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Re: Whiteboard Clock

#71

Post by nerdy »

cflyingdutchman wrote: post #70

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "The worst thing to post or upvote is something that's intensely but shallowly interesting: gossip about famous people, funny or cute pictures or videos, partisan political articles, etc. If you let that sort of thing onto a news site, it will push aside the deeply interesting stuff, which tends to be quieter."

While it has cute aspects it's also a very cheap, elegant solution to automation on a whiteboard which most people probably think of as out of reach.

It's somebody's project, not a cat video.

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#72

Post by cflyingdutchman »

nerdy wrote: post #71
cflyingdutchman wrote: post #70

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "The worst thing to post or upvote is something that's intensely but shallowly interesting: gossip about famous people, funny or cute pictures or videos, partisan political articles, etc. If you let that sort of thing onto a news site, it will push aside the deeply interesting stuff, which tends to be quieter."

While it has cute aspects it's also a very cheap, elegant solution to automation on a whiteboard which most people probably think of as out of reach. It's somebody's project, not a cat video.

It's a very cool/fun project and definitely not a cat video. I do believe that it's relatively "shallowly interesting" and I haven't read any comments yet that would indicate to me otherwise. I take the 550+ up-votes it's gotten as a sign that the value (for me at least) of the hacker news filter is slowly degrading.

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#73

Post by Killswitch »

cflyingdutchman wrote: post #70

https://news.ycombinator.com/newswelcome.html "The worst thing to post or upvote is something that's intensely but shallowly interesting: gossip about famous people, funny or cute pictures or videos, partisan political articles, etc. If you let that sort of thing onto a news site, it will push aside the deeply interesting stuff, which tends to be quieter."

Someone hacked together something and is sharing it. It's exactly what HACKER News is about. Heaven forbid someone do something relevant to the site and share it. Lets get some more X rewritten in y lines of JavaScript posts instead.

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#75

Post by gammarator »

cflyingdutchman wrote: post #72
nerdy wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While it has cute aspects it's also a very cheap, elegant solution to automation on a whiteboard which most people probably think of as out of reach. It's somebody's project, not a cat video.

It's a very cool/fun project and definitely not a cat video. I do believe that it's relatively "shallowly interesting" and I haven't read any comments yet that would indicate to me otherwise. I take the 550+ up-votes it's gotten as a sign that the value (for me at least) of the hacker news filter is slowly degrading.

Sincere answer: I look and this and think: how did they do that? Do I know how to do that? Could I do parts of it "better"? Knowing this is possible, are there cooler things I could do with it?

If you're willing to think about it for a little while, there's much beyond shallow interest.

Snarky answer: Would you consider toy railroads relevant to hackers? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tech_Model_Railroad_Club

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#76

Post by aceperry »

"But I had to add some tape, as it wasn't strong enough to keep itself in place properly"

I hope it was duct tape, otherwise it may not last for too long. Funny project, done in a cool way, and a great hack.

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#77

Post by zachrose »

andars wrote: post #10

How do you go about setting up a custom device file like that (/dev/whiteboard)? Is it just writing a device driver?

I'm also wondering why not skip all the protocols and put a clock on the robot? Either way, cool project!

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#78

Post by Springtime »

syrnick wrote: post #45
Springtime wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A kit would be nice for those without the necessary expertise or access to a 3D printer.

Just curious, how much you'd pay for the 3d printed parts?

With a kit containing all the required components, along with instructions perhaps something like $30, but I'm not sure the cost of such things.

Re: Whiteboard Clock

#80

Post by svckr »

Sorry for asking this stupid question, but what program is that waveform screenshot from? I've been looking for a GTKWave alternative for some time now …
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