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mikerr

I don't entirely agree its the loss of basic per se, but I do agree its the loss of "the same standard accessible language" in every computer at switch on.

In the 80s they all had the same language - basic in rom, for free. BBC micro, spectrum, c64 etc.

mikerr

The fall in hobbyist programmers happened at the same time as the decline of basic .... coincidence ?

Everyone should read this long but excellent article:

"Why Johnny can't code":
http://www.salon.com/2006/09/14/basic_2/

mikerr

I think its worth considering whether BASIC (currently only on RISC OS) should get at least an honourable mention You can install/run a few basics on raspian: yaBASIC: http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=6930&p=91693#p91693 Gordon in that thread is also working on his own version...

mikerr

There's a guide to setting up a web proxy here:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 6&p=236478

If its out of UK access to iplayer you want, you could also use the Pi as a VPN server:
http://wellsb.com/post/29412820494/rasp ... vpn-server

mikerr

Spotify is available for linux (on PCs), just not fully supported on their main site: http://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Linux/bd-p/spotifylinux They now have a web player, but that needs flash : http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/11/how-to-test-spotifys-new-web-player On the Raspberry Pi we have ...

mikerr

Reminds me of facebook "over 13s only" and ebay/paypal - over 18s

Both are full of underage users, kids learn to lie early ...

mikerr

You can now use Berryboot to use a standard fat32 SD card and get the Pi to download/format/install an OS on the fly - no image program needed, just copy files over to the card, and boot the pi. http://www.berryterminal.com/doku.php/berryboot (assuming you have connected your Pi to your router via a...

mikerr

I've never had any trouble with W32diskimager (on Vista). It does a grand job for me - whats the problem? On some (many?) PCs it doesn't detect the SD slots properly, so doesn't allow you to use them - the drive letter doesn't appear in the drop down list in the app - despite showing up as a remova...

mikerr

I think one of the biggest barriers is the imaging of the SD card with w32imager and its problems. Preloaded gets you up and running while you still have enthusiasm - and doesn't require a PC Sidenote: it's technically possible to do a loopfile based distro where you can just copy the large files ov...

mikerr

Using Amiga Basic on a Commodore 64 didn't cause headbanging I'm sure you meant commodore basic on a c64, but interestingly AmigaBasic (on the Amiga) was actually one of the first BASIC versions to lose line numbers, and wasn't much used. Back in the 8bit days (ZX81/Spectrum/C64) lots of people did...

mikerr

Run android on the raspberry Pi, as netflix is available for android...

Android isn't fully here yet on raspberry Pi though:

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=73

mikerr

I often use SendEmail in scripts (although partially because it handles attachments with ease)

http://caspian.dotconf.net/menu/Software/SendEmail/

sudo apt-get install sendemail

mikerr

* some random thoughts of having the video camera always capturing, and streaming when motion is detected... I have the "motion" program configured to email me a photo whenever movement is detected, so I can see who's at the door - running a local email server makes the emails instant. it also serv...

mikerr

Motion by default restricts it's web server to localhost only (i.e. on the Pi itself) The relevant lines in /etc/motion/motion.conf are: webcam_localhost on control_localhost on Both the above lines should be set to off if you want web access from another computer: webcam_localhost off control_local...

mikerr

snowhite wrote:
mikerr wrote: So I tried using google's online recognizer with the same setup - and it's near 100% accuracy !
So my mic setup seems ok.
What is the link for Google online recognizer? Do you mean on an Android device?

see ax206geek's posts above

mikerr

Have a look at my thread here on how to play DVDs, or dvd images:
http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 35&t=17598

mikerr

The Pi isn't a microcontroller. Even when idling there are multiple programs running. You'll probably have a hard time getting timed signals out of the Pi. That's not a problem of the Pi, just the linux OS most people happen to choose to run on it. Its entirely your choice what you boot the Pi into...

mikerr

Now put UAE amiga emulator on the Pi (precompiled here http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 41#p178187), and you have come full circle

mikerr

hehh, you like the hyperbole - Surface RT is priced nearly double netbook levels! I like that microsoft has basically ported the whole of windows 7 to ARM (Surface RT does have all the desktop UI lurking there) but it's not replacing netbooks just yet. The main factor with netbooks is that they are ...

mikerr

I was wondering if its now possible to make a transistor from raw materials as a project without much lab gear, and found this guy did: http://www.concept9.co.uk/2011/09/free-ham-radio-book-crystal-sets-to-sideband/ (chapter 4) and also http://blog.makezine.com/2010/11/04/jeri-homebrews-some-point-c...

mikerr

The leap from transistors to programming languages: You can make a NAND logic gate with just two transistors: http://media.wiley.com/Lux/83/311283.image0.jpg http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/electronics-projects-how-to-create-a-transistor-na.html With those building blocks you can join many of ...

mikerr

Make one without any holes in the top !

mikerr

...and I wouldn't get in the habit of touching bare components while they're powered up - 5V or not.

The Pi is quite robust, but who knows when static can kill a component, and there are capacitors on it which you could short with your fingers...

mikerr

I've not seen any modern electric cars beat the old citroen berlingo electrique (minivan): http://www.berlingo-e.co.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_Berlingo_%C3%A9lectrique It's basically cosmetically identical to the normal berlingo in everything except engine - performance when drivi...

mikerr

Accelerated X will be a solved problem soon; we've put engineering resource on it, and it's actively being worked on. For me this is more exciting that the 256->512Mb news. I have an application which uses lots of animated windows, and I'm hitting update rate limits due to slow widget drawing speed...

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