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Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by RobinL »

dmitrij wrote: post #49

We could also leave fake images aside, go outside and try to watch the birds ourselves. Maybe even let the camera inside, just looking with our own eyes. Real nature. No intermediate.

> Half the point of this project is showing off some amazing public-domain natural-history illustrations. Over 800 cut-outs covering more than 400 species, every one taken from a real plate and hand-curated for this project (no art is AI-generated, though some has been retouched with AI).

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by stetrain »

jdiff wrote: post #26
wccrawford wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The new one appears to use real art from real humans, instead of AI art that was fixed. And just because 2 things do the same job doesn't make one a "copy" of the other.

What is "the new one"? The old one used AI, and this one seems to as well.

From the link: "Half the point of this project is showing off some amazing public-domain natural-history illustrations. Over 800 cut-outs covering more than 400 species, every one taken from a real plate and hand-curated for this project (no art is AI-generated, though some has been retouched with AI)."

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by stetrain »

dmitrij wrote: post #49

We could also leave fake images aside, go outside and try to watch the birds ourselves. Maybe even let the camera inside, just looking with our own eyes. Real nature. No intermediate.

You can in fact both have an interesting bird-based art display in your home and also go outside and watch birds yourself. Neither precludes the other.

Re: Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations

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Post by joshstrange »

e-ink is so much fun, especially when combined with ESP32 or BTLE boards. I currently have 4 around my house displaying book quotes that I've highlighted in KOReader and they bring me joy each time I see them. They are simple and do one thing very well.

I just got and setup a BTLE e-ink driver the other day and according to my calculations it will last _years_ on a single charge (2000mAh) even with multiple refreshes per day (crazy compared to the Wifi ones). Year+ lifetime completely changes the calculus for where to put these IMHO.

I'm considering designing a multiple-screen "art" piece to hang on my wall and playing around with various ideas (on both content and design).

LLMs + 3D Printer + e-ink is my new favorite hobby.

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