From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Mon, 18 Aug 2025 16:22:26 +0100, druck wrote:   
      
   > However, if you are somewhere where a delivery driver can chuck stuff   
   > over your back gate, and are after a specific single function bit of   
   > tech such as an access point (or security camera came up recently),   
   > dedicated hardware has both cost and performance advantages.   
      
   Sure, an off-the-shelf product may do 90% of what you want. But it will   
   never quite be 100% of what you want.   
      
   That’s where roll-your-own comes in. Think of a Raspberry Pi with Linux as   
   being like modelling clay, both hardware and software, that you can mould   
   to whatever shape you want.   
      
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