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7554 discussions

by refugia

I'm looking to organize a farm hack event in February. Would sudo want to host it? It would be full day event, probably on a Saturday with 30-60 people. Farmhacks are are always free to attend but I would like to support the space financially. I'm thinking that it would be part hackathon and part hands on skill share with various presentations and discussions throughout the day. http://farmhack.net/tools Saludos, Patrick What are the core elements of the FarmHack culture? Biology before steel and diesel, software before hardware – is there a way to approach this problem by using biological systems that add to soil health – such as cultural practices like cover cropping, mulching, crop or animal rotations etc, is there an approach that eliminates hardware through greater systems understanding? Holistic approach – does this tool make me enjoy working with it as much as getting the job done faster? Designed to empower owner of tool to use, modify and improve – different from industrial tools which user does not own in the sense that there are aspects of the tool that are inaccessible to the user. If you can not modify a tool you do not really own it, but are just borrowing it from the system that created it. Designed for transparent function – functional components are clearly laid out and purpose is clear. Modularity – functions can be removed and replaced without reengineering entire tool. Tool function can be changed by adding or subtracting parts. Adaptability- tools can be used for many functions and can be changed to new functions easily. Design for Disassembly – modularity/if welded easy access to joint for cut/ no hidden bolts/ exposed bearings/belts/ Belt and chain tensioners have enough play to enable easy removal Universal couplers/fastener spacing – use of standard quick connects for electronics/hydraulics/air lines/power take offs Design with replicability in mind -- Could this part be recreated in a farm shop in a small town – Use of common dimension materials. for example design for welded and machined parts rather than castings Use of “off the shelf” or commonly available components, or components that are or can be re-purposed – can a more easily sourced part do the job as well?

12 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Basement dwellers, your shit is being put out in the street 12noon.

by David Keenan

I just got a call from Sally's friend Branden who helped her i think move all that stuff in there last night at like 3am or whenever it was. Sally has done some nice things for Omni but she has also been warned against moving into rooms and/or sleeping here several times. A room of hers has been cleared out at least once before. Branden says he will come tomorrow morning at 10am to remove it. Since Sally is a Sudo member the remaining items will be put into Sudo room, for Sudo to deal with as they see fit, liase with Slly / Branden etc. If it reappears anywhere else in the Omni it will be tossed. Sorry for being like this but we cant have this and a line has got to be drawn. These are not common items, these are all personal items, and quite a lot of them. This matter was brought to my attention by someone else who was not happy about it. I cant tell you how stressful it is to many members of the collective to see common space appropriated in this way. The next time piles and piles of random personal belongings appear they will be tossed. Also all unclaimed sleeping bags squirrelled away in common space will also be immediately trashed. It really sucks that housing and a place to put one's personal effects is so scarce in our fucked up world, but that may be the one thing that we cannot provide to the community and its very important that there be no exceptions. David On Monday, September 1, 2014, Stephen Novotny <snovotnyjr(a)gmail.com> wrote: > I don't know the specifics of this situation, but can we at least talk to > this individual and explicitly ask them to remove their stuff and to > refrain from doing this again rather than putting it out on the street? I > understand how ridiculous it is that someone is using common space to sore > their personal belongings and claiming their own chill out room, but I just > don't think we need to be as extreme as to "put them out on the street." > > Maybe I'm not aware of the extent of the situation, but I just want to be > sure we approach this from a place of care and understanding. > On Sep 1, 2014 11:01 AM, "D. Scott Nanos" <scott.nanos(a)gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','scott.nanos(a)gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> i have to be at omni at 1pm, but will try to come early to help moving >> this stuff out >> >> xo >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 1, 2014 at 10:53 AM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','dkeenan44(a)gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Lots of furniture, stereo, clothes, glassess, bookshelves, are going to >>> be put into the street at noon. If these are your personal belongings, >>> please come get them by then. >>> >>> This is not the first time that someone tried to basically move into the >>> space in the last two months, and I feel I have no choice but to now be a >>> total fucking hardass. >>> >>> Whomever it is, I hope you can understand that there is a zero tolerance >>> policy to literally turning common space into someone's personal >>> bedroom/living room, etc. >>> >>> I realize you may have just been trying to make a chill hangout space or >>> something. However there were just far too many personal belongings in >>> there. I have a pretty good idea who it is and they have been warned >>> against this multiple times so its really sad. >>> >>> The offices in the basement are for having a meetup, class, working >>> session or possibly for renting out. They are not someone's home. NO ONE >>> CAN LIVE HERE. No one can store lots and lots of personal effects here. >>> >>> The blue couch and the sudo coffee table had also been moved from the >>> common area into the adjoining room. They have been moved back. >>> >>> Now my back hurts. >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>

12 years, 2 months

BASEMENT BOOK MOVIN' PARTY WEDS 9/3 6PM @ OMNI!

by David Keenan

*Starting at 6PM Please show up for what we hope to be a large human chain moving the law books from the basement to a waiting truck upstairs*. This will go much faster with hella help! And yes - you can come and start early if you wanna! The next day, *Thursday AM we also need more volunteers* to follow the truck to the recycling center and help unload. Cere and Helen have volunteered so far. Who can help these kind souls, so we do not have to imagine them unloading those books by themselves..? Rock on! David

12 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Fwd: [omnilogistics] [Critical] Cannot pass new member Rise Above printing

by yar

On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 6:20 PM, Matthew Senate <mattsenate(a)gmail.com> wrote: > For meeting on Weds, an OMNI proposal for a tenant (non-member?): Hey everybody, I've invited Gabriela to visit the Sudo meeting on Wednesday! If you'd like to discuss her proposal and ask any questions, please arrive promptly at 7pm. Thanks. :) > Rise Above Graphics is a screen print shop run by myself and occasional > other helpers. We specialize in printing on fabric and clothing. We print > limited edition runs of artist designed t-shirts as well as doing custom > printing for a wide variety of customers. We also offer design services. > > I started the print operation in 2005 after much trial and error and self > teaching. What started out small has gained a lot of momentum and now Rise > Above has an excellent reputation and almost more work that we can sometimes > handle. We print for many local artists, bands, shops, schools, etc. and > offer discounts for non-profits. > > I've had a dream of joining efforts with others for a long time. When I was > ready to move into a public space I was fortunate enough to come across a > wonderful corner spot on Telegraph and decided to expand into an art gallery > as well. It was such a pleasure to spend 3 years there helping artists and > guest curators use the space for a wide variety of creativity and > expression. Rise Above and Smokeys Tangle developed the Temescal Art Hop and > maintained the Temescal First Fridays and I'm hoping we can both find a way > to resist being pushed out of the neighborhood and keep supporting the arts > in Temescal. > > Now that I am being evicted from my spot, for condo conversion I'm looking > to find a place where I can both focus on my print shop and also be part of > a community with a cross pollination of ideas, efforts and energy. > > To be honest I am concerned for the future of this neighborhood, which is > also my home. Instead of moving my shop elsewhere I'd much prefer to stay > and join the group effort to maintain conscious growth and resist rampant > commercialization and homogenization. > > My income comes from customers who pay for my design and print skills. It's > not the most lucrative business but it has been maintaining itself (and my > daughter and I) for the past several years. I can contribute to the Omni > financially in the form of rent. I can also offer my print services to the > community for cheap or barter. I also envison working with the other > artists/printers/curators/teachers etc. within the collective on > collaborations of making, learning, art events, etc. The possibilities > actually seem kind of infinite at this point! > > Looking forward to getting to know everyone more and talking more about all > this potential. > > Gabriela Laz

12 years, 2 months

awesome exit signs?

by johanna faust

do we still need them? the stupid flimsy ones are like 15-20 used (sometimes new) and i may be able to get 3 VINTAGE movie theatre style exit signs (electrical) for at that price or near it. comments? -- *Be seeing you.*

12 years, 2 months

A BAPS/Sudo co-present? 'transmedia' classes

by David Keenan

>From Joe, who lives around the corner and came to the Society of the Spectacle class and the potluck - He may not be able to make the 6pm BAPS meeting thu, but can make the next one - He offered to hold classes along the lines of below - Best, David ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joseph Matheny <me(a)josephmatheny.net> Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:40 AM Subject: Finally, we can connect via email To: DKeenan44(a)gmail.com Here's a few of my bonafides and a list of some other community classes i taught in Santa Barbara. Let me know if there's interest. Also, let me know if you need any help working on the space. I am fairly handy. http://jmatheny.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/the-rise-of-the-arg-games-investig… http://jmatheny.wordpress.com/2012/08/02/the-surprising-online-life-of-lege… *The community classes i taught in SB:* Transmedia and Multimedia Classes August Through December <https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/4497899-transmedia-and-multimed…> As some of you know we are working with TVSB/UCSB to offer late summer/fall/winter transmedia classes this year, and we have decided to expand our class offerings. Please pass this information on to anyone who you know that may want to participate in the summer/fall/winter classes. THIS IS A GREAT TOOL FOR ON-LINE EDUCATION AND ACTIVISM! *Benefits:* Participants will gain valuable skills that will add to their value in the job market Artist (entertainers, writers, storytellers, visual artists, videographers/cinematographers, bloggers, podcasters, et. al) will gain skills that will help them increase their reach and broaden their platform for storytelling. Communications people will gain new skills to help them broaden their message’s reach. *Classes* The following classes are available in *Santa Barbara, CA only* *Introduction to Web Communication* Eight four-hour classes – Saturdays, 1 – 5 pm. August 10, 17, 24, September 7, 14, 21, 28, October 5 (No class Labor Day Weekend). The introduction to web communication class is a hands on, comprehensive introduction to all the tools you’ll need to know to build a effective and scalable presence on the web. We’ll cover the foundation of web communication principles, the tools you’ll need to create and maintain a web presence that will have impact and reach, and some of the design principles you’ll need to expand and grow your presence. We’ll cover all of this in eight four hour classes, meeting each week at the SBTV studios. You’ll need a laptop computer (Mac, Windows or Linux ok). If you don’t have one, please make arrangements with TVSB to use one of their lab computers. Note, lab computers are limited. We will be taping this class for later release as a broadcast on SBTV and an archive on Archive.org. *Introduction to Podcasting* Eight four eight-hour classes – Saturdays, 1-5 pm. October 19, 26, November 2, 9, 16, 23, December 7, 14 (No class Thanksgiving Weekend). Ever thought about having your own on-line radio show? You can! The Introduction to Podcasting class is a hands on, comprehensive introduction to everything you’ll need to know to create and distribute your own audio or video podcast show. We’ll cover all of this in eight 4 hour classes, meeting each week at the SBTV studios. You’ll need a laptop computer (Mac, Windows or Linux ok). If you don’t have one, please make arrangements with TVSB to use one of their lab computers. Note, lab computers are limited. We will be taping this class for later release as a broadcast on SBTV and an archive on Archive.org. *Other classes in Santa Barbara, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area* *Transmedia Design and Implementation* Eight 4-hour classes – Saturdays, 1 – 5 pm. (No class Labor Day Weekend). Transmedia: It’s all the buzz, it’s a word everyone is using, everyone has heard it, but do you really know what it means or how to create a working and effective transmedia story/alternate reality game? Now is your opportunity to learn!This summer, a pioneer in alternate reality gaming and transmedia,will be teaching intimate classes in Transmedia creation and implementation. His work has been the subject of a university level text book on the subject and Game(tm) magazine credited him in the May 2013 issue as the person who created the ARG/Transmedia story that left it’s mark indelibly on gaming and storytelling. *“…its DNA – the concept of telling a story across various platforms and new media- is evident in every alternate reality game that came after.”* – GAME(tm) May 2013 <http://jmatheny.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/the-rise-of-the-arg-games-investig…> In this special and one of a kind class you’ll learn the basics of ARG/Transmedia design, seeding, character development, tools and more. During the course of this 8 week intensive, the class will co-design an ARG/Transmedia story-game that will launch at the end of the semester, which you will receive credit for. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to enlarge your storytelling platform, strengthen your media creation toolbox, meet potential new collaborators and have fun in the process! We’ll begin booking classes to begin in August through December that will be will be conducted in the following areas, subject to interest: Santa Barbara California, Los Angeles California, San Francisco Bay Area (California). Other areas for future classes: New York, NY, Seattle, WA, Portland, OR, San Diego, CA, Chicago, IL, Austin, TX and others in consideration. If you are interested in hosting or helping us host a class in your areas, please contact us <http://wildcardtm.com/contact/>. -- ----------------------- Joseph Mathenyme@josephmatheny.netwww.linkedin.com/in/josephmatheny/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Matheny {R}emnants- The inside scoop on the outside culture: http://flip.it/JxGQZg

12 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] Electric Permit

by Whitney Lawrence

All, Having discussed the permit process at length with David and Hol, we came to the conclusion that coordinating our efforts makes the most sense. This will save permitting costs and not aggravate the inspector, who otherwise will need to plan a visit for every piece-wise permit. Electrical plans should be documented to all extent possible. This means drawings of what is to be removed and what will need to be installed. The drawings are not any consequence to the city nor inspector, however, they are very useful for in-house coordination and contractor bid process. The permit should be comprised of generalities that describe the minor changes to the existing electrical system. Furthermore, it should be for the *entire* building. Inspection is required prior to electrifying any new or modified circuits. The inspector will plan on coming one time to inspect everything, plugs need to be out of their boxes, jbox's exposed w/o the plate cover (but the cover needs to be present), new breakers should not be installed in sub-panels unless the entire panel is locked and tagged out (this means no one can accidentally turn on the supply breaker). Lastly, we need to have a licensed electrician preform the install. So go through your contacts. Lastly I think we should meet face to face to discuss how to move forward and to review the permit draft which needs to be prepared. I will be out of town this weekend but will be available via phone. This <http://www.oaklandparkfl.org/cityservices/forms/documents/ElectricalPermitA…> is the permit. Also you may find this <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fgw5himtlmemiXReP-fG6rP-I2RoXsSP_MA…>useful, the information is not exactly correct but please feel free to use it for reference- it is what we started with to get a handle of material cost and scope of Sudo's electrical needs. Whit 510-396-5510 On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:13 PM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > Steve I am forwarding this thread to Whitney who drafted our electrical > plans and has been spearheading the electrical effort, and can probably > give you a better answer on the exact permit timeline and costs. > > > > cheers > > > > > On 2014-08-29 11:24, Steve Orth wrote: > > I think that we're almost ready with our plans. Would getting them to you > by Tuesday afternoon work for you? > > On Friday, August 29, 2014, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > >> Hi Steve, >> >> >> >> We were planning to pull a permit for sudo room's electrical work which >> is fully planned out. There is some overhead of getting the permit and the >> inspection, which I believe is ~$160 which could be spread over the 2 >> projects. Throughout the building we are planning to address things >> specifically called out in the fire inspection, which will be covering >> junction boxes for the most part. How close are y'all to having a plan >> ready? >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> >> >> >> On 2014-08-29 10:56, Steve Orth wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> This is Steve from la Commune. I hear that Sudo was going to apply for >> some building (electrical) permits. La Commune is going to be doing the >> same. I was wondering what you all thought about the idea of us applying in >> the same bundle to possibly save cost? >> >> Im not even sure if this would save cost. But maybe it would? >> >> Hope you're both well. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve >> >>

12 years, 2 months

Re: [sudo-discuss] [omnilogistics] [Critical] Cannot pass new member Rise Above printing

by hol＠gaskill.com

from the email you forwarded: "I'm so excited to become a part of the Omni collective. In walking around the building I've identified an area I think will work well for my studio. It is the current utility room and kitchen adjacent to the cafe. Since the kitchen will be moved downstairs anyway I figure we can take down the non load bearing wall between those two spaces and make it an area big enough to house my printing press, heaters, tables and storage." there was another proposal on the table for La Commune to block the entire entry via the door we normally take to access sudo/ccl after 6pm, with the suggested alternative that we have access via the doors at the end of the hallway/kitchen onto 48th street. i don't think splitting access to a separate entryway after 6pm is the preferred alternative from hearing everyone's input, but if it were there would be a potential conflict between that idea and converting the area that is now the kitchen into a printshop. cheers On 2014-08-29 11:47, David Keenan wrote: > Sorry hol.. I know yr probably at work but - what'r ya askin about the hallway? > > I was just saying, in the detail drawing there is enough room for the press, but it doesn't seem to match what I measured in real life - I was hoping someone could go check real quick, and maybe measure the width of the kitchen-area hallway too. > > David > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:39 AM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > > so nothing in the hallway? > > On 2014-08-29 11:34, David Keenan wrote: > Patrik: > Since riseup limits attachment size I sent the perhaps-partially-deprecated floorplans for the NW corner and upstairs mezzanine as marked up by our architect for john (since he wanted to be able to approve far in advance.) > > Hol: Good point.. > > And now actually looking at the detail drawings I see it says 13'3" N-S in the 'ice room' (aka utility room, aka garbage room.) That would be enough room for Gabriela's press with no modification to walls. But. I feel like when we or Gabriela measured it in person (I can't remember who did so), it was definitely less (why I proposed the pony wall be moved back). > > Can someone actually go re-measure the width of this room, from 48th st side, to the hallway wall, so we know what it is? > > David > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:19 AM, <hol(a)gaskill.com> wrote: > > it would be good to see a drawing of the area being proposed since there seems to be some confusion > > On 2014-08-29 11:12, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 11:01 AM, David Keenan <dkeenan44(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > What should happen is our earlier-discussed (and approved by john, if we want to do it) floorplan of putting doors into the north sides of both the storage rooms to provide further means of egress from CCL. > > If there is a floorplan already approved with John, please share it - because I have not seen anything on paper, and I don't think that what you have in mind is the same as what I've been talking about! > > With this in mind, I think the NE room would be a better room for CCL's lab, if that is an option for you guys? It is a bigger room, and putting a doorway in the storage room closer to the hallway would allow essentially a straight shot through to the double-doors on 48th - Such access could be really useful for example to bring a scissor lift into Sudo/CCL so it does not have to make turns, as well. > > What I have been suggesting is to route the exit through the small room in between the two storage rooms. That would indeed be a straight shot, and would not affect either storage room. But we would need somebody to check whether the doorway width we can achieve there would be up to code. > > Patrik > > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss [1] Links: ------ [1] https://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss

12 years, 2 months

Fwd: [omnilogistics] [Critical] Cannot pass new member Rise Above printing

by Matthew Senate

For meeting on Weds, an OMNI proposal for a tenant (non-member?): fwd'ing along ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rise Above Printing <info(a)riseaboveoakland.com> Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 1:24 AM Subject: Re: [omnilogistics] [Critical] Cannot pass new member Rise Above printing To: omnilogistics(a)lists.riseup.net Hi Matt and Omni Collective, Hopefully this is going to the whole list, if not can you please forward. At the beginning of August I emailed my proposal to join the Omni with my responses to the collective joining questionnaire. I sent this to David Keenan and Niki who were my contact points at that time but I'm not sure if it got forwarded to the group, so I'm pasting it below. Please let me know what the next steps might be to answer the questions of the group or further the discussion of my tenancy and/or membership potential. It was great to be able to stay for the whole meeting tonight and I can tell you all are going about your processes in a careful and smart way. While my situation is time sensitive, I think it's important to give this decision the time it deserves. If you could let me know what to expect as far as the near future that'd be great. Thanks, Gabriela Rise Above Graphics is a screen print shop run by myself and occasional other helpers. We specialize in printing on fabric and clothing. We print limited edition runs of artist designed t-shirts as well as doing custom printing for a wide variety of customers. We also offer design services. I started the print operation in 2005 after much trial and error and self teaching. What started out small has gained a lot of momentum and now Rise Above has an excellent reputation and almost more work that we can sometimes handle. We print for many local artists, bands, shops, schools, etc. and offer discounts for non-profits. I've had a dream of joining efforts with others for a long time. When I was ready to move into a public space I was fortunate enough to come across a wonderful corner spot on Telegraph and decided to expand into an art gallery as well. It was such a pleasure to spend 3 years there helping artists and guest curators use the space for a wide variety of creativity and expression. Rise Above and Smokeys Tangle developed the Temescal Art Hop and maintained the Temescal First Fridays and I'm hoping we can both find a way to resist being pushed out of the neighborhood and keep supporting the arts in Temescal. Now that I am being evicted from my spot, for condo conversion I'm looking to find a place where I can both focus on my print shop and also be part of a community with a cross pollination of ideas, efforts and energy. To be honest I am concerned for the future of this neighborhood, which is also my home. Instead of moving my shop elsewhere I'd much prefer to stay and join the group effort to maintain conscious growth and resist rampant commercialization and homogenization. My income comes from customers who pay for my design and print skills. It's not the most lucrative business but it has been maintaining itself (and my daughter and I) for the past several years. I can contribute to the Omni financially in the form of rent. I can also offer my print services to the community for cheap or barter. I also envison working with the other artists/printers/curators/teachers etc. within the collective on collaborations of making, learning, art events, etc. The possibilities actually seem kind of infinite at this point! Looking forward to getting to know everyone more and talking more about all this potential. Gabriela Laz Rise Above Print Shop + Gallery www.riseaboveoakland.com On Aug 28, 2014, at 10:19 PM, Matthew Senate wrote: Hey all, I regret to bring this up just after what was largely a productive and important meeting. However, based on my conversations with sudo room members after the meeting was over, I need to require that my abstain for this vote must be changed to a block vote. Unfortunately, the sudo room has not previously consented to adding a new member collective. For a decision as serious as adding a new member, I hope the other members of The Omni Oakland Collective can respect this change of position, and the need to take time. I hear this strongly from our sudo community and I hope this resonates with you all. I wish I was more prepared and able to respond in a timely fashion during the meeting today, but regretfully, I was not and did not. You can see no such decision or approval to add Rise Above as a new member collective was made this past meeting: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-08-27 Nor on the 13th: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Meeting_Notes_2014-08-13 The sudo room members were waiting for a more formal proposal answering the questions here: http://wiki.omni-oakland.org/w/Join Is someone willing to contact Rise Above directly, ASAP? // Matt

12 years, 2 months

[OMNI] ADA Lift

by Jenny Ryan

Omni wants to spend $2700 on an ADA ramp into the ballroom, which will enable us to be legally and publicly open: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/hsh/4632534460.html Hol's volunteered to install it, is anyone available to pick it up? As a sudo room delegate, I'm going to vote yes to this on the grounds that accessibility is one of sudo's core values, and trust in Hol's knowledge and experience as he's done extensive research on making Omni ADA-compliant :) Just wanted to note this on the list and give space for folks to block if they've good reason. The funds would come from the Omni's bank account. Cheers, Jenny http://jennyryan.net http://thepyre.org http://thevirtualcampfire.org http://technomadic.tumblr.com `~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~` "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories." -Laurie Anderson "Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it." -Hannah Arendt "To define is to kill. To suggest is to create." -Stéphane Mallarmé ~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`

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