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22 Years of Linux. 22 Years of Freedom
This week, one of the most recognisable and powerful forces in open-source software (Ubuntu) turned 9-years-old. Ubuntu is a computer operating system that is based on Linux, the mecca of open-source computing. Well, this year we celebrate the 22 Years since the inception of Linux. A beginning that stood for freedom, openness and community. The Linux community is by far, in my opinion, the most improved and helpful computer community there is out there- and this all began with one email from a curious Linus Torvalds.
Here’s an infographic from Linux Foundation, celebrating 20-years of Linux. Take a look at this “Then and Now”infographic representing how far we’ve come:
Introducing: “The Catalyst between Robotics and Raspberry Pi”
Image courtesy of Rapiro
“RAPIRO is a cute, affordable, and easy to assemble humanoid robot kit, which comes with 12 servos and an Arduino-compatible servo control board. It is designed to work with the Raspberry Pi and its camera module.”- Rapiro
My obsession with #RaspberryPi innovations continues…
Today, it’s a cute little robot that can be programmed for more than just fun. You can program this little manto manage your calendar, wake you up and even to make you a cup of coffee. I keep saying this but honestly: the progressive elements that this credit card sized device has made available to society are just sooo immense!
The other day I came across a picture of what looked to be a portable LibreOffice suite powered by the Rasperry Pi
Turned out to just be a really cool LibreOffice cover for the device
Point remains, this device is going to elevate us to the next level of technological innovation!
Keep your eyes open for more developments
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Raspberry Pi- A Step towards the Future.
Relevant Comparison?
(Image courtesy of Tested.com)
The Raspberry Pi came to my attention earlier this year, so I guess I’m a bit of a late bloomer in this regard.
I was drawn by the fact that the project was started with such a genuinely relevant aspiration: programming the future. The project was initially launched so as to re-instill a hunger and excitement, within school children, to explore basic computer sciences.
For those who aren’t too familiar with this device, it’s basically a credit card sized single-board computer developed in the UK. For more info, click here.
Now, that’s a pretty tiny computer… Which means that it can probably be attached to thousands of other bigger (electronic) things.
And that’s where I believe the Raspberry Pi’s true gem is-
The potential for creation.
By allowing for such a device to be sold to the public and at such an affordable price (R449.00); the gap between ideation and creation is shortened dramatically!
All of this, with a single-board Linux computer costing less than $35!!!
(And some minor accessories)
A great thing is that the open source nature of the project allows for users to pick up where they think others left off and share that to the community. Thus snowballing into this massive cultural-cycle of innovative iteration and re-iteration and re-iteration and re-iteration and re-iteration. The fact that this single-board computer is designed to run on Linux further increases the potential for this collaborative community of hackers which will lead us to the future.
Let us think back to the days of the Homebrew Computer Club. This was, in today’s terms, the physical 4chan for electronic enthusiasts. Geeks used to meet up to trade parts, circuits and information regarding the DIY construction of various computing devices. The club was originally spawned from a group of Altair 8800 enthusiasts who wanted to see what they could do with the machine. Through its newsletter, the computer club initiated the idea of the Personal Computer and helped members build original kit computers. And from this group,23 computer companies were built- including Apple Computer.
This group of Altair 8800 Geeks managed to change the course of history by creating the technological culture of today’s Silicon Valley. And The Valley is consequently at the heart of our current Information Technology renaissance.
I believe that the current excitement over the inception of the Raspberry Pi coupled with enough enthusiasm and exploration could fast track our generation into the next technological revolution.
This device is pivotal
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The Farm Table Workspace
This desk is made with cedar planks and recycled wood. Accompanied with the Earthy surroundings, this could be the perfect emulator for the Cabin Workspace.
Build Your Own 6 watts Home Server using a Raspberry Pi
We were actually considering having a whole page on the Blog dedicated to the developments of the Raspberry Pi Team and its ever expansive community.
What do you guys think?
In the picture besides you see my new home server built around a raspberry pi. The parts in detail:
- raspberry pi model b Rev.2 inside a transparent casing
- D-Link DUB-H7 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub (confirmed working with the raspberry pi)
- 2.5 inch 500 GB usb harddisk from toshiba (an older one I had)
- Hauppauge Nova-T Stick for DVB-T (confirmed working with the raspberry pi IF you have a powered usb hub!)
The pi is connected to a fritzbox 7270 via ethernet and is running raspian (Debian Wheezy). The CPU is overclocked a little at 800 MHz.
Currently this small computer is running the following services for me:
- full webserver consisting of nginx, php and mysql (follow standard tutorials for debian)
- web rss reader using tiny rss 1.7.4
- streaming tv from the tv stick to all computers in the network using vdr and streamdev-plugin
- streaming requested music via the upnp…
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The Steampunk Workspace
Nostalgia enhancing workspace are always great to look at. This is probably how our workspaces would’ve looked, had the computer been built at the beginning of the industrial revolution!
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