Friday 12 August 2016

Issue #165 - Sky

Hello from Pi Towers!

This week, we continued to prove that the sky is no longer the limit, starting off with Skycademy 2016 (where Dan Fisher finally tells the tale of the time we were locked inside a military rifle range), continuing with the launch of the Sense HAT Emulator, and finishing with the Astro Pi 2015 Science results.

We’ve also seen some wonderful community projects, including the charming Lego step sequencer, Jim Roberts’ ASL tutorials, and Carrie Anne’s questionable Pi Towers Maker Day Whoo-Pi Cushion (I apologise in advance).

And don’t forget that there’s still time to enter the Internet of Voice Challenge with Raspberry Pi, Amazon, and hackster.io.

Have a great week,

Peace,

Alex

News

Skycademy 2016
(raspberrypi.org) Skycademy 2016 launches with soaring success
Sense HAT Emulator Launch
(raspberrypi.org) Code the Sense HAT from your browser
Astro Pi Science Results Are In
(raspberrypi.org) A round up of the Astro Pi science results
Pi 3 Booting: Part Two
(raspberrypi.org) The Ethernet boot beta explained

Build the Mini NES
(youtube.com) DaftMike starts a series of tutorials for his Mini NES
Build an ADS-B Receiver
(pcworld.com) Track planes with a Pi and smart device
The Whoo-Pi Cushion
(youtu.be) Live from Pi Towers introduces its newest creation... *parp*
Make a Budget 360 Camera
(youtube.com) Build your own 360 camera on the cheap
Brad's Space Frame
(bradsblahblog.com) Watch Earth from the ISS
Pi Zero VPN
(adamantine.me) Turn your Zero into a dedicated VPN

Musical Step Sequencer
(vimeo.com)
modulogeek creates beautifully simplistic music
Raspberry Pi Product Display
(raspberrypi.org)
One company uses Pi to sell the Pi
ASL Raspberry Pi Tutorials
(youtube.com)
Wonderful, signed Raspberry Pi tutorials
Helping Karamoon
(gofundme.com)
Matthew is the fighting force of the Japanese Pi Community
Backpack Time-Lapse Camera
(manoj.ninja)
Fit a camera into a bag strap for time-lapse photography
Pi sub-editor Laura Clay reads her fiction at the Edinburgh Book Festival
(audioboom.com)
Go if you like kelpies
Quality Control with a Pi
(youtube.com)
Quality control on a production line
WorldPay Hackathon
(recantha.co.uk)
WorldPay incorporate the Pi into their September Hackathon