Field Note: Working with the Raspberry PI

I am experimenting with doing my daily work with a @raspberrypi 5 these days. It works surprisingly well, the Raspi 5 is powerful enough for most of the things I do on a daily basis.

It feels like a liberation – from all the clutter and workflow funnels and that ever-present feeling that my tools are playing tricks on me.

I find it incredible what a whole new world has opened up for me since switching to Linux. Of course, it’s not an easy thing to do. But I love the daily “aha” moments. And I love the feeling of empowerment that comes from freeing myself a little bit more every day from the web of persuasive software and hardware.

Meanwhile I started to appreciate the often poor and quirky design of the software. Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) is more like a cat than a dog – it makes no effort to charm you. It’s a tool, and that’s it. It does not pretend to be untechnical.

So sad we slowly forget how it feels to work and live with with non deceptive technology.

Would you try to work with a Raspberry Pi and Open Source software for a week?