I realised it’s been a while since I played with anything new technically, and since observability is currently one of the hot topics in the IT industry it seemed only fitting to investigate sending and displaying metrics. Time is short & precious, so rather than setting something dedicated up, I Continue Reading
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Viking Long Boat Building
For her school homework, Rosie decorated and built her own Viking Longboat. The finished boat… But will it float… …not for long!
Brownies Badge: Inventing
Get Inspired For her inventing badge Rose has been researching into female inventors by searching online. She was interested in a famous actress named Hedy Lamarr, who as well as acting had a hobby of inventing things. Her most famous invention was an extraordinary new communication system used with the Continue Reading
Brownies Badge: Local History
LandmarksRosie likes visiting the Carillon tower in Queens Park, Loughborough. She took the opportunity to do some research into its history and why it was there. A fun fact about the Carillon Tower is that it has 47 separate bells, all of which were cast at the John Taylor Bell Continue Reading
Brownies: Space Badge
Constellations Rose went out on a clear night and found the plough and north star using an app on a phone. She also found Perseus and Capricornus constellations as well as the planet Jupiter. Sunspots We made a sunspot viewer out of an old cardboard box, tin foil and some Continue Reading
Brownies: Archeology Badge
Dig it up Rose found 3 objects.. Pocket watch Gemstones Magnifying eyeglass She invented a character called Professor Dave, who is an archaeologist and wrote about him. Future Finds Rose went for a walk around the local area and thought these things might last. Houses Cutlery Vehicles Lampposts Metal handle Continue Reading
Slowergram: Zero 2 W
Do you notice anything different when browsing this blog, maybe the boost in performance? Well that’s down to the underlying hardware hosting Slowergram being upgraded to a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, from the original Zero. Unfortunately, the upgrade wasn’t as smooth as planned. I had assumed I could simply Continue Reading
Brownies: Aviation Badge
What Flies? Rose has thought of 40 things that can fly: Fly Far Rose made a paper aeroplane and measured how far it went (in footsteps). She then adjusted the design to see if she could make it fly futher… Fly HighRose (with help from Daddy) built a rocket from Continue Reading
Happy #808Day
Made with 808 samples using Roland Zenbeats
Adding smarts to appliances with #homeassistant
Now I love a good gadget, but I need it to justify itself and its cost. As the IoT rage continues the next items to become smart are general home appliances, such as the Bosch Home Connect range. Personally I can’t justify replacing my existing perfectly working white goods just Continue Reading