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Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA telescope data

www.theregister.com Scientists use Raspberry Pi tech to protect NASA 'scope data

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Is it possible for the average bear to get their hands on a Raspberry Pi these days?
- Yes, the shortage is long over. You may have to wait about a month or two for the latest one, but otherwise they're plentiful.
- Digikey and mouser have piles of the 4 sitting around. And if it’s not in stock they’ll put you in a queue until they are.
- I was able to find a 400 pretty easily. Granted, it was the kit that cost an extra $30, but that wasn't a big deal considering I got a decent power supply and micro HDMI cable with it.
- 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.

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