This week we’re joined by Mike Riley and we’re talking about his book Portable Python Projects (Running your home on a Raspberry Pi). We breakdown the details of the latest Raspberry Pi hardware, various automation ideas from the book, why Mike prefers Python for scripting on a Raspberry Pi, and of course why the Raspberry Pi makes sense for home labs concerned about data security.

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Featuring:

• Mike Riley – Website, GitHub, X
• Adam Stacoviak – Website, GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X
• Jerod Santo – GitHub, LinkedIn, Mastodon, X

Show Notes:

• mikeriley.com
• Portable Python Projects (Running your home on a Raspberry Pi)
• Manjaro
• Pi-hole
• Raspberry Pi hardware
• Jeff Geerling
• Raspberry Pi PCIe Devices
• Techno Tim

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