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1. paddy_m ◴[] No.42070249[source]
I would pay money, $1+ postage to maybe $5 + postage to physically print out tweet streams and other articles and mail them to some old people I know.

I'm thinking specifically of DieWorkwear on twitter, but others too.

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2. genewitch ◴[] No.42073738[source]
i just had a silly idea. around 100 years ago there used to be these devices you'd put a scroll in and it would scroll it[0]. the use i saw for it was maps, in cars. you'd insert like interstate 10 scroll #N for whatever section you were on, and as you passed mile markers or exits you'd scroll it. i hope this explains it.

So the idea is to replicate that and use receipt paper, and thermal or what, dot matrix print onto the roll of paper your tweet stream. then you get something like those plastic M&M bottles, pill bottle, 35mm film bottle (boy i am full of ancient tech ideas)...

if you make some 3d printed cheap compliant mechanism[1] that snaps together and everything fits in a small tin or box...

[0] https://gajitz.com/paper-trails-auto-scrolling-1930s-in-car-... et https://i.imgur.com/WpyOGkI.jpeg (two separate links)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compliant_mechanism