Proposal 298 (Q1893): Difference between revisions

*background: im an electrotechnologist by trade with experience in distributed systems. despite not having worked in the space for years, i still follow along with certain areas of research.* the r&d costs associated with this proposal are very reasonable. with the recent arrival of frores airjet solid state cooling chips, theres an opportunity to revolutionise mini PCs. id expect this to have a major impact on ethereum staking nodes, especially since most are built on standard mini PC implementations. its an exciting time to get involved in this design space, especially from a public goods perspective. id love to see what collaborative opportunities arise from our involvement as strong proponents for solo staking. most setups are still very much diy and often a hodgepodge of off-the-shelf components. i understand that those with solo staking experience such as noun40, whove pieced together a mini PCs, dont expect people choosing to run on raspberry pi type setups. but with the advancement of revolutionary cooling tech, thats exactly where we are headed. taking a public goods approach to this design space is itself a competitive edge and would likely get the attention of those reporting on the space. regarding proliferation of a project such as this, id recommend starting at the hobbyist level, by reaching out to those with cult followings such as [n-o-d-e.net](https://n-o-d-e.net/) / [mosfet.net](https://mosfet.net/) who already take an interest in crypto and have done so since the early days. yes, hardware is hard, but not so much when its your area of expertise and youre playing in a collaborative space that leans heavily on open source, open standards, and expansible systems componentry. id be happy to consult to 5oc on the gtm for this type of project. ive worked extensively on the development and marketing of new products in energy management and tenancy billing that are analogous to solo staking nodes. there are a number of unique systems integrator approaches we could take and the unique brand positioning and public goods focus is very compelling imho. provided 5oc is happy to niche down even further, id gladly take a bet on this proposal and am therefore voting in favour.