Ok. So. First post on Mastadon so bear with me…first time at #emfcamp , also first time camping with a 6 year old… I’ve read the info on the site, can anyone weigh in with random one-liner bits of advice? It may also be helpful other emf newbies?
Some have asked about why we say bring suncream and raincoats.
Even yesterday when it was about 16°C, the UV index was hovering around 6. Yes, the sun can still burn you through clouds if you’re going to be outside all day.
This varies by skin type, but
0-2 🟢 low risk for the average person
3-5 🟡 moderate risk
6-7 🟠 high risk
8-10 🔴 very high risk
11+ stay in the shade!
We’ll be adding UV predictions to our weather updates so you can make your own choices on sun protection.
Plus if you bring a sun hat it keeps the rain off.
Programming time! We’ve built a custom hexpansion development board that performs tests on and then programs the EEPROM and OTP cryptography chip on the GCHQ.NET hexpansion. 5 down, 95 to go. #emf2024#emfcamp#hexpansion#GCHQNET
Random, but anyone at #emfcamp planning to bring a Steam Deck OLED? I'm so close to pulling the trigger but I'd love to see one in person. Bonus if it's the matte screen...
Going to be at @emf? Same! Want to do something meaningful? Come and contribute to UK Online Safety legislation & mobile phone rules for children with the NSPCC.
Obviously i presciently created a ridiculous dolls house sized flying duck wall ornament ceramic mould so that everyone* can have a bit of sixties wall** for their #tildagon at #emfcamp
*a fairly small number of people
** over painted skirting board to be deleted
I'll be running a workshop on the Saturday, hosted by @FieldFX.
I'll share my enthusiasm for the #demoscene - the wonderful hobby where art and tech meet, supported by an amazing community.
I'll include a little bit about what it is, but mostly hands on, making some pretty stuff animate on screen with the retro-styled #TIC80. Participants will leave armed with the skills to keep building and desire to do so!
We have a little dashboard internally that makes us all very happy when we see the lines at the top (shifts 100% filled). That purple line, that’s the bar, and stage crew for the bands.
We would be really chuffed if we could hit 50% of roles filled before we kick off.
Wondering about putting some sort of geospatial meetup on the #emfcamp schedule - just a time to meet in the lounge/bar and geek-out about geo. What do you think @Emily_S@ultrazool@Laura (I think I got the right Laura!) and anyone else geo I know going?
Coming to the tech exchange tent at #emf2024#emfcamp
Three digital drawing boards I got from the house clearance of an architect who went digital very early.
If you can make use of these hit me up in advance, otherwise they will be being donated.
I've had a fantastic yield on the PCBs for my Omni wheel hexpansion for this year's #emfcamp badge. 100% of these hand assembled boards are tested and working. That means I've got two full sets (3 per set) of PCBAs available if anyone wants them. Material cost is about £20 for a set and this is only the boards, you need motors and wheels as well, see https://github.com/hairymnstr/omni-wheel-hexpansion let me know if you're interested.