That hand... it's totally in the uncanny valley of hand motion.
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#12That's pretty neat, although $250 feels like a lot for that at first glance. I get it has a lot of features but it's hard to get past the "it's a $250 busy indicator". Not that I'd spend $250, but even something like that sold more as an open device to be used for a lot of different things changes (for the better) the value proposition in my mind a little than just sold as a busy sign with lots of integrations. Grant…
I'd pay for a cheaper app version of this that I could run on an old no-SIM phone.
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#13If you can afford a $250 light up piece of plastic nonsense to taunt and gatekeep your coworkers with, chances are you can probably spend $20 on a time management book. this seems like an actively hostile narcissistic addition to a collaborative workplace that would get you fired in a week.
Yeah, it didn't suprise me that the only woman in all the demos was coming to interupt the BUSY dev and his Important Work. I was surprised that this is made by Flipper, though!
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#14it is a conversation starter more than a distraction stopper! plus $250? no thanks! a small display on your desk won't magically fix your environment!
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#15It feels as if the text on top of the device is upside down.. Should be directed at the user of the device, who sits behind the device (on the side of the small screen)
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#16Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.
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#17i eork from home..alone
no need to show
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#18it is a conversation starter more than a distraction stopper! plus $250? no thanks! a small display on your desk won't magically fix your environment!
The video for the first use-case is kinda funny. Instead of telling them to come back in a few minutes, just raise your hand and point at the timer.
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#19Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.
In my tribes, the universal "please don't bother me right now" sign has more typically been the wearing of over-the-ear headphones.
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#20Back in my day the arrogant devs just used printer paper and a hand drawn sign saying "GO AWAY!" taped to the back of their chair.
In my tribes, the universal "please don't bother me right now" sign has more typically been the wearing of over-the-ear headphones.
I wish I had the same tribes as you. People always come up to me when I'm wearing my headphones, even trying to get my attention in public