Re: [57north-discuss] Bandcamp Friday!

[Calum Chisholm]

The new Arab Strap album's out today, and it's an absolute belter.
https://arabstrapband.bandcamp.com/

Their pay-what-you-want archive is well worth digging into as well.
https://arabstrap.bandcamp.com/

C.


On Fri, 5 Mar 2021 at 18:40, Dave Hibberd  wrote:

> Morning all!
>
> Once again it's bandcamp Friday[1], the day where bandcamp waives their
> fees for [drm free, lossless] music you buy from artists!
>
> Has anyone got any suggestions/recommendations to pick up? Reply below!
>
> My picks are:
>
> Alpha Rhythm, prolific liquid Drum & Bass[2] Podcaster[3] has a new EP out:
> https://fokuzrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/subwoofer-lullaby-ep
>
> Randolph's leap, bright and cheery indie-pop band from Glasgow have a new
> album:
> https://randolphsleap.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-level
>
> Ceephax Acid Crew is crowdfunding/preordering a new vinyl for his
> gloriously weird brand of acid:
> https://ceephax.bandcamp.com/album/box-steady
>
> [1] https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-2021
> [2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMHTQ8r9pQU
> [3] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMICQVMF8HMX0KtBTL56Fw
>
> --
>   Hibby
>   MM0RFN
> ___
> 57north-discuss mailing list
> 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] 2017-04-11 Open Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I will be making my annual appearance in the space, drinking beer and
generally disrupting proceedings.

C.

On 11 Apr 2017 3:02 pm, "Frank E. Davidson" <
frank.david...@imaris.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> I think I'll be along. I upgraded the Ubuntu chroot on my Chromebook on
> Sunday from Trusty to Xenial. Perhaps my eyes were bigger than the HD
> partitions the script sets up when I was specifying the targets, as one is
> almost chock full. This may be the cause of some apps not launching from
> the GUI but I'll investigate other possible causes.
>
> If I have any time, motivation or focus left, I'll be playing with the
> Arduino IDE and bits on loan from Ormiret and Sean.
> I've been banging my head on the wall trying to get my Linux machine to
> see the Windows share on my Win 10 desktop. I didn't realise Microsoft had
> assigned me a Domain which I had to sign in with. I'll be looking for a
> laptop music player which can
> 1 play music from my Win10 share without copying audio files to my eMMC
> 2 serve up music from my Win 10 machine to my streamer renderer
> 3 serve up music including internet-streamed music from my Ubuntu  machine
> to my streamer renderer
> 4 play music in the system in the space.
>
> Frank
> -Original Message-
> From: 57north-announce [mailto:57north-announce-boun...@lists.57north.co]
> On Behalf Of Dave Hibberd
> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 12:15 PM
> To: 57north-annou...@lists.57north.co
> Subject: [57north-announce] 2017-04-11 Open Tuesday
>
> Today is open Tuesday at 57N and all are invited to come along after
> 7pm!
>
> For those of you not in the know, Tuesday evenings are open to anyone
> who wishes to come to 57North, Aberdeen's hackerspace[1]! We get up to a
> range of activities on Tuesday nights, including but not limited to
> social contact, programming, manufacturing weird things and consuming
> sugary treats.
> We usually begin at about 7, but sometimes someone will be in earlier.
> If you're unsure, ask in IRC[2]!
>
> If you're new, I'd suggest you bring a laptop, and perhaps a project you
> want to work on.
>
> If you're coming in, feel free to reply and tell us all what you're
> planning to do.
>
> I will be doing Debian, doing shouting at raspberry pis and doing a
> range of other activities.
>
>
> [1] https://57north.org.uk/
> [2] https://wiki.57north.org.uk/index.php/IRC
>
> --
>   <3  Hibby
>   d...@vehibberd.com
> 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230).
> 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd.
> ___
> 57north-announce mailing list
> 57north-annou...@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-announce
>
> ___
> 57north-discuss mailing list
> 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire

[Calum Chisholm]

...and down the rabbithole we go :-)

Thanks for the tips Tom - I'll let you know if I make any progress.

Also, this might be worth investigating if you're a fan of clicky switches
and blinkenlights:
http://www.retrotechnology.com/memship/memship.html
Not as random or clumsy as an Arduino, an elegant SBC for a more civilized
age

C.

On 14 March 2017 at 20:00, tj <t...@enoti.me> wrote:

> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 12:01:07PM +0800, Calum Chisholm wrote:
> > I'm unlikely to be in attendance, but was wondering who's the owner of
> the
> > piDP8 mentioned on the planning pad? I've only recently received my kit,
> > and may be in need of some tips/advice if it ever struggles to the top of
> > my todo pile.
> >
> > Also, networked multi-player Spacewar.
>
> In a similar vein: https://github.com/DoctorWkt/4bsd-uucp
> - [tj]
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire

[Calum Chisholm]

I'm unlikely to be in attendance, but was wondering who's the owner of the
piDP8 mentioned on the planning pad? I've only recently received my kit,
and may be in need of some tips/advice if it ever struggles to the top of
my todo pile.

Also, networked multi-player Spacewar.

Calum C.

On 14 March 2017 at 09:28, Robert McWilliam  wrote:

> Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire is coming up in about a month: Sunday 16th
> April. We probably have some space to be exhibiting stuff.
>
> Planning: https://pad.57north.org.uk/p/edinburgh_maker_faire_2017
>
> I'm leaning towards heading down on the Saturday but with it being
> Easter weekend lots of accommodation in Edinburgh is either already
> booked or expensive. There are still some sane looking options on AirBnB
> but if do want one of them should really book soon.
>
> Anyone else thinking of staying in Edinburgh for the Saturday night (and
> not already sorted out accommodation)?
>
> There might also be a job going to do some soldering for the videowall
> if anyone wants to do that.
>
> Robert
> --
> Robert McWilliam  r...@allmail.netwww.ormiret.com
>
> Apparently, three out of four people make up 75% of the population.
> ___
> 57north-discuss mailing list
> 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Silly question

[Calum Chisholm]

My guess would be that they're for repelling rodents through the magic of
ultrasonic snake oil. Basically, a mosquito alarm [0] for fieldmice.

C.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mosquito
On 21 May 2016 16:03, "Uk Mail"  wrote:

> Hi all,
> Am in a holiday cottage in Blair Atholl  and these blue-LED-lit doodads
> [1] are in a few rooms. No markings or labels. They aren't making me crave
> axle grease or anything  [2]. What are they?
> In anticipatory gratitude,
> Utkarsh.
>
> [1]
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_labdEw1FZib19zNjNyTkUxVzg/view?usp=drivesdk
>
> [2] Asimov, Some Venus-based story [a]
>
> [a] Possibly mangled recollection of said story.
>
> PS - Mods, apologies for previous attempt at email with large attachment.
>
> ___
> 57north-discuss mailing list
> 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
>
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] OT: 2 Rooms to let in Mid Stocket

[Calum Chisholm]

Hi all,
Apologies in advance if this is too offtopic for the list - rest assured
I'd be bothering you all with in person this if I wasn't geographically
displaced at present.

I have a flat (or a room in a flat) available to let on Mid Stocket Road
(near the hospital, BBC buildings) if anyone's currently on the lookout.
Details can be found here:

https://www.gumtree.com/p/flats-houses/2-rooms-to-let-in-the-mid-stocket-area-ab15/1151918787

Most importantly, the property has a shed, a garage, and an outside
'washhouse' (with power), so there's potential for housing your own
mini-hacklab (within reason, other tenants and clutter permitting).

Let me know off-list if you're interested or have questions.

Oh, and before anyone asks - no - it's probably not suitable as a new site
for the Space.

Cheers,
Calum
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Stuff in the space

[Calum Chisholm]

Hi Rob,
I brought the pyrometer in, but dumped it on Hibbie prior to my departure -
best to check with him first, but I suspect it's up for grabs it anyone
wants it.

I had originally intended to use it for "Rule zero" compliance, having it
serve an "Am I On Fire Yet?" web page - a nice IoT starter-project for
someone perhaps? Another thought was to monitor UK Government
communications and warn when the temperature reaches 451deg F. (or if it
drops back below 451, depending on your worldview).

It would be a shame to see it binned, but I'm not in a position to do
anything with it at present, so...

C.


On 26 January 2016 at 07:05, Robert McWilliam  wrote:

> I decided I'd like to be able to see some of our benches again so have
> been doing some tidying up in the space this evening. While I was at it
> I went through some of the piles of junk and have now got a long list of
> things that I think are surplus to requirements. If something on this
> list is yours, expensive or useful please speak up, otherwise I'm
> planning to get rid of it at some point in the not too distant future -
> though I will wait at least a week to give folk a chance to notice this
> and speak up for anything that shouldn't be binned.
>
> Assuming not everything on this list gets a reprieve:  would someone
> with a vehicle be available some evening next week to transport stuff
> "away"?
>
> The list:
>
> A box with some cables, rope, sunscreen I think this came back from
> camp?
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244773429/in/datetaken/
>
> A box of batteries labeled "dead batteries". I assume these are dead
> batteries waiting to be chucked.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24317014530/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244788009/in/datetaken/
>
> A pile of rackmount servers. They've been in a pile in the corner for a
> while. They should really get gone.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24317036530/in/datetaken/
>
> A mystery project, that may only be a mystery to hibby (if even that) at
> this point.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24530347821/in/datetaken/
>
> A monitor that's had some hacking: face is gone, cut cables to where the
> face was, no PSU with it (needs 12v 3A). I wouln't bet on it working so
> don't think it's worth keeping.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23985790863/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24317057820/in/datetaken/
>
> Stand for the screen that's now on the wall for Mario.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23984459624/in/datetaken/
>
> Some BT badged fibre thing.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244843539/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23984475254/in/datetaken/
>
> Piece of green cardboard that's had some thing(s) cut from it.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23984477814/in/datetaken/
>
> HP computer of some description.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23985830833/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24612626825/in/datetaken/
>
> Belkin UPS that rattles when it's moved.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24612626595/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24530416311/in/datetaken/
>
> 2 * Copper network to SFP converter boxes.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244890139/in/datetaken/
>
> Mini GBIC fibre transciever (in many layers of wrapping).
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244889319/in/datetaken/
>
> CISCO 7912 phone
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24612656365/in/datetaken/
>
> 2 * desk lamp with remote control fittings and remote. I can confirm
> that the remote does remotely (at least to about 30cm) switch the lamps
> on and off.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24530448451/in/datetaken/
>
> 2 * Comms dev boards of some description plus modules and cables.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23984541744/in/datetaken/
>
> A blurry HP server ML350
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24244914299/in/datetaken/
>
> HP switch procurve 2650 PWR
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24586540786/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24504365552/in/datetaken/
>
> Someone's soldering practice?
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24586542346/in/datetaken/
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/23985917733/in/datetaken/
>
> A radio.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24504376842/in/datetaken/
>
> Strip of white LEDs and power supply. They light up if plugged in.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24586566966/in/datetaken/
>
> CISCO 837 router.
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24586575086/in/datetaken/
>
> Something from "Industrial Pyrometer Co". Is this a candidate for the
> museum? Someone's project?
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/35386952@N02/24504401732/in/datetaken/
>
> Digitiser graphics tablet thing 

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

Selamat Hari Tuesday.
For one night only, I'll be making a special appearance in the space.
Expect much shouting at KiCad and drinking of beer.

C.
On 20 Oct 2015 17:55, "Doc Ocassi"  wrote:

> Oh and There will be club mate tonight.
>
> On 20/10/15 10:25, Tom Jones wrote:
> > On Tue, Oct 20, 2015 at 10:13:55AM +0100, Doc Ocassi wrote:
> >> Hello Everyone it's Tuesday,
> >>
> >> I'll be around working on an OpenWRT build I have managed to do, for a
> >> board.
> >>
> >> What is Everyone else up to?
> >
> > I will be using the 3d printer to print a case and maybe soldering some
> > pcbs that just appeared in the post if I don't get bored at work.
> >
> > I will be playing with new toys if they show up and looking for 14 pin
> > connectors.
> >
> > - [tj]
> > ___
> > 57north-discuss mailing list
> > 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> > http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
> >
>
> --
> Doc Ocassi
> Email: dococa...@boukom.com
> GPG Fingerprint: 4A71 BB35 A6D1 6F85 9DF8  4CD2 E58E 4715 6153 AAA8
>
> "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
>  - Clarke's 3rd Law.
>
>
> ___
> 57north-discuss mailing list
> 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
> http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss
>
>
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] Robot arm handover notes

[Calum Chisholm]

[Plain text version attached in case this gets mangled by GMail]

Hi All,
It's long overdue, but I've finally got around to putting together some
handover notes for the robot arm - hopefully they're of interest / help to
someone. I still subscribe to the -discuss list, and I'm happy to answer
any questions if I can. I'll also look at adding this to the wiki - I've
got various bits of background material (manuals, photos etc.) which are
probably also worth including as well. I can't guarantee that these notes
are free from errors, but hopefully they're a good starting point.

Ed has kindly agreed to act as the arm's 'adoptive father' in my absence,
so it's probably best to check in with him before undertaking any hacking
on it.

Finally, if you manage to do anything interesting with the arm, please let
me know - I'm curious to see just what it can do for someone who can devote
a bit of time to it.

Cheers,
Calum

--

Background
==

The arm is a Microbot Teachmover II (also known as the Microbot Alpha II,
or your metal pal who's fun to be with), a product which dates from the
mid-80's. This particular unit appears to be from no earlier than 1989
based on IC date codes. The arm is marketed as a teaching tool, but is also
suitable for light automation tasks. There's a nice video [0] dating from
1983 which shows the earlier Mark I in action.

The arm has 5 degrees of freedom (base, shoulder, elbow, left wrist and
right wrist) - the 6th (gripper) is missing on this particular arm, but
could probably be added without too much drama. The individual joints are
driven by steppers using a system of gears and cables, rather than being
driven directly. The manual states that the resolution of the arm can be as
fine as 0.011 with a speed of between 2 and 7 per second, depending upon
load. The cables may need to be re-tensioned in order to get that level of
accuracy though. Full specs can be found on the manufacturer website [1],
where it's still sold for $5800.


A typical setup would be:

[ Teach Pendant ] -- [ ]
  [ System  ]
and/or[ Control ]  [ Robot Arm ]
  [ Unit]
[ PC ]  [ ]


System Control
==

In recent hardware revisions, the System Control unit appears to have been
integrated into the base of the arm, however the version supplied is
roughly the size of a desktop PC base-unit. It's a 6502-based machine with
the following ports:

 * 1x DB-50 for connect to the arm (see 'Interface' section below).
 * 1x DB-25 serial port to connect to a PC. [2]
 * 1x DB-25 serial port to connect to 'peripheral' (according to the PCB
silkscreen). I suspect this is used for daisy-chaining multiple controllers
or arms.
 * 1x DB-15 port for 'Operator Control' (unknown).
 * 2x 14-pin connectors (unfamiliar type) for driving auxiluary motors.
 * 1x 24-pin connector (same unfamiliar type) for connecting to the Teach
Pendant.

The teach pendant is a handheld controller used to control the arm,
optionally record sequences for later playback. It's unclear whether
there's actually any intelligence in the pendant itself, or if it's simply
a bunch of switches talking to the SCB. The pendant wasn't supplied with
our arm, but it would be a nice little project to put one together.

Also, there is space on the PCB for 18 opto-isolators (3 already
populated), providing 10 inputs lines and 8 output lines for interfacing
with other hardware.

Given the size, age, lack of documentation, cabling and software, it's the
System Control portion of the setup which I've been working on replacing. I
may get around to documenting the original System Control hardware at some
point and dumping the EPROMs, but that's a project for a later date.


Arm Hardware


The steppers are driven by 7 pairs of 3717 controllers [3] located in the
base of the arm, with each controller driving one winding of a stepper. The
controllers (as numbered on the PCB) are paired as follows:

Controller Function
--  
U1  U2 Elbow
U3  U4 Shoulder
U5  U6 Rt. Wrist
U7  U8 [Unused]
U9  U10Base
U11  U12   Gripper (not present)
U13  U14   Lt. Wrist

The steppers may be driven in either full-step, half-step or quarter-step
modes, depending upon the stepping sequence used (see datasheet).

The only other chips in the base are a pair of LM339 comparators [4]. I'm
not sure what these are used for - possibly for use with motor limit
sensors or grip sensors?


Interface
=

We communicate with the arm via a DB-50 (female) port on the base. Despite
appearances, it's not a serial port, but simply a dumb pass-through to the
3717 pins, as well as motor power and sensor outputs.

The pinout (looking at the arm) is as follows:


\  /
 \ 01 02 03 04 05 06 

[57north-discuss] Zero Gravitas

[Calum Chisholm]

Reading this made me unreasonably happy this morning -
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2015/01/elon-musk-iain-m-banks-just-read-the-instructions

Slightly disappointed he didn't go with *Funny, It Worked Last Time...*
though.
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I'm not going to make it along tonight, but will be playing along from
home. If the last couple of nights are anything to go by, I'll mainly be
fighting with dodgy trackpad support in Ubuntu, and remembering why I
switched away to Fedora in the first place...

Cheers,
Calum


On 27 January 2015 at 17:17, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 On 27 January 2015 at 10:47, Tom Jones jo...@sdf.org wrote:
  If you are planning on coming in let everyone else know by relying to
 this
  email on -discuss.

 I'll be round also. I need to code a cycle-dimming function and make a
 candle preset on my bedside-reading makeitglo lamp.

 Cheers,
 Nordin
 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [FS] IBM workstation in need of a good home

[Calum Chisholm]

As there are still no takers for the workstation, I've left it in the space
for the time being (it's to the right of the safe). If nobody takes a fancy
to it over the next week, I'll take it away again next Tuesday and junk it.

Cheers,
Calum


On 27 January 2015 at 10:06, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Not a problem. It's in the space now if you change your mind.

 Cheers,
 Calum

 On 26 January 2015 at 18:49, Andrea Faulds a...@ajf.me wrote:

 Hey Calum,

 I did have some mild interest, but honestly I can’t think of anything in
 particular I’d use it for. So I’m not really interested any more, sorry. :/

 Thanks.
 --
 Andrea Faulds
 http://ajf.me/






___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [FS] IBM workstation in need of a good home

[Calum Chisholm]

Hi Andrea,
I had been using it as a combination NAS / MythTV back-end / Squeezebox
server and general purpose desktop, and I've never found it lacking CPU or
memory resources. It's not going to compete with a modern server for
serious number crunching, but it's still a pretty capable machine,
particularly if you're making use of the extra RAM and/or expansion slots.
It originally came with Redhat installed, so you'll find it should have
pretty good Linux support.

Cheers,
Calum


On 26 January 2015 at 12:29, Andrea Faulds a...@ajf.me wrote:

 Hey Calum,

  On 26 Jan 2015, at 11:41, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
  Tony informs me that he won't be able to use this machine as the
 processors don't have built-in AMD-V support, so it looks like it's still
 up for grabs.
 
  If anyone else is interested, give me a shout before tomorrow evening
 and I'll bring it along to the space.

 I might be interested if I learned a bit of its capabilities. This is a
 workstation from 10 years ago: what can it do today? How well do some
 applications run?

 Thanks.
 --
 Andrea Faulds
 http://ajf.me/




 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [FS] IBM workstation in need of a good home

[Calum Chisholm]

Tony informs me that he won't be able to use this machine as the processors
don't have built-in AMD-V support, so it looks like it's still up for grabs.

If anyone else is interested, give me a shout before tomorrow evening and
I'll bring it along to the space.

Cheers,
Calum


On 25 January 2015 at 15:52, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com
wrote:

 Hi Tony,
 It's an IBM Intellistation A, type 6217 (according to wikipedia).
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_IntelliStation#IntelliStation_A_Pro

 I'm not sure of the exact processor model, but I'll fire it up this
 evening and investigate.

 Cheers,
 Calum


 On 25 January 2015 at 15:43, Tony Travis tony.tra...@abdn.ac.uk wrote:

 On 25/01/15 15:24, Calum Chisholm wrote:
  Hi all,
  As I'll soon be skipping the country, I'm having a bit of a clear-out.
 
  Needing a good home is my trusty IBM workstation. It's a few years old
  now (mid-2006 according to the sticker), but it was used until quite
  recently for crunching geoscience data within a big oil company, and
  is still a surprisingly capable machine.
 
  It's a dual-opteron (8 core?) Intellistation A with 16gb RAM. I'll be
  removing the hard drives, but it has room for at least 4 internally, as
  well as 2 optical drives and plenty of card slots. The video board is a
  dual-head Nvidea Quattro - I'm not sure of the exact version, but
  presumably a fairly high-end card at the time it was produced given what
  it was used for.
 
  It's worth pointing out that it's not your typical PC World desktop -
  it's built like a brick (it's big and heavy!), and the fan noise can be
  quite loud, especially on start-up.
 
  If anyone's interested, let me know and I'll bring it along on Tuesday.
  It can be yours in return for a small donation to the space.

 Hi, Calum.

 I'm interested: Which model is it?

 Bye,

   Tony.

 --
 Dr. A.J.Travis, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and
 Environmental Sciences, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen
 AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK. tel +44(0)1224 272700, fax +44 (0)1224 272 396
 http://www.abdn.ac.uk, mailto:tony.tra...@abdn.ac.uk, skype:ajtravis


 The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No
 SC013683.
 Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas clàraichte ann an Alba, Àir.
 SC013683.
 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss



___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [FS] IBM workstation in need of a good home

[Calum Chisholm]

Hi Tony,
It's an IBM Intellistation A, type 6217 (according to wikipedia).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_IntelliStation#IntelliStation_A_Pro

I'm not sure of the exact processor model, but I'll fire it up this evening
and investigate.

Cheers,
Calum


On 25 January 2015 at 15:43, Tony Travis tony.tra...@abdn.ac.uk wrote:

 On 25/01/15 15:24, Calum Chisholm wrote:
  Hi all,
  As I'll soon be skipping the country, I'm having a bit of a clear-out.
 
  Needing a good home is my trusty IBM workstation. It's a few years old
  now (mid-2006 according to the sticker), but it was used until quite
  recently for crunching geoscience data within a big oil company, and
  is still a surprisingly capable machine.
 
  It's a dual-opteron (8 core?) Intellistation A with 16gb RAM. I'll be
  removing the hard drives, but it has room for at least 4 internally, as
  well as 2 optical drives and plenty of card slots. The video board is a
  dual-head Nvidea Quattro - I'm not sure of the exact version, but
  presumably a fairly high-end card at the time it was produced given what
  it was used for.
 
  It's worth pointing out that it's not your typical PC World desktop -
  it's built like a brick (it's big and heavy!), and the fan noise can be
  quite loud, especially on start-up.
 
  If anyone's interested, let me know and I'll bring it along on Tuesday.
  It can be yours in return for a small donation to the space.

 Hi, Calum.

 I'm interested: Which model is it?

 Bye,

   Tony.

 --
 Dr. A.J.Travis, University of Aberdeen, Institute of Biological and
 Environmental Sciences, Cruickshank Building, St. Machar Drive, Aberdeen
 AB24 3UU, Scotland, UK. tel +44(0)1224 272700, fax +44 (0)1224 272 396
 http://www.abdn.ac.uk, mailto:tony.tra...@abdn.ac.uk, skype:ajtravis


 The University of Aberdeen is a charity registered in Scotland, No
 SC013683.
 Tha Oilthigh Obar Dheathain na charthannas clàraichte ann an Alba, Àir.
 SC013683.
 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Half-dead multi-function printer any use?

[Calum Chisholm]

Coincidentally, I dropped a couple of similar HP devices off in the space
last night. They worked last time I used them, though they're a couple of
years old and would require new ink, so it may not be worth it.

I'm happy to see them re-used or pulled apart for bits - perhaps a good
time for a teardown Thursday?

Calum

On 12 December 2014 at 01:24, Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net wrote:

  On Fri, Dec 12, 2014, at 12:24 AM, Neil Pilgrim wrote:

 I've a Brother MFC-425CN printer/copier/fax/scanner that has decided to
 give up the ghost, and wondered if it would be of any use for parts or
 maybe it could be fixed, potentially - though I know printers are cheap.


 If no one has any ideas for getting it working again printers tend to have
 a few useful motors, gears, belts etc that can be pulled out and put to
 some other use.

 Robert
 --
 Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net www.ormiret.com

 Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult.


 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Open Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I should be in around 8, and will be playing with some cutting-edge tech
from the late-'70's.

On 2 December 2014 at 11:54, Noodle noodlemon...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hey folks, won't be making it in this Tuesday, but will be passing through
 on Thursday with a potential new member and be in properly on saturday for
 some proper hacking!
 On 2 Dec 2014 11:45, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 On 2 December 2014 at 10:12, Tom Jones jo...@sdf.org wrote:

 On 02/12/14 10:01, Tom Jones wrote:
 [ .. ]
  If you are coming in ping the list and let everyone else know.


 I'll be replacing a broken eink screen in my beloved Kindle 3g, also
 installing/testing an RTL-SDR build on my portable BBB rig.  Maybe also
 making an IP67-rated case for my flat-pack drone quadcopter and/or mp3
 player. (I feel a talk on waterproofing electronics coming on at some
 point.)

 SPECIAL MENTION: I am authoring some viz-like [1] hackerspace toptips for
 the newsletter. As irl will confirm, I suck at it [2] so please privately
 send me your own tips!

 [1]
 http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/viz-is-30-our-50-all-time-best-427354
 [2] DUMPSTER DRIVING HACKERS: Recreate the fun for free by rubbing
 heavily burnt toast against your own item whilst also littering screwblock
 screws around/inside it. Experience the aroma, staining and apparent danger
 without the seagull crap.

 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Exciting Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I've got some spare BC337 transistors (maybe half a dozen) which I can
bring down if they'd be any use.

I should be around from 8 onwards, pottering with something-or-other from
the 1980s.

Calum


On 14 October 2014 11:11, Tom Jones jo...@sdf.org wrote:

  If you are coming in to tonight, reply to this email and let everyone
 know what
  you might be getting up to.

 I will be asking Ed questions about KiCad and trying to build things out of
 transistors and op amps. Depending if we have transistors and op amps
 somewhere.

 --
 Tom
 @adventureloop
 adventurist.me

 :wq
 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230).
 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd.
 ___
 57north-announce mailing list
 57north-annou...@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-announce

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] Wiki captcha

[Calum Chisholm]

Seen on the wiki this morning:

WARNING: Asirra, the cat and dog CAPTCHA, is closing permanently on
October 6, 2014. Please contact this site's administrator and ask them to
switch to a different CAPTCHA. Thank you!

Iain - It's still working for the moment, but I guess this is likely to
break stuff when Asirra finally get around to disabling it?

Cheers,
Calum
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Wiki captcha

[Calum Chisholm]

Resisty might be fun addition, but currently only works with Wordpress.
https://www.adafruit.com/blog/2010/04/21/resisty-resistor-captcha-solve-the-resistor-values-to-post-a-comment/

On 7 October 2014 14:30, Andrea Faulds a...@ajf.me wrote:


 On 7 Oct 2014, at 12:36, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com wrote:

  Seen on the wiki this morning:
 
  WARNING: Asirra, the cat and dog CAPTCHA, is closing permanently on
 October 6, 2014. Please contact this site's administrator and ask them to
 switch to a different CAPTCHA. Thank you!
 
  Iain - It's still working for the moment, but I guess this is likely to
 break stuff when Asirra finally get around to disabling it?

 Writing a new cat captcha (nyan cat captcha?) could be a fun task for the
 hackerspace.
 --
 Andrea Faulds
 http://ajf.me/




 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Open Tuesday (30/09) - fundraising special!

[Calum Chisholm]

I think the rule that items must be taken home again if they don't sell
should already serve to limit the size/quantity of the donations, but sure
- if you want to define a limit, then backpack-size sounds sensible for a
Tuesday.

As for the sales vs. auctions (and everything in-between), it was my
intention to keep the format pretty simple first time around. Once we have
a better idea of the level of interest we can certainly look at tweaking it
for next time. We're all adults though, and if anyone wants to add their
own restrictions (minimum reserve price, donating a proportion of the sale
price etc.), then they're certainly free to do so.

Cheers,
Calum
On 27 Sep 2014 16:04, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 On 27 September 2014 12:01, Tom Jones jo...@sdf.org wrote:

 On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 11:54:50PM +0100, Calum Chisholm wrote:
  In an effort to raise some ever-needed funds for the space, I thought I
  would propose something a little bit different for this week's Open
 Tuesday
  - a tech auction.
 
  The idea is simply that everyone brings along at least one broadly
  tech-related item which they're willing to put up for auction.


 This sounds like a good idea.


 Raising funds for the space is a noble cause, but I think it could limit
 it to
 stuff people don't want or don't see any value in


 I also agree that it should be down to the discretion of the seller
 re donation.

 Tuesdays are usually tight on space already, so I suggest people limit
 what they bring in to what will fit in a backpack, otherwise we can shift
 it to a Theme Thursday and use a table spread.

 Cheers,
 Ed


 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] OpenWRT dev board (~£23 delivered)

[Calum Chisholm]

This has already been posted to Slashdot and Hackaday, but thought it might
be of interest for those who haven't already seen it.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/dpt-board-linux-and-wifi-becomes-easy

It appears to be broadly similar to the TP-Link wireless n nano, but with
some additional ram and flash. The breakout board exposes USB, 20 I/O pins
and dual-ethernet.

It's a crowdfunded project, so usual caveats apply, though they appear to
be shipping units from their web shop already.

Cheers,
Calum
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Microcontroller for simulating a USB HID

[Calum Chisholm]

Hmm... too few I/O pins if I have to do that - the nano only has 14 pins,
and I need 13 for inputs. I suppose I could add a shift-register, but it's
all getting a bit hacky by that point.

It's beginning to look like the ATmega32U4 is my best bet.

Cheers,
Calum



On 24 July 2014 19:37, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 On 24 July 2014 17:46, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com wrote:

 I did look at the nano, but it apparently uses a special-purpose FTDI
 chip for USB [1], so can't act as a HID. Not sure if that's true for the v3
 as well though - I haven't found a definitive answer online yet.

 Ah sure - you would only be using the Nano's FTDI USB chip for uploading
 the code. The V-USB device itself would use your assigned I/O pins together
 with a specific arrangement of diodes to mimic the USB tx/rx pins, with the
 USB hosts V+ and GND pins powering the Nano's power rails.  Pretty sure it
 would work fine.

 Cheers,
 Ed

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] Microcontroller for simulating a USB HID

[Calum Chisholm]

All,
Can anyone suggest a suitable microcontroller for simulating a USB
keyboard? Is the Teensy still the way to go for this, or is something like
the Arduino Micro (or similar) a better option these days?

I'm looking for something which has at least 13 digital input pins, which
might rule out some of the very low-end chips.

Any recommendations?

Cheers,
Calum
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Microcontroller for simulating a USB HID

[Calum Chisholm]

I hadn't come across v-usb until Tom mentioned it, but it certainly appears
to be well supported. I think I'll probably try and get it running on a Uno
(which I've already got), then scale it down to something more primitive
once it's all working.

I did look at the nano, but it apparently uses a special-purpose FTDI chip
for USB [1], so can't act as a HID. Not sure if that's true for the v3 as
well though - I haven't found a definitive answer online yet.

I did fine this [2] though, which I think might be a good contender - it's
based on the ATmega32U4 (the same as the Leonardo), and appears to be
capable of HID [3].

Will definitely chip in for a couple of Tinys if you're ordering some -
thanks.

Cheers,
Calum

[1] http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php/topic,233994.0.html
[2] http://proto-pic.co.uk/a-star-32u4-micro/
[3] http://www.pololu.com/docs/0J61/6



On 24 July 2014 17:15, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 On 24 July 2014 15:07, Calum Chisholm calum.chish...@gmail.com wrote:

 All,
 Can anyone suggest a suitable microcontroller for simulating a USB
 keyboard? Is the Teensy still the way to go for this, or is something like
 the Arduino Micro (or similar) a better option these days?


 An Ardunio nano v3 might be a good choice if you want to actually make a
 full KB with caps lock reporting etc. Apparently V-USB can handle 12 MHz,
 12.8 MHz, 15 MHz, 16 MHz, 16.5 MHz, 18 MHz and 20 MHz [1], but the clocks
 need to be precise. If you want to roll your sleeves up you could use a
 larger i/o attiny such as an 18pin Atiny88/861 [2] + your own SMD board
 design. You can always borrow a Nano and have a play with. Also I
 am ordering some Atiny88's for the PsionKB-to-Kindle3G interface, so can
 get you some also if you were interested.

 Cheers,
 Ed

 [1] http://vusb.wikidot.com/hardware
 [2]
 http://www.avrfreaks.net/index.php?name=PNphpBB2file=viewtopicp=1089525

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] [57north-announce] Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I'll be in to play with the CD changer a bit more - I'll probably be in the
space from around 8.

I'll be passing a supermarket, so can pick up some beers on my way past.

Cheers,
Calum


On 22 July 2014 11:50, Ed Watson m...@edwilldesign.com wrote:

 On Jul 22 09:47, Tom Jones wrote:
  Once again it is Tuesday, 57North's weekly open night. Anyone is welcome
 to
  come to the space and see what we get up to and to share a drink.

 Will be down for some indie games dev learnin' with Construct 2. Catch
 people at the still from 18:00.

 Cheers
 Ed


 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] Rootable touchscreen e-reader - £29 delivered

[Calum Chisholm]

Not the most powerful machine in the world, but looks like it could be a
nice platform to hack on. Or I suppose you could use it (in theory) for
reading books...

http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/NOOK_Simple_Touch/9781400699032

Specs here:
http://nookdevs.com/Nook_Simple_Touch

C.
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] 57N taking political positions

[Calum Chisholm]

I'm very much in two minds about this.

I have real reservations where overtly political posts are made on behalf
of the space, particularly where a consensus of opinion hasn't first been
reached. As has already been pointed out, this can serve to exclude
existing or potential members who may hold differing opinions.

While hackerspaces will often tend to attract those of a more liberal /
libertarian mindset, it's by no means guaranteed or expected. Even within
such a group, I would still expect individuals to hold a variety of
different opinions.


_However_

It's a stated purpose of the space (from the articles) to ... promote and
support the use and development of free and open technologies, standards,
ideas, hardware and software for the benefit of all, and I don't believe
this only applies to those activities which take place within the 4 walls
of the space. There's already an evangelical aspect to what we do already
with our various outreach projects, workshops etc.


So - what I'm suggesting is that tweets from @57NorthHacklab should focus
more on those topics which directly further our stated aims (
https://github.com/hackerdeen/articles, section 5). Where a topic is more
closely aligned with ORG / EFF / whatever, then they're probably best
expressed either under that umbrella or using the member's own account.

Where there are topics (such as the data retention post?), which might be a
bit out-of-scope, but still of general interest to the group, then I'm
happy enough to see them (re-)tweeted, but maybe with a more neutral
commentary.

Cheers,
Calum



On 10 July 2014 22:34, Calum Enterobsidian enterobsid...@hotmail.com
wrote:

 I agree with Rob on this issue, the space as an organisation should not
 have a stance on anything that does not affect the space directly. if we
 choose to go down the route of supporting/opposing drafts, this may put
 people off joining the space, as they believe that the space is not a place
 to come and play with things, but a political activist group.

 It's acceptable for space members and directors to have opinions. They
 made be radical, but they are allowed to voice them as they wish within
 reason. This should, however, not colour the space and it's decisions in
 any way.








 *=If
 it's not broken, take it to bits until it is - EnterobsidianThis is a NSA
 and GCHQ proof email - Content so boring that no one will read it. *

 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Meeting minutes - and comments!

[Calum Chisholm]

I use one of these -
http://www.homeeasy.eu/RemoteControlSMSBaseStation/HE101/189/Product/81/

Does the job quite nicely, and can usually be picked up quite cheaply on
ebay. They have a pretty decent range of wall-sockets, PIR sensors, light
sockets etc. for more permanent setups too.

The built-in software is pretty eccentric though (can't rename/delete
devices without a factory reset, don't give devices names starting with
'heat'...). It's limited to 2G sim cards as well, though I suspect that's
the case with most devices of this type.

Cheers,
Calum



On 24 April 2014 11:28, Aidan Karley aidan_kar...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

 4-way extension? As in a mains power lead?
 I was looking at things like that years ago in the old apartment, and was
 mainly stymied by an absence of relays that I could drive from TTL and
 could switch 250V AC. (This was before Maplin opened in town IIRC ; years
 ago). Since then I've got hold of a set of radio-controlled mains
 pass-through plugs which would probably form a more economical base for
 remote control of home electrics.
 A GSM shield would require a SIM card and account. I guess that you use a
 cheap and nasty Asda phone.
 Any security?

 --
 Aidan Karley,
 Aberdeen,
 Scotland
   On Thursday, 24 April 2014, 8:36, Carl Anderson noodlemon...@gmail.com
 wrote:
  On 24 April 2014 03:41, Aidan Karley aidan_kar...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:


  On Wednesday, 23 April 2014, 15:10, Aidan Karley 
 aidan_kar...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:

  the text controlled cable.
 Interesting - can someone elaborate?


 I have a 4-way extension cable, which I have removed the insides from and
 replaced with an arduino, GSM shield and relay. This allows me to send text
 commands to it so I can remote control it.



 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] New Member procedure

[Calum Chisholm]

Thanks for putting this together Ed.

 They are also asked to pay 1 months member fee at their first space visit.

I think charging £20 to drop in on a Tuesday night could put quite a few
potential members off. I would prefer to ask them for a £5 suggested
donation, the same as we ask from 'casual users' of the space. After all,
what's the distinction between the two at that point?

I also think it would be worth encouraging them to fill out and submit an
application while they're actually in the space, or at least leave some
contact details. This would give them something to do on their first night
and would hopefully reduce the likelihood that they'll disappear and never
be heard from again.

Cheers,
Calum


On 23 April 2014 10:29, Edward Watson m...@edwardwatson.co.uk wrote:

 Hi all

 Below is a proposed new member procedure. Comments/objections welcome.

 [The procedure]

 1. New members are asked to populate an email template (see below) and
 send it to the public discussion list. They are also asked to pay 1 months
 member fee at their first space visit. A director must be present to accept
 this, with a receipt given.

 2. Members are encouraged to email commentary to board members regarding
 the new member.

 3. Board members are tasked to observe any objections over a 5 day
 consultation period. The initial member fee and any application objections
 are registered with a tasked board member. The tasked board member is
 either tasked overall, rota'ed or selected ad-hoc at the point the
 application is received. If no objections are recorded from the board,
 membership is deemed approved.

 4. The member is notified of the outcome within 7 days of the application
 date via email by the tasked board member. If accepted, info collection,
 hackhub account creation and space induction is carried out by a tasked
 space member. If not accepted, fees paid are returned in full by the tasked
 director.

 [The email]

 Thank you for showing interest in joining the 57north Hacklab.

 Any person who wishes to become a member of the hacklab must submit an
 application for membership, along with a remittance to meet the first
 month's subscription (£20). The application will then be considered by the
 board of directors.

 We ask prospective members to make their application via an introduction
 email to the public discussion list. Your membership will then be
 considered by the board with member input. You will be notified 1 week or
 less from the submission date whether your application was successful. Your
 subscription fee will be refunded in the event of your membership not being
 accepted.

 Please fill in your own responses to the following items, and email them
 to 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co

 *Your Name (nick): *
 i.e. Arthur Dent (earthman)

 *Your Background*
 e.g. I formally lived in the West Country before moving here due to an
 unplanned uprooting. I am an out-of-work actor partial to hot tea and
 dressing gowns.

 *Your Hacklab-related Interests*
 e.g. I have an interest in travel and ebook reading. I enjoy hacking
 bathtowels in new and interesting ways.

 *What knowledge can you bring hacklab community?*
 I can understand all languages known to creation and have experience with
 very low-budget orbital hardware.

 *What do you wish to learn from the hacklab community?*
 e.g. I wish to gain more hands-on independent knowledge about electronics
 and product design in general, so that if the world ends I can at least fix
 my digital watch.

 *Link to photo (not essential but useful)*
 http://bit.ly/1jKeE6l

 Cheers,
 Ed

 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss


___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] New Member procedure

[Calum Chisholm]

Ok, that's fine. So on submission of their application, rather than at
their first space visit as originally stated.


On 23 April 2014 11:13, Tom Jones jo...@sdf.org wrote:

 On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 11:07:06AM +0100, Calum Chisholm wrote:
   They are also asked to pay 1 months member fee at their first space
 visit.
 
  I think charging £20 to drop in on a Tuesday night could put quite a few
  potential members off. I would prefer to ask them for a £5 suggested
  donation, the same as we ask from 'casual users' of the space. After
 all,
  what's the distinction between the two at that point?

 Tuesday nights are an Open Night, the point is to open up the space for
 people
 to see and look around.

 The £20 should go along with the application form as per the articles.

 --
 Tom
 @adventureloop
 adventurist.me

 The most secure code in the world is code which is never written; The
 least secure code is code which is written in order to comply with a
 requirement on page 70 of a 100-page standard, but never gets tested
 because nobody enables that option.

 - Colin Percival
 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

[57north-discuss] Door

[Calum Chisholm]

Bottom door locked - could somebody let me in please?
___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Stuff in the space (that wont be soon if it's not claimed)

[Calum Chisholm]

I think the ink cartridges belong to my CD duplicator (the top slot is a
printer) - I'll check when I'm in tonight.

I don't recognise the screw though.

Calum


On 10 April 2014 16:20, Robert McWilliam r...@allmail.net wrote:

 When tidying up on Tuesday there was some stuff that we didn't know who
 it belonged to and it wasn't obviously useful to me or any of the people
 I asked about it.

 I'd propose to chuck these things if nobody claims them as theirs or
 useful before Saturday 19th April.

 If any of these things are yours please say.

 If there's anything that isn't yours but you think you'd like please
 note that here and if it isn't claimed by the deadline then I'd say it
 is yours then.

 So, the list of stuff:

 A travel mug
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/lgx1s61ebdtp056/2014-04-08%2023.32.09.jpg

 A CD folder
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/8v97j9pc9e7p30e/2014-04-08%2023.32.33.jpg

 A pair of shoes
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/iao4lwv15tmmrj9/2014-04-08%2023.32.48.jpg

 A couple of PC motherboards
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/r1jb9ildwt1ea3e/2014-04-08%2023.49.13.jpg

 A box of ink cartridges and a screw
 https://www.dropbox.com/s/acxe9c6m2dfyn42/2014-04-08%2023.55.37.jpg

 These things should be under the bench under the whiteboard if anyone
 wants to poke at them for more details or claim something that's theirs.

 Robert

 --
 Robert McWilliam  r...@allmail.netwww.ormiret.com

 Instructions should be read first, or not at all.
 Anything else is admitting defeat...
 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

Re: [57north-discuss] Secure Tuesday

[Calum Chisholm]

I'll be trying (again) to get the serial connection to the robot arm
controller up and running. I managed to track down some documentation on
the dip switches, so at least I can set the baud rate now...

I might also try to dump the on-board EEPROMs if time allows.

Cheers,
Calum


On 11 March 2014 10:05, Tony Travis tony.tra...@minke-informatics.co.ukwrote:

 On 11/03/14 09:54, Tom jones wrote:
  [...]
  Any members coming and planning to work on projects should reply to
  this(the discuss list email).

 Hi, Tom.

 I'm bringing in a faulty flat-screen monitor for Rob to have a look at.
 If he gets it working, I'll donate it to the Space. I'm also going to
 try out the CR2032 batteries that Iain bought in our DOA 2U servers.

 Bye,

   Tony.

 --
 Minke Informatics Limited, Registered in Scotland - Company No. SC419028
 Registered Office: 15 Highfield Avenue, Banchory, AB31 4FB Scotland (UK)
 tel. +44(0)1330 824292http://minke-informatics.co.uk
 mob. +44(0)7985 078324mailto:tony.tra...@minke-informatics.co.uk

 ___
 57north-discuss mailing list
 57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
 http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss

___
57north-discuss mailing list
57north-discuss@lists.57north.co
http://lists.57north.co/listinfo/57north-discuss