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
- Alex Lennon: So OggCamp inspired Julian Todd and me to start talking a bit more about all the projects we’re working on here DoES Liverpool. Here’s #MITEMS – a The Things Network #LoRAWAN #LPWAN based #IoT stock control system #weeknotes We’d love your feedback!youtube.com/watch?v=hm3uVF…
- DoES Liverpool: Wearable tech night – Ross Dalziel showing joanna_sniadek and chima_okkoye some Micropython code on a micro bit and #laura_pullig threading optical fibre through a grid #weeknotes #microbit instagram.com/p/B37tQgHnDgj/…
- Alex Lennon: So Julian Todd has been innovating DoES Liverpool again today with an old display prototype designed by DefProc Engineering . We’re injecting #MicroPython scriptlets to run from a remote client via #MQtt and it’s all rather amazing. Will do a video cast next week #theiotguys #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/svz52puhs1
- Alex Lennon: As ever, pitched up DoES Liverpool and there’s a beautiful new donations box… #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/xuS9NVDZ7A
- Alex Lennon: And Julian Todd is going crazy with John McKerrell ‘s #wheresdial hardware. This time a weather forecaster #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/bcfS5JHxdk
- Alex Lennon: Today we’re on a DoES Liverpool #DoESEpicTrip to astralship.org for their #unconference #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/GsPiJyX7HU
- Alex Lennon: We’re changing the world today astralship.org #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/xNf0sA7zeP
- Dan Lynch: Alex Lennon makespacelive Typo there #weeknotes 😉
- Alex Lennon: The groups are sharing their results at the end of the day here at the astralship.org #unconference #changetheworld #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/jepabgu8dl
- DoES Liverpool: Here’s some pics from our #repaircafe earlier today, including star item, a Grundig radiogram #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/9ku7GTacJZ
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 28 October, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Etsy |
| Tuesday 29 October, 6:45pm-9:00pm | Freewheeling in Chile and Argentina – Talk with slides by Paul Gillingham |
| Thursday 31 October, 7:00pm-9:30pm | Maker Night |
| Sunday 03 November, 1:00pm-4:00pm | Plastic Playgroup (DoES Workshop) |
Somebody Should
The DoES Liverpool to-do list is stored in the issues of our Somebody Should repository on github. Head over there if there’s something you’d like to report, or if you want to help out fixing things.
Issue counts: 279 open, 1019 closed
9 new issues:
- Make a table-top mini-wheeliepad
- Fix the mirror and shelf in the accessible toilet back to the wall
- Sophia ghosting when trying to cut out Permission to Make tags
- Make Use of Vertical Space for Storage
- Give the Rooms Names
- Christmas Food Bank Drive
- Make vinyl cut sign to ask people not to lean on Gerald
- Gerald front panel lock bent back
- Can we receive email from Arthur
Featured issue: Write some tweets/FB posts/etc. the Fabric District can send out to tell people what we offer. Can we move this on or close it?
4 issues closed:
- Gerald front panel lock bent back
- CNC Room has been left in a bad dusty state
- Order some more filament for the Ultimakers
- Make electricity a calculated and separate metric in the financial report
Thanks johnmckerrell, MatthewCroughan, jackie1050!