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MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia

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2093 points pabs3 | 2 comments | 14 Nov 24 12:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.542s | source
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shireboy ◴[14 Nov 24 13:24 UTC] No.42135929[source]▶
Really nice project. One idea for “if we fail to take down a message that no longer applies, it confuses her.” Put a start and end date/time on messages and implement in the board. That way you can pre schedule them and have them fall off automatically.
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zrail ◴[14 Nov 24 15:22 UTC] No.42137045[source]▶
It might be nice to add default messages that can auto-populate the date so she won't notice if network goes down for awhile or someone forgets to post a message.
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jdiff ◴[14 Nov 24 17:23 UTC] No.42138561[source]▶
Nah, at that point, just let mom call.
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1. vanderZwan ◴[16 Nov 24 14:09 UTC] No.42156529[source]▶
This assumes the mother can form the new memory required to remember to call in that situation, which she by definition of the disease can't.
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2. jdiff ◴[16 Nov 24 18:48 UTC] No.42158262[source]▶
It (hopefully, theoretically) shouldn't make that assumption. It only relies on her apparent natural tendency to call her kids when/as she believes she hasn't heard from them in some time.