Scratch is a very easy to use and learn language designed by the MIT Media Lab mainly intended to introduce programming to children aged 7-16. I can be fun to older people as well. Scratch is a visual programming language. It can be accessed as a free desktop and online multimedia authoring tool that can →
This article is to provide step by step instructions for making Raspberry Pi as a webcam server where we can live stream video over a local network using python scripts and some required packages. A software package used in this tutorial is Motion which is an open source software with a number of configuration options →
Leap days come but once in a blue moon (or less), and though it’s not an actual holiday (yet), let’s celebrate with some electronics-related fun.Leap day fun stuff has material to help celebration. →
New figures for the economy’s performance in 2015, showed that it managed to avoid a fourth consecutive year of declining economic activity. Even so, it was very lacklustre growth and the longer picture remains pretty bleak. Finland’s disappointing performance has also shown up in the unemployment figures. In 2014 Mr Stubb, who was the prime →
In an article for TechInsider last year, Rebecca Harrington noted that the world would only need a land surface area about the size of Spain in order to meet global electricity demand in 2030, based on solar panels with a 20 percent efficiency level. How accurate is this and what does the future look like →
Yes, we know – YouTube is mostly about funny videos and beauty bloggers but don’t rush to close this page yet! There are a lot of smart, educational and interesting channels to learn new things, remind you of topics you studied previously and inspire you to achieve great things in life! http://interestingengineering.com/10-best-engineering-youtube-channels/ Posted from WordPress →
Change isn’t a bad thing – kick a few bad American habits http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/02/five-bad-american-habits-i-kicked-in-finland/385140/?utm_source=SFFB 1. I don’t fear awkward silences. 2. I don’t say things I don’t mean. 3. I don’t leave food on my plate. 4. I don’t take coffee to go. 5. I don’t feel uncomfortable in my own skin. Posted from WordPress for →
Fossil fuel companies are benefitting from global subsidies of $5.3tn (£3.4tn) a year, equivalent to $10m a minute every day, according to a startling new estimate by the International Monetary Fund. The IMF calls the revelation “shocking” and says the figure is an “extremely robust” estimate of the true cost of fossil fuels. The $5.3tn →
Following on from last year’s historic climate change deal, in which 195 nations promised to mitigate man-made greenhouse gas emissions, France has demonstrated that it is beginning to pull its weight. The French government has just announced that it will pave 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) of road with durable, photovoltaic panels, which will provide solar energy →
How do I explain to non-programmers how complex, time-consuming, and error-prone software development is? A classic teaching tool for this is the “make me a peanut butter and jelly sandwich” demo. https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-explain-to-non-programmers-how-complex-time-consuming-and-error-prone-software-development-is/answer/Paul-Bissex-1?srid=uBvo&share=7a731e2b Posted from WordPress for Android →