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Just bought a raspberry pi, what you advise me to do?

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Just bought a raspberry pi computer - mainly for test and development purposes - I'll start testing new distros, and working on the Linux kernel and testing stuff.

I'd like to know if you bought it, or have any idea, what else you advise me to do, that would be funny in development purposes, and also testing new hardware implementation for it. Any tutorial, etc?

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lmm
If you don't know what to do with it, sell it to someone who does. It's a tool, it's meant to enable you to do what you want, not be an end in itself.
rogcg
I know what I want to do with it as I mentioned in my post - I'm just asking for new opinions.

I'm asking what people have done with it, hardware implementation/improvement, and other tests. I want to share and learn new ways and stuff to do with it.

First try to understand the question, and not just answer it. =/

dholowiski
What I really want to do is get about 10 of them, and build a web server cluster, and see how much traffic I can serve. It would be great experience building a complex site with many servers, on the cheap.

You could also weatherproof one, set it up to run on solar power, put it outside with a web cam attached. Or build a remote weather station.

rogcg
these are great things to do with it! Also I was thinking in implementing new hardware stuff for it.

Thanks for the tips.

brudgers
>"Just bought a raspberry pi, what you advise me to do?"

Blog.

rogcg
LOL. indeed, I'm certainly gonna blog about it.
[dead] underdesign
I got one. I have no idea where to begin. From what I've read, while the graphics chip is powerful, the processor will leave you unimpressed, as it's pretty slow.

My plan was to try and get it to run as a MAME head on a decent flat-screen (with USB controllers). I love the solar-powered webcam idea above, and this might take precedence.