Issue #67 — Moon

Hi all

This weekend Ben is in Spain for Python San Sebastián 2014, a new Python conference based at the University of Navarra where he gave a keynote. Ryan has been busy volunteering at both the Raspberry Pi club and Code Clubs that he runs.

Picademy #4 is coming up at the beginning of this week so Carrie Anne and the education team will be hosting a group of keen teachers at Pi Towers.

Next weekend is Oggcamp – this year hosted in Oxford.

Ben & Ryan

Picture of the week

Pictures of the moon taken by the Pi’s camera module and a the University of Sheffield’s £100 3D printed telescope

News

• VGA666 Kickstarter (kickstarter.com)
  Gert's VGA board concept has been taken to Kickstarter by PiSupply
• Updates to Minecraft Pi Documentation (raspberrypi.org)
  An improved getting started guide to using Minecraft on the Pi
• Minecraft Pi API for Python 3 (github.com)
  A new Python 3 APi for Minecraft on Raspberry Pi is in development

Projects

• Pikon and other Projects from Sheffield University (raspberrypi.org)
  A £100 3D printed Pi-powered telescope made at the University of Sheffield
• Photo Bytes (raspberrypi.org)
  3D printed camera trap triggered by the presence of animals
• The Balancing Act of the One-eyed Robot (paolonegrini.wordpress.com)
  A two wheeled self-balancing robot
• Pi Bank (pi.gate.ac.uk)
  Pi kits available for loan to Sheffield schools
• Pythons and Resistors (raspberrypi.org)
  The board game 'snakes and ladders' done Pi style with GPIO by Les Pounder

Articles & more

• Computer the size of a credit card will draw hundreds (cachevalleydaily.com)
  A new Raspberry Jam Ben helped set up at Utah State University
• World Maker Faire New York Report (raspberrypi.org)
  Clive Beale reports back from Maker Faire in New York
• Raspberry POE (raspihub.com)
  Power-over-Ethernet powering Raspberry Pi
• Eben talks Silicon Valley, Shenzhen and Maker (mobilegeeks.com)
  An interview with Eben Upton at Taipei Raspberry Jam

Upcoming Events

• Melbourne Raspberry Jam (AU) (28 September)
• Raspberry Pint (UK) (30 September)
• Exeter Raspberry Jam (UK) (4 October)
• Egham Raspberry Jam (UK) (5 October)
• Preston Raspberry Jam (UK) (6 October)
• Croydon Raspberry Jam (UK) (25 October)
• Robot Turtle - Manchester Science Festival (UK) (28 October)

Contact & Submissions

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