[sudo-discuss] [Big Changes] Hack the Room Hackathon Sun. 5/26 - Details Inside

[Marina Kukso]

we have begun hacking the room!

we are currently working on:
- door stuff
- membership management
- internet
- sudopoly ;)

PLUS, morten is making coffee and lattes for people =O

-  marina


On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:18 AM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:

> in t minus 2.5 hours we will begin hacking the room!
>
> bring yourself, your noms, your stuff, and let us:
>
>  [image: Inline image 1]
>
> - marina
>
>
> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> hi all,
>>
>> don't forget, this sunday - all fricken day - hack the room hackathon to
>> work on urgent access issues at sudoroom.
>>
>> if you guys can only come at certain times or are interested in certain
>> kind of hacking (hardware vs software vs admin), add your info here:
>> https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room
>>
>> - marina
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Marina Kukso <marina.kukso at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> hi all,
>>>
>>> In late May 2013, we find ourselves with a number of hacks necessary to
>>> improve ACCESS to & functioning of the space. On Sunday 5/25/13, starting
>>> at 11:45AM and running all day long (until the wee hours of Memorial Day
>>> Monday with a potential midnight tofu bbq), we will be HACKING THE ROOM.
>>>
>>> we have hacks in a number of categories: hardware, software, and admin.
>>> in order to help people collaborate on the appropriate categories at the
>>> appropriate times, please reply to this thread or add your name to the
>>> list of attendees <https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room> with the
>>> category that you'd like to work on and when you'll be available (if you'll
>>> only be available during certain parts of the day, sharing your
>>> availability will help coordinate everyone who wants to work on hardware
>>> for ex.)
>>>
>>> here's the current list of necessary hacks (please add to/modify this
>>> list at https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Hack_The_Room):
>>> Hardware Hacking:
>>>
>>>    - Getting a raspi attached to the sudo <=> (common space) door.
>>>    - Installing a circuit on both doors that will be able to send
>>>    signals to their respective raspi's.
>>>    - Move shit and reorganize space.
>>>
>>>  Software Hacking:
>>>
>>>    - Getting the mouse buzzer working
>>>    - Creating an API for the door open/closed states
>>>    - Whipping up some code for the homepage to interface with the API
>>>
>>>  Administrative:
>>>
>>>    - Getting a comprehensive membership list
>>>       - prerequisite: hack on different configurations of membership &
>>>       access (how do we determine who gets personal access to the space, etc.)?
>>>       ...See the "member benefits" section of the articles of
>>>       association<https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Articles_of_Association#Section_2.3_Benefits>for details.
>>>       - (roadblock: Tommy needs access to the bank acct to get a list
>>>       of dues paying members, no?)
>>>       - additional thoughts: what else is needed to improve membership
>>>       management?
>>>    - Improving finance management
>>>       - Need to determine areas for improvement in the current finance
>>>       tracking/management system and areas where responsibility can be shared,
>>>       etc.
>>>    - Review clarifications required with landlords for space.
>>>    - Meeting format
>>>    - Outreach strategy
>>>    - Encouraging regular payment of dues from members
>>>    - Updating https://sudoroom.org/wiki/Door_Access
>>>
>>>
>>> also, we'll need food! ^_^
>>>
>>> - marina
>>>
>>
>>
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