|| Phlog 21 - Fun Build Projects || || || || Linux/AfterStep || || Work - Desk || A check-in post on fun, weird and potentially pointless projects +EeePc 900A OpenBSD install/config -Put OpenBSD on this older eeepc (possibly for the Old Computer Challenge next year?) -Built-in Wifi doesn't seem to work fully - cheap Edimax usb adapter to the rescue. +ESP8266-based Weather Sensor -Really wanted to put together a cheap DIY weather station, possibly with a screen(?) -The board has built-in Wifi which would be neat to poll temp/humidity from. +Find a home/purpose for the stack of servers being retired at work -A good number of x64 boxes are coming out of service, rather than have them sit idle or just get junked we can: Build a lab? Play with Plan? Build something with *BSD? Use them for cheap & deep storage? +Build an emulation station for a younger nephew -The 7-Year old nephew discovered 16-bit gaming via the SNES Mini at a friend's house and now has his sights set on conquering A Link to the Past. -Instead of his parents tracking down an expensive after-market SNES mini, there's a fun project to build something on a Pi or Odroid. -Benefit of havin an "offline" console for a least a few more years (much to the delight of his parents) -Bonus: He'll have a board to build something more advanced someday, should he be interested