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The title is classic click bait, looks like he's good at it since right below it he has a youtube video of the project. It's probably a hustle for some views/ad

The title is classic click bait, looks like he's good at it since right below it he has a youtube video of the project. It's probably a hustle for some views/ad revenue and not meant to be a serious project where he legitimately thinks he's building a mac in his room.

Avicebron 6y ago
EDIT: he's on the front page of HN, guess the bait worked..
sukilot 6y ago
At a penny for a thousand views, that doesn't seem a smart play.
- Avicebron 6y ago
  I don't know his CPM, but a quick google search reveals the average (2018) CPM to be $2.80. I agree not a lot, but hey, worth the passive income probably.
  - geerlingguy 6y ago
    It’s part of a bit of a wide reaching effort to make it possible for me to get all my income from open source work and free ventures. I’m about 25% of the way there. And quick note on YouTube CPMs, they vary a lot by genre. Some of the more popular genres are on the lower end of that spectrum (afaict, based on limited testing). It’s tough because I have a chronic illness and also support a family of five (SAHM, but it seems all parents have been stay at home lately). But as cringey as many in the HN audience may find it, marketing is actually vital to any endeavors success. I try to make it so my work is better than the title suggests, but don’t always succeed. I literally unplugged my MBP and replaced it with a Pi 4 for a day, but that is apparently not literal enough to justify the title ;-)
    - Avicebron 6y ago
      Hey man, all the support to your family. I know the bait works and I respect the hustle. I won't criticize you for doing something that works and I like your goal, I've been wanting to be 100% passive income open source for a long time.
    - hanklazard 6y ago
      Keep up the good work, Jeff. Your pi kubernetes cluster in particular has been really fun to follow. I hope to use the series to learn kubernetes myself !

Avicebron 6y ago

EDIT: he's on the front page of HN, guess the bait worked..

sukilot 6y ago

At a penny for a thousand views, that doesn't seem a smart play.

Avicebron 6y ago
I don't know his CPM, but a quick google search reveals the average (2018) CPM to be $2.80. I agree not a lot, but hey, worth the passive income probably.
- geerlingguy 6y ago
  It’s part of a bit of a wide reaching effort to make it possible for me to get all my income from open source work and free ventures. I’m about 25% of the way there. And quick note on YouTube CPMs, they vary a lot by genre. Some of the more popular genres are on the lower end of that spectrum (afaict, based on limited testing). It’s tough because I have a chronic illness and also support a family of five (SAHM, but it seems all parents have been stay at home lately). But as cringey as many in the HN audience may find it, marketing is actually vital to any endeavors success. I try to make it so my work is better than the title suggests, but don’t always succeed. I literally unplugged my MBP and replaced it with a Pi 4 for a day, but that is apparently not literal enough to justify the title ;-)
  - Avicebron 6y ago
    Hey man, all the support to your family. I know the bait works and I respect the hustle. I won't criticize you for doing something that works and I like your goal, I've been wanting to be 100% passive income open source for a long time.
  - hanklazard 6y ago
    Keep up the good work, Jeff. Your pi kubernetes cluster in particular has been really fun to follow. I hope to use the series to learn kubernetes myself !