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A first for UWE

Posted on 17/01/2013 by Steve Woods

Professor Alan Winfield of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory has announced via Twitter that the library of the University of the West of England (UWE) in Bristol has installed a 3D printer that’ll be free for staff and students to use … Continue reading →

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Bristol Mini Maker Faire – more details

Posted on 16/01/2013 by Steve Woods

Some time ago, we gave very advance notice of Bristol’s first ever Mini Maker Faire (news passim). More information has now been received from the organisers, as set out below: Saturday 23rd March is the date set for Bristol’s first … Continue reading →

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Very advance notice

Posted on 21/12/2012 by Steve Woods

Via a friend connected with our mates at Bristol Hackspace, we have received very early notice indeed of a date for your diaries and calendars in 2013; there will be a Mini Maker Faire at MShed at Princes Wharf, Wapping … Continue reading →

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Bristol Dorkbot tonight

Posted on 20/11/2012 by Steve Woods

Our friends at Bristol Dorkbot will be meeting as usual for a show and tell meeting tonight (Tuesday 20th) from around 7pm in the the Watershed‘s Pervasive Media Studio (map). For those unfamiliar with the layout of the Watershed, the … Continue reading →

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Win a Raspberry Pi

Posted on 23/09/2012 by Steve Woods

Now that I’ve got your attention, there are a couple of conditions, but we’ll come to them in a while. The October to December edition of Up Our Street, the magazine of Easton and Lawrence Hill Management, features a competition … Continue reading →

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Coming soon to Hebden Bridge – Open Source Hardware Camp 2012

Posted on 23/08/2012 by Steve Woods

The delightful Yorkshire town of Hebden Bridge (think Glastonbury with Yorkshire pudding & gravy. Ed.) plays host this year to the Open Source Hardware Camp 2012 (aka #oshcamp2012) from 9.00 am on Saturday, 15th September 2012 to 4.00 pm on … Continue reading →

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Meanwhile, back in the lab

Posted on 30/07/2012 by Steve Woods

A scene from earlier this afternoon in the lab. What does one need when dealing with a recalcitrant screw in a laptop hard drive caddy? That’s right! Steady hands and a hammer! We do not recommend readers try this procedure … Continue reading →

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Monmouthpedia official launch this Saturday

Posted on 18/05/2012 by Steve Woods

World launch for Wikipedia town paves way for global roll out across local communities. Innovative collaborative project puts Monmouth on the world map and provides access to almost half a billion people. Continue reading →

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Council shells out so Hackspace can lay eggs

Posted on 14/05/2012 by Steve Woods

Connecting Bristol inform us that our friends at Bristol Hackspace will be arranging a workshop to build some Air Quality Eggs which will then be deployed around Bristol. Air Quality Eggs are low-cost environmental sensors capable of sensing NO2, CO2, … Continue reading →

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Bristol Wikimania 2013 bid fails

Posted on 23/04/2012 by Steve Woods

Bristol’s bid to host Wikimania in 2013 (news passim) has been unsuccessful.The following email was posted to the Wikimania mailing list yesterday: Dear all, It is my pleasure to announce that the jury has been able to come up with … Continue reading →

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