Still crazy after all these years

[Matthew Carpenter]

Sounds completely doable, and a great use for these little suckers.

On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 09:08:05 Ken Moffat wrote:
> I have a printer that I need to use with google cloud print, but it 
doesn't
> directly support it. So I'm thinking instead of leaving my desktop on 
all
> the time I can just have a RPi running. I am on laptops most of the 
time
> and don't like to waste the power the old deskop needs.
> 
> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 8:52 AM, Matthew Carpenter <matt at eisgr.com> 
wrote:
> > RaspberryPi is an incredible little machine.  I have used it for a 
Linux
> > ARM desktop at times :)
> > 
> > For anyone so inclined, there is code for a RPi that turns it into a
> > little lab industrial control system (ICS) running several of the
> > protocols popular in that vertical.
> > 
> > Matt
> > 
> > On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 16:40:41 Terence wrote:
> > > Buying from any supplier will benefit the project, and you can
> > 
> > contribute
> > 
> > > directly should you wish.
> > > 
> > > They are great to play with, and I am hoping to implement a home
> > 
> > security
> > 
> > > system based on one.
> > > 
> > > On 17 February 2015 at 16:35, Ken Moffat <kmoffat at modizzle.net> 
wrote:
> > > > Re: Rapberry PI
> > > > 
> > > > I'll probably pick one up to play with, and wondered if there is 
an
> > > > advantage to buying from the company as opposed to Amazon or 
Newegg
> > 
> > or
> > 
> > > > something. I have a gift card for Amazon, so that's preferred, 
but do
> > 
> > want
> > 
> > > > to actually support the project.
> > > > 
> > > > Any tips?
> > > > 
> > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 5:07 AM, Matthew Carpenter 
<matt at eisgr.com>
> > 
> > wrote:
> > > >> On Monday, February 16, 2015 13:57:44 kwall at kurtwerks.com wrote:
> > > >> > On 2015-02-16 10:55, Tony Alfrey wrote:
> > > >> > > That is really weird; the /kid/ gives the /old man/ the pi.
> > 
> > These
> > 
> > > >> > > things are (partly) advertised as DIY gadgets that are 
supposed
> > 
> > to be
> > 
> > > >> > > used to teach kids how to program and build embedded 
controllers
> > 
> > for
> > 
> > > >> > > what-have-you.  Clearly the kid knows what the old man 
likes.
> > 
> > Yes,
> > 
> > > >> it
> > > >> 
> > > >> > > is a time suck.
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > I thought about playing with an Arduino awhile back as 
something
> > 
> > to
> > 
> > > >> > attach to a Linux box to control random stuff. Never go past 
the
> > > >> > thinking about part. I'm ready to pull the trigger on that or 
a
> > > >> > raspberry pi now, though.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Arduino is better if you are interested in lower-level embedded
> > > >> development.  I use it for lots of things where I want to create 
a
> > > >> firmware thing from the ground up (with a community full of free
> > 
> > source
> > 
> > > >> code to do all sorts of things and a gui dev environment that is
> > > >> amazingly simple).  Arduino uses an Atmega169 (or 328 for twice 
the
> > > >> memory) and is akin to the kind of microcontroller found in
> > 
> > refrigerators
> > 
> > > >> and Smart Thermostats.
> > > >> 
> > > >> RaspPi is really a tiny Linux system.  It also has a bunch of 
GPIO
> > 
> > pins
> > 
> > > >> that you can connect some cool peripherals up to, and do many of 
the
> > > >> things you can use an Arduino for, but it's real power is in how
> > 
> > *many*
> > 
> > > >> things it can do using full Linux, USB, NIC, etc...  It's more 
like
> > 
> > a
> > 
> > > >> smart phone than a fridge.
> > > >> 
> > > >> > On 2015-02-16 10:11, Matthew Carpenter wrote:
> > > >> > > lol, I have been doing that very thing
> > > >> > > 
> > > >> > > Actually, I've been using it for vulnerability research on
> > 
> > embedded
> > 
> > > >> > > platforms.  Very handy little suckers.
> > > >> > 
> > > >> > Good to see you are all still here. I got pretty burned out 
for a
> > > >> 
> > > >> while,
> > > >> 
> > > >> > but I think I'm starting to come up for air again.
> > > >> 
> > > >> I have to admit to having checked the list once every 6-8months 
for
> > 
> > a
> > 
> > > >> while.  So focused on $DAYJOB.  About 8 years ago I chose 
Kubuntu
> > 
> > and
> > 
> > > >> have had very few questions about Linux.  I limited my tinkering 
in
> > 
> > the
> > 
> > > >> OS to focus on compiled binaries, to see how they worked.  I 
needed
> > 
> > Linux
> > 
> > > >> to *just work* and for the most part, it's gone that way.  Far
> > 
> > better
> > 
> > > >> than my luck with Windows.  Mac has been ok, but I still don't 
like
> > 
> > it
> > 
> > > >> much.  It is not optimized for the way I work.  I'm a die-hard
> > 
> > KDE/Linux
> > 
> > > >> boy.  The way it works is how my brain works.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Great to hear from you again, friends.
> > > >> 
> > > >> Matt
> > > >> 
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