Hi everyone, I m Rob, and I have a completely under-control, very reasonable addiction to small single board computers.
It all began in the 1990s when I worked as a student assistant in my university IT department. I didn t collect stamps or coins, I collected cables, mysterious adapters, and hard drives that clicked ominously but might still work. I d Frankenstein these parts together into creations best described as Franken-Seagate-RAID-esque, powered mostly by hope and zip ties. Despite my love of hardware chaos, I stayed loyal to software for a while.
Xerxes Pi is designed as a practical edge server rather than a hobby board. It prioritises reliability, storage, and real-world deployment, with support for ARM software, standard operating systems, and headless operation. This makes it suitable for research, small business, and field use where stability, compatibility, and extensibility matters. Run it with one of many Raspberry Pi Compute compatible boards and many compatible M.2 devices.
In the past, my thoughts were often stuck in small, daily things like: Is there any drama on Facebook today? Did anyone like my story? Did my crush drop any hints? Is anyone asking me out today? Does my best friend have new stories to tell me?
Looking back, I can t help but laugh at myself. None of these thoughts really helped me grow, yet they always gave me that emotional, butterfly-in-the-stomach feeling.
Everything started to change when I entered a phase of I don t even know who I am. And that s when I began searching for real answers.
I ve always been that kid (and now adult) who can t stop thinking about how systems work, technical ones, social ones, even political ones. I grew up building small automated things just for fun, then got lost in 3D modeling, code, and later law. Yeah, a weird mix.
Years ago I have started working on an audiobook player for elderly (85+), visually impaired users. It was born of real need. Over time it gathered a small number of happy users.
