opensource.com Linux Foundation security badge, Raspberry Pi success, White House tool, and more opensource.com In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at the Linux Foundation's new security badge program, Raspberry Pi success, a new tool from the White House administration, and more open source news!
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CrunchWeek: Raspberry PI , Microsoft Buys Sunrise, And Drunk Drones TechCrunch Raspberry Pi 2, Microsoft Buys Sunrise & Drunk Drone Flies Into White House.
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Raspberry Pi – the dawn of a new electronic age? The Hindu Disclosing these details at a two-day workshop at MNR Engineering College here on Friday, Arun Dadwa, a trainer from White Matter Company, who also trains students at IITs on robotic technology, said Raspberry Pi would change the world for better as … and more
Yesterday, GitHub announced a new initiative to help students, teachers and schools use GitHub for collaboration and sharing to provide a better learning experience for all: GitHub Education .
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Github goes to school
You may have heard rumours about something we’re calling Pi NoIR ( Pi , no i nfra r ed) – it’s been a very badly kept secret. Some months ago we featured some work that was being done at Reading Hackspace , where members were removing the infrared filter to use the camera to sense infrared signals, and for low-light work, especially with wildlife.
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Infrared camera – you asked us, so we’re making them!
Back when we moved into our offices, I tweeted about the fact that we were all feeling itchy, snappish and antsy (like some dwarves who didn’t make the Snow White cut), because we weren’t able to make proper coffee in the office. Things were so bad, we had resorted to instant.
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Not that sort of Java
Conservation, hackspaces and Raspberry Pis. And sharks.
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Long term, deep water, satellite connected ocean monitoring system
Here’s a somewhat creepy mirror with a disembodied (French) voice, which recognises the person looking into it and responds accordingly. This lovely hack from Pierre Raufast is the sort of OpenCV application that we hope to see much more of when the camera board goes up for sale (and the Pi camera would be a great solution here, with a much higher framerate). Snow White’s Mum has nothing on Pierre
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Raspberry Pi Magic Mirror