Issue #212 - Planespotting
Hello, friends from all over!
This week in the Raspberry Pi community has been all about detecting transport events, and also dramatic weather and tectonic events. Generally speaking, if you want to use your Pi to track something or notify you of something that’s happening in the real world, there’s a solid chance you should keep reading.
There’s also a great article from the GitHub blog about using open tools in the university classroom to support students and gain insight into their work. It includes links to educational resources at this level from us and others.
And, of course, there are projects covering every interest from music to brewing to a cute little hexapod robot. Well, I thought it was cute.
I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and an excellent week. See you next time!
Helen
News
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Raspberry Shake 4D Kickstarter
(kickstarter.com) For detecting earthquakes and more, this crowdfunder was quick to hit target
Projects
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The SwitchBerry
(youtube.com) A mobile PC gaming device -
How to Build a Hexapod Walker Robot
(diyhacking.com) With both auto and manual control -
A homebrew Pi kit for home brewing
(raspberrypi.org) Homebrew home brew anyone? -
NYC Train Sign
(raspberrypi.org) Real-time train tracking in New York City -
Plane Spotting with Pi and Amazon Alexa
(raspberrypi.org) Who is flying over your house? -
A Compact Home-Made Raspberry Pi Tablet
(stefanv.com) Neat, shiny 7-inch Pi tablet -
Ultrasonic Pi-ano
(raspberrypi.org) Like having eight theremins, only better -
Raspberry Pi lightning detection station
(hexaly.se) Detect strikes and tweet storm info -
A Sudoku Solver's Robot
(hackster.io) Solves and fills a printed sudoku grid, to save you the trouble -
Raspberry Pi-Powered Candy Dispenser
(hackster.io) Push a button or send a tweet to dispense sweet treats
Articles
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Chevron engineers help make coding fun at Richmond High
(richmondstandard.com)
Two Chevron engineers, some Raspberry Pis and a whole lot of fun -
Raspberry Pi Certified Educators Shine at ISTE 2017
(raspberrypi.org)
Brighter than the Texan sun -
Learn by doing at Cal Poly with GitHub and Raspberry Pi
(github.com)
Prof Chris Lupo shares his workflow
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