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Anyone else got a Raspberry Pi?

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    Anyone else got a Raspberry Pi?

    Bought myself one a few weeks ago, been having lots of fun with making little LED light/button games using a breadboard, setting up RetroPie and playing old games, and trying to find a decent tripod/stand for the camera so I can make timelapses of the tarantula.

    If you have one, what are you using it for?
    • The meaning of life is to give life meaning
    • Worrying about tomorrow spoils today

    #2
    Bought one for the kids to play minecraft on - then had to get a second one to put Plex TV client on which is what we use for our main TV feed.

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      #3
      squeeze slave & fhem
      Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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        #4
        I really want one but I need a reason - I'm researching building a PVR (using OLEC).

        It's too late for Xmas so I'll probably get one in the New Year.
        "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
        - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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          #5
          Originally posted by cojak View Post
          I really want one but I need a reason
          Having played with one for a little while I've realised that you don't need a reason to buy one, you'll find lots of reasons to justify its purchase after you've played with it for a while
          • The meaning of life is to give life meaning
          • Worrying about tomorrow spoils today

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            #6
            LAMP server
            Me, me, me...

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              #7
              Originally posted by cojak View Post
              I really want one but I need a reason - I'm researching building a PVR (using OLEC).

              It's too late for Xmas so I'll probably get one in the New Year.
              you need a reason to spend £25, are you sure you are cut out to be a contractor?

              INKSPE
              Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.

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                #8
                no particular usage, I just wanted something 'grass roots' to remind me of those ZX80 days.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by vetran View Post
                  you need a reason to spend £25, are you sure you are cut out to be a contractor?

                  INKSPE
                  It's not the money, it's the possible clutter if I don't get into it.

                  Anyhoo....

                  What do you think of this starter kit?

                  Raspberry Pi B+ Starter Kit - Pimoroni
                  "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                  - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by vetran View Post
                    you need a reason to spend £25, are you sure you are cut out to be a contractor?
                    To be fair, once you've bought the power supply, keyboard, mouse, use wifi dongle, hdmi cables, electronic bits and pieces, cases, cameras, ribbon cables, memory cards, card reader etc etc it's a lot more than £25..
                    • The meaning of life is to give life meaning
                    • Worrying about tomorrow spoils today

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