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Cake day: July 15th, 2025

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  • AFAIK, PiZero like you said.

    If your router has a USB port and can recognize USB ethernet devices, then you can get one of those USB adapter boards and connect the Zero directly to the router and configure the Pi to be an ethernet gadget (power and network both over USB). If the router has a USB port but can’t handle USB ethernet devices, you could still power the Pi over that USB port and connect the two over wifi.

    Once you add an ethernet port and its supporting components to just about any board, it almost immediately becomes as large as or larger than a Pi Zero.

    can be powered from the same Ethernet cable that connects to the router

    Ethernet doesn’t carry power on its own unless you’re running PoE. You can get a PoE hat for the Pi, but it adds quite a bit of bulk.

    My router is an x86 box running OpenWRT, so I just run Docker on it which runs PiHole and a couple other small services.



  • I’m not a fan of single-purpose appliances (microwave notwithstanding), and I recently got a toaster oven / air fryer / grill (so no microwave) and I love it. Haven’t used my full size oven in the 3 months I’ve had this one.

    The “Trivection Oven” (as seen on 30 Rock) is a real appliance, and includes microwave heating as one of the 'vections. I believe the microwave heating is just to speed up cooking with the thermal and convection heat for crisping.

    Are they a gimmick? Honestly, no clue. I’ve not used one, but the logic checks out and Alton Brown approves.