Your Cool New Raspberry Pi and NVidia AI Journey with Flynn
Here’s a structured breakdown of the skills, disciplines, and knowledge areas you’ll cover on your Node Build Maker’s Journey. Think of it as a curriculum divided by category — each area stacks on the others until you’ve mastered the full craft of building Empire Nodes.
Put simply: you’ll end up fluent in electronics, coding, AI, fabrication, networking, and storytelling — all tied together by your Empire Node ecosystem.
Here’s a structured breakdown of the skills, disciplines, and knowledge areas you’ll cover on your Node Build Maker’s Journey. Think of it as a curriculum divided by category — each area stacks on the others until you’ve mastered the full craft of building Empire Nodes.
Core Computing & OS
- Linux basics (file system navigation, permissions, package management)
- Raspberry Pi setup (flashing OS to SD card, headless SSH/VNC setup)
- System services (systemd, cron jobs, auto-boot scripts)
- User management (accounts, privileges, security hardening)
Electronics & Hardware
- GPIO programming (switches, LEDs, relays, servo locks)
- Soldering & breadboarding (circuit assembly and testing)
- RFID/NFC integration (reading/writing tags, access control)
- Sensors (temperature, humidity, motion, environmental inputs)
- Displays (OLED mini-screens, touch panels, rotating status screens)
- Power systems (battery backup, UPS, solar/battery packs)
- Networking gear (antennas, SDR radios, ethernet wiring)
Networking & Communications
- TCP/IP, Wi-Fi, Ethernet fundamentals
- VPN/WireGuard setup (private tunnels for nodes)
- MQTT message broker (IoT data streams)
- Shortwave / SDR radio comms (data over radio frequencies)
- Cellular SIM integration (LTE modems, Verizon/other carriers)
- Load balancing & clustering (multiple nodes linked together)
Security & Access Control
- NFC token parsing (ring scans → HTTPS validation)
- JWT tokens & authentication
- Firewall setup (iptables, ufw)
- SSL certificates & HTTPS endpoints
- Failover and redundancy (node replication, disaster recovery basics)
Software Development
- Python scripting (I/O control, networking, NFC handling)
- C# / ASP.NET Core MVC (for dashboards & backend systems)
- Python and Django Web
- Entity Framework / SQL (databases for tokens, members, logs)
- Message queues (RabbitMQ, event-driven processing)
- AI integrations (OpenAI APIs, multi-AI “Elders” orchestration)
Dashboards & UI
- Razor Views (ASP.NET Core)
- Tailwind / Tron-style CSS themes
- Chart.js / Recharts (visual analytics)
- Multi-screen UX (10" main, 7" touch, rotating OLED minis)
- Touch + voice interface (Sophie AI voice greetings, ASR input)
Maker & Build Skills
- Fabrication (hinges, plexiglass mounts, aluminum brackets)
- Engineering Nodes
- Case modding (Apache cases, fold-out wings, LED lighting)
- Labeling & documentation (wiring, schematics, asset registry)
- Hardware integration (Jetson Orin Nano, Pi, SDRs, SIM cards)
- Bench workflow (soldering arms, label machines, toolkits)
Distributed Systems & Technocracy Build
- Node-to-Node communication (empire mesh network)
- Private membership logic (invitation-only access flows)
- Transaction equity flows (profit per job tracked through nodes)
- Life management system integration (housing, scheduling, finance)
- Edge AI computing (Jetson + Hailo accelerators in node clusters)
Lifestyle & Media Ops
- Cinematic build documentation (hands-on POV filming, Ray-Ban Meta)
- ASMR + ambient video storytelling
- YouTube/website funneling (front-door content → membership)
- Forum systems (private discourse, XenForo/ASP.NET forum builds)
Put simply: you’ll end up fluent in electronics, coding, AI, fabrication, networking, and storytelling — all tied together by your Empire Node ecosystem.