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Neat little project. For these things, I usually find that simpler is better - use the minimum feature set to finish it and start use. I recently found a serve
by Liftyee 1y ago
Neat little project. For these things, I usually find that simpler is better - use the minimum feature set to finish it and start use.
I recently found a server status bezel and was thinking of making a remote status indicator out of it... maybe I should reduce the features of that project too.
- lurk2 1y agoA “Do Not Disturb” door hanger costs $7 on Amazon.
- function_seven 1y agoAnd requires me to remember to get up and hang it before a scheduled meeting. Or not hang it when someone calls me and a meeting erupts. And I need to remember to take it down after each call. (If I don’t, then it’s just up all the time and might be taken as seriously as a Prop 65 Warning.) Automations are really nice for certain things!
- tekla 1y agoAnd I'm sure you've set up all the systems that make sure the complicated system is actually working and not dead weight or doing something unintended. Versus, I dunno a door lock
- varenc 1y agosir, this is hacker news
- OhMeadhbh 1y agoobviously you need a remote motor that spins the sign to "do not disturb" when the meeting starts and then back around when it's over. and a sensor to verify it's in the correct orientation. so you get the simplicity of the sign with the automation desired by the OP.
- lazyasciiart 1y agoA webcam in the corridor that shows your office door from the outside, machine vision reads the image to know which orientation the sign is in. If a meeting begins and the sign is wrong, a little LED on the desk starts flashing red.
- rzzzt 1y agoAn alternative would be to spin the sign constantly around its center of mass while a meeting is in progress.
- hackable_sand 1y agoThe meeting state coheres when the sign is observed.
- OhMeadhbh 1y agonice! a clear application of quantum computing if i've ever heard one!
- Dylan16807 1y ago> Versus, I dunno a door lock They just explained why a door lock has absolutely abysmal reliability. "Making sure" the complicated system works significantly better than a door lock is actually really easy to do, because the door lock is so bad.
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- matsimitsu 1y agoWhich is more expensive than an esp32 and a led panel, and less convenient.
- tekla 1y agoA "Do not disturb" sign costs roughly zero with a pen and a piece of paper. Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access.
- dathery 1y agoFortunately my home office has an abundance of both power and network access (especially compared to the scarce resource of human attention!) Why insist on being so negative? It's a cool little project. Just keep scrolling if it's not for you.
- ctxc 1y agoExactly! Do these things not bring people joy in the drudgery of routine solutions?!
- Dylan16807 1y ago> Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access. If you go ask random people whether they'd rather update a sign several times a day, or plug it in and be done for a year, what do you think they'd answer?
- lurk2 1y ago> or plug it in and be done for a year Until the network goes down or an element of the hardware fails, or you move and need to set it up again, or… People liked the idea of smart homes, too, but they remain niche because you need the money or technical know-how to fix them when they fall over.
- sailfast 1y agoIt's not about the price. It's because it's COOL - and because somebody did a fun thing with hardware and software, which is great!
- fuzzfactor 1y ago>A “Do Not Disturb” door hanger costs $7 on Amazon. "Please take a seat, I'll be with you in a few short hours." Priceless.