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A new massive projector donated to SudoRoom

by Romy Ilano

We have a 14,000 lumen sanyo projector that was donated to SudoRoom. This thing is bright enough to play in office light and possibly even daylight! It's so cool, thanks to Jake and the others for bringing this baby. We were able to find a DVI HDMI cable, and we tested projecting some Kara walker on the walls. https://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/52015867232/in/dateposted/ I mean, if we can project this even in a bright room, this would be really cool! It's fun to hack alongside others instead of being exiled to the ballroom. Projector + viewer movement Another thought hit me - some people suggested making an interactive kinect camera that projects upon people in front of the projector. these are cool experiments have been popular in the past, and you see them in full immersion rooms in museums. There is even a kinect at SudoRoom! But I just realized that modern smartphones (android and ios) are so powerful that it's typical for them to have body tracking algorithms with the camera so we could code projectons and animaions with just a standrad cell phone attached. I think there's also a use for kinect if we need it, but it's not as hard as it used to be. Face trackinga on android https://developers.google.com/ar/develop/augmented-faces Capturing body motion ios https://developer.apple.com/documentation/arkit/content_anchors/capturing_b… I think I'm a mobile developer by trade, and i think it hedges me in, but what's nice is that we can get something cool up quickly, and with these frameworks there doesn'te ven need to be a network connection or any weird connection to a networked API. It was also rad just looking at the Kara Walker projection. A lot of the innovation in environment art, conceptual art and augmented reality even has been experimented on by artists like Kara Walker https://art21.org/read/kara-walker-projecting-fictions-insurrection-our-too… Her Insurrection piece is really rad! I have also been looking at art by Jacolby Satterwhite. https://art21.org/read/the-tactile-technological-touch-of-jacolby-satterwhi… Imagine if we used the light projections to create a different sudoroom environment every time people came in! Like there's a theme every week! I think that would be cool, instaed of creating this event that's sort of divoced from our routine at the hardware hacknight! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

2 years, 5 months

starting an engineering daybook, some progress, and more ideas for future projects

by Romy Ilano

I realized that over the years at SudoRoom, it was always important for me to write down what I was doing. But I never had a proper engineering daybook! Even though I learned so much here! So going forward, I'm going to keep a personal daybook. I think it will help me with my blog posts, as I tend to take notes as cartoons https://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/52017624127/in/photostream/ Here's a sneak peek at my next blog posts. I'm very interested in communicating what I learn through projects - and I think it's very attractive to mention that I started with an idea, came consistently to the hardware hack nights, got inspiration and tons of advice and even guidance! and just kept at it. I think the theme of my next blog post is "There's a wonderful power in just showing up consistently!" And then also highlight how the entire SudoRoom (well not the whole thing) was out at the east bay bike party, getting involved! It was really cool, and when I finish my cartoon I will show how I got to do part of my project and get inspired by ideas! https://www.flickr.com/photos/miromi/52019179120/in/photostream/ Third, I'm survyeing my involvement with sudoroom over the years and I never really accomplished or learned as much by simply atending classes -it was more working on a project, maybe a project that was inspired by a class, that I really have information that sank in. So wow thanks for he ride so far! I'm having so much fun! The engineering daybook and learning through projects is my thing for he next phase of my invovlement in sudoroom. I'm wondering if I can even make pdf files for people to do their own sudoroom themes daybook! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

2 years, 5 months

Sudoroom meeting reminder and Agenda

by Andrew R Gross

Hi everyone, Tonight is Sudoroom's weekly meeting at 8 - 9 PM. We'll be on site and online at https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles. Meeting notes can be found and edited at https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroommeeting-keep. Previous meeting notes can be found at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meetings#Meeting_Notes_Archive. Here's the agenda: *- New Member Considerations* Confirmation of last week's applicants (PB, Arthur, Eva, PWM) Introductions *- Proposal considerations* Building Community Collective's proposal to join Omni Commons Community Liberation Program's proposal to join Omni Commons Should we adopt a code of conduct & statement of purpose? Should we organize working groups for key functions? *- Event announcements* *- Show and Tell* *Andrew R Gross, (he/him)* 412.657.5332 - shrad.org <http://www.shrad.org>

2 years, 5 months

Re: [omni-consensus] WCK/CLP intro (fwd)

by Jake

I sent this out before and I didn't get any objections, so I will represent sudoroom as being apathetic or in-support of this proposal unless I hear otherwise. Do not take this as encouragement to object to this great proposal :) -sudoroom delegate Jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:27:41 -0700 From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Subject: Re: [omni-consensus] WCK/CLP intro Reminder to delegates: please be ready this Thursday to share your groups' positions on CLP joining omni! On Fri, Apr 8, 2022 at 12:37 AM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > FYI all, at tonight's delegates meeting we discussed CLP's proposal to > join as a new member collective. The notes are at > https://omnicommons.org/wiki/Event:2022/04/07_Delegates#CLP > > Delegates, please take the next two weeks to check in with your member > collectives. It would be wonderful to have full consensus to add them > at our next meeting, Thursday April 21! > > On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 10:37 PM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Oops, forgot to cc Billy who first sent it! >> >> On Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 10:24 PM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, I'm forwarding this to omni's "consensus" list because it's a >>> proposal that affects the whole community! >>> >>> I think CLP would be great as a new member collective at omni. They >>> are paying $200 for their current 10x10 storage unit and are willing >>> to pay omni the same for relatively unsecured space in the basement, >>> which is totally reasonable - generous even! They would also bring in >>> an active community of volunteers, which would be huge for omni. >>> Meeting Billy and Rafiq this weekend was a pleasure. >>> >>> It looks like there are now several new member collective proposals in >>> the pipeline, which is awesome! I hope that we can use this >>> opportunity to practice onboarding new groups in a way that is as >>> frictionless and accessible as we can, and also invite this potential >>> new generation of omni member collectives to co-create the process >>> alongside us. >>> >>> Our next delegates meeting is in ~2 weeks, April 7th. Typically for >>> important proposals (like a new member collective), we would have one >>> meeting to discuss details, give delegates another 2 weeks to bring >>> the proposal for discussion among their groups, and then come back for >>> (hopefully) full consensus at the next meeting, which would be April >>> 21st. >>> >>> I think it'd be great for folks to have conversations and ask >>> questions in the meantime so that we can all be prepared for the big >>> meetings once they happen. Thanks all :D >>> >>> ---------- Forwarded message --------- >>> From: deskhandle via commons <commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org> >>> Date: Mon, Mar 21, 2022 at 2:00 PM >>> Subject: [omni-commons] WCK/CLP intro >>> To: commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org <commons(a)lists.omnicommons.org> >>> Cc: Communityliberationprograms(a)protonmail.com >>> <Communityliberationprograms(a)protonmail.com> >>> >>> >>> Hey everyone, this is Billy with Community Liberation Programs, >>> formerly known as Worker's Community Kitchen. >>> >>> We are a socialist organization that creates dual power programs in >>> partnership with community members. >>> >>> Currently we have a water delivery/ unhoused encampment commissary >>> program as well as a community garden program both in Hayward. >>> >>> We have a program in Berkeley which works directly with the community >>> at People's Park to organize crucial material support and gear up in >>> defense of the upcoming eviction. >>> >>> We also have a reading group starting in the SF Mission as a >>> preliminary step to bring folks together for a new program forming >>> there, and another working group investigating a new program centered >>> in Oakland Chinatown. >>> >>> We are really excited to be invited to join the new phase at the Omni >>> and are particularly looking forward to supporting fund raising >>> efforts through event planning. We were already working on creating a >>> summer film series as a fund raising event for our organization and it >>> seems aligned to use this as an opportunity to support the Omni as >>> well. >>> >>> Additionally, we were told that we could potentially move some stuff >>> around in the area pictured below to take up a roughly 10 x 10 space >>> for our storage. Currently we have a storage unit in Berkeley so we'd >>> love to move that over here and start being in the space more >>> regularly! >>> >>> We can send a delegate to the regular meetings and are ready to start >>> event planning! >>> >>> I have CC'd the primary CLP email address to make sure it is put in >>> the communication loop! >>> >>> All the best! >>> Billy _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

2 years, 5 months

Re: [omni-consensus] Building Community Collective Proposal to Join Omni Commons

by Jake

last chance for objections to this proposal, otherwise I will say that I believe Sudoroom is in support of the proposal. We did not reach sudo-quorum (7 members) but i have heard positive sentiments and no objections. we can discuss it at the meeting tomorrow night but for god sakes please lets not -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 20:25:10 -0700 From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> To: consensus(a)omnicommons.org Subject: Re: [omni-consensus] [omni-discuss] Building Community Collective Proposal to Join Omni Commons This proposal came in at 7pm during the last delegates meeting but we didn't have time to discuss it then. Do delegates feel like they have enough information to consent this Thursday, or do we need more time to ask questions? On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 11:49 PM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Being a fiscally sponsored project of omni is usually the simplest > thing, except we'd have to decide whether that also covers your > activities outside the building, or whether the project would > technically be called "BCC at omni" or something to limit the scope. I > think if you're legally an omni project and your activities in the > building are similar to regular omni activities then you wouldn't need > a separate insurance policy - can someone correct if I'm wrong? > > On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 10:07 AM Michaela Budde > <michaelabudde87(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Yar! >> >> Appreciate your enthusiasm! We think it's a great fit too. >> >> We are not incorporated in any way. We are a collective with a group chat and an instagram! >> >> Please let us know how that would work legally. >> >> Thanks, >> Micha >> >> >> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 11:26 PM Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hell yes please! I've been so happy to work with Micha and Marquise >>> over the past couple months and am looking forward to meeting more BCC >>> folks. I think this is exactly what Omni needs and I'm so happy to see >>> this proposal. >>> >>> In terms of the logistics of adding a new member collective, what is >>> the best legal arrangement? Are you all incorporated in any way? Does >>> BCC want to be a fiscally sponsored project of omni, or something >>> else? Can we give them full coverage under our existing insurance or >>> does there need to be a separate policy for them? >>> >>> On Thu, Apr 7, 2022 at 7:00 PM Building Community Collective >>> <buildingcommunitycollective(a)gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello, we are super excited to present this proposal, after checking in with members at the BCC. We hope this is the beginning of a great relationship between the BCC and Omni Commons! >>>> >>>> Attached is our application, please communicate with us through this email. >>>> >>>> Sincerely, >>>> Building Community Collective >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> discuss mailing list >>>> discuss(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/discuss >>> _______________________________________________ >>> consensus mailing list >>> consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org >>> https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus >> >> >> >> -- >> Michaela Budde >> (they/she/he) >> >> >> _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

2 years, 5 months

is it possible to rent a room at sudo for two consecutive afternoons?

by johanna faust

we need a space for deposition; i was going to rent an event space but thought : sudo could use the money. please get back to me with contact info ASAP if interested - we need to book as soon as we can the event is ten days hence -- *Be seeing you.*

2 years, 5 months

Hardware Hacking Tuesday tonight

by Jake

Hi everyone, you're getting this email either because you're on the sudoroom discuss email list, or 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 of any means you can invoke. Remember that Omni Commons and Sudoroom policy is presently that EVERYONE MUST WEAR A MASK AT ALL TIMES INSIDE THE BUILDING. (if you want to eat something you should go outside) 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 the telescreen. Jenny put it on the Omni calendar: https://omnicommons.org/blog/events/hardware-hack-night-3-2022-03-01/ Here it is on the sudoroom page: https://sudoroom.org/events/hardware-hack-night-2022-02-15/ I try to be there by 7pm but you can show up earlier and people might already be there! 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 after 10PM anyway because of diminishing returns :) You should get on this sudoroom discuss mailinglist! click here: https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ and you should donate 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, join the jitsi videochat with the room, and chat with each other as well as a giant TV screen/speakerphone on the wall of the space: https://meet.waag.org/turtlesturtlesturtles (don't worry if you're the only one in the "room", others will join eventually, and if the camera is pointed at the floor, just yell until someone comes and talks to you and then ask them to aim it back up into the room) see you soon! -jake

2 years, 5 months

Re: [omni-consensus] PROPOSAL: $4k to fix entrance hall floor (fwd)

by Jake

more information ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:53:06 -0700 From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> To: joe liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net> Cc: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org>, building <building(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Subject: Re: [omni-consensus] [omni-building] PROPOSAL: $4k to fix entrance hall floor On Tue, Apr 19, 2022 at 7:40 AM joe liesner <blue393(a)lmi.net> wrote: > What are the restaurant booths for? Are they part of the Village of Love’s needs? > The cafe is not indicated - size or associated fixtures. Who will run it? I have no details about restaurant booths or cafe because this proposal is mostly just about fixing the floor. Those are just ideas for the future. Village of Love will not require us to install any furniture in particular. Their interest in the entrance hall is: 1) to temporarily run part of the drop-in center in the entrance hall, for a couple months, to help build relationships with neighbors before asking them to go to the basement 2) to make it look nice and organized so that when they bring funders through, those funders are more likely to write grants to help omni generate more income and improve the building _______________________________________________ consensus mailing list consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org https://omnicommons.org/lists/listinfo/consensus

2 years, 5 months

[omni-consensus] PROPOSAL: $4k to fix entrance hall floor (fwd)

by Jake

Dear Sudoroom members, in three days I will be asked to approve the following proposal on behalf of the membership of sudoroom. If anyone has any objections please let me know, otherwise I will say that Sudoroom has no objections, although I will ask for more information about how the $4000 of Omni money (which Omni already has) will be spent. -jake ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2022 22:33:21 -0700 From: Yardena Cohen <yardenack(a)gmail.com> To: consensus <consensus(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Cc: building <building(a)lists.omnicommons.org> Subject: [omni-consensus] PROPOSAL: $4k to fix entrance hall floor I propose that we spend $4k to fix the floor and make other minor improvements to the entrance hall. Attached is a draft floorplan for how I'm envisioning the entrance hall would look, at least in the near term future. What do people think? Would we be able to approve this money at the meeting in 3 days? Proposed timeline: * Starting now: clean up messes, remove junk, minor repairs * Thursday April 21: delegates approve plan * Saturday April 23: events in ballroom * Sunday April 24: Omni open house * Monday April 25: hang plastic dividers, paint & finish "east end" * Wednesday April 27: move free store to newly finished east end * wrap up "west end" in plastic * deep-clean west end: vacuum rafters, mop, etc * install floor drain in old bar drain pipe * pour new floor material where the old bar used to be * move free store to northwest corner Tentative future plans (near to far): * install new lighting on west end ceiling * install restaurant booths along north wall * install permanent wheelchair lift to ballroom * install new bar/cafe in southeast corner

2 years, 5 months

hammond organ speaker

by Jake

the Hammond organ with the Leslie speaker is amazing! But i know the speaker paper is chewed up and decayed to hell and needs a recone. Here's a video of Marc playing it: https://www.instagram.com/tv/CcCaiMRDEKU/ Where can we find parts for a recone kit? I volunteer Arlo to do the reconing, he did a great job with a giant subwoofer recently. What model speaker is it? Or do we just have to find a reconing company that can send us a custom cone and surround according to measurements we make? maybe Tuesday night we can take measurements, and try to figure out the model number of the speaker. I wouldn't be surprised if we have to re-use the voice coil that's in there now - who knows what weird impedance it is (this is an electromagnetic-stator speaker powered by a tube amp!) and it's probably made with whale-bone PCB lacquer that will outlast anything we can buy, plus there's nothing wrong with it. Thanks to Kent for rebuilding the amplifier the organ is mentioned a couple of times in this Meeting from 2015: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2015-09-02 I created a wiki page for it, please edit and contribute: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hammond_Organ -jake

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