[Themaintainers] Themaintainers Digest, Vol 62, Issue 16
Erin Richardson
erin at frankandglory.com
Fri Apr 23 09:29:00 EDT 2021
The Cost of Collecting (1989)! Yes, I actually own a hard copy of that - it
inspired my entire dissertation (2018)! You're the first person to ever
reference it in a conversation. That just made my day!
Erin Richardson, PhD
* Founder and Principal*
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On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 9:17 AM Heidi Overhill <overhill at rogers.com> wrote:
> Your hoarding associates might benefit from reading Barry Lord's *The
> Cost of Collecting* (1989), based on a review of British museums, and
> revealing the sometimes-unexpected effects of keeping everything.
>
> Best wishes,
> Heidi
>
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> 1. Re: Big question - but looking for practical solution
> (Jan Dittrich)
> 2. Tim Hunkin's enthusiasm for mending (Melle Zijlstra)
> 3. Re: Big question - but looking for practical solution
> (Varun Adibhatla (ARGO))
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2021 22:04:52 +0200
> From: Jan Dittrich <dittrich.c.jan at gmail.com>
> To: themaintainers at lists.stevens.edu
> Subject: Re: [Themaintainers] Big question - but looking for practical
> solution
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> Hi Erin,
>
> So just to understand you correctly:
>
> The people you work with store a lot of broken equipment that is too old
> to be used efficiently anyway.
>
> Does it, aside of probably looking messy have negative effects? Like,
> that the space that is used is needed for something else? (Asking, since
> some people might like it to look like the IT crowd basement. Having
> hung out in some hack spaces, it sometimes seems to be an aesthetic
> choice, I guess :) )
>
> You also write:
>
> > They do "ad-hoc" maintenance [?]
> > [?] resource allocation for preventative maintenance and repair
>
> This implies to me that, while the tech runs it is not necessarily taken
> care of, only if it breaks ? is that correct or did I read to much into it?
>
> Kind Regards,
> ?Jan
>
> Am 16.04.2021 um 17:47 schrieb Erin Richardson:
> > Hello, maintainers!
> >
> > I normally work in the museum space where I work with maintenance and
> > preservation?of cultural objects and associated metadata and systems.
> >
> > This time I have a project that involves?equipment in use (or supposed
> > to be in use) and I'm looking for a maintenance plan framework for a
> > very small nonprofit organization without any kind of maintenance plan
> > for their?equipment. They do "ad-hoc" maintenance and are very loathe
> > to officially?retire anything because someone might be able to fix it
> > some day.
> >
> > However, their boneyard is impinging on their ability to fulfill their
> > public mission - a whole lot of square footage is consumed with broken
> > equipment, much of which has been in purgatory so long that it
> > wouldn't be redeployed even if repaired?because it has been superceded
> > by something better.
> >
> > So, I'd like to direct them to some philosophy?about maintenance?that
> > focuses on planning and resource allocation for
> > preventative?maintenance and repair, but also something that will help
> > them know when?it is ok to enter equipment into hospice and let it
> > die. These are science people, but I'd prefer something
> > not-too-technical. They're a fun and very smart bunch with a basement
> > full of what can only be described as recyclables at this point.? Help
> > please?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Erin
> >
> >
> > ?Erin Richardson, PhD
> > /?Founder and Principal/
> > ? C ? 518.577.0186 | FrankAndGlory.com <http://frankandglory.com/>
> > (formerly Erin Richardson Consulting)
> > ? ?????
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> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 19:14:17 +0100
> From: Melle Zijlstra <info at mellezijlstra.com>
> To: themaintainers at lists.stevens.edu
> Subject: [Themaintainers] Tim Hunkin's enthusiasm for mending
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> Hi all,
>
> After I watched the latest episode of the brilliantly funny Tim Hunkin
> <https://timhunkin.com/>'s new series The Secret Life of Components
> <
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JAgXz6xO0s&list=PLtaR0lZhSyANYB0Xxb9OSp47pHuQmj3Ol&index=1>,
>
> YouTube suggested a 2019 video
> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUZpZ2-5Ow0> of Hunkin giving a rather
> enthusiastic talk about the joys of mending, and design for maintenance.
> I enjoyed it very much and I'm sure some of you will too! (He has
> another YT channel <https://www.youtube.com/user/thinkins/videos> which
> is definitely worth checking out as well if you like his work.)
>
> All the best,
> Melle
>
> --
>
> melle zijlstra university of bath
> phd researcher | department of computer science
> teaching fellow | department of mechanical
> engineering
>
> bath uk
> dublin ireland
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> (uk) +447495905169
> (m.zijlstra@)bath.ac.uk <http://bath.ac.uk>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:26:25 -0400
> From: "Varun Adibhatla (ARGO)" <varun at argolabs.org>
> To: erin at frankandglory.com
> Cc: themaintainers <themaintainers at lists.stevens.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Themaintainers] Big question - but looking for practical
> solution
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> Erin,
>
> My suggestion is to replace the "ad-hoc" culture of maintenance with a
> regular cadence of upkeep but also MAKING IT FUN!!!
> Maybe every Friday is Maintenance Day! where the scientists can take a
> break from their routines and socialize around maintaining the machines
> that serve them.
> Maybe they could extend the theme so that every Friday, they invite a
> Maintainer to teach them how to repair and maintain all sorts of stuff?
> (machines, body, mind)
> In the absence of local maintenance talent, maybe they can binge on some
> youtube videos that show how to repair and maintain all sorts of
> stuff? (machines, body, mind)
>
> I'd be happy to make a maintenance oriented youtube playlist for your
> mysterious science people working with what appears to be interesting
> equipment :)
>
> Hope this helps,
> Varun
>
> On Sat, Apr 17, 2021 at 2:43 PM Erin Richardson <erin at frankandglory.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello, maintainers!
> >
> > I normally work in the museum space where I work with maintenance and
> > preservation of cultural objects and associated metadata and systems.
> >
> > This time I have a project that involves equipment in use (or supposed to
> > be in use) and I'm looking for a maintenance plan framework for a very
> > small nonprofit organization without any kind of maintenance plan for
> > their equipment. They do "ad-hoc" maintenance and are very loathe to
> > officially retire anything because someone might be able to fix it some
> > day.
> >
> > However, their boneyard is impinging on their ability to fulfill their
> > public mission - a whole lot of square footage is consumed with broken
> > equipment, much of which has been in purgatory so long that it wouldn't
> be
> > redeployed even if repaired because it has been superceded by something
> > better.
> >
> > So, I'd like to direct them to some philosophy about maintenance that
> > focuses on planning and resource allocation for preventative maintenance
> > and repair, but also something that will help them know when it is ok to
> > enter equipment into hospice and let it die. These are science people,
> but
> > I'd prefer something not-too-technical. They're a fun and very smart
> bunch
> > with a basement full of what can only be described as recyclables at this
> > point. Help please?
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Erin
> >
> >
> > Erin Richardson, PhD
> > * Founder and Principal*
> > C ? 518.577.0186 | FrankAndGlory.com <http://frankandglory.com/>
> > (formerly Erin Richardson Consulting)
> > ?????
> > Follow us on Linked In <https://www.linkedin.com/company/frank-glory/>
> > Download my Contact Card
> >
> > <
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> >
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> Thank You,
> Varun Adibhatla
> Applied Research in Government Operations - argolabs.org
> 347-815-3383
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