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by William Myers

Hello SUDO Community, I have an update on the foreclosure, I have attached a letter from CAST, which also summarizes all of the updates. Basically Mulberry has told us: 1. X organization intends to pay off Mulberry Trusts’s loan to Omni Commons of approximately $873,973.00 2. Here is a $10,000 non-refundable deposit to show we are serious. 3. Attach a copy of Omni's Board Resolution noting the agreement between Omni and the organization paying off the loan. 4. If we do not hear from you by Tuesday, May 14th at 12pm, we will direct the foreclosure trustee to file the paperwork. CAST appears to be willing to work with us even if the foreclosure is filed. But we also have the option to comply with Mulberry's requirements and fundraise to purchase the building with funding from another source within the 1 week timeframe. We will likely be entertaining proposals from Peoples Programs and City In Motion at tomorrow's board meeting. Please let me know if you have any questions, or ideas or insights. Best William > I’m sorry for the delay on this. It turns out that the LOI should be submitted by CAST to Omni Commons. We will turn around and submit this for consideration by Omi Commons. I wanted to highlight a few things: - I believe we have till Sunday evening or early Monday morning to share a signed LOI for purchase to the Trust. This is to be accompanied by a $10,000 check. We then have 24 additional hours to submit the full payment to the Trust at which time the title is released to Omni Commons. - If this timing cannot be met, the foreclosure action will be undertaken and there is 90 days to pay down the loan. The clock would essentially start on Tuesday the 14th. CAST has the ability to pay $10,000 for the deposit but not the balance within 24 hours after that. Given this reality, we will let the Trust know of our plans to pursue an LOI with Omni Commons and the need for additional time to secure the balance of funds. This assumes that they advance to foreclose. - CAST would like to sign an LOI with Omni Commons as quickly as possible so we can pursue funding to meet the 90 day foreclosure window. We will not negotiate to assemble a partnership for purchase. We encourage Omni Commons to explore all options. - People’s Program and City In Motion have both expressed interest and have reached out to CAST. I will respond to both and encourage them to speak with Omni Commons directly. - We recommend that you determine, separate from CAST, if their offers are viable and you wish to sell the building to either of them. We don’t want to hold you up if you are able and prefer to resolve the matter immediately.

1 week, 5 days

Digital de-escalation

by Romy Ilano

I like this article. Nice points here the term "Digital de escalation" I am rethinking my way of learning and using technology. While I cannot live without tablets and laptops, and my electronic pencil, reintroducing paper notebooks, flashcards and print books has improved my productivity greatly. I think digital deescalation and working out ways to reduce online learning is going to be a new future trend! https://ethic.es/english/tech-savvy-sweden-leads-global-push-to-ban-screens… "Dans adds that in the case of Spain, in many places «the tablet and the pad or the traditional book already coexist. Many teachers will tell you how drawing, touch, handwriting help development, memory and creativity. Digital tools are useful, but we must combine them with handwriting and traditional reading. Learning to ride an electric scooter is fine, but you have to know how to walk first»." ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

1 week, 6 days

Safe Space Ban Against Trevor

by William Myers

I would like to extend a safe space ban on Trevor to the highest degree. The reason is explained below in an email, and FYI we have extended many kindnesses to Trevor given their situation, they have caused a a few problems in the past. Please let them know if you see them that they are not welcome at sudo. We need to Ensure safety for everyone at Omni Commons, and unfortunately Trevor has at this point caused too many issues for us. While we may be open to them in the future, right now it is unacceptable for them to be sleeping in the space. Our priority should be to keep everyone safe, thanks again. William i (I am initially sending this to groups of individuals before collective > email lists), I wanted to check with Sudo Room first about why Trevor has not been Banned from Omni Commons by this point. Sacred Maker Arts Collective cannot keep defending his inappropriate patriarchal behaviors/actions. - He sleeps in the building every night. - He smokes in the building on a regular basis (basement offices) throughout the day & night (the basement offices smell like cigarette smoke, or maybe spliffs ? - He walks around intoxicated or something (out of it) and accidentally almost walks into people on the regular (maybe sleep deprivation ?) Trevor also got into an altercation with Toan (EBFNB) when Toan came across him smoking in the basement offices (between former FYE office and Village of Love offices) Trevor called Toan a "cop" and a "bitch" for telling him to stop smoking in the building. Trevor should have been Banned a long time ago when he got into a fight with Ian, which helped bring the cops into Omni Commons (more negative light on our building & collective project.) I want to see if Sudo Room can just Safer Space Ban him at this point as he should not be in the Omni Commons at all. He entered Omni Commons through being a member of Sudo Room. Are there meeting notes indicating when Trevor was approved for Sudo Room membership ? I am trying to figure out how he got into Omni Commons, as the first three times I met Trevor were him smoking in the hallway, sleeping in Sudo Room with a pile of trash around him, and him smoking in the hallway/walking around muttering to himself really loudly. *Among various reasons, this is why Omni Commons is dying.* I am sending this email to several individuals & groups to get this to happen before Trevor brings more harmful & overall negative light onto Omni Commons.

1 week, 6 days

Re: sudo-discuss Digest, Vol 139, Issue 7

by Romy Ilano

Spencer this is awesome! Let's connect SudoRoom with Tokyo Hackerspace and beyond! On a side note I found that my study has become much more effective after picking up some paper flashcards and Japanese style study notes in analog. >>> Hi, chiming in from Tokyo here https://www.tokyohackerspace.jp/ , I'm very interested in this topic and have been thinking about it a lot recently with the new copilot tools. >>> re: what do you do with analog notes Yes I'm fascinated by this too. I find electronic notetaking much too ephemeral for true learning, it's also dangerous to pack all your knowledge in the same device that has your social media, LinkedIn, etc. I am experimenting with locking my iPad, having two tablets. There are settings where you can remove social media etc. as well. I use Goodnotes and Notion heavily, I know people use Obsidian. How do we use these systems effectively? I'm starting to believe that it's harmful to rely entirely on ebooks and electronics though. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 4:28 PM <sudo-discuss-request(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: > Send sudo-discuss mailing list submissions to > sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via email, send a message with subject or > body 'help' to > sudo-discuss-request(a)sudoroom.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > sudo-discuss-owner(a)sudoroom.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of sudo-discuss digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: test of sending (Charley Sheets) > 2. Re: Learning how to learn / hacking learning and note taking > subgroup at SudoRoom > (s maroukis) > 3. Re: Need funds for May Mulberry mortgage payment > (Omni Commons Bookkeeper) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 06 May 2024 19:42:23 +0000 > From: Charley Sheets <sudo(a)rcsheets.com> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: test of sending > To: Ira Brightman <ira997(a)gmail.com> > Cc: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> > Message-ID: <Q-Sme-QVzzI9-cHYoqbCBLhvlzJvfLyeR15bqTWZVtV8sJXwutWgXCSZD > HFsplbSS51Bi-fmvpkgdwWAniB7u7yXjbDxTQ1G0YcWMw4BZps=(a)rcsheets.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="b1_GVovOsexvJbLJvHczALmBhsf5IR1ubpWBwYyK4RwWYg" > > Seems successful to me. > > Sent from [Proton Mail](https://proton.me/mail/home) for iOS > > On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM, Ira Brightman via sudo-discuss <[ > sudo-discuss@sudoroom.org](mailto:On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 12:39 PM, Ira > Brightman via sudo-discuss <<a href=)> wrote: > > > Just testing if I can send correctly-------------- next part > -------------- > A message part incompatible with plain text digests has been removed ... > Name: not available > Type: text/html > Size: 603 bytes > Desc: not available > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 16:46:44 -0400 > From: s maroukis <smaroukis(a)gmail.com> > Subject: [sudo-discuss] Re: Learning how to learn / hacking learning > and note taking subgroup at SudoRoom > To: Romy Ilano <romy(a)snowyla.com> > Cc: sudo-discuss <sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> > Message-ID: > < > CA+1eipGTTdwK6WcnMsOwbsy16zFLscQDuL3C5iZ6xDPsT8WLJQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: multipart/alternative; > boundary="0000000000008a24be0617cf2b2d" > > Hi, chiming in from Tokyo here https://www.tokyohackerspace.jp/ , I'm very > interested in this topic and have been thinking about it a lot recently > with the new copilot tools. > > I was looking to set up a similar meeting at Tokyo Hackerspace, although I > think I'm more interested in using digital tools to point to gaps in > knowledge (which would require a digital knowledgebase / PKM to scan) than > a focus on why analog tools are useful. I definitely agree with the > benefits of handwriting notes especially for drawing diagrams/etc while > learning, but what do you do once you've taken all the handwritten notes? > You need to process them still - I think digital tools are great for that. > Would love to talk more and see what topics come up at sudo. > > If people show interest I'd love to join a group chat/ discussion thread on > it and maybe I can host one in Tokyo with sudo's discussions as fodder. > > Spencer > https://maroukis.net > > > On Mon, May 6, 2024 at 1:46 PM Romy Ilano via sudo-discuss < > sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org> wrote: > > > Speaking to folks at Noisebridge, but I'm thinking of starting a learning > > how to learn subgroup at SudoRoom. > > > > This would include topics such as: > > - Switching back to analog for notetaking and learning > > - Mixing analog notes and ebooks > > - doing digital detox on your laptops and phones and tablets so that they > > become learning devices instead of consumption devices > > - Creating a picture of new technologies like AI which seem to be > > constantly changing > > > > I'm not sure what a good time to meet for this would be... I'm guessing > > Tuesday? I am not sure I can come in this week though! I have job > > interviews. But I think cross meeting between SudoRoom, Noisebridge and > > other spaces is ideal! > > > > > > ============================= > > > > Romy Ilano > > romy(a)snowyla.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > sudo-discuss mailing list -- sudo-discuss(a)sudoroom.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to sudo-discuss-leave(a)sudoroom.org > > More options at > > https://sudoroom.org/lists/postorius/lists/sudo-discuss.sudoroom.org/ > > >

2 weeks, 1 day

Need pictures of sudoroom in action!

by Jake Watters

We need pictures of sudoroom and the people in it doing cool stuff! We're making a presentation for potential lenders who need to see how awesome sudoroom is! Presently missing pictures of people hacking raw electronics, using the laser cutter, and the wood shop and lathe! Try to upload links to pictures, rather than the pictures themselves, if you have a Google photos link for example. Or if you only are able to email the pictures, just email them to me not to the list!

2 weeks, 1 day

Foreclosure

by William Myers

Hello SUDO, I'm sorry to announce that the Foreclosure is moving forward and will have ~ 90 days to come up with around 1 million dollars or the building can be sold. - We will keep the ball rolling with our conversations with CAST to potentially come up with the needed funds - We will of course be looking into any other funding options, ideas are always welcome Best William *Below is correspondence and some notes from our Lawyer: * *Just wanted to let you know that the Mulberry Trust will be proceeding with foreclosing on the property. A new trustee will be taking over the work and proceed with the foreclosure. Mulberry Trust also wanted to let you know that they'll be adding a late fee of $283.90 to the principal since Omni didn't make a payment for April. Once the foreclosure is filed, they won't be able to accept any further payments. It's truly unfortunate that this happened but the MT did not have any other choice given the circumstances, and it does not look like there will be an assignment of the note to another individual or entity. * *Below is an email I sent you previously regarding the timeline and Omni's right to pay the debt even after foreclosure begins. Note that the longer you wait, the more legal incurred by lender Omni will have to pay. Let me know if there's any way I can help.* *----* *If they proceed as quickly as possible, they can schedule a* *foreclosure sale no sooner than 90 days after the date on which theyrecord a notice of default. Because the loan is a commercial loan, itis on a fast timeline.1. They have to give you notice of recording the notice of default.After the notice of default is recorded, the lender has to mail, post,record and publish a notice of sale.Omni has a right to pay the debt up to 5 business days before theforeclosure sale date. (See Civil Code Section 2924c(e). The dateis extended in various ways if the foreclosure sale doesn't happen.*

2 weeks, 1 day

Learning how to learn / hacking learning and note taking subgroup at SudoRoom

by Romy Ilano

Speaking to folks at Noisebridge, but I'm thinking of starting a learning how to learn subgroup at SudoRoom. This would include topics such as: - Switching back to analog for notetaking and learning - Mixing analog notes and ebooks - doing digital detox on your laptops and phones and tablets so that they become learning devices instead of consumption devices - Creating a picture of new technologies like AI which seem to be constantly changing I'm not sure what a good time to meet for this would be... I'm guessing Tuesday? I am not sure I can come in this week though! I have job interviews. But I think cross meeting between SudoRoom, Noisebridge and other spaces is ideal! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

2 weeks, 2 days

test of sending

by Ira Brightman

Just testing if I can send correctly

2 weeks, 2 days

Trump Satire

by Ira Brightman

*Hi All,* *I'm trying to hire someone to create a website where I can put up my recently-completed Trump satire -- updated for 2024. (And/or put it on Substack which I can't figure out how to do either.) I will offer it for free and ask for donations at the end. Happy to pay you whatever is required. Prefer a fellow Trump-hater (but what cognizant person isn't?).* *You can contact me at my more private email (preferred) IraBrightman900(a)yahoo.com <IraBrightman900(a)yahoo.com> or if you must by return email here. * *Below are reviews from the original work that was on Amazon (essentially the same but now updated and improved).* *Best,* *Ira Brightman* *Top reviews from the United States* * <https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AGX7VTOEIXAJIIKT73XTFZSZPBU…>* *Roberta Spike* <https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AGX7VTOEIXAJIIKT73XTFZSZPBU…> *5.0 out of 5 stars Fun to read* <https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R7HPCM270AZ79/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw…> *Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2022* *Good for a laugh - but unfortunately too true! Ira really gets it!* *Michael Singer* *4.0 out of 5 stars Never too late* <https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3TOSTSNEYPY4O/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rv…> *Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2021* *This spoof of the Trump presidency is still a hysterical reminder of the danger that the former president posed, and that his surrogates are still out there. Though this book is very funny, it also points out that Trump really isn’t a laughing matter.* * Jennifer Sappington* *5.0 out of 5 stars Laughter really is the best medicine - thank you, Dr. Ira!* <https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RYU9ZU9Y4CO7W/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw…> *Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2018* *There’s a lot of Trump humor out there, but Ira’s stands out because it’s clever, and unique (the “Meet [insert dictator/world leader]” sections were my favorite), and just a delight to read. Also, if you don’t laugh at Ira’s “suggestions” to Trump for cabinet members, it’s probably because you’re unconscious or wearing Q-anon pajamas. *

2 weeks, 2 days

Please check out Noisebridge 86 page (people banned from Noisebridge)

by Omni Commons Anon

https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/86 Recently updated with five people banned in the last couple of months ! I just noticed that Sudo Room and Omni Commons have reciprocal Banned list in relation to Noisebridge. ALF

2 weeks, 2 days

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