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Hey everyone. I have a Raspberry Pi 2 and I dont really know what to do with it. The plan was to make it a node for the network.. But I kinda wanna do something else too. Something where it just sits and calculates data or something ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif) Got any ideas then please post below ![Tongue](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
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April 13, 2015, 02:25:05 AM |
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Build cgminer onto it and connect some USB miners?
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April 13, 2015, 12:55:34 PM |
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I just ordered mine. I will put XMBC on it.
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April 13, 2015, 03:20:50 PM |
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Small webserver and/or mumble server, VPN or ssh tunnel, owncloud, etherpad are always good ideas.
You can also look into BOINC projects and Gridcoin or other POS coins where running a wallet 24/7 can get you some small interest.
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April 13, 2015, 03:57:47 PM |
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Torrent, vps, node...
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April 13, 2015, 04:29:50 PM |
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It's not really powerful enough to be efficient for crunching data. I wanna get one as well at some point and I'm thinking of using it as a dedicated media center with one of my TVs. It's small and quiet and can easily be concealed. There's really a lot of stuff you can do with it if you think about it.
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April 13, 2015, 08:41:21 PM |
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Dedicated porn media center.
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April 13, 2015, 09:31:11 PM |
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you can use this to mine coins by attaching some miners to this its good for low cost startup mining
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April 14, 2015, 12:00:09 AM Last edit: April 14, 2015, 12:15:48 AM by abacus |
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You could use it to crunch old games data in a mini MAME cabinet. ![Smiley](https://bitcointalk.org/Smileys/default/smiley.gif) Something like this: ![](https://ip.bitcointalk.org/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwiki.arcadecontrols.com%2Fw%2Fimages%2Fthumb%2F3%2F33%2FMikes_Mini_Mame_Final.JPG%2F576px-Mikes_Mini_Mame_Final.JPG&t=665&c=oljWfxiqKh-NYA) (pic from http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mikes_Mini_Mame) Actually it doesn't use a Raspberry Pi, but you get the idea. Awesome!
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April 14, 2015, 03:45:41 AM |
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Could use it as a clam staking machine or use it as media box as others mentioned.
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April 14, 2015, 08:08:05 AM |
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Keep it as a secure computer to keep your coins on. They'll likely be much safer on a pi than a windows computer.
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April 14, 2015, 07:38:35 PM |
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i was considering using my to built a CI (continuous integration, run tests on every code change) visual interface...
But nah, I stopped with CI and now i have no use for it.
Anyone have ideas that worth anything? I was even considering building a daft punk helmet with controllable display, but who knows, maybe someone has a better idea
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April 14, 2015, 07:50:18 PM |
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April 14, 2015, 10:34:17 PM |
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I would stick with your plan and run a Bitcoin node on it just to strenthen the Bitcoin protocol even further
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April 14, 2015, 11:06:24 PM |
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Create a fallout pipboy..I remember reading this somewhere and it looked awesome it had all the stats like limbs damaged and everything. Raspberry pi are pretty powerful for such a little thing so I think it would be a good idea for a media center too because of the little power is uses
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April 16, 2015, 06:15:55 AM |
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Abacus, have you built something like that before? I am trying to find a good source for a cabinet so I can build one for myself.
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April 16, 2015, 09:37:41 PM |
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Abacus, have you built something like that before? I am trying to find a good source for a cabinet so I can build one for myself.
Nope, but I hope I will a day. It is on my TODO list from long time ago, just not much prioritary. About the cabinet, I think that a DIY approach could worth a try. The picture I posted shows a very nice finish of the wood and details like the plexiglass with backlight (the Mame logo), but I think that using some MDF, glue and black paint for the entire cabinet the work will be much easier and faster, even if not as pretty.
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April 17, 2015, 01:42:32 AM |
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I am having my Pi 2 stream live video from my bee hive. I'd take pictures of it, but you know.. the Pi 2 is camera shy.
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April 17, 2015, 02:37:22 AM |
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Abacus, have you built something like that before? I am trying to find a good source for a cabinet so I can build one for myself.
Nope, but I hope I will a day. It is on my TODO list from long time ago, just not much prioritary. About the cabinet, I think that a DIY approach could worth a try. The picture I posted shows a very nice finish of the wood and details like the plexiglass with backlight (the Mame logo), but I think that using some MDF, glue and black paint for the entire cabinet the work will be much easier and faster, even if not as pretty. Cool, I just ordered the stuff to make a retropie. It's very cool because the pi 2 is capable of playstation games without any issues. I just haven't decided how to mount it. I just found this thing called the iCade and it seems like that might make a good cabinet candidate instead of doing the DIY thing. I don't know if it will be enough buttons for most psx games though.
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