User:JCGS

JCGS is the initials, and usual short "handle", of John C. G. Sturdy, who generally hacks C for money, and Lisp, aluminium, and pieces of wire for fun.

Interest areas

• Programming language interpreters
• Emacs
• Special UI hardware (particularly RSI-related)
• OpenStreetMap
• Land-Rovers
• Recumbent trikes

Projects

• Versor Versatile Cursors for Emacs (flexibly map arrow keys etc to various kinds of movement)
• Muesli: Generic scripting language interface with plugins for languages
• GPS/GSM tracker for Land-Rover using Telit GM862
• MuLVOC: Multi-Lingual Vocabulary storage
• Stretch Land-Rover to 6-wheeler (not inside Makespace!) and add electric drive to rear axle, using home-made VFD PWM controller

Skills

Computing

• Lisp
  • GNUemacs
  • Scheme
• C, C++ if I have to
• Perl, Python, Shell, a bit of Lua, etc etc
• autotools, makefiles, etc

Already familiar with

• Electric drills
• Jigsaws
• Angle grinder
• Soldering iron
• Spanners etc

Trained to use

• Myford lathe (2013/05/09)
• Laser cutter (2013/05/10)
• Roland 3-D Mill (2013/05/16)
• Mitre saw and circular saw (2013/05/23)
• 3D printers (2013/06/02)

Wanting training on

• Vinyl cutter
• CAD software
• Sewing machine
• Haskell
• Erlang

Other

• Calligraphy
  • Gothic
  • Uncial
• HGV (Class II / Category C) licence
• Krav Maga (P1)

Makespace things

• Infrastructure/Supplies
• Infrastructure/Spider_plants