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[Jenny Ryan]

Reading these introductions has me so excited to be part of such an
interesting and diverse, nascent community. Y'all are some wonderful
people! <3

My background is in cultural anthropology, and my past ethnographic work
has explored online social networking practices, neotribalism and the
global psychedelic trance scene, the legal and ethical dimensions of
problematic youth-generated online content, 21st century digital literacy
skills, and post-human anthropology. Links to publications, if anyone is
interested in those subjects, can be found here:
http://jennyryan.net/bio/curriculum-vitae/

My dissertation research turned open source project of primary focus is The
Pyre <http://thepyre.org>, rooted in my desire to create tools for
autonomous / resilient / permacultural communities to document and share
their own stories and DIY/DIT practices. I see hackerspaces as prime
laboratories for creating and forking the first iteration of the project -
namely, tagging and tracking objects, people and projects and developing a
social platform for facilitating matchmaking, autodocumentation and
transparency. Something of a dating site for geeks who prefer making
projects to making babies. For the longer view of that project, see the
link above :)

In my free time, which is much of the time as of late, I enjoy writing
poetry, dancing in the forest or the desert with beautiful freaks, reading
science fiction, contributing to our little urban homestead in West
Oakland, making websites for my superhero friends (see http://eddan.com ;),
and acting as a connector of aligned humans, groups and projects.

Sorry for the long-windedness. Expect it. ;)

Jenny Ryan
Cyberanthropologist / Web Weaver
http://jennyryan.net
http://thepyre.org
http://thevirtualcampfire.org
http://technomadic.tumblr.com

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 "Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories."
-Laurie Anderson

"Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it."
 -Hannah Arendt

"To define is to kill. To suggest is to create."
-Stéphane Mallarmé
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On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 4:20 PM, rachel lyra hospodar
<rachelyra at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello sudo list!
>
> I am excited to participate in this community as it is forming.  I moved
> to Oakland last fall after a decade in SF, where i also have been a
> regular at Noisebridge for a few years.  I have been trying to balance
> the importance of contributing to that community effort with my desires
> to put down roots in the community where i now live, and am excited to
> work towards helping people in Oakland learn to make things.  I see this
> as integral work to healing the environment and ending discrimination.
>
> I make a line of reconstructed garments, and sell them through a
> cooperative storefront that I co-founded in North Oakland this past fall
> called Coyote Counter Collective.  We have a garment construction/studio
> space integrated with the storefront, and are excited to do craft
> classes & workshops in our space... If anyone wants to talk more about
> that I would love to!  I am also looking to be part of a cooperative
> laser cutter purchase if anyone is interested in talking about that.
>
> I also work in garment-embedded electronics and other microcontroller
> based pursuits, and am generally interested in the intersection of
> disciplines.
>
> R.
>
> On 6/11/2012 11:33 PM, Troy Massey wrote:
> > Hello all :)
> >
> > My name is Troy Massey and I love words;
> > more specifically language as a system.
> >
> > i am trained as an offset printer, did graphic design
> > in school, learned Information Design for 2 years on a daily
> > basis, i enjoyed building model rockets and launching them
> > to take photos of the earth, take apart radios and fix them,
> > make model cars, but alas :( ...
> >
> > the only experience i have really ever had with creating a computer
> > system was math programs with BASIC, command prompting
> > DOS Shell and using computers like any other person.
> >
> > I have taken a few Banking classes and dropped the
> > psuedo (no pun intended) science "Economics" classes
> > i took in college, to instead investigate the reality for myself
> > and saw quite a different picture: one of burgeoing oppportunity
> > to create connections and ties between community members
> > and build the better world we all have a hand in.
> >
> >  I also read Every issue of FastCompany and INC. from cover
> > to cover (1998-2001).
> >
> > In my spare time I talk to cute girls(yes over 18 for all U creepy
> > minded folks ;) on the phone, Draw out new inventions that pop into my
> > head, write poetry (im broaching about 1,200 poems, read only
> Non.Fiction.
> >
> > i am currently going for a Ph.D. in Communication,
> > a Ph.D. in sustainable economics( not offered except as
> > a managerial degree by some business college in the
> > midwest, but im looking at Everet's Contextual Economics
> > program) a masters in English.
> >
> > All in all life is Quite intetsting i must say
> > defendingly deliquency happens
> > when one hides from their truth
> > or runs away
> > I like challanges
> > direct affect is worked at
> > conveyed
> > back to mind advancement via
> > enaged word enchantment
> > see yall Wendnesday :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Live
> > Love
> > Learn
> > Laugh
> > Let go
> >
> > On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:19 PM, Anca | Tech Liminal <anca at techliminal.com
> > <mailto:anca at techliminal.com>> wrote:
> >
> >> Hello SudoRoomers!
> >>
> >> I'm Anca, and I run Tech Liminal, where SudoRoom has been gestating
> >> for the last few months.  I'm pretty excited to see a hacker space
> >> open in my neighborhood (I live about 1/2 mile away from TL and the
> >> new SudoRoom space).
> >>
> >> I like to make stuff and experiment with technology solutions that can
> >> make us better humans.   I help to organize the make:SF meetup, as
> >> well as Workshop Weekend and other geeky things going on in Oakland,
> >> like Code for Oakland.  I love pinball and cooking and generally
> >> finding out how stuff works.
> >>
> >> I'm mainly a software developer by trade, though I'm good at talking
> >> to non-techies which means that I can make a living talking or coding.
> >> :)
> >>
> >> I'd like to invite the SudoRoom community to continue coming by Tech
> >> Liminal's Open Hack night on Wednesday for the making and sharing of
> >> creative things.
> >>
> >> See you soon,
> >>
> >> Anca.
> >>
> >> -=-=-=-=-
> >> *Anca Mosoiu  | Tech Liminal*
> >> anca at techliminal.com <mailto:anca at techliminal.com>
> >> M: (510) 220-6660
> >> W: http://techliminal.com  | T: @techliminal | F:
> >> facebook.com/techliminal <http://facebook.com/techliminal>
> >>
> >> On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:15 PM, Patrik D'haeseleer wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi Tracy!
> >>>
> >>> That sounds like a very interesting background. I was joking with
> >>> Jenny last week that we have about a month left to come up with some
> >>> really cool artwork to put in the "box office" window, in time for
> >>> the next First Friday / Art Murmur.
> >>>
> >>> Maybe a kinetic sculpture attached to the window with suction cups?
> >>> We could even do something triggered by changes in the light from
> >>> people walking by...
> >>>
> >>> Patrik
> >>>
> >>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 6:01 PM, Tracy Jacobs <kinetical at comcast.net
> >>> <mailto:kinetical at comcast.net>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>     Hi SudoRoomers,
> >>>
> >>>     Thanks for such a fun meeting last week, and especially to Matt
> >>>     for the great eats!  This week meeting at Tech Liminal again?
> >>>
> >>>     I have never introduced myself on the list either till now, I'm
> >>>     Tracy Jacobs, kinetic sculptor/ geek/dogwalker,  I am working on
> >>>     making a kinetic sculpture kit with an animal theme, that is very
> >>>     accessible to girls.  I have a sculpture mfa specializing in
> >>>     metals and casting, but got interested in electronics and
> >>>     kinetics about six years ago.  I learned all the engineering I
> >>>     know from the Crucible kinetics department and the internet.   I
> >>>     have been a member of Noisebridge previously, and also Ace
> >>>     Monster Toys.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>     I am psyched that you all want to create a hackerspace community
> >>>     in my neighborhood, I live near Lake Merrit/Glenview. I approve
> >>>     100% of the space that has been rented after seeing it last week,
> >>>     I think the location is phenomenal, the space that can be used is
> >>>     substantial, the rent will be minimal when divided up into 20+
> >>>     members, and I think if we can have a few events/classes there a
> >>>     lot more people will get interested in participating.
> >>>
> >>>     I like the orientation of the people in your group, and hope that
> >>>     I can be of some contribution.  I can see that you're all really
> >>>     interested in setting a model for a more  sustainable economy and
> >>>     lifestyle, and I think that's great.
> >>>
> >>>     I am interested in learning more about Cad software, to improve
> >>>     my mechanical abilities at the moment.  Can anyone teach that or
> >>>     is anyone else interested in studying together?
> >>>
> >>>     Things I am capable of teaching are:
> >>>
> >>>     Sculpture and basic design principles/processes
> >>>     moldmaking
> >>>     microcontrollers for kinetic  sculpture
> >>>     welding
> >>>
> >>>     Let me know if there is any interest in that.
> >>>
> >>>     I would also like to host a meeting of the SfMicrocontroller club
> >>>     there at the new space.
> >>>
> >>>     Nice meeting you all, see you again soon!
> >>>
> >>>     Tracy
> >>>     On Jun 10, 2012, at 7:17 PM, Eddan Katz wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>     confirmation. you're finally on the mailing list!
> >>>>     which actually reminds me that I had wanted to suggest a round
> >>>>     of introductions for folks on the list, as we do at Wed.
> >>>>     meetings. it would be great to hear from people who haven't been
> >>>>     able to come to an RL event.
> >>>>
> >>>>     having suggested it, let me throw my hat in the ring to start:
> >>>>
> >>>>     i'm the self-appointed exchequer of sudo room. what that means
> >>>>     is still unclear, but no one has yet said anything about this
> >>>>     assertion of authority.
> >>>>     i follow internet and society issues generally, and have been
> >>>>     involved in policy advocacy in particular. i'm most interested
> >>>>     in social movement brokerage, which i think is a way of hacking
> >>>>     community values.
> >>>>     i'm excited to be a part of the coming together of sudo room, in
> >>>>     part to see how the issues play out on a local level. i also
> >>>>     think this is a great group of people. and i'm glad to be within
> >>>>     biking distance - i live in the grand lake area.
> >>>>     i have a daughter Eva, who is almost 4 years old (jul. 29) and
> >>>>     my wife Julie is an epidemiologist.
> >>>>     my favorite movie is 'until the end of the world,' i've been
> >>>>     listening to a lot of 'penguin cafe orchestra' lately, and
> >>>>     thinking about digital currency.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>     On 6/9/12 5:48 PM, Timon of Proximal Development wrote:
> >>>>>     Self-naming join-message body.
> >>>>>
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