This seems like a very nice project to learn stuff, including hardware design/implementation.
Are there similar options on the market for "set and forget" people like me?
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#262This is super cool, and I wish something like this existed at my place, as it enables information sharing without the need for phones/actual screens that shine in your face when the lights are low or tempt you to doomscroll. That said, the large primary display this uses is $2000. That's very hard to justify for any "normal" household, and that's without any mounts, backend, services etc.
You might be interested in knowing about https://trmnl.com . No affiliation beyond interest in buying a few in the future. They have a 10.3" version in the works.
Looks good, the refresh rate... does not! 200ms for partial refresh, ouch.
The ease of integrations might make up for it, though.
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#264Earlier quoted context omitted.
You might be interested in knowing about https://trmnl.com . No affiliation beyond interest in buying a few in the future. They have a 10.3" version in the works.
Looks good, the refresh rate... does not! 200ms for partial refresh, ouch. The ease of integrations might make up for it, though.
is 200ms actually an issue if you're just using it to display static content?
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#265> Visionect started charging a $7/mo per-device fee to run their backend software on premises with Docker, after years of it being free to use.
I'd have had these up on Marketplace the same day if I couldn't figure out a way to drive the panel directly
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#266Wow, I really love products and solutions like this. It's a great blog too, I'm adding it to my bookmarks.
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#267I’ve had an idea for something like this myself, more about the different things it would do rather than the design. But this looks cool too.
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#268Earlier quoted context omitted.
lol, €17.95 for a Developer "Unlock"[1]. [1]: https://shop.trmnl.com/products/developer-edition
That's just a perpetual license to use their hosted server. You are free to use your own self hosted server for free.
I think you’re mixing that up with the byod key, this is a different thing.
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#269This is awesome but I still find it funny that he said he wants a healthy relationship with technology then goes and fits his entire house out with technology. It doesnt seem like any of this would really be useful as you'd have to enter all the useful data manually(calendar). For example the washing machine. You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes since you've done it 1000s of times an…
A healthy relationship with technology isn't the same as not using technology.
> It doesnt seem like any of this would really be useful as you'd have to enter all the useful data manually(calendar).
You have to enter calendar data somewhere, right now I often have the same info or different subset split between my calendar, work ones, my wifes one and the one on the wall. Even the paper version requires having entered the data - more so than the tech based ones because an invitation sent by email now needs to be manually copied over. Or have I misunderstood?
> You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes since you've done it 1000s of times and it beeps. All these things are just managed in our heads subconsciously.
This seems odd to me. First just a couple of things
> You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes
1. It takes different amounts of time depending on the load and settings
2. Knowing how long it takes and when to take it out is something the person who put it on knows, but there are different people in this house who can all do either task
3. It's in a place where the beeping is often not heard
But more interestingly is that we're comparing two different approaches. One is
* A note written in a place that washing needs to be taken out if it's not been done.
You describe this as an unhealthy relationship with technology.
Your better solution is
* Work out when a machine will finish its task, remember this
* Wait for the machine to shout at you
* If you don't hear it shouting then keep checking the time to see if it's finished its task
* Make sure you track all of this in your head on top of anything else
This is more healthy? Than a note on the wall that says "change the washing"?
Imagine you started with the typical thing being that you have a note on the wall that says "washing is done" when it's done and the machine itself is silent. I come along and tell you I've got a much better, healthier way of interacting with it - wait for it to make an annoying noise!
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#270This is awesome but I still find it funny that he said he wants a healthy relationship with technology then goes and fits his entire house out with technology. It doesnt seem like any of this would really be useful as you'd have to enter all the useful data manually(calendar). For example the washing machine. You dont need real time information because you know how long it takes since you've done it 1000s of times an…
> All these things are just managed in our heads subconsciously. That’s certainly true for some people, and I envy them. Others of us can easily forget the washing machine was on and needs emptying for anything up to three or four days, running it each day before promptly forgetting to empty it before it needs doing again.
Why not just use an alarm?