mastodon 4.6.9Founder of @MCQN_Ltd@social.mcqn.com. Creator of Bubblino. Co-founder of @DoESLiverpool@does.social. Author of Designing the Internet Of Things. Tech at @museuminabox@social.mcqn.com. Ramblings on #IoT, #bikes, #urbanism and #Liverpool
This #selfie is proof that we were there rather than a decent photo of the #FolkRidingBikes or the glorious avenue of cherry blossom in Liverpool Botanic Gardens.
Glad that I thought it was worth a chance to take last night's ride through there.
Achievement unlocked: I have gained a line of credit at the local DIY store.
They're too small to stock the 3" by 6" joists I wanted, and the only other thing I needed to pick up was a chain for the bathroom sink plug; that's £1, too small for a card payment and I didn't have any change on me.
"Drop the cash in next time you're passing" said the bloke behind the counter.
Impromptu #InTheSaddle to Aintree and back to get a new laptop charger.
Still, got to see the Welsh hills (just about)
Now there's a sight I haven't seen in a while.
I'm debugging one of the @DoESLiverpool@does.social doorbots, so have plugged it into a screen; something that hasn't happened since we moved locations
Always nice when friends encounter @museuminabox@social.mcqn.com in the wild.
Just got sent this by a mate I've known since school, he's visiting the National Library of Scotland in Edinburgh
Now that we've found https://isstarmerpm.co.uk/ I've reinstated the @MCQN_Ltd@social.mcqn.com "has the PM resigned" Ackers Bell in @DoESLiverpool@does.social
(This ringing is from when we were testing it)
Interested in data? In or near #Liverpool? The Civic Data Coop are holding a Festival of Data at the start of Feb
https://civicdatacooperative.com/festival-of-data/
And as part of that they're putting on a Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, compèred by yours truly, on the Friday evening
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/civicdatacoopeerative/1953469
A productive afternoon's work. I've got a new board added to the CH32 Arduino platform, so can now run blink on the @MCQN_Ltd@social.mcqn.com Hexanoodle board (with its CH32V203F8 chip) 🚨
Tonight's @does_salon@events.doesliverpool.com is just about to start. Pat Link will be telling us about the plastic recycling that they get up to at Neston High Makerspace.
Watch it live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-ERfXPjgJc
Dialled in for the @oshwassociation@mastodon.social AGM
Made the mistake of looking at the washing machines in Currys. Anyone need their AI washing?
Looking forward to having Pat Link come to the @does_salon@events.doesliverpool.com to tell us about the makerspace he set up in his school, and all the plastic recycling they get up to.
https://events.doesliverpool.com/events/fa66960d-856a-4823-9037-5adb29caa847
#makerspace #school #PreciousPlastic #recycling #Liverpool #weeknotes
I see @defnetmedia@mastodonapp.uk has released the speaker line-up for next Tuesday's #IgniteLiv (although it's over the water in #Birkenhead). Featuring the fediverse's own @chogbro@masto.ai, @ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz and @wimpyking@mastodon.social (plus me as compère)
https://igniteliverpool.com/2025/11/sparking-conversations-birkenhead/?utm_source=mastodon
So #IgniteLiv is heading over the water in November, for Ignite Birkenhead.
We're on the hunt for speakers, so if you want 5 minutes and 20 slides to share your passion then give @defnetmedia@mastodonapp.uk a shout: https://igniteliverpool.com/be-a-speaker/
Today in important @MCQN_Ltd@social.mcqn.com and @museuminabox@social.mcqn.com business, I am confirming the location of these dots. The green ones are in the right place; the red ones are in the wrong place, and that caused us no end of hassle with the last batch of NFC readers.
