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There is merit to ecological reasoning, but sometimes people like nice things; and concern over the use of pi’s over existing arbitrary computers is so low on the list of ecological priorities that perhaps it’s better to simply recognize the value it provides to people who want to buy one.
You're right, it is much more important that people feel good about themselves than that the planet continue to be hospitable to life.
Raspberry Pi 4
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#502Earlier quoted context omitted.
As a fifty seven year old, I don't have 4k eyeballs. agree you have a limitation, not one which is holding me back since osmc does 720p just fine, for Olde telecine mp4s of B&W movies
I suppose a future AV improvement will be to upgrade eyeballs; iSpheres anyone?
And they'll remove the optic nerve connector in favour of Bluetooth that will allow them to be 0.1mm thinner, and be wireless!
Ps did you miss iBalls on purpose?
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#503Genuinely curious what you'd want this for? Cloud servers can be prepared in minutes, has decent performance, decent network, no upfront cost, can throw away or add at will and you don't have to take care of it physically. Also don't have to open up your local network.
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#505Earlier quoted context omitted.
esp32 is a great way to fill drawers as well.
shh don't tell all our secrets
My wife doesn't have a clever name, but instead of usually rolling her eyes at yet another unfinished project, she loves this particular drawer because it's perfectly (and neatly) organized, like the best of unused item drawers.
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#506What's the thermal story? Looks pretty terrible so far. The case has no holes. The board has no holes for the heatsink, so you'll have to glue it. Space for heatsink is small. Is it made so that the board serves as a heatsink at the very least?
Scroll down to the "Power and Heat" section https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/raspberry-pi-4-b,6193.h...
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#507How would this perform as a linux desktop? I'm thinking about grabbing one for my Mom, who doesn't have a computer at home.
Velcro it to the back of a HD TV and it can sit anywhere.
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#508Earlier quoted context omitted.
In the UK in a victorian terrace, and our front room is perhaps on the small side at about 3x4m. I'd guess somewhere between that and 4x5m is about average. For us 32inch still can feel imposing. And that size screen seems to be being phased out.
Oh dear God that's tiny. How do you stand that? Genuinely curious; I feel like I'd end up claustrophobic.
How do you cope in a car?
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#509Any suggestions or experiences with write-intensive applications? My SD-card fails every few months. Is there a more reliable storage option that's easy to implement?
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#510Any suggestions or experiences with write-intensive applications? My SD-card fails every few months. Is there a more reliable storage option that's easy to implement?