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Re: Busy Bar

#71

Post by anon6362 »

This should be a $4.99 app on a smartphone and/or desktop and doesn't take up any space.

Related but different better time/social management physical device for cube land would be an Arduino, a button, and an 4-7 color andon tower representing states such as:

- Working

- Lunch or errand (will return)

- Out-of-office (not returning for the day)

- Working remotely

- DND

- Open to socializing

- On vacation

And then a glossary for definitions posted prominently on the cube/office and on the intranet portal personal page. No app, no internet connectivity, no security vulnerabilities, no complexity, and <$20.

Re: Busy Bar

#72

Post by gwbas1c »

karn97 wrote: post #67

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

How much do you value your time? $250 / week is $13,000 a year, well into the poverty range.

Re: Busy Bar

#73

Post by numbers »

I wouldn't buy this because of the price tag but I love the industrial design of this thing! I wish there were more things like this (albeit more practical) that I would like to upgrade my desk with.

Re: Busy Bar

#74

Post by gwbas1c »

I've been in a place where making that say "busy" when Visual Studio had the focus would be really useful... Except (cough) certain people in the culture would find it insulting.

It makes me wonder... How do you push on the "I can interrupt anyone at any time for any reason" attitude? I had a lot of trouble pushing on it in a previous workplace.

Re: Busy Bar

#75

Post by LeafItAlone »

zhovner wrote: post #30
evanwalsh wrote: post #4

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41838337

Since then we have changed the name and added many features.

I’ve been waiting for this release. You also seem to have changed the price, to be $60 more expensive.

That’s a shame. The current price is what I’d immediately pay, if I was getting two.

I’m sad this isn’t in the price range I’m willing to pay. I guess I’ll just build my own.

Re: Busy Bar

#76

Post by LeafItAlone »

gwbas1c wrote: post #74

I've been in a place where making that say "busy" when Visual Studio had the focus would be really useful... Except (cough) certain people in the culture would find it insulting. It makes me wonder... How do you push on the "I can interrupt anyone at any time for any reason" attitude? I had a lot of trouble pushing on it in a previous workplace.

You be direct. When people come to you and interpret you, say “I am currently working on something else, but I will come find you when I’m free”. Most people eventually pick up that IM’ing first wastes less of their time.

If you constantly give them your attention immediately, you are telling them that’s how it should work.

Re: Busy Bar

#78

Post by jamesponddotco »

If anyone is looking for something similar, but better priced, the Ulanzi TC001[1] with a custom firmware[2] is pretty nice. With the custom firmware, you can integrate it with Home Assistant and do all sorts of things with it.

For example, one idea my wife had was to have one on top of the washing machine displaying the last cycle of the machine based on the energy readings from a Zigbee smart socket, so we don't have to ask each other if the last cycle was a wash or drying cycle.

Will it change your life? No. But for $59 buckets it may add convenience here or there ¯\\\_(ツ)_/¯

[1]: https://www.ulanzi.com/products/ulanzi-pixel-smart-clock-288...

[2]: https://blueforcer.github.io/awtrix3/

Re: Busy Bar

#79

Post by Rebelgecko »

karn97 wrote: post #67

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

No wireless, less space than nomad, you can replicate this in a few hours with FTP, curlftpfs, and SVN, etc.

Assuming the device is as polished as its slick marketing page, I'm a little skeptical it could be replicated in a week. That said, if you disagree this is a great opportunity to undercut the competition!

Re: Busy Bar

#80

Post by butlersean »

It’s $250! FFS!

Donate 245 to a charity. And make a dual sided sign out of reclaimed palet wood and that soldering iron you bought last year.

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