I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard

Re:I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard by fanatic2pope on Sunday February 22, 2026 @06:15PM (#47115874)

Cool project.

I solved a problem (not really the same problem as this, mind you) for my family using a much older technology. I bought a big pane of glass from the hardware store, built a wooden frame for it with a shelf for an eraser and dry markers.

I hung it up in the kitchen and now when we need to leave "sticky" notes to each other we just write on it. We keep our shopping list on it, we write small poems and draw funny faces. It has become a fun ephemeral space for communicating.

Tons of fun and super cheap to build.

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Re:I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard by chrneu on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:24PM (#47118120)

omg you know how to write with your hands?

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Re:I built Timeframe, our family e-paper dashboard by xomiachuna on Monday February 23, 2026 @06:59AM (#47121190)

Cool idea! At some point I was musing about making or buying a dashboard tool like in the post, but over the years I found that I dont actually need the complexity that comes with it.

An analogue communication medium for myself and others is indeed something that might be much more impactful and human-cetric than a smart system.

Thanks for the inspiration!

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