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Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Re: Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Post by stephencoyle »

ekaryotic wrote: post #21
tempodox wrote: post #11

I didn't know sticky tape usage is a blessable act. TIL!

it's not, the dispenser is a jab at the kind of trinket stalls that form around holy sites. what i don't understand is how the dispenser compensates for the changing radius of the tape roll in order to measure accurately. i suspect that it doesn't.

You're right that it doesn't consider changing diameter, though I did contemplate some approaches for doing that. But, since it only needs whole-inch resolution, using the diameter of a half-full roll of tape gets close enough for novelty purposes.

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Post by butz »

austinallegro wrote: post #4

(My lovely, lovely, lovely horse) My lovely horse (My lovely horse) Running through the field (Running through the field) Where are you going, with your fetlocks blowing in the wind? (All Summer) I want to shower you with sugar lumps And ride you over fences Polish your hooves every single day And bring you to the horse dentist (My lovely, lovely, lovely horse) My lovely horse, (My lovely horse) You're a pony no more…

We have to lose that sax solo!

Re: Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Post by gizajob »

stavros wrote: post #15
nabla9 wrote: post #7

Talk about Baader–Meinhof phenomenon. Just a week ago I became aware of Father Ted and watched only the show with the tape dispenser because it was recommended to me by Youtube. This article is year old, and shows up now in my feed.

Yesterday I found out about the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon and now I see it mentioned! Must be the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon phenomenon.

I’ve never heard of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon so I’m now wondering what the week ahead holds for me and the gang.

Re: Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Post by bryanrasmussen »

pansa2 wrote: post #16
timwis wrote: post #14

Haven’t heard of Fathers Ted, and I assumed by the title that this was an article about passphrases

Yes, a Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser is an alternative to a Correct Horse Battery Staple

surely there is no alternative to my lovely correct horse battery staple?!

Re: Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Post by bookofjoe »

card_zero wrote: post #17

Now that he's got the manufacturing costs down this is edging toward being the surprise breakthrough device of the 2020s. Just needs marketing, I hear that Jonathan Ive fellow is in need of something meaningful to do these days.

Hmmm... what if this IS the AI device he and Altman are talking about but it leaked a year early? Asking for a friend.

Re: Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser

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Post by scottlamb »

Neat project!

> Instead of a rotary encoder to measure the tape rotation, it now uses an IR led and sensor.

I don't get it; how does this work? Are there openings at certain positions in the reel that it detects the light through? Why is this better than the rotary encoder design?

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