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Brian Corteil
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Rainbow time! #GiganticUnicorn
This is a surprise! Look mum no computer is this year's UK Eurovision entry. An interesting and inspiring choice!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Eurovision 2026: Electronic artist and YouTuber Look Mum No Computer to represent UK in Vienna
The synth artist and Eurovision fan says he finds it
www.bbc.co.uk
February 17, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Less than two weeks to CamJam hosted at Cambridge's Makespace, been catching up on some admin today. Tickets are going fast. We have interesting talks including one by Eben Upton. Over 15 'Show & Tell' including some by younger community members :-) camjam.me
February 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
The deep joy of fighting a printer and windows!
a black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner .
ALT: a black and white cat is sitting on top of a red box with the website gifsoup.com in the corner .
media.tenor.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Nice picture of a naughty cat :-)
February 13, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Left my Colour picker running in Makespace, Cambridge on display with the Giant Unicorn Hat and other projects. It feels great when people interact with your projects :-)
January 31, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Michael Horne's Raspberry Pi-Powered Portable Cyberdeck Boasts a Classic Psion Series 5 Keyboard - Hackster.io share.google/L59mcKNVKB5C...

See it at CamJam!
Hackster.io - The community dedicated to learning hardware.
Hackster is a community dedicated to learning hardware, from beginner to pro. Share your projects and learn from other developers. Come build awesome hardware!
Hackster.io
January 12, 2026 at 7:26 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...
Raspberry Pi Birthday CamJam - 28th February 2026
mailchi.mp
January 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I have a love/hate relationship with 3D printing. This is one of the things I love about it, was able to design and print new wall mounts for this coat stand. Saved it from being thrown away :-)
January 2, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Oh to be a spoiled cat.
December 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone.
Jasper the Christmas Cat, lit by @pimoroni.com Plasma and old school Unicorn hat :-)
December 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I have just created a 64 x 64 pixel USB C display, the HIB75 driver is a @pimoroni.com Interstate75 2350 W.
I added an additional display type to @gadgetoid.com Galactic Unicorn: Multiverse library. Pygame is rendering the frame buffer being passed to the Matrix
December 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Also works with 2040 Plasma :-)
I have converted the @pimoroni.com Python Unicorn hat library to MicroPython for the Pimoroni Plasma 2540 W using Pirate MicroPython, almost 100% compatibility. You can find my efforts here.

github.com/Corteil/Plas...
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
I have converted the @pimoroni.com Python Unicorn hat library to MicroPython for the Pimoroni Plasma 2540 W using Pirate MicroPython, almost 100% compatibility. You can find my efforts here.

github.com/Corteil/Plas...
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Spent most of the weekend converting the orgrial @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat Python library to work on MicroPython & the Pirates Plasma board. Their Plasma library does not have a brightness function & the LEDs are updated in real time not when required, both abilities have been restored.
November 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
It's a trap!
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I have just finished making a badge for Potton Pi & Pints from an old School @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat, the brains 🧟 is a Raspberry Pi PicoW. The Pico is hosting a web site to select the current pattern display and brightness of the LEDs. Always forget how bright an Unicorn hat is when unleashed! 😎
October 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Yes, it's now my box. Move on!
October 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
At Assemble :-)
October 25, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Self portrait in 64 x 64 pixels displayed on my Giant Unicorn.
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Finally tidying up the bird's nest of cables and floating PCBs before Assemble Darby tomorrow, the Colour Pixel Picker is hardware complete, just need to finish the software 😂
Part of my #GiganticUnicorn project.
October 24, 2025 at 10:23 AM
For the day-walkers
Used the colour picker to create this 8-bit Pacman image. :-) software status is good enough. Need to make a couple changes to the function keys, currently too easy to wipe your hard work with one key press. This Saturday I will be showing off this project and others at assemble. #giganticUnicorn
October 23, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Used the colour picker to create this 8-bit Pacman image. :-) software status is good enough. Need to make a couple changes to the function keys, currently too easy to wipe your hard work with one key press. This Saturday I will be showing off this project and others at assemble. #giganticUnicorn
October 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm looking forward to showing off.... Er sharing my old school @pimoroni.com Unicorn hat projects this Saturday. It's a great making festival with all sorts of makers sharing their projects & the joy of making.
October 22, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Update for the Giant Unicorn hat colour selector. It works! 😎

#GiganticUnicorn
October 21, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Reposted by Brian Corteil
Anywhere near #Derby this Saturday 25th October and interested in #making things or doing things with #technology? Then get along to #Assemble at #DerbyMuseum
October 20, 2025 at 8:25 PM