@markmellors.bsky.social
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In the red corner, hometown hero, you know them, you love them, it’s “Fearless” Bhuge!
And hoping to end their season before it even begins, in the blue corner, The Technical Gremlin!
It’s the match of the century, only at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 Saturday 28th February at St Michael's Centre, Bristol.
And hoping to end their season before it even begins, in the blue corner, The Technical Gremlin!
It’s the match of the century, only at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 Saturday 28th February at St Michael's Centre, Bristol.
January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
In the red corner, hometown hero, you know them, you love them, it’s “Fearless” Bhuge!
And hoping to end their season before it even begins, in the blue corner, The Technical Gremlin!
It’s the match of the century, only at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 Saturday 28th February at St Michael's Centre, Bristol.
And hoping to end their season before it even begins, in the blue corner, The Technical Gremlin!
It’s the match of the century, only at BBB Beetle Brawl 2026 Saturday 28th February at St Michael's Centre, Bristol.
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#RaspberryPi #Pi #rpi
are you UK based and up for a raspberry pi challenge have a look at hacky racers (website link hackyracers.co.uk/robotic-raci... )
a robotic vehicle challenge on a rough grass field,
Robots ? autonomous or remotely controlled ? race around an outdoor circuit,
looks fun
are you UK based and up for a raspberry pi challenge have a look at hacky racers (website link hackyracers.co.uk/robotic-raci... )
a robotic vehicle challenge on a rough grass field,
Robots ? autonomous or remotely controlled ? race around an outdoor circuit,
looks fun
Robotic Racing Series – Hacky Racers
hackyracers.co.uk
January 4, 2026 at 3:30 PM
#RaspberryPi #Pi #rpi
are you UK based and up for a raspberry pi challenge have a look at hacky racers (website link hackyracers.co.uk/robotic-raci... )
a robotic vehicle challenge on a rough grass field,
Robots ? autonomous or remotely controlled ? race around an outdoor circuit,
looks fun
are you UK based and up for a raspberry pi challenge have a look at hacky racers (website link hackyracers.co.uk/robotic-raci... )
a robotic vehicle challenge on a rough grass field,
Robots ? autonomous or remotely controlled ? race around an outdoor circuit,
looks fun
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Date for the New Year, there's going to be a CamJam celebrating Raspberry Pi 14th birthday in Cambridge, UK hosted by Makespace, the community's workshop. Tickets will be released on Friday.
mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...
mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...
Raspberry Pi Birthday CamJam - 28th February 2026
mailchi.mp
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Date for the New Year, there's going to be a CamJam celebrating Raspberry Pi 14th birthday in Cambridge, UK hosted by Makespace, the community's workshop. Tickets will be released on Friday.
mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...
mailchi.mp/9d1d55c5214f...
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#TIL silver balls on cake are not technically food according to the FDA. The idea is they sell them and you remove them before use. Implausible, but then again. Worst case scenario if you eat a fuckton and turn blue, so maybe it's not a priority issue. www.huffpost.com/entry/silver...
Here's What'll Happen If You Eat Those Little Silver Balls On Christmas Cookies
Rumors have been flying for a century that they're poisonous.
www.huffpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
#TIL silver balls on cake are not technically food according to the FDA. The idea is they sell them and you remove them before use. Implausible, but then again. Worst case scenario if you eat a fuckton and turn blue, so maybe it's not a priority issue. www.huffpost.com/entry/silver...
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My #RaspberryPi project - the PsionPi. A Pi 4 is underneath the screen. Then, I have a 3S Waveshare UPS giving power to the whole thing, over which is a #Psion 5 keyboard. A small adapter board converts the keyboard signal to USB. 2 3D printed halves of the case are held together with M2.5 screws.
December 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My #RaspberryPi project - the PsionPi. A Pi 4 is underneath the screen. Then, I have a 3S Waveshare UPS giving power to the whole thing, over which is a #Psion 5 keyboard. A small adapter board converts the keyboard signal to USB. 2 3D printed halves of the case are held together with M2.5 screws.
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A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
We create vector graphics of model organisms and emerging biological research organisms to enhance our publications. We’re sharing these editable graphics under a CC0 license for other scientists to...
doi.org
December 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A free, open-access library of high-quality organism illustrations for science communication
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I made a thing! It is cloisonné enamel coaster. Took about 3 hrs. Thanks to Be-RAS Creatives Art Cafe, Melbourne. Loved it.
December 26, 2025 at 3:52 AM
I made a thing! It is cloisonné enamel coaster. Took about 3 hrs. Thanks to Be-RAS Creatives Art Cafe, Melbourne. Loved it.
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It is finished, and I love it! Word Clock kit from GurgleApps.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
It is finished, and I love it! Word Clock kit from GurgleApps.com
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Date for your diaries - Lancaster, UK Wed 25 March 2026 - free to attend, registration required.
Hear me talk about my soon to be published book 'Up - A scientist's guide to the magic above us'
www.lancaster.ac.uk/scc/about-us...
Hear me talk about my soon to be published book 'Up - A scientist's guide to the magic above us'
www.lancaster.ac.uk/scc/about-us...
Looking Up: Stories, Science, and Surprises with Dr Lucy Rogers MBE, Wednesday 25 March, 7:00pm - Lancaster University
Join us for an engaging 75-minute session with Dr Lucy Rogers MBE, whose career blends hands-on engineering, inventive making, and a gift for turning complex ideas into clear, compelling stories.
www.lancaster.ac.uk
December 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Date for your diaries - Lancaster, UK Wed 25 March 2026 - free to attend, registration required.
Hear me talk about my soon to be published book 'Up - A scientist's guide to the magic above us'
www.lancaster.ac.uk/scc/about-us...
Hear me talk about my soon to be published book 'Up - A scientist's guide to the magic above us'
www.lancaster.ac.uk/scc/about-us...
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We hear news that there is a new Make/Hackspace starting up in March, Cambridgeshire associated with the folks at REMO remo.org.uk If you are looking for a Hackspace in the North of Cambridgeshire you may have a new place to check out...
#HackSpace #Makespace #Cambridgeshire #IsleOfEly
#HackSpace #Makespace #Cambridgeshire #IsleOfEly
REMO
remo.org.uk
November 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
We hear news that there is a new Make/Hackspace starting up in March, Cambridgeshire associated with the folks at REMO remo.org.uk If you are looking for a Hackspace in the North of Cambridgeshire you may have a new place to check out...
#HackSpace #Makespace #Cambridgeshire #IsleOfEly
#HackSpace #Makespace #Cambridgeshire #IsleOfEly
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A silly idea that turned out well! Most flex PCBs are cut by laser, not milled, so you can make perforations by adding incomplete edge cuts. These disks are for cleanly joining LED strips at different angles and different radii, and they break apart with just my fingers, no other tools.
![The same flex PCB with one quarter of it torn out and turned into three curved connector pieces of different radii. The remaining board has a silkscreen that says "Do it [...] coward" in Jokerman font.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:a66hnhcr6waofv7umsqr6263/bafkreib5dpc6dkvga4rtzlqssc7spmnyvdo255ps2ri5ol3n3te5qpfnqa@jpeg)
September 8, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A silly idea that turned out well! Most flex PCBs are cut by laser, not milled, so you can make perforations by adding incomplete edge cuts. These disks are for cleanly joining LED strips at different angles and different radii, and they break apart with just my fingers, no other tools.
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a really neat way to couple sheet metal to a motor shaft. I leaned this from photocopier teardowns.
November 7, 2025 at 5:06 AM
a really neat way to couple sheet metal to a motor shaft. I leaned this from photocopier teardowns.
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2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/2480... At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
October 30, 2025 at 1:11 PM
2nd edition of our The AI Shift newsletter is out. The question today: could AI be making us LESS productive? @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.ft.com/content/2480... At the individual level, it's clear we're not reliable witnesses on this Q. At an organisational level, it gets even more interesting...
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I will be at Assemble, Darby on Saturday, showing off the @pimoroni.com Giant Unicorn hat and other projects.
#GiganticUnicorn
#GiganticUnicorn
October 19, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I will be at Assemble, Darby on Saturday, showing off the @pimoroni.com Giant Unicorn hat and other projects.
#GiganticUnicorn
#GiganticUnicorn
I'm at @bristolbotbuilders.com Champs today, supporting @pinski1.bsky.social and his new robot Fig Roll
October 18, 2025 at 8:42 AM
I'm at @bristolbotbuilders.com Champs today, supporting @pinski1.bsky.social and his new robot Fig Roll
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Good Maker event in Derby, I will hopefully be showing off my Giant Unicorn hat there in October.
derbymuseums.org/assemble/
derbymuseums.org/assemble/
Assemble: Derby’s Making Festival - Derby Museums
This years Assemble will be held on October 25th 2025! If you are a maker and would like to get involved please fill out the form here. Meet the makers and discover what you can make! Produced by Der...
derbymuseums.org
July 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Good Maker event in Derby, I will hopefully be showing off my Giant Unicorn hat there in October.
derbymuseums.org/assemble/
derbymuseums.org/assemble/
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Happy 20th anniversary to the wrong header spacing in the Uno form-factor, btw.
October 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Happy 20th anniversary to the wrong header spacing in the Uno form-factor, btw.
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In other news, it fukken WORKS and I've successfully made a tiny stained glass window for my beetle's abdomen. 😍
September 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
In other news, it fukken WORKS and I've successfully made a tiny stained glass window for my beetle's abdomen. 😍
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Hey Derek @extelec.bsky.social seen this? A steam powered Van der Graaf generator
September 27, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Hey Derek @extelec.bsky.social seen this? A steam powered Van der Graaf generator
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I do love a Makerfaire
September 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I do love a Makerfaire
I'm in Somerset today for Hacky Racers at Scrumpy Cup. Nice to see a mix of new racers and old timers.
September 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I'm in Somerset today for Hacky Racers at Scrumpy Cup. Nice to see a mix of new racers and old timers.
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I'm volunteering at Hitchin's first Soapbox Derby today. Some great racers and an excellent turnout.
September 21, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I'm volunteering at Hitchin's first Soapbox Derby today. Some great racers and an excellent turnout.
I'm volunteering at Hitchin's first Soapbox Derby today. Some great racers and an excellent turnout.
September 21, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm volunteering at Hitchin's first Soapbox Derby today. Some great racers and an excellent turnout.
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August 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM