Trojans Rookie Camps 2021 3
Date : Sunday 7th November 2021 Time : 10 am —> 14:00 Location : Foxhole playing field, Bellfield Road, Paignton
Data Detox Kit: Workshops
This looks like a really good resource, I will download and see what I can do with this. It could make a really good discussion topic at the Paignton Library STEM group.
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#DataDetox,#TacticalTech,#Data,#Privacy,#Control,#User,#Safety
Sprite Fright – Open Movie by Blender Studio
Sprite Fright – Open Movie by Blender Studio
This was posted to Mastodon today from Fedi Follows
Video page can be found here
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This is great stuff, :)
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Mental health and the fediverse
Mental health has hit the headlines more often since the Covid 19 pandemic hit the world People at home with little contact with other people.
Couple this with the impact of centralised social media services, giving people personalised content, which in some cases is causing more problems for people of all ages.
Shout Out
To this end, this article is more of a shout out to organisations who offer mental health services to set up on the fediverse. Services such as a Mastodon and Peertube could provide an excellent platform to share your message and connect.audience who may need help
As a user of decentralised social media I do find people who need help, you can tell by what they write, their tone that they need to perhaps talk to someone for advice.
This post also comes as a result of my own attempts to ask people on to the Fediverse. I have had conversations on Mastodon and there is support for this, but that is not enough. If we want something then it is up to people to be pro-active and act, rather than waiting for expecting someone else to do it.
So I am taking action and trying to do something about this.
Not Alone
Signing up to the fediverse is easy, however you are not alone, people can and will help you with this.
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Books going digital
This is a really good summary of the problems faced with DRM or Digital Rights management on e-books.
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Linux Screen reader
I found this earlier this week, looks like a really great project, so another great find from the Fediverse.
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STEM GROUP MEETING
The Paignton STEM Group's aim is to bring together people who are interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. Provide a safe space for discussion, showcasing of projects and to encourage and advocate STEM subjects.
The first Paignton Library Stem Group meeting is
Date : Saturday 13th November 2021 Times : 11am –> 1pm & 1pm to 3pm
Booking essential. Under 8's must be accompanied by a parent.
01803 714 460 for details / booking
In preparation for this, I have been working on creating some electronics resources to demonstrate at the event.
These are quite simple to make, solder on headers and which ever component is needed for that particular board
Various resistors 270ohm 330ohm 1k ohm 10k ohm
Power supply, we need to get power from a battery to the circuit.
Reed switch (not soldered), 1uF capacitors (soldered) and a switch block, not soldered as I want to figure out which switch block to use (I have a few)
Transistor NPN 2n222A
All soldered up so they can just be wired up.
I have added a 3 way header as this allows for:
- Components to be attached together
- Branches in circuits
- Connection of meters, scopes and other equipment
It should be possible to build a circuit that, internally will flash, for example an LED then use a scope to examine the frequencies at different points in the circuit.
I plans to solder up other component boards. Hopefully I will have something to demonstrate, but other visitors should be able to have a go.
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Trojans Rookie Camps 2021 2
Date : Sunday 31st October 2021 Time : 10 am —> 14:00 Location : Foxhole playing field, Bellfield Road, Paignton
Updated STEM display at Paignton Library
As next week is Chemstry week, I have further updated the display at Paignton library. Be sure to drop in and check out the info on offer.
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Libreplanet 2022 planning
I am part of the FSF Libreplanet planning committee. We had a really productive brainstorming session on Tuesday via Big Blue Button, with a 2nd on Friday.
The theme for LibrePlanet 2022 is living liberation. All good stuff.
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#LibrePlanet,#Conference,#March2022,#LivingLiberation,#FreeSoftware
