I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
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I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
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#2> I use a Raspberry Pi 4 (with 8GB of RAM) as my daily desktop computer. I browse the internet, read and send e-mails, program software, edit photos, create images, watch Youtube videos and play games on it. Without any significant problems.
Yes for those lite tasks is fine, and you can also save some watts. The things are different when you want to do audio/video/photo production.
Re: I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
#3> I use a Raspberry Pi 4 (with 8GB of RAM) as my daily desktop computer. I browse the internet, read and send e-mails, program software, edit photos, create images, watch Youtube videos and play games on it. Without any significant problems. Yes for those lite tasks is fine, and you can also save some watts. The things are different when you want to do audio/video/photo production.
Of course! But I still was positively surprised that GIMP, Youtube and even Kdenlive worked flawlessly on the thing.
Re: I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
#4> I use a Raspberry Pi 4 (with 8GB of RAM) as my daily desktop computer. I browse the internet, read and send e-mails, program software, edit photos, create images, watch Youtube videos and play games on it. Without any significant problems. Yes for those lite tasks is fine, and you can also save some watts. The things are different when you want to do audio/video/photo production.
> audio/video/photo production
No one I know does this.
The biggest problem for me is to use our corporate remote desktop you need spyware that only works on Windows and Mac.
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#5about their previous computers:
> After a while it felt as if a fighter jet was taking off next to me, constantly.
as someone who spent time around jets in the US Air Force, I absolutely loathe this analogy.
The difference between a few computer fans and a jet taking off is like the difference in force between a dead leaf falling on you from 10m above you versus a 25kg anvil falling on you from 10m above you.
computer fans are annoying, sure. being 6ft away from a jet engine during takeoff will result in permanent and severe damage to your hearing, if not complete loss of hearing.
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#6I cannot buy a Pi 4 (8GB) locally at all. Amazon appears to offer one for 200-250 euros. For 200 euros or less, I can get a NUC-style mini PC at my local electronics store that is more powerful. I wouldn't mind trying out a Pi-as-a-PC, but new models either just aren't available or aren't reasonably priced.
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#7Damn what IDE do you use? What games do you play?
Re: I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
#8about their previous computers: > After a while it felt as if a fighter jet was taking off next to me, constantly. as someone who spent time around jets in the US Air Force, I absolutely loathe this analogy. The difference between a few computer fans and a jet taking off is like the difference in force between a dead leaf falling on you from 10m above you versus a 25kg anvil falling on you from 10m above you. compute…
The Macbook Pro 2019 gets close to that though :D
Re: I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
#9about their previous computers: > After a while it felt as if a fighter jet was taking off next to me, constantly. as someone who spent time around jets in the US Air Force, I absolutely loathe this analogy. The difference between a few computer fans and a jet taking off is like the difference in force between a dead leaf falling on you from 10m above you versus a 25kg anvil falling on you from 10m above you. compute…
The world is inundated with these over-the-top analogies now. People can't exaggerate just a little, they have to go full nuclear. And when dealing with a lot of sensitive subjects, it negatively affects a lot of people. I'm looking forward to a generation that swings the other way and goes super-literal on everything.
Re: I use a Raspberry Pi as my daily computer
#10about their previous computers: > After a while it felt as if a fighter jet was taking off next to me, constantly. as someone who spent time around jets in the US Air Force, I absolutely loathe this analogy. The difference between a few computer fans and a jet taking off is like the difference in force between a dead leaf falling on you from 10m above you versus a 25kg anvil falling on you from 10m above you. compute…
I worked with a guy who was an F-4 technician and can appreciate that perspective.
But from the perspective of a civilian, we only hear fighter jets when indoors or on the ground. The noise a fighter jet makes is nothing like a commercial airliner. But it is on par in terms of annoyances with the sound a laptop makes when it is maxed out thermally, if you're sitting in your house.
I know it isn't a "fighter jet" but recently the USAF passed a U2 basically right over my house. I was shocked to realize just how loud that plane is for example.
So the analogy makes sense. About the only other thing that is similar in annoyance is wood chippers.