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!
COVID-19
Click here for details of the of the measures we’re currently taking related to the COVID-19 situation, especially if you’re thinking of coming in to the space. We’ll keep you updated if anything changes – make sure you’re following us via our Google Group, and/or via social media.
If you need visors then please fill in the “Request Visors” form at https://visors.doesliverpool.com/ – you don’t need to work for the NHS.
Things of Note
- Adrian McEwen: Yesterday was truly a momentous day. DoES Liverpool‘s oldest somebody-should issue, created on the day we started using our GitHub issue tracker in August 2014, was finished! github.com/DoESLiverpool/… 🎉🍾🥳 #weeknotes twitter.com/DoESLiverpool/…
- Adrian McEwen: In yesterday’s #LiveCoding session, while Bernadette Colligan built her bench map, I built a map of bike parking in Liverpool (and beyond). The map is live at umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/cycle-p… #weeknotes
- Aʅҽx Lҽɳɳσɳ: Very pleased to be able to say we’ve kicked off a #BeeHiveMonitoring project with Andrea DoES Liverpool instrumenting a hive on top of The Tapestry. Watch this space! Bzzzzz….. #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/bnP4XaEnpp
- Adrian McEwen: Channelling my inner concretedog and doing my first thread modelling in #FreeCAD. Will stick it on the DoES Liverpool #3Dprinter tomorrow for a test and see if it’ll fit this empty drinks bottle… #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/xbkcjwmwks
- Aʅҽx Lҽɳɳσɳ: My friend Prof Lucy Rogers PhD Inventor With A Sense Of Fun and I have a shared interest in the #DigitalNomad life. Lucy interviewed me for her latest
δesignSpark article. We chatted about my upcoming trip to Barbados with #BarbadosWelcomeStamp. Hoping you’ll come dive Lucy! #weeknotesrs-online.com/designspark/co… - DoES Liverpool: Marcus with a Minecraft Diamond Sword that he’s laser cut at @doesliverpool this morning as a present for a friend #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/XUh5BrY5SH
- Jackie Pease: Now that my #eleksdraw is working ..trying it out with masking fluid pens. It works quite well with fabric spray (on paper – might try fabric next) #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/4Guw51dF5U
- Jackie Pease: It’s our @doesliverpool #wearables #wearabletech meetup on Tuesday 8 Sept at 7pm. Join us at meet.jit.si/bubblino – all welcome!
Last week laura pullig discussed her work exploring energy and pain levels + Louisa Burman talked about habit tracking visualisations #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/kWQcKzI3ux
- DoES Liverpool: Here’s Julian Todd testing his Tunnel VR project DoES Liverpool earlier today.
It simulates the experience of crawling through tunnels while caving #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/VjMXxS28Ju
- DoES Liverpool: Here’s Matthew Croughan wearing a half complete NorthStar v3.1 #AR headset – part of a project he’s working on with Julian Todd and Aʅҽx Lҽɳɳσɳ #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/hDPTB0iSUu
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Tuesday 08 September, 7:00pm-9:00pm | Wearable Tech Group Online at https://meet.jit.si/bubblino |
| Thursday 10 September, 7:00pm-9:30pm | Maker Night Online at https://meet.jit.si/bubblino |
| Saturday 12 September, 11:00am-5:00pm | Liverpool Synthesiser Meet |
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: 344 open, 1149 closed
5 new issues:
- Set up MkDocs, Snipe-IT and Netbox
- Buy materials for laser cutting
- Can I be invited to the GitHub organisation
- Install a PoE socket on the roof outside the event room
- Find space for on loan mitre saw
Featured issue: Install a hearing loop inside event rooms. Can we move this on or close it?
3 issues closed: