https://shkspr.mobi/blog Regular nonsense about tech and its effects 🙃 Sat, 28 Jun 2025 08:29:52 +0000 en-GB © Terence Eden. 🄯 CC BY-SA. See https://shkspr.mobi/blog/copyright-and-copyleft/ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/cropped-avatar-32x32.jpeg https://shkspr.mobi/blog 32 32 https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/06/soldering-at-the-science-museum/ https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/06/soldering-at-the-science-museum/#respond Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:57:21 +0000 http://shkspr.mobi/blog/?p=6004 Last night, Google held its second "Luvvies and Boffins" event at The Science Museum. Part of the Science Museum Lates - an adults-only evening event. As well as tours of the museum exhibits, there was a chance at some hands-on science. We were led by an excellent team from Technology Will Save Us. A group whose mission states: Technology Will Save Us is a haberdashery for technology and… <p>Last night, Google held its second "Luvvies and Boffins" event at The Science Museum. Part of the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120613134409/https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/visitmuseum/events/events_for_adults/Lates.aspx">Science Museum Lates</a> - an adults-only evening event.</p> <p>As well as tours of the museum exhibits, there was a chance at some hands-on science.</p> <p>We were led by an excellent team from <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120619011816/http://technologywillsaveus.org/">Technology Will Save Us</a>. A group whose mission states:</p> <blockquote>Technology Will Save Us is a haberdashery for technology and alternative education dedicated to helping people to <strong>produce</strong> and not just consume technology.</blockquote> <p>So, after a brief tutorial on safety, we got cracking.</p> <p>I'm not sure who did the risk assessment, but I am told that it is <em>totally</em> safe to be supping Mojitos while playing with soldering irons.... <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cocktail-soldering.jpg" alt="cocktail soldering" title="cocktail soldering" width="600" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6008"> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/LJ-Rich-Cocktail-Soldering.jpg" alt="LJ Rich Cocktail Soldering" title="LJ Rich Cocktail Soldering" width="600" height="450" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6005"></p> <p>Here, I have an awful confession. I have never soldered before! I'm mostly a software geek - my hardware experience is mostly around plugging things in.</p> <p>So, this is my first attempt at soldering... <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/My-First-Solder.jpg"><img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/My-First-Solder.jpg" alt="My First Solder" title="My First Solder" width="600" height="585" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6006"></a></p> <p>After a few misshaps - but no burnt fingers - I had a fully working <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120720020429/http://technologywillsaveus.org/resources/lumiphone/">Lumiphone</a>! <a href="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Finished-Lumiphone.jpg"><img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Finished-Lumiphone.jpg" alt="Finished Lumiphone" title="Finished Lumiphone" width="600" height="800" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6007"></a></p> <p>It was a thoroughly entertaining evening. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120720020429/http://technologywillsaveus.org/resources/lumiphone/">Technology Will Save Us</a> sell <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120627120824/http://technologywillsaveus.org/resources/">a variety of kits at very reasonable prices</a> and run <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120623224008/http://technologywillsaveus.org/classes/">regular classes</a> for adults and children.</p> <img src="https://shkspr.mobi/blog/wp-content/themes/edent-wordpress-theme/info/okgo.php?ID=6004&amp;HTTP_REFERER=RSS" alt="" width="1" height="1" loading="eager"> https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2012/06/soldering-at-the-science-museum/feed/ 0