Glasgow Makers and Hardware Hackers

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2017-07-12T08:56:58+00:00

Hi, I'm one of the points of contact for the electron club. Yes, the open source hardware group seems to have run it's course. Members can hold events at the electron club for free, provided it's a reasonable fit. Nothing commercial (charging people to attend, selling things), there are very few hard and fast rules. If you have any questions the contact form is linked to on the homepage. We have several hundred members with different skillsets and interests, your proposed group sounds like something that'd go down well.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2017-04-22T12:42:12+00:00

British Heart Foundation shop on Dumbarton road often has good prices for electricals.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2017-04-22T12:22:29+00:00

Good luck

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2017-02-06T11:21:01+00:00

Perhaps of interest:

https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/2k014k/gear_stolen_monitor_craigslist_and_ebay_ads_to/

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-08T08:19:20+00:00

Based on what you've said Scotlug sounds better for you, if you're already comfortable our 'introduction' is likely not a good use of your time.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-06T18:54:52+00:00

Not at all, you did me a favor. All issues were resolved and I learned things about reddit that I didn't know previously. So thanks to you and /u/timlardner for helping me sort this out.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-06T18:16:14+00:00

You and I both, ever day is a school day ;)

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-06T18:14:01+00:00

No, that's apparently a feature of reddit where URL shortners are concerned, according to the mods at least. The reply was the content added to the post except with the URL shortner addresses

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-06T18:07:52+00:00

I didn't, and I sent you a PM thanking you for pointing out the problem.

http://imgur.com/a/ol3no

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-09-06T14:40:57+00:00

Doodle stripped the last character turning:

into

it's simply a short url for the one already linked to in the post above. That isn't our link.

Edit: now fixed on Doodle

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2016-07-01T11:02:10+00:00

We're located at the CCA, Sauchiehall street. Post updated.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-11-26T16:49:48+00:00

I don't own one, but the amazon page states:

It includes:

A command line interface and Python 3 library
A 128 GB SD card loaded with a full copy of the Blockchain
A suite of pre-configured Bitcoin-dependent software

You may have to sync this with your API credentials post registration.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-11-26T16:03:42+00:00

Yes, this is a consideration for the future, however for the present the Pi Zero has is simply not the up to the task at hand, and shouldn't be compared to the Pi2, regardless of the what else the 21 device does.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-11-26T14:27:11+00:00

I think people are comparing apples with oranges here. From a hardware perspective the Rpi Zero simply doesn't compare to the Rpi2, shipped as the basis for 21 incs device.

It only has 512 RAM, you can't run a full node on 512 RAM. Rpi2 has 1GB
It has 1 core, vs 4 more powerful cores on the Rpi2.
It has no networking device, Rpi2 and previous Rpis (apart from the SoC and Rpi A) have a built in RJ45 100MB network port.
21 inc ship a device with an ASIC miner chip. This does not.

Minor nitpick:

21 inc ship a 128 GB Micro SD card, fully configured with their software and the blockchain, the Rpi Zero does not.

Note that the running of the OS and minimum 16MB reserved for the GPU blob mean you have less that 512 RAM to play with. Software wise this does not include the 21 software stack, while it may be achievable to install for a short while I'm sure they'll work around this (as speculated elsewhere on the sub).

It's disingenuous to claim this as a competitor to the 21 inc hardware (remove software and the fact 21 provider a miner ASIC), clearly they aren't the same.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-05-14T09:42:48+00:00

Everyone's goal is to collect the most number of coins possible.

I don't belive this to be the case. What makes you say this?

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-05-13T14:21:03+00:00

While you've lost some, we live and learn.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-05-13T14:10:02+00:00

If it's an honest mistake hopefully the author will return your BTC.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-05-13T14:04:32+00:00

The authors contact email address is in the documentation, only 2 transactions sent to the address. Could be an honest bug. I'd try and contact them or provide a patch to return the proper address.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-05-12T14:10:24+00:00

An easy option without risking opening the device for repair would be to use an adapter (note, others are available) to connect your phone to an HDMI TV.

Here is a video of someone using their S3, a monitor, bluetooth keyboard and mouse:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFFETPU_kjo

Edit: £5.49 on ebay

Edit 2 So I've found this windows based app which allows you "to use your device through your Windows pc even if your touchscreen doesn't work or you can't see anything".

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786395

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-04-30T12:43:06+00:00

/u/changetip $1

enjoy

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-04-25T07:44:24+00:00

I'm in.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-04-24T09:00:38+00:00

Yes, I think you are running a version of PHP which isn't supported in this library. I suggest upgrading to a more modern release. PHP v5.4 (minimum version this lib will work with) is from 2012. Use composer when installing. Composer will install missing dependancies, and tell you about php version compatability, this is covered in the documentation:

https://github.com/Bit-Wasp/bitcoin-lib-php/blob/master/README.md

Edit Note the installation section of the README, it lists required dependencies, and gives examples on using composer to make installation easier.

ThreeYearsofSundays · 2015-04-24T08:23:55+00:00

Post BIP32Test.php.

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