I'm a big fan of raspberry pi, I have many, in fact I have so many I have:

``` alias findpi='sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24 | awk '\''/^Nmap/{ip=$NF}/B8:27:EB|DC:A6:32|E4:5F:01|28:CD:C1/{print ip}'\''' ```

On every `.bashrc` i have.

But I just don't get... everything, I don't get the org, I don't get the users on hn, I'm like skinner in the 'no the kids are wrong' meme.

It's a lambda. It's a cheap, plug in, ssh, forget. And it's bloody wonderful.

If you buy a 1 or 2 off ebay, ok maybe a 3.

After that? Get a damn computer.

Want more bandwidth on the rj45? Get a computer.

Want faster usb? Get a computer.

Want ssd? Get a computer

Want a retro computing device? Get a computer.

Want a computer experience? Etc etc etc, i don't need to labour this.

Want something that will sit there, have ssh and run python scripts for years without a reboot? Spend 20 quid on ebay.

People demanded faster horses. And the raspi org, for some, damn fool, reason, tried to give them.

There are people bemoaning the fact that raspberry pi's aren't able to run LLM's. And will then, without irony, complain that the prices are too high. For the love of God, raspi org, stop listening to dickheads on the Internet. Stop paying youtubers to shill. Stop and focus.

You won't win this game

> People demanded faster horses. And the raspi org, for some, damn fool, reason, tried to give them.

It's like commercial success is a three step tragedy:

(1) solve 1 problem well

(2) pivot to trying to solve all problems for all users, undermining (1) but chasing mass adoption

(3) pivot back to solving 1 problem again, this time for a very specific whale customer with very specific needs, undermining (1) and (2)

I would say Arduino is at step (3) and RPI is at (2)

> ``` alias findpi='sudo nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24 | awk '\''/^Nmap/{ip=$NF}/B8:27:EB|DC:A6:32|E4:5F:01|28:CD:C1/{print ip}'\''' ```

> On every `.bashrc` i have.

You might want to try mDNS / avahi

This resonates. I still have a Pi 3B running pihole and it's been up for years. No updates needed, just works. The newer boards trying to compete with mini PCs feels like a different product category entirely.

TFA is about an Orange Pi, with a 12-core Arm chip, a bit more than a Raspberry Pi.

Right. In trying to become everything, it stopped being the cheap little computer people loved in the first place!