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by Andy Gaskell

Hi I noticed in Lidl they've got Parkside 12v dremel-like rotary tools, has anyone tried one of these? It seems like a good deal at £17, I've never used a cordless rotary multi tool though. They had loads of them in the wellington road branch, though I think it's last week's lidl in the middle offer. Anyway, just in the off chance anyone else has tried one, thought I'd ask, before taking a punt. Cheers Andy

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Tuesday Open Day, 18th Jan '22

by Andy Gaskell

Evening hackers Hope everyone's well. It's Tuesday again, so 57North's open day / evening. I'll be along, probably about 7 or 8, not totally sure though. Let us know your plans, or just see you there. Please don't forget to follow all the normal covid measures, and scan the QR code on arrival. Also, as mentioned by Tom & Nick, ICYMI, folk will be on WorkAdventure on Friday at https://wa.tabascoeye.de/_/global/raw.githubusercontent.com/ScottishConsula as a Scottish Consulate gathering. Not to be confused with the Scottih Embasy, which is a pub downtown on Trinity Street, I've not been in, it looks fine, but I don't think they have an ambassador serving Ferrero Rocher on silver platters. Cheers Andy

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Re: [57north-announce] 6th Consular Convention for Control & Prohibition of Pandemics

by Tom Jones

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 09:01:28PM +0000, Nick Boyd wrote: > Hi everyone, > > This Friday (21st) is the third Friday of the month and so at 8pm we will > be having the Sixth Consular Convention for Control & Prohibition of > Pandemics on WorkAdventure/Jitsi [1]. > > Everyone is invited to turn up, have a few lemonades and shoot the breeze. > This is an informal catchup for 57North members and Scottish Consulate > diaspora around the world; a continuation of our regular lockdown video > calls. > > Hope to see you on WorkAdventure this Friday at 8pm Aberdeen time. > > Cheers, > > Nick > Excellent, I'll be there mulling wine or swilling whisky - Tom

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noVNC

by Tony Travis

Hi, Andy. Re: Our chat about noVNC at the Hackspace last Tue: > https://alien.slackbook.org/blog/remote-access-to-your-vnc-server-via-moder… This is quite similar to what I want to do! Bye, Tony. -- Minke Informatics Limited, Registered in Scotland - Company No. SC419028 Registered Office: 3 Donview, Bridge of Alford, AB33 8QJ, Scotland (UK) tel. +44(0)19755 63548 http://minke-informatics.co.uk mob. +44(0)7985 078324 mailto:tony.travis@minke-informatics.co.uk

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57North Hackspace, Open Tuesday, 11th of January

by Andy Gaskell

Hi Hope everyone had a great xmas and new year. It's Tuesday again, so hackspace open night. I'll be along around 7 or 8, probably thinkering with some web services stuff, and maybe some signage bits n bobs, if screen fatigue sets in. Hit back with a reply if you're heading in too, let us know what's on the cards. Anyone got any fun projects they're starting this year? We're in the same ole covid level as ever, so please follow the normal guidelines and do the track and trace QR code thing when you arrive. See you there Andy -- Andy Gaskell

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Space Wi-Fi + Wired Network (aka please donate some Unifi APs)

by Iain R. Learmonth

Hi, There have been complaints about the wi-fi in the space not being very good. The area of the space is quite a bit larger than the average house that the tiny router was intended to cover. Instead, we could deploy some Unifi access points throughout the space to give better coverage and better spectrum utilisation (using lower power to talk to the AP nearest to you). I've got one access point to put into the space, but ideally we would like 2 or 3. If we got more then we could start covering more of the room that we are in, potentially even giving coverage to people outside the front door which has been requested by those that don't have keys. Thanks to Ana for working with me one afternoon to take apart the ceiling and stick some Ethernet in it, we now have a new rack between the radio desk and the multimedia(?) desk that has wired Ethernet. We've also run patches to the switch in the desk and to the laser printer. Moving PiMPD onto the wired Ethernet would save some bandwidth as streaming music probably does jam up the channel a bit. Everything is there ready for this to happen but I don't know how PiMPD is configured so I didn't touch it. I will add a static IP for the laser printer and get that added to the wiki so that it's super easy (and reliable) to print from wherever you are in the space. Thanks, Iain.

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Python User Group

by Robert McWilliam

The next python user group meeting is coming up on 8th Dec. I am (currently¹) planning to be in the hackspace for folks who want to turn up physically again for this one. Talk is "(Christmas) Wrappers and Decorators" if anyone wants to come along. https://ti.to/code-the-city/aberdeen-python-user-group-dec-2021 Thanks, Robert ¹ Plans are back to being vague intentions, with a reasonable chance they're going to get cancelled. -- ________________________________________________________ Robert McWilliam rmcw(a)allmail.net argh.technology Remember when you wanted what you now have?

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Saturday, poster making workshop

by Midder

Hello, If anyone is interested we have a session risograph poster making with Peacock visual arts, https://peacock.studio/teaching/introduction-to-risograph-1-to-1 We have two of us going, but we can accommodate 2 more if anyone is interested, it will be a 10-13, this Saturday the 27th. Midder

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Re: [57north-announce] Open Tuesday, 2021-22-23

by Tony Travis

I’ll be there to try again to get my ROCKPro64 working! Bye, Tony. > On 23 Nov 2021, at 17:46, Dave Hibberd <d(a)vehibberd.com> wrote: > > Afternoon Friends! > > Aberdeen City remains at protection level MONDO MULTIMETER which means we can invite all interested to today's OPEN TUESDAY. We typically start around 7.30pm and remain at our location in Unit H, Kettock Lodge, Campus Two, Innovation Park, AB22 8GU. > > I'll be in the back of 8pm or so, prodding at the 3D printers, maybe printing something in resin idk. > > If you're coming in today, consider sending a reply to tell us what's up! As a reminder, you should only need to reply to this email - double check your To: bar has 57north-discuss. > Jamming up announce with our inane banter probably isn't good for list attention, and I've bounced a couple of reply-alls this week. > > Now begins the important COVID information transmission, please pay attention and be sure to comply in the space: > > We are participating in the Scottish Government's contact tracing programme. You will find purple posters at the entrance to the space and around the space that contain QR codes. Please scan the QR code and provide your contact details. If you are unable to scan a QR code, there is a link to type into your browser. If you cannot use the link, ask someone else to check in for you and provide them with your email address and phone number. > > Please note that contact tracing is a requirement of participating in an Open Tuesday in person, and is not negotiable. If you do not provide tracing details you will be asked to leave. > > As we emerge from this global disaster, some will understandably be cautious about being in new spaces. Please respect people's boundaries by maintaining social distancing and wearing a mask as you move around the space. If you are sat down, you can take off your mask to have easier access to your face if needed for eating or drinking. Use common sense and remember this is a shared space. > > As this event is open to the public, the wearing of a face covering while "not seated, eating or drinking" is a LEGAL REQUIREMENT. > > If you are in early, open windows to get air flowing through the space. It could be a good idea to bring a jumper or something as the space could be a little cooler than you might expect because of this. > > -- > Hibby > MM0RFN > _______________________________________________ > 57north-announce mailing list -- 57north-announce(a)lists.57north.org.uk > To unsubscribe send an email to 57north-announce-leave(a)lists.57north.org.uk

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Re: [57north-announce] 3rd Consular Convention for Control & Prohibition of Pandemics External

by mail＠edwilldesign.com

I'll be there! Full lockdown has been called again here, so we clearly need more convention'ing to fix it. Cheers, Ed On 15 Nov 2021 1:34 p.m, Nick Boyd wrote: > Hi everyone > This Friday (19th) is the third Friday of the month > and so at 8pm we will > be having the Third Consular Convention for > Control & Prohibition of > Pandemics on WorkAdventure/Jitsi [1]. > [1] https://wa.tabascoeye.de/_/global/raw.githubusercontent.com/ScottishConsula…

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