New York’s Inauguration Party: Leave Your Raspberry Pi at Home, Mischief Makers!
Join New York’s mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s block party, but leave your Raspberry Pi at home. The nifty gadget made the banned list alongside explosives and drones. Clearly, tech mischief is no laughing matter—even if a Raspberry Pi might just be the most conspicuous party crasher in the history of single-board computing!
Hot Take:
When you’re more worried about a tiny computer crashing your party than the Hulk, you know you’re living in a tech-savvy metropolis! New York’s mayor-elect seems to have confused a Raspberry Pi with a pie-throwing machine at his inauguration. Somebody tell him it’s not that kind of party!
Key Points:
- New York’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani, bans Raspberry Pis from his inauguration block party.
- The list of prohibited items also includes explosives, weapons, drones, and the highly controversial Flipper Zero.
- The Flipper Zero is a multifunctional device with radios, an RFID module, and an NFC module, often viewed as a potential tool for mischief.
- Adafruit criticizes the Raspberry Pi ban, highlighting its educational and artistic value.
- Adafruit argues that smartphones could easily replace Raspberry Pis for any potential wrongdoing at the event.
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