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Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)

261 points david927 | 2 comments | 23 Feb 25 23:00 UTC | HN request time: 0.237s | source

What are you working on? Any new ideas that you're thinking about?
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donohoe ◴[24 Feb 25 12:35 UTC] No.43158800[source]▶
I’ve always wanted a large wall mountable e-ink display that I could update periodically - and it didn’t need to be plugged in (or drill holes in a wall to hide the power cable).

The displays are really expensive so I’m looking at taking 12 kindles apart and mounting them in a 3x4 grid. They cannot seamlessly touch at the edges so I’m looking to include that as part of the larger aesthetic then ignore it.

I’ve figured out a few possible approaches and the software/service side - next step is to order 10 more kindles and get to work.

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1. ideashower ◴[24 Feb 25 13:27 UTC] No.43159298[source]▶
Dang this is a cool project, I'd love to follow along anywhere. Are you posting about your progress online?
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2. donohoe ◴[24 Feb 25 13:42 UTC] No.43159444[source]▶
No, but maybe I will. All my notes are in a messy Google Doc right now.

I have a month sabbatical coming up and that was when I was planning to do all the physical work. Right now just validating the idea on paper and working with 2 kindles to ensure the approach is somewhat viable before I try and get 7 or 10 more Kindles of the same model

If I actually move forward in a meaningful way I'll do a write up and follow-up here.