It's not just data processing. There are simple solutions to all sorts of tasks. I run 'motion' on my linux desktop at home to serve as a security camera when

It's not just data processing. There are simple solutions to all sorts of tasks. I run 'motion' on my linux desktop at home to serve as a security camera when no one is home. For months I've been manually starting and stopping it, figuring I needed to setup an IoT system if I wanted to automate things. i.e. IFTTT on our phones, an MQTT server in the cloud, etc. Then I realized - I just need to start the camera when all of our phones are off the LAN. It took about 15 minutes to setup, and now I never have to worry about forgetting to stop or start the camera.