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Built a demo using Scratch 3, programming for children, for our code club. Children can now link coding, graphical design and electronics. Ideal for teachers to teach skills for the future. #codeclub #microbit #EV3 youtu.be/fqgsGnQ1qd4

eHealthcare offers major opportunities for healthcare provision and reducing NHS costs. Unfortunately it also has a huge risk of creating a 2 tier healthcare service were private companies cherry pick the most privileged. @LizSavagelabour @BirkdaleLabour

What's missing are safeguards defined in a similar way to the Northern Ireland Protocol which defines policies and principles to be applied and objectives that must be reached. These need to cover jobs, human rights & labour's 6 principles @LizSavagelabour

Scanned the BREXIT Agreement and focused on key issues. It documents what happens during the transition period and whats needs to happen in Northern Ireland before transition can end. Good view of the size and scale of the challenge. @LizSavagelabour

Aging populations and promises of eHealthcare are priorities for poorer countries as well as the rich. Now a major theme for my next talk to the U3A.

Why not build a simple fun Pin Hole Camera or like me a Box Brownie and take some interesting pics #STEAM #codeclub @QuantumTechClub

A few processed pics from #SouthportFlowerShow today. Taken with my modded Box Brownie. Simple #STEAM Pin Hole Camera project for #codeclub @QuantumTechClub

A few pics from #SouthportFlowerShow today. Taken with my modded Box Brownie. Simple #STEAM Pin Hole Camera project for #codeclubs @QuantumTechClub

Looks like the skills shortage in the South around Analytics and AI has resulted in massive increases in salaries. We are now approaching the heady days of the early Digital Age. Could be a major problem for the North as we are left behind. #Sefton #Liverpool

Just bought an old Box Brownie camera for a couple of £. Added a PI Zero and took my first selfie. You can see disappearing images of me/camera. Great simple project for @CodeClub #STEAM demos.

As #Sefton prepares for a hosepipe ban its worth looking at the reservoir levels from #UnitedUtilities web site. Interesting that on average reservoirs lost 4% in a week. Interesting to see figures for this week. Of course #OpenData would be better. Rainfall, usage, leakage !!

@codeclub finished for this year. Group built #microbit Move Buggy. Here are some bits of code I wrote for simple demos of #microbit #microbitmove #MeArm. I also use the serial link from #microbit to Processing, Python and Scratch for Art and Graphics. Be inventive and have FUN!

Lat day at #codeclub for this year. Great to see more girls than boys building and programming their #microbit robots. Wish I had smaller fingers - screws and nuts seem to be getting smaller as I get older.

Interesting talk on history and plans for #PleasurelandSouthport by Norman Wallis at @AtkinsonThe yesterday. Inspired by plans to add a slide to my 2030 pack. Support #PleasurelandSouthport. @southportBID @seftoncouncil @visitsouthport

#Ainsdale & #Birkdale Nature Reserve and the #VelvetTrail are looking fabulous today. Love this time of year. Get out and enjoy!! #visitsouthport

Planning another U3A Fun Talk on 2030. As usual mix of talk and demos. A few of the more serious slides covering the challenges facing #Sefton and #imaginsefton2030 @seftoncouncil

@SouthSeftonICT @LMcUnderwood @4tronix_uk I've not seen this before but a few things that could cause this type of problem. If its using neopixels, which I assume it is, then you will need a 5v power supply. 3v will give the wrong colour and be very dim. Try another micobit is they need to be precise.

It lives!! But no blue or purple - blue does nothing and purple lights up red! Help - what am I doing wrong?? @LMcUnderwood @4tronix_uk

Love this video from a small UK animation company showing how animation can be used to advertise and demonstrate engineering. Like to see more #STEAM and animation being used across a wide range of sciences and arts. youtu.be/s_WME9F26S0