Hello from Spain!
I am aware today that the charity have *again* expressed frustration about the state of the hackerspace to the directors. This is likely to get us in real trouble if it keeps happening.
Andy has been in to have a run around and hoover this afternoon. The bulk of mess he's dealt with has been food crumbs/crisps.
If you could take a look at your surroundings and find 1-2 things to improve this evening that'd be much appreciated! It's easy to not see mess because things have been static that way for a while - don't be afraid to mix things up!
Have a quick read through the closedown to-do [1] and think about it/follow it as you close the space tonight. If there's a step that is missing, edit the wiki.
Cheers,
Hibby
[1] https://wiki.57north.org.uk/doku.php?id=admin:ondeparture
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Hibby
MM0RFN
On Sat, 27 Apr 2024, at 4:19 PM, 57North Announcements wrote:
> Hello hackers,
>
> I am in the hackerspace today and I have found the hot glue gun turned
> on. I can only imagine it has been on since Tuesday - the last time
> there is record of someone being in the space.
>
> I don't think I have to explain why I am angry about this. I have taken
> the hot glue gun away.
>
> Don't argue, don't replace it, think about a reasonable way to mitigate
> the risk of the hot glue gun burning down the building. Only then, can
> we have a conversation about keeping dangerous hot tools in the
> hackerspace.
>
> This week the owners of the business park made an inspection and
> complained about the amount of waste and recycling there is. We as a
> group are not being responsible with this place we are being allowed
> the use of. The business park are going to continue random inspections
> with the goal of moving us out.
>
> Each week (ideally) we need to be taking the recycling and waste away.
> There is a recycling point at the Asda Midleton park (2 minutes away)
> and at Tesco Danestone (also 2 minutes away). It is everyone's
> responsibility to not only not leave mess in the space, but to actively
> try to tidy things up.
>
> No one is expected to be perfect, but you are expected to try.
>
> - Tom
>
> on his own, but without any expectation that the other directors will disagree
> 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230).
> 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd.
Hello friends and accomplices of 57N!
I've got everyone's payments up to date on hackhub [0] so we can work out who is and isn't a member.
As it stands we have 11 people paying monthly for a membership and 1 distance member in good standing. There is as yet no distance member functionality on hackhub, sorry! If anyone wants to take a stab at implementing that, feel free!
This is not a sustainable number of members (long term) for us to both pay the charity the amount we would like to and to enable us to spend money on fun toys and other things. As it stands we have quite a long runway, but if you think you're paying us it'd be great if you could log into hub[0] and confirm you have a complete line of green.
If you are mostly red, get in touch and we'll get you back on track - there are some facing default dismemberment based on the 12 month rule in the articles.
May payments haven't all hit the account, so expect some minor variabiltiy.
If you are a regular on a Tuesday night we'd love it if you became a member, take a look at the membership page[1] for benefits and how to join!
If you've got a few friends who might be interested in coming to play, bring them along on Open Tuesday! Alternatively, if you're a member and want to use the space to run an event like last year's f-droid meetup or something more regular, please do so! More people coming in helps us expand the community!
Cheers,
Hibby
[0] https://hub.57north.org.uk/hub/
[1] https://www.57north.org.uk/membership
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Hibby
MM0RFN
Afternoon:
Is anyone linked to the hackspace involved in hardware design or work
for a hardware design house.
Background:
I work for Canary Care and our current hardware is getting a little long
in the tooth so we are looking at redesign as an option. But I have no
real idea of the costs involved.
So I am looking to get a ball park figure to do the package from
hardware design through to production ready and through regulatory
testing. In odl terms back of a cigarette packet numbers.
The system currently has three different radio systems Mobile Data, BLE
and NFC (yes NFC counts a radio).
So anyone out there with experience in this arena?
Lawrence
PS I believe 57north.org.uk is the preferred discussion list.
Hi
We've just started planning our 2024 AGM, so this is just an initial email
about plans.
So we're provisionally planning for Tuesday the 18th of June, at 8pm, in
the space.
Historically we used to have our AGM in March, as set by our articles of
association, but last year we changed that requirement to just be annually,
as in every year, rather than every 12 months.
Two weeks before, we'll email out an agenda and that sort of thing.
If anyone would like to propose or discuss changes to our articles, please
create an issue at https://github.com/hackerdeen/articles/issues and we can
discuss it prior to the AGM there. Our current articles are at
https://github.com/hackerdeen/articles/blob/master/hacklab_articles.pdf
You can find details of last year's AGM at
https://github.com/hackerdeen/meetings/tree/master/2023
Cheers
Andy, on behalf of the board
Hi,
Happy Tuesday, even though it feels like monday. All the info on Open
Evenings is on https://www.57north.org.uk/open-evenings.
We're at: Suite H, Kettock Lodge Innovation Park, Campus Two Bridge of Don,
Aberdeen, AB22 8GU
Reply if you like, let us know your plans. If you need a hand with
transport, just ask. If you're coming along for the first time, awesome,
maybe bring a laptop or something to tinker with.
I'll be in around from 8pm.
See you there.
Andy
Hi y'all
Just a heads up, Luke, who lives a few doors down from me, is doing a talk
at the Aberdeen Data Meetup / Python User Group, this Wednesday. If you're
interested in one or more of Python, Data, Weather, 3D printing and ML,
then it might be up your street.
Luke's blurb about his talk...
I will talk to the evolution of the project over the last few years, from
construction (learning to solder) access to 3D printing (Thanks Aberdeen
Library) and various customizations including an air quality sensor,
deploying a website, adding a camera and use of a machine learning
algorithm on my dataset to generate my own temperature forecast. The
learning curve has been steep, with numerous mis-steps and "if i were to do
it again" anecdotes.
6–8pm, May 8th, ONE Tech Hub, it's £6, including drinks & pizza.
Tickets at...
https://ti.to/code-the-city/apug-adm-may-2024
I'd not been to the Python User Group or the Data Meetup for a while, but I
went to the last Python one, and it was good, pretty relaxed and fun, not
just me being biased because there was an awesome talk by Rob :)
Anyway, see you there if you're heading along.
Cheers
Andy
Hi Tom
I remember having similar safety issues in other hacklabs. It’s an easy
mistake to make.
For risk mitigation we made it safer by default using a timer socket like
this. (Press the button for 30 minutes of power)
https://cpc.farnell.com/energenie/ener001/automatic-shutdown-timer/dp/PL130…
I’m afraid there’s still no technical solution to the social problem of
hackers being untidy :)
(There may be a technical solution to the existence of landlords but it’s
highly discouraged)
-G
On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 at 15:19, 57North Announcements <
57north-announce(a)lists.57north.org.uk> wrote:
> Hello hackers,
>
> I am in the hackerspace today and I have found the hot glue gun turned on.
> I can only imagine it has been on since Tuesday - the last time there is
> record of someone being in the space.
>
> I don't think I have to explain why I am angry about this. I have taken
> the hot glue gun away.
>
> Don't argue, don't replace it, think about a reasonable way to mitigate
> the risk of the hot glue gun burning down the building. Only then, can we
> have a conversation about keeping dangerous hot tools in the hackerspace.
>
> This week the owners of the business park made an inspection and
> complained about the amount of waste and recycling there is. We as a group
> are not being responsible with this place we are being allowed the use of.
> The business park are going to continue random inspections with the goal of
> moving us out.
>
> Each week (ideally) we need to be taking the recycling and waste away.
> There is a recycling point at the Asda Midleton park (2 minutes away) and
> at Tesco Danestone (also 2 minutes away). It is everyone's responsibility
> to not only not leave mess in the space, but to actively try to tidy things
> up.
>
> No one is expected to be perfect, but you are expected to try.
>
> - Tom
>
> on his own, but without any expectation that the other directors will
> disagree
> 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230).
> 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd.
>
Hi,
Due to medical reasons I need to cancel my attendance at EMF. Before
cancelling it on the EMF website, I wanted to check if any here still wants
a ticket. I can transfer it via the EMF website, at cost price, £180.
Cheers,
Wouter
Hello Hackers,
I'll be in space tomorrow in the mid afternoon for a number of hours. I'm gonna faff at and with some computers and make a light if I can find all the bits
Are you coming in?
- Tom
Hey,
Happy Tuesday, it's open evening again :)
I'll be along from 7:30ish.
There is a bunch of blurb at https://www.57north.org.uk/open-evenings and,
yes, there is a bug in the code on the page that means on Tuesdays it
show's the first date twice, aye, you're welcome :p
There is some sticker making planned...
https://lists.57north.org.uk/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/57north-discuss@lists…
We're at: Suite H, Kettock Lodge Innovation Park, Campus Two Bridge of Don,
Aberdeen, AB22 8GU
Reply if you like, let us know your plans. If you need a hand with
transport, just ask. If you're coming along for the first time, awesome,
maybe bring a laptop or something to tinker with.
See you there.
Andy
