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Get well soon, Les.

07.03.2026 21:18 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#Camjam

01.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick correction, it is Makespace that is relocating not CamJam.

01.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Billy added about 7 years holding his first laser cut project, a small castle made out of MDF

Billy added about 7 years holding his first laser cut project, a small castle made out of MDF

Billy sitting at a whiteboard designing his castle to be laser cut

Billy sitting at a whiteboard designing his castle to be laser cut

Billy finished design of a castle

Billy finished design of a castle

The kids are great, very positive that they were there sharing/showing off their projects. My Bill blames his exposure STEM/STEAM events and the maker movement to his choice of a mechanical engineering course. πŸ˜‚

01.03.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who helped/attended yesterday at CamJam hosted at Makespace. It was a great day and sadly be the last time CamJam will be held in this location as CamJam will be relocating in the near future.

01.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Kaiser Chiefs were amazing, full of energy! Great set, every track from the first alarm played, and all the followed! Visuals were great.

27.02.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I should be at Cambridge's Makespace getting ready for Cam Jam however I at a gig waiting to see the Kaiser Chiefs 😁, their support band the Corella were good.
#CamJam

27.02.2026 21:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

For the day walkers :-)

25.02.2026 07:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Been playing with my @pimoroni.com Blinky 2350, this time ported a version of Conway's Game of Life. :-) #BadgeLife

25.02.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Badgeware - Pimoroni

It's made by @pimoroni.com and is the Blinky, a badge with a matrix of a lot of leds

shop.pimoroni.com/collections/...

24.02.2026 18:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

But I was able to create exactly what was in my mind 😎

23.02.2026 20:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Too many questions!

23.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wrote an app for the @pimoroni.com Blinky 2350, it basically uses pirate example code, the menu image is my own work. :-) #BadgeLife

23.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Parent tech support again, the normal complaint about it being too slow and nagging about not enough memory. login in from home and found about 5 Edge windows open and at lest 60+ tags, most them Facebook games! Wonder what the problem could be πŸ€”

22.02.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a bunch of colorful balloons on the floor with gifsboom.net in the corner ALT: a bunch of colorful balloons on the floor with gifsboom.net in the corner

Sadly no unless a balloon sculpture van has an accident on Silver street or Mill lane ;-)

22.02.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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homer simpson is looking at a picture of a rabbit ALT: homer simpson is looking at a picture of a rabbit

CamJam is sold out!

21.02.2026 21:40 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate frosting is on a wooden cutting board ALT: a chocolate cake with raspberries and chocolate frosting is on a wooden cutting board

This time next week, CamJam will done & dusted. Hopefully be in the pub, having a burger :-)
Big thanks to @recantha.bsky.social for his support with words.
random raspberry cake for your enjoyment

21.02.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eurovision 2026: Electronic artist and YouTuber Look Mum No Computer to represent UK in Vienna The synth artist and Eurovision fan says he finds it

This is a surprise! Look mum no computer is this year's UK Eurovision entry. An interesting and inspiring choice!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

17.02.2026 10:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

One possible location is near the railway station on the opposite side of the tracks, plenty of parking close by and we will even have some of our own. :-)

16.02.2026 11:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You will be happy to know that it will be the last time it will be held at Makespace's current location, we have to vacate the premises by the 1st June.
Hopefully we will have secured a new location soon.

16.02.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unplugged Tots β€” Raspberry Pi Official Magazine Prepare children to be the problem-solvers, inventors, engineers, scientists, and technologists of tomorrow by equipping them with the foundational skills they’ll need, today. Through accessible, fun,...

The fabulous Unplugged Tots will be there. introducing computational thinking skills to children as young as 2Β½ via play.
magazine.raspberrypi.com/books/unplug...

16.02.2026 09:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Less than two weeks to CamJam hosted at Cambridge's Makespace, been catching up on some admin today. Tickets are going fast. We have interesting talks including one by Eben Upton. Over 15 'Show & Tell' including some by younger community members :-) camjam.me

15.02.2026 20:20 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

HP colour laser, dropped inkjets years ago, every time wanted to print something the heads would be blocked

14.02.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, and swearing at it! The first worked and the 2nd made me feel better :-) but did not work.

14.02.2026 18:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner . ALT: a black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner .

The deep joy of fighting a printer and windows!

14.02.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nice picture of a naughty cat :-)

13.02.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Left my Colour picker running in Makespace, Cambridge on display with the Giant Unicorn Hat and other projects. It feels great when people interact with your projects :-)

31.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Hackster.io - The community dedicated to learning hardware. Hackster is a community dedicated to learning hardware, from beginner to pro. Share your projects and learn from other developers. Come build awesome hardware!

Michael Horne's Raspberry Pi-Powered Portable Cyberdeck Boasts a Classic Psion Series 5 Keyboard - Hackster.io share.google/L59mcKNVKB5C...

See it at CamJam!

12.01.2026 19:26 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was originally sent out in December. :-)

05.01.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Raspberry Pi Birthday CamJam - 28th February 2026

Date for the New Year, there's going to be a CamJam celebrating Raspberry Pi 14th birthday in Cambridge, UK hosted by Makespace, the community's workshop. Tickets will be released on Friday.
mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...

04.01.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0