Retired software engineer and giving time to @u3acommunities.org, #HomeAssistant projects and #Festival volunteering.
#OctopusEnergy referal - https://share.octopus.energy/sand-tiger-430
#Toob referal - https://rewards.toob.co.uk/VARrDV
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I'm moving my account to @plord ! Somewhat experimental but you've got to jump at some point !
Follow me there is you want.
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Firstly I've written up the status of the u3a.social idea here u3acommunities.org/u3a-social-… ... this pages allows comments so feel free to add any thoughts.
But now I've fired up test site at friendica.u3a.social and I've started to explore its configuration and how it might suit us best. I would normally start with some sort of requirements, but its useful to have a tinker to understand the tool better.
The site is federating (eg u3acommunity meetings appear in the calendar) and I've fixed email so that join notifications should now work.
Assume all data on this test site will be deleted once testing has finished.
I think my main question at the moment is to how best make use of groups. I was hoping we could setup friendica groups for specific u3a groups, but also have regional and subject orientated groups. So something like :
* all of u3acommunities
* u3acommunities computing group only
* u3acommunities history group only
* wokingham region
* wokingham science group only
* home automation
* knitting
....
but I'm not quite seeing how this can be achieved. I've not found a good guide on how group structure can be designed.
For some of these groups it might be useful to follow some feeds .... eg @u3acommunities.org or #u3a so that users can join the group and get useful relevant streams.
Any thoughts or experiences ?
Note that I've got limited free time over the next few weeks but I'll tinker when I can. I can grant admin access to this test site if anyone wants to explore.
Pete
#myenergi seemed to make some changes on the server so charge-from-grid and max charge functions disappeared.
https://myenergi.info/charging-libbi-from-the-grid-t15566-s10.html
https://myenergi.info/charging-preference-slider-for-libbi-grid-charging-t15609.html
fustrating ...
On the u3a natural history walk we came across this rock, which is very artistically painted. It was up near the Drake Stone above Harbottle and we left it for others to see. Whoever Mel is, it brought a smile to our faces!
I'm trying to figure out groups on #friendica ... for example
* Can I have a group within a group ?
* If a group that I follow follows something, how can I see that ?
* Are there suggested patterns to create groups/organizations etc in a useful structure ?
Thanks
New #octopusenergy #savingsession annouced. It starts at 18:00 to 19:00 on Tue 07 Oct for £0.13/kWh (note that I'm in the Southern region)
Not auto joining this one - not really worth it.
3D Printing
🗓️ Start: Tue 21 Oct 2025 3:00 pm
⏳ End: Tue 21 Oct 2025 5:00 pm
21st October @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
This month we have a gentle introduction to a table top scale manufacturing process.
As usual, plenty of time is reserved for discussions.
Joining details will be emailed to subscribers nearer the time. If you aren’t a member, it’s free to join here https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-computing-forum/.
Peter Lord
Chris Brooking
U3A Communities