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ExChromebook Installfest; tomorrow at Straycap

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: StrayCap Multispace (https://www.straycap.org/) in Hayward is gathering up expired school system Chromebooks to convert to Linux; they’ve got hundreds on hand at the moment. (See https://bit.ly/cbsave for background.) We’re going to join forces with local Linux enthusiasts tomorrow (Saturday May 9) noon-3pm for a combo Open House / ExChromebook Installfest; we’ll work together to convert and reconfigure Chromebooks into “ExChromebooks” while asking: how can we best re-purpose these in our communities to improve digital literacy, digital sovereignty, digital inclusion, digital equity? You’re welcome to take some ExChromebooks home to experiment with or to give to anyone else you know who could use one. (Fill out this Google Form: https://forms.gle/zMJjTxmQPj8ZvaJ39) You’re also most welcome to bring your repair projects to work on and get help with. Please RSVP at http://bit.ly/inpersoncoachsignup so we can get a head count (select "2026-05-09 USA-CA-Hawyard ExChromebook Installfest at StrayCap Noon" from the pulldown menu.) Feel free to bring your repair-inclined or tech-inclined friends, or tell them about it, especially if they live in or around Hayward; StrayCap's a half a block from the Hayward Main Library (and a seven minute walk from Hayward BART.) Hope to see you there, -Peter

15 hours, 3 minutes

FPGA learning

by Larry Doolittle

Friends - People keep reacting positively when I suggest putting together an FPGA class. Angela, did you ever get something to work on the FOMU? David and I made some progress doing a TTL logic demo on March 2. We could try again this week. My schedule is pretty flexible. David, do you have plans to come in? Maybe Judy and/or Arik can join us. - Larry

1 day, 11 hours

Fwd: Summer Classes and Workshops

by Romy Ilano

These typography classes look cool! anyone up for a graffiti typographoy session at sudoroom? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Type@Cooper <news(a)coopertype.org> Date: Wed, May 6, 2026 at 8:20 AM Subject: Summer Classes and Workshops To: <romy.ilano(a)gmail.com> Upcoming classes and workshops online and in-person at The Cooper Union. Register today. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ [image: Type@Cooper] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> View on web <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Registration is now open for online and in-person summer classes at The Cooper Union! Check out all the upcoming classes here <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> . ------------------------------ [image: Movable Typography] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Movable Typography <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Clinton van Arnam 10 online sessions Tuesdays, June 2–August 4 6:30–9:30PM ET <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> From early film titles to modern kinetic identities, moving typography has shaped visual culture for over a century. This class positions motion as a continuation of that lineage — a space where typographic history, emerging technologies, and contemporary practice intersect. Students develop a grounded understanding of how motion principles evolve from tradition, and how they can be applied in today’s design landscape. ------------------------------ [image: Principles of Typeface Design] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Principles of Typeface Design: Sketch to Vector <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Zrinka Buljubašić 9 online sessions Tuesdays, June 2–August 4 6:30–9:30PM ET <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Ready to design a font but not sure where to start or already underway but aiming for better? For designers and type enthusiasts keen to delve into typeface creation, this course will enhance your understanding of letterforms, typefaces, and the significance of hands-on work. Learn to transform ideas into sketches, evaluate iterations, and transition from analog to digital, creating new type systems along the way. ------------------------------ [image: Coding agents] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Designing with Coding Agents <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Romello Goodman 3 online sessions Tuesdays, June 9 to 23 6:30–8:30PM ET <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Every tool has its own grain. A brush favors gestures, a grid favors order, and a coding agent favors conversation. Each changes what it means to author something. In this workshop, students use a coding agent as a creative collaborator to write JavaScript and p5.js sketches. Week one, you make a word move. Week two, you build a tool that manipulates letterforms. Week three, your body becomes the input. ------------------------------ [image: Precision Typography] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Advanced Typography for Book Design <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Jesse Johanning 10 in-person sessions Wednesdays, June 10–August 12 6:30–9:30PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Have you ever wondered why a paragraph you’ve laid out doesn’t look quite as good as in your favorite books? There are countless tricks and theories to typesetting a beautiful page that aren’t in textbooks but passed down by word-of-mouth over generations. In this class, you will unlock the hidden keys to typesetting beautiful bodies of text and create groundbreaking layouts with typographic precision. ------------------------------ [image: Advanced Infographic Design] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> NEW CLASS: Advanced Infographic Design Intensive <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Manuel Bortoletti and guest speaker Giorgia Lupi 9 in-person sessions at The Cooper Union Monday, June 15 to Thursday, June 25 10:00AM–*5:00PM This course explores infographic design as a visual journalism practice, where typography, data, maps, and illustration work together to communicate complexity clearly and responsibly. *Learn more about this exciting new opportunity! <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> ------------------------------ [image: Paper Grocery Signs] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Back by popular demand: Paper Grocery Signs <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with John Downer In-person Monday & Tuesday, June 22 & 23 10:00AM–5:00PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Traditional paper grocery store window signs are a classic American sign (painting) staple requiring lettering, layout and production skills. In this hands-on workshop, learn to letter and design layouts for paper signs and to work with Japan color paint on butcher paper as well as the tricks of the trade to do professional quality signs quickly. ------------------------------ [image: GIS AND CARTOGRAPHY] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> GIS and Cartography for Designers: an Introduction <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Sara Eichner In-person Wednesday & Thursday, June 24 & 25 10:00AM–5:00PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Get an introduction to the fundamentals of spatial thinking and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) while exploring the principles of cartographic design. This weekend workshop focuses on using open-source GIS tools (such as QGIS) to create custom maps that can be integrated into design projects using platforms like Adobe Creative Suite and Figma. ------------------------------ [image: CurveTo] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> NEW CLASS: CurveTo: Drawing Fonts with Python and the Pen Protocol <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Connor Davenport In-person Thursday, June 25 10:00AM–6:00PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Learn to leverage your python skills to draw and modify fonts (UFO) with Python and the “pen protocol”. Pens are the foundation of the UFO workflow in type design, whether you script your own pens or just draw Béziers with a UI, you interact with them everyday. ------------------------------ [image: AE tools] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> AfterEffects Tools <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Daniel Wenzel In-person Sunday, June 28 10:00AM–6:00PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> One-day crash course in procedural workflows within Adobe After Effects. 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Go beyond choosing the same typefaces from the type menu to creating your own! ------------------------------ [image: Graffiti] <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Graffiti Concepts for Type People <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> with Kel Troughton In-person Sunday, June 28 & Monday, June 29 10:00AM–5:00PM Learn More and Register <https://buttondown-0004.com/c/N2YzN2EwM2ItNmRhNi00ZGE2LWE5YzEtNDhhOTdjYzQzY…> Learn drawing techniques and understand letter structure through the lens of graffiti writing to strengthen your type and lettering work. 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2 days, 13 hours

Re: Cyberdecks trend

by Juliana A

Hey all, I got some messages sent directly to my email, not sure why not sent to the thread to keep conversation going, but anyways. They all mention using the old laptops' components that live at sudoroom instead of using raspberry pis. Although I believe that is: * A thoughtful option regarding upcycling what we already have * A great way to learn about computer parts and how to reuse them I also see some issues: * That requires a deeper confidence/knowledge that not everyone getting into cyberdecks rn will have. The beauty of a raspberry pi is to be accessible as a gateway to learn more complicated things. * Most tutorials I see on the internet about cyberdecks are using raspberry pi. And those are VERY didactic/straightforward. TBD if the ones with computer parts will be like that. Because that's how newbies learn new things now, unless we have a real workshop IRL about this. So I'd like us all to put ourselves in the shoes of those who are NOT familiar with hacking/making/hardware/cyberdecks (as we always should, IMHO), and think again how we can sponsor this.

5 days, 5 hours

We have a pressure washer st sudoroom

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: There’s a pressure washer at sudoroom that the Friends of the Oakland Tool Lending Library got for us. I thought we’d use it to pressure wash the floor at sudoroom (and the sidewalks around Omni.): is anyone interested in trying to do either (or both?) I can bring in hoses to feed water to it, LMK. If there’s no interest in either of those: does anyone want to take the pressure washer home? Sincerely, -Peter

1 week, 2 days

Fwd: adding unconf to calendar?

by Romy Ilano

This looks like a cool non profit festival. i'm not sure how we handle this - do we add them to our conference? I remember we used to put stuff from coop conference son our caldnar ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: ajay t <atallam(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Sep 3, 2025 at 4:01 PM Subject: adding unconf to calendar? To: Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com> hey romy! i saw your slack message in april about adding the unconference to the sudo room calendar, i tried to slack you about the next one but not sure if you saw it, would love to get the next one on the calendar! lmk what info you need? ttps://events.humanitix.com/fall-25-bioregional-regeneration-unconference?c… <https://events.humanitix.com/fall-25-bioregional-regeneration-unconference?…> tysm! ajay

1 week, 2 days

STEAM funding from Bayer

by Peter Mui

Hi Sudoers: See below: can someone figure out if Sudroom or CCL or some combination of both can apply for STEAM funding from Bayer? Interest forms due May 8. Full application due Nov. 13. For questions, contact Erica Harrell at Lyons-Newman Consulting (Bayer Social Impact Consultant) at info(a)lyonsnewman.com with a cc to jenn.cogley(a)bayer.com. Sincerely, -Peter ====== Helping Berkeley students thrive in STEAM? Apply for funding! Organizations working to support education in science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM) for Berkeley students can apply for financial support from Bayer <https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer/ <https://www.linkedin.com/company/bayer/>>. This is an exciting opportunity for programs serving Berkeley public school students and graduates in TK–8, high school, and community college that are helping build more inclusive, effective pathways into STEAM. We want to hear from organizations that: - serve Berkeley students in TK–8, high school, and community college - use evidence-based approaches - are dedicated to diversifying the STEAM workforce pipeline For high school and community college programs, we are looking for groups that help to prepare students for paid STEAM internships and hands-on learning opportunities. Funding will be awarded for a five-year term and will be made across three categories, including TK–8 (2 awardees; $108,011 per awardee over five years), High School (2 awardees; $384,652 per awardee over five years), and Community College (2 awardees; $141,233 per awardee over five years). To be considered, interested groups only need to complete an interest form by May 8, 2026 — not a full proposal. Full details here: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/03/16/bayer-funding-available-to-educatio… <https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/03/16/bayer-funding-available-to-educatio…> <https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2FgTHgQ3DY&… <https://www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnkd%2Ein%2FgTHgQ3DY&…>> Questions? Email Erica Harrell atinfo(a)lyonsnewman.comand Jennifer Cogley atjenn.cogley(a)bayer.com.

1 week, 4 days

Cyberdecks trend

by Juliana A

Hey, long time no see you all! Havent been in touch with SudoRoom, but trying to check those messages as much as I can. Not sure if any of you are into tiktok trends, but there a major one that made think about you all this week when I learned about cyberdecks! That's a new "trend"/"movement" in tiktok where ppl are building their own diy computers! Attaching a video about this, video doesnt tell much but most creators are women/femmes/nb, which is awesome! I'm gonna try to build one for myself, wondering if we should have a wnb night about this! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/JjqjW8jDHIQ Do we have some raspberry pis lying around? -- julianaferreira(a)gmail.com she/her

1 week, 6 days

SF Climate Week Attendees Tuesday Night

by Peter Mui

SF Climate Week is this week and our Tuesday Project Night is listed on the event calendar at https://sfcw.climate-week.org/, we’ve got ten signups on luma so far: https://luma.com/5v5g3tx2 This is a great opportunity to showcase SudoRoom to an expanded audience; it would be nice to put our best face forward, e.g.: -Have at least one representative from WNB Coding Night, Radio Night, Dark Mode, and SudoMesh available to talk those up -Anyone have an interesting project they want to feature? (contingent on space on the table) -Get the robot working and the big projector showing interesting stuff -Any efforts to tidy up SudoRoom in advance are always greatly appreciated. -We might consider posting people on the street to watch cars: would anyone be interested in a tag-team effort doing that? -(Any other ideas?) Sincerely, -Peter

2 weeks, 4 days

Fwd: [Wikimedia-SF] Re: Join us May 3 for WikiMediaWiki Workshop: learn about technical editing!

by Judy Tuan

Anyone wanna come to this with me? ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Travis Briggs via Wikimedia-SF <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Date: Thu, Apr 16, 2026 at 11:23 Subject: [Wikimedia-SF] Re: Join us May 3 for WikiMediaWiki Workshop: learn about technical editing! To: San Francisco Bay Area Wikimedians <wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> CC: Bay Area Wikipedians <bayareawikipedians(a)proton.me>, Travis Briggs < audiodude(a)gmail.com> Thanks Emeline! Elan and I are working hard on designing the content for our workshop on *May 3 *(https://luma.com/l8417ca0), and we would love for you to join us! We are really aiming for a more intimate setting, so that we can all get hands on and learn from each other by working on a few projects, some real, some examples. We hope you can come away from this Sunday afternoon confident that coding for Wikimedia projects is something you can do, it's for you, it's possible (and you don't have to write PHP!). We're building a wiki developer community inside of BAWUG and I want to invite all of you who are interested to be a part of it! Also please spread the word to both the experienced hacker/wiki curious and the experienced wikipedian/hacker curious. Cheers, -Travis On Sat, Apr 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM Bay Area Wikipedians via Wikimedia-SF < wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > Please save the date for our first ever hackathon! On *May 3rd*, join > fellow MediaWiki developers or learn how to become one at our WikiMediaWiki > Workshop. You can register here <https://luma.com/l8417ca0>. > > Our April WikiSalon > <https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1JpBX6XDR-bD4ymvcqwzp4PLKy_jYWmsjCU6…>was > a lot of fun! The discussion about *photography for the Commons* is > continuing on Discord <https://discord.gg/hkGn4gM6>, and if you are* > editing Bay Area pages*, I highly recommend SuperbOwl's custom search > engine <https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=31fa50825e4744e1d#gsc.tab=0>! > > See you soon! > e_mln_e for the Bay Area Wikipedians organizers > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-SF mailing list -- wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-sf-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-SF mailing list -- wikimedia-sf(a)lists.wikimedia.org To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-sf-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

2 weeks, 5 days

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