Check out the awesome book cover for Think Like a Coder (Without Even Trying), due out this October!
Author: Jim
Update to How to Code in Minecraft
Over on my subdomain, minecraft.jimchristian.net, I’ve posted some new instructions for connecting Scratch up with Minecraft via Python and the RaspberryJuice plugin. For those of you who have recently bought the book and are looking to get started as soon as possible, the good news is that you are no longer constricted to Minecraft 1.6.4…
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Written in the space of a week during my commute and before bed, here’s a short story about an intergalactic robot, generated from Rory’s Story Cubes.
Blade Runner Trailer Comparison
https://youtu.be/jrNijjU-2IE IMdB’s shot-for-shot comparison of the Blade Runner movie trailers: 1982 vs 2017. Surely intentional, if only to reassure us that they’re staying true to the mark for the sequel. It makes me want to play the 1997 ‘sidequel‘ video game again.
Amazon Echo “Silver”
“I don’t know about that.”
Teaching tech skills
These make blocks are super cool.
I really like this illustration style
BBC: What’s Happened Since You Were Born?
This should be in every classroom. Enter in your date of birth, gender and height and see what has been happening on Earth since you’ve been born.
Live Polar Bear Cam
Explore.com has set up a really cool polar bear livestream.
Make Your Own OS X Yosemite USB Installer
Learn how to create your own USB installer disk for OS X Yosemite.