Issue #35 — Africa

Hello all

Last weekend Ben and Ryan attended the Cambridge Jam, where some great Pi projects from all age groups were demonstrated – including 14 year old Jayme’s Porta Pi, a group of kids with their Python picamera app with PyGame, Aber Uni’s Pi sailboat and PiBorg’s huge Pi powered tank! Also talks such as Craig’s on Minecraft, and workshops such as Carrie Anne’s on Sonic Pi.

Also today is a very special day for all Pi geeks – it’s Pimoroni’s online shop’s first birthday.

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

Young people programming in Scratch on a Raspberry Pi at the Co-creation Hub in Nigeria

News

• Q&A with Gordon Hollingworth (raspberrypi.org)
  The Raspberry Pi Guy interviews Gordon Hollingworth on Pi developments
• More on Raspberry Pi in Africa (raspberrypi.org)
  Robotics and coding with Raspberry Pi at Kids' Hacker Camp in Nigeria
• MagPi Volume 2 Binder (kickstarter.com)
  The MagPi are running a two week kickstarter for the Volume 2 binder
• Another Scratch Alpha (raspberrypi.org)
  A new version of Tim Rowledge's Squeak Scratch for developers to try
• Code Club Pro (raspberrypi.org)
  Code Club launches a training programme to support primary school teachers

Projects

• DIY Raspberry Pi Cluster (likemagicappears.com)
  Construction of a 40-node computing cluster based on the Raspberry Pi
• Portable XBMC Lunch Box (instructables.com)
  Turning a Star Wars lunch box in to a portable XBMC centre
• Raspberry Pi Garage Door Opener (learn.adafruit.com)
  How to open and close your garage door over the internet

Articles & more

• Github Goes to School (raspberrypi.org)
  Ben talks about Git & GitHub use at Pi Towers, and their use in education
• Oracle MOOC for Java (goo.gl)
  Oracle have released an online course for using Java on the Raspberry Pi
• Meta Education (bluefinsolutions.com)
  DJ Adams on "teaching the teachers" with Raspberry Pi
• Programming Python Pictures with PyGame (youtube.com)
  Carrie Anne's latest episode of Geek Gurl Diaries
• Feb Cam Jam: The Big Write-Up (camjam.me)
  Michael Horne's write-up of last weekend's Cambridge Raspberry Jam
• MoPi Stretch Goals (kickstarter.com)
  Hamish's Mobile Pi Power kickstarter announced stretch goals

Upcoming Events

• Manchester Raspberry Jam XVIII (15 February)
• Raspberry Jam Silicon Valley (15 February)
• Oxford Raspberry Jam (18 February)
• Raspberry Jamboree (Manchester) (27 - 28 February)
• Raspberry Jamboree Hack Day (Edge Hill) (1 March)
• Southend-on-Sea Linux User Group Jam (1 March)
• PiCymru - Swansea Raspberry Jam (8 March)
• 1st Peterborough Raspberry Jam (15 March)
• Linux User Raspberry Jam (Poole) (5 April)

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