What to do with Raspberry Pi 2?

[Hamuki]

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

Got any ideas then please post below

[Rmcdermott927]

Build cgminer onto it and connect some USB miners?

[Sundark]

I found ideal solution for you! Just check it out, it is amazing what you could do with raspberry Pi 2: http://lifehacker.com/build-your-own-raspberry-pi-powered-weather-station-1697061082

[Lies]

I just ordered mine. I will put XMBC on it.

[Borisz]

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.

[DonQuijote]

Torrent, vps, node...

[ObscureBean]

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.

[Buffer Overflow]

Dedicated porn media center.

[bkora]

you can use this to mine coins by attaching some miners to this
its good for low cost startup mining

[abacus]

You could use it to crunch old games data in a mini MAME cabinet.
Something like this:


(pic from http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mikes_Mini_Mame)

Actually it doesn't use a Raspberry Pi, but you get the idea. Awesome!

[kolloh]

Could use it as a clam staking machine or use it as media box as others mentioned.

[Rampton]

Keep it as a secure computer to keep your coins on. They'll likely be much safer on a pi than a windows computer.

[NicosKaralis]

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

[manfred]

you can do this projects (and more) with the original
http://www.treehugger.com/slideshows/gadgets/20-awesome-projects-raspberry-pi-microcomputers/#slide-top

[JarvisTechnology]

I would stick with your plan and run a Bitcoin node on it just to strenthen the Bitcoin protocol even further

[beatleap]

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

[Rmcdermott927]

You could use it to crunch old games data in a mini MAME cabinet.
Something like this:


(pic from http://wiki.arcadecontrols.com/wiki/Mikes_Mini_Mame)

Actually it doesn't use a Raspberry Pi, but you get the idea. Awesome!

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.

[abacus]

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.

[naypalm]

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.

[Rmcdermott927]

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.