Ask HN: Do you use a Raspberry Pi? What do you use it for?

[boredatworkme]

Basically the title.

I'm trying to scratch an itch with the Raspberry Pi. Beyond trying to think of using it for some leisure browsing, I just cannot think of what I can use it for.

Can you folks let me know if you own a Raspberry Pi and what do you use it for?

[sidpatil]

I have an IBM 3151 video terminal connected to mine, through a USB-to-serial adapter. I use it for Web browsing, reading text files, light code editing/trying ideas in REPL, ssh to my desktop, etc.

At first, I wanted to connect the terminal (on the upper floor) to my desktop (in the basement) by patching the server's RS-232 to the terminal through the in-wall Cat5e. Then I figured it'd be better to just throw FreeBSD on the Pi and connect the terminal to it, since I could ssh to the desktop with Ethernet instead, which is a more effective use of the two Cat5e runs, since I'd also be able to connect a VoIP phone next to the terminal.

[simonblack]

I got one just a few days ago. It's destined to be a standalone web-server - more or less "set and forget" - and a UPS controller.

That will relieve my main computer of having to do those things from then on.

[jeffreygoesto]

- UPnP and DLNA web radio feeding a tube radio from the 60s.

- Jukebox for a special kid.

mpd, mpc and upmpdcli were a real breeze to use and configure.

[ilyas121]

IP cam for remote robotics work