Blackpool LUG and virtual Makerspace
Closed until further notice – Palatine Library, Blackpool. FY4 2AP
Manufacturers of phones, tablets and laptops will face legal obligations to make their products easier to repair and reuse, under a far-reaching recycling plan from the European Union executive.
the “circular economy” plan is a new economic model for the continent.
“The linear growth model of ‘take, make, use discard’ has reached its limits,”
BBC News – Dirty streaming: The internet’s big secret https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-51742336
The web produces as much pollution as the aviation industry
BBC News – Internet: Environmental cost of of powering the web https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-51768934
Website Carbon Calculator
3 days in February produced hot water above 40C.
The two peaks above 70C provided by the immersion heater.
We are settling in to a regular routine at Palatine library. Electronic projects including model boats/cars/robots, arduinos raspberry pi, esp and more happen around the table.
A lively discussion group is usually active in the corner where the more comfortable chairs are set out.
In a completely separate discussion at the other end of the room: is the fifth taste, umami real?
“However, not everyone is convinced that umami should even be classified as a basic taste. Professor Barry Smith of London University’s Centre for the Study of the Senses queries why “we need neuroscience and the Japanese” to alert us to umami, when tastes such as salt and sweet are clear as day”
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2013/apr/09/umami-fifth-taste
Darcey demonstrates how an airbar can give her laptop touch screen facilities.
A selection of gadgets in use this week.
