Hacker News: staubhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=staubHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:30:24 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by staub in "Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations"]]>Any easy way to get started on your own version of this without needing a mic would be to pull birds seen nearby using the eBird API and pairing scientific names. Won't be as accurate as a backyard mic, but will give you a direction to start.

Also if you have old e-ink device laying around, you can likely setup BYOD with TRMNL (or just buy one https://trmnl.com/) and send the bird images as a private plugin

]]>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:17:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721031staubhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721031https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721031<![CDATA[New comment by staub in "Show HN: A custom plugin for Strava goals on the TRMNL"]]>Very cool I also have a device, but don’t use strava much. Maybe I will now that I can see my results on screen

]]>Sun, 15 Dec 2024 15:42:36 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42423996staubhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42423996https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42423996<![CDATA[New comment by staub in "MomBoard: E-ink display for a parent with amnesia"]]>It really is the small things, fun being able to use hacky superpowers like this. makes me want to call my mom :)

]]>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 04:59:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42144084staubhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42144084https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42144084