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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Your hoarding associates might benefit from reading Barry Lord's <i>The Cost of Collecting</i> (1989), based on a review of British museums, and revealing the sometimes-unexpected effects of keeping everything.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Best wishes,</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Heidi</div><div><br></div>
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<div><div dir="ltr">Send Themaintainers mailing list submissions to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:themaintainers-request@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers-request@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You can reach the person managing the list at<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <a href="mailto:themaintainers-owner@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers-owner@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<br></div><div dir="ltr">than "Re: Contents of Themaintainers digest..."<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Today's Topics:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> 1. Re: Big question - but looking for practical solution<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (Jan Dittrich)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 2. Tim Hunkin's enthusiasm for mending (Melle Zijlstra)<br></div><div dir="ltr"> 3. Re: Big question - but looking for practical solution<br></div><div dir="ltr"> (Varun Adibhatla (ARGO))<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">----------------------------------------------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 1<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:04:52 +0200<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Jan Dittrich <<a href="mailto:dittrich.c.jan@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">dittrich.c.jan@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Themaintainers] Big question - but looking for practical<br></div><div dir="ltr"> solution<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:4dfffed9-0a88-f219-11db-7f397ae2eda5@gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">4dfffed9-0a88-f219-11db-7f397ae2eda5@gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hi Erin,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">So just to understand you correctly:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">The people you work with store a lot of broken equipment that is too old <br></div><div dir="ltr">to be used efficiently anyway.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Does it, aside of probably looking messy have negative effects? Like, <br></div><div dir="ltr">that the space that is used is needed for something else? (Asking, since <br></div><div dir="ltr">some people might like it to look like the IT crowd basement. Having <br></div><div dir="ltr">hung out in some hack spaces, it sometimes seems to be an aesthetic <br></div><div dir="ltr">choice, I guess :) )<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">You also write:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"> > They do "ad-hoc" maintenance [?]<br></div><div dir="ltr"> > [?] resource allocation for preventative maintenance and repair<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">This implies to me that, while the tech runs it is not necessarily taken <br></div><div dir="ltr">care of, only if it breaks ? is that correct or did I read to much into it?<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Kind Regards,<br></div><div dir="ltr"> ?Jan<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Am 16.04.2021 um 17:47 schrieb Erin Richardson:<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Hello, maintainers!<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> I normally work in the museum space where I work with maintenance and <br></div><div dir="ltr">> preservation?of cultural objects and associated metadata and systems.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> This time I have a project that involves?equipment in use (or supposed <br></div><div dir="ltr">> to be in use) and I'm looking for a maintenance plan framework for a <br></div><div dir="ltr">> very small nonprofit organization without any kind of maintenance plan <br></div><div dir="ltr">> for their?equipment. They do "ad-hoc" maintenance and are very loathe <br></div><div dir="ltr">> to officially?retire anything because someone might be able to fix it <br></div><div dir="ltr">> some day.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> However, their boneyard is impinging on their ability to fulfill their <br></div><div dir="ltr">> public mission - a whole lot of square footage is consumed with broken <br></div><div dir="ltr">> equipment, much of which has been in purgatory so long that it <br></div><div dir="ltr">> wouldn't be redeployed even if repaired?because it has been superceded <br></div><div dir="ltr">> by something better.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> So, I'd like to direct them to some philosophy?about maintenance?that <br></div><div dir="ltr">> focuses on planning and resource allocation for <br></div><div dir="ltr">> preventative?maintenance and repair, but also something that will help <br></div><div dir="ltr">> them know when?it is ok to enter equipment into hospice and let it <br></div><div dir="ltr">> die. These are science people, but I'd prefer something <br></div><div dir="ltr">> not-too-technical. They're a fun and very smart bunch with a basement <br></div><div dir="ltr">> full of what can only be described as recyclables at this point.? Help <br></div><div dir="ltr">> please?<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Thank you!<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Erin<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ?Erin Richardson, PhD<br></div><div dir="ltr">> /?Founder and Principal/<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ? C ? 518.577.0186 | FrankAndGlory.com <<a href="http://frankandglory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://frankandglory.com/</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> (formerly Erin Richardson Consulting)<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ? ?????<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ? Follow us on Linked In <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-glory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-glory/</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Download my Contact Card<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbj1inhmg27822n/ErinRichardson-FrankandGlory-vcard.vcf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbj1inhmg27822n/ErinRichardson-FrankandGlory-vcard.vcf?dl=0</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Themaintainers mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210418/dee47316/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210418/dee47316/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 2<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:14:17 +0100<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: Melle Zijlstra <<a href="mailto:info@mellezijlstra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">info@mellezijlstra.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: [Themaintainers] Tim Hunkin's enthusiasm for mending<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID: <<a href="mailto:b2eab507-d0a6-6fac-45cf-f9a15e5ad5f0@mellezijlstra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">b2eab507-d0a6-6fac-45cf-f9a15e5ad5f0@mellezijlstra.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">After I watched the latest episode of the brilliantly funny Tim Hunkin <br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://timhunkin.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://timhunkin.com/</a>>'s new series The Secret Life of Components <br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAgXz6xO0s&list=PLtaR0lZhSyANYB0Xxb9OSp47pHuQmj3Ol&index=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAgXz6xO0s&list=PLtaR0lZhSyANYB0Xxb9OSp47pHuQmj3Ol&index=1</a>>, <br></div><div dir="ltr">YouTube suggested a 2019 video <br></div><div dir="ltr"><<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZpZ2-5Ow0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZpZ2-5Ow0</a>> of Hunkin giving a rather <br></div><div dir="ltr">enthusiastic talk about the joys of mending, and design for maintenance. <br></div><div dir="ltr">I enjoyed it very much and I'm sure some of you will too! (He has <br></div><div dir="ltr">another YT channel <<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/thinkins/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/user/thinkins/videos</a>> which <br></div><div dir="ltr">is definitely worth checking out as well if you like his work.)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">All the best,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Melle<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">melle zijlstra university of bath<br></div><div dir="ltr"> phd researcher | department of computer science<br></div><div dir="ltr"> teaching fellow | department of mechanical engineering<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">bath uk<br></div><div dir="ltr">dublin ireland<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">(uk) +447495905169<br></div><div dir="ltr">(m.zijlstra@)bath.ac.uk <<a href="http://bath.ac.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bath.ac.uk</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"> mellezijlstra.com <<a href="http://mellezijlstra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://mellezijlstra.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"> linkedin <<a href="http://nl.linkedin.com/in/mellezijlstra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://nl.linkedin.com/in/mellezijlstra</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210419/7a2a1cf6/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210419/7a2a1cf6/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Message: 3<br></div><div dir="ltr">Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:26:25 -0400<br></div><div dir="ltr">From: "Varun Adibhatla (ARGO)" <<a href="mailto:varun@argolabs.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">varun@argolabs.org</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">To: <a href="mailto:erin@frankandglory.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">erin@frankandglory.com</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cc: themaintainers <<a href="mailto:themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Subject: Re: [Themaintainers] Big question - but looking for practical<br></div><div dir="ltr"> solution<br></div><div dir="ltr">Message-ID:<br></div><div dir="ltr"> <CACQpXG4ZAb2oz-NHpyjHEabwEqzzQOtnY7fCnukP+k8+<a href="mailto:5G_YSQ@mail.gmail.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">5G_YSQ@mail.gmail.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Erin,<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">My suggestion is to replace the "ad-hoc" culture of maintenance with a<br></div><div dir="ltr">regular cadence of upkeep but also MAKING IT FUN!!!<br></div><div dir="ltr">Maybe every Friday is Maintenance Day! where the scientists can take a<br></div><div dir="ltr">break from their routines and socialize around maintaining the machines<br></div><div dir="ltr">that serve them.<br></div><div dir="ltr">Maybe they could extend the theme so that every Friday, they invite a<br></div><div dir="ltr">Maintainer to teach them how to repair and maintain all sorts of stuff?<br></div><div dir="ltr">(machines, body, mind)<br></div><div dir="ltr">In the absence of local maintenance talent, maybe they can binge on some<br></div><div dir="ltr">youtube videos that show how to repair and maintain all sorts of<br></div><div dir="ltr">stuff? (machines, body, mind)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I'd be happy to make a maintenance oriented youtube playlist for your<br></div><div dir="ltr">mysterious science people working with what appears to be interesting<br></div><div dir="ltr">equipment :)<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hope this helps,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Varun<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 2:43 PM Erin Richardson <<a href="mailto:erin@frankandglory.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">erin@frankandglory.com</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">wrote:<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Hello, maintainers!<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> I normally work in the museum space where I work with maintenance and<br></div><div dir="ltr">> preservation of cultural objects and associated metadata and systems.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> This time I have a project that involves equipment in use (or supposed to<br></div><div dir="ltr">> be in use) and I'm looking for a maintenance plan framework for a very<br></div><div dir="ltr">> small nonprofit organization without any kind of maintenance plan for<br></div><div dir="ltr">> their equipment. They do "ad-hoc" maintenance and are very loathe to<br></div><div dir="ltr">> officially retire anything because someone might be able to fix it some<br></div><div dir="ltr">> day.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> However, their boneyard is impinging on their ability to fulfill their<br></div><div dir="ltr">> public mission - a whole lot of square footage is consumed with broken<br></div><div dir="ltr">> equipment, much of which has been in purgatory so long that it wouldn't be<br></div><div dir="ltr">> redeployed even if repaired because it has been superceded by something<br></div><div dir="ltr">> better.<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> So, I'd like to direct them to some philosophy about maintenance that<br></div><div dir="ltr">> focuses on planning and resource allocation for preventative maintenance<br></div><div dir="ltr">> and repair, but also something that will help them know when it is ok to<br></div><div dir="ltr">> enter equipment into hospice and let it die. These are science people, but<br></div><div dir="ltr">> I'd prefer something not-too-technical. They're a fun and very smart bunch<br></div><div dir="ltr">> with a basement full of what can only be described as recyclables at this<br></div><div dir="ltr">> point. Help please?<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Thank you!<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Erin<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Erin Richardson, PhD<br></div><div dir="ltr">> * Founder and Principal*<br></div><div dir="ltr">> C ? 518.577.0186 | FrankAndGlory.com <<a href="http://frankandglory.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://frankandglory.com/</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> (formerly Erin Richardson Consulting)<br></div><div dir="ltr">> ?????<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Follow us on Linked In <<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-glory/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-glory/</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> Download my Contact Card<br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbj1inhmg27822n/ErinRichardson-FrankandGlory-vcard.vcf?dl=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.dropbox.com/s/dbj1inhmg27822n/ErinRichardson-FrankandGlory-vcard.vcf?dl=0</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr">> ?<br></div><div dir="ltr">> _______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">> Themaintainers mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="mailto:Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">> <a href="https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr">><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">-- <br></div><div dir="ltr">Thank You,<br></div><div dir="ltr">Varun Adibhatla<br></div><div dir="ltr">Applied Research in Government Operations - argolabs.org<br></div><div dir="ltr">347-815-3383<br></div><div dir="ltr">-------------- next part --------------<br></div><div dir="ltr">An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<br></div><div dir="ltr">URL: <<a href="http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210419/e97d1578/attachment-0001.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.stevens.edu/pipermail/themaintainers/attachments/20210419/e97d1578/attachment-0001.html</a>><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">------------------------------<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">_______________________________________________<br></div><div dir="ltr">Themaintainers mailing list<br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="mailto:Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Themaintainers@lists.stevens.edu</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://lists.stevens.edu/mailman/listinfo/themaintainers</a><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">End of Themaintainers Digest, Vol 62, Issue 16<br></div><div dir="ltr">**********************************************<br></div></div>
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