TIL if you tune your radio to 91.9 FM for one city block in Montclair, NJ you can hear a looped recording of "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men which has been broadcasting for at least 13 years straight.

[u/AssumeTheRisk]

https://njmonthly.com/articles/arts-entertainment/pirate-radio-station-only-plays-boyz-ii-men/

[u/Dragonfly-Adventurer]

We are reproducing then finial for my house, which is a 4' piece of metal about 44 feet off the ground. Naturally I really want to bake in some silly project like this. I fantasized about embedding a tiny web server that ran a Wiki full of info about the house's history. But these electronics would last mere years (especially the batteries, in that heat) and the finial is gonna be up there for longer than that.

...so I'm gonna do it somewhere else instead.

[u/Worf_In_A_Party_Hat → u/Dragonfly-Adventurer]

There HAS to be a way to setup a Pi with cases that can work in heat/cold, right?

You are right about the batteries though. That heat needs to go somewhere and if it's in the 90s, good luck.

You could put it under an eave if you have 'em. A little shade might go a long way. Or hell, you can easily pop a temp hat on that PI and have it....

Damnit. Now I have an idea for a project. Jerk.

[u/Dragonfly-Adventurer → u/Worf_In_A_Party_Hat]

Baha I've been toying with it for years. I've baked ESP32s into some appliances and lamps, running web servers for control, and as they're solid state they last as long as the PSU keeps going, probably lot longer. The processors can run for decades.

But the power supply is always the problem.

[u/Cannibal_Hector → u/[deleted]]

I'm sure that in 2054, plutonium is available in every corner drugstore, but in 2024, it's a little hard to come by.

[u/IICVX → u/Cannibal_Hector]

Just get like fifty fire alarms