Sudo Room - User contributions [en]

O:55

2013-09-11T00:01:12Z

12.19.144.98: /* Links */ fixes links

[[CNC|'''CNC Mill''']] or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.

Akin to a [[3D Printer]], the CNC provides the ability to work with objects in x, y, and z dimensions. However, it provides ''subtractive'' manufacturing, rather than ''additive''.

The sudo room sign by the intercom at the 22nd st entrance was milled on this machine.

==Maintenance==
* Fairly self-maintaining
* Use a vaccuum while milling, especially with metal or large bits
* Bits can last for a while if treated with care, but aren't very expensive to replace--buy some for fun--but measure since our drill has a small chuck!
* Some items do require lubrication, but seldom
* Opening the lid along the x-axis and cleaning out debris is necessary from time to time
* Careful of hose connecting motor and drill housing, it can get tangled, require possible replacement (~$30)

==Components==
* Power supply
* USB to serial converter '''"Smooth Stepper"'''
* Stepper motor controller '''"Gecko Drive"'''
* Computer with operation software
** We use '''"Mach3"''' which seems to be the only software that works with our older hardware and the various other components. Unfortunately this requires windows
*** May want to experiment with running Mach3 in a VM.
** There is a range of available design software, but what seems to work well enough for CNC machines is '''CamBam Studio''', though it is not as nice as '''Sketchup'''
*** There are ways to import STL files into CamBam (also DXF, but they are screwy), but ultimately, care must be made for what type of milling is to be done.
*** To import STL files in CamBam select: Draw > Surface > From Mesh File. Then, select an STL file.

==Tutorials==
===Basic Example (wood sign)===
This tutorial seeks to demonstrate the existing tool-chain and a basic example of a project that a general sudoer could follow. If it fails in any fashion, please leave comments and make improvements. This is, after all, a wiki.

# Open '''CamBam''' and create a new file if necessary.
## If starting from an STL or DXF file, use the ''Draw > Surface > From Mesh File'' option or the ''File > Import'' option respectively.
## Otherwise, you can design inside of CamBam, including insertion of text, which seems to use any font available in the fonts directory in the operating system.
## On the left-hand side of CamBam, there should be an odd list with folder icons. Select the '''"Machining"''' item with a folder icon. Below, you will see some settings available for configuration.
### At this point you should clamp the stock into place, then measure the exposed, cutting area. There is a small, open face wooden box that has different clamps, give them a try.
### In CamBam, set the "Stock Size" but think of this as the "Cutting Area" of whatever material you'd like to mill into. There are X, Y, and Z dimensions. '''Use millimeters''' it's apparently less buggy this way.
## Now you get to draw!
##* We used ''Draw > Text'' and selected Palatino Linotype to make a sign for [[The Public School]].
##* Resize your drawing to fit the desired area, etc.
## Based on your drawing and the stock size, adjust the stock offset so it sits conveniently with your desired '''origin'''. This will be the place you center the mill later on, and should be a convenient place for ensuring the design is ultimately milled as intended.
##* You may need to move the drawing, resize, or change its position offset again.
## Select a '''Machining''' option from the ''Machining'' menu.
##* We used '''Pocket''' (''Machining > Pocket'')to cut at an even depth with a width greater than the size of the bit itself.
##* You may create multiple '''"Parts"''' by disabling the part, then selecting another Machining option. This is handy when using multiple passes over the stock, such as with a big bit and a small bit to produce clean cuts.
##* ''There are several forms of machining (milling) available that work differently: '''Profile''', '''Pocket''', '''Engrave''', '''3D Profile''', and '''Drill'''. Read the CamBam "Help" docs for more information.''
## Select the Machining Option item under your Part in the Machining settings for your current file (in that window on the left hand side). (E.g. we selected "Pocket1").
##* Most important are '''Target Depth''', '''Roughing / Finishing''', '''Finish Stepover''', '''Roughing Clearance''', and '''Tool Diameter'''--especially the '''Target Depth''' and '''Tool Diameter'''.
##** Use the digital calipers to measure the machining bit, especially if you're unsure of the size.
##* It is '''''strongly encouraged''''' to implement test cuts first, get a sense of the affect of different settings that will help you implement the milling to your desired specifications, especially with cutting rates.
## Finally, select ''Machining > Generate Tool Paths'' and examine the resulting paths. Does this meet your desired outocome?
##* If not, adjust more settings until it does. This process can take a while depending on the complexity.
##* Especially adjust '''Roughing Clearance''' which can be given negative values to oversize holes.
## When you are confident in the tool path, generate gcode by selecting ''Machining > Produce gcode''.
# Before turning anything else on, replace the bits if necessary using the drill key tool on the tool wall.
# Turn on the power supply, located behind the monitor stand, in a hefty, vcr-looking black box. It's '''not''' a white switch, instead it looks similar to the switch on the back of a computer's power supply.
# Also turn on the USB to serial converter using which '''is''' a white switch attached to a tiny black box in between the power supply and the mill. '''Down is on'''.
# Open Mach3
## Select ''File > Load G-Code'' and select the desired gcode generated by CamBam or from elsewhere.
## Select the ''Reset'' button.
## Select the ''REF ALL HOME'' button.
##* These should set the position of the mill at a default state.
## Using the '''up''', '''down''', '''left''', '''right''' arrow keys, jog the drill along the X and Y axes above the desired origin. This will move the drill head and the platen with your stock attached.
## Once in a fairly close position, use the '''pgup''' and '''pgdn''' keys to ''carefully'' move the tip of the bit on the Z axis to just touching or just barely above the desired origin.
##* '''Be careful''' not to move in the X and Y directions since this could break the bit. This is why the bit should be just above the stock when you set it as origin.
## Now, with the bit in place select the '''Zero X''', '''Zero Y''', '''Zero Z''' buttons in order to set the origin by which your design will be milled.
## At this point, lift the bit up in the Z direction just a tad. Select '''Reset'''. Select '''Cycle Start <Alt-R>'''.
## If you're using text, or some image with a left-to-right or right-to-left orientation, it's likely that you will need to "flip" the image in order for it to be milled in the correct direction. Namely, setting the Scale for X to -1 did the trick for us.
## Finally, use the '''Regen. Toolpath''' button to ensure the newly set origin takes effect.
## When ready to begin, select '''Cycle Start''' button. Use the '''Feed Hold''' for pausing the process and '''Stop''' to end the process or in an emergency.
# Use the shopvac to vacuum up the debris as it mills.
# When making multiple passes and changing bits, you only need to re-adjust the zero (origin) for the Z axis--keeping the other two the same ensures perfect registration!
# Happy CNCing!

===PCB (Printed Circuit Boards)===

====Links====
* [http://rapid-pcb.com/ http://rapid-pcb.com/]
* [http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Milling_Circuit_Boards http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Milling_Circuit_Boards]

O:55

2013-09-11T00:00:46Z

12.19.144.98: adds new sections

[[CNC|'''CNC Mill''']] or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.

Akin to a [[3D Printer]], the CNC provides the ability to work with objects in x, y, and z dimensions. However, it provides ''subtractive'' manufacturing, rather than ''additive''.

The sudo room sign by the intercom at the 22nd st entrance was milled on this machine.

==Maintenance==
* Fairly self-maintaining
* Use a vaccuum while milling, especially with metal or large bits
* Bits can last for a while if treated with care, but aren't very expensive to replace--buy some for fun--but measure since our drill has a small chuck!
* Some items do require lubrication, but seldom
* Opening the lid along the x-axis and cleaning out debris is necessary from time to time
* Careful of hose connecting motor and drill housing, it can get tangled, require possible replacement (~$30)

==Components==
* Power supply
* USB to serial converter '''"Smooth Stepper"'''
* Stepper motor controller '''"Gecko Drive"'''
* Computer with operation software
** We use '''"Mach3"''' which seems to be the only software that works with our older hardware and the various other components. Unfortunately this requires windows
*** May want to experiment with running Mach3 in a VM.
** There is a range of available design software, but what seems to work well enough for CNC machines is '''CamBam Studio''', though it is not as nice as '''Sketchup'''
*** There are ways to import STL files into CamBam (also DXF, but they are screwy), but ultimately, care must be made for what type of milling is to be done.
*** To import STL files in CamBam select: Draw > Surface > From Mesh File. Then, select an STL file.

==Tutorials==
===Basic Example (wood sign)===
This tutorial seeks to demonstrate the existing tool-chain and a basic example of a project that a general sudoer could follow. If it fails in any fashion, please leave comments and make improvements. This is, after all, a wiki.

# Open '''CamBam''' and create a new file if necessary.
## If starting from an STL or DXF file, use the ''Draw > Surface > From Mesh File'' option or the ''File > Import'' option respectively.
## Otherwise, you can design inside of CamBam, including insertion of text, which seems to use any font available in the fonts directory in the operating system.
## On the left-hand side of CamBam, there should be an odd list with folder icons. Select the '''"Machining"''' item with a folder icon. Below, you will see some settings available for configuration.
### At this point you should clamp the stock into place, then measure the exposed, cutting area. There is a small, open face wooden box that has different clamps, give them a try.
### In CamBam, set the "Stock Size" but think of this as the "Cutting Area" of whatever material you'd like to mill into. There are X, Y, and Z dimensions. '''Use millimeters''' it's apparently less buggy this way.
## Now you get to draw!
##* We used ''Draw > Text'' and selected Palatino Linotype to make a sign for [[The Public School]].
##* Resize your drawing to fit the desired area, etc.
## Based on your drawing and the stock size, adjust the stock offset so it sits conveniently with your desired '''origin'''. This will be the place you center the mill later on, and should be a convenient place for ensuring the design is ultimately milled as intended.
##* You may need to move the drawing, resize, or change its position offset again.
## Select a '''Machining''' option from the ''Machining'' menu.
##* We used '''Pocket''' (''Machining > Pocket'')to cut at an even depth with a width greater than the size of the bit itself.
##* You may create multiple '''"Parts"''' by disabling the part, then selecting another Machining option. This is handy when using multiple passes over the stock, such as with a big bit and a small bit to produce clean cuts.
##* ''There are several forms of machining (milling) available that work differently: '''Profile''', '''Pocket''', '''Engrave''', '''3D Profile''', and '''Drill'''. Read the CamBam "Help" docs for more information.''
## Select the Machining Option item under your Part in the Machining settings for your current file (in that window on the left hand side). (E.g. we selected "Pocket1").
##* Most important are '''Target Depth''', '''Roughing / Finishing''', '''Finish Stepover''', '''Roughing Clearance''', and '''Tool Diameter'''--especially the '''Target Depth''' and '''Tool Diameter'''.
##** Use the digital calipers to measure the machining bit, especially if you're unsure of the size.
##* It is '''''strongly encouraged''''' to implement test cuts first, get a sense of the affect of different settings that will help you implement the milling to your desired specifications, especially with cutting rates.
## Finally, select ''Machining > Generate Tool Paths'' and examine the resulting paths. Does this meet your desired outocome?
##* If not, adjust more settings until it does. This process can take a while depending on the complexity.
##* Especially adjust '''Roughing Clearance''' which can be given negative values to oversize holes.
## When you are confident in the tool path, generate gcode by selecting ''Machining > Produce gcode''.
# Before turning anything else on, replace the bits if necessary using the drill key tool on the tool wall.
# Turn on the power supply, located behind the monitor stand, in a hefty, vcr-looking black box. It's '''not''' a white switch, instead it looks similar to the switch on the back of a computer's power supply.
# Also turn on the USB to serial converter using which '''is''' a white switch attached to a tiny black box in between the power supply and the mill. '''Down is on'''.
# Open Mach3
## Select ''File > Load G-Code'' and select the desired gcode generated by CamBam or from elsewhere.
## Select the ''Reset'' button.
## Select the ''REF ALL HOME'' button.
##* These should set the position of the mill at a default state.
## Using the '''up''', '''down''', '''left''', '''right''' arrow keys, jog the drill along the X and Y axes above the desired origin. This will move the drill head and the platen with your stock attached.
## Once in a fairly close position, use the '''pgup''' and '''pgdn''' keys to ''carefully'' move the tip of the bit on the Z axis to just touching or just barely above the desired origin.
##* '''Be careful''' not to move in the X and Y directions since this could break the bit. This is why the bit should be just above the stock when you set it as origin.
## Now, with the bit in place select the '''Zero X''', '''Zero Y''', '''Zero Z''' buttons in order to set the origin by which your design will be milled.
## At this point, lift the bit up in the Z direction just a tad. Select '''Reset'''. Select '''Cycle Start <Alt-R>'''.
## If you're using text, or some image with a left-to-right or right-to-left orientation, it's likely that you will need to "flip" the image in order for it to be milled in the correct direction. Namely, setting the Scale for X to -1 did the trick for us.
## Finally, use the '''Regen. Toolpath''' button to ensure the newly set origin takes effect.
## When ready to begin, select '''Cycle Start''' button. Use the '''Feed Hold''' for pausing the process and '''Stop''' to end the process or in an emergency.
# Use the shopvac to vacuum up the debris as it mills.
# When making multiple passes and changing bits, you only need to re-adjust the zero (origin) for the Z axis--keeping the other two the same ensures perfect registration!
# Happy CNCing!

===PCB (Printed Circuit Boards)===

====Links====
* [http://rapid-pcb.com/]
* [http://wiki.acemonstertoys.org/Milling_Circuit_Boards]

O:55

2013-09-10T23:25:53Z

12.19.144.98: adds wikilink

[[CNC|'''CNC Mill''']] or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.

Akin to a [[3D Printer]], the CNC provides the ability to work with objects in x, y, and z dimensions. However, it provides ''subtractive'' manufacturing, rather than ''additive''.

The sudo room sign by the intercom at the 22nd st entrance was milled on this machine.

==Maintenance==
* Fairly self-maintaining
* Use a vaccuum while milling, especially with metal or large bits
* Bits can last for a while if treated with care, but aren't very expensive to replace--buy some for fun--but measure since our drill has a small chuck!
* Some items do require lubrication, but seldom
* Opening the lid along the x-axis and cleaning out debris is necessary from time to time
* Careful of hose connecting motor and drill housing, it can get tangled, require possible replacement (~$30)

==Components==
* Power supply
* USB to serial converter '''"Smooth Stepper"'''
* Stepper motor controller '''"Gecko Drive"'''
* Computer with operation software
** We use '''"Mach3"''' which seems to be the only software that works with our older hardware and the various other components. Unfortunately this requires windows
*** May want to experiment with running Mach3 in a VM.
** There is a range of available design software, but what seems to work well enough for CNC machines is '''CamBam Studio''', though it is not as nice as '''Sketchup'''
*** There are ways to import STL files into CamBam (also DXF, but they are screwy), but ultimately, care must be made for what type of milling is to be done.
*** To import STL files in CamBam select: Draw > Surface > From Mesh File. Then, select an STL file.

==Tutorial==
This tutorial seeks to demonstrate the existing tool-chain and a basic example of a project that a general sudoer could follow. If it fails in any fashion, please leave comments and make improvements. This is, after all, a wiki.

# Open '''CamBam''' and create a new file if necessary.
## If starting from an STL or DXF file, use the ''Draw > Surface > From Mesh File'' option or the ''File > Import'' option respectively.
## Otherwise, you can design inside of CamBam, including insertion of text, which seems to use any font available in the fonts directory in the operating system.
## On the left-hand side of CamBam, there should be an odd list with folder icons. Select the '''"Machining"''' item with a folder icon. Below, you will see some settings available for configuration.
### At this point you should clamp the stock into place, then measure the exposed, cutting area. There is a small, open face wooden box that has different clamps, give them a try.
### In CamBam, set the "Stock Size" but think of this as the "Cutting Area" of whatever material you'd like to mill into. There are X, Y, and Z dimensions. '''Use millimeters''' it's apparently less buggy this way.
## Now you get to draw!
##* We used ''Draw > Text'' and selected Palatino Linotype to make a sign for [[The Public School]].
##* Resize your drawing to fit the desired area, etc.
## Based on your drawing and the stock size, adjust the stock offset so it sits conveniently with your desired '''origin'''. This will be the place you center the mill later on, and should be a convenient place for ensuring the design is ultimately milled as intended.
##* You may need to move the drawing, resize, or change its position offset again.
## Select a '''Machining''' option from the ''Machining'' menu.
##* We used '''Pocket''' (''Machining > Pocket'')to cut at an even depth with a width greater than the size of the bit itself.
##* You may create multiple '''"Parts"''' by disabling the part, then selecting another Machining option. This is handy when using multiple passes over the stock, such as with a big bit and a small bit to produce clean cuts.
##* ''There are several forms of machining (milling) available that work differently: '''Profile''', '''Pocket''', '''Engrave''', '''3D Profile''', and '''Drill'''. Read the CamBam "Help" docs for more information.''
## Select the Machining Option item under your Part in the Machining settings for your current file (in that window on the left hand side). (E.g. we selected "Pocket1").
##* Most important are '''Target Depth''', '''Roughing / Finishing''', '''Finish Stepover''', '''Roughing Clearance''', and '''Tool Diameter'''--especially the '''Target Depth''' and '''Tool Diameter'''.
##** Use the digital calipers to measure the machining bit, especially if you're unsure of the size.
##* It is '''''strongly encouraged''''' to implement test cuts first, get a sense of the affect of different settings that will help you implement the milling to your desired specifications, especially with cutting rates.
## Finally, select ''Machining > Generate Tool Paths'' and examine the resulting paths. Does this meet your desired outocome?
##* If not, adjust more settings until it does. This process can take a while depending on the complexity.
##* Especially adjust '''Roughing Clearance''' which can be given negative values to oversize holes.
## When you are confident in the tool path, generate gcode by selecting ''Machining > Produce gcode''.
# Before turning anything else on, replace the bits if necessary using the drill key tool on the tool wall.
# Turn on the power supply, located behind the monitor stand, in a hefty, vcr-looking black box. It's '''not''' a white switch, instead it looks similar to the switch on the back of a computer's power supply.
# Also turn on the USB to serial converter using which '''is''' a white switch attached to a tiny black box in between the power supply and the mill. '''Down is on'''.
# Open Mach3
## Select ''File > Load G-Code'' and select the desired gcode generated by CamBam or from elsewhere.
## Select the ''Reset'' button.
## Select the ''REF ALL HOME'' button.
##* These should set the position of the mill at a default state.
## Using the '''up''', '''down''', '''left''', '''right''' arrow keys, jog the drill along the X and Y axes above the desired origin. This will move the drill head and the platen with your stock attached.
## Once in a fairly close position, use the '''pgup''' and '''pgdn''' keys to ''carefully'' move the tip of the bit on the Z axis to just touching or just barely above the desired origin.
##* '''Be careful''' not to move in the X and Y directions since this could break the bit. This is why the bit should be just above the stock when you set it as origin.
## Now, with the bit in place select the '''Zero X''', '''Zero Y''', '''Zero Z''' buttons in order to set the origin by which your design will be milled.
## At this point, lift the bit up in the Z direction just a tad. Select '''Reset'''. Select '''Cycle Start <Alt-R>'''.
## If you're using text, or some image with a left-to-right or right-to-left orientation, it's likely that you will need to "flip" the image in order for it to be milled in the correct direction. Namely, setting the Scale for X to -1 did the trick for us.
## Finally, use the '''Regen. Toolpath''' button to ensure the newly set origin takes effect.
## When ready to begin, select '''Cycle Start''' button. Use the '''Feed Hold''' for pausing the process and '''Stop''' to end the process or in an emergency.
# Use the shopvac to vacuum up the debris as it mills.
# When making multiple passes and changing bits, you only need to re-adjust the zero (origin) for the Z axis--keeping the other two the same ensures perfect registration!
# Happy CNCing!

Meetings

2013-08-15T02:29:15Z

12.19.144.98: adds august links

[[File:Sudo Room Meeting April 17, 2013.jpg|thumb|right|April 2013 Meeting]]
We take minutes on this [https://pad.riseup.net/p/sudoroom scratch pad]. 
''Want to create a new minutes page on the wiki?'' We (should) have a template for that: [[Sudo room/Meeting minutes template|Sample Meeting Minutes Template]].

==Minutes==
===2013===
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-01-02|01-02-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-01-09|01-09-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-01-16|01-16-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-01-23|01-23-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-01-30|01-30-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-02-06|02-06-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-02-13|02-13-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-02-20|02-20-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-02-27|02-27-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-03-06|03-06-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-03-13|03-13-2013]]
#03-20-2013
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-03-27|03-27-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-04-03|04-03-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-04-11|04-11-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-04-17|04-17-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-04-24|04-24-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-05-01|05-01-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-05-08|05-08-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-05-15|05-15-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-05-22|05-22-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-05-29|05-29-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-06-05|06-05-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-06-12|06-12-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-06-19|06-19-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-06-26|06-26-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-07-03|07-03-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-07-10|07-10-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-07-17|07-17-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-07-24|07-24-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-07-30|07-30-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-08-07|08-07-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-08-14|08-14-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-08-21|08-21-2013]]
#[[Meeting Notes 2013-08-28|08-28-2013]]

===2012===
#[[Sudo room/01-04-2011 Meetup|01-04-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/01-11-2011 Meetup|01-11-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/01-18-2011 Meetup|01-18-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/01-25-2011 Meetup|01-25-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/02-01-2011 Meetup|02-01-2012]]
# meeting minutes black-hole!
#[[Sudo room/02-22-2012 Meetup|02-22-2012]]
# meeting minutes black-hole!
#[[Sudo room/04-25-2012 Meetup|04-25-2012]]
# meeting minutes sort-of-black-hole, we have these somewhere...
#[[Sudo room/05-16-2012 Meetup|05-16-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/05-23-2012 Meetup|05-23-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/05-30-2012 Meetup|05-30-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/06-06-2012 Meetup|06-06-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/06-13-2012 Meetup|06-13-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/06-20-2012 Meetup|06-20-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/06-27-2012 Meetup|06-27-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/07-04-2012 Meetup|07-04-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/07-11-2012 Meetup|07-11-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/07-18-2012 Meetup|07-18-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/07-25-2012 Meetup|07-25-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/08-01-2012 Meetup|08-01-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/08-08-2012 Meetup|08-08-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/08-15-2012 Meetup|08-15-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/08-22-2012 Meetup|08-22-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/08-29-2012 Meetup|08-29-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/09-05-2012 Meetup|09-05-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/09-12-2012 Meetup|09-12-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/09-19-2012 Meetup|09-19-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/09-26-2012 Meetup|09-26-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/10-03-2012 Meetup|10-03-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/10-10-2012 Meetup|10-10-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/10-17-2012 Meetup|10-17-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/10-24-2012 Meetup|10-24-2012]]
#[[Sudo room/10-31-2012 Meetup|10-31-2012]]
===2011===
#[[Sudo room/Initial Meeting| Initial Meeting]]
#[[Sudo room/First Wed Meetup|First Wed Meetup]]
#[[Sudo room/12-07-2011 Meetup|12-07-2011]]
#[[Sudo room/12-14-2011 Meetup|12-14-2011]]
#[[Sudo room/12-21-2011 Meetup|12-21-2011]]
#[[Sudo room/12-28-2011 Meetup|12-28-2011]]

[[Category:Documentation]]

Meeting Notes 2013-05-15

2013-05-23T00:40:18Z

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May 15 2013
Attending: Matt, Ryan, Marina, Jenny, Sam, Carmen, Africa, Will, Len, Tommy, Bill, Jordan, Vicky, Rev. Phil, Naomi, Max, Pete

==Introductions==
Co-Facilitator: Matt
Brief personal intros (< 20 sec per person)

What is one thing you like to share with others? Food, wine, ideas, files, internet, connections :D

Icebreaker (10 min)

Sudo Room Goals - next 6 months

More people! Mo' space! Mo' money!

Sustainable funding

More representation of Oakland

Finding cool neighbors

Being receptive to hobbyists

Community / education / diversity

Summer fundraiser, summer stuff generally (field trips, retreats!)

Biggifying

Access & membership services sorted

More cross-collaboration between the Bay Area hackerspaces

Share food / sudo mate if available.

==Announcements==

Co-Facilitator: Ryan
(< 8 minutes)

===Consent Agenda===

(Let's use this time to briefly review and consent to items that need no more details or discussion) ====> We're trying this out!

May 25th: Showing of Judi Bari film in the entire space. Rusty would love help organizing it.

Fabulous Friday Films: If you have access to a sound system, please contact Vicky. Vicky can take full responsibility of the sound system and can pick up and drop it off, etc.

Bring ALL Dolby Surround Sound speakers to sudo room please

Contact Matt and Sam about existing sound system

Sundays @ 7pm - Cleaning of Natural Decay

Who is available to lead this week? ___________

Craigslist posting looking for friends: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html

Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Romy or Matt for admin access)

Tweet any space details @sudoroom

Email info@sudoroom.org

===Other Announcements===

This Sat TIL: Fix It Day! (yaaaaayyy!!!): https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned#May_18_Fix-It_Day.21_.28PLUS_Linux_Install_Day.21.29

Sign up for TIL's (no one is scheduled after this week): https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Today_I_Learned

BIKE SMUT: This Friday, doors open 8:22, show starts 9:07. (Vicky, who will be a little late)

Signs will be put up advertising adultiness of the event

Vicky and Phil take full responsibility fr cleaning. (Vicky is anal-retentive and this will not be a problem)

GLOW WORMS: We need 2 more! Please contact Vicky via email/gchat if you would like to join in helping facilitate a safe space on Friday.

SECURITY/GREETERS: Would anyone like to volunteer in shifts to hang out and greet people as they enter? Anthony expressed interest. Anyone else?

VOLUNTEER MOVERS: Vicky needs a person or 2 persons to help move speakers onto a truck (6pmish), into the space and out of the space (end of show, midnightish). Any volunteers?

If you have any concerns/questions/comments/suggestions please contact Vicky via direct email (best way to reach her), not listserv.

Presentation: beautiful DIY cloth menstrual pad (Vicky)

Interested in more inter-hackerspaces collab? Join Open Hack Night every Monday at 7pm @LOL (1234 23rd Avenue, San Antonio (east Oakland)). LOL is a POC, Queer and Women-organized hackerspace. It is radically inclusive--EVERYONE is a desired member! Their organizers want us to do more stuff at each others' spaces. :] :] (Vicky)

Next BACH planning meeting: Fri May 24 @ 8pm at West Gate San Leandro, 1933 Davis St, San Leandro

BACH info: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Bay_Area_Consortium_of_Hackerspaces

Sudo Bike

=== ACTION ITEMS ===

Co-Facilitatory: Marina (< 5 min)

Follow-up on previous items--keeping it brief, okay to table if necessary to next meeting:

New Business:

Africa and Carmen can sign up for east bay diybio with eastbaydiybio@googlegroups.com <go to there

Max is researching alternative ISPs and recommends LMI, will continue this discussion on the sudo-sys list.

Old Business:

[postponed until next week] WHO WANTS TO RUN AN ETHERNET CABLE to rock paper scissors collective? - Matt will help

Add Hacky Happer Hour to the calendar - Romy hosted Hacker Happy Hour

Oakland Nights Live - what to do?

[postponed until next week] Bill will talk with them about this regardless on Friday for "Capital and Crisis" putting on thinking caps

... and "theorizing"

[Sharing Sketch Tomorrow for Supper w/ Public School] Jenny - Set expectations for sudo events, make this available to internal & external

-Ensure doors are closed

-Trash and recycling

-Running the dishwasher

-Putting furniture back where it belongs

-Vacuum!

Jenny will discuss with Public School this Thurs.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fyHwH-O_tMEW3c01HvHbmAHDqj6aD2DSDmpdtM_DfKg/edit?usp=sharing

Postponed (not for discussion, only for reference):

[Postponed] Talk to Danny O'Brien, intro from JC to Jordan, invite him to come to a future sudo meeting to share insight!

Straight to the source--but out of the country :( Will be back later this month and Jordan will follow up then.

[Postponed until necessary] Eddan - Reference letter from George

[Postponed until necessary] Jenny sync with Troy on library - Not yet but they will

Set up date for label-printing organizing of stuff event - Jenny!1 -troy

still need to set a date

[Postponed until someone throws Romy a massive love bomb] Romy to lead diagram for Articles of Association amendment

Romy to work with Troy to turn the articles into a flow diagram. Diagrams and drawings of sudo room members being passed around.

[Postponed until ?] Add articles to github (gitorious!!!!!!!? - https://gitorious.org/+sudo-room) - Yardena is going to put these articles up

==Fiscal Solvency==

(20 min) Exchequer: Tommy && Co-facilitator: Sam

Third Wed - collect dues! (2nd & 3rd - collect dues, 4th - assess where we're at) pay your dues!

Review and consensus process:

Fiscal Solvency Spreadsheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlKk2X9KKqlFdFZJUy12ZUhDUmx2N3hUZldyejlXdFE#gid=7

Rent: $1500; Utilities: $220; Services: $50

Target membership contribution: $88 per member (based on approx. 30 people)

now we're collecting target of $60

some give more

sense of urgency: Still working on month-to-month

Financial Planning

Fund-raising efforts?

Leverage existing resources and infrastructure

E.g. events, fund-raisers

Recurring income

sustainable for a long time

Long-term sustainability and viability

e.g. meetups, institutional stability, etc.

Creating items at low-cost for considerable mark-up donation

T-shirts

other swag

Electronic kits

workshops?

Ethersheet Spreadsheet to track revenues? Automated form (Google Forms)?

https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Funding_Ideas

Food

Cottage Food Law

Shared Kitchens/Gardens

Sudo Mate - Max & Ray

Iced, carbonated, DELICIOUS mate soda beverage (exquisite, yum!)

Sudo Beer (Subiir) - Morten & Marc

Sudo Gravy (marinara sauce) - Ray - Last week's $40 went to Sudo Room rent. Sold all 4 pints (all that was left after dinner) Yay!

Sudo Lunch / Grab-n-go option - ? [DOES NOT YET EXIST]

suggestion by Marc

Rusty's "Savior Bars"!

Some exchange model that is advantageous for some reason

Eddie's "Dope" Popcorn

"Just do it"

Schwag

3D printed stuff

magnets - Jordan

bike mounting accessories (easy to print, can adapt to any device mounting!) -hol

jewelry

on-demand

other objects

other 3D printers

3d printed exoskeleton

DIY handheld 3D printer pen based on a hot glue gun Cheap as hell

"Captain crunch whistles" - Le Oficial Ray (Rey?)

Bike bevereage holders

T-shirts - Dan Finlay (already an action item)

Buttons (moar)

Dependent upon logo

LED cubes - hol??????????

Membership dues

sliding-scale, voluntary (current)

better advertisement

--> Scrounging for MOAR

Flyers, put things around the area, galleries, cafes, etc.

Could be extremely effective

Could do a bike-about

better price-]points (concrete options beyond general $60 discussion)

will be informed by member survey (already an action item)

Do we accept BITCOIN????????????

Automatic reminders

Repair Services

Fix-it clinic style (especially electronics, etc)?

Could also do custom bike stuff, bike repair!

Specifically could get $ from burners

Not necessarily easy while in our current, less-developed state

Donated equipment

Repair and sell, e.g. on Ebay - suggestion by Eddan

Re-use and sell or sell as services

Similar potential to http://spokeland.org/

DIY ISP ++

a la http://ranchwifi.com/

Laci Videmsky has offered to host a workshop on how to do this, like he and his business partner did with Ranch Wifi

Kits

electronics - (i won't be at the meeting tonight but if we come up with a few and order the components in bulk and package individually together, we can sell at events - Hol)

Home PCs for cheapz

Art kits

Writing kits

Kits of kits :D ^.^ ^.^

Kits of 3D printers that create other kits

Non-profit status

Tax-deductable Donations as a 501(c)3

Noisebridge and School Factory have offered to provide fiscal sponsorship

School Factory has a lot more experience than NB in fiscal sponsorship

Grants

Regular events

Raves

Speaker events - of particular relevance to our projects

Covers? No covers?

NOTES

Len - from a business standpoint there are two different funding mechanisms at play here

One is internal funding, the other is coming from external sources

You can also look at things as "products" or "not products" the technology may or may not be there.

Examine the who / what / where / when / why, and the time / effort involved -- you can cross most of it out

Jenny

Added speaker events section

In particular, UC Berkeley wifi groups are excited about sudo, would possibly be interested in speaking here

Tommy

We would want to do some of these things regardless of whether or not they brought in income

Sam

Art Murmur membership could provide us space to sell things. Bill

Eddie

Internet security, in NY times two days ago - information security as a service we could offer.

==Amendments to the Articles of Association==
Co-Facilitator: ?

==Conflict Resolution==
Co-Facilitator: ?

==Additional Items==
(per item) Co-Facilitator: Tommy

Space / New Space / The Search Continues (15 min)

Priorities / values

Historical / Previous requirements for any potential space are listed here: https://sudoroom.org/wiki/page/Sudo_room/open_a_space

Please note that those are from last year and is in need of updates--let's do that now!

Exterior security - safety of the surrounding area

Lease vs month-to-month rent (latter preferred)

Kitchen / communal kitchen

Street-facing

No regressions from the current space

Strategy

Use http://hackerspaces.crowdmap.com/ (ask Romy or Matt for admin access)

Tweet any space details @sudoroom

Email info@sudoroom.org

Craigslist posting looking for friends: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/off/3789289305.html

New Logos - Ryan

Oakland Nights Live

Cleaning up after events

Max has volunteered to be liason between Public School and Oakland Nights Live

==Action Items==
Scribe: Jenny

Bill will set up automatic reminders

Sarah is willing to host a rave, perhaps weekly

FUNDING

Review existing funding options, re-categorize, organize - Len, Matt, Marina, Jordan, Romy, Jenny

Put your name next to specific projects that you are interested in

Max, Jordan and sudo-sys will brainstorm on alternative ISPs

Tommy will update fiscal solvency spreadsheet

Membership management system - Bill and Tommy

=== Meeting Brief for Announce List ===
Scribe: Make a succinct highlights message based on the meeting minutes

==Post-Meeting Teamups / Discussion== Co-Facilitators: YOU! & ?

Recap on IRC

O:55

2013-05-08T19:07:49Z

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'''CNC Mill''' or '''computer numerical controlled milling device''' is used for automatically milling or cutting away at materials like wood, plastic, or softer metals such as aluminum based on a 3D computer model.

Akin to a [[3D Printer]], the CNC provides the ability to work with objects in x, y, and z dimensions. However, it provides ''subtractive'' manufacturing, rather than ''additive''.

The sudo room sign by the intercom at the 22nd st entrance was milled on this machine.

==Maintenance==
* Fairly self-maintaining
* Use a vaccuum while milling, especially with metal or large bits
* Bits can last for a while if treated with care, but aren't very expensive to replace--buy some for fun--but measure since our drill has a small chuck!
* Some items do require lubrication, but seldom
* Opening the lid along the x-axis and cleaning out debris is necessary from time to time
* Careful of hose connecting motor and drill housing, it can get tangled, require possible replacement (~$30)

==Components==
* Power supply
* USB to serial converter '''"Smooth Stepper"'''
* Stepper motor controller '''"Gecko Drive"'''
* Computer with operation software
** We use '''"Mach3"''' which seems to be the only software that works with our older hardware and the various other components. Unfortunately this requires windows
*** May want to experiment with running Mach3 in a VM.
** There is a range of available design software, but what seems to work well enough for CNC machines is '''CamBam Studio''', though it is not as nice as '''Sketchup'''
*** There are ways to import STL files into CamBam (also DXF, but they are screwy), but ultimately, care must be made for what type of milling is to be done.
*** To import STL files in CamBam select: Draw > Surface > From Mesh File. Then, select an STL file.

==Tutorial==
This tutorial seeks to demonstrate the existing tool-chain and a basic example of a project that a general sudoer could follow. If it fails in any fashion, please leave comments and make improvements. This is, after all, a wiki.

# Open '''CamBam''' and create a new file if necessary.
## If starting from an STL or DXF file, use the ''Draw > Surface > From Mesh File'' option or the ''File > Import'' option respectively.
## Otherwise, you can design inside of CamBam, including insertion of text, which seems to use any font available in the fonts directory in the operating system.
## On the left-hand side of CamBam, there should be an odd list with folder icons. Select the '''"Machining"''' item with a folder icon. Below, you will see some settings available for configuration.
### At this point you should clamp the stock into place, then measure the exposed, cutting area. There is a small, open face wooden box that has different clamps, give them a try.
### In CamBam, set the "Stock Size" but think of this as the "Cutting Area" of whatever material you'd like to mill into. There are X, Y, and Z dimensions. '''Use millimeters''' it's apparently less buggy this way.
## Now you get to draw!
##* We used ''Draw > Text'' and selected Palatino Linotype to make a sign for [[The Public School]].
##* Resize your drawing to fit the desired area, etc.
## Based on your drawing and the stock size, adjust the stock offset so it sits conveniently with your desired '''origin'''. This will be the place you center the mill later on, and should be a convenient place for ensuring the design is ultimately milled as intended.
##* You may need to move the drawing, resize, or change its position offset again.
## Select a '''Machining''' option from the ''Machining'' menu.
##* We used '''Pocket''' (''Machining > Pocket'')to cut at an even depth with a width greater than the size of the bit itself.
##* You may create multiple '''"Parts"''' by disabling the part, then selecting another Machining option. This is handy when using multiple passes over the stock, such as with a big bit and a small bit to produce clean cuts.
##* ''There are several forms of machining (milling) available that work differently: '''Profile''', '''Pocket''', '''Engrave''', '''3D Profile''', and '''Drill'''. Read the CamBam "Help" docs for more information.''
## Select the Machining Option item under your Part in the Machining settings for your current file (in that window on the left hand side). (E.g. we selected "Pocket1").
##* Most important are '''Target Depth''', '''Roughing / Finishing''', '''Finish Stepover''', '''Roughing Clearance''', and '''Tool Diameter'''--especially the '''Target Depth''' and '''Tool Diameter'''.
##* It is '''''strongly encouraged''''' to implement test cuts first, get a sense of the affect of different settings that will help you implement the milling to your desired specifications, especially with cutting rates.
## Finally, select ''Machining > Generate Tool Paths'' and examine the resulting paths. Does this meet your desired outocome?
##* If not, adjust more settings until it does. This process can take a while depending on the complexity.
## When you are confident in the tool path, generate gcode by selecting ''Machining > Produce gcode''.
# Before turning anything else on, replace the bits if necessary using the drill key tool on the tool wall.
# Turn on the power supply, located behind the monitor stand, in a hefty, vcr-looking black box. It's '''not''' a white switch, instead it looks similar to the switch on the back of a computer's power supply.
# Also turn on the USB to serial converter using which '''is''' a white switch attached to a tiny black box in between the power supply and the mill.
# Open Mach3
## Select ''File > Load G-Code'' and select the desired gcode generated by CamBam or from elsewhere.
## Select the ''Reset'' button.
## Select the ''REF ALL HOME'' button.
##* These should set the position of the mill at a default state.
## Using the '''up''', '''down''', '''left''', '''right''' arrow keys, jog the drill along the X and Y axes above the desired origin. This will move the drill head and the platen with your stock attached.
## Once in a fairly close position, use the '''pgup''' and '''pgdn''' keys to ''carefully'' move the tip of the bit on the Z axis to just touching or just barely above the desired origin.
##* '''Be careful''' not to move in the X and Y directions since this could break the bit. This is why the bit should be just above the stock when you set it as origin.
## Now, with the bit in place select the '''Zero X''', '''Zero Y''', '''Zero Z''' buttons in order to set the origin by which your design will be milled.
## If you're using text, or some image with a left-to-right or right-to-left orientation, it's likely that you will need to "flip" the image in order for it to be milled in the correct direction. Namely, setting the Scale for X to -1 did the trick for us.
## Finally, use the '''Regen. Toolpath''' button to ensure the newly set origin takes effect.
## When ready to begin, select '''Cycle Start''' button. Use the '''Feed Hold''' for pausing the process and '''Stop''' to end the process or in an emergency.
# Use the shopvac to vacuum up the debris as it mills.
# When making multiple passes and changing bits, you only need to re-adjust the zero (origin) for the Z axis--keeping the other two the same ensures perfect registration!
# Happy CNCing!

Magicolor 2530DL

2013-05-06T19:56:48Z

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= Konica Minolta Magicolor 2530DL =

A networked color laser printer.

== Printing from Linux ==

===From Ubuntu===
Go to printing and add a new network printer. It should detect the printer on the network after a few seconds and let you install it without any issues.

===From Other, or Troubleshooting===
If the printer cannot be detected or does not work, follow these steps:

* Download the latest version [http://foo2lava.rkkda.com/ foo2lava] which has full instructions -- I did the following:
*: <code>$ wget -O foo2zjs.tar.gz http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/foo2zjs.tar.gz</code>
*: <code>$ tar -zxf foo2zjs.tar.gz</code> *Note there's a typo on the original instructions
*: <code>$ make</code>
*: <code>$ make install</code>
*: <code>$ ./getweb 2530</code> # Get Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL .ICM files (PICK
*: <code>$ make</code>
*: <code>$ sudo make cups</code>
*: <code>$ system-config-printer</code> # Or use other option on [http://foo2lava.rkkda.com/ foo2lava]
*: "For a networked Konica Minolta magicolor 2530 DL, I used a "Queue Type" "HP JetDirect" and set "Host:" to the IP address of the printer and "Port:" to 9100."

== Printing from Windows ==

On Windows 7 64-bit, the printer is not found automatically nor by IP. Factotum could not get it to work; tried the following:
* [[http://onyxftp.mykonicaminolta.com/Download/SearchResults.aspx?productid=965 Download driver]] (tried both vista 64-bit and regular windows 7 (only 32 bit exists)
* Installing. Choose network printer. Found the printer on the network. Selected the printer. Error message: "Could not connect to printer" (or something like that)
* Firewall etc. was disabled.

== Printing from OSX ==

writeme

== Problems ==

The printer sometimes has problems using the paper if there are only a few sheets left. It will say something like "paper jam" even though there is no actual paper jam. Just add more paper, then open the top of the printer and close it again.

The printer sometimes says something about an incorrect black cartridge. We don't know what it means but it does not seem to affect performance.

Fabulous Friday Films

2013-04-16T17:53:38Z

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AHHHHHHH let's watch documentaries on Fridays!
'''If you're coordinating an event''', make sure it's on the [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ sudo calendar], get all the content and equipment ready for the event, and figure out how/if to use it as a fundraising opportunity.

=Confirmed Screenings=
* April 5:
* April 12:
* April 19:
* April 26:
* May 3: [http://www.moneyandlifemovie.com/ Money and Life Documentary] Kevin
** Also at New Parkway Theater April 11th, April 10th in San Francisco
* May 10:
* May 17:
* May 24: [http://www.whobombedjudibari.com/ Who Bombed Judi Bari?] Rusty

==Fundraising ideas==
*How do we use films (and other events) as a means to raise funds?
**Suggested donation'': sliding scale $3 - $10

*How do we collect donations so that people who are inclined to donate can easily do so?
**Entrance/welcome booth with a person by the elevator to make suggested donation more visible than it usually is
**Use something more "official" than the typical glass jar

=Proposed screenings=
How does Friday April 19th sound for a first screening?
*[http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room/ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room]
*[http://queenofversailles.co.uk/ Queen of Versailles]
*[http://www.thegreenhorns.net/?cat=29 Green Horns]
*[http://wearelegionthedocumentary.com/ We Are Legion: the Story of the Hacktivists]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp1hNYowuM The American Astronaut] - hilarious low budget B&W space musical
* Shelter: A Squatumentary
* add more movies you'd love to see

Fabulous Friday Films

2013-04-16T17:53:19Z

12.19.144.98:

AHHHHHHH let's watch documentaries on Fridays!
'''If you're coordinating an event''', make sure it's on the [https://sudoroom.org/calendar/ sudo calendar], get all the content and equipment ready for the event, and figure out how/if to use it as a fundraising opportunity.

=Confirmed Screenings=
* April 5:
* April 12:
* April 19:
* April 26:
* May 3: [http://www.moneyandlifemovie.com/ Money and Life Documentary] Kevin
** Also at New Parkway Theater April 11th, April 10th in San Francisco
* May 10:
* May 17:
* May 24: [http://www.whobombedjudibari.com/ Who Bombed Judi Bari?] Rusty

==Fundraising ideas==
*How do we use films (and other events) as a means to raise funds?
**Suggested donation'': sliding scale $3 - $10

*How do we collect donations so that people who are inclined to donate can easily do so?
**Entrance/welcome booth with a person by the elevator to make suggested donation more visible than it usually is
**Use something more "official" than the typical glass jar

=Proposed screenings=
How does Friday April 19th sound for a first screening?
*[http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/enron-the-smartest-guys-in-the-room/ Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room]
*[http://queenofversailles.co.uk/ Queen of Versailles]
*[http://www.thegreenhorns.net/?cat=29 Green Horns]
*[http://wearelegionthedocumentary.com/ We Are Legion: the Story of the Hacktivists]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orp1hNYowuM The American Astronaut] - hilarious low budget B&W space musical
* add more movies you'd love to see
** Shelter: A Squatumentary

Chez Hack/Hacker Retreat/4-19-2012

2013-04-16T17:15:20Z

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The first hacker retreat hosted by [[Chez Hack]] hacker house! Folks are welcome to stop by or to camp/crash for this weekend.

[https://sudoroom.org/ai1ec_event/hacker-retreat-at-chez-hack/ See event date and time details].

==What to Bring==
* Yourself
* Tent
* Sleeping bag
* Other camping things (fun!)
* Something to share (food, etc)

=='''Schedule'''==
* Fri 4-19 (starts near 5pm)
** Official Tour
** Add to agenda
* Sat 4-20
** Official Tour
** ?
** Ambulance hacking!
** Meal-time minor hack: solar ovens
** Add to agenda
* Sun 4-21 (ends near 5pm)
* Official Tour
** Add to agenda

===Meals===
* Bring something to share!

==Attendees==
* [[User:Thex|J.C.]] Host
* [[User:Matt|Matt]] Emailer
* [[User:Morten|Morten]]
* [[User:mk30|Marina]]

Today I Learned

2013-04-07T19:20:41Z

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<big>'''TODAY I LEARNED @ SUDO ROOM'''</big> 

Come to Sudo Room every Saturday at 2:00PM to learn something new. "Today I Learned" is a series of one-off classes, workshops, and talks led by members of the Sudo Room community.

==Sign up to teach a class==

Please add the proposed title of your class and your name. Please make a new wiki entry for your class with as much detail as you'd like and link to it from here.

===Jan. 19 Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals ===
* Title of Class: Polymer Clay Millefiori, a hands on introduction to fractals
* Class Facilitator: Patrick
* Cost: Free demo, scrap clay available, donations welcome, Starter Kits available
* Interested Attendees:
#
===Jan 26 [[Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream]]===
Title of Class: Vanilla: From Bean to Ice Cream
* ''Class Facilitator'': '''Ray the Ice Cream Man''' has made ice cream for Bi-Rite Creamery, iScream, & Silbermann's. He lead the innovation lab (the infamous NOM Team) at Fentons. His last gig was the ice cream designer for the opening of the Ice Cream Bar in San Francisco. Ray is currently launching his own venture, Atomic Ice Cream, and starting a motorcyle gang.
* ''Description'': Vanilla is yummy. And fascinating. This is a class into the history, botany, and appreciation of one of the most ubiquitous tastes and smells in our culture. We will make vanilla extract (everybody goes home with a bottle of extract), taste single origin vanilla ice creams and learn how to make a Philadelphia style vanilla ice cream (everybody goes home with a container of ice cream). There will be a low class fee for materials (approximately $5) and an empty pint container for generous donations.
* ''Interested Attendees'':
#[[Diwu|Diana]] ([[User talk:Diwu|talk]])
#VMittal
#[[Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
#[[User:Mfb|mfb]]
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Vicky]]
#Anthony Di Franco (motorcycle gang)
#Angie
#[[User:garrettr|garrettr]] (and friends!)
#[[User:Juul|Juul]] ([[User talk:Juul|talk]])
#Christine
#Joe
#Brandon

===Feb. 2 [[No Class]] ===
* No Class
* Common Room being used for Raw Food event

===Feb. 9 [[Sewing Hackathon]]===
* Title of Class: Sewing Hackathon
** This will be an expanded version (1-4PM) of the mini-workshop we held this summer featuring the opportunity to add LEDs to your garments, patch holes, add pockets, or otherwise hack up boring old clothes into the '''new wave of the future'''! We will also be sharing ways to make your own wearable bike light. We will have clothes for you to modify and take apart, but we encourage you to bring any materials/clothes that you would be interested in modifying.
* Class Facilitator: Rachel
* Interested Attendees:
#Liz
#you

===Feb. 16: Livelihood Hacking AND Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop ===
* '''Title of Class: Livelihood Hacking'''
** Your biggest regular/monthly expense is likely rent followed by food, which also happen to cover some of the more basic needs. Significantly reducing the financial costs of these significantly increases potential ways to live ones life. Morten lives comfortably for $500 a month and will talk a bit about how that looks like, throw some ideas for how it might be replicated in your context, and together we will further explore this topic of livelihood hacking in a workshop setting.
** Class Facilitator: Factotum (Morten H. D. Fuglsang)
** Time: 4pm -> ~5.5PM
** Interested Attendees: you,
* '''Title of Class: Teaching Techniques Collaborative Workshop'''
** This will be about how to be a better teacher, as well as how to expand the TIL program and teach material outside of our collective comfort zone. We will also aim to create a sudo wiki entry on this material. It'll be hosted as a potluck.
** Class Facilitator: Sam
** Time: 5.45PM
** Interested Attendees: you,

===Feb. 23 [[Optimize Rational Inquiry: How Bayesian Statistics Can Help You Reason! AND How to Build a Naive Bayes Spam Filter]]===
* Class Facilitators: Sam T, Anthony Repetto, Anthony DiFranco
*Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
* Interested Attendees:
#Ray
#George
#Matty
#you

===Mar 2. PAUSED for [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend]===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Mar. 9 [[Jewelry-making and jewelry repair]]===
* Title of Class: Jewelry-making and jewelry repair
** Bring broken and second hand jewelry plus any beads or other bits you have on hand and we will learn how to take apart old jewelry to make new creations. We will also have people on hand to help you repair any broken jewelry. Bring yourself and a friend, weâ€™ll have snacks!
* Class Facilitator: Jane
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:mk30|mk30]]
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# You!

===Mar. 16 : [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]]===
* Title of Class: [[Just enough Sketch-up to pretend you can 3d model]].
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:IsThisThingOn|IsThisThingOn]] ([[User talk:IsThisThingOn|talk]])
#[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]]) 22:35, 12 January 2013 (CET)
#[[User:Bleeblahblue|Bleeblahblue]] ([[User talk:Bleeblahblue|talk]]) 21:38, 5 February 2013 (UTC)

===Mar 23. [[Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder|Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)]]===
* Title of Class: Workshop: Intro to Electronics / Learn to Solder (with Mitch Altman)
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maltman23|Mitch Altman]]
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
# [[User:Factotum|Factotum]]
# newbs!
# experts!

===Mar. 30 [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance]]===
* Title of Class: Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance.
** Come learn how your bike works and how to do basic bicycle maintenance and repair. Feel free to bring your bike!
** Bring '''tools''', '''materials''', '''parts''', and other '''useful supplies''' as a drive to fill our space with more bike essentials!
** [[Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance | Read More]]
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Matt|Matt]] ([[User talk:Matt|talk]])
* Interested Attendees:
# [[User:Julio|Julio]] ([[User talk:Julio|talk]])
# [[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] ([[User talk:Tunabananas|talk]])
#you

===Apr. 6 [[Audio Recording 101]]===
* Title of Class: Audio Recording 101
* Class Facilitator: Shani
** In this class, we'll go over the tools, terminology and applications you'll need to get crackin' on a variety of audio endeavors.
** Topics covered will include:
*** Audio rudiments and terminology
*** Analog v. digital
*** Types of recordings (documentary, instrumental, electronic, MIDI)
*** What you need to get yourself started on a project
* Interested Attendees:
#[[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 15:18, 27 February 2013 (UTC)
#Rick
# Liz (First Friday Guest)
# Nikhil (first friday guest) he is bringing a microphone, cool cogswell schools tudent
#you

===Apr. 13 [[Clothes Hacking]] ===
* Title of Class: Clothes Hacking
**low key sewing workshop. Bring ideas, projects you are stuck on, clothes that need repair, an extra machine if you have one or just yourself. We have a scrap heap and clothes you can have!
* Class Facilitator: rachel lyra
* Interested Attendees:
#you
** [[User:Romyilano|Romyilano]] - could we do wearable electronics as well?

===Apr. 20 [[Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I]]===
* Title of Class: Just enough sketchup to pretend you can 3d model II & Just enough slic3r to pretend you can extrude I
* Class Facilitator: [[User:Maximilianklein|Maximilianklein]] ([[User talk:Maximilianklein|talk]]) 17:31, 24 March 2013 (PDT)
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===Apr. 27 [[Hootup]]===
* '''''Learn to install and use HootSuite to schedule and monitor your Social Media in one dashboard'''''
* Join Laney College's HootSuite Campus Ambassador Mark Wilson
* Students in Journalism 65: Social Media for Journalists
* Anyone interested in expanding their Social Media toolkit

===May 4 [[Hacking Sexual Health]]===
* Title of Class: '''Hacking Sexual Health!'''
* Topic: '''''Hacking Menstruation: Making Cloth Pads Out of Recycled Clothing'''''
* Guest appearance: Craig for DIY Bio and hacking a non-antibiotic treatment for highly resistent gonorrhea!
* Class Facilitator: ykciVicky
* Interested Attendees:
#you

===May 11===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===May 18===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===May 25===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 1===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 8===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 15===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 22===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you
===June 29===
* Title of Class:
* Class Facilitator:
* Interested Attendees:
#you

==I would love to attend a class/workshop on:==
* open source install day
* raspberry pi primer
* arduino (hol?)
* audio production/radio
* tech support - fix my browser, my computer is slow, etc. intro to computers and troubleshooting.
* knitting circle/knitting class
* 3D printer class - how to use it, how to model, how it works
* approaches to teaching/tutoring technical topics
* python (x2)
* lockpicking
* intro to networking
* OpenWrt
* Build a portable stereo from choosing the amp (ie 41hz' amp6-basic), soldering it, choosing speaker components, designing casing for aucustics, making casing, putting it together!
* letterpress

Wishlist

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==Items==
* hose adapter for generic sink faucet
* ''another'' shop vac (seriously, for the CNC!)
* power strips / extension cables (primarily 3-prong)
* ENORMOUS trash bags
* ergonomic chairs / more comfy chairs
* relevant books
* soldering irons (consider bringing one to donate for a workshop such as [http://workshopweekend.net/ Workshop Weekend] or [[Today I Learned]].
* sponges for the sink
* nuclear fusion power
* terabit wan
* laser cutter
* a PirateBox (http://wiki.daviddarts.com/PirateBox_DIY)
* RAM for Mac Mini (c. 2005) 333 MHz PC2700 DDR SDRAM Non-ECC Unbuffered
* [[<strike>first aid kit</strike>]] there are now two kits but other items may be needed
* <strike>screw driver set + hex bits</strike>

==Places in which to procure items==
===Items for sale===
* [http://businessservices.berkeley.edu/overstock/campus UC Berkeley Overstock / Surplus Store]
** 3200 Regatta Blvd., Suite E, Richmond, CA 94804
* [http://urbanore.com/ Urban Ore (Eco Park)]
** 900 Murray Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
* [http://www.unwaste.com/ Unwaste store (of Universal Waste Management)]
** 721 37th Ave, Oakland, CA 94602
===Free things!===
*Hint: Check out the Berkeley flatlands and residential areas around the university for great freepiles (particularly during student move-out times.) ;]

==Electronics Donations==
* Sudo Room is reviewing its policy on electronics donations, and will be compiling a list of recyclable goods/costs before Wednesday, Dec. 5th. so that we can form a policy around material electronics donations, and other electronics in the space. This is still under advisement until our next meeting where it will be an agenda item, and then there may be temporary action or continued advisement. '''''UPDATE, PLEASE!!'''''
** Consider:
*** Tools are ALWAYS welcome
*** Laptops, desktops, macs, pcs, etc are almost always welcome because they can be re-purposed easily.
*** Raw materials (that aren't too bulky) are almost always welcome: e.g. actual wood, aluminium, steel, wiring, etc.
**** Bulky raw materials may be handy on a case-by-case basis.
*** Printers are horrible, we can't use them (ink is proprietary and expensive) and they take up too much space.
*** Old technology can sometimes be fun, but consider when it should be seen as a relic or as spare parts.
* Depending on the item, [[User:Matt]] is willing to facilitate donations of electronic devices, especially ones that can be used for parts, or are in working condition. If there isn't room for your donation, sudoers are likely to make room for re-usable or good stuff.

Wishlist

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Today I Learned

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Today I Learned

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Today I Learned

2013-01-31T00:56:59Z

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Intro to Bicycle Repair and Maintenance

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Come learn about your bike.

Also, let's learn about maintaining your bike with basic cleaning, repair, and jerry-rigging.

Bring '''tools''', '''materials''', '''parts''', and other '''useful supplies''' as a drive to fill our space with more bike essentials! For example:
* Patch kits
* Safe tires / tubes
* Degreaser
* Chain lube (not WD40)
* WD40 (not used as chain lube)
* Bicycle grease
* Racks, mounts, fenders, etc
* Lights
* Reflectors

Today I Learned

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SudoKids

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'''Kids are the future'''

'''Vision''': To create a kid centric Sudo Room in which kids can experience hacker/maker mind through paradigm-shifting toys, games, activities, classes and discussions with Sudo Room educators.

'''Mission''': Provide a kid centric space during Sudo Room meetings, activities and open hours in which Sudoers and kids can both utilize the space and resources of Sudo Room.

===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====
-legosÂ 
-robotic legos 
-cardboard boxes 
-bubble wrap 
-wooden blocks 
-wooden science oriented toys (telescope, microscopes, stethescopes) 
-wooden molecules, double helix 
 
===== '''Activities''' =====
-scratch based computer games 
-cardboard box imaginarium 
Â Â -cities & homes 
Â Â -things that go (fast) rocket ships, cars, light cycles 
Â Â -stores and lemonade stands 
-theater of squishy 
Â Â -obleck: cornstarch n water 
Â Â -gack: borax and glue 
-paleolithic tech 
Â Â -fire from friction - bow drill method 
-video with special fx 
-stop motion movie 
Â Â -character design 
Â Â -costuming 
Â Â -set design 
Â Â -lighting design with LEDs 
Â Â -scriptwriting 
Â Â -editing 
-soldering 
-whittling with sharp knives ;) 
-creating density columns 
-astronomy telescopes - navigation from stars, astrolabs, compass 
 
===== '''Art supplies''' =====
-glitter 
-house made playdoughs (glow in the dark) 
-markers 
-Popsicle sticks n tongue depressors 
-pipe cleaners multiple colors and in glitter 
-crayons (house made) 
-butcher paper 
-protractors, rulers, compasses 
-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts) 

===== Reading Materials =====
* Child-oriented craft workstation: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/build-a-kid-crafts-studio-for.html
* Youtubes of weekend science activities: http://www.youtube.com/user/chuvak1?feature=watch

Today I Learned

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Education

2013-01-08T19:14:21Z

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This is the project page for Education-related activities at Sudo Room. Please feel free to add ongoing activities, meetings, readings, groups working in similar areas, and any other ideas. 

===== Local Relevant Organizations: =====

[http://olpcsf.org One Laptop Per Child - San Francisco] 

[http://partimus.org Partimus] - providing computers and Free Software system administration support to several San Francisco Bay Area schools. 

[https://diy.org/skills DIY.org's skills] 
[http://ca.mousesquad.org/aboutus/ourstory/index.html Mouse Squad] - teaches students how to act as tech support for their own school. 
[http://otxwest.org/ OTX West] provides Pentium 3 & 4 computers with Windows XP Professional to any Oakland students in grades 6-12. To earn a computer, the student and parent/adult must register and attend a 3 hour THCP class. Classes are held at OTX-West at least twice per month from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm, usually on a [http://otxwest.org/calendar.html Thursday or a Saturday] 9am-12pm. Classes start promptly so please arrive early.

 
'''sudoKids''' 
A more kid centric sudo room 

===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====
 
-legosÂ 
-robotic legos 
-cardboard boxes 
-bubble wrap 
-wooden blocks 
-wooden science oriented toys (telescope, microscopes, stethescopes) 
-wooden molecules, double helix 
 
===== '''Activities''' =====
 
-scratch based computer games 
-cardboard box imaginarium 
Â Â -cities & homes 
Â Â -things that go (fast) rocket ships, cars, light cycles 
Â Â -stores and lemonade stands 
-theater of squishy 
Â Â -obleck: cornstarch n water 
Â Â -gack: borax and glue 
-paleolithic tech 
Â Â -fire from friction - bow drill method 
-video with special fx 
-stop motion movie 
Â Â -character design 
Â Â -costuming 
Â Â -set design 
Â Â -lighting design with LEDs 
Â Â -scriptwriting 
Â Â -editing 
-soldering 
-whittling with sharp knives ;) 
-creating density columns 
-astronomy telescopes - navigation from stars, astrolabs, compass 
 
===== '''Art supplies''' =====
 
-glitter 
-house made playdoughs (glow in the dark) 
-markers 
-Popsicle sticks n tongue depressors 
-pipe cleaners multiple colors and in glitter 
-crayons (house made) 
-butcher paper 
-protractors, rulers, compasses 
-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts) 
 

===== Reading Materials =====
* Child-oriented craft workstation: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/build-a-kid-crafts-studio-for.html

Education

2013-01-08T19:14:00Z

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This is the project page for Education-related activities at Sudo Room. Please feel free to add ongoing activities, meetings, readings, groups working in similar areas, and any other ideas. 

===== Local Relevant Organizations: =====

[http://olpcsf.org One Laptop Per Child - San Francisco] 

[http://partimus.org Partimus] - providing computers and Free Software system administration support to several San Francisco Bay Area schools. 

[https://diy.org/skills DIY.org's skills] 
[http://ca.mousesquad.org/aboutus/ourstory/index.html Mouse Squad] - teaches students how to act as tech support for their own school. 
[http://otxwest.org/ OTX West] provides Pentium 3 & 4 computers with Windows XP Professional to any Oakland students in grades 6-12. To earn a computer, the student and parent/adult must register and attend a 3 hour THCP class. Classes are held at OTX-West at least twice per month from 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm, usually on a [http://otxwest.org/calendar.html Thursday or a Saturday] 9am-12pm. Classes start promptly so please arrive early.

 
'''sudoKids''' 
A more kid centric sudo room 

===== '''Manipulatives (toys)''' =====
 
-legosÂ 
-robotic legos 
-cardboard boxes 
-bubble wrap 
-wooden blocks 
-wooden science oriented toys (telescope, microscopes, stethescopes) 
-wooden molecules, double helix 
 
===== '''Activities''' =====
 
-scratch based computer games 
-cardboard box imaginarium 
Â Â -cities & homes 
Â Â -things that go (fast) rocket ships, cars, light cycles 
Â Â -stores and lemonade stands 
-theater of squishy 
Â Â -obleck: cornstarch n water 
Â Â -gack: borax and glue 
-paleolithic tech 
Â Â -fire from friction - bow drill method 
-video with special fx 
-stop motion movie 
Â Â -character design 
Â Â -costuming 
Â Â -set design 
Â Â -lighting design with LEDs 
Â Â -scriptwriting 
Â Â -editing 
-soldering 
-whittling with sharp knives ;) 
-creating density columns 
-astronomy telescopes - navigation from stars, astrolabs, compass 
 
===== '''Art supplies''' =====
 
-glitter 
-house made playdoughs (glow in the dark) 
-markers 
-Popsicle sticks n tongue depressors 
-pipe cleaners multiple colors and in glitter 
-crayons (house made) 
-butcher paper 
-protractors, rulers, compasses 
-paint, brushes, smocks (large shirts) 
 

===== Reading Materials
=====
* Child-oriented craft workstation: http://boingboing.net/2013/01/08/build-a-kid-crafts-studio-for.html

Internet

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Sudo Room currently only has one room, with an adjacent, shared common-area. There is wired and wireless internet throughout the building.

==Service Providers==
===Sonic.net===

Cool Projects

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==Active Projects==
Please add links to pages for any active projects here
* [[Projects/Door Access|Door Access]]
**[[Projects/Door Access#Sudo Door Intercom|Sudo Door Intercom]]
**[[Projects/Door Access#Door Open Indicator|Door Open Indicator]]
**[[Projects/Door Access#Outside Facing Door|Outside Facing Door Access]]
**[[Projects/Door Access#Inside Door|Inside Door Access]]
**[[Sudo API]]
**[[Projects/Router Reuse]]
* Library Catalog - [[https://github.com/jnny/sudolib_app.git github]]
* [[Projects/sudoradio|Sudo Radio]]

State of the Room

2012-11-29T19:07:53Z

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The "State of the Room" is a sudo-room-themed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference UNconference] which offers a chance to:
* Learn more about sudo room
* Convene communities of practice or shared interest
* Craft ways to improve sudo room's Articles of Association
* Plan projects in/for/through/near/somewhat-related-to Sudo Room for the coming year!
* Share insights with and listen to your fellow sudoers

Let's plan the first, annual State of the Room:

=Dec 2012=
The very first!

==Schedule==
*Fri. Dec. 7th, 5-10PM: '''Sudo Room Housewarming'''
*Sat. Dec. 8th, 9-5: '''"State of the Room"''' Unconference
*Sun. Dec. 9th, ?-?: '''Move-In Day''' and Neglected Technology / Book Drive

General To-Do for entire weekend:
* draft up [http://sudoroom.org/sudo-room-state-of-the-room-dec-7-9th-weekend-of-open-house-activities/ invitation] that people can share.
* Create boilerplate [[Signup Sheet]]
* Create Sudo [[Introduction Script]] for volunteers to easily/effectively answer questions.

Details:

===Fri. Dec. 7th - Housewarming===
*5-10pm Art Murmur
*Stations
**3D Printing
**Audio
**Cheese Station
**Soldering / Circuit Hacking
*Party into the night!

===Sat. Dec. 8th - Unconference===
9-5: "State of the Room" unconference

* 9:00-9:45 Welcome & Intros
* 9:45-10:15 Session Brainstorming Activity
* 10:15-10:30 Finalize Agenda
* 10:45-11:45 Session 1
* 11:45-12:45 lunch
* 1-2 session 2
* 2-3 session 3
* 3-4 session 4
* 4-5 Report Back / Closing
* 6 Documentary screening: "One Couch at a Time"

To-Do:
* how many spaces will we use? potential to use all spaces.
* need: breakfast, coffee, potluck lunch?
* need: way for people to sign up for sessions
* need: physical surveys for people to fill out for posting on wiki profiles (also, less-intensive signup sheet just for names and emails for addition to the listserv).
* send list of topics to list, have people add topics and add their names next to topics. set a deadline!!! google doc spreadsheet with preferred time to present.

Possible topics:
CLAIM A SESSION!: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ApmrUsz7z5DodGYwLVlXSmNwSktwRVFEYlNnUThGb3c#gid=0

*intro: state of the room address: past, present, and future of sudo room
*mission and vision of sudo room
*what does sudo room offer members/public?
*New membership / Onboarding - "How to be a Sudoer"
*Lessons in the Articles of Association
*Linux install help
*Update on the access/door issue
*Robotics
*3D printing
*Automation: how automated can we make sudo room?
*Alternate currencies*** *** ***
*Velcro wall
*Surveillance tour of Oakland
*Projects / what we're working on - how to make this a group session? sticky wall, etc.? nametags? project matchmaking
*Poster sessions
*Help people create profiles on the wiki
*Sudo suite
*Open source micro tractors
*Oakland Wiki
*Fiscal solvency - how to make money
*How to increase membership
*Free class: programming: zero to making money**
*Communal hosting of open source software
*Soil remediation/phytoremediation citizen science project
*Local education projects
*Inclusiveness, diversity & access
*Craft of facilitation
*Ethics 101
*The power of names: online identity
*BACH (Bay Area Consortium of Hackerspaces [and other partnerships])

===Sun. Dec. 9th - Move-In Day!===
*Move-in Day!
*Neglected Technology Drive
*Book Drive
*Organizing stuffs

'''TODO:'''
*Find people with trucks to do pickups!
*List of appropriate / inappropriate stuff (eg; refrigerators are inappropriate)

=? 2013=

Sudo room/income

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[[Sudo_room|<< back to Sudo Room]]

This is a shared knowledge commons on our options to bring in income to cover costs for Sudo Room. These may be shorter responses than for [[Sudo_room/decisions|decisions]], so a template may not be necessary (we may end up choosing multiple or many options), but also feel free to contribute a free-form response below.

==Income-bringing Options==
# Membership fees - typically $50-$100/mo, sometimes with sliding scale for starving students / unemployed
# Grants - city/state/federal/private
# Classes
# Events
# Selling services or goods (e.g. electronics or diybio kits)
# Crowd-funding (through campaigns or rolling donations or both)
# (option)

==Free-form Income-bringing Responses==
*(response)
*(response)

==Resources About Income-bringing Forms and Processes==

Sudo room/decisions

2012-05-16T00:11:04Z

12.19.144.98: /* Decision-Making Options */

[[Sudo_room|<< back to Sudo Room]]

This is a shared knowledge commons on our options to make decisions with Sudo Room. This may be more complicated than options for [[Sudo_room|income]], so a template is provided, feel free to reject the template and use a free-form response below.

==Decision-Making Options==
===What kinds of decisions need to be made?===
'''Options:'''
# '''Membership.''' Do we have it? If so, what are the levels/ benefits/ rules of engagement & expectations?
# '''Project Endorsement.''' When does SudoRoom attach its name and "backing" to a project, if ever?
# '''Governance.''' How do we make decisions on behalf of SudoRoom? Are financially-concerned decisions different or do they involve a different group of people vs. other kinds?
# '''Activities''' (non-hacking). Will SudoRoom have speakers/ events/ classes? What system or structure do we put in place to facilitate this? Do others need to agree on any aspects of these "extracurricular" activities?
# '''META and BUSINESS decisions'''
#* Rent? Utilities? Insurance? Liabilities? Changes to group structure? Dissolution?
# (other response)

===Who makes decisions?===
'''Options:'''
#All parties interested in the topic being decided upon
#(response)

===How are these decisions made (by what process)?===
'''Options:'''
#[http://www.ic.org/pnp/ocac/ Member Consensus]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_voting#Delegated_voting Delegated Proxy Voting]
#(response)

===Where and when are these decisions made?===
'''Options:'''
#Online (proposals and concerns?)
#Weekly meetings (agenda and discussion?)

==Free-form Decision-Making Responses==
*(response)
*(response)

==Resources About Decision-Making Forms and Processes==
#[http://www.ic.org/pnp/ocac/ A Guide to Formal Consensus]
#[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_voting#Delegated_voting Wikipedia: Delegated Proxy Voting]

Methodology

2012-05-16T00:06:31Z

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[[Sudo_room|<< back to sudo room]]

Sudo Room has plans, goals, and constraints. At some point, the concept of "flexible agilities" came up--the idea that Sudo Room had some qualities that made it particularly flexible.

To extend this "flexible agility" idea, and to 'flip' the concepts of the "agile" development program or "lean startup" method, here is a possible framework to characterize Sudo Room's method:

==Flexible Agility for Hackerspaces==

The critical aspect of this concept is to never wholly exclude possibilities, but instead, to give clear visions of the group's values.

#Value open, public discourses over closed, proprietary processes.
#Value access and transparency over exclusivity.
#Value present concerns over hypotheticals, but sense for visions of the future.
#Value safe space and non-discrimination over individuals' rightful opinions.
#Value community and interconnectivity over seclusion and territoriality.
#Value do-ocracy over bureaucracy

===Other Possible value statements===
* Value participation and responsibility over consumption and passivity
* Value heterarchy, social justice and public good over imperialism, militarism, and materialism
** Maybe this is too precise, should be more general? I think I like the way that the three interplay poetically more than what they mean precisely ;) [[User:Wrought|Wrought]] 05:52, 12 May 2012 (CEST)
** think we can combine the previous two statements, and added 'heterarchy' to balance the triad ;) --[[User:Tunabananas|Tunabananas]] 00:00, 16 May 2012 (CEST)
* Value collaboration and shared resources over alienation and individual ownership (similar to #5 above)