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Pomodoro Timer that looks like a kitchen timer

59 points by wonger_ 2y ago

smusamashah 2y ago
Its amazing how this motion feels like you are receiving physical feedback on your fingers. My scroll wheel has some resistance (which i can disable with a switch) and it feels perfectly synced as if I am turning the timer with my own hands.
- trizoza 2y ago
  Thank you
telesilla 2y ago
I really need that ticking sound to get on board with this one.
- trizoza 2y ago
  I'll add that as premium feature :)
trizoza 2y ago
Hello, the maker here. I wondered where all this traffic came from. Thanks for posting and if you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way.
- pushfoo 2y ago
  My top 3 questions: * Is this a one-off toy, or is it part of a larger interest in skeuomorphic[1] design? * Since your site[2] mentions you first tried to write code seriously at 27, did a prior interest in cars help lead you to programming? * If not cars, did any interests help or hinder you? 1. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/skeuomorphism https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/skeuomo... 2. https://trizuliak.com https://trizuliak.com
  - trizoza 2y ago
    Hi, sorry about the delay of getting back to this. Re 1 - yes, this was just a one off fun project and until now I haven't heard the word skeumorphic. Re 2 - I spent full 5 years working in automotive industry after graduating in Mechanical engineering and it was out of necessity. I moved to Scotland for personal reasons and thought I will easily find another job with my previous mech eng/automotive skills. Turned out Scotland is not the best for these kind of jobs so I stumbled upon coding. And to be fair I never looked back. As much as I love automotive, I love the fact that you can create cool stuff just from your laptop from pretty much anywhere in the world. Re 3 - I think engineering degree in general was a good aid in thinking about problem solving, but to be honest, I was always (and maybe still am) very average at things. But now I see that if you just stick to a project and actually ship it, it's much more then majority of other people who only keep it at the idea stage.
- freetinker 2y ago
  I love the skeuomorphic timer design. The reflections and surface modeling are brilliant. I will be greedy and ask – could you share how you made it? Thanks!
  - trizoza 2y ago
    Not greedy at all, I'm happy to share. I basically just followed this tutorial on CSS Tricks - https://css-tricks.com/lets-make-one-of-those-fancy-scrolling-animations-used-on-apple-product-pages/ https://css-tricks.com/lets-make-one-of-those-fancy-scrollin... - but changes the images of airpods with frames from video of a 1 hour long actual physical pomodoro timer.
layer8 2y ago
Why doesn’t it behave like a kitchen timer though? By that, I mean that no Start button would be needed, and that the time could be adjusted while the timer is running.
jgbmlg 2y ago
For reference, The Pomodoro Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique
- Suppafly 2y ago
  Thanks for linking it. Pomodoro is something that I come across every couple of years but I can never remember what's interesting about it and quickly forget what it is again.
jasonpeacock 2y ago
You could also just buy an actual timer ;) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pomodoro+timer https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pomodoro+timer
- makeitdouble 2y ago
  Couldn't open the link (error on Amazon's side), but the dogs on the error 503 page where cute: https://www.amazon.com/dogsofamazon/ref=cs_503_d https://www.amazon.com/dogsofamazon/ref=cs_503_d I so wish Amazon was a better place to work, that's a least a nugget in the right direction.
  - xingped 2y ago
    I can assure you that the "oops dogs" are an ancient relic of a long-gone Amazon.
perilunar 2y ago
Have you posted this before? I 'borrowed' the scroll-to-set method for a timer of my own: https://bigclock.app/timer.html https://bigclock.app/timer.html
- trizoza 2y ago
  Hello, the maker here. I originally posted it long time ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29991715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29991715 But had to change the domain since as Francisco Cirillos lawyers were not happy with me using "pomodoro" in the domain.
  - beryilma 2y ago
    One more internet jerk to add to my "avoid and never buy anything from" list.
    - trizoza 2y ago
      You mean the inventor of pomodoro?
      - beryilma 2y ago
        Doesn't matter if he is the inventor or not. Anybody sending lawyers after someone because some website used a word they claim to own is a jerk in my book.
        trizoza 2y ago
        100% agree. I actually messaged him in a good will on LinkedIn in a sense: "hello, I made a nice little pomodoro timer, do you like it?" and I hoped he might share it with his community. Instead I got a reply to take it down otherwise his lawyers will be getting in touch. It's all free, I don't make any money out of it.
        2y ago

59 points by wonger_ 2y ago

Its amazing how this motion feels like you are receiving physical feedback on your fingers. My scroll wheel has some resistance (which i can disable with a switch) and it feels perfectly synced as if I am turning the timer with my own hands.

trizoza 2y ago
Thank you

telesilla 2y ago

I really need that ticking sound to get on board with this one.

trizoza 2y ago
I'll add that as premium feature :)

trizoza 2y ago

Hello, the maker here. I wondered where all this traffic came from. Thanks for posting and if you have any questions feel free to shoot them my way.

pushfoo 2y ago
My top 3 questions: * Is this a one-off toy, or is it part of a larger interest in skeuomorphic[1] design? * Since your site[2] mentions you first tried to write code seriously at 27, did a prior interest in cars help lead you to programming? * If not cars, did any interests help or hinder you? 1. https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/skeuomorphism https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/skeuomo... 2. https://trizuliak.com https://trizuliak.com
- trizoza 2y ago
  Hi, sorry about the delay of getting back to this. Re 1 - yes, this was just a one off fun project and until now I haven't heard the word skeumorphic. Re 2 - I spent full 5 years working in automotive industry after graduating in Mechanical engineering and it was out of necessity. I moved to Scotland for personal reasons and thought I will easily find another job with my previous mech eng/automotive skills. Turned out Scotland is not the best for these kind of jobs so I stumbled upon coding. And to be fair I never looked back. As much as I love automotive, I love the fact that you can create cool stuff just from your laptop from pretty much anywhere in the world. Re 3 - I think engineering degree in general was a good aid in thinking about problem solving, but to be honest, I was always (and maybe still am) very average at things. But now I see that if you just stick to a project and actually ship it, it's much more then majority of other people who only keep it at the idea stage.
freetinker 2y ago
I love the skeuomorphic timer design. The reflections and surface modeling are brilliant. I will be greedy and ask – could you share how you made it? Thanks!
- trizoza 2y ago
  Not greedy at all, I'm happy to share. I basically just followed this tutorial on CSS Tricks - https://css-tricks.com/lets-make-one-of-those-fancy-scrolling-animations-used-on-apple-product-pages/ https://css-tricks.com/lets-make-one-of-those-fancy-scrollin... - but changes the images of airpods with frames from video of a 1 hour long actual physical pomodoro timer.

layer8 2y ago

Why doesn’t it behave like a kitchen timer though? By that, I mean that no Start button would be needed, and that the time could be adjusted while the timer is running.

jgbmlg 2y ago

For reference, The Pomodoro Technique: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

Suppafly 2y ago
Thanks for linking it. Pomodoro is something that I come across every couple of years but I can never remember what's interesting about it and quickly forget what it is again.

jasonpeacock 2y ago

You could also just buy an actual timer ;) https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pomodoro+timer https://www.amazon.com/s?k=pomodoro+timer

makeitdouble 2y ago
Couldn't open the link (error on Amazon's side), but the dogs on the error 503 page where cute: https://www.amazon.com/dogsofamazon/ref=cs_503_d https://www.amazon.com/dogsofamazon/ref=cs_503_d I so wish Amazon was a better place to work, that's a least a nugget in the right direction.
- xingped 2y ago
  I can assure you that the "oops dogs" are an ancient relic of a long-gone Amazon.

perilunar 2y ago

Have you posted this before? I 'borrowed' the scroll-to-set method for a timer of my own: https://bigclock.app/timer.html https://bigclock.app/timer.html

trizoza 2y ago
Hello, the maker here. I originally posted it long time ago here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29991715 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29991715 But had to change the domain since as Francisco Cirillos lawyers were not happy with me using "pomodoro" in the domain.
- beryilma 2y ago
  One more internet jerk to add to my "avoid and never buy anything from" list.
  - trizoza 2y ago
    You mean the inventor of pomodoro?
    - beryilma 2y ago
      Doesn't matter if he is the inventor or not. Anybody sending lawyers after someone because some website used a word they claim to own is a jerk in my book.
      - trizoza 2y ago
        100% agree. I actually messaged him in a good will on LinkedIn in a sense: "hello, I made a nice little pomodoro timer, do you like it?" and I hoped he might share it with his community. Instead I got a reply to take it down otherwise his lawyers will be getting in touch. It's all free, I don't make any money out of it.
        2y ago