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You can output video (called DPI) from your gpio with the correct config settings. You would just need hsync, vsync, and 2 color bits (green for video, blue for intensity should give the best image, but feel free to play around with that). Next step it to use level converters, as hooking up TTL directly to the Pi will fry it. https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/develop/documentation/asciidoc/computers/raspberry-pi/display-parallel-interface.adoc

I heard a bunch of controversial things on Balena Etcher. Isn’t it better to recommend rufus, or just the default “restore volume from image” option windows had since like v8?

Sony's factory in Wales has been the biggest but not the only one, official Pis have been made in China, Japan and Taiwan too, can find out which manufacturer you got from the revision code, https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/develop/documentation/asciidoc/computers/raspberry-pi/revision-codes.adoc

You need to have various files needed for it's startup process on the first partition as described here - https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/develop/documentation/asciidoc/computers/configuration/boot_folder.adoc

So, the official documentation at https://github.com/raspberrypi/documentation/blob/develop/documentation/asciidoc/computers/configuration/headless.adoc forgot a very important part: how to encode/hash the password under Windows? Not everybody has a second running Pi or linux-machine at hand.

You can do the initial setup headless if you wish and dispense with the keyboard etc. It's just a case of creating two files in /boot; an empty one called 'ssh' to enable the SSH server, and a wpa_supplicant.conf file to tell it how to connect to your Wi-Fi. The documentation explains the details.

The SOCs on raspberry pi have a DPI interface which can drive such display without a driver board; however as you said, you do need to have a datasheet for the specific LCD as you need to get the timing.

Restic - GitHub

I religiously use Google contacts. It's the simplest way to keep people contacts up to date on Android.

I archive all important documents in specific folders by subject and date. This is backed up to back blaze with restic. https://restic.net/

I use https://ente.io for pictures. I convinced my wife to use it, and she agreed to auto share her photos so I don't nag her for copies. It had simple import from Facebook and Google.

I also keep extensive journals, which really helps to tie it all together. I can basically grep for hangouts, conversations, etc.

I also separate work journal from personal, and have essentially a journal for each project. https://jodavaho.io/tags/bullet-journal.html for how.

I religiously use Google calendar for all plans, you can easily search it for past events to get dates.

I also use monicahq for some notes about things I should remember about people but the habit never stuck.

After Borg, I switched to Restic:

https://restic.net/

AFAIK, the only difference is that Restic doesn't require Restic installed on the remote server, so you can efficiently backup to things like S3 or FTP. Other than that, both are fantastic.

I'm curious, too. I know they've had some issues in the past:

https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/3268#issuecomment-78...

On the other hand, I tested around 15,000 backups last year (multiple hourly backups, daily tests) and they all passed.

I use and recommend restic. I use it for about 60 machines on my LAN, and it's absolutely fantastic.