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dance and creative events happening at the omni alongside SudoRoom: Omni makes you think!

by Romy Ilano

There's a critical theory and fitness series going on throughout the summer with the group Heavy Breathing. I'm just writing this because often the Omni is so large, people visit SudoRoom and then they say "Oh there isn't a lot going on here" or "I'd like to know more of what's happening" facebook.com/heavyheavybreathing It's pretty cool - some of their sessions were in the park in Oakland and at various creative spaces, but they have an event today and they had an event two weeks ago at the Omni Disco room. Even though it wasn't at the SudoRoom, it's cool that I can just walk up and downstairs to attend these events. It's cool that there are dancers in the same building as the SudoRoom, and that these kinds of events happen. I think the series pokes fun at the current obsessions Americans have with fitness, wherein people try to find some kind of religious and spiritual fulfillment or social identity through their yoga and crossfit classes. the series was featured recently in New Yorker magazine: http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/sweating-to-sappho I don't think they poke fun at it in a mean way, but it's something to think about, especially as these gym classes push a "spiritual" message while maintaining themselves as capitalist, chain store type entities whose only aim is to make money. When someone is pretending to be your friend and spiritual guidance counselor but is part of a corporate template fitness system (think of Zumba), that raises larger questions, and it also illuminuates the future Tonight there's another session of Heavy breathing at the Omni, and I'm going to attend it in-between my session learning at the CyberWizard Institute. It looks like it's going to be fun! I should make this a blog post and clean it up, but my point is that having this large building at the Omni enables people of different creative bents and ideologies to hang out with each other and collaborate. much love! ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

11 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [Noisebridge-discuss] LLVM aficionados anywhere?

by yar

I've blocked this address from sending to sudo-discuss. Don't need this bullshit. On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 10:29 PM, Gay Negro <gaynigerfagit(a)gmail.com> wrote: > message += 1; // U go, girl. > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Josh Juran <jjuran(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> On Aug 6, 2015, at 10:10 PM, Jacob Fenwick <jacob.fenwick(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> > Yea, the ARPANET was total bullshit, it's too bad DARPA funded it. >> > >> > Don't help them ruin the world. >> >> Feel free to contribute to the debate, but please keep your vitriol to >> yourself.

11 years, 2 months

cheap high-voltage components, anyone?

by Patrik D'haeseleer

One of my favorite "cheap electronic junk" websites, Electronic Goldmine <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/>, has been having some high-voltage parts on discount lately. I figured I'd pass on the info, in case there's other people at Sudo interested in playing with some of these. Needless to say THIS STUFF CAN SERIOUSLY HURT YOU - use with caution! RCC HVK1153 Super High Voltage Diode <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G20816>~30KV, $10 Miniature 3VDC - 7KVAC High Voltage Converter <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G20806> 7KVAC from two AA batteries! $10.95 High Voltage Experimentor Flyback assortment <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G20801>3 different heavy duty flybacks $12.95 Small Flyback Transformer BSH12-N406L <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G20787> $4.99 Large High Voltage Flyback Transformer JCM 6174V-8005 <http://www.goldmine-elec-products.com/prodinfo.asp?number=G20792> $6.95 Patrik

11 years, 2 months

e-waste run soon?

by Matthew Senate

anyone available to do an e-waste run of junk we're piling up to remove from sudo and take to Universal Waste Management aka "unwaste" http://www.unwaste.com/? They also have an "unwaste store" with usable objects that they fix and resell. 721 37th Ave near Fruitvale // Matt

11 years, 2 months

reviving today I learned and making it something else

by Romy Ilano

*the Cyberwizard Institute sessions are going so well and they're so much fun! * *I was chatting with marina, and we remember the Today I Learned sessions fondly: people talked about things they learned covering every topic under the sun: sewing, mathematics, algorithms, hacking your DNA, 3D printing cartoons*. https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned Unfortunately this ran out of steam. I think we just ran out of topics to talk about, plus the concept Today I Learned was a little goofy. Cyberwizard Institute is way more exciting *after Cyberwizard session 2 is over, it'd be cool to create a new version of Today I learned - either as an extension of CyberWizard Instiute or something else! * ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

11 years, 2 months

blog post: cyberwizard institute - svg and dom

by Romy Ilano

https://sudoroom.org/dom-and-svg-cyberwizard-institute/ =D video recordings and drawings for all *HACK THE PLANET!* It's some great vibes tonight. we learned SVG, DOM review... and substack even showed us a game that he made! afterwards people are hacking in a mellow atmosphere. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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Techno-Activism Third Mondays: The Internet of Garbage with Sarah Jeong, August 17

by Danny O'Brien

Sarah Jeong's new book, The Internet of Garbage, takes a look at the problems of harassment through the lens of the online world's struggle to regulate its own worst outputs. From spam-fighting to sprawling copyright law, Jeong's thesis is that whatever fix we consider, it can't just be about hitting delete. Free speech rights, intermediary liability, anonymity, and moderator working conditions are just some of the other considerations we need to look at before anyone takes the garbage out. Jeong will talk about the book, her coverage of other Internet issues such as Garcia v. Google and the Silk Road trial, and future issues for the modern techno-activist. Date: August 17 Time: 6:00pm Location: EFF offices, 815 Eddy Street, San Francisco More info: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011JAV030/?tag=electronicfro-20 What is this again? Techno-Activism Third Mondays (TA3M) is an informal meetup to connect activists and technologists who are interested in the challenges of surveillance and censorship, and anyone interested in free and open technology. TA3M happens all over the world, from Amsterdam to Tokyo. You can find out your local meetup here: https://ta3m.net/ Want to receive these TA3M-SF updates regularly? Join our mailing list at: https://lists.eff.org/mailman/listinfo/ta3m-sf

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Come get to know the DOM tonight at SudoRoom's Cyberwizard Institute

by Romy Ilano

https://twitter.com/romyilano/status/629796892931559424 ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

11 years, 2 months

free components in Hayward

by Lesley Bell

This bulk electronics stash <http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/zip/5159522715.html> looks like it might have some good stuff, if we have room for any more. Does anyone with a vehicle want to pick it up? Included in bulk were: Resisters Potentiometers Fuses / Holders Misc. Low Volt Wire Misc. Small Machine Screw Hardware Small Switches Oscillascopes Misc. Older Security Components Small Organizing Tubs Vertices File Cab Storage Carts Metal Shelving Metal Table Bases Metal Carts

11 years, 2 months

Eviction of Rock Paper Scissors: End of an Era for Oakland’s Art Scene

by Romy Ilano

http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/08/07/eviction-of-rock-paper-scissors-end-of-… Eviction of Rock Paper Scissors: End of an Era for Oakland’s Art Scene Rock Paper Scissors' doors will close before the end of August (Andrew Stelzer/KQED) By Andrew Stelzer <http://ww2.kqed.org/news/author/andrewstelzer>AUGUST 7, 2015 SHARE <http://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/08/07/eviction-of-rock-paper-scissors-end-of-…> This ragtag Oakland storefront at 23rd Street and Telegraph Avenue was at the geographic center of the original Art Murmur <http://oaklandartmurmur.org/> in 2006. It’s an all-in-one art gallery, classroom, clothing shop and activist meeting space. The volunteer-run collective operating Rock Paper Scissors <http://rpscollective.org/>exemplifies the city’s social justice seeking, DIY art and activism scene. But with Oakland rents soaring, they’ve been priced out of their space. August’s will be the last First Friday <http://www.oaklandfirstfridays.org/> street fair and Art Murmur gallery stroll for the collective — the last remaining organization of those that helped start the monthly festival almost a decade ago. On a recent East Bay summer evening, volunteers gathered inside the storefront to learn how to become pen pals with queer prisoners. “It can get really complicated because if someone’s legal name is John but they go by Jennifer for instance, You have to put J or John on the outside of the envelope,” said Beja Alisheva, co-facilitator of Flying Over Walls <https://flyingoverwalls.wordpress.com/>, queer/trans prisoner solidarity organization. [image: Flying Over Walls volunteers gather at the Rock Paper Scissors Collective to write letters to LGBTQ prisoners.] <http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/RS16278_group-…> Flying Over Walls volunteers gather at Rock Paper Scissors to write letters to LGBTQ prisoners. (Andrew Stelzer/KQED) There are lots of rules about how the envelopes sent into prisons can be decorated, so as to not be confiscated. “No glitter?” Louis Smith asked incredulously. The letter-writing get-together was just one of dozens of gatherings held at Rock Paper Scissors every month, ranging from writing workshops to a sewing lab and jewelry-making for teens. “When we first came to Rock Paper Scissors looking for a space, they said of course,” Alisheva said. “Obviously, we don’t have a lot of money. It’s not something that brings in a lot of revenue, but that didn’t matter to them.” She added: “It was such a relief when we finally landed here, so now we’re not sure where we’re going to end up.” That’s a sentiment shared with the quirky creative space’s regulars. “Gentrification is real,” said Alexandra Rigaud, an assistant with the collective’s youth program. “We are getting pushed out, and we did start First Friday … Now we are paying for it.” It’s becoming a common story all over the Bay Area. The artists who in a recent era made a neighborhood “hip” are being driven out, in part due to their own success. “The neighborhood has changed a lot,” said Kristy Holohan, the collective’s youth, community and interim gallery director. “We are basically like sandwiched in between two bars, there are some really high end galleries.” [image: The Rock Paper Scissors storefront on 23rd Street and Telegraph Avenue.] <http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/RS16281_RPS-st…> The Rock Paper Scissors Collective storefront on 23rd Street and Telegraph Avenue. (Andrew Stelzer/KQED) Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf said the plight of Rock Paper Scissors raises a much bigger question as the city continues to boom. “It’s not just the housing affordability that is a potential crisis for us,” she said. “The threat of displacement of our small businesses, of our cultural institutions, of our non-profits — those are also community stabilization issues that absolutely need to be solved.” Schaaf said the city’s “solutions are more limited” because state law prevents <http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=civ&group=01001-02000…> rent stabilization for commercial space. The mayor said she’s creating a new Artist Affordable Housing and Workspace Task Force, but that’s yet to be staffed. Anyka Barber, who founded Betti Ono <http://www.bettiono.com/> gallery in downtown Oakland, said the city needs to do more. “In order for it to continue to be a world-class city and build on the strengths that it has, especially around culture and arts, we really have to have the investment match the brand recognition,” she said. Barber is a lead organizer of the Oakland Creative Neighborhoods Coalition <https://www.facebook.com/KeepOAKCreative> — a newly formed group that’s calling for the re-establishment of Oakland’s Arts Commission, which had its funding and staff eliminated more than five years ago. “There’s a lot of talk about the economic development side of arts experiences or cultural experiences, based on people visiting, what kinds of funds or revenues that brings back to the city,” Barber said. “Currently, it looks like maybe 1.3 percent of the total city budget is funding or investing in community development or cultural programs. That does not reflect equity.” [image: The Rock Paper Scissors Collective's mission statement.] <http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2015/08/RS16279_RPS-mi…> The Rock Paper Scissors Collective’s mission statement. (Andrew Stelzer/KQED) The coalition’s demands were left out of the recently adopted 2016-17 city budget. Rock Paper Scissors, meanwhile, has until the end of the month to find a new space or close up shop and try to raise more money. The collective is seeking volunteers to help pack up and move <http://rpscollective.org/help-rock-paper-scissors-pack-and-move/> to a yet-to-be-determined location. ============================= Romy Ilano romy(a)snowyla.com

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