Fernando Notes
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- Resonates with hands-on imperative - make the things we need.
- Production medium, knowledge, software (group organization, human technology)
- Sustainable business - OSE branding layer, open source business model - workshops
- Cameron Sinclair - OS Architecture
- OpenDesk - social value and making a living
- Likes longevity of OSE, decade since ranch is bought.
- OSE influence: knowledge should be free. Knowledge for practical ends, not hobby. For the experience of sharing - how people interact with tech. Community consciouness. Produced by humans - human centered design. Human centered technology - technology that helps you grow as a human.
- Vertical is education - low cost education toys.
- Likes - broad approach
- Like ecology of organization
- Doesn't like 3D Printer. Not right tool for Latin America.
- Likes CNC and lasers, not 3DP
- Sheet work with CNC is his favorite.
- Arduino yes - but not expert.
- Good at explaining technical things to nontech audience.
- Likes the 4 pillars of modularity: Axis, controller,
- Wants to see the electric motors.
- Workshops, kits attached to workshops, successful at grants and residencies; not so great at crowdfunding. Launching a community call right now.
- Good on teaching side, not on open source product dev.
- Good for tech transfer, creating the minimum barrier to making things