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	# [[Special:Contributions/Maltfield]]		# [[Special:Contributions/Maltfield]]

	=Sat Jan 25, ~~2019~~=		=Thr Feb 13, 2020=
			# Ugh, I just got an (encrypted) email from OSSEC showing a diff of our cert.pem file that changed.
			# I should have already disabled this with this line present in /var/ossec/etc/ossec.conf
			<pre>
			<nodiff>/etc/letsencrypt/live/</nodiff>
			<nodiff>/root/backups/*.key</nodiff>
			</pre>
			#Not sure why it isn't working. Here's the files that were diff'd
			## /etc/letsencrypt/live/openbuildinginstitute.org/cert.pem
			## /etc/letsencrypt/live/opensourceecology.org/cert.pem
			# I went ahead and added this to ossec.conf & gave ossec a restart shrug
			<pre>
			<nodiff>cert.pem</nodiff>
			</pre>
			# ...
			# I also had an issue with phplist forbidden errors caused by this false-positive. I fixed it by whitelisting 960020 in /etc/httpd/conf.d/00-phplist.opensourceecology.org.conf & restarting apache
			<pre>
			Message: Access denied with code 403 (phase 2). String match "HTTP/1.1" at REQUEST_PROTOCOL. [file "/etc/httpd/modsecurity.d/activated_rules/modsecurity_crs_20_protocol_violations.conf"] [line "399"] [id "960020"] [rev "2"] [msg "Pragma Header requires Cache-Control Header for HTTP/1.1 requests."] [severity "NOTICE"] [ver "OWASP_CRS/2.2.9"] [maturity "6"] [accuracy "8"] [tag "OWASP_CRS/PROTOCOL_VIOLATION/INVALID_HREQ"]
			Action: Intercepted (phase 2)
			Stopwatch: 1581577253790393 8718 (- - -)
			Stopwatch2: 1581577253790393 8718; combined=353, p1=324, p2=15, p3=0, p4=0, p5=14, sr=65, sw=0, l=0, gc=0
			Response-Body-Transformed: Dechunked
			Producer: ModSecurity for Apache/2.7.3 (http://www.modsecurity.org/); OWASP_CRS/2.2.9.
			Server: Apache
			Engine-Mode: "ENABLED"
			</pre>

			=Tue Feb 04, 2020=
			# sent Marcin an email saying that I will have limited time to contribute to OSE this year, and stated that I could commit to [a] finishing discourse, [b] training a replacement for me, and [c] serving only as an advisor for a few hours per month going forward after that

			=Sun Jan 26, 2020=

			# documentation, emails

			=Sat Jan 25, 2020=
	# Today I met with [[Satprem Maïni]], director of the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] at their office in the CSR complex in [[Auroville]], India. Marcin joined us via video call.		# Today I met with [[Satprem Maïni]], director of the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] at their office in the CSR complex in [[Auroville]], India. Marcin joined us via video call.
	# A few notes about our meeting:		# A few notes about our meeting:
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	## [[File:AVEI_production_and_use_of_compressed_stabalized_earth_blocks.pdf]]		## [[File:AVEI_production_and_use_of_compressed_stabalized_earth_blocks.pdf]]

	=Mon Jan 20, ~~2019~~=		=Mon Jan 20, 2020=
	# Emailed Satprem (AVEI director) asking his availability to meet with Marcin		# Emailed Satprem (AVEI director) asking his availability to meet with Marcin
	<pre>		<pre>
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	=Sun Jan 19, ~~2019~~=		=Sun Jan 19, 2020=
	# downloaded content for meeting with Satprem to phone		# downloaded content for meeting with Satprem to phone

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	# review of OSE CEB Press videos		# review of OSE CEB Press videos

	=Thr Jan 16, ~~2019~~=		=Thr Jan 16, 2020=
	# email		# email

	=Wed Jan 15, ~~2019~~=		=Wed Jan 15, 2020=
	# uploading research & documentation on Auroville Earth Institute and their machines		# uploading research & documentation on Auroville Earth Institute and their machines
	# emails		# emails

	=Tue Jan 14, ~~2019~~=		=Tue Jan 14, 2020=
	# OSE & AVEI brick press research		# OSE & AVEI brick press research

	=Mon Jan 13, ~~2019~~=		=Mon Jan 13, 2020=
	# Researching OSE & AVEI brick presses		# Researching OSE & AVEI brick presses
	# Preparing notes for meeting with AVEI director https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Visiting_Auroville_2020#Auroville_Earth_Institute		# Preparing notes for meeting with AVEI director https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/Visiting_Auroville_2020#Auroville_Earth_Institute

	=Sun Jan 12, ~~2019~~=		=Sun Jan 12, 2020=
	# Documentation of the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] office & their [[Auroville Earth Institute (exhibition room)]].		# Documentation of the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] office & their [[Auroville Earth Institute (exhibition room)]].

	=Sat Jan 11, ~~2019~~=		=Sat Jan 11, 2020=
	# Visited the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] office & their [[Auroville Earth Institute (exhibition room)]].		# Visited the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] office & their [[Auroville Earth Institute (exhibition room)]].

	=Thr Jan 02, ~~2019~~=		=Thr Jan 02, 2020=
	# Marcin asked why www.opensourceecology.org takes 5 seconds to load and what we can do to speed it up		# Marcin asked why www.opensourceecology.org takes 5 seconds to load and what we can do to speed it up
	# I did some quick checking. There's a pretty absured number of assets requied to be downloaded to render our site. I did a quick search for "async" in the source code and couldn't find a single one. To fix this, here's my checklist TODO (but I doubt it's higher priority than Discourse; I asked for clairification from Marcin):		# I did some quick checking. There's a pretty absured number of assets requied to be downloaded to render our site. I did a quick search for "async" in the source code and couldn't find a single one. To fix this, here's my checklist TODO (but I doubt it's higher priority than Discourse; I asked for clairification from Marcin):

Maltfield: /* Sat Jan 25, 2019 */

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	=Sat Jan 25, 2019=		=Sat Jan 25, 2019=
	# Today I met with Satprem Maïni, director of the Auroville Earth Institute at their office in the CSR complex in Auroville, India. Marcin joined us via video call.		# Today I met with [[Satprem Maïni]], director of the [[Auroville Earth Institute]] at their office in the CSR complex in [[Auroville]], India. Marcin joined us via video call.
	# A few notes about our meeting:		# A few notes about our meeting:
	## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was familiar with our wiki)		## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was familiar with our wiki)

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	# A few notes about our meeting:		# A few notes about our meeting:
	## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was familiar with our wiki)		## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was familiar with our wiki)
	## We invited Satprem to join us for Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_2020		## We invited Satprem to join us for [[Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_2020]]
	## Satprem showed me a document titled "Services Offered - 2020" which states that their consultancy fees are 450 EUR per person per day for less than a week and 350 EUR per person per day for more than a week. He said that this is negotiable for more than one week. Marcin asked for two weeks.		## Satprem showed me a document titled "Services Offered - 2020" which states that their consultancy fees are 450 EUR per person per day for less than a week and 350 EUR per person per day for more than a week. He said that this is negotiable for more than one week. Marcin asked for two weeks.
	## We would also be responsible for paying for all expenses, including "flight in economy class, visa expenses, local transportation, boarding and lodging, laundry, food, water, etc"		## We would also be responsible for paying for all expenses, including "flight in economy class, visa expenses, local transportation, boarding and lodging, laundry, food, water, etc"

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	# Today I met with Satprem Maïni, director of the Auroville Earth Institute at their office in the CSR complex in Auroville, India. Marcin joined us via video call.		# Today I met with Satprem Maïni, director of the Auroville Earth Institute at their office in the CSR complex in Auroville, India. Marcin joined us via video call.
	# A few notes about our meeting:		# A few notes about our meeting:
	## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was ~~familar~~ with our wiki)		## Satprem was not familiar with OSE (but Richard--who I met earlier but was not present, was familiar with our wiki)
	## We invited Satprem to join us for Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_2020		## We invited Satprem to join us for Summer_of_Extreme_Design-Build_2020
	## Satprem showed me a document titled "Services Offered - 2020" which states that their consultancy fees are 450 EUR per person per day for less than a week and 350 EUR per person per day for more than a week. He said that this is negotiable for more than one week. Marcin asked for two weeks.		## Satprem showed me a document titled "Services Offered - 2020" which states that their consultancy fees are 450 EUR per person per day for less than a week and 350 EUR per person per day for more than a week. He said that this is negotiable for more than one week. Marcin asked for two weeks.
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	## So I guess (if Satprem would be OK to stay at FeF), we'd be looking at roughly ~$7-$15k for this		## So I guess (if Satprem would be OK to stay at FeF), we'd be looking at roughly ~$7-$15k for this
	...		...
	# I asked Satprem about capillary action. He said if water gets into your CSEBs via ~~capilary~~ action, you have a design flaw. He stated that they've also built in very cold climates where it freezes		# I asked Satprem about capillary action. He said if water gets into your CSEBs via capillary action, you have a design flaw. He stated that they've also built in very cold climates where it freezes
	# I asked about the ~22m diameter CSEB dome they built. He said that they never waterproofed the roof, and it does leak. He said he hasn't visited it in a while, but last he checked they put coconut leaf roof over the dome--which is the traditional natural roof used here in Tamil Nadu		# I asked about the ~22m diameter CSEB dome they built. He said that they never waterproofed the roof, and it does leak. He said he hasn't visited it in a while, but last he checked they put coconut leaf roof over the dome--which is the traditional natural roof used here in Tamil Nadu
	# Satprem also said that 2 weeks wouldn't be enough time to design & build a machine. We explained our swarm building approach.		# Satprem also said that 2 weeks wouldn't be enough time to design & build a machine. We explained our swarm building approach.

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	## So I guess (if Satprem would be OK to stay at FeF), we'd be looking at roughly ~$7-$15k for this		## So I guess (if Satprem would be OK to stay at FeF), we'd be looking at roughly ~$7-$15k for this
	...		...
	# I asked Satprem about ~~capilary~~ action. He said if water gets into your CSEBs via capilary action, you have a design flaw. He stated that they've also built in very cold climates where it freezes		# I asked Satprem about capillary action. He said if water gets into your CSEBs via capilary action, you have a design flaw. He stated that they've also built in very cold climates where it freezes
	# I asked about the ~22m diameter CSEB dome they built. He said that they never waterproofed the roof, and it does leak. He said he hasn't visited it in a while, but last he checked they put coconut leaf roof over the dome--which is the traditional natural roof used here in Tamil Nadu		# I asked about the ~22m diameter CSEB dome they built. He said that they never waterproofed the roof, and it does leak. He said he hasn't visited it in a while, but last he checked they put coconut leaf roof over the dome--which is the traditional natural roof used here in Tamil Nadu
	# Satprem also said that 2 weeks wouldn't be enough time to design & build a machine. We explained our swarm building approach.		# Satprem also said that 2 weeks wouldn't be enough time to design & build a machine. We explained our swarm building approach.
	# Marcin asked Satprem about his experience designing machines. He said that he doesn't have that skill, and that Aureka mostly designs their machines. I asked about Richard, and he said that it was still mostly an expertise ~~posessed~~ by Aureka. Marcin asked if Satprem would be interested in learning this, and Satprem said he has too much else to work on to focus on learning how to design machines.		# Marcin asked Satprem about his experience designing machines. He said that he doesn't have that skill, and that Aureka mostly designs their machines. I asked about Richard, and he said that it was still mostly an expertise possessed by Aureka. Marcin asked if Satprem would be interested in learning this, and Satprem said he has too much else to work on to focus on learning how to design machines.
	# ...		# ...
	# I asked Satprem about their open-source licensing of their machines. He said that they keep the designs for their AuroPress private within Auroville only. The auram press is made by Aureka.		# I asked Satprem about their open-source licensing of their machines. He said that they keep the designs for their AuroPress private within Auroville only. The auram press is made by Aureka.

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	# I asked Satprem about the books they've published, and he said that we could get the PDFs if we purchased them. He also gave us permission to publish the PDF on our wiki, including a spreadsheet that comes on a CD with one of the books.		# I asked Satprem about the books they've published, and he said that we could get the PDFs if we purchased them. He also gave us permission to publish the PDF on our wiki, including a spreadsheet that comes on a CD with one of the books.
	# I told Satprem I would be happy to buy all of AVEI's books, but he suggested that I only buy three of them, so I bought these three:		# I told Satprem I would be happy to buy all of AVEI's books, but he suggested that I only buy three of them, so I bought these three:
	## File:AVEI_economic_feasibility_to_set_up_a_cseb_unit.pdf		## [[File:AVEI_economic_feasibility_to_set_up_a_cseb_unit.pdf]]
	### this book includes a CD titled "Economics of CSEB" with a spreadsheet titled Intro 11 - CSEB Economics.xls		### this book includes a CD titled "Economics of CSEB" with a spreadsheet titled [[File:Intro 11 - CSEB Economics.xls]]
	## File:AVEI_building_with_arches_vaults_and_domes.pdf		## [[File:AVEI_building_with_arches_vaults_and_domes.pdf]]
	## File:AVEI_production_and_use_of_compressed_stabalized_earth_blocks.pdf		## [[File:AVEI_production_and_use_of_compressed_stabalized_earth_blocks.pdf]]

	=Mon Jan 20, 2019=		=Mon Jan 20, 2019=