Hardware Podcasts

Learning Computing with Jeff Geerling

The Amp Hour · 21 Nov 2023 · 1h 03m · Episode 651

What this episode covers

Jeff Geerling, a hardware and software YouTuber known as Geerling Guy, discusses his journey from radio engineering heritage to building home labs and smart home systems using Raspberry Pi clusters, ESP32s, and Home Assistant. He explains how he uses constrained hardware to uncover software bugs, such as in Drupal, and advocates for local, private automation over cloud-dependent smart devices. Geerling also analyzes the Raspberry Pi 5's market position, the potential of RISC-V, and the challenges of running a full-time tech content creation business.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
SiFive, Broadcom, Apple
Products
Raspberry Pi 5, Home Assistant, ESPHome, Kubernetes, Prometheus, Grafana, Drupal, Nest, Kiwi SDR
Chips
ESP32, RISC-V
Tools
KiCad

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