They've always used microUSB for power. Maybe you're thinking of another SBC? The Pi model B form factor is pretty popular, so I could understand some confusion.


That is a legitimate issue with the 3. Depending on how hard you're pushing it, it can be touchy with power supplies, and you should pay attention to wire gauge in your power cables. I recommend at least 24 gauge, especially when overclocking.


I can't express how much I like this. I've done similar things in my Pi-powered projects, and it really helps in tidying things up.

Hype!

I've enjoyed working with the 2Pac seconds that I got from you a couple weeks ago in my little side project. It's a low-tech diy housing intended to improve airflow over stickminers, incorporating a powered hub and Raspberry Pi 3 (with a few fun extras). Do you have a ballpark of what the approximate dimensions of the finished product might be? If I could make room for one of these babies inside the housing....

Count me as another one wanting to buy with fiat only to miss out on the preorder. And there's no way I'm paying 2x on the 3rd party market just to play with one. Oh well, maybe some will pop up with distributors when they start shipping, like with the first batch.

On the one hand, it's nice to see such efficient hobbyist devices in high demand. On the other, it's frustrating that supply is so short that those of us wanting to enter the hobby are effectively excluded.

Nice! It's always encouraging to see results from enthusiasts, rather than just the large corporate mining operations. Which pool are you on?


"Free" as in rent-subsidized, I assume?

Hardware acceleration. Apparently you can turn it off:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration

I've got my eye on that one, thinking of giving it a try for a small project that I have in mind. I don't have any Moonlanders (yet), so I won't be able to test with them initially.