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
- @matthewcroughan@defenestrate.it: I gave a lengthy talk about Nix, entitled “What Nix Can Do” at #SCaLE20x, at 2 hours it’s probably a bit too long for some, but I liked taking questions and just going with the flow!youtu.be/6Le0IbPRzOE
- Julian Todd: DoES Liverpool day put flying. Heres a sculpture on the side of the road at British Ironworks bear Oswestry we should go visit. #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/F9DQVaLLgf
- MCQN Ltd: We’ve been getting the artwork outside FACT running again and are at the “release candidate” testing phase.It’s great to see the #LED matrix displays on the Metroscopes come to life (showing results from Google searches about Liverpool and its twin cities)
#weeknotes #ibal231 pic.twitter.com/HioYOVajqM
- @matthewcroughan@defenestrate.it: On our way back to Liverpool, but before leaving Lee Hughes❄️❄️❄️NIX❄️S decided to gift and sign a copy of the SCION book for Rob Hernandez. Keep passing this book on, accumulate signatures. This revolutionary networking protocol needs more attention!#scale20x #scion #nix #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/Tjv88stew4
- @matthewcroughan@defenestrate.it: Had the time of my life at #scale20x in California. Met Ken Thompson & preached about Nix/NixOS to new people. Volunteered with top UNIX engineers at the NOC. With help from Lee Hughes❄️❄️❄️NIX❄️S and Rob Hernandez, converted some infrastructure to Nix.#weeknotes #nix #nixos #grateful pic.twitter.com/Pa6nSEyw0X
- @matthewcroughan@defenestrate.it: We’re now in the Nix Mile High Club after performing a nixos-rebuild switch at 30,000 feet via the on-board satellite internet on the 10hr flight home.Tweet sent from 40,000 feet.
#nix #nixos #nixmilehighclub #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/5FMVXlJlwS
- Jackie Pease: Mike G and Uma Uma Mahadeva are adding reused #WS2812 LEDs to the comet today DoES Liverpool – tools and materials laid out neatly!
Looking forward to seeing this with soft plastic light diffusing flames made at Convenience Gallery workshop this Friday
#CollaborativeArt #WeekNotes pic.twitter.com/hovDXIv9pr
- MCQN Ltd: Busy times in the studio. A #weeknotes double-bill.Weeks 910 and 911 – Spin All the Plates
- @alex@bobiverse.social: It was an absolute pleasure to speak at the Digital Catapult Digital Security by Design (DSbD) event today. I chatted about what we’ve been doing with #CHERI support and Yocto Project on the ARM Morello board. Huge props to TheGoodPenguin for their amazing work. UK Research and Innovation Innovate UK #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/yKmVxfvUMU
- @alex@bobiverse.social: Rustic ancho and habanero sour dough #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/hmLtuH3BWg
- @alex@bobiverse.social: Double toasted marmite sour-dough chilli bread. There is literally no way my day can get better #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/vP8R6fzXp7
- Jackie Pease: An excellent Convenience Gallery #CraftBar opening event in Birkenhead, and it was lovely to have so many people learning about soft plastic while making flames and panels for the comet.
I wish I’d had time to join in some of Alison Bailey Smith: Abscraft jewellery making too!
#WeekNotes pic.twitter.com/1odG7B1jSR
- Jackie Pease: Lots of thanks to visitors and helpers, and everyone DoES Liverpool and @Plastacs who’s helped so far, including @willrobinson@mastodon.me.uk Julian Todd Mike G @collabedo sanna king Uma Mahadeva Arthur. Also to MCQN Ltd for the opportunity to buy a last minute #MyBabysGotLEDBoard
#WeekNotes pic.twitter.com/YPNpOVNXFc
- Adrian McEwen @amcewen@mastodon.me.uk: Trying to PAT test the DoES Liverpool #lasercutters but first I need to tidy the room because the laser-cut-lace makers would rather clutter the space with sheets of waste like this rather than clear up after themselves #rant #weeknotes #makerspace life pic.twitter.com/lZwKk7ikXq
- @alex@bobiverse.social: On the brewery tour Azvex Brewing Co. 🥰🥰🥰#weeknotes pic.twitter.com/cLrdDRKmhX
- @alex@bobiverse.social: What an utterly stunningly good afternoon Azvex Brewing Co. with Charlie on the brewery tour. It is no small thing to say their fruit smoothie is my new favourite beer EVER #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/8Cn3TrHBDO
- @alex@bobiverse.social: On the PS Elizabethan! #BoatRace2023 #weeknotes pic.twitter.com/2YHCyf5l4G
Coming Up in the Next Week
| Monday 27 March, 9:00am-5:30pm | Fearless Academy |
| Monday 27 March, 7:00pm-9:00pm | 7pm-9pm Socialist Alternative discussion group |
| Thursday 30 March, 7:00pm-9:30pm | Maker Night Our free regular evening meetup where you can find out about our space and all the making equipment in it, get a laser cutter or CNC embroidery machine induction, and work on projects from physical computing and electronics to 3d printing, routing and sewing. Just pay for materials used. |
| Saturday 01 April, 11:00am-5:00pm | Liverpool Synth 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: 381 open, 1406 closed
5 new issues:
- Gerald has failed his PAT test
- Mount the first-aid kits on the wall
- Tidy the “poisons” cupboard
- Extraction fan in the laser-room has failed its PAT test
- The black and silver kettle is broken
Featured issue: Install a hearing loop inside event rooms. Can we move this on or close it?
3 issues closed:
- Gerald has failed his PAT test
- Extraction fan in the laser-room has failed its PAT test
- Fill in CIC34 form for 2021-2022 year
Thanks amcewen, johnmckerrell!