Upcoming #RepairCafes and #Mending events in #NewZealand! (via #RepairCafeAoteroa)

Saturday, March 28, 2026

09:00 #Kerikeri Repair Cafe
09:00 #BlenheimCentral Repair Cafe
09:00 #PalmerstonNorth Repair Café
09:30 #Tauranga Repair Cafe
10:00 #Manurewa Mending and Making Sew-cial
10:00 #Opotiki Repair Cafe
11:30 #Napier Repair Cafe

FMI - https://www.repaircafeaotearoa.co.nz/calendar

#SolarPunkSunday #RepairCafesNewZealand #RepairCafe #FixIt #Sewing #Making #ReduceReuseRepair #RightToRepair

Matthew Crawford - The Case for Working With Your Hands

Subtitled "Why office work is bad for us and fixing things feels good". It was originally published in 2009 under the title "Shop Class as Soulcraft". The retitling was for the UK market, because of people here not having the umbrella term "shop class" for things like woodwork, metalwork and fixing cars.

This was a re-read after some years, and I must say it still feels relevant! What it's saying about the satisfaction of making and fixing, and the dissatisfaction of - to use David Graeber's term -
"bullshit jobs", is if anything even _more_ true now. And it explains well the discipline of having to deal with actual reality.

As a natural result of his own work, a lot of his firsthand stories are about men and motorbikes or cars. I did think there was a strand of subtle sexism at times: not actively _dismissive_ of women, just leaning a bit on, how shall I put it? "the mystique of the brotherhood of engineers" kind of vibe. I still would probably read it again though.

#making #repair #skills #books #motorbikes

Re-release of the next #Tinkertalk episode on @MakerTube.

The podcast was recorded in German.

Original release: July 13, 2020

#3dprinting #Making #Tinkering #Arduino

https://makertube.net/w/6AaBjyZR3bJWoZXVB5P43i

Tiffany & Tuxey building a snowcat

Art Commission by @StarryBibi

Tuxedo Kitty belongs to ME
Tuxey Tuxedo Cat belongs to @TuxeyKitten

#Tiffany #Tuxey #Tuxedo #Kitty #Cat #Kitten #Girl #Boy #Baby #Cute #Diaper #Nappy #Babyfur #Diaperfur #making #building #Snowman #snowcat #Winter #Outfit #Pikachu #Poncho

The "are you sure?" Problem: Why AI keeps changing its mind

https://www.randalolson.com/2026/02/07/the-are-you-sure-problem-why-your-ai-keeps-changing-its-mind/

#HackerNews #AI #are #you #sure? #Problem #AI #decision #making #machine #learning #AI #ethics #technology #trends

I think I found me another rabbit hole (#machineKnitting): "[Make Magazine] Learn The Lingo: Machine Knitting" by @calebkraft
https://makezine.com/article/craft/yarncraft/learn-lingo-machine-knitting/

#ayab #knitting #knittingMachine #hacking #making

Just visited @deutschestechnikmuseum! It was really nice.

Also & especially the #machineKnitting workshop "Einfach machen: Gehackte Maschinen" by Victoria. Unfortunately, there's also a add story behind it: https://etiberlin.wordpress.com/ — "So long and thanks for all the yarn…
After a short notice termination of the rental contract I had to move out at the end of February…it was turbulant, emotional and (...)"

Rents in Berlin exploded! Also, she'd need funding which is very hard to get.
#ayab #making

Marlborough sauvignon blanc wine: Is New Zealand still making the world’s best?

Sauvignon blanc now makes up more than 70% of all wine produced in New Zealand. But …
#wine #NewZealandWine #best #blanc #is #Makes #making #marlborough #more #new #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #Produced #Sauvignon #still #than #the #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand #world #world's #zealand;
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2553976/marlborough-sauvignon-blanc-wine-is-new-zealand-still-making-the-worlds-best/