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Thank you for publicly sharing and documenting so much information about this epic quest you're on (I'm sure it's a solid PR move, too :). I wish you all the b

Thank you for publicly sharing and documenting so much information about this epic quest you're on (I'm sure it's a solid PR move, too :). I wish you all the best and respect your decision to eschew a comparatively cushy and predictable job to take up this risky and challenging endeavor filled with never ending thankless tasks. Godspeed. Edit: Sorry to hear it isn't a big boon on the marketing front. All I can say is I recall seeing TinyPilot at least once before, but now it's much more on my radar. If it could do remote power switching I'd be very keen to keep it in my server rack as the sole point of remote administration (sorry, I'm sure you get dumb feature requests and this is probably just another one.. but I couldn't resist).

mtlynch 4y ago
>Thank you for publicly sharing and documenting so much information about this epic quest you're on (I'm sure it's a solid PR move, too :). Honestly, I don't see much of an impact on sales when my blog posts reach the front page of HN. I'm sure that it helps some, but nothing dramatic. In terms of ROI, there's much better payoff in writing content aimed at the smaller niche of homelab users and IT folks. I mostly write these out of vanity because I think it's fun getting feedback on the process. So, thanks for reading!
ganoushoreilly 4y ago
Remote power switching is what has held me back. Even if it was an additional cost / addon I'd definitely look at picking up a dozen or so. Still I've been following for a while and hope to see some cool improvements over time. EDIT: Actually being a raspberry pi, It might not be hard to build in that feature. I might just grab one today and see.
- mtlynch 4y ago
  Yeah, remote power switching is definitely doable. It would either be wiring directly into the motherboard's or controlling an external power switch. The challenge is making it user-friendly, supporting it, meeting compliance requirements, etc.
  - ganoushoreilly 4y ago
    I think it's doable from the pi headers inside pretty easy, fortunately these are all homebrew machines i'd use on so compliance issues aren't as big a deal. For work though, i'm right there with you. Did you see these? https://www.techpowerup.com/291767/asus-outs-ipmi-expansion-card-to-give-your-workstation-remote-management-capabilities https://www.techpowerup.com/291767/asus-outs-ipmi-expansion-...

mtlynch 4y ago

>Thank you for publicly sharing and documenting so much information about this epic quest you're on (I'm sure it's a solid PR move, too :). Honestly, I don't see much of an impact on sales when my blog posts reach the front page of HN. I'm sure that it helps some, but nothing dramatic. In terms of ROI, there's much better payoff in writing content aimed at the smaller niche of homelab users and IT folks. I mostly write these out of vanity because I think it's fun getting feedback on the process. So, thanks for reading!

ganoushoreilly 4y ago

Remote power switching is what has held me back. Even if it was an additional cost / addon I'd definitely look at picking up a dozen or so. Still I've been following for a while and hope to see some cool improvements over time. EDIT: Actually being a raspberry pi, It might not be hard to build in that feature. I might just grab one today and see.

mtlynch 4y ago
Yeah, remote power switching is definitely doable. It would either be wiring directly into the motherboard's or controlling an external power switch. The challenge is making it user-friendly, supporting it, meeting compliance requirements, etc.
- ganoushoreilly 4y ago
  I think it's doable from the pi headers inside pretty easy, fortunately these are all homebrew machines i'd use on so compliance issues aren't as big a deal. For work though, i'm right there with you. Did you see these? https://www.techpowerup.com/291767/asus-outs-ipmi-expansion-card-to-give-your-workstation-remote-management-capabilities https://www.techpowerup.com/291767/asus-outs-ipmi-expansion-...