#learningbydoing — Public Fediverse posts

Learning OpenSCAD so I can do some basic 3D modeling & repair of home parts. I have a wash-basin that sits in my kitchen sink which has a plastic drain that broke. This is going to replace that with something that is hopefully a bit more snug.

I really enjoy the parametric ability to define and create these shapes. I was finding it a bit intimidating to try and go about creating something like this in Blender for some reason. This approach was a lot easier for my programmer brain to approach.

#openscad #3dprint #learningbydoing

A garden without water can't have this wonderful look. Do you agree? Please share your thoughts and knowledge with us.

What knowledge can you share with farmers who want to start growing vegetables but do not have a water source?

Note: All these photos were taken at the farm we visited.

#FoodSecurity #SmallScaleFarming #FarmLife #Agriculture #LearningByDoing #GrowYourOwnFood #mastodonfarmers #nlfarmers

A garden without water can't have this wonderful look. Do you agree? Please share your thoughts and knowledge with us.

What knowledge can you share with farmers who want to start growing vegetables but do not have a water source?

Note: All these photos were taken at the farm we visited.

#FoodSecurity #SmallScaleFarming #FarmLife #Agriculture #LearningByDoing #GrowYourOwnFood #mastodonfarmers #nlfarmers

A Bridge Over the Stream!

https://www.steinerskolen-norge.no/display/edecf743-206a-242b-2529-50a410094146

A Bridge Over the Stream!

https://www.steinerskolen-norge.no/display/edecf743-206a-242b-2529-50a410094146

Another chapter about our trip.This one is all about #maggotfarming We were inspired to see how #farmers raise maggots that are used as #nutritious feed for their #chickens and pigs.

The process starts with black soldier flies that are kept in specially designed meshed cages!

The flies lay eggs, which are carefully collected and moved to safe areas for hatching. The larvae feed on crop residues, compost, and other organic materials as they grow through different stages. Under warm conditions, the whole process takes about two to three weeks!

This was a great inspiration for us as #EYN. Seeing this simple and practical system gave us new ideas, and we hope to one day establish a similar project in our community and apply what we learned during the trip.

#LearningByDoing #YouthInAgriculture #knowledgeexchange #AgriculturalInnovation

@afewbugs

Another chapter about our trip.This one is all about #maggotfarming We were inspired to see how #farmers raise maggots that are used as #nutritious feed for their #chickens and pigs.

The process starts with black soldier flies that are kept in specially designed meshed cages!

The flies lay eggs, which are carefully collected and moved to safe areas for hatching. The larvae feed on crop residues, compost, and other organic materials as they grow through different stages. Under warm conditions, the whole process takes about two to three weeks!

This was a great inspiration for us as #EYN. Seeing this simple and practical system gave us new ideas, and we hope to one day establish a similar project in our community and apply what we learned during the trip.

#LearningByDoing #YouthInAgriculture #knowledgeexchange #AgriculturalInnovation

@afewbugs

>> #KDEnlive, #OBS, #ffmpeg

> #OpenShot?

Hab ich auch mal getested ist einfach.

#Blender hab ich noch nicht reingeschaut, also mehr als aufmachen .. ohh jeh .. zumachen.
Wenn dann liebäugle ich mit CAD option, obwohl eigentlich erst mal @FreeCAD dran ist.

Das #iDenTheater Projekt ist Teil des @studi0 Forums.
Das Forum selber hat zum Ziel audioviuelles #learningByDoing plus Kooperation durch benutzen der gleichen Programme im #fediVerse zu initiieren und zu fördern.

Der link mit der media.tupambae.org Projektseite (Projekt CC-BY-SA-NC: Simple-html Sites and pages) ist das Endergebnis. Wenn du dir das ganz durchliest wirst du sehen das du im Prinzip das gesamte Projekt als ZIP Archive runter laden kannst und direkt in KDEnlive öffnen könntest um es zu verändern.

@aiquez @geist @svenja

>> #KDEnlive, #OBS, #ffmpeg

> #OpenShot?

Hab ich auch mal getested ist einfach.

#Blender hab ich noch nicht reingeschaut, also mehr als aufmachen .. ohh jeh .. zumachen.
Wenn dann liebäugle ich mit CAD option, obwohl eigentlich erst mal @FreeCAD dran ist.

Das #iDenTheater Projekt ist Teil des @studi0 Forums.
Das Forum selber hat zum Ziel audioviuelles #learningByDoing plus Kooperation durch benutzen der gleichen Programme im #fediVerse zu initiieren und zu fördern.

Der link mit der media.tupambae.org Projektseite (Projekt CC-BY-SA-NC: Simple-html Sites and pages) ist das Endergebnis. Wenn du dir das ganz durchliest wirst du sehen das du im Prinzip das gesamte Projekt als ZIP Archive runter laden kannst und direkt in KDEnlive öffnen könntest um es zu verändern.

@aiquez @geist @svenja

Mistakes mark the road to growth. The first step is always imperfect.
#Quotes #PersonalGrowth #LearningByDoing
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/learning-from-mistakes/

Mistakes mark the road to growth. The first step is always imperfect.
#Quotes #PersonalGrowth #LearningByDoing
https://quotes.thisgrandpablogs.com/learning-from-mistakes/

Most of us went through school being told what to know.

Very few of us were trained in how to act when things are unclear, when no one has the answer, when the outcome depends on the interaction of multiple factors.

That gap doesn’t show up on a test.

It shows up later: in meetings, in communities, in democracies that ask for participation but never trained it.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/the-gym-for-future-citizens-ceb?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Education #Democracy #FutureOfEducation #SystemsThinking #YouthAgency #LearningByDoing #CivicEducation

Most of us went through school being told what to know.

Very few of us were trained in how to act when things are unclear, when no one has the answer, when the outcome depends on the interaction of multiple factors.

That gap doesn’t show up on a test.

It shows up later: in meetings, in communities, in democracies that ask for participation but never trained it.

https://open.substack.com/pub/associationredefine/p/the-gym-for-future-citizens-ceb?r=6l8ed8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

#Education #Democracy #FutureOfEducation #SystemsThinking #YouthAgency #LearningByDoing #CivicEducation

I find a form of active de-computing is one of the best ways to cope with the current exceeding world pain exhaustion & LLM brain drain around, i.e. doing more things offline, with your hands/body, being more present in your world, getting into crafts/materials, creating/fixing/mending things and sharing your lessons learned with others (in that sense quite in the spirit of open source culture).

To some this is may be just another form of entitled escapism, though I see it as active skill building and learning by doing, connecting with people who're still finding and creating (not just) beauty in the physical world, preserving/expanding older skills, methods & techniques, showing how to actively & creatively navigate, work with and improvise with the hard limitations imposed by chosen materials/resources, processes, situations or environments, and a form of creation which doesn't rely on exabytes of harvested data and other planet-scale resource guzzling infrastructure to realize one's ideas.

(Aside: I also think this is very much part of the appeal of "classic" [non-LLM based] generative/algorithmic design & art approaches, but also #RetroComputing and #FantasyConsoles...)

Anyhow, I think this stunning ceramics project/sculpture/vase is a great example...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6LJzTaQJx4

Of course, my generative artist/designer/programmer mind immediately goes into deconstruction mode, imagining how I'd approach something like this in code form (e.g. via volumetric modeling) and also how to manifest it physically (3d clay printing or maybe paper craft with a cricut[1]). I don't doubt that one day soonish a robot arm will be able to perform or exceed this kind of finesse, but I also think, this kind of automation just like with LLMs, is never the point of making art with your hands, other than making a point that it's now possible to have a machine create such detailed simulacra. It's the same one way road to Uncanny Valley as chasing 3D realism in game dev, with ever more resources required for ever diminishing returns... Maybe that in itself will become a useful measure/marker and status symbol for the trillionaire class.

Building open worlds of endless unspoiled forests made of ultra high-res scans in UE5, whilst the world is burning down though climate change and war. Always be chasing the end of the road, instead of enjoying the journey, the act itself. Only valuing final results without ever appreciating (or even caring about) the process to get there. Pure consumption...

Isn't it interesting, all the thoughts a "simple" ceramics sculpture can trigger?

#WeekendWriting #Craft #Art #ArtMaking #Ceramics #LearningByDoing

I find a form of active de-computing is one of the best ways to cope with the current exceeding world pain exhaustion & LLM brain drain around, i.e. doing more things offline, with your hands/body, being more present in your world, getting into crafts/materials, creating/fixing/mending things and sharing your lessons learned with others (in that sense quite in the spirit of open source culture).

To some this is may be just another form of entitled escapism, though I see it as active skill building and learning by doing, connecting with people who're still finding and creating (not just) beauty in the physical world, preserving/expanding older skills, methods & techniques, showing how to actively & creatively navigate, work with and improvise with the hard limitations imposed by chosen materials/resources, processes, situations or environments, and a form of creation which doesn't rely on exabytes of harvested data and other planet-scale resource guzzling infrastructure to realize one's ideas.

(Aside: I also think this is very much part of the appeal of "classic" [non-LLM based] generative/algorithmic design & art approaches, but also #RetroComputing and #FantasyConsoles...)

Anyhow, I think this stunning ceramics project/sculpture/vase is a great example...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6LJzTaQJx4

Of course, my generative artist/designer/programmer mind immediately goes into deconstruction mode, imagining how I'd approach something like this in code form (e.g. via volumetric modeling) and also how to manifest it physically (3d clay printing or maybe paper craft with a cricut[1]). I don't doubt that one day soonish a robot arm will be able to perform or exceed this kind of finesse, but I also think, this kind of automation just like with LLMs, is never the point of making art with your hands, other than making a point that it's now possible to have a machine create such detailed simulacra. It's the same one way road to Uncanny Valley as chasing 3D realism in game dev, with ever more resources required for ever diminishing returns... Maybe that in itself will become a useful measure/marker and status symbol for the trillionaire class.

Building open worlds of endless unspoiled forests made of ultra high-res scans in UE5, whilst the world is burning down though climate change and war. Always be chasing the end of the road, instead of enjoying the journey, the act itself. Only valuing final results without ever appreciating (or even caring about) the process to get there. Pure consumption...

Isn't it interesting, all the thoughts a "simple" ceramics sculpture can trigger?

#WeekendWriting #Craft #Art #ArtMaking #Ceramics #LearningByDoing

Registration closes 19 March — just 2 days left!

@fossee_iitb Arduino Day 2026 is a free, national open-source hardware event organised by IIT Bombay.

📅 23–25 March 2026
🆓 Free participation
🤖 Learn Arduino, build projects, get recognised

👉 https://arduinoday26.fossee.in/

#Arduino #FOSS #OpenSource #OpenHardware #STEMEducation #IITBombay #MakerCommunity #EdTech #LearningByDoing #AcademicCommunity
#DIYElectronics #EmbeddedSystems
#Robotics #FreeSoftware #OpenTech #OpenInnovation #DigitalPublicGoods

Discover #hashtags on Mastodon!

#Hashtag #Hashish #HashLite #Hashbrowned #KickingHash #ObviousTagIsObvious #LearningByDoing #Rehash #TagAroundAndFindOut #DasIstMeinHashTag #HashDeResistance #DiscourseButMakeItMetadata #CornedBeefDiscourse #LeHashTag #ancientTechnology #AllTagsAreEqual #TooManyHashtagsAtOnce #HashtagWithoutASubject #IAmFollowingThisIronically #TheParadoxOfDiscoverability #WhenYouGazeIntoTheTimeline
#KindlyDoNotOvertag #Hashover #HashOut
https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse/

Discover #hashtags on Mastodon!

#Hashtag #Hashish #HashLite #Hashbrowned #KickingHash #ObviousTagIsObvious #LearningByDoing #Rehash #TagAroundAndFindOut #DasIstMeinHashTag #HashDeResistance #DiscourseButMakeItMetadata #CornedBeefDiscourse #LeHashTag #ancientTechnology #AllTagsAreEqual #TooManyHashtagsAtOnce #HashtagWithoutASubject #IAmFollowingThisIronically #TheParadoxOfDiscoverability #WhenYouGazeIntoTheTimeline
#KindlyDoNotOvertag #Hashover #HashOut
https://fedi.tips/fun-and-useful-hashtags-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-wider-fediverse/

🚀 FOSSEE Arduino Day 2026
📅 23–25 March

Dream Big with Arduino 💡
Celebrating Open Source Hardware, innovation, and hands-on learning.

Students, educators & makers — join us in building openly and collaboratively.

🌐 https://arduinoday26.fossee.in/

#FOSSEE #ArduinoDay2026 #OpenHardware
#FLOSS #OpenEducation #Fediverse #Makers #OpenTech #OpenInnovation
#DigitalPublicGoods #STEMEducation
#MakerCommunity #EdTech #LearningByDoing #AcademicCommunity
#DIYElectronics
#EmbeddedSystems
#Robotics #FreeSoftware

@whvholst
No clue about the relation between "females" and Richard Attenborough, I just went nuts trying to get it and I found some dinosaurs...

We were talking about female speakers, so I continuded with female, but women seems a far better word choice 😳 😅
#learningbydoing

@Wtebbens @femprocomuns @rex0n

@whvholst
No clue about the relation between "females" and Richard Attenborough, I just went nuts trying to get it and I found some dinosaurs...

We were talking about female speakers, so I continuded with female, but women seems a far better word choice 😳 😅
#learningbydoing

@Wtebbens @femprocomuns @rex0n

Starting a one-month challenge: making multiple mini-games/prototypes as learning experiments! 🎮

Here’s the first one — still a work in progress, collision and sound aren’t done yet.
What do you think?

#gamedev #indiedev #prototyping #gameprototype #learningbydoing

Yesterday I led a half-day workshop for a group of high school students. The content was purely practical: a lot of labs and hands-on exercises and challenges about computer networks, #networktrafficanalysis and #cybersecurity.

Girls made their own Ethernet cables to connect to our lab network. Then they analyzed common network protocols and their privacy issues and how the browser settings can affect the amount of sensitive information in the network traffic.

Pro tip: together with HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows, also enable DNS over HTTPS using Increased Protection or Max Protection.
Pro tip 2: even with those hardened settings, it is often possible to see which websites the user visits, because of TLS SNI or TLS Certificates

After that, the girls had the opportunity to try CTF-like activity in the lab network full of old #MikroTik and #Ubiquiti devices and virtual machines with various services exposed.

A little bit off-topic: This was the first workshop I completely led using my old #ThinkPad with #FreeBSD

#MayTheSourceBeWithYou
#PCAPorItDidntHappen

#education #womeninstem #womenintech #SecurityGirl #AjTyvIT #wireshark #CTF #handsonlearning #learningbydoing

Yesterday I led a half-day workshop for a group of high school students. The content was purely practical: a lot of labs and hands-on exercises and challenges about computer networks, #networktrafficanalysis and #cybersecurity.

Girls made their own Ethernet cables to connect to our lab network. Then they analyzed common network protocols and their privacy issues and how the browser settings can affect the amount of sensitive information in the network traffic.

Pro tip: together with HTTPS-Only Mode in all windows, also enable DNS over HTTPS using Increased Protection or Max Protection.
Pro tip 2: even with those hardened settings, it is often possible to see which websites the user visits, because of TLS SNI or TLS Certificates

After that, the girls had the opportunity to try CTF-like activity in the lab network full of old #MikroTik and #Ubiquiti devices and virtual machines with various services exposed.

A little bit off-topic: This was the first workshop I completely led using my old #ThinkPad with #FreeBSD

#MayTheSourceBeWithYou
#PCAPorItDidntHappen

#education #womeninstem #womenintech #SecurityGirl #AjTyvIT #wireshark #CTF #handsonlearning #learningbydoing

Nous recrutons un(e) COORDINATEUR(trice) FORMATION DISTRIBUÉE « LEARNING-BY-DOING », en lien avec l’Agricademy – CMA (Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir) Agritransitions – France 2030.

#recrutement #Beauvais #learningbydoing #FormationInnovante #fablab #agriculture #InnovationAgricole #agroécologie #innovationpédagogique #international #fablab

Nous recrutons un(e) COORDINATEUR(trice) FORMATION DISTRIBUÉE « LEARNING-BY-DOING », en lien avec l’Agricademy – CMA (Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir) Agritransitions – France 2030.

#recrutement #Beauvais #learningbydoing #FormationInnovante #fablab #agriculture #InnovationAgricole #agroécologie #innovationpédagogique #international #fablab

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

Sysops note:
Learning happens in the gaps between design and cock-ups.
Root disk filled, Postgres did the right thing and refused to start, backups proved their worth, DB moved onto its own volume, system calmer than before.
Architecture improves fastest when reality gets a vote.
#sysops #selfhosting #postgresql #learningbydoing #calmtech

https://carrieres.unilasalle.fr/jobs/7028799-coordinateur-formation-distribuee-learning-by-doing-f-h Nous recrutons un(e) COORDINATEUR(trice) FORMATION DISTRIBUÉE « LEARNING-BY-DOING », en lien avec l’Agricademy – CMA (Compétences et Métiers d’Avenir) Agritransitions – France 2030.

#Unilasalle #recrutement #Beauvais #learningbydoing #FormationInnovante #fablab #agriculture #InnovationAgricole #agroécologie #innovationpédagogique #international

After two weeks of learning, Python course participants are now ready to begin their individual projects 🎯
A big step from theory to practice, especially in bioinformatics.

Slides & course material: https://github.com/bpucker/teaching

#Python #Bioinformatics #OpenEducation #Genomics #Teaching #DataScience #LearningByDoing
@PuckerLab
@samnm

After two weeks of learning, Python course participants are now ready to begin their individual projects 🎯
A big step from theory to practice, especially in bioinformatics.

Slides & course material: https://github.com/bpucker/teaching

#Python #Bioinformatics #OpenEducation #Genomics #Teaching #DataScience #LearningByDoing
@PuckerLab
@samnm

Happy and tired after the #shecurity #hackerinnen #Training on #ethical #web #hacking surrounded by super nice #FLINTA hackers. tbh, I didn’t find any #flags - BUT: how awesome can it be failing so bad and learning so much?!?

Thank you, dear @jackie , for your input, the awesome homemade cookie web store and the hosting! Thanks to the caring community!

https://www.sba-research.org/events/shecurity-hackerinnen-training-8/

#web #ethicalhacking #hacking #learningbydoing #vienna #wien #austria #feminist #FLINTA #community #security #itsecurity #DIY #haecksen #learning #web #sql #injection #ctf #failing #linux #docker #vm

Happy and tired after the #shecurity #hackerinnen #Training on #ethical #web #hacking surrounded by super nice #FLINTA hackers. tbh, I didn’t find any #flags - BUT: how awesome can it be failing so bad and learning so much?!?

Thank you, dear @jackie , for your input, the awesome homemade cookie web store and the hosting! Thanks to the caring community!

https://www.sba-research.org/events/shecurity-hackerinnen-training-8/

#web #ethicalhacking #hacking #learningbydoing #vienna #wien #austria #feminist #FLINTA #community #security #itsecurity #DIY #haecksen #learning #web #sql #injection #ctf #failing #linux #docker #vm

Why is there a tube on every monitor in our Python course? 🐍

It is a simple progress signal: students put the tube up while working on exercises and take it down when they are finished. This makes it easy to see who is still working and who is ready for the next step.

https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/teaching

#Python #Bioinformatics # #TeachingTips #EdTech #ProgrammingEducation #PythonCourse #TeachingTrick #LowTechHighImpact #SmartTeaching #LearningByDoing #ClassroomInnovation
@PuckerLab

Why is there a tube on every monitor in our Python course? 🐍

It is a simple progress signal: students put the tube up while working on exercises and take it down when they are finished. This makes it easy to see who is still working and who is ready for the next step.

https://www.izmb.uni-bonn.de/en/pbb/teaching

#Python #Bioinformatics # #TeachingTips #EdTech #ProgrammingEducation #PythonCourse #TeachingTrick #LowTechHighImpact #SmartTeaching #LearningByDoing #ClassroomInnovation
@PuckerLab

This evening I created my first model in #FreeCAD that’s not made from basic shapes 🎉

It was really fun to see how a sketch turns into a real object, and how parts of that sketch can be used to extrude features along the main body.

Super cool learning moment 🤓
Now it’s time for the printer to do its thing🔥

#3DPrinting #CAD #VaseModePrints #MakerJourney #LearningByDoing

This evening I created my first model in #FreeCAD that’s not made from basic shapes 🎉

It was really fun to see how a sketch turns into a real object, and how parts of that sketch can be used to extrude features along the main body.

Super cool learning moment 🤓
Now it’s time for the printer to do its thing🔥

#3DPrinting #CAD #VaseModePrints #MakerJourney #LearningByDoing

Why My Live Streams Are Part of Adventure Adjacent (Not a Detour)

https://adventureadjacent.com/2025/12/04/why-my-live-streams-are-part-of-adventure-adjacent-not-a-detour/

Welcome to my self-hosting world, where most of the time I don't know what I'm doing! 😄☀️

#selfhosting #yunohost #docker #techissues #serverlife #geeklife #troubleshooting #ITsupport #BadGateway #coding #sysadmin #techproblems #digitalautonomy #learningbydoing #internet #linux #openweb #DIYtech #network #webdevelopment #computers #kupi #tech

Wenn ich geahnt hätte, dass ein einfaches "rebuild" gereicht hätte um dem #Bitwarden|Server wieder erreichbar zu machen, hätte ich heute so viel schöne andere Dinge tun können.
Aber hey, was ich wieder alles gelernt habe auf meinen Umwegen. Sagenhaft. Schade, dass ich das alles morgen schon wieder vergessen habe.

#daslebenisteinendloserUmweg
#learningbydoing
#docker
#linux

Raspberry Pi feels like a 1990s sweet old PC all over again.

The excitement of connecting devices, like GPIO pins, recalls serial and parallel ports

Tweaking, adjusting, and troubleshooting teaches you more than just following instructions

Growing your Pi and skills brings joy in ways automated systems can’t

Constraints spark creativity and deep learning

#RaspberryPi #SelfHost #LoFiTech #MakerCulture #DeepThinking #RetroTech #LearningByDoing

My current success rate with #MechanicalKeyboard PCB soldering is currently only 2 out of 5, well 40% is a pass mark - just.

The #RaspberryPiPico #RP2040 ‘Gamma Omega TC36K’ board worked (an easy build, could probably have socketed it). 💚

One success, one failure with #SeeedStudio #Xiao BLE castellated in Forager ‘Acid’ PCB (some fiddly back pads). 🧡

Two failures with #ProMicro #nRF52840 BLE in ‘Gamma Omega Hesse’ board attempting faux-castellation💔

Just as well custom PCBs are fabricated in batches of five - waiting on spare parts to try again - #LearningByDoing or #LearningByFailing ?

My current success rate with #MechanicalKeyboard PCB soldering is currently only 2 out of 5, well 40% is a pass mark - just.

The #RaspberryPiPico #RP2040 ‘Gamma Omega TC36K’ board worked (an easy build, could probably have socketed it). 💚

One success, one failure with #SeeedStudio #Xiao BLE castellated in Forager ‘Acid’ PCB (some fiddly back pads). 🧡

Two failures with #ProMicro #nRF52840 BLE in ‘Gamma Omega Hesse’ board attempting faux-castellation💔

Just as well custom PCBs are fabricated in batches of five - waiting on spare parts to try again - #LearningByDoing or #LearningByFailing ?

@inpc Hi there! Nice to meet you. We do all of our recording, mixing and mastering ourselves. We hope it didn’t turn out too bad 🫣 #learningbydoing

@inpc Hi there! Nice to meet you. We do all of our recording, mixing and mastering ourselves. We hope it didn’t turn out too bad 🫣 #learningbydoing