Monthly Archives: August 2012

Which is better: Arduino or Raspberry Pi? There’s only one way to find out…

Posted on August 27, 2012 by blogmywiki

…join them together! But seriously, they are very different things for very different purposes, and it’s a bit sad that some hard-core Arduino fans hate the Raspberry Pi (though perhaps understandable). The Arduino is a relatively expensive (for its processing … Continue reading →

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The Porthcurno Museum of Submarine Telegraphy

Posted on August 25, 2012 by blogmywiki

My favourite museum in the whole wide world has to be the Porthcurno Museum of Submarine Telegraphy in Cornwall. Porthcurno has a fascinating history – undersea telegraph cables joined Victorian Britain to the Empire and beyond, coming up on the … Continue reading →

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Prof Unwin talks about the Type B Desk

Posted on August 10, 2012 by blogmywiki

I probably should have uploaded this (and a load of other ancient Bush House audio treasure I forgot I had) when all the Bush nostalgia was in full flow a few weeks ago. But I didn’t. This is Stanley Unwin, … Continue reading →

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