- Computer: Used Dell Optiplex, bought on the streets of Medellin Colombia
- Operating system: Debian Linux / XFCE
- 2D design: Inkscape
- 3D design: Kiri:Moto (https://grid.space/kiri/), soon FreeCAD
- CNC controller: Universal G-Code Sender (UGS) --> GRBL
I am passionate about "maker-space entrepreneurship" (it's the dream job), so I'm meeting potential clients in my city to understand their ambitions and challenges, so we can work together to make useful prototypes to solve them.
Useful forums:
- https://forum.makerforums.info/ - This is my "new Hackernews"
(2) Affirmator - I'm building a system where you provide your goals as affirmations (example: "I feel healthy, fit and strong", "Today's the day to make it happen"). The system then uses Text-to-speech to generate voice audio files. Next Affirmator uses `mpv` (media player - similar to VLC) and `cron` to automatically shuffle-play these affirmations every day in the morning & evening. I recently used Python and FFMPEG to add "vocalization pauses" at the end of the affirmation audio, so that you have time to say the affirmation out loud.
Some of the driver & inspiration for this program is Earl Nightingale's "The Strangest Secret", Napoleon Hill's "Think and Grow Rich", James Clear's "Atomic Habits" and other personal development programs. These books always have these "every day, you should X" (meditate, write your goals, etc) - and I became frustated - Just how many "things" are you "supposed" to do per day, and how do they fit together, and how can you create helpful reminders & to turn these into habits? So far, I've been testing the system on myself, and it's been a HUGE help towards giving purpose to my life and day, and reducing feelings of depression & insecurity.
The solution is completely open-source (useable as web app, local docker container, and installable on a stand-alone computer - which I recommend), and I'll also soon offer it as a for-pay service.
If anyone is interested in these projects, I welcome contributors!
// JRO