Well, I was away for a while but back now. (and not in Seattle)
Apologies to followers but things got very busy.
Being a coder means that you have to keep up with the multitude of technologies, some for work and some for fun and some for both.
A few weeks back, I picked up three Raspberry pi 3's and a pi 0.
Though normally a new computer does not mean much work, these little puppies, though simpe and small took up a great deal of my time.
Not only did I need to get comfortable with Linux, I also had to push towards learning Python.
With some sudo commands behind me now and a few quick python scripts, I now have a few mini desktops lying around the house to post from. I will also use them for gathering data. Unlike Windows, anything beyond simple requires a bit more work, downloading, config and typing.
My dungeon station:
I also own close to 20 domains which all are in dier need of updating.
I started playing with w3.css styling, which I am liking a bit more than min.js due to the lesser amount of additional modules required. This in turn also rolled into some SSL updates, blah and a blah and a blah. :)
That being said, I am hoping to start back up at getting some daily posts going now that it is easier.
I am digging the pi's.
I picked up the voice hit and was able to set one of the pi's up with google voice, so now I also have someone to talk to.
OK Google, how do I become a whale? "Eat more donuts" she said.
Just kidding.. but with all of that aside, I am acutally posting this from it. heh.
Since I am doing much more with AWS at work, learning python is a must. It is however somewhat similar to perl so I do not find it too dificult. I keep getting tricked on indents, so it is somewhat finicky.
It also supports Windows IOT, so that will be fun to play with some of my existing .net code.
I did notice that since I am older and obviously my eyes matured as well, soldering some of the HAT components were a bit more of a challenge. I built a speaker HAT which you had to solder all of the GPIO pins.. wow, it was a challenge to see if the solder actually took. I do not think I have taken out my soldering iron in about 20. With all of the micro soldering, I figured it would be a dinosaur from the past and at one point almost threw it away. Glad I didn't.
So here is the new 64 bit computer I am typing this on in the dungeon. Cute, ain't she?
I can see where this can be a great thing for young people to get more intimate with computers, it is actually a lot of fun and there are a multitude of add ons you can get. I picked up a few dozen HATs to play with. btw, a HAT is just a small circuit board that does something, like relays, sound, cameras, etc.
That being said..
Don't let your yin yang..
It is good to be back.
abow out...
Long time no see you ! Best friend