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32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by IndigoIncognito »

swores wrote: post #42
TulliusCicero wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No you couldn't.

Depends on the person but it doesn't seem completely impossible - ignoring inflation, $250/yr for If they can manage it in 3min rather than 5, it's up to $13.70/hr. Where I am (UK) I think most newspaper delivery people are aged 13-18, and while there's far less of them about than when I was a kid, I wouldn't be surprised if >50% would be willing to do it to earn an extra $4.80/week. Of course, you also need to trust…

You should become a quant analyst, seems like you enjoy math

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by TulliusCicero »

swores wrote: post #42
TulliusCicero wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No you couldn't.

Depends on the person but it doesn't seem completely impossible - ignoring inflation, $250/yr for If they can manage it in 3min rather than 5, it's up to $13.70/hr. Where I am (UK) I think most newspaper delivery people are aged 13-18, and while there's far less of them about than when I was a kid, I wouldn't be surprised if >50% would be willing to do it to earn an extra $4.80/week. Of course, you also need to trust…

A curt dismissal is entirely appropriate for a suggestion that's absurd on its face.

No one's actually going to pay some random mail delivery person to come into their house every day and hang up a newspaper for ten years.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by shultays »

GlacierFox wrote: post #61
konschubert wrote: post #36

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I make a similar product, with a smaller screen and at a lower price point. It’s very cool what you have done, let’s maybe collaborate or join forces? My product is an e-paper calendar: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale...

Looks really cheap too.

The cable looks cheap indeed, although otherwise you have the trouble of keeping it charged. But other wise "cheap"/simple look imo is a selling point.

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by swores »

IndigoIncognito wrote: post #71
swores wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on the person but it doesn't seem completely impossible - ignoring inflation, $250/yr for If they can manage it in 3min rather than 5, it's up to $13.70/hr. Where I am (UK) I think most newspaper delivery people are aged 13-18, and while there's far less of them about than when I was a kid, I wouldn't be surprised if >50% would be willing to do it to earn an extra $4.80/week. Of course, you also need to trust…

You should become a quant analyst, seems like you enjoy math

Heh I just had a bored few minutes outside with a cigarette, but I didn't find writing that comment interesting enough to want to turn it into a new career :)

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by hau »

This screen comes with a subscription based cloud CMS. The only way to pass image to this display semms to be through a proprietary application which is this so called CMS. There are no other connectivity options mentioned.

You are unable to use this screen if:

- subscription is not paid

- company decides to terminate your subscription under any condition of your contract

- company decides to sunset software or a product

- company doesn't exist anymore

- CMS isn't compatible with your device anymore

Re: 32“ E Ink screen that displays daily newspapers on your wall (2021)

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Post by swores »

TulliusCicero wrote: post #73
swores wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Depends on the person but it doesn't seem completely impossible - ignoring inflation, $250/yr for If they can manage it in 3min rather than 5, it's up to $13.70/hr. Where I am (UK) I think most newspaper delivery people are aged 13-18, and while there's far less of them about than when I was a kid, I wouldn't be surprised if >50% would be willing to do it to earn an extra $4.80/week. Of course, you also need to trust…

A curt dismissal is entirely appropriate for a suggestion that's absurd on its face. No one's actually going to pay some random mail delivery person to come into their house every day and hang up a newspaper for ten years.

When I was 13 I delivered newspapers, two of the people with subscriptions on my route, both >70 (not sure exact age), one asked me to take their bins out to the street once a week, the other wanted company and hoped I'd come in for a drink every time. They both offered to pay, my mum wouldn't let me accept money from them but I was still happy to go inside both of their houses each week to be friendly. I'm pretty sure I'd have said yes to hanging the front page every day for whatever was worth $5 of 2023 money back then a week extra!

Sure, most people wouldn't want that, and most people wouldn't want to spend $2500 getting a newspaper they'd already paying for to be hung on the wall. But that's not the same as "no you couldn't [do that at all]".

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