That display looks like it could support some retro games that could keep you engaged for hours.
I will get one when such are available. :)
Busy Bar
91–100 of 166 posts
Re: Busy Bar
#92I used something simpler for 20€ for a while to indicate my busy status:
https://www.getdigital.de/pages/offlineprodukt/usb-mail-meld...
I guess it‘s no longer for sale. It even worked with Linux. I wrote some shell scripts back then to indicate my busy status from my jabber account using this gadget.
Re: Busy Bar
#93Earlier quoted context omitted.
In my tribes, the universal "please don't bother me right now" sign has more typically been the wearing of over-the-ear headphones.
I wish I had the same tribes as you. People always come up to me when I'm wearing my headphones, even trying to get my attention in public
Shortening a story I've told a thousand times:
I went so far as to put a post-it note saying "I'M BUSY" on my headphones. The usual suspect came up to me and tapped me on the shoulder until I reacted, all so he could tell me, "hah, someone put a post-it note on your headphones!"
If I didn't kill someone that day, it's unlikely that I ever would.
Re: Busy Bar
#94[flagged]
But it's much more than just a digital clock. It's a very bright LED remote display. It's easily programmable. Also, take note of both the desktop and the mobile apps, plus both Mater and Home Assistan integrations.
Of course a device like this can be built for 10% of the price tag, or maybe for $0 if you already have the spare parts lying around, and just enjoy writing Arduino firmware sometimes. But for a less techy customer this thing makes total sense, and for a corporate customer it seems to have the full package for a hassle-free deployment somewhere in a sales department.
BOM is always a very minor part of such projects, say, 5%; the major cost is electronic / mechanical / software engineering, then marketing (including the very good web site) and sales, production and shipping, etc.
Re: Busy Bar
#95Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
$249 is not that much for a toy for a tech worker. As in, if it gives you entertainment for a month, it is something you can afford.
I bet the core audience is not software engineers, but sales, higher-level customer support, and other professionals with relatively expensive time who also need to work with people around.
But I think the makers hope to have some extra sales from the people buying it as a toy, too.
Re: Busy Bar
#96I saw this on twitter a few hours ago on my phone, and misread the price as $25, so I was considering maybe putting in an order or even two, but when I revisited the site on my laptop and discovered it was $250, my curiosity hit a wall. Looks like a super neat product but unfortunately a bit overpriced for a gimmick.
Re: Busy Bar
#97I 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.
Same. Reminds me of something Teenage Engineering would produce.
Re: Busy Bar
#98Earlier quoted context omitted.
I hate it. Total revulsion of that hand. Makes me want to vomit. Single handedly turns me off from the product.
The way it moves makes me think it’s ai-generated..
The cinematics in Descent 3 (1999) had some very similar motion issues, enough so that I remember them today. It comes from incorrect smoothing in the IK animation, doesn't have to be AI generated.
Re: Busy Bar
#99Earlier quoted context omitted.
The way it moves makes me think it’s ai-generated..
The cinematics in Descent 3 (1999) had some very similar motion issues, enough so that I remember them today. It comes from incorrect smoothing in the IK animation, doesn't have to be AI generated.
I dunno, I found those cinematics to be pretty endearing. Sure, they've aged like mud, but I enjoyed the back in the early 2000's :) They stayed well clear of the uncanny valley.
Re: Busy Bar
#100you 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
i have a morning routine and the first thing i do is to set a timer to meditate for 5 minutes. i rarely make it to 5 minutes before the thoughts flood in and i decide to go ahead and dive into the work. hadn't thought about making it a counting-up timer instead to track the improvement but i'll be trying that from now on