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February's Awesome Foundation SF grants earmarked for kids' projects

by Rachel McConnell

Calling all teachers, parents, educators, teenagers, and kids! The Awesome Foundation grants $1000 to people with AWESOME projects every month. We want to remind everyone that for our February grant, we will sponsor only projects submitted by kids! Submissions can come from individuals or groups of people who are either under the age of 18 or in high school. We will also consider applications submitted by educators on behalf of a classroom-wide project. We want to encourage youth to dream up an awesome idea and experience the magic of bringing it to fruition. What kind of project? Well, the single most important guideline is that the project is totally awesome. But, we also tend to favor projects that spread awesomeness to a wide audience. We suggest that interested applicants take a look at our website and browse through past winning projects: http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/sf Of course, anyone may submit an application at any time, but February’s grant will only go to a kid’s project. Students should submit proposals through our website between February 1st and February 28th. http://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/submissions/new Please spread the word to anyone you know who works with kids, or may just be interested! Rachel McConnell Microtrustee, San Francisco Chapter Awesome Foundation

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: daisy-chaining power supplies in the space

by rusty lindgren

Forwarding back to sudo-discuss. <----------------------msg's below-------------------------------------------------------> Hi Wolfy, Yes, that would be a big improvement, and we can put it on next week's agenda I think, since I won't be at the meeting. -Rusty On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Matthew Meier <wolfy(a)wlfy.it> wrote: > A semi-temp solution would be to run 2 10-gague extension cords to the > center table. This would be MORE than enough to handle some large > power throughput. > > -Matt > > > On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 11:53 AM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren(a)gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> >> That's a good point, but I don't know if we can afford anything like >> that. We could use temporary and easy solutions like extension cords that >> get unplugged after use. If someone could help us out professionally, it >> would be a good all around kind of thing. >> >> In the meantime, I think it would be smart if we dealt with the following: >> >> 1. Make-shift cables and stuff hanging around the space with exposed >> caps(Copper-oxide, dust, moisture and things like beading can cause a >> fault-arc on our , untreated, *wood floor* or other fuel). >> 2. Ground everything out. Not only will we get 'dirty' signal, >> without grounding we will have an increased risk of fire for a couple of >> reasons(i think arcing is #1). >> 3. Separate food, water, chemicals and other products from >> electronics. >> 4. Only use extension cords temporarily. >> 5. Read the ratings on our power-strips to see if they can handle the >> load we are using. >> 6. Avoid plugging high-drain devices into power-strips that don't >> meet the recommended load. >> >> Secondary considerations for changing our behavior include: >> >> 1. Tripping over wires, which can hurt humans and gear >> 2. Potential for electrocution >> 3. Aesthetically unpleasing >> 4. Gets in the way of work >> >> I'm willing to donate $100 extra to the space for a proper >> power-conditioner, and to help ground things out, but these are the things >> I could think of that would imply liability on our part as a group. >> >> *These are just suggestions, but I think they are good ones. * >> * >> * >> -Rusty >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 10:01 PM, Steve Berl <steveberl(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Do we have access to the electrical panel? Are there empty breaker >>> spaces in it? It isn't too hard to run conduit on the walls with outlet >>> boxes, and then have a licensed electrician come and hook up the end to the >>> breaker panel. >>> >>> -steve >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:26 PM, rusty lindgren <rustylindgren(a)gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Hello Fellow Sudo People, >>>> >>>> This is a good article about why we shouldn't daisy-chain things in the >>>> space. Any suggestions on a work-around is appreciated. I am offering to >>>> help hack this problem. >>>> >>>> >>>> http://www.compliance.gov/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/fastfacts_daisychains.… >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Rusty >>>> ** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> sudo-discuss mailing list >>>> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >>>> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -steve >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cheers, >> >> Rusty Lindgren >> ** >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> > -- Cheers, Rusty Lindgren ** -- Cheers, Rusty Lindgren **

13 years, 1 month

SiriProxy for Door and more!

by Matthew Meier

We should totally get this going! Anyone want to add Siri door unlocking? https://github.com/plamoni/SiriProxy

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Financial Report, need proxy

by J.C.

Some details from nb that could give some insight at hacker space financial planning. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: *Noisebridge Treasurer* Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2013 Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Financial Report, need proxy To: Noisebridge <noisebridge-discuss(a)lists.noisebridge.net> Cc: Noisebridge Treasurer <treasurer(a)noisebridge.net>, secretary(a)noisebridge.net Hey folks, a little bit more in depth financial report this week. Can someone show this at the meeting? Our secretary, my usual proxy, is home sick. Can someone chat with me about presenting this stuff? I can also write a little more elaborate explanation. The attached charts are looking at *individual donor income*. That means I've excluded corporate matching, anonymous cash donations (which all go under Anonymous), and the large donation from the Thiel foundation. What you're looking at here is individuals (all renamed to protect the innocent) who regularly donate to noisebridge, and trends in that income. A few interesting notes: - We always seem to get nervous about our balance in the winter, but we actually have less income over the summer. - 2011 was actually a good year for us. That was the first year we panicked in the winter about not having enough money, twittered about it, and made lots of money. You can see the peak in late 2011 / early 2012. 2011 also has the largest average annual donation per donor, the largest annual total, and the largest summer income. Winter 2010 beats winter 2011 though. - We have a small core of amazing, consistent, large donors. I thought these might change over the years but they are actually pretty consistent. You can see them in the color coding for the stacked annual chart. So thank you to Signe Bergman, Gertrude Harding, Marianne Hainisch, Emily Stowe, and most of all Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir, for their incredible support of Noisebridge. -Kelly

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: Volunteer for Low-Power Radio

by Matthew Senate

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13 years, 1 month

Re: [sudo-discuss] Please Add to the Agenda for the Meeting Tomorrow!

by J.C.

On Feb 6, 2013 5:30 AM, "J.C." <r33lmm(a)gmail.com> wrote: > And to add to that, sudo room is open, thanks to the new handy dandy > magical wifi door, I would like suggest adding to the agenda giving props > to the door peeps and getting to know sudo's new door. > On Feb 6, 2013 4:56 AM, "Jenny Ryan" <tunabananas(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> Lots of activity around the space these past few weeks; I look forward to >> hearing what everyone's been up to and sharing more ideas =) >> >> Please add, for tomorrow's meeting: >> ...UPDATES on ongoing events and projects... >> ...ANNOUNCEMENTS of planned activities and things... >> ...AMENDMENTS to the Compact and anything else you can thing of to >> increase the awesomeness of our community, >> >> Here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom >> >> See y'all tomorrow at 7pm! >> \o/ >> /jnny >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >>

13 years, 1 month

Please Add to the Agenda for the Meeting Tomorrow!

by Jenny Ryan

Lots of activity around the space these past few weeks; I look forward to hearing what everyone's been up to and sharing more ideas =) Please add, for tomorrow's meeting: ...UPDATES on ongoing events and projects... ...ANNOUNCEMENTS of planned activities and things... ...AMENDMENTS to the Compact and anything else you can thing of to increase the awesomeness of our community, Here: https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom See y'all tomorrow at 7pm! \o/ /jnny

13 years, 1 month

Intro to Rocketry

by hol＠gaskill.com

Howdy Folks, Intro to Rocketry is starting in the next hour! We will start hacking right away, and begin reviewing the nuts and bolts of rocket theory once we feel critical mass of participants has been reached. So far sounds like there are already a number of experienced rocketeer sudoers. Cheers, Hol

13 years, 1 month

February's Awesome Foundation SF grants earmarked for kids' projects

by Rachel McConnell

13 years, 1 month

Youth engagement ideas via Ace Monster

by Vicky Knox

Hey people! During Oakland Wiki's hackerspaces-themed editathon last Sunday, I worked on the Ace Monster page, and through that discovered "Hacker Scouts", an amazing mentorship program for young people interested in hacking stuff. Today while lurking Ace Monster's discuss listserv, I ran into a great convo on it. If you are interested in developing a youth engagement program at Sudo Room, these people would definitely be great allies and provide good solid insight. There already seems to be a collaboration going between them and Mothership Hackermoms. (Message 10 is quite beautiful.) V 7. Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Samantha Cook) 8. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Al Jigong Billings) 9. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Christopher Cook) 10. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Samantha Cook) 11. Re: Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! (Lyra) Message: 7 Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 14:44:22 -0800 From: Samantha Cook <sam(a)hackermoms.org> To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! Message-ID: <CANqT_TeD+Q7fxfvA7CpseFmFw9sVZbeT9SE+HkrMUGp0-Fug9A(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Dear Friends, We have an amazing teen at Hacker Scouts who is trying to fund his ambitious and amazing project for this year's Maker Faire. Cameron is a 17 year old, homeschooled guy that paints, plays with lightning, makes electronic mechanical contraptions, writes computer programs, and builds/fixes computers.His project, the TARDIS tesla is very cool and ingenious in it's design and entertainment capabilities. We are proud to be helping Cam reach his Maker Faire goal. As a member of our Hacker Scouts Guild 001 in Oakland, we have the privilege of seeing him work on a variety of projects with precision, ingenuity and passion. He also mentors the younger members of the Guild with compassion and a cool ability to share knowledge. Between the Hacker Scouts mentors and his mentors at Arc Attack, he has the support to achieve his dream. We believe in him and his TARDIS Tesla, and ask you to contribute to his campaign<http://www.gofundme.com/TARDIS-Tesla>. You can find his fundraising page here<http://www.gofundme.com/TARDIS-Tesla >, and our article about it on the Hacker Scouts Website<http://hackerscouts.acemonstertoys.org/?p=530>. Even if you can't contribute, will you help out by sharing this? Thank you so much for your time, Samantha Cook, homeschooling mom of 3 and Executive Director, Hacker Scouts -- web: http://mothership.hackermoms.org email: info(a)hackermoms.org twitter: @hackermoms eavesdrop: mothershiphackermoms(a)googlegroups.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MothershipHackerMoms ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:40:38 -0800 From: Al Jigong Billings <albill(a)openbuddha.com> To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! Message-ID: <A3A6AE14-8A6F-4DCE-9CFE-3E949ACA758E(a)openbuddha.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I contributed. I encourage others to do the same. ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:56:15 -0800 From: Christopher Cook <ccook(a)dirtylittlemonkey.com> To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! Message-ID: <CAMDVYoYJmdEZCkxXA1cG7Ro7VT=aFQa10FTU_cRaUh9HbPrAbQ(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Yeah Cam has brought his Tesla coil into the space a few times to show it off, impressive stuff. I think he and Costa worked together on the laser cutter to build the control panel for it. -------- Message: 10 Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 09:58:52 -0800 From: Samantha Cook <sam(a)hackermoms.org> To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! Message-ID: <CANqT_TcpoN2azsv3X5TFn+9Xc22umEGSDBW6EXOEby7wvs_rTg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Thank you! Last night he was speaking so enthusiastically about his project; I hope we can help him achieve his goal! If anyone is interested in the current Tesla Coils he has, he will be bringing them to the next Open Lab on 2/17. Sam -- web: http://mothership.hackermoms.org email: info(a)hackermoms.org twitter: @hackermoms eavesdrop: mothershiphackermoms(a)googlegroups.com facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MothershipHackerMoms ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2013 10:24:44 -0800 From: Lyra <elevin(a)MIT.EDU> To: AMT General Discussion <discuss(a)lists.acemonstertoys.org> Subject: Re: [AMTD] Maker Faire Fundraiser for Hacker Scout Teen! Message-ID: <CAKTip2e5q0kOtPVTkEp_-8fqnNyhFLcFtUXLoYvQm388sLTWeA(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Shared and shown off. Encouraging ambition like this is one of the best things we can do for the world - Cthulu knows we need more Doctors and Mad Scientists! <3 L

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