Week 1 - Principles, Practices, and Project Management

• read, sign the student/instructor/lab agreements, and commit to your repos

• build a personal site in the class archive describing you and your final project

i had many ideas storming my mind on the first week in the fab academy.many have different challenges and different uniqueness. my aim is to sort and analyse each idea ,finalise into a good final PROJECT.

i want build either a application based projector SOMETHING fun , but both project should utilise as many FabLab tools and machines as possible during production.

some ideas are......

Foldscopeis the paper microscope that combines low-cost materials with precision optics .This innovation results in microscopes that are both high-quality and affordable.

my idea is to createa low cost scientific device for open science exploration. maybe a handheld smartphone based Schlierenimaging setup

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method based on 25-minute stretches of focused work broken by five-minute breaks. Longer breaks, typically 15 to 30 minutes, are taken after four consecutive work intervals.

so i am thinking abot making a pomadaro timer with encoder which can also be used as kitchen/laboratory timer

this is inspired from this hackaday project rest

Do you remember that paper folded thing we made in our childhood which tells our our fortune.It look something like this...

this thing have a nice origami based mechanism

I am thinking about mimicking this mechanism and making a prodcut which help fab labs and fab academy people ideate with different projects and help us come up with good ideas.

I REALLY LIKE THE IDEA THAT CAME UP WITH THE FORTURE TELLER THAT "HELP MAKERS IDEATE".SO I AM THINKING ABOUT MAKING A SLOT MACHINE THAT HELP TO IDEATE...

1.To start with HTML,CSS we started by diving into this open source IDE named phoenix code

• Then we installed vs code and some extension like live viewer, save typing to streamline e documentation
  

• INITIALISED git and version CONTROL for project management and saving all changes making.

    Working Directory   Staging Area   Repository
    +---------------+   +----------+   +---------+
    |               |   |          |   |         |
    |  a.txt (mod)  |---|  a.txt   |---|  a.txt  |
    |               |   |          |   |         |
    |  b.txt (new)  |---|  b.txt   |   |         |
    |               |   |          |   |         |
    |  c.txt (del)  |   |          |   |  c.txt  |
    |               |   |          |   |         |
    +---------------+   +----------+   +---------+

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Git allows you to track changes in your files and collaborate with other developers. Staging is a process of selecting which changes you want to include in your next commit, which is a snapshot of your project at a certain point in time.

In this example, you have three files in your working directory: a.txt, b.txt, and c.txt. You have modified a.txt, added b.txt, and deleted c.txt.

You can use the git add command to stage the changes you want to commit, such as a.txt and b.txt. You can use the git status command to see which files are staged and which are not. You can use the git reset command to unstage a file if you change your mind. You can use the git commit command to save the staged changes to your repository, which is where your project history is stored. You can use the git log command to see your previous commits and their messages.

commiting the student agreement

In summary, Week 1 of Fab Academy has been focused on laying the groundwork for our projects. We've set up our workspace, learned about version control with Git, and emphasized the importance of documentation using tools like Obsidian.

As we explored various project ideas, including gyro-based camera tripods and ferrofluid clocks with GPT integration, we've seen the importance of creativity and technical skill in our work.

Moving forward, we're excited to continue learning and collaborating with our peers on our Fab Academy journey.

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