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by David Keenan

Jenny and I worked on the BAPS and SUDO grant applications from Southern Exposure til late last night.. who is willing to pick up the ball and help? Due today at 6pm - I am at the space and will be here until all are submitted. If anyone wants to come by and help, please do, and bring your laptop if you have one/can. There's a lot to get together. Btw. Because I am a masochist I am also trying to submit a grant application for the ANTISTASIS photography group that showed here. Oof. Lots to do! MONEY!! David

13 years, 1 month

Re: [sudo-discuss] report from two (2!) women-oriented hacker events tonight

by Max Klein

Hi Marina, Thank you for the insightful report. I am looking forwards to hearing more of the lessons that you allude to about how we can make sudo more woman-friendly. I want to offer any support I can to your new chapter of woman who code. also I invite you to talk more about your experiences at the next meeting if you feel like any recommendations can be made to sudoers from these experiences. m > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Andrew <andrew(a)roshambomedia.com> > To: Marina Kukso <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> > Cc: "sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org" <sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org> > Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 00:19:07 -0700 > Subject: Re: [sudo-discuss] report from two (2!) women-oriented hacker > events tonight > > Shag carpet in the sex closet... Classy. > > Also thanks for the writeup. Sounds awesome! > On Sep 17, 2013 9:54 PM, "Marina Kukso" <marina.kukso(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi all, >> >> a bunch of us went to the totally excellent and huge (50+ people) double >> union <http://doubleunion.org> launch event which had a bunch of really >> great short talks on all kinds of topics (technical projects, a women's >> google glass hacking group, history of textiles, singing in navi - which is >> apparently an inclusive language, experiences from using the internet with >> a male-gendered handle, comics, and stand-up). it left me personally >> totally inspired to have open short short talks at sudo (less pressure than >> 5 minutes of fame) and totally amazed by the density of hacker women in our >> area. we are not doing a good enough job getting women at sudo room, but we >> have a great new partner in double union. >> >> afterwards a few of us went to a women who code<http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/>open hack night at the new relic office (more on that below). they had >> pizza (boo) but also salad (yay). there were at least 30 women here, all at >> various levels of experience. there was a lot of app talk and a lot of >> interest in working for companies. >> >> a number of women shared their experiences of getting work at >> corporations, getting mentorship in order to move up in corporations, and >> forcing their organizations to take gender inclusion seriously. while i >> applaud the accomplishments of all women who find work in an exclusive >> field and also applaud the formation of alternate professional networks, i >> am very sad that we have to applaud and cheer whenever a single women gets >> a leg up, or support, or a job, or successfully leverages another woman in >> her network to help her find work. >> >> it was also interesting to observe in myself the effects of efforts at >> inclusion - when women would say that their attempts to bring attention to >> the lack of women at their company were well-received, or when they talked >> about how a boss was supportive of their professional development, i could >> see myself giving little ++'s to their organization. sharing with other >> people the ways that communities demonstrate their commitment to inclusion >> is a key part of getting more people in the door. this is why i think that >> it's really important to share what we do at sudo and the ways we pay >> attention to and act on our mission of inclusion. >> >> finally, jordan and i chatted with the women who code people about their >> organization. it's all volunteer-run, they have no budget. they have >> meetups three times a week now (algorithms study group<http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/events/132650642/>!). >> they meet at different companies who give them space for free and agree to >> cater (apparently organizing this is not as much work as it would >> seem..they said they now have a pipeline and enough industry connections to >> make this easy). they rarely meet at hackerspaces because of the lack of >> ability to sponsor food. >> >> we talked to them about starting an east bay chapter at sudo focused on >> linux/open source projects/?? and they were super supportive. they said >> that this would meet a need that they saw in their community: from their >> experience, many women were able to reach "intermediate" levels of >> experience through their groups, but hit snags when starting to develop >> projects of their own and joining open source communities. their people >> needed support learning how to navigate open source communities and knowing >> where and how to start. we'll see what comes of this. >> >> finally, the new relic office is so fancy! which brings us to.... >> >> >> *The New Relic Office is so Fancy: A Photoessay* >> >> this is their fireplace-oriented lounging area: >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> this is another lounging area with the view of the led side of the bay >> bridge: >> >> [image: Inline image 2] >> >> this is the tiny room whose purpose can only be sex (what other purpose >> could it possibly serve??? it has a sweet chaise lounge!): >> >> [image: Inline image 3] >> >> and here they are, the women who code!!! yayy!!!!! >> >> [image: Inline image 4] >> >> we invited some of the women to sudo room and they were down, so >> hopefully they will come. yay! >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sudo-discuss mailing list >> sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org >> http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss >> >> > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > >

13 years, 1 month

report from two (2!) women-oriented hacker events tonight

by Marina Kukso

hi all, a bunch of us went to the totally excellent and huge (50+ people) double union <http://doubleunion.org> launch event which had a bunch of really great short talks on all kinds of topics (technical projects, a women's google glass hacking group, history of textiles, singing in navi - which is apparently an inclusive language, experiences from using the internet with a male-gendered handle, comics, and stand-up). it left me personally totally inspired to have open short short talks at sudo (less pressure than 5 minutes of fame) and totally amazed by the density of hacker women in our area. we are not doing a good enough job getting women at sudo room, but we have a great new partner in double union. afterwards a few of us went to a women who code<http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/>open hack night at the new relic office (more on that below). they had pizza (boo) but also salad (yay). there were at least 30 women here, all at various levels of experience. there was a lot of app talk and a lot of interest in working for companies. a number of women shared their experiences of getting work at corporations, getting mentorship in order to move up in corporations, and forcing their organizations to take gender inclusion seriously. while i applaud the accomplishments of all women who find work in an exclusive field and also applaud the formation of alternate professional networks, i am very sad that we have to applaud and cheer whenever a single women gets a leg up, or support, or a job, or successfully leverages another woman in her network to help her find work. it was also interesting to observe in myself the effects of efforts at inclusion - when women would say that their attempts to bring attention to the lack of women at their company were well-received, or when they talked about how a boss was supportive of their professional development, i could see myself giving little ++'s to their organization. sharing with other people the ways that communities demonstrate their commitment to inclusion is a key part of getting more people in the door. this is why i think that it's really important to share what we do at sudo and the ways we pay attention to and act on our mission of inclusion. finally, jordan and i chatted with the women who code people about their organization. it's all volunteer-run, they have no budget. they have meetups three times a week now (algorithms study group<http://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-SF/events/132650642/>!). they meet at different companies who give them space for free and agree to cater (apparently organizing this is not as much work as it would seem..they said they now have a pipeline and enough industry connections to make this easy). they rarely meet at hackerspaces because of the lack of ability to sponsor food. we talked to them about starting an east bay chapter at sudo focused on linux/open source projects/?? and they were super supportive. they said that this would meet a need that they saw in their community: from their experience, many women were able to reach "intermediate" levels of experience through their groups, but hit snags when starting to develop projects of their own and joining open source communities. their people needed support learning how to navigate open source communities and knowing where and how to start. we'll see what comes of this. finally, the new relic office is so fancy! which brings us to.... *The New Relic Office is so Fancy: A Photoessay* this is their fireplace-oriented lounging area: [image: Inline image 1] this is another lounging area with the view of the led side of the bay bridge: [image: Inline image 2] this is the tiny room whose purpose can only be sex (what other purpose could it possibly serve??? it has a sweet chaise lounge!): [image: Inline image 3] and here they are, the women who code!!! yayy!!!!! [image: Inline image 4] we invited some of the women to sudo room and they were down, so hopefully they will come. yay!

13 years, 1 month

Building microphones.

by rusty lindgren

Hey Everyone, I was wondering if people wanted to build microphones with me. Any takers? -- Cheers, Rusty Lindgren **

13 years, 1 month

Pinnacle of cultural diversity

by Romy Snowyla

It is so awesome to see Sudoroom as a pinnacle of cultural diversity. There is no tokenism here or random Asian women shoved into showcase roles. It is truly a place where open minded people mix freely showing their diversity and superiority to any capital it's systems and stick it to the man Rock on!!! Sent from my iPhone

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: [OpenOakland Brigade] Take the Survey: Oakland Budget Process

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Adam Stiles <adam(a)stiles.io> Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 5:09 PM Subject: [OpenOakland Brigade] Take the Survey: Oakland Budget Process To: openoakland <openoakland(a)googlegroups.com> As some of you know, I recently became a member of Oakland's budget advisory committee. I've been asked to share this survey to get YOUR feedback.* Please forward. Deadline: this Sunday. * The Oakland Budget Advisory Committee has created this survey to solicit feedback from the community on the Oakland budget process this year. We are asking you to evaluate the budget process on a number of different qualities. *Your feedback will be used in forming our report to City Council that will be evaluating their efforts for transparency, engagement and clarity in the budget process* this year. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68KY2HT -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenOakland" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to openoakland+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to openoakland(a)googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/openoakland/CAMKatgfeYMuisbzfZvYTDiY2Jv%3… . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.

13 years, 1 month

Fwd: Oakland Votes Redistricting Meeting TONIGHT, Hub Oakland, 6-8pm

by Marina Kukso

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Oakland Votes Redistricting Coalition <it(a)urbanstrategies.org> Date: Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 12:31 PM Subject: Why do you love Oakland? Oakland Votes Redistricting Meeting TONIGHT, Hub Oakland, 6-8pm To: marina.kukso(a)gmail.com Hello All, I am Sheila Blandon, interning with the Oakland Votes Redistricting Coalition<https://act.myngp.com/el/-5494969879918280704/-471184712967127040>, assisting with data entry and tonight's meeting. I currently reside in Oakland’s 6th district and attend Peralta Community Colleges with an interest in public policy. In the near future I would like to run for office to influence policies made in our local government that affect those living in under resourced communities. Now that you have learned a little about me, I would like to invite you to this Wednesday’s meeting so you could learn more about the redistricting project and how it affects you and your neighbors. Please join me and the Oakland Votes Redistricting Coalition on Wednesday, September 18 at 6pm-8pm at the HUB in Downtown Oakland. (1423 Broadway). *Light refreshments will be served by Rising Loafer.* *For more information on redistricting please visit www.OaklandVotes.org.<https://act.myngp.com/el/-5494969879918280704/-399127118929199104> * I am excited to meet you all in person! Thanks much in advance, Sheila Blandon *P.S. Oakland Local just published an article about Oakland Reidistricting and how to be involved. <https://act.myngp.com/el/-5494969879918280704/-327069524891271168> * If you believe you received this message in error or wish to no longer receive email from us, please unsubscribe<https://act.myngp.com/el/-5494969879918280704/-543242307005054976> .

13 years, 1 month

noisebridge throwing out Scanning Electron Microscope etc

by Jake

perhaps you heard noisebridge is no longer a hackerspace and is emptying out the science room (where the SEM was) to make room for a radio studio or dj booth or something. ball pit. miloh will be moving the SEM to a safe location but if you want to help make sure no pieces get lost maybe you can help. there are tiny boxes with filaments in them and an ultrasonic cleaner, probably scattered around the trash pile thats forming at nb now. they are doing a dump run thursday. the SEM got moved out of its safe place without a single email about it to anyone that i know of. so help miloh find all the SEM pieces before its too late! -jake On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Chris Murphy wrote: > Hi guys, > > Instead of taking the Noisebridge SEM, I have a great idea... > > Let's get another SEM! > > One of the problems with the Noisebridge SEM is that the community of SEM experts is too small. So let's enlarge that community > by getting another. > > If you do get the Noisebridge SEM, NB will be out of a significant resource and its repair and operation are likely to fall on > the same exact shoulders. You will also encounter ALL of the same problems that NB has encountered and will need to go to extreme > effort to build infrastructure around the microscope (which we haven't completed). > > I have a lead on another SEM that would be free. They aren't as rare as you might think. > > In my previous e-mail, which may not have been posted to the sudo room list yet (I'm not a list member), I didn't understand that > there was a plan afoot to take the NB SEM (which technically does not belong to NB anyway, it's on loan). I thought that someone > named Dr. X was going to donate another SEM to sudo room. I generally disapprove of dismantling Noisebridge resources. > > Chris > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 11, 2013, at 15:25, Ryan Bethencourt <ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Great thanks Jake, we're working on the space thing for CCL and hoping to have one in the nearish term... it's kind > of like the early days of Sudo Room when we talked on and on about getting a space... until we finally got one :) > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > it is currently in a relatively safe place, especially considering that moving it is the most dangerous thing > to it. So it should stay where it is until a new place is chosen for it. > > Since Sudoroom doesn't have enough room for it and CCL has NO room yet, moving it will have to wait. > > However, i know of a pickup truck that can be used to move it if and when the time comes. > > -jake > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Ryan Bethencourt wrote: > > Thanks Jake, It looks like we may have to rent a uhaul truck to move it as it looks large? > Sounds like Ben has a place for us to store it and we have another Counter Culture labs > co-founder/member (Shanee) who knows how to use it and said she could teach us :) > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Benjamin Lack <benlack(a)gmail.com> wrote: > It looks like it would be fine sitting in a garage for a few months, if so, I have space. > Ben > > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer <patrikd(a)gmail.com> wrote: > That would be excellent! > > Here's the user manual with all the specs: > > https://www.noisebridge.net/images/c/c7/ISI_Mini-TV_SEM_Manual-Troubleshoot… > > It's a desktop machine, so doesn't necessarily take up any more space than some bio equipment. > Wonder how easy it would be to DIY a gold sputterer... > > Patrik > > On Tue, Jun 11, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > I'm sure that Dr. X would be very pleased if it went to Counter Culture Labs. He just wants > it to be understood and appreciated, rather than sitting > neglected. CCL should hurry up and buy the church building before the price goes up on it, > and I can help transport it. > > It is basically an equipment rack and a cart of accessories, so it doesn't take up a ton of > room. But it's good to be able to set the microscope and > vacuum pump on different structures so that the vibration of the pump doesn't shake the > scope. Also, to take higher resolution pictures it will be > necessary to construct an analog data importer but that will likely just be a computer with a > slightly modified sound card and some software. > > keep in mind that to view organic (nonmetallic) things you will need a gold sputterer. > > -jake > > On Tue, 11 Jun 2013, Ryan Bethencourt wrote: > > Hi Jake, > I'd be very happy to help transport the scanning electron microscope and if > it can't fit into Sudo Room, I'd also love to float the idea of potentially > housing it at Counter Culture Labs (the Sudo room DIY Bio offshoot) when we > eventually open up. Any thoughts? > > How big is the SEM (I know some of them can be huge which might prohibit > location)? > > All the best, > Ryan > > Best, > Ryan > > > On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Jake <jake(a)spaz.org> wrote: > sudoroom is being offered a scanning electron microscope (by Dr. > X). > > it comes with all the stuff and actually works, but it requires > a bit of knowledge to operate it. unfortunately Mr. X is not > available to train us how to operate it, however Chris Murphy > may be available and knows how it works. > > It would take up about 30 square feet of space including the > place where the operators sit or stand. It is not computerized > like the one at Pumping Station One, it is an analog machine. > Pictures can be taken at high resolution by long-exposure photo > of the CRT on the front of the machine, or we can build an > analog data importer to reconstruct images at much higher > resolution if we desire. > > The cash price of this SEM is $10 in gas and tolls, I will > provide the vehicle and movement. The rest of the price of the > machine in blood and sacrifice is in the time and energy to > learn its intricicies and idiosynchracies while learning about > vacuum pumps and vacuum oil, and how not to let vacuum oil > contaminate your vacuum and get all over your filament. > > https://noisebridge.net/wiki/SEM > > ironically, one of the reasons it doesn't work as well at > noisebridge is because the whole place shakes when the city > buses ride by. and sudoroom is apparently directly over the > bart tunnel so i wonder how different it will be. > > -jake > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > > > -- > Ryan Bethencourt > > Tel: (415) 825 2705 > ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com > > www.bamh1.com > www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt > www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php > > > _______________________________________________ > sudo-discuss mailing list > sudo-discuss(a)lists.sudoroom.org > http://lists.sudoroom.org/listinfo/sudo-discuss > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Counter Culture Labs" > group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to > east-bay-diybio+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > > > > -- > Ryan Bethencourt > > Tel: (415) 825 2705 > ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com > > www.bamh1.com > www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt > www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php > > > > > -- > Ryan Bethencourt > > Tel: (415) 825 2705 > ryan.bethencourt(a)gmail.com > > www.bamh1.com > www.linkedin.com/in/bethencourt > www.logos-press.com/books/biotechnology_business_development.php > > >

13 years, 1 month

Our Time Lapse prototype

by mattsenate＠gmail.com

Hey all, There was a link sent to the Nerds for Nature email list about using community photographs to collect data for natural spaces, parks, etc. You set up a single station with a guide for your camera, let folks take photographs with any device, gather them up, then use a photo stitcher to put together a timelapse. I think this is an excellent way to document moments at sudo negotiated by the consent of individuals and through human action, rather than a webcam and automated constant stream. Please leave the pedestal in its current position, there is tape on the floor so you can replace it if necessary. Thanks! // Matt

13 years, 1 month

DisasterRadio needs your android phones!

by Marc Juul

Hi! The DisasterRadio project is in use of android phones for testing DisasterMap application. If you have an old android phone that you're not using, we're happy to accept loans or donations! DisasterRadio project wiki page: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/DisasterRadio -- Marc

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