Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data

Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.world – 98 points –
Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA 'scope data
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Yeah, if you're not looking for the latest and greatest pi out there, it's actually pretty easy to get your hands on one

What would you recommend to a beginner? I'm more than a beginner when it comes to "code" but not like professional or even advanced amateur even though I can usually figure out how to "make it work", sometimes :(

I feel that. One of my first raspberry pi projects was a magic mirror, it's basically a pi hooked up to a display and you can program in modules to display custom data, like a weather forecast for your area along with your Google calendar showing the upcoming appointments.

I'd say a raspberry pi 4B with at least 2GB of ram is fine, but upping the ram will let you do more with it.

Docker projects are also fun, like making a pihole.

These projects have lots of documentation and support, so you're always a Google search away from help.

Would you suggest that for a beginner? I like the whole pi-hole concept as a project and as an end to a means as well

I think as an initial go, I would recommend just getting raspbian/Linux in general onto a pi or other board, and messing with the CLI. Just having a pi and being comfortable trying things out is huge. Plus, with it being on a micro SD card, you can very easily break things and wipe the card and recreate your setup.