Flashing Light Prize

The Flashing Light Prize is an informal & fun contest to find the most unusual way of flashing an incandescent light bulb between 0.5Hz-2Hz. Winner gets £200 !

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FREE https://t.co/cXqn1qimLT 7pm Thu Dec 19 @LimehouseTH
(between Limehouse & Westferry DLRs) - talks, music, bar with:
@nd_kane
@jdkarmitage
@ThisIsJoFrank
@sarah_angliss
@_2xAA
@myeeking
@evanraskob
@cassieldotcom
@rumblesan

- no ticket required, FB:
https://t.co/tl6Qgzsd3j

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Brilliant !!

[Kram Tuopeek @Tube_side]

Flashing Light 2018 prize money gets reused in School "STEM is for everyone" competition.

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@hackaday In a word...YES

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@TubeTimeUS If this is not done, how long before wear / cathode poisoning becomes an issue ?

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@BadDogDesigns_ @ste5eu @GuildOfMakers Very pretty indeed. What did the gyro, if that's what it is, come from ?

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@anachrocomputer @mikelectricstuf has a page about his Venner TSA3336 https://t.co/eOnt7ynzPe

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@OctoByteGames @nvmusa @GamingHistorian The CRT is probably 5 inches diagonally across the screen. These monochrome tubes were common in portable televisions of that era.

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@9600 It's not just the buttons that have lights. The whole thing is covered with 'em (every card has at least 4)
https://t.co/zaVyEYICKk

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@synx508 Yes. Just tuned to that frequency in Horsham and heard them ident the station. Barely audible though.

[Kram Tuopeek @Tube_side]

I am honoured and amazed to have been picked for this award. The Flashing Light Prize is a great concept. So please it is will continue. https://t.co/AdEuooWHrT

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Official notification: The winners of the Flashing Light Prize 2018 are @Tube_side and Pamersiel Oshurmy Delmuson Thafloyn (see winners 2018 https://t.co/PUb6QzX223 ) Many many thanks to all who took part and created such wonderful things !

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Time's up - no more entries please. Judging will be very difficult but we'll announce the winners on the 21st of March ! https://t.co/7jMu24f43p

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@vk2zay Excellent ! It's now on our list of entries. Many thanks

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@vk2zay Quick - get the glass blowing equipment fired up !

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The Flashing Light Prize 2018 deadline for entries is 15th of March 23:59 UTC

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@mathisbuesing Great ! It's now on our list of entries. Many thanks

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@alistair This is great. It's going on our list of entries right now. Many thanks !

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1 week left to compete for the Flashing Light Prize 2018 ! https://t.co/yZWqp0aoVD

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There are some wonderful entries for the Flashing Light Prize https://t.co/yZWqp0aoVD and still 2 weeks to go. Keep 'em coming !

[Tony Moor @toontone747]

When preparing a substrate sample for training last week I was left with an island of EEPROM that had not been removed. On closer inspection it gave an interesting 'teardown' (literally!) of the way the memory is constructed @Alex_Salikov