PewDiePie Built a Reverse Tamagotchi with a Raspberry Pi?! Linux Nerd Reacts!

Support the channel by becoming a patron at https://tuxdigital.com/membership or get some swag at https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Today we break down PewDiePie’s surprise pivot from vlogs to full-on DIY engineering. From bread-boarding ESP32s to 3-D-printing pet-tech prototypes, he’s cooking up a project so audacious he jokingly calls it a “billion-dollar plan.” We’ll talk through: • How he wires up GPIO on a Raspberry Pi (yes, Pewds busts out the oscilloscope) • Why privacy sponsors like Incogni suddenly make perfect sense for a video about self-hosted gadgets • What his new tinkering phase means for longtime fans — and for the broader maker community • Lessons any creator can steal if you’re thinking of adding hardware builds to your own channel Original Video =    • Presenting my Billion Dollar Plan...   Buy my shirt = https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Links: Original Video =    • Presenting my Billion Dollar Plan...   Getting Started with Linux (picking your first distro)    • Getting Started with Linux, here's the dis...   This Week in Linux (my news show) https://thisweekinlinux.com Destination Linux (my podcast) https://destinationlinux.net Support the channel https://tuxdigital.com/membership https://store.tuxdigital.com/ Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:34 Dog Mode, Delicas, and a DIY Pet Cam Idea 03:35 Heat Rage and Monthly Subscriptions? 04:55 I’ll Build My Own Camera – With Linux! 06:26 The Magic of SSH and Feeling Like a Wizard 08:12 Flashing SD Cards the Hard Way (on Linux) 09:30 Mounting, Errors, and Nuclear Launch Paranoia 11:17 The Saga of RaspiCam (RIP 2021) 13:50 Finally Streaming: A Win for Stubbornness 15:13 Building the Final Dog SpyCam 16:00 I'll Talk about it Later 18:13 Project #2: Replacing Alexa with a Pi Clock 20:10 Tiny Speakers, Big Opinions 23:18 Hot Glue Saves the Day 26:01 Adding Voice Control with Open Source VOSC 29:03 Genius Idea: Tamagotchi Weather Oracle 33:55 Simplicity, Deadlines, and Adorable Art 37:03 Why Pewds Built All This in the First Place 37:58 Michael's Takeaway: Inspired to Build Again ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks For Watching! #Linux #News #PewDiePie