[carpe] 2016-05-26 Scribbles

[jep200404 at columbus.rr.com]

south face: THE SMITH BROS' HARDWARE CO.
west face: THE SMITH BROS. HARDWARE CO.

$7 100 MHz 10x probes from China

Arduino Srl unveiled a wireless-rich,
IoT oriented Arduino Primo SBC and companion Primo Core module
at the Maker Faire in San Mateo, Calif. on May 20.
http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=229709

stupidity
Dueling Arduinos Include Linux in Recent SBC Announcements
https://www.linux.com/news/dueling-arduinos-include-linux-recent-sbc-announcements

Open-spec, octa-core “NanoPi M3” SBC sells for $35
http://hackerboards.com/open-spec-octa-core-nanopi-m3-sbc-sells-for-35/

Arduino STAR Otto features STM32, multimedia, WiFi
http://hackerboards.com/arduino-star-otto-features-stm32-multimedia-wifi/

Building an Artificial Pancreas Using a Raspberry Pi
http://fossforce.com/2016/05/artificial-pancreas-raspberry-pi/

those antennae look serious
should be named for some bug
BeagleBone Green Wireless, a Raspberry Pi 3 Competitor, Ships with Built-in WiFi
http://news.softpedia.com/news/beaglebone-green-wireless-a-raspberry-pi-3-competitor-ships-with-built-in-wifi-504360.shtml

snappy's transactional updates are very interesting
Raspberry Pi-based signage stack gets Snappy
http://hackerboards.com/raspberry-pi-based-signage-stack-gets-snappy/

Getting started with Espruino, a JavaScript interpreter for microcontrollers
https://opensource.com/life/16/5/espruino

Build a Pi weather station
http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/raspberry-pi/build-a-pi-weather-station