Hello Sudo Discuss!
I'm going to be staying in Oakland for the month of April and have an
intention of spending as much time as possible in Sudo Room. I visited Omni
Commons in October while in town for the aspiration tech conference and
have been wanting to come back ever since.
I have been working with a group called Agile Learning Centers who's aim is
to revolutionize education though methodologies adapted from Agile project
management. Over the last 7 months I've been in Everett Washington working
with a few families on a cooperative home school. My time here is over and
I'm making my way back across the country to NYC (my home).
I'll be going to the JS study group and other events in the space. The mesh
networking stuff also sounds fun and I am keen on learning some hardware
hacking.
I'd also like to put forward some offerings, I am a front end web developer
and facilitator. If anyone is interested in learning some personal goal
setting and task management stuff or CSS/HTML I'm happy to share my
knowledge. I'm a big fan of collaborative systems thinking and meetings, so
I'll be sure to stop by the sudo room general meeting.
I'm also bringing a computer tower down, and if I can get my big hard drive
out of it I'd like to donate the computer to the space at the end of the
month (possibly).
I look forward to meeting y'all in the space!
Here's my blog about my time as a facilitator in Everett:
drew.agilelearningcenters.org and my general blog is here: dru2.com
Let me know if there are any projects that could use my skills or that
anyone needs help with for the month, I love to help out.
Best,
Drew
Hey Sudo!
I was hoping we could get some basic lighting together for a show on Sunday
and didn't know if Sudo/Sudoers may have some lighting we could use
temporarily to add a bit of ambiance.
I spoke with Rob (don't have his email handy) the other day and he said he
was working on some cool lighting stuff..
I saw the cool lighting with Creature Human Creature Human performance and
it was amazing how it transformed the ballroom into a more intimate-feeling
space - it'd be cool to try to start being able to do that (albiet at a
less-professional scale) with other stuff we do in the ballroom to.
Advice, help, thoughts?
Love!
David
a while ago, i brought an embroidery machine to sudoroom, thinking it would be
a lot of fun. as is often the case, i was wrong and nobody ever took much
interest in it. It's still there but it's taking up too much space to
stay.
it's a meistergram model M100 i think, and it looks like this
http://www.zzapplique.com/Meistergram_1.jpg
i spent a night tuning it up, unjamming mechanisms and oiling things. April
bought a pack of new needles for it, and then somehow we ended up with
literally hundreds of needles (the weird kind that this machine uses, slightly
thinner shank than a standard sewing machine)
it works fine and comes with a couple of fonts. you arrange the letters in the
plate to spell the word or message, wrap the shirt or fabric around the hoop
and attach it to the pantograph, and then use the pedal to run the machine
while you use your hands to trace the peg in the stencil.
it could be used with 3d printed designs to embroider images, or manually cut
stencils, or you can just use it freehand. Oh and the knee pedal widens the
stroke of the needle for that calligraphy effect.
you must provide transportation, like a pickup truck or cargo van, and it
takes a few people to move it but there are people at sudoroom who can
help. It's now on wheels so once you get it there, it moves around easy.
if you want it, let me know. otherwise i will advertise elsewhere like
craigslist.
-jake
Dear Sudo Room,
See below for a link to Sudo's invoice for shared expenses at the Omni in March.
Here is a breakdown of the Omni's total expenses this month:
Utilities:
- PG&E: $720.96
- EBMUD: $493.79
- WM: $289.28
Taxes & Insurance:
- Building Insurance: $661.00
- Property Taxes: $797.28
- Director's & Officer's Insurance: $152.50
- State Farm General Liability Insurance: $0 (paid through July)
- Business tax: $181.35
Utilities are split evenly between member collectives and tenants. Taxes and insurance are shared among member collectives only. Take a look and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please pay as soon as you're able.
Thanks and <3,
SP + Finances WG
------------------------ Invoice Summary --------------------------
Invoice # : 1013
Invoice Date: 03/25/2015
Due Date: 04/01/2015
Terms: Net 30
Amount Due: $513.55
The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email.
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Dear Sudo Room,
Here's your invoice for April's rent at the Omni. You'll notice that we've switched to Quickbooks for invoicing. You will still be able to pay using your credit card by following the link in this invoice. Quickbooks' credit card processing fee is much less than Wave (our previous accounting software).
Take a look and let me know if you have any questions. Otherwise, please pay as soon as you're able.
Thanks and <3,
SP + Finances WG
------------------------ Invoice Summary --------------------------
Invoice # : 1006
Invoice Date: 03/25/2015
Due Date: 04/01/2015
Terms: Net 30
Amount Due: $2,000.00
The complete version has been provided as an attachment to this email.
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Hi y'all,
I need more compost for my garden. Used up my two-year pile. Berkeley is
giving away free compost, as much as you can take, to Berkeley residents
this Saturday.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/uploadedFiles/Parks_Rec_Waterfront/Marina/FREE…
Does anyone else here need compost (and is a Berkeley resident)? Or is
anyone here a Berkeley resident and can go with me to get the compost?
Happy to throw you $ or barter. And of course an a bottomless basket of
hot peppers, greens, limes.
Thanks a ton.
April
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