Is there something out there like this that is self-hosted? It’s ridiculous that this isn’t, and it’s going to become a pay-per-print model?! I don’t care about the AI nonsense, it’s a printer. I could see myself using something like this to print recipes. I’d like to avoid getting my fancy cook book dirty, but have still have recipe in the kitchen to reference. Phone works okay until you have to scroll with dirty/we…
Show HN: Printercow – Turn any thermal printer into an API endpoint
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#52> I'm particularly excited about the AI integration possibilities. Instead of yet another chat interface, you can have AI generate content that exists in the physical world – artwork, poems, todo lists, custom receipts, etc. Incredible. Instead of just creating online trash that nobody wants to read, it can create physical trash too! For maximum art, it can feed directly into a shredder.
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#53> I'm particularly excited about the AI integration possibilities. Instead of yet another chat interface, you can have AI generate content that exists in the physical world – artwork, poems, todo lists, custom receipts, etc. Incredible. Instead of just creating online trash that nobody wants to read, it can create physical trash too! For maximum art, it can feed directly into a shredder.
Why use ai to feed trash nobody wants to read into a shredder when you can use real people? https://youtu.be/SpNlp6AtTOE
Re: Show HN: Printercow – Turn any thermal printer into an API endpoint
#54> everyone gets 300 free prints per month during our beta Ah, printer drivers. One of the things we do not yet rent. Makes sense.
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#55I'm going to be the party pooper and point out that thermal paper isn't great for your health: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5453537/
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#56The "Delete Account" button does nothing. Very clever user retention technique.
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#57Is there something out there like this that is self-hosted? It’s ridiculous that this isn’t, and it’s going to become a pay-per-print model?! I don’t care about the AI nonsense, it’s a printer. I could see myself using something like this to print recipes. I’d like to avoid getting my fancy cook book dirty, but have still have recipe in the kitchen to reference. Phone works okay until you have to scroll with dirty/we…
A regular printer, a binder, and a three-hole punch work fine. As a bonus, the printer is also useful in other ways, and any mementos produced with it will last in a way thermal paper never really does.
I don’t want mementos, I want disposable references.
It’s also not that big of a deal if this isn’t feasible, because the binder works fine, the phone works fine. This is just sparked a “hey, what if…” idea is all.
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#58Is there something out there like this that is self-hosted? It’s ridiculous that this isn’t, and it’s going to become a pay-per-print model?! I don’t care about the AI nonsense, it’s a printer. I could see myself using something like this to print recipes. I’d like to avoid getting my fancy cook book dirty, but have still have recipe in the kitchen to reference. Phone works okay until you have to scroll with dirty/we…
Once it's out of alpha you can self-host this project
Re: Show HN: Printercow – Turn any thermal printer into an API endpoint
#59Is there something out there like this that is self-hosted? It’s ridiculous that this isn’t, and it’s going to become a pay-per-print model?! I don’t care about the AI nonsense, it’s a printer. I could see myself using something like this to print recipes. I’d like to avoid getting my fancy cook book dirty, but have still have recipe in the kitchen to reference. Phone works okay until you have to scroll with dirty/we…
// Hardcoded token for authentication $authToken = 'your-secure-token-here'; // Set the printer name (adjust to your printer's name) $printerName = 'YourPrinterName'; // Allow only POST requests if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] !== 'POST') { http_response_code(405); echo json_encode(['error' => 'Method not allowed. Use POST.']); exit; } // Check for token in the request if (empty($_POST['token']) || $_POST['token'] !==…
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#60In case you don't want to create an account, you can just comment with your prompts and I will enter them myself. You can watch let it print on https://twitch.tv/printercow then. :)
Ok how about a D&D style character sheet for a Lvl 2. Aarakocra barbarian. Lets make it brief and fun with emojis and include prompts for basic rolls and a way to keep track of health points by filling in bubbles or boxes.