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So as part of the Raspberry Jam show & tell item, I've decided to go ahead and make a photo booth. I'm not the first one using the pi camera and python to create one, but never the less, it is a fun learning experience. The process is documented using pictures. The code is also available on github.com at https://github.com/varunmehta/photobooth Components in use; Raspberry Pi 3  Pi Camera v1 Pi Touch Display  Big Red Button

After an awesome weekend for Maker's Day at the Glen Rock Library. A lot of people wanted to join a Raspberry Pi club. Makers Day at the Library 2017 from Glen Rock TV on Vimeo . Those interested to join the Raspberry Jam - Fill this form out! https://goo.gl/forms/tJOXJK7h6LFRFWYf2 For those want to know what a Raspberry Pi is; What is a Raspberry Pi? from Raspberry Pi Foundation on Vimeo .

I've split the plans for 2 types of runners. Pick the one which suits your profile the best. There are markers on paces to run at, refer the Jack Daniel's Pace calculator to insert paces as suitable for your plan, and target times. Do not increase your mileage more than 10% a week. The plans are based off Hal Higdon's Half Marathon Plans If you are currently doing C25K, please continue with that, and then pick the First Half Marathon plan, when due. Check the number of weeks required to train and the ones you have. First Half Marathon Target Time Half Marathon How to use the Calculator Go to the Race Pace Predictor , and find your estimated race time, then take that time, and enter it in the calculator below, and follow the plan. If you have a target time in mind, then just go ahead and put that info in (STRONGLY DISCOURAGED FOR FIRST HALF MARATHON RUNNERS) . First Half Marathon Tuesday - Easy  Wednesday - Easy Thursday - Marathon  Sunday - Easy

This race time predictor is based off Peter Reigel's formula for race pace prediction. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Riegel#Race_time_prediction T2 = T1 × (D2÷D1) ^ 1.06 T1 is the time achieved for D1 T2 is the time predicted for D2 D1 is the distance over which the initial time is achieved. D2 is the distance for which the time is to be predicted. Example T1 = 9:28 minutes D1 = 1 miles D2 = 13.1 miles T2 ~= 2:24:00 (HH:mm:ss) Calculator I just whipped a quick one up in javascript, there are bunch of them available on the internet, but wanted to write one for my blog :) Distance Run: Time Taken to Run above distance (HH:mm:ss): Next Planned Race distance: Results Predicted time to finish race: Predicted pace to finish race: Jack Daniel's Calculator.

This was my second year attending QCon New York . It is an interesting conference, where market leaders & innovators come and present their ideas, implementations, challenges and what worked for them. There is always a stream of knowledge and wisdom to be gained at this conference. A could do a quick run down of the sessions I was able to attend, and what I liked, disliked, but rather I'm just going to point out some of the jewels by my experience. Talks which I attended and absolutely loved. When the presentations are made available, I would recommend a must watch! Engineering the Red Planet Dr. Anita Sengupta gave an amazing presentation on the "Curiosity Rover" landing on Mars and the 7 minutes of terror . The excitement in the room was way beyond any sci-fi finale. There were interesting questions on testing, and other details around the project. Makes you think, you are doing microservices, and others are planning missions to mars! Some links around the s

All the half marathons [HM] listed below are fairly flat and on an easy terrain. An average HM plan recommends a 12-16 week plan depending upon your fitness level & goals. You can try to get away with zero running and still complete one with a 12 week plan. If you are looking for a target race time, be ready for more commitment. Races Half Marathons identified for 2016; Newport Liberty Half Marathon - Sunday, 18th September 2016  Training starts, Sunday, 26th June 2016  Franklin Lakes Scenic Half Marathon - Sunday, 25th September 2016  Training starts, Sunday, 3rd July 2016  Princeton Half Marathon - Sunday, 6th November 2016  Training starts, Sunday, 14th August 2016  Anthem Richmond Marathon - Saturday, 12th November 2016  HM Training starts, Saturday, 20th August 2016  FM Training starts, Saturday, 9th July 2016  Big Sur Half Marathon - Sunday, 13th November 2016  Training starts, Sunday, 21st August 2016  Philly Half Marathon - Saturday, 19th

Decided to go on a month long vacation leaving the home all by itself. This was the perfect opportunity to put a home surveillance system in place. There was nothing I could do remotely if anything happened, but would not want to let go the jackasses who broke in! Hardware in use Raspberry Pi 2 (will work with 3 too!) Logitech 720p old web cam Sony PS3 Eye 480p web cam 64GB SD card for OS and data capture.  I tore the "Easy carry Ziplock" box on the sides for the cables to pass thru. It was placed near the window, and I did not want to leave the pi running naked, since I did not have a proper enclosure, put it in this box. Placed two cameras around the room, one on the lamp, which would monitor 4 entry/exit points in the house, and the other one near the porch to monitor if anyone was approaching the front door.  Steps to install MotionEye 

Interesting article to read, rather than try to summarize or hijack the article, please read it in original. http://blog.ieeesoftware.org/2016/02/why-should-software-architects-write.html