Bitcoin can be frustrating at times! after almost no issues with my umbrel today randomly I can’t access the node! Like is my node toast? Or what! grrrrrr!! Troubleshooting beings tomorrow. Times like these confirm we are early!
Try connecting keyboard and display and see what happens.
My Umbrel was sometimes getting in a weird state and it would get stuck after restart. Keyboard stops responding on linux login prompt.
As far as I can tell the reason for this was that the power supply I got with RPi can't handle both RPi and the SSD... so now I'm powering it with power brick from Pixel 6 and that seems to work well (that one gives between 15 and 30 watts)
In terms of # of users? It'll take years. The Bitcoin sub has like 3 million people following it. We'll need to 10x ~3 times to get there. I believe we'll get there, but there's a lot of value we'll need to create to get normal folks to switch over. Right now we appeal to what I'd classify as true bitcoiners for whom a Bitcoin focused experience is of high value.
I agree that getting to that number of followers won't be quick, on the other hand it's really refreshing having a news feed basically free of "number go up" posts and memes.
Absolutely. I don't spend anytime thinking about eclipsing those services - but you asked. 🙂
I almost exclusively think about adding value for users who are like you and me, users who find the focus valuable, users who want to connect and learn more about Bitcoin. Outside of that, I do think about how we can appeal to Bitcoiners who don't realize they should be Bitcoiners yet; the best thing we can do though is try to demonstrate what can be done with Bitcoin and let the value shine through.