[sudo-discuss] Sudo Square

[J.C.]

This all sounds interesting and stuff, it would be helpful if you gave a
quick context as to why I would care about this and how it relates to
sudo'ism.


On Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 3:15 PM, mark burdett <mfburdett at gmail.com> wrote:

> the actual name is Franklin Plaza and yes it has a OaklandWiki page- we
> batch-imported all oakland parks :) http://oaklandwiki.org/Franklin_Plaza
>
> by the way, if you look at old maps, there used to be Southern Pacific
> streetcars running along Franklin St across Broadway onto 22nd street by
> the sudoroom entrance. from sudoroom you could take an electric train (1200
> volts DC!) all the way to SF ferry building (via the SP mole which is now
> middle harbor shoreline park) in one direction and Alameda in the other.
>
> Also - apparently when the land where sudoroom stands was first subdivided
> as "Wilcox Place" you could buy a lot for $900 gold coin..
>
> --mark B.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 5:15 PM, Eddan Katz <eddan at clear.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi all -
>>
>> I wanted to ask a flash-mob like favor from folks coming to Sudo Room
>> this evening. Over the summer, several of us created the Sudo Square page
>> at Foursquare (
>> https://foursquare.com/v/sudo-square/50074796e4b092cb5fe8c83d) and
>> Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Sudo-Square/351059718301717) as
>> part of a plan to name the plaza at the intersection of Broadway, 19th, &
>> Franklin. Can you please check-in on your way in?
>>
>> It's a lovely day and the Punchdown (http://www.punchdownwine.com/)
>> already put out the outdoor table seating. I'll be hanging out there until
>> the meeting and will remind Sudo folk I see.
>>
>> Given the democratization of nomenclature afforded by geo-located mobile
>> computing, I thought it most appropriate to have some kind of coordinated
>> crowd in-checking initiative. There are some pictures, but it's a
>> placeholder so far. So far as we know (& the Oakland Wiki folks could
>> correct us), the square does not yet have a name.
>>
>> So not just today - but anytime - when you're passing by 22nd & Broadway
>> and you're itching to check in on Facebook or Foursquare, or Yelp, or
>> however it is you go about telling the world instantaneously where you are
>> - please check in at Sudo Square - often and tell your friends about it
>> too. I am also now trying to compile a list of the existing sites &
>> services use for geo-located check-in fun - so let me know if you know of
>> others.
>>
>> Perhaps during one of the upcoming Art Murmurs - we can have an official
>> check-in dedication ceremony - we can invite the mayor.
>>
>>
>>  sent from eddan.com
>>
>>
>>
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