Comment by drcongo

Comment by drcongo 13 hours ago

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stavros is one of my favourite posters on HN, and the writing on his site is full of beautiful turns of phrase like that.

> The Timeframe is a beautiful, battery-powered, high-resolution e-ink device that sits on my desk and reminds me of the inexorable grind that saps my creativity and drains me of the will to live.

From https://www.stavros.io/posts/making-the-timeframe/

edit: Ever since I read the Timeframe article I've been itching to do the same thing myself, but I suck at these things so worry that I'm just going to end up with more piles of electronic parts in my cupboard of broken dreams.

sho_hn 8 hours ago

Have mine in the hopes of making your itch unbearable: https://imgur.com/a/diy-automatic-e-ink-newspaper-using-rust...

You can do it! :-) Also happy to help if you have questions.

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  • stavros 8 hours ago

    Oh I had seen yours! What a fantastic project, well done. Beautiful result.

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    • sho_hn 7 hours ago

      Thanks!

      I'm currently making something inspired by your Timeframe, but using an OLED panel, as a 2nd screen for my desk - but almost the same form-factor and a similar design.

      I'm trying out a faux 3D-printed wood process with wood powder-infused PLA, sanding and staining, and a faux wood grain I baked into the geometry using a displacement map, though. Hoping to make it all posh.

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      • stavros 7 hours ago

        That sounds fantastic! I'd love to see updates, we have a maker Discord server I can invite you, if you're interested, or it would be fun to just email! My email is in my profile.

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billev2k 13 hours ago

Speaking of a beautiful turn of phrase: "...more piles of electronic parts in my cupboard of broken dreams."

:)

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  • stavros 13 hours ago

    I call it the "cupboard of infinite possibilities".

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