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I like that idea a lot. Make an instagram account named "Beautiful Newspapers" and post a picture of the framed homepage of some newspaper every day. Sadly I th

I like that idea a lot. Make an instagram account named "Beautiful Newspapers" and post a picture of the framed homepage of some newspaper every day. Sadly I think it would be a parody account in practice. It could use an e-ink display instead. This company sells a 13.3" e-ink photo frame for €800 that might do: https://framelabs.eu/en/artframes/ https://framelabs.eu/en/artframes/ Or you could go full DIY and make them yourself for probably ~$250 with a pi zero, picture frame, and a $180 e-ink panel from alibaba: https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/E-Ink-Display-Eink-E-ink_1600063200107.html?spm=a2700.7724857.topad_classic.d_title.74865e25O4kpkA https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/E-Ink-Display-Eink-E-... Sadly, if you want to go much bigger with e-ink it'll be rather pricey like this 31" for $2.6k: https://www.visionect.com/product/place-and-play-32/ https://www.visionect.com/product/place-and-play-32/ I kinda need a new project...

WalterBright 5y ago
I meant e-ink, not LCD :-)
rainonmoon 5y ago
People will really go to lengths to spend hundreds of dollars on a frame for a website but still complain about paywalls that cost a few dollars to get through.
- infogulch 5y ago
  It seems disingenuous to claim that the commitment level to get through the paywall on many of the newspaper sites we refer to is just "a few dollars" when there have been widespread and numerous reports (even on this very website) of nightmare-inducing subscription cancellation practices. But your comment misses the point entirely: An organization's home page is its face. They should at least try to make their face look attractive. Even a newspaper stand shows a nice view of above the fold through the window.
  - rainonmoon 5y ago
    The idea that the homepage is a publication's face is woefully outdated. Traffic flows to stories through social media and SEO, distributed entry points that don't touch the homepage. It's not irrelevant, but this is a disproportionate emphasis to place on it.
    - WalterBright 5y ago
      The front page is quite different from the homepage for newspapers that have a print version.

WalterBright 5y ago

I meant e-ink, not LCD :-)

rainonmoon 5y ago

People will really go to lengths to spend hundreds of dollars on a frame for a website but still complain about paywalls that cost a few dollars to get through.

infogulch 5y ago
It seems disingenuous to claim that the commitment level to get through the paywall on many of the newspaper sites we refer to is just "a few dollars" when there have been widespread and numerous reports (even on this very website) of nightmare-inducing subscription cancellation practices. But your comment misses the point entirely: An organization's home page is its face. They should at least try to make their face look attractive. Even a newspaper stand shows a nice view of above the fold through the window.
- rainonmoon 5y ago
  The idea that the homepage is a publication's face is woefully outdated. Traffic flows to stories through social media and SEO, distributed entry points that don't touch the homepage. It's not irrelevant, but this is a disproportionate emphasis to place on it.
  - WalterBright 5y ago
    The front page is quite different from the homepage for newspapers that have a print version.