Friday 9 February 2018

Issue #241 - Candle

Happy Friday to you all!

Are you attending a Raspberry Jam during our Big Birthday Weekend? Find your local event here, and be sure to share the excitement on social media using #RJam.

On Tuesday, we all eagerly watched a car being launched into space, and this week also marked another out-of-this-world celebration: the 10th anniversary of the Columbus module. And what better way to celebrate than to blow out a candle on our very own Astro Pi unit!

Have a great week, and we’ll see you next Friday.

Peace,

Alex

News

Big Birthday Weekend 2018: find a Jam near you
(raspberrypi.org) We have Raspberry Jams in 35 countries across six continents on 3–4 March 2018
Astro Pi celebrates anniversary of ISS Columbus Module
(raspberrypi.org) Our Raspberry Pis on the Space Station will join in the party
Free online training: new cycle
(futurelearn.com) Work on your skills, or learn new ones
Raspberry Pi on film
(raspberrypi-spy.co.uk) The Raspberry Pi Spy finds the Pi on film and TV
Blowing out the candle
(youtube.com) Astronaut Joseph Acaba makes a wish
Live: Getting started with Raspberry Pi
(youtube.com) James Robinson "demystifies the Pi" on YouTube

Projects

When tiny robot COZMO met our tiny Raspberry Pi
(raspberrypi.org) Tiny computers and tiny robots unite!
BarBot 4: the bartending grandfather clock
(raspberrypi.org) This round's on granddad
Weather/Matrix Lamp
(instructables.com) So. Many. LEDs.
Picademy shadow play
(twitter.com) Educators play with cardboard
ANALOGOUS
(vimeo.com) A synaesthesia experience
Moving Harry Potter memorabilia
(bigl.es) Have you seen this wizard?
Digger Zero
(convert-rc.blogspot.co.uk) Remote control digging for the six-year-old in your life

Articles

Pi Workshop in Ngorongoro District
(poweringpotential.org)
Powering Potential Inc. has provided 29 Tanzanian public schools with low-watt solar-powered Raspberry Pi computers
Community profile: Dr. Lucy Rogers
(raspberrypi.org)
Dinosaurs, bubbles and robots, oh my!
Work for Raspberry Pi
(raspberrypi.workable.com)
One of us, one of us, one of us...
The MagPi magazine France
(twitter.com)
Read The MagPi in French
Astro Pi certificates are on their way
(twitter.com)
Young coders being amazing
Carrie Anne Philbin is a woman on a mission
(twitter.com)
Our Director of Education wins everywoman award
Babbage heads to the Winter Olympics
(twitter.com)
Brrrrrrrr...