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				For making Arduinos talk to each other, I recommended the ESP8266. It's essentially an Arduino with built-in Wi-Fi.
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				@RememberMe Also a possibility, but of course there's the problem with needing a direct cable connection and speed.
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				I ordered 50 dollars worth of tech: 30 of it was an arduino uno clone with a hella lot of jumper wires and a node mcu
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				node mcu is just amazing. it's so cheap and really usable for a load of projects that require a small firm factor (wearables) and wifi or Bluetooth
 

Ordered $12 worth of electronic bits and bobs. They came a day ago and tonight I hooked them up to my raspberry pi. Made some lights blink, pressed some buttons. A solid re-introduction to electronics. This time on my own time and not in school, so I don't automatically hate it. I only got a cheap kit so I don't have many toys to play with but I'm excited to get more. Maybe even buy an Arduino. Maybe even make them talk to each other idk. I'm happy.
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