Week 106 – Synths, Swearing, Summer and Being Social
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Def-Proc: The webcam on the 3D printer DoES Liverpool seems to show a lovely note to me that I’ll get tomorrow. But is it good news or bad? #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Current status: swearing at acrylic. /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- <defproc> sooo… when your new motor controller gets too hot to touch after you accidently put 15V into ground; that means it’s toast right?! #weeknotes
- DoES Liverpool: Mike Gorman showing us his impressive home made analog synth at #MakerNight // Ross Dalziel DoES Liverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/Hjl5stiUeb
- Adrian McEwen: Most impressive thing shown off at #makernight tonight, an original Intel 4004 chip! /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: Anyone want to buy a laser printer? Some assembly required. #weeknotes DoES Liverpool pic.twitter.com/Vrvwgfiplu
- Def-Proc: The #CoffeeMonitor feed DoES Liverpool should be more accurate now I’ve recalibrated it #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: The world’s first mobile WhereDial ! // DoES Liverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/l4d08PLMAS
- WhereDial: RT John McKerrell: The world’s first mobile WhereDial pic.twitter.com/eqZiATfxd8 // prototyping with an Arduino GSM shield #weeknotes DoES Liverpool
- John McKerrell: The ice lollies are out, it must be Friday at DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: End of his second week of summer placement and Eliott is proving very useful working on my CamViewer for iOS iOS app #weeknotes DoES Liverpool
- Steve: Our #DoESdoeslunch social lunches at @doesliverpool are working well in getting new conversations going! #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/Ee6pa6erIM
- Adrian McEwen: MT Steve: Another Persistance of vision pic – in the dark at Guides #shrimping DoES Liverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/ww9iFvrzg6
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 17 June, 6:00pm-9:00pm | Sewing Club |
| Wednesday 19 June, 6:30pm-8:00pm | Friends of the Earth |
| Thursday 20 June, 4:30pm-7:30pm | Let’s Demo It NEW! |
| Saturday 22 June, 9:00am-4:00pm | Painting New Dinky white – needs volunteers |
Week 105 – Into Our 3rd Year, and Our 3rd Room
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Def-Proc: And the new Dinky room DoES Liverpool now has wired networking and it’s own WiFi access point on the same SSID #weeknotes
- MCQN Ltd: Nice to show Make Things Do Stuff/Nesta, UK this pm what we’re up to with @Imagication taking #IoT into schools. /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: Got a shiny new L6470, SPI controlled stepper motor driver through the post today DoES Liverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/qWjGiFruDl
- <osfameron> DoES Liverpool and Awesome Foundation in the Post today. Also Ectoplasm-bubblino! #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: A very nice inaugural #DoESdoeslunch lunch-and-chat here at DoES Liverpool today #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Nice to see Alistair Houghton‘s piece on DoES Liverpool made the Council website theinternetofthings.eu/alistair-hough… #IoT #weeknotes
- Paul M Furley: Cheers DoES Liverpool for your support today, perfect HQ to launch new product! Vodafone users, MinuteMate might save you cash! #weeknotes
- Tom Cockeram: geek test passed! have applied kapton tape to a build platform… shame I had to do it twice DoES Liverpool #weeknotes My own fault tho :p
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 10th June, 6-8pm | PyPool |
| Wednesday 12th June, 6-9pm | Maker Night |
| Thursday 13th June, 7-8pm | Lean Liverpool |
Week 104 – Trademarks, the BBC, and Reorganising the Space
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Demo: Excited to announce the first Demo event: Thursday 20th June DoES Liverpool #weeknotes. Without further adieus letsdemo.it
- Def-Proc: A quick call with HPC Laser and any niggles on the newly repaired DoES Liverpool #LaserCutter get resolved with “Download CFG” #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: The laser cutter DoES Liverpool had 10min spare, so I’ve cut a cool phenoptix flip-top #RaspberryPi box. #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/1mC5Zs6RmV
- Adrian McEwen: Delayed tweeting about blogging… RT MCQN Ltd: In Lieu of Talking About Ourselves… dlvr.it/3QYY6G /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: Achievement unlocked: registered a trademark for WhereDial ® – will blog about it soon #weeknotes DoES Liverpool pic.twitter.com/aiMsly0rUz
- Adrian McEwen: I’m on the BBC! Interviewed about Good Night Lamp for the BBC News website – bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-… /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: An afternoon’s weather display building at DoES Liverpool. All set for Imagication‘s school #IoT w’shop #weeknotes twitpic.com/cukalh
- Adrian McEwen: Packaging up the first non-blue @Bubblino ready to send off to his new owner. /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: Hope everyone likes the new, new room layout DoES Liverpool #weeknotes Coats in the wardrobe!
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 3rd June, 6-9pm | Liverpool Sewing Club |
| Tuesday 4th June, 4:30-5:30pm | Organisation meeting |
| Tuesday 4th June, 6:30-9pm | Clojure Dojo |
| Saturday 8th June, 10am-5pm | Maker Day |
| Saturday 8th June, 11am-2pm | Future Makers |
Week 103 – The Four Microcontroller Boards of the Apocalypse
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Paul Freeman: Disappointed that the DoES Liverpool coffee monitor is only accurate to half a cup, so there wasn’t really a bit left in the pot. #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: Damn it, the blue smoke got out of the capacitor on the #RaspberryPi board DoES Liverpool #weeknotes No doorbot3 today.
- Def-Proc: #weeknotes DoES Liverpool pic.twitter.com/UAlqrrcZF3
- Adrian McEwen: Liverpool weather forecast (from my new Arduino code):
Chance of rain: 27
Wind speed: 22
Temperature: 8
DoES Liverpool #weeknotes - MCQN Ltd: DoES Liverpool #weeknotes Nice to see our (& Def-Proc‘s) latest work – the @bbcrd #perceptiveradio – out in the wild wearemudlark.com/blog/the-perce…
- Adrian McEwen: Mission accomplished: collected copies of both papers that feature me this week /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: Shiny toys from Maker Faire Rome arrived DoES Liverpool today #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/VfPqciOpXT
- Housahedron: Tenacious Ryan does it again DoES Liverpool #weeknotes Jeeenodes frequecy up to 40 meters in Gostins Building – mock data at this point
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Tuesday 28th May, 6:30-9pm | Geekup Liverpool |
Week 102 – Back in the Laser-Cutter
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Adrian McEwen: The new motherboard for the DoES Liverpool laser-cutter has arrived. All ready for Def-Proc to install it when he’s in tomorrow #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Tea consumption at DoES Liverpool: 1100 (approx) cups since 2nd BarCamp Liverpool. (New bag is *much* smaller, only approx 460…
#weeknotes - Adrian McEwen: Looking for some trestles to make desks at DoES Liverpool but failing to find a source selling these flickr.com/photos/andywor… #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: Yesterday: fix the laser cutter. Today: save it from a leaky window! #weeknotes DoES Liverpool
- John McKerrell: I’m contributing to Apple’s 50 billion app downloads, as apps I’ve built have contributed a million downloads
#weeknotes DoES Liverpool - <osfameron> amcewen’s birthday cake appears to be made from chocolate, orange, coffee, and only the very fluffiest of white clouds #weeknotes
- Def-Proc: A stand out birthday cake DoES Liverpool today from Adrian McEwen #weeknotes Jaffa cakes wish they tasted like this! pic.twitter.com/cpDbrsznT8
- Adrian McEwen: Reusing the heated bed of the DoES Liverpool #RepRap as a precision hotplate for melting wax #weeknotes
- <mcknut> mcknut: “there was an ark, a rainbow, and @mcknut gathered two of every animal” @osfameron exaggerating yesterday’s flood http://t.co/F4RIVKDQ4x [http://twitter.com/mcknut/status/335036598892773377] #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Turns out 15 minutes isn’t /quite/ enough time to get to the @pier_head from DoES Liverpool. /Just/ caught Queen Mary 2 leaving #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: “Mark Holmes: “We’re not the Wombles”. Quote of the day so far by Adrian McEwen at #hackthespace DoES Liverpool” #weeknotes
- John McKerrell: Digging into the pizza that DoES Liverpool has bought for their hungry workers! #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Happy Norway Constitution Day it seems. Their parade band are great! /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes twitpic.com/crqd84
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 20th May, 6-9pm | Liverpool Sewing Club |
| Wednesday 22nd May, 7-9pm | UmbLiverpool NEW! Group for those interested in Umbraco |
Week 101 – Blue Smoke and Laser Surgery
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- Adrian McEwen: Week 100? That must mean DoES Liverpool‘s 2nd birthday isn’t far off #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Still w-i-p but I’ve started automating the generation of the DoES Liverpool #weeknotes – github.com/DoESLiverpool/… Pleased with it so far.
- Def-Proc: So today I managed to simultaneously earn my blue smoke badge and reset the explosion counter DoES Liverpool #weeknotes Yay!
- John McKerrell: internet of things / buy it now / bubblino, wheredial, good night lamp #weeknotes DoES Liverpool #haiku #toosleepyforprose #iot
- Def-Proc: Who knew that technicianing DoES Liverpool would include laser surgery?! #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/UAT5ihh1uG
- Adrian McEwen: Sparking up yet another Twitter account. MCQN Ltd will be a fairly low traffic account of news from MCQN Ltd. /cc DoES Liverpool #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Wondering what everyone will think of the new-look DoES Liverpool main room after the impromptu rearranging yesterday. #weeknotes
- Adrian McEwen: Nice to see DoES Liverpool‘s #IoT showcase mentioned in the Sacramento Bee sacbee.com/2013/05/10/541… /via Council #weeknotes
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 13th May, 6-8pm | PyPool |
| Tuesday 14th May, 4:30pm | Epic Trip #3: Fire! Fire! | Tuesday 14th May, 7-9pm | Breakerfaire |
| Wednesday 15th May, 6:30-8pm | Liverpool Friends of the Earth |
| Saturday 18th May, 10am-5pm | Hack the Space |
Week 100 – Logo, Lasers and Lots of Data
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- amcewen: Extremely long overdue, but the MCQN Ltd logo has had a refresh /cc @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/BBnlbGRWPB
- amcewen: The @DoESLiverpool laser-cutter is busy cutting something for @cubicgarden and @topfife #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/22T3gVGE4G
- amcewen: Nice little video of the @DoESLiverpool #lasercutter and #3dprinter from @bengoevaerts vimeo.com/65142008 #weeknotes
- OddEssay: My slides from last night’s GeekUp talk at @DoESLiverpool about my Building an Open Train Timetable API docs.google.com/presentation/d… #weeknotes
- amcewen: Today’s thing I didn’t expect to say “your brand guidelines don’t include spray-paint colour codes” /cc @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes
- amcewen: Lovely to catch up with @imran, meet @re_connection and show them round @DoESLiverpool. Even if was just a flying visit. #weeknotes
- <osfameron> Bubblino gets a mention in http://www.betarocket.co.uk/2013/04/30/maker-faire-2013-making-is-for-everyone/ #weeknotes
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Tuesday 7th May, 6:30-9pm | Clojure Dojo |
| Wednesday 8th May, 6-9pm | Maker Night |
| Thursday 9th May, 7-9pm | Lean Liverpool |
| Saturday 11th May, 10am-5pm | Maker Day |
| Saturday 11th May, 11am-2pm | Future Makers |
Week 99 – Showing Off: Internet World and Maker Faire UK
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- amcewen: Clutching 1/2 cup of coffee & wondering if it’s t’new @DoESLiverpool #IoT coffee dial or my expectations that need recalibrating #weeknotes
- WhereDial: Well I’m all packed (in my box) and ready for @iw_expo but @mcknut still seems to be rushing around @DoESLiverpool packing! #weeknotes
- amcewen: The @DoESLiverpool #IoT internet of things showcase at @iw_expo #weeknotes http://twitpic.com/clbo0y
- DefProc: Ready for @makerfaire_uk this weekend, an #Arduino shield-compatible @ShrimpingIt clone #weeknotes @DoESLiverpool pic.twitter.com/OV0nq93b88
- DefProc: Can you solder on copper tape that’s stuck onto 3mm acrylic? Yes (carefully!) #weeknotes @DoESLiverpool pic.twitter.com/WhVzA4nmSC
- mcknut: Intravenous bacon, delivered via the Internet, the latest innovation from @osfameron and @mcknut // @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes
- DefProc: I feel like I’m preparing a dalek invasion fleet for @makerfaire_uk today @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/bN9gZ3xpBZ
- varvara_g: last preparations before heading to @makerfaire_uk : lasercutting cards @DoESLiverpool & stamping http://www.flickr.com/photos/mcanet/8680224639/in/photostream/
- amcewen: Nice piece in this week’s @DailyPostNews about the @DoESLiverpool #IoT showcase at @iw_expo – http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2013/04/25/internet-of-things-pioneers-join-capital-showcase-99623-33221819/ #weeknotes
- amcewen: All set up and ready for the public at the @DoESLiverpool stand at #makerfaireuk #weeknotes http://twitpic.com/cm97rf
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 29th April, 4:30-5:30pm | Organisation Meeting |
| Tuesday 30th April, 6:30-9pm | GeekUp Liverpool 6th Anniversary! |
| Wednesday 1st May, 6-8pm | UX Liverpool Their first time at DoES Liverpool |
Week 98 – Internet World and Maker Faire Prep, Python and Press
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- <mcknut> one perspex wheredial down, another on the go (and one all painted up waiting for a constructed pcb) #weeknotes
- <mcknut> Updated DoorBot code to fix a few small bugs (timezone/daylight savings support!) and make it easier to use https://github.com/DoESLiverpool/logcards #weeknotes
- <mcknut> Updated DoorBot wiki page with some notes about recent issues http://wiki.doesliverpool.com/DoorBot #weeknotes
- amcewen: Busy with sewers tonight in @DoESLiverpool, plus a photographer from @LivEchonews who are doing a feature on @LiverpoolSewing! #weeknotes
- frabcus: I wasn’t wrong! 17 people at @pypool at @doesliverpool, half new to Python, half experienced #weeknotes
- <DoESBot> RT @SewLittleToSay: Great feature on @LiverpoolSewing from the local paper http://t.co/MHLIDd4Z81 http://t.co/M3kfYuwZ3S #weeknotes (9 seconds ago via YoruFukurou)
- <amcewen> cool. Beth was planning on #weeknoting it too once it was out, so the #weeknotes concept is slowly taking hold
- Great article on sewing featuring @LiverpoolSewing Club in today’s @LivEchonews (pg 24) pic.twitter.com/I5rogf8fLV @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes
- <osfameron> Submitted a chapter, yay #weeknotes
- amcewen: OH at @DoESLiverpool “We don’t do any advertising, sorry”. Usually that’s us apologising, this time it’s us fending of cold calls #weeknotes
- OddEssay: Flashing my Note with German JellyBean. Glad there are 2 German speakers in @DoESLiverpool if it asks anything I don’t understand #weeknotes
- DefProc: How much coffee is there in the @DoESLiverpool pot? #weeknotes Well it is the end of the day! pic.twitter.com/wNDKMg73Rb
- <mcknut> http://wheredial.com now even more awesome, follows a real demo API, everyone sees the same locations, even real WhereDials #weeknotes
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 15th April, 6:30-9pm | Maker Night |
Week 97 – Much Making (with Pictures!)
Each week we’ll endeavour to publish some details of the interesting things that members of DoES Liverpool have been up to over the past seven days. You can find out a bit more about them in our introductory post.
And remember, if you’re involved with DoES Liverpool at all, let us know what you get up to so we can include it here!
Things of Note
- DefProc: A fleet of Liver Buildings from the #3DPrinter @DoESLiverpool today #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/pkqPCKci6n
- frabcus: Great trip to Stafford Beer’s archive this evening. Mad interesting papers and people. @doesliverpool #weeknotes
- <osfameron> Finally finished draft of HARD chapter surveying IoT boards #weeknotes
- amcewen: UK #makerbelt cultural exchange today at @DoESLiverpool: @hwayoung from @madlabuk is visiting to learn about laser-cutting #weeknotes
- hwayoung: what I made @DoESLiverpool! pic.twitter.com/hfDLsOB5cC
- hwayoung: Had excellent laser cutting intro from @DefProc @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes
- hwayoung: Thanks again to @DefProc from @DoESLiverpool for the fantastic laser cutting intro! Nice to bump into @amcewen too! #weeknotes
- amcewen: It is a /very/ long time since I used xcopy. Or DOS for that matter. /cc @DoESLiverpool #weeknotes #ProjectCNCmill
- DefProc: It’s #bristlebot central @DoESLiverpool today pic.twitter.com/GA815gbotP
- mcknut: It looks like @DoESLiverpool is now averaging 2 bags of coffee a week! #weeknotes
- mcknut: Yesterday’s attempt at a clear acrylic @WhereDial didn’t go so well #makerday #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/qQaBKO9tdf
- <osfameron> tedxliverpoolyouth.com registered, very excited to be involved in this #weeknotes
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 15th April, 6-9pm | Liverpool Sewing Club |
| Tuesday 16th April, 7-9pm | PyPool NEW! Liverpool Python group |
| Wednesday 17th April, 6:30-9pm | Friends of the Earth |
