Why say "over 280" when you could just say 288?
Show HN: 288 Analog Clocks Give Digital Time
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#12Meanwhile, this person did a digital clock out of Conway's Life:
http://codegolf.stackexchange.com/questions/88783/build-a-di...
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#13Why say "over 280" when you could just say 288?
I can think of over 1 reason
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#14Why say "over 280" when you could just say 288?
I have no idea, the title changed after I posted it and it was "288". It was also originally a "Show HN:" but someone removed it (maybe I was using it wrong, I don't know).
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#15It would make a nice screen clock if it actually showed the time most of the time. Instead most times when you look at it to see what time it is you have to wait. At that point you're pulling your phone out of your pocket and next thing you know you're reading HN and wasting time.
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#16Here is a similar effect, just with physical clocks, and a larger number of them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdaKTnqotbE
Yeah, it's really cool. It's linked from this project as the inspiration!
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#17It takes about 15 seconds for the clock to cycle. Only three of these seconds are spent actually showing the time. So if I want to know the time I need to sit and wait typically about 10 seconds before I'll know what time it is.
It's cool, but it's upside down. It needs to be a clock first, then cool.
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#18It takes about 15 seconds for the clock to cycle. Only three of these seconds are spent actually showing the time. So if I want to know the time I need to sit and wait typically about 10 seconds before I'll know what time it is. It's cool, but it's upside down. It needs to be a clock first, then cool.
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#19This is a design piece, inspired by a gallery exhibition that did something similar, but mechanically.
The creator is in this thread and can speak for himself on this, but complaining about it not being a clock you'd actually use really doesn't contribute much.
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#20Well I thought it was beautiful and, the real test, my children agree