Linux Matters Thoccing Heavy
May 13, 2025
Get ready for some techy fun! Learn about building a Bookshelf Buddy device with Raspberry Pi, combining creativity and coding. Hear stories of automating Twitter while dodging anti-bot measures. Dive into the world of custom keyboards, where the hunt for the perfect model unveils quirks and modifications. Plus, discover the journey of creating a bot to secure driving test appointments amid network challenges. It's a geeky adventure filled with prototypes, programming, and keyboard love!
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Martin's Bookshelf Buddy Build
- Martin built a Bookshelf Buddy prototype using a Raspberry Pi with USB keys instead of RFID.
- He faces challenges integrating screens and buttons due to driver and overlay complexities.
Compile Directly on Raspberry Pi
- Cross-compiling Go programs that depend on C libraries like libvLC is complicated.
- It's simpler to install dependencies and compile directly on the Raspberry Pi target device.
Alan's Twitter Unfollow Bot
- Alan wrote a Python bot to unfollow all his Twitter followers using Selenium and an LLM helper.
- He overcame Twitter's bot detection by mimicking human delays and handling additional login challenges.
