Jen Log

1 May 2018

Started 8A filling out application.

8:38A, have a vid recorder on Chromebook ready to go.

9:30A, have vid uploaded, cover letter submitted.

1 hour 20 minutes.

Downloading the Linux-

11:30, requested Wiki account. Michael upgraded the recaptcha. Hadn't been working, hadn't allowed me to submit an account request. Welcome to my Pauli effect.

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Noon first dev meeting I was able to attend in full. Followed Lex's instructions, and when I had questions I went back over the instructions and found my answers. Lex taught me well.

2 May 2018

Keeping in mind that I am not coming from a developer background, please...

So I was SO excited about "downloading" the Linux software to my USB... But it tuns out it needs to be burned to the USB.

So I won't include all the excited feelings I had in my written journal.

Because 5 May 2018

12:30P I'm looking at the Linux on the thumb drive. Since I am not familiar with Linux and still a bit of a Luddite, at least in ability, I am reading a good amount about this on the Wiki pp. So far every question has been answered by reading and rereading the generally excellent instructions.

See how I still think I did part 3?

Ish.

I'd thought, following the prompts on the Linux download page, that I had downloaded the OSELinux to my google drive, then burned it to the thumb drive. But I'm not finding it in my google drive. It had downloaded to my Windows.

"Plug in USB, reboot into BIOS, and then select USB as the boot device."

THIS is where I discover I did not burn the OSELinux to my USB.

IT MAY BE IN THE INSTRUCTIONS AND I MAY HAVE MISSED IT.

My son sent me this link: https://tutorials.ubuntu.com/tutorial/tutorial-create-a-usb-stick-on-windows?_ga=2.252848266.2041634624.1525554540-2068399448.1525554540#

I followed the instructions here and got the OSELinux burned to my thumb drive.

15 May 2018

Correspondence with Ruslan re: finding standard pipe fittings dimensions.

http://epubs.iapmo.org/2018/UPC/mobile/index.html The Uniform Plumbing Code/ US/ 2018 may be helpful to someone.

(Log to date has been analog/paper copy. Will insert later.)

Reading dev logs, adapting to the process, reframing understanding.

I just realized that other people are having the same questions. NOW I'm having some fun.

~ 6:30 am to 10:30 am, research and perusing logs. noon to 2 pm/ meeting notes. So six hours.

16 May 2018

About 1:30 to 2 am moved notes from meeting around ("archived").

18 May 2018

Called a plumber suggested by a friend- said the question was too big, to call a plumbing supply. I'm not sure the plumbing supply co's possible motivation/didn't call/ "Hey, tell me what you sell most of so we can put you out of business"? Found the local plumbers' union and sent them an email requesting the info.

22 May 2018

Working too much. First chance I've had to really sit down with the FreeCAD again. Part of my trepidation is that the devs on the project seem to be using other CAD softwares then transferring to FreeCAD, which makes me think there's a sharp learning curve. Also, the comments that it's like a beta.

OTH, the flexibility and the open-source are important.

NOW it finally sinks in that the fact that I haven't done any development is actually helpful because there are Very Fresh eyes on the situation.

I'm very frustrated that so many things have come up the past few weeks and I've had unexpected encroachments on my time.

So this morning before the meeting I am going through FreeCAD tutorials on YouTube. What I ran into last week was the following-

I found the parts library and I (thought I had) downloaded it. I couldn't figure out how to import the part to the FreeCAD. Then I noticed that the parts have a FreeCAD version, so I opened that. When I tried to add the x-y axis to the part 4 huge tubes appeared intersecting at the axis.

It seems I remember this happening when Marcin did something on FreeCAD in the last meeting? But he was starting at a point well beyond where I'm at. At this point I'm just trying to get the part where I can work with it.

I'm starting here today:

https://youtu.be/_HEvhclR4-o