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sir, this is hacker news
by varenc 1y ago
sir, 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!