Re: [57north-announce] Techno Tuesday

2014-03-25 Thread Edward Watson
On 25 March 2014 08:58, Tom Jones wrote: > Morning everyone, > > Again it is Tuesday, 57North's weekly open night. Tonight anyone is > welcome to come along and see what we get up to. > > As usual any members that are planning to work on anything cool, > should reply to the > list.fo/57north-ann

Re: [57north-announce] April Fools Day

2014-04-01 Thread Edward Watson
On 1 Apr 2014 08:26, "Tom Jones" wrote: > > Morning All, > > Again today is Tuesday (verify with your local NTP server). Tuesday is 57North's > weekly open night. Anyone is welcome to come along and see the space. > > Any members that are coming in to work on something cool should reply to discuss

[57north-announce] Theme Thursday: Garrys Mod!

2014-05-01 Thread Edward Watson
Hi Folks Quick reminder that it's Garrys Mod night tonight at the hackerspace. The event is free for members and £5 for non-members. Those coming along will need a laptop, a free steam account and a copy of Garrys Mod which is £5.99 online from Steam. If you are buying it, please try and have the

Re: [57north-announce] Directors meeting notes

2014-05-16 Thread Edward Watson
In clarification of the minute takers overly succinct end point, the chairman of the directors meeting wishes to clarify that he advocates any initiative that may lead to a more equal gender balence in our hacker community. As always, your ideas are most welcome. Kind regards, Ed W On 16 May 201

[57north-announce] Take the 57north Community Survey

2014-09-17 Thread Edward Watson
*Sent on behalf of the 57North Board of Directors* Dear all As some of you may know, the 57North directors have been drawing up a survey to learn more about our community of members, visitors and followers. This short, anonymous survey will be run for two weeks initially, and we would appreciate

[57north-announce] Space cleaned + annoucements

2014-09-19 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all A few things to mention: I tidied, vacuumed and mopped the space last night - please do all you can to make this last. Cleanlyness is next to god-mode'lyness as the saying goes. Also, drink goes in the mouth! I also rotated the vortex of doom, or at least I intended to. Whether it is p

Re: [57north-announce] Election of directors

2014-09-22 Thread Edward Watson
On 15 September 2014 23:30, Robert McWilliam wrote: > The procedure will be that those willing/wanting to stand as a candidate > to be a director should indicate that by sending an email to > 57north-announce@lists.57north.co announcing that they are standing and > giving an explanation of why. A

Re: [57north-announce] Rainy Tuesday

2014-10-07 Thread Edward Watson
On 7 October 2014 10:22, Tom Jones wrote: > Hell Hackers, > > Once again it is Tuesday, 57North Hacklab's weekly open night. Anyone is > welcome to come along, see the space and what we get up to. > I'll be down to do things - not sure what but things none-the-less! Cheers, Ed 57North Hacklab L

[57north-announce] Notice of Directors Meeting - 3pm, 31st Jan.

2015-01-24 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all Notice is hereby given for an upcoming 57north board meeting on the Sat 31st Jan from 3pm, hosted at Blackfriars. The proposed agenda is as follows: 1) Table a resolution to acquire services of an accountant for our hackerspace and authorise payment limit for said accountant 2) Discussi

[57north-announce] Urgent: Throw-out Sunday

2015-08-22 Thread Edward Watson
Hi folks. The space is getting quite full and we are attempting to clear out old/unused/unclaimed items to the dump. We will be loading items for the dump between 12 and 1 tomorrow (Sunday 23rd). I have compiled a list of candidate items to remove, available at http://piratepad.net/TBZY0NCRxG wit

[57north-announce] 3D Printer update-a-rama

2015-09-09 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all I have started working on the space 3D printer again (the new and improved 'bloody noisy' edition). Cooling the extruder has stopped it from ceasing but it looks like the variable bed level and destructive layering of filament is still a barrier to casual use. I really need to spend some ti

[57north-announce] Fw: 3D Printer update-a-rama

2015-09-09 Thread Edward Watson
ely be due me on import. If not, a heated bed add-on might be nice. Cheers, Nordin (Ed) -- Forwarded message ------ From: Edward Watson Date: 9 September 2015 at 09:26 Subject: 3D Printer update-a-rama To: 57north-announce@lists.57north.co Hi all I have started working on the space

[57north-announce] Fwd: Terrible email

2016-02-23 Thread Edward Watson
*Sent on behalf of the 57North Board of Directors* Dear 57N members, visitors and followers As you may know, your directors have been collecting options around moving to a larger space. Our limiting factor has been our relatively low income in a pretty expensive city. Recently, we've been looking

[57north-announce] New space options (not terrible at all - disregard old one pls)

2016-02-23 Thread Edward Watson
Apologies all - the previous email has a subject borrowed from my much longer, rough draft. This one is much less terrible - please consider commenting, we value your input! *Sent on behalf of the 57North Board of Directors* Dear 57N members, visitors and followers As you may know, your direct

[57north-announce] It's Tuesday

2016-03-01 Thread Edward Watson
Hello Hackers Today is Tuesday, which means you get to visit the hacklab and review the week's annoyances with your hacker buds. You've clearly been looking forward to it. If you are working on any super secret projects this eve that probably won't change the world, blurt it out here anyway. I'l

[57north-announce] It's Tuesday!

2017-12-05 Thread Edward Watson
It is Tuesday. On this special day we celebrate general hackering and friendship by assembling like hero's at your local hackerspace. The space will be open to any and all who would like to visit from around 19:00 (usually earlier). I you haven't been along before, it's best to bring a laptop and

[57north-announce] Fwd: It's Tuesday!

2017-12-12 Thread Edward Watson
It is Tuesday once more. A day of hacking and rude exchanges about which programming language sucks the least. My favourite language today is lisp - the language built exclusively to run video rental store databases skynet-style. PHP7 also looks good so far from my position of general ignorance (d

[57north-announce] It's Tuesday!

2017-12-19 Thread Edward Watson
It is Tuesday. On this special day we celebrate general hackering and friendship by childishly assembling together like some sort of duplo build (or megabloks). The space will be open to any and all who would like to visit from around 19:00 (usually earlier). I you haven't been along before, it's

[57north-announce] It's Tuesday!

2018-01-16 Thread Edward Watson
Good golly, its another hackerspace Open Tuesday. The space will be open to any and all who would like to visit from around 19:00 (usually earlier). If you haven't been along before, it's best to bring a laptop and/or a project. During their long working day, scientists love destroying bad theorie

[57north-announce] Fwd: Potential new space location

2018-04-13 Thread Edward Watson
ted events also scheduled during that evening (i.e open night and keysigning) will take place from our usual Union Street address. Kind regards, Treasuring Co-director Nordin -- Forwarded message ------ From: Edward Watson Date: 3 April 2018 at 22:15 Subject: Potential new space location T

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday - A goodbye tidy of the old space!

2018-05-22 Thread Edward Watson
Dear Glorious Space Folk You will have no doubt seen the email traffic regarding our move from the old ThirdFloor location to lovely new digs below Engage gaming. The new space is shaping up nicely [1] but there is still a bit of finishing needed at the old location to make good. The majority of

[57north-announce] Moving of rack and related items.

2018-05-28 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all. Ormiret and I are heading to the space around 6pm this eve to dismantle the rack and move it to the new location. If anyone is about and fancies helping they would be welcome to join us. Cheers, Nordin 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday - A hello to the new space!

2018-05-29 Thread Edward Watson
Dear Kind Space Folk Today is Tuesday and as of yesterday, pretty much all kit from the old location due to moved has been brought across. This is not the move's end or even the beginning of the end, but it is perhaps the beginning of the middle - I shall therefore call it 'the middlining'! Join

[57north-announce] New postal address for 57North

2018-06-06 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all For the present time at least, our new space address for postal mail has been confirmed as: 57North Hacklab c/o Engage Gaming, 26 North Silver Street, Aberdeen, AB10 1RL. See you there! Cheers, Nordin 57North Treasuring Co-director 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotla

[57north-announce] First Official Openday in the New Space

2018-07-03 Thread Edward Watson
Hello hackers. This week's open Tuesday is special - it's the first official one in our new home! [1]. A major benefit of the new location is that we have now multiple spaces at our disposal. Presently, we have a main room to gather and laptop, a workshop room for tool work on work desks at varie

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday!

2018-07-10 Thread Edward Watson
Hello Everyone. Tuesday is the day we host our open day from 7 till late, all are welcome at our new address [1]. Come along with an intention to work on a project, or distract others from their projects, or at the very least a laptop so you can blend in with the usual crowd. I'll be in drinking

[57north-announce] Hackerspace Big Tidy

2019-03-02 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all I have been notified of a near-miss incident at the hackerspace regarding an old (craft?) razerblade that was unexpectedly encountered under a pile of soft materal. Hidden blades can bite hard and whilst I doubt (and hope) there are not more of these about, it does hammer home the point tha

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday

2019-05-21 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all, sorry for the late announcement. The Space will be open from 7pm at the space on Skene Terrace[1]. If you've not heard of us, 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 tre

[57north-announce] Wednesday is build day

2019-06-05 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all. This eve I am down at the space from 7 to do some woodwork and drilling. Feel free to join me if you have project work to do. Cheers, Nordin. 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd.

[57north-announce] Friday Hackerings + Blade Runner

2019-07-26 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all This evening a few of us will be in the space working on quick preparations for a pop-up workshop at Aberdeen Science Center's IET day tomorrow [1]. Following the sad departure of Rutger Hauer, I thought I might also put on a screening of Blade Runner (Final Cut) followed by the Blade Runne

[57north-announce] Friday Space Time

2019-08-02 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all. I'll be heading into the space from about 7:30ish this eve till late if anyone is nearby and planning to pop in. Cheers Nordin 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd. ___

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday, 7pm

2019-08-20 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Today is our Open day, where we open our door to all and sundry, if you are a member and can make it come down, if you are not come down and see what you are about. We will open the space at about 7 till late at https://57north.org.uk/contact. You can bring a project, a question, or just

[57north-announce] Introducing the space's newest 3D printer - a Lulzbot Mini

2019-08-22 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Earlier this month a number of space folk banded together to collect donations for a new space 3D printer. The printer, a Lulzbot Mini 1, was offered at a very good discount albeit over a tight window of opportunity. Anyhew, it was funded pretty quickly, brought and delivered over the weeke

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday

2019-08-27 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Today is again our open day, where we open our doors to all and sundry. If you are a regular and can make it, you know the drill. If new, feel free come down and meet the drill. It's variable speed, has a drop-mechanism and has a protective shield - you'll love it. We will open the space a

[57north-announce] Tuesday 7pm visit to Unit at Kettock Lodge, Bridge of Don - a potential new location for the space.

2019-09-16 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all We are arranging for a group visit to the Unit at Kettock Lodge, Bridge of Don - a potential new location for the space [1]. The building rep can be available to open from 7pm Tues and given our schedule, we will aim for this date and time. We'll assemble at the front entrance. Could I as

[57north-announce] Poised to move IMPORTANT

2019-09-19 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all On Tuesday, Space members attended a viewing at Unit H, Kettock Lodge, Bridge of Don - a potential temporary (6mnth) location for us to move to. Below are a few notes formed from facts shared and observations made by those who attended. Points already been covered in previous emails will

[57north-announce] Board meeting @ 57North Hacklab. Tuesday 24th September, 2019, 7pm. All invited.

2019-09-21 Thread Edward Watson
The 57North board plan to hold a board meeting on Tuesday 24th September, 2019, 7pm. The location will be the space social room and all are invited. It is hoped the meeting will be short (approx 30 mins) but if the room is in use by non-attending members who wish for quiet over the planned duration

[57north-announce] Help us move on Saturday

2019-09-26 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all On Tuesday, the board met and voted [1] to start our move to the Kettock Lodge Bridge of Don location [2]. We plan to use October as an overlap month, with access to both spaces whilst we move over. Strategy The current move strategy is to arrange for seating, tables and wifi in the new sp

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday 12/03/19

2019-03-12 Thread Edward Watson
Hello All! A shout out form our weekly open day email, The Space will be open from 7pm at the space on Skene Terrace[1]. If you've not heard of us, we get up to a range of activities on Tuesday nights, including but not limited to social contact, programming, manufacturing weird things and consu

[57north-announce] 26/03/2019 Open Tuesday

2019-03-26 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Today is open day, so the Space will be open from 7pm at the space on Skene Terrace[1]. If you've not heard of us, 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 usua

[57north-announce] 57North Hacklab Ltd. AGM

2019-03-31 Thread Edward Watson
Note: Most of you will receive this twice as it is going to -announce and members' email addresses. Our apologies for this. Dear all 57 North Hacklab Ltd. will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 19:30 on Tuesday the 16th of April 2019 in the Hacklab's social room, Lower Floors, 26 Nor

[57north-announce] 57North Community Survey

2019-04-05 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all Back in 2014, the 57North board ran an anonymous survey to learn more about our community of members, visitors and followers. The results were insightful and so we thought we could make this an ongoing effort. To take the 57North community survey, visit: https://forms.gle/bXFE3ui6QZN7ZtY

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday

2019-04-30 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all, This evening is our weekly open night. The Space will be open from 7pm at the space on Skene Terrace[1]. We usually begin at about 7, but sometimes someone will be in earlier. We're located downstairs from Engage Gaming. Access is through our door just beside the Assembly on Skene Terrace!

[57north-announce] The 57N Takeover event, tomorrow at Aberdeen Science Centre (on George Street)

2019-05-03 Thread Edward Watson
Hi All. For all those involved in the Hacklab takeover event happening tomorrow at the Aberdeen Science Centre, they will be open to the public from 10am till 5ish Saturday, and we can arrive from 8am tomorrow for setup if we wish. Also the centre are able to receive us from 4 until 5.30 today if

[57north-announce] Opening the space door

2019-05-08 Thread Edward Watson
Dear all As news to me at least, last night one member reported that when they login to the 57north.org.uk website site via the 'Member's login' link, the resulting redirect occasionally takes the user to id.57north.org.uk or 'id' for short (that white page that lets you change password, access se

[57north-announce] Saturday Hacking

2020-01-17 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all I am planning to spend some time in the space tomorrow, arriving at 2pm and leaving around 5ish or possibly later. Pop in too, if you fancy. Cheers, Ed 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab

[57north-announce] Fire alarm sensor problem

2020-01-22 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all As those who were at the hackerspace last night will know, we had callout visits from the Fire Service on Tuesday eve. The callouts (automatic once the fire alarm is triggered) were false alarms caused by a room smoke sensor that most people now agree is over sensitive. It is unfortunately

[57north-announce] Saturday

2020-01-25 Thread Edward Watson
Hey all I'll be in the space from 2pm onwards today. Pop in for fun hackytimes. Cheers, Ed 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of 57North Hacklab Ltd. ___ 57north-announ

[57north-announce] Working space Friday

2020-02-20 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all I am focussing on a work(ish) project tomorrow 9-5, away from the office. I'll work from home unless any others fancy a working day in the space. Ping if so. Cheers, Ed 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company registered in Scotland (No. SC470230). 57North and 57North Hacklab are trading names of

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday, 3rd March 2020

2020-03-03 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Today is Tuesday, which means it's our weekly open night. If you've not heard of us, 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 somet

[57north-announce] COVID-19 Advisory

2020-03-13 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all Please be advised that the 57N board are currently in discussion about the correct course of action to take regarding Coronavirus in relation to hackerspace attendance. As of 2100hrs on Friday 13th March 2020, we are planning on keeping the hackerspace open as standard but will monitor thi

[57north-announce] 7North Hacklab Ltd. AGM

2020-04-18 Thread Edward Watson
Dear members (apologies if you receive this twice via the cross-post) We hope you are all keeping well during these difficult times, brought upon us as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a stated annual requirement in our articles, 57 North Hacklab Ltd. will be holding our Annual General Meeti

[57north-announce] UPDATE: 57North Hacklab Ltd. AGM Jitsi Meet link

2020-05-04 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all. We have created a Jitsi Meet room over at https://rave.consulate.scot/57NAGM for the AGM this evening. If you point your browser there, you will enter the room. Once in, it's good practice to click the 'three stacked dots' button on the bottom-right of

[57north-announce] Minutes from the 04/05/20 57N AGM

2020-05-13 Thread Edward Watson
Hi all. Just a quick notice that the minutes of the recent 57N AGM are available online [1] in the meetings section of the Hackerdeen github repository. Cheers, Ed (Nordin) [1] https://github.com/hackerdeen/meetings/blob/master/2020/20-05-04.AGM.minutes.md 57North Hacklab Ltd. is a company regis

[57north-announce] [REMOTE] Tuesday Mumble

2020-10-13 Thread Edward Watson
Hello Hackers, Tuesday has arrived, as it always must. Before Wednesday butts it's way in and starts stealing your good coffee, why not drop by your local hacker community and listen to the sharing of news, project progress and other fine word sounds. We will be on mumble from about 2000. Catch

[57north-announce] 57North Hacklab Ltd. AGM 2021

2021-04-17 Thread Edward Watson
Dear members (apologies if you receive this twice via the cross-post) As a stated annual requirement in our articles, 57 North Hacklab Ltd. will be holding our Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 19:30 on Tuesday the 4th of May 2021. The meeting will be virtual using the Jitsi video conferencing appli

[57north-announce] UPDATE: 57North Hacklab Ltd. AGM 2021

2021-05-04 Thread Edward Watson
ded to avoid echo effects for others. Kind regards, Nordin -- Forwarded message - From: Edward Watson Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 at 18:59 Subject: 57North Hacklab Ltd. AGM 2021 To: <57north-announce@lists.57north.co> Dear members (apologies if you receive this twice via the

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday 22nd June

2021-06-22 Thread Edward Watson
Hi All, It's open Tuesday at 57North Hacklab! Apparently there is now internet so you can now get your meme fix from the space. We will start around 7pm and remain at our location in Unit H, Kettock Lodge, Campus Two, Innovation Park, AB22 8GU. I'll be there from 7pm. If you're coming in today, c

[57north-announce] Open Tuesday 06 July 2021!

2021-07-06 Thread Edward Watson
Hi All, It's open Tuesday at 57North Hacklab! Aberdeen City remains at protection level 1, which means we can invite people to our open Tuesday events. We will start around 7pm and remain at our location in Unit H, Kettock Lodge, Campus Two, Innovation Park, AB22 8GU. I'll be down fitting my 20A