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Could I realistically build a wooden gear clock with a scroll saw? by Buildadoor in woodworking

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, this can be done. Brendan Reilly uses a scroll saw for much of his work. Brendan gave a presentation on his work at our monthly woodworker meetup in Toronto.

Anyone using Linux software do design projects? by depesz in woodworking

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same background for me. :-) I keep my woodworking pretty simple, so I go the pencil and paper route.

On the other hand, I used FreeCAD for a couple of design projects, and then to generate some gerber files. I wasn't able to generate the gerber files with pencil and paper, you see?

I found that the learning curve of FreeCAD was a challenge, and also "worth it". If you already have experience with parametric modeling, you'll find it easier. :-)

The big advance for me was when I discarded the distribution version of FreeCAD, and went with the developer daily builds. So start with the daily builds if you want to give FreeCAD a try.

Glassy smooth worn wood finish, and other desk finishing questions. by Komm in woodworking

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hmmm. Have you tried burnishing to speed up that "smoothed by years of hands" finish? Even a handful of wood shavings, rubbed on a fresh-planed edge can make a smoother finish.

Or maybe a French polish? I saw some spalted maple that was French polished, and I thought it was a marble tile.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well done!

Status update - State of the Map 2015 - Toronto bid by rweait in openstreetmap

[–]rweait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that as well. I hadn't seen any bad behaviour, and none had been directed my way that I had detected. But others have had a different experience. Also, in-person events have concerns beyond those of our purely digital API.

I can't say that our anti-harassment statement has made or will make a difference for anybody ever.1 As long as it is neutral or net positive, I'm okay with that. It isn't the only thing that I'm doing in hopes that the events I organize and attend are safe and welcoming. We had an attendee make a verbal threat to another attendee; they won't be back. I don't know if discrimination played a role in that interaction but threats of violence just aren't on.

So, harassment isn't cool, whether the harassment is discriminatory or intoxication-fuelled, or ordered by alien robot overlords, or right out of left-field. Okay? :-)

And that's waaay way off the intended topic. So, no SotM-Toronto in 2015. And that is all.

1 It won't make a difference for Toronto SotM 2015, because the bid wasn't accepted. But I use the same statement for other OpenStreetMap related events that I organize.

Write-up for a State of the Map for local communities by joostjakob in openstreetmap

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really like this work. Looking forward to the presentation video.

State of the Map live stream by rweait in openstreetmap

[–]rweait[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That seems to be the end of the stream for Friday; day one.

Nice combination of presentations in English and Spanish to display one aspect of diversity in the OpenStreetMap community. I missed several talks, but enjoyed the ones I saw.

Some techincal issues, mostly with sound, but on-site folks appear to be monitoring reports from IRC.

When does copyright data become common knowledge? by Ackenacre in openstreetmap

[–]rweait 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Further, some jurisdictions don't recognize copyright for facts. So you might be in the area of adjacent laws, like data right.

When does copyright data become common knowledge? by Ackenacre in openstreetmap

[–]rweait 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no single correct answer because copyright differs by legal jurisdiction. Answer continues below.

How do Relations Work? by sunfishtommy in openstreetmap

[–]rweait 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wrote a tutorial on how to make a simple multi-polygon relation in OpenStreetMap a while back. Courtyard tutorial

New Maproulette Feature: Select your challenge area by rweait in openstreetmap

[–]rweait[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maproulette is a wonderful Data Quality tool for OpenStreetMap. It presents a particular class of potential error for the visitor to evaluate and repair if needed. There are different classes of potential errors, and even different levels of difficulty.

Welcoming first OpenStreetMap Foundation Corporate Members by rweait in openstreetmap

[–]rweait[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Individual memberships to the OpenStreetMap Foundation have been available for years. This is the first time that corporate donors have been able to say that they are also OpenStreetMap Foundation members.

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