Update for the week ending on Friday, Nov 20, 2020

TinyPilot

• Released TinyPilot Voyager, the new model I’ve been working on for several months.
  • Wrote a blog post introducing the new model
  • Wrote a product description
  • Took photos
  • Wrote installation instructions
  • Documented the fulfillment process
  • Sent personal emails to several people who had asked about TinyPilot
  • New single-day sales record! ($1,373 in revenue)
  • Assembled a bunch of units by hand and taught my assistant how to assemble them
• Released TinyPilot v1.2.0
• Reviewed @allison_seboldt’s PR to add an on-screen keyboard to TinyPilot
• Worked with 3D printing lab on improving the design of the Voyager cases
• Experimented with running TinyPilot on a Pi Zero W

mtlynch.io

• Published book report for Bowling Alone
• Added revenue graphs to my November retrospective
  • This should be a permanent thing in retros going forward, and I’ll also backport it to old ones.

Zestful

• Sold an Enterprise plan for Zestful
  • Not official yet, but seems fairly solid.

Is It Keto

• Updated the almonds article after a reader complained about the rating.
  • I normally ignore emails about Is It Keto since I don’t have time, but this reader caught me at an opportune moment where I was waiting 10 mins for something else, and it was an easy 10-minute task.

Hacker News video course

I’m preparing a paid video course about how to write blog posts that resonate with Hacker News.

• Completed the cover image.
• Continued preparing for my first test presentation next week.
  • More runthroughs
  • More screenshots
  • Reorganized content

Misc

• Purchased yet another router, since I keep running into issues with previous ones.
  • Hopefully this one’s the winner, the Ubiquity EdgeRouter 4
• Tried to set up my new Pixel 4a, but I received one with a dead camera
  • Apparently a common issue with 4a phones
  • Sent it back and am getting a replacement.
• Learned to use spray foam to seal off a bunch of holes around my house