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Friday 16 December 2016

Issue #183 - Gingerbread

Hey everyone.

Alex has run away for the day and left me in charge, so here’s your weekly roundup of Pi-goodness. This week, there’s a (largely) edible robot, a beautiful but maddeningly short-lived musical build on a mountaintop, and a way for writers to escape distractions and concentrate on creating.

Whichever your hemisphere, a solstice of some kind will happen between now and next week’s Raspberry Pi Weekly, so we hope you enjoy either the longest days or the prospect of lengthening days.

Helen

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  • Slack on a Commodore 64

    (raspberrypi.org) Bring back the retro vibe to your office
  • Who's Hogging The Network?

    (youtube.com) See who's online when they shouldn't be
  • Edible Gingerbread Robot

    (youtube.com) "Not my gumdrop buttons!"
  • Engineer a Spectacular Holiday Display

    (radioworld.com) Super festive lights
  • Holidays with Pi

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    Matt Richardson discusses festive making
  • The Nest

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    Lost in the music atop Tabletop Mountain
  • The Principia Space Diary

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    The Principia Space Diary has launched!
  • Scripto: the distraction-free writing tool

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    Writers: rescue your focus from online distractions
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    Want to turn your Pi into a hi-fi? Find out which DAC will suit you best

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