, Marina, Jenny, Tom, Romy =Introductions= ''Let's get to know each other!'' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] * Introduction to purpose and format of this meeting Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person) * [Go-around topic] Icebreaker (10 min) * [Pair/small group discussion on a topic. Ex: What are some ways that you resolve conflicts?] What would you do in a zombie apocalypse? =Announcements (Consent Agenda)= ''Use this section to briefly announce and consent to items that need no more details or discussion'' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] (< 8 minutes) * This Sat 6/1 at 2PM: Today I Learned: The Simple Computer! ** See upcoming TIL's and sign up for one at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned * Sunday June 2 @ 7pm - Cleaning of Natural Decay * Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Matt for admin access) ** Tweet any space details @sudoroom ** Email info(a)sudoroom.org * Interested in more inter-hackerspaces collab? Join Open Hack Night every Monday at 7pm @LOL (1234 23rd Avenue, San Antonio (east Oakland)). LOL is a POC, Queer and Women-organized hackerspace. It is radically inclusive--EVERYONE is a desired member! Their organizers want us to do more stuff at each others' spaces. :] :] * Next BACH event: June 15th @ Noisebridge - time? ** BACH info: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces * Sudo Bike - ask Matt about borrowing it for a set period of time, or for donations to "Sudo Bike" * New internet: Goodbye Sonic, hello LMI! * June 22/23: Workshop Weekend! Help organize or teach DIY/makery/hackery/sciencey/arty workshops. - JD and Gil ** Great way to reach out to kids and families * RADIO!!!! ** sign up for a slot at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodDVaZnJ4TW1ndC1jd1… ** contact marina for training, or test out the documentation: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_Radio ** next steps: production * Next Writers meeting this Sunday at 4p! Screenwriters' meetup at 5p! *ReWrite Oakland this weekend (June 1) *Tom's bachelor party July 7th! We're invited! contact Tom @ fitzsnaggle(a)gmail.com - Live music, beer, dominos! *Hayward Hackerspace! - HayHackers! - talk to Matt or Jenny = ACTION ITEMS = ''Use this section to review old tasks and propose new tasks/topics for discussion. Keep topics brief - if topics are large, they can spillover into later discussion, after-meeting small group discussion, listserv discussion, or next meeting discussion'' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] (< 30 mins) ==Old Business== *HACK THE ROOM!!!! **Debrief **It was awesome! **Mobile public computer terminal! (Infobot) **Membership management system *** Some codez https://github.com/substack/sudo-members *** Billz codez https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room **Door Access *** Andrew set up the keypad system and reached out to the Public School (if it doesn't work he will fix it tonight :-) try code 31337) **Radio room **Meeting format ** Next steps? ***What kind of information to publicly display? ***Buzzer access to other tenants in the building * Bitcoin payment mechanism implementation (Romy) * Matt will follow up with Tommy re: getting a bank account Additional items for Sunday hackathon: list of expectations to discuss with landlords, membership management service * Funding ideas ** Current list here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Funding_Ideas ** People were reminded to add their names next to projects they were interested in, unclear how many did so. ** Next steps? * Membership & Access Discussion: who is a member? what are the benefits of membership? how is membership related to access? ** Articles of Association on member benefits: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits *** Made staggered wepay system, seeking feedback/improvements: https://www.wepay.com/donations/sudo-room ** Summary of possible membership benefits structures: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Membership_Benefits_Discussion ** Straw poll on membership and access: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1zCaEAVVjLwMrWcoPlGb09-G6bvaaiewi33FTz3OBpt… * New space discussion ** Priorities / values ** Historical / Previous requirements for any potential space are listed here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Sudo_room/open_a_space *** Please note that those are from last year and is in need of updates--let's do that now! *** Exterior security - safety of the surrounding area *** Lease vs month-to-month rent (latter preferred) *** Kitchen / communal kitchen *** Street-facing *** No regressions from the current space * Strategy ** Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Romy or Matt for admin access) ** Tweet any space details @sudoroom ** Email info(a)sudoroom.org *Renew Craigslist posting looking for friends? http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html ** were there any responses to the first posting? * Logos! ==Postponed== ''items here are not for discussion, only for reference for later meetings so that we don't forget about them :)'' *[Postponed] Talk to Danny O'Brien, intro from JC to Jordan, invite him to come to a future sudo meeting to share insight! **Straight to the source--but out of the country :( Will be back later this month and Jordan will follow up then. *[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George *[Postponed until necessary] Jenny sync with Troy on library - Not yet but they will *Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1 -troy **still need to set a date *[Postponed until someone throws Romy a massive love bomb] Romy to lead diagram for Articles of Association amendment *Romy to work with Troy to turn the articles into a flow diagram. Diagrams and drawings of sudo room members being passed around. *[Postponed until ?] Add articles to github (gitorious!!!!!!!? - https://gitorious.org/+sudo-room) - Yardena is going to put these articles up =Fiscal Solvency= ''In this section we review our current financial situation and budget, approve monthly budgets, and discuss any other finance-related issues.'' Exchequer: Tommy Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] (20 mins) * LAST MEETING OF THE MONTH: 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= ''In this section we discuss and review any proposed amendments to the articles of association: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association'' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] =Conflict Resolution= ''In this section we address any conflicts that have gone through the conflict resolution process as described here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_3.2_Conflict_Reso… '' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] =Spillover!= ''Add any discussion or other agenda item spillover to this section'' Co-Facilitator: [List Co-Facilitator] *Internet Discussion **LMI - same gateway, copper etc just paying LMI instead of Sonic *Landlord situation **What to do about request to have elevator locked at night? ***Well, how do we get in? **Thank them for all their help and how awesome they are **We would love to be better tenants! **Update them on the state of the access system **Trash/recycling - we need a key for access to the trash ***George doesn't want to give the key to people because he doesn't trust us to properly sort the trash. ***We need to be able to access the trash or **Suggest requests be made in writing, a little more formalized, because there are often folks in the space he addresses who are new to the community. **Suggest a monthly in-person check-in instead! **Immediately write down what George requests and forward it along to him and sudo-discuss for confirmation. * Continue discussion around membership benefits ** Probationary period for new members, upon which 24/7 access is granted ** Let's ship something soon, and its imperfection will enrage those willing to hack on it * Publicity Pipeline - how do we have better outreach strategies both for sudo room and for sudo room events? **Gwibber * Instructables **Add 10 instructables, receive free stuff (eg 3D printer) *The future of the ex-chequer * New exchequer (tasks): ** Get on bank account ** Follow up on deposits made ** Presents budget during meetings ** Coordinates with scribe to make budget available to all members [transparency] ** Determine if per-member dues can be reduced ** Forecasting longer-term budget *Exchequer tasks that could easily be done do-acraticly: ** Coordinate new ways of paying ** Investigate alternative sources of income ** Encourage donations ** Infographics? Coordinate with Romy :D *501(c)3 status and fiscal sponsors: **Could for example Noisebridge open up a bank account for us? =Post-Meeting Small Group Meetups and Discussion= Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ? *Mapping potential spaces: citizen science spaces, pop-up hackerspaces, etc; Scribe: Convert notes to wiki page and email the list with a link to the notes page and a succinct list of highlights (including action items). -------- 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, 3 months

'Fake Geek Girls' Paranoia Is About Male Insecurity, Not Female Duplicit

by Andrew

This is an article I came across lately. Check it out. Here is an excerpt: "For me, then, the "fake geek girls" meme doesn't so much call into question the bona fides of the women in question as it calls into question "geek culture"—real or otherwise. Eddin praises geeks for being wiling to "challenge cultural norms"—but are you really challenging the norms of a capitalist society when you define yourself by your relationship to the crap you buy? I'm not saying that people shouldn't love the art they love. But I am suggesting that the mean-spiritedness of geek culture—a mean-spiritedness that is often, but by no means always, directed at women—is not an accident. A culture that values knowledge and access above all things is going to be a culture dedicated to hierarchy and to power—to defining who is in and who is out. Such defining involves, and is meant to involve, a good deal of antagonism, score-settling, back-biting, and cruelty. There's not much point in defining yourself as the knower if you cannot define others as those who do not know." http://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/01/fake-geek-girls-paranoia-i… -- ------- Andrew Lowe Cell: 831-332-2507 http://roshambomedia.com

13 years, 3 months

Tonight's Agenda - Add to it!

by Marina Kukso

hi everyone, trying out the proposed meeting format that we discussed during the hackathon this weekend at https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom please add items to it! - marina

13 years, 3 months

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