But does it support pull-to-refresh?
Tail recursion. Oy.
Shitter: Toilet Paper of Tweets
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#52Come back when it's realtime. (I only wipe myself with recent happenings.) http://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/toilet-paper-printer-made-fro...
Now there's an idea! An appliance you load with regular TP which has a button you press to get a pre-configured number of one- or two-ply 4.5"x3.7" sheets, printed with very latest tweets. Connected via WiFi. Configured via an internal web server. What kind of hardware do you need to print on TP?
We might need a new protocol. TP/IP.
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#53Re: Shitter: Toilet Paper of Tweets
#54Come back when it's realtime. (I only wipe myself with recent happenings.) http://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/toilet-paper-printer-made-fro...
Now there's an idea! An appliance you load with regular TP which has a button you press to get a pre-configured number of one- or two-ply 4.5"x3.7" sheets, printed with very latest tweets. Connected via WiFi. Configured via an internal web server. What kind of hardware do you need to print on TP?
Taking this too seriously, but you could probably do it by hacking up a mobile inkjet printer and turning the ink volume way down to control ink bleed.
Edit: Looks like some guy already did this: http://blog.makezine.com/2011/09/26/toilet-paper-printer/
Re: Shitter: Toilet Paper of Tweets
#55Come back when it's realtime. (I only wipe myself with recent happenings.) http://hackaday.com/2011/09/27/toilet-paper-printer-made-fro...
Now there's an idea! An appliance you load with regular TP which has a button you press to get a pre-configured number of one- or two-ply 4.5"x3.7" sheets, printed with very latest tweets. Connected via WiFi. Configured via an internal web server. What kind of hardware do you need to print on TP?
Doable but expensive. A wifi version would need at least:
wifi chip plus antenna - $30
microcontroller + associated bits - $8-15 or so
stepper motor drivers (you need two) - $8 or so
stepper motors - $6 min
printhead and ink - $12, replaceable
Battery and charging circuitry
And that's not counting manufacturing and profit. Would you pay $70+ for printed toilet paper? If a couple people would, I'm willing to design the device, sell a couple, and open source it.
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
Now there's an idea! An appliance you load with regular TP which has a button you press to get a pre-configured number of one- or two-ply 4.5"x3.7" sheets, printed with very latest tweets. Connected via WiFi. Configured via an internal web server. What kind of hardware do you need to print on TP?
Doable but expensive. A wifi version would need at least: wifi chip plus antenna - $30 microcontroller + associated bits - $8-15 or so stepper motor drivers (you need two) - $8 or so stepper motors - $6 min printhead and ink - $12, replaceable Battery and charging circuitry And that's not counting manufacturing and profit. Would you pay $70+ for printed toilet paper? If a couple people would, I'm willing to design th…
I would, if it didn't mean a.) having to wait ages to get a piece of paper, then the next one... b.) any ink rubbing off on fingers or elsewhere.
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That's a really valid point delinka, hadn't considered it. Thanks for the feedback.
I haven't signed in yet, because there is no information on the web site at all. It seems unlikely that you'd ship to Europe, for example? In any case, why not make it any timeline, not just the user's? It would make for a great gift, for example.
After signing in, you can indeed select other users' timelines instead of your own.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doable but expensive. A wifi version would need at least: wifi chip plus antenna - $30 microcontroller + associated bits - $8-15 or so stepper motor drivers (you need two) - $8 or so stepper motors - $6 min printhead and ink - $12, replaceable Battery and charging circuitry And that's not counting manufacturing and profit. Would you pay $70+ for printed toilet paper? If a couple people would, I'm willing to design th…
I would, if it didn't mean a.) having to wait ages to get a piece of paper, then the next one... b.) any ink rubbing off on fingers or elsewhere.
Speed is traded off for resolution. The thicker the paper, the more it would absorb the ink, and the less would rub off. I would not recommend this for thin (2 layer) paper.
If you are actually interested in doing this, I'd be up for doing the project. I actually have the motors, motor drivers, microcontroller, and inkjet cartridge full of red ink already. I also have a 3d printer for mechanical prototyping, and a good supply of toilet paper. If you are interested in working on this with me, email me at kliment.yanev at gmail.
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That's a really valid point delinka, hadn't considered it. Thanks for the feedback.
I haven't signed in yet, because there is no information on the web site at all. It seems unlikely that you'd ship to Europe, for example? In any case, why not make it any timeline, not just the user's? It would make for a great gift, for example.
We do actually ship to Europe - we ship everywhere.
The only downside is our rates are unfortunately nothing like Amazon's. We'd love to get our shipping costs down and are open to suggestion!
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#60Earlier quoted context omitted.
I haven't signed in yet, because there is no information on the web site at all. It seems unlikely that you'd ship to Europe, for example? In any case, why not make it any timeline, not just the user's? It would make for a great gift, for example.
We do actually ship to Europe - we ship everywhere. The only downside is our rates are unfortunately nothing like Amazon's. We'd love to get our shipping costs down and are open to suggestion!
The ultimate toy would be a printer that prints the feed live to the toilepaper...