Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by madengr » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:43 PM UTC

Using one for a DMR (ham radio) hotspot.

Plan on using one for a GPSDO data monitoring.

The problem with the RPi is the SD card file system. It’s just not reliable enough. I have had better luck with the Beaglebone Black, which as on-board eMMC.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by chandlermayo767 » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:46 PM UTC

I use it to control my 3D printer: https://octoprint.org/

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by sunmaker » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:46 PM UTC

I am using The Pi for

1) video security system using zoneminder

2) text and email me alerts

3) Automate lights/devices using 433MHz RF sockets, crontab and RF433Utils

4) A cloud storage for my files using owncloud

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by corporealshift » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:51 PM UTC

I build an RC (with the goal of making it autonomous) car. I got as far as giving it edge detection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-o8Uzi5o1k but haven't continued the project. It's a great platform for exploring controlling hardware and prototyping ideas!

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by westondeboer » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:55 PM UTC

pihole and instapy

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by cartoonfoxes » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:57 PM UTC

1. Trello displays in conference rooms.

2. Admin terminal that sits on my desk.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by codingdave » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 4:59 PM UTC

I just set up pi-hole on one this weekend. It was my first time trying a Raspberry Pi, and I loved it. With the news about the latest version and the improved specs, I'm considering setting up a couple to replace my kids' computers, which are all old and under-powered.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by beanjammin » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 5:03 PM UTC

1 - Kids' desktop (Raspi3) 2 - Kodi (Raspi2) 3 - LAN print/automated backup server (Raspi1)

I've order a 4GB Raspi4 to upgrade the kids' desktop and 1 GB Raspi4 to upgrade the automated backup server (Gb ethernet + USB3!). Kodi will get the old kids' desktop.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by albumdropped » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 5:03 PM UTC

Tracking aircraft within radio range and feeding data to ADSB Exchange and Flightaware.

Re: Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?

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Post by pfalafel » Mon, Jun 24, 2019, 5:07 PM UTC

I run a Newsreader server. It collects news from many hundreds of places and at any time offers a beautiful timeline view for all my screen devices: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=41&t=2381...