Code Club 16/12/2023
The next Paignton Library code club will be on the usual first Saturday, 16/12/2023. We will carry on with what we were doing at the previous session on 2/12/2023.
I will also be helping with electronics, coding, scratch, python, html/css and hardware.
Hopefully a few new members and a few new members with the right level of expertise so we can help / support each other further.
Useful Links
Legacy Links
Next Code Club
The next code club is 6/1/2024 : 10am to 12:00
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#CodeClub,#Python,#HourOfCode,#Scratch,#Minecraft,#Themes,
#Java,#Programmng
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LibreOffice Documentation 15/12/2023
Documentation update(s)
LibreOffice 7.6 guides (Published)
Writer 7.6
Impress 7.6
Draw 7.6
Calc 7.6
LibreOffice 7.5 guides (Published)
- Draw 7.5
- Getting Started 7.5
- Writer 7.5
- Calc 7.5
- Math 7.5
- Impress 7.5
- Designing with LibreOffice
REFERENCES
1 LibreOffice
2 LibreOffice Bookshelf
2a LibreOffice Documentation
* LibreOffice shortcut keys
3 Free Software Foundation
4 Free Software Foundation Europe
5 LibreOffice Conference
7. Udemy LibreOffice Training
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#LibreOffice,#Office,#Writer,#Calc,#Base,#Impress
#Draw,#GettingStarted,#Documentation,#Libreoffice
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How to write your homework using LaTeX
This is another video on using LaTeX to write documents. Should be useful or interesting to anyone using or considering switching.
Links
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#LaTeX,#Writing,#Overleaf
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NFL 2023 week 15
NFL week 9 fixtures can be found here
Links
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#Football,#NFL,#Week15
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Chemistry glassware
Another video found on peertube, This is looking at Tapered ground glass joints | Introduction to chemistry: Glassware
This is a useful topic as it is important to be familiar with what lab equipment is used. This video covers how to join tapered glassware together, how to seal and remove correctly. What you can do if joints get stuck. It also gives a brief look at joint sizes e.g 25/40 where 25 40 is the length and 25 is the size of the largest part of the taper. The video makes it clearer.
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#Chemistry,#Laboratory,#Glassware
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Trojans Training 17/12/2023
Torbay Trojans Training
We are always looking for new players to help build the team. Experience playing football not needed. Anyone over 18 is welcome as we are an Adult team.
This is an unofficial training session, but will probably be the last of 2023.
- Date : Sunday 17th December 2023
- Time : 10am to 13:00
- Location; Foxhole Field, Bellfield Road, Paignton
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#Trojans,#Football,#Training,#TorbayTrojans,#AlwaysTrojan
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Code Club Electronics 6
Electronics 101 video. I found this on peer tube, an introduction to electronics. I am sharing here as it is appropriate for this series of posts.
More videos from this series
There does seem to be some missing on peer tube, these are the 4 I can find. If I find more, I will update the list & post.
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#CodeClub,#Electronics,#Introduction,#Peertube
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Raspberry Pi Xmas tree
I was sent a Raspberry Pi xmas tree module last year and have just got round to setting it up. Results with some example code (below) seem pretty good. Most of the LEDs work.
from gpiozero import LEDBoard
from gpiozero.tools import random_values
from signal import pause
tree = LEDBoard(*range(2,28),pwm=True)
for led in tree:
led.source_delay = 0.1
led.source = random_values()
pause()
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#RasberryPi,#Python,#Code,#ChristmasTree,
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STEM Write up 9/12/2023
We had a good mix of things happening today. We had a few demos of various projects. In all, it was a busy event, attended by about 5–7 people.
Vance brought along a large LED display, this is pictured below.
Helen has now also built up the spider bot kit we had donated some time ago. This is now fully working nicely
We also had the line following robot, this, is now built up and working.
We also had a demonstration of an IP Webcam.
We are going to try and make more use of the Lego WeDo. This is one of the models from the Kit the library was given, before lock down. This was going to be used as part of an interschool contest.
We are also trying to build more cars, similar to the one that has been built by one of the younger attendees, so we want to make an improved version. We just need to figure out what parts we need.
So, this project may be ongoing for a while. As for the laptop we tried to fix at code club, we can't do much more, so we are going to send back. We had a go, just could not get it fully apart.
We will be back in Jan 2024. The last code club for 2023 is Saturday 16th December.
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The Linux Foundation | edX
I decided to have a look at what Linux related courses were on offer from EdX, a few years ago they did a Linux 101. These courses are presented in partnership with the Linux Foundation
They now have quite a few courses on offer, which can be seen from this list
So there is are a good few courses on offer, perhaps if anyone is interested we can set up a Torbay and area study group, perhaps come along to the STEM group at Paignton Library.
It may be something we can do alongside Lecutrify learning as this could be another means of support.
Feel free to chat on IRC, I am generally on Libera.chat and IRC NOW as zleap. There is a link to the IRC NOW chat room on the Lecturify page of this blog (please see top links]
If you want to learn something else, then EDX has a full list of courses here
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