[FIXED!!!] Turn on a lamp with a gesture – Image Processing! Machine learning!
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[FIXED!!!] Turn on a lamp with a gesture – Image Processing! Machine learning!

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Source: http://makezine.com/projects/raspberry-pi-potter-wand/ Make has a write-up on wand-control with a simple reflective wand… …it *was* broken.  Fixed it. Back in January when I first read the article I was so excited to try it, I ordered a bunch of parts, downloaded the Git, and then figured out it didn’t work. Not to worry though.  A fellow named… Continue reading [FIXED!!!] Turn on a lamp with a gesture – Image Processing! Machine learning!

Create accounts on a Raspberry PI -or- sharing a pi with your siblings.
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Create accounts on a Raspberry PI -or- sharing a pi with your siblings.

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(The Penguin is the Linux Mascot) Some background… Linux was built in a time in which a computer must be shared.  They were far too expensive to have one per user.  Additionally, each of those computer users needed a mechanism in which they don’t have to worry about what others on the machine were up… Continue reading Create accounts on a Raspberry PI -or- sharing a pi with your siblings.

Creating an Amazon AWS EC2 Instance… for all your cloud compute needs.
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Creating an Amazon AWS EC2 Instance… for all your cloud compute needs.

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Amazon EC2 Step-By-Step… If you don’t already have a publicly accessible host, I recommend an Amazon EC2 instance (as opposed to a Google Cloud Host) because managing ssh keys on the Amazon host is easy, its just another linux box. So… create a micro EC2 instance like this (I’m assuming you can figure out how… Continue reading Creating an Amazon AWS EC2 Instance… for all your cloud compute needs.

Lessons on PI 6: Playing Audio on a Raspberry PI
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Lessons on PI 6: Playing Audio on a Raspberry PI

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There are lots of ways to get audio out of your little Raspberry PI.  The first, and easiest way to get started playing MP3 Files is this: omxplayer The PI Foundation Way The Raspberry PI foundation wrote up a little article to it here.  I wont repeat their advice, so if you want to just… Continue reading Lessons on PI 6: Playing Audio on a Raspberry PI

Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Wargaming Experience
Warhammer 40,000

Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Wargaming Experience

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  Image Credit: BellOfLostSouls.net Warhammer 40k is a table top game set in the year 40,000. The Imperium of Man, is beset on all sides by alien threats.  Chaos is on the verge of devouring the universe. In the game of Warhammer 40,000 you can choose to play as the defenders of humanity including the… Continue reading Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Wargaming Experience

Lessons on PI: Lesson 5 Make your PI Speak!
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Lessons on PI: Lesson 5 Make your PI Speak!

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Computers that speak… There is something magical about making a computer speak.  I remember just getting started with them and my friends and I would attempt to convince the computer to say all manner of, ahem, interesting things.  None the less.  Getting early starters in on the fun is a great way to keep them interested.… Continue reading Lessons on PI: Lesson 5 Make your PI Speak!