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Re: Busy Bar

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Post by timdiggerm » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:08 PM UTC

krunck wrote: post #11

That hand... it's totally in the uncanny valley of hand motion.

They don't have a functional physical product

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by wffurr » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

krunck wrote: post #11

That hand... it's totally in the uncanny valley of hand motion.

Yikes. First thing I noticed. Distracted me from the price tag of the thing at least.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by fragmede » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:10 PM UTC

mempko wrote: post #29

dylan604 wrote: post #28

It's the Juicero of whatever market this is.

I work from home and this would be cool to communicate with my kids when I'm on a call before they barge in asking questions. HOWEVER, the price is WAY too high. This is at most a $50 dollar thing.

This is the boutique designed not-in-china version. If it proves successful, a $50 Chinese knockoff will be along soon enough. You can vote with your wallet and say fuck these guys for having a good idea and working on it and buy the cheap Chinese crap version when it's available if you'd rather.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by alsetmusic » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:22 PM UTC

handfuloflight wrote: post #56

IncreasePosts wrote: post #49

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There is a subset of knowledge worker who would buy this off of the landing page presentation alone. It is me. I am that subset.

Yeah, I wouldn’t but I still find it delightful.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by pxoe » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

Would it even be possible to make a $250 fidgety trinket without it being wasteful just about on every level?

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by masto » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:23 PM UTC

I was thinking of doing a kickstarter a while back for something similar. One surprising thing that kept me from proceeding (or at least, a thing I used as an excuse to not do the project) was that the guy who "owns" the pomodoro timer trademark is a total jerk about it.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by karn97 » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:38 PM UTC

$250 for something that is a week long arduino project... You can even 3D print the whole thing nowadays

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by sschueller » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:40 PM UTC

handfuloflight wrote: post #56

IncreasePosts wrote: post #49

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There is a subset of knowledge worker who would buy this off of the landing page presentation alone. It is me. I am that subset.

Yes, I need to re-design my webpage for my Station Display.

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by vivzkestrel » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:44 PM UTC

you dont need all of that to improve focus. start with 30 seconds, clear your mind, set a timer for 30 seconds, sit in a corner and start meditating. the challenge is that as soon as you think of something inside your mind, stop the timer. do this daily and your meditation times will slowly improve and your focus will come back

Re: Busy Bar

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Post by anon6362 » Thu, Apr 10, 2025, 5:45 PM UTC

bastardoperator wrote: post #22

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