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Unplugged Tots โ€” 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 theyโ€™ll need, today. Through accessible, fun,...

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

16.02.2026 09:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nice picture of a naughty cat :-)

13.02.2026 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was originally sent out in December. :-)

05.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“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 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

SD cards are not affected by magnets.

03.01.2026 22:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you super glue paper to the edges or add magnets?

03.01.2026 15:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have a love/hate relationship with 3D printing. This is one of the things I love about it, was able to design and print new wall mounts for this coat stand. Saved it from being thrown away :-)

02.01.2026 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Close up of a white and black cat on a yellow blanket asleep with black patch on his head and ear

Close up of a white and black cat on a yellow blanket asleep with black patch on his head and ear

Same black and cat laying on a yellow blanket

Same black and cat laying on a yellow blanket

Oh to be a spoiled cat.

29.12.2025 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes good one so far, anyday a good day when you are wearing dinosaur socks!

25.12.2025 18:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone.
Jasper the Christmas Cat, lit by @pimoroni.com Plasma and old school Unicorn hat :-)

25.12.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh the joys of parking in Cambridge :-)

18.12.2025 22:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
GitHub - Corteil/gu-multiverse: USB Serial framebuffer for Galactic Unicorn USB Serial framebuffer for Galactic Unicorn. Contribute to Corteil/gu-multiverse development by creating an account on GitHub.

No, to display an image you send it a frame over USB with a python library written by @gadgetoid.com I added a new display type for the Interstate75. You can find my version here, currently the X axis is reversed. github.com/Corteil/gu-m...

18.12.2025 21:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have just created a 64 x 64 pixel USB C display, the HIB75 driver is a @pimoroni.com Interstate75 2350 W.
I added an additional display type to @gadgetoid.com Galactic Unicorn: Multiverse library. Pygame is rendering the frame buffer being passed to the Matrix

18.12.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also works with 2040 Plasma :-)

18.11.2025 08:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have converted the @pimoroni.com Python Unicorn hat library to MicroPython for the Pimoroni Plasma 2540 W using Pirate MicroPython, almost 100% compatibility. You can find my efforts here.

github.com/Corteil/Plas...

17.11.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Running the cross.py example without any changes to the code :-)

16.11.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have been able to run some of the original examples where they don't rely on non MircoPython features/libraries without modification of the code apart from pointing at the new library.

16.11.2025 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Pimoroni Unicorn Hat and Plasma 2350W, the centre LEDs at Red, with yellow at each corner

Pimoroni Unicorn Hat and Plasma 2350W, the centre LEDs at Red, with yellow at each corner

Spent most of the weekend converting the orgrial @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat Python library to work on MicroPython & the Pirates Plasma board. Their Plasma library does not have a brightness function & the LEDs are updated in real time not when required, both abilities have been restored.

16.11.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Black and white cat asleep on no.1 slave's lap with exposed belly

Black and white cat asleep on no.1 slave's lap with exposed belly

It's a trap!

08.11.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I have just finished making a badge for Potton Pi & Pints from an old School @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat, the brains ๐ŸงŸ is a Raspberry Pi PicoW. The Pico is hosting a web site to select the current pattern display and brightness of the LEDs. Always forget how bright an Unicorn hat is when unleashed! ๐Ÿ˜Ž

30.10.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yes, it's now my box. Move on!

26.10.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At Assemble :-)

25.10.2025 12:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Self portrait in 64 x 64 pixels displayed on my Giant Unicorn.

25.10.2025 12:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally tidying up the bird's nest of cables and floating PCBs before Assemble Darby tomorrow, the Colour Pixel Picker is hardware complete, just need to finish the software ๐Ÿ˜‚
Part of my #GiganticUnicorn project.

24.10.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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