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Re:Building a Wooden Word Watch for My Roommates by Jedd on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:53PM (#15086711)
The hand/home-made engineering is mightily impressive, but it's worth noting that the design is not original [1].

[1] http://qlocktwo.com/info_w.php?lang=en

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Re:Building a Wooden Word Watch for My Roommates by hnlmorg on Thursday August 24, 2017 @03:54AM (#15088372)
You could argue that the wooden finishing is as much a part of the design as the watch face itself.

Besides, what is truly original these day? The best you can do is create something you like that you haven't seen before and hope it hasn't already been patented.

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Re:Building a Wooden Word Watch for My Roommates by jacknews on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @11:51PM (#15087461)
Actually I think the "original" is this: https://www.dezeen.com/2007/01/18/sam-buxton-shows-at-kineti...
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