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[Donation] Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB RAM, Pisound Audio and MIDI Interface hat, and case

by Muirén Ní Sídach

MIDI 2.0 development for Arm64 lags way behind, so I'm switching to Intel and-or AMD architecture. Who do I talk to about donating my Raspberry Pi 4B 8GB RAM, Pisound Audio and MIDI Interface hat, and case? Image link to my build here: https://wp.me/aeX3Aj-75 Technical specs here https://blokas.io/pisound/

2 years, 7 months

Hardware and softWEAR* Hacking Tuesday is tonight

by Jake

Hi everyone, You're getting this email either because 1) you're on the sudoroom discuss email list, or 2) because I BCC'd you directly. Tonight I'll be hosting Sudoroom for those who want to come hack on whatever, in person, or through telepresence (see the last link in this email) ALSO NOW FEATURING: SoftWEAR hacking too: the Media Lab / Sewing area at Omni Commons (in the basement) is also active so bring your fabric and textile projects and technical repairs; we've got heavy duty and serger sewing machines available. You're also welcome to bring your own machine to have it checked out and tuned up for tip-top operation or to just sew alongside others. in the past few weeks, we've had about 5-15 people over the course of the evening, not including remote participants who logged in through telepresence Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/categories/sudo-room-events/ I am usually there by 8PM but people do show up before me! if you get to the door (at the corner of 48th and shattuck) and you can't get in, call me or someone else who's there to let you in! Email me if you don't have my phone number. Actually a great way to get our attention is to join the video chat link at the end of this email! We don't always hear the doorbell and I don't answer it anyway! You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailinglist! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ and you should donate monthly to sudoroom, monthly, by signing up here: https://sudoroom.org/humans and if you want to make a one-time donation, you can go here: https://sudoroom.org/donate if you can't make it in person: join the jitsi videochat with the room, and chat with each other as well as a giant TV screen/speakerphone on the wall: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles see you soon! -jake

2 years, 7 months

[sudo-info] Rent-Free Housing in Berkeley for Shop Manager/Handy Human (fwd)

by Jake

I know this might look like spam but it is actually a real opportunity for someone who wants to manage a makerspace in exchange for housing! -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2023 11:53:38 -0700 From: Jason Price <jason(a)stochasticlabs.org> To: info(a)sudoroom.org Subject: [sudo-info] Rent-Free Housing in Berkeley for Shop Manager/Handy Human Dear Sudo, Greetings! Could you please share the following unique opportunity among your communities, colleagues, and circuits? Flyer attached. Thank you, Jason *** Stochastic Labs <http://stochasticlabs.org/>* (*located just a few blocks north of the UC Berkeley campus) is currently looking for a* very part-time shop manager and all around handy human *to keep our building and workshop in tip-top shape! *This live-work position includes* *a fully private, beautiful 1-bedroom apartment,* rent-free, all utilities included, in one of Berkeley's most sought after neighborhoods. You will have 24-7 access to all onsite tools, including laser cutter, 3d printers, shopbot etc. Stochastic Labs supports world-class artists, engineers, scientists, and entrepreneurs working at the uncharted intersections of their fields. This is truly a dream opportunity to engage with, support, (and build!) an incredible community of creative and dedicated innovators. *To apply: *Please send resume/cover letter to work(a)stochasticlabs.org highlighting any specific carpentry, handyperson, and shop experience. -- Jason J Price, PhD Program Manager Stochastic Labs <https://stochasticlabs.org/> pronouns: he/him/his

2 years, 7 months

Laptop De-Branding?

by Jonathan Cadle

So, I had an idea that I wanted to run past everyone: What if we invited people (both within Sudoroom, and perhaps some of the creative/art groups at the Omni) to redecorate our giveaway laptops? My reasons for suggesting this are as follows: - It's fun - It's an opportunity to introduce other Omni people to Sudoroom - People who might not be comfortable coming to sudoroom for technical stuff might be interested in a creative project, and find us friendlier than they'd expected - A lot of the laptops just have IT stickers on them indicating machine iDs and such, that don't mean anything anymore. What do you all think? Would a weekend be good for this? Maybe a Saturday?

2 years, 7 months

[Outreach Porject] Linux for Seniors

by Muirén Ní Sídach

I've been thinking about network and computer access for seniors this for a couple of years, and recently finding a YouTube channel named Linux for Seniors gave me just the little extra push I needed. https://www.youtube.com/@linuxforseniors I've committed to trying to be regularly present and helpful at sudo room on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings, so if anyone is available with knowledge about what hardware is available their help would be appreciated as would the support of those experienced with configuring systems for people with visual and physical disabilities.

2 years, 7 months

Sudoroom on Matrix

by Jonathan Cadle

So, I was looking into setting up a Matrix space for Sudoroom (I think it'd be a great way to improve internal communication, and could be a helpful collaboration tool on software projects), and I was surprised to learn that there is already a Matrix channel (not space) already set up, with integrations with the IRC channel, video chat, and the website. I was wondering who set this up, and if they'd be interested in combining our efforts to set up a more robust Sudoroom presence on Matrix.

2 years, 7 months

Reimagining the new member process

by Andrew R Gross

Hey everyone, I've been focusing on serving the membership working group for a few months, and I'd like to highlight some issues I see with our new member joining process. *1. It's not clear what membership means.* Longtime sudo room members have told me that membership isn't necessary to participate, it's just a designation that allows you to weigh in on consensus proposals and endorse members. This isn't the impression the word has with any new members I've spoken to, though. The term for most people signifies belonging, and an allowance to attend events, and this misunderstanding is particularly accute in my experience when dealing with BiPOC folks, women, anyone new to tech or hackerspaces... just anyone who doesn't arrive with a preexisting sense of belonging to the dominant cultural ingroup. *2. The new member process puts up a lot of barriers to joining.* When people discover Sudo Room, they often arrive with a sense of excitement to dive in, and then when I start walking through the steps, I watch all that excitement dissipate. The endorsement process, for instance, feels like a massive mud patch on a foot track. It seems to interrupt people's ability to focus on learning about who we are by creating an open-ended social challenge. Once again, I don't think tech bros who show up or have been members since the begining experience this at all, but if you're new to the town, or you've never been part of a hackerspace, this is stressful and confusing. I felt this way when I joined, and a new member just told me exactly this: they're non-white, their non-male, and they've never felt like tech spaces were built with them in mind. They really went outside their comfort zone and met people at events and got the endorsements, but it seems to be working completely against our interests to put up an obstacle that selectively filters people like this. Then there's a long wait where nothing happens, and often no one ever tells a new member that their membership was approved. As an exercise I would like to invite people to respond to this email and answer these two questions: *What roles you think exist in our community?* and *What processes are effective for helping people enter into it?* I'm not interested in hearing defenses of the current system. That's not the exercise. Imagine we're starting from scratch. Maybe, we'll come to find that the current system actually fulfills certain aims well, but I don't want to frame this as a change, I want to imagine the process for helping people become at home at Sudo from a blank page. Cheers, Andy *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

2 years, 7 months

high-speed oscilloscopes for sale (need work)

by Jake Watters

A friend of mine is selling some four high-speed oscilloscopes that need work. They are posted on ebay but you can make an offer directly if you want and i'll pass it along "4 Tektronix digital oscilloscopes? 2xTDS540, 2xTDS520 in various state of repair. One converted from picture tube to LCD. Likely enough good parts to assemble 2 working scopes and part out the rest for good money. 2Ms sampling rate" https://www.ebay.com/itm/285452652435 -jake

2 years, 7 months

Last Month's Income & Expenses

by Omni Commons

2 years, 7 months

Roll Call - who's here this week?

by Romy Ilano

(Just got back from traveling & an illness) Are folks still at Burning man and travelling in Europe for the Chaos Congress? [Trying to figure out this week at SudoRoom] Since so many folks were travelling, or going to the Burning man festival maybe we can have a small 5 minute "today I learned during my travels" segment for fun at a meeting or at the hardware hacking tuesdy. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

2 years, 7 months

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