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Not as exciting or big as some of the projects on here, but just a small personal one I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I recently impulse bought an Epson r

Not as exciting or big as some of the projects on here, but just a small personal one I’ve been wanting to do for a while. I recently impulse bought an Epson receipt printer, and I’ve started putting together a server in Go to print a morning update every day. Getting it to print the weather, my calendar and todos, news headlines, HN front page. Basically everything I pick up my phone for in the morning, to be on paper rather than looking at a screen first thing. Very early days but hacking away and learning escpos/go! (Vibecoding a lot of it) https://github.com/petertjmills/escpos-server https://github.com/petertjmills/escpos-server

jodrellblank 1y ago
Did you see the recent submission "A receipt printer cured my procrastination [ADHD]" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256499 ) ?
- peterm4 1y ago
  I did. My idea has preceded me seeing that article for a while now, but reading that was definitely a push finally try it out.
bix6 1y ago
Very cool. I’ve thought about a digital dashboard for something similar (wave / weather report mostly) but I love the printer aspect.
santana16 1y ago
You have an interesting point. Screens are always changing and rarely taken seriously. Words on paper create a sense of weight and permanence. Make it work!
tim-- 1y ago
This reminds me of a project for using a receipt printer to print of physical tickets of GitHub issues. https://aschmelyun.com/blog/i-built-a-receipt-printer-for-github-issues/ https://aschmelyun.com/blog/i-built-a-receipt-printer-for-gi...
czarofvan 1y ago
Very different from all the magic mirror sort of solutions. Nice!
andrewrn 1y ago
Wow this is a really interesting concept. I have had many ideas for how to loosen the grip of the digital maelstrom on my brain. You're right, not looking at the phone in the morning is critical, and reading a few things on a page seems a lot more weighty and important than flitting by things on a phone.
VMG 1y ago
Watch out for the BPA in the receipt paper
- peterm4 1y ago
  Where I am, BPA receipts are banned, fortunately. Also making sure to buy BPA free alternatives.
  - kleinishere 1y ago
    Are there any keywords that help with identifying the most clean/neutral paper? Went down the rabbit hole briefly and had a tough time feeling confident in what was credibly Bpa free (at least on Amazon).
larodi 1y ago
Love it I should do the same. We compare results :))
martin_a 1y ago
Which printer did you buy? Only gave it a quick glance but there seems to be a wide variety of printers...

jodrellblank 1y ago

Did you see the recent submission "A receipt printer cured my procrastination [ADHD]" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256499 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44256499 ) ?

peterm4 1y ago
I did. My idea has preceded me seeing that article for a while now, but reading that was definitely a push finally try it out.

bix6 1y ago

Very cool. I’ve thought about a digital dashboard for something similar (wave / weather report mostly) but I love the printer aspect.

santana16 1y ago

You have an interesting point. Screens are always changing and rarely taken seriously. Words on paper create a sense of weight and permanence. Make it work!

tim-- 1y ago

This reminds me of a project for using a receipt printer to print of physical tickets of GitHub issues. https://aschmelyun.com/blog/i-built-a-receipt-printer-for-github-issues/ https://aschmelyun.com/blog/i-built-a-receipt-printer-for-gi...

czarofvan 1y ago

Very different from all the magic mirror sort of solutions. Nice!

andrewrn 1y ago

Wow this is a really interesting concept. I have had many ideas for how to loosen the grip of the digital maelstrom on my brain. You're right, not looking at the phone in the morning is critical, and reading a few things on a page seems a lot more weighty and important than flitting by things on a phone.

VMG 1y ago

Watch out for the BPA in the receipt paper

peterm4 1y ago
Where I am, BPA receipts are banned, fortunately. Also making sure to buy BPA free alternatives.
- kleinishere 1y ago
  Are there any keywords that help with identifying the most clean/neutral paper? Went down the rabbit hole briefly and had a tough time feeling confident in what was credibly Bpa free (at least on Amazon).

larodi 1y ago

Love it I should do the same. We compare results :))

martin_a 1y ago

Which printer did you buy? Only gave it a quick glance but there seems to be a wide variety of printers...