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I've heard that custom LCDs are relatively cheap to order in low volumes. This one has quite a lot of segments, but feels doable. If we can find some premade g
by nom 3y ago
I've heard that custom LCDs are relatively cheap to order in low volumes. This one has quite a lot of segments, but feels doable.
If we can find some premade game-and-watch style cases with buttons and battery compartment.. this could be made into a product or a hobby kit, without too much expertise or upfront cash. Hmmm.
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- deely3 3y agoIm not a commenter but you tone is quite arrogant.
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- fragmede 3y agoIf it's a 3D printable kit with parts for rich Americans to solder and assemble in their free time, does it make it better? Does it make it better that they're taking that job away from a real human in poor conditions, but still better than the alternative, conditions?
- Knee_Pain 3y ago>if I wrote my reply based on what GP wrote, which implied usage of mass produced garbage coming from god knows which hellhole factory in Asia. Adding "ifs" (what if it was produced by a Star Trek replicator using only solar energy?) does not further any argument. Also, nobody is taking anything away. The market is so oversaturated they would simply switch to a different product line. But still, carelessly contributing to the pile without even thinking about the consequences of your actions is not the best thing in the world
- fluoridation 3y ago>Also, nobody is taking anything away. The market is so oversaturated they would simply switch to a different product line. So what you're saying is that even if the product the original commenter mentioned wasn't made, waste would still get made. So what was the point?
- legitster 3y ago> This is not a web app running on an AWS virtual machine in Ohio. This also does not come from Magic Unicorn Land. Think of the sysadmins and developers in poor conditions who have to support the machines and networks. The electricity spent. The cycles on server gear. All for a throwaway comment on HN that you will forget within a few minutes.
- travisjungroth 3y agoTheir tone is off-putting, but there are many orders of magnitude difference of impact between serving a game over AWS and serving it by mailing someone a small computer with an LCD screen.
- travisjungroth 3y agoIn the same way that people should think about the impact of their purchases, I suggest you consider the impact of your communication more seriously. I don’t think it is causing people to change their behavior in positive ways. It’s the same as things like recycling. We can wish that everything was perfect after we throw the can in the bin, but the reality is different. People should make better choices when called out with the blunt truth. But is that what’s actually happening?
- synack 3y agoEEVblog did a whole series on designing a segment LCD, getting it manufactured, and integrating it into a product. Worth the watch if you're at all interested in low power embedded systems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvxgl-9tNM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYvxgl-9tNM
- xtagon 3y agoFor the case/battery compartment part, hit up someone with a 3D printer (or a makerspace or library that has one)
- jhbruhn 3y agoCan we get this to teenage engineering?
- 113 3y agoGet your orders in early.