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You can get blackout curtains with a rod and hanger brackets for less than $50 at Walmart. If you try those, you can start to figure out what actually works fo
by brudgers 3y ago
You can get blackout curtains with a rod and hanger brackets for less than $50 at Walmart.
If you try those, you can start to figure out what actually works for you rather than operating on theory...for example, you might find that like many people moving the curtains before bed and again when you wake up is 48 seconds well spent each day...for a few years that will be less total time than a few hours a week for a few months.
You can probably install them in an afternoon even with little experience and they are the simplest thing that might work for you. Your needs probably aren't that unique.
If your needs actually are, add some motors, pulleys, and photosensors wired through some relays to an arduino. Likewise if you decide this is your life's work.
Good luck.
- blagie 3y agoI do have something along those lines right now, if a little bit more ad-hoc. I'm pretty aware of my needs. It's not the point. I enjoy my life the way it is. I like having things I made, and I like my (less-than-well-paid-but-meaningful) work. There are things you do to save you time, and there are things you do because you enjoy it. About half of the things in my home are homebrew, or at least modified a little bit. I'm perfectly aware I could go from "not rich by HN standards" to "very rich" by spending a few years in a high-paid job, and then paying people to do that for me. However, I'd be spending my time doing things I don't enjoy, in order to... ?