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Re:0 A.D. Release 28: Boiorix on Monday February 23, 2026 @05:55AM (#47120641)
I really love the iterative progress with 0 A.D. And every time the game shows up in news, it's always amazing to go through the changelog. I just wish I was a but younger with more time to play :) For an OSS project it's quite an achievement!
Re:Ask HN: Could you share your personal website here? on Thursday January 15, 2026 @01:01AM (#46628625)
My homepage https://napotnik.net

I must say it's really refreshing to see such a variety of different ideas and page designs.

Re:The Invisible Screen – An E-Paper Smart Display on Tuesday December 26, 2023 @11:17PM (#38779051)
The device in the article is not compatible with Visionect, but Visionect does offer digital signage devices (with even 13", 32" or even 42" e-ink displays). The prices of these devices are a bit premium but you get what you pay for.

Disclaimer: I work for Visionect

Looks like a great advertisement for the services ... I mean all the surveys were conducted by the service providers.
Re:Mastodon is not a good social network on Thursday December 22, 2022 @12:33AM (#34090177)
Couldn't mastodon just provide an option to logging in via OpenID? Then you would have a single authentication for multiple mastodon instances with different topics.
Re:Leadership as a Type B Introvert (2018) on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:47AM (#30034022)
Yes, some meetings don't really require my presence. Many times, for me it's more like: "hey, anything to add here?".
Re:Leadership as a Type B Introvert (2018) on Saturday January 22, 2022 @12:22AM (#30033891)
I'm a lead that's an introvert as well. I've figured out what really drains me are any meetings that I'm not in charge of (or haven't initiated the meeting). It probably has something to do with self-confidence and I will speak rarely or if I'm called upon.

Also for me it's hard to be energetic at the start of the day when meetings slowly appear on the daily agenda. The more I speak, the more confidence I get. But this is only in the case with a meet with many participants. I have no problems with 1:1 meetings.

Is this something similar to what the site https://144notes.org/ tries to do? Color the pitches?
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @03:29PM (#26613429)
The current solution offers a management interface for a fleet of such devices with different content and "renderers" and power and activity statistics and charts and an HTTP API interface.
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @03:21PM (#26613339)
It is possible to use the HTTP backend where you manually convert PDF to images and then push images directly to the server and the device.
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:55PM (#26613074)
Hi. Yes, we have a 32" Place&Play product but currently can't be used as a replacement for the Joan product line. On the other hand, we have smaller 13" Joan devices available.
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:53PM (#26613056)
The Visionect Server is able to automatically pre-optimize the images before they're rendered on the device display (e.g. grayscaling, contrast correction).
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:51PM (#26613046)
Yes, because the device is "dumb", it can achieve long battery autonomy. For example, our Joan products can work up to 6 months on battery without recharging.
Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:50PM (#26613030)
There is a product, called Joan Home that is meant for home use and can display a single Google calendar https://getjoan.com/shop/joan-home/. If you share the calendar, it can be perfect to show family events.

Disclaimer: I work for the company that develops the Joan product and the e-ink display, mentioned in the article.

Re:I made an eInk newspaper on Sunday March 28, 2021 @02:45PM (#26612988)
Hello, I work for Visionect, the company that makes the hardware. We have a wireless e-ink based product that does exactly what you want. Check out Joan at https://getjoan.com
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021) on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @06:09AM (#25999610)
Hi! Yes, fully remote work is possible, even after COVID.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2021) on Tuesday February 02, 2021 @01:23AM (#25997939)
Visionect | Multiple Roles | Remote, EU region | https://www.visionect.com/careers/

You probably heard the saying “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life”. It's a well known quote and cited many, many times. We can't promise you won't have to work a day in your life, but we are very good at providing our fellow coworkers the space and resources to work well and opportunities to grow, so everyone really enjoys waking up every day and getting ready for work.

We're searching for:

- senior full-stack engineer

- senior frontend engineer

- backend engineer

At Visionect, we're creating wireless devices that use electronic-paper displays with long battery autonomy, and we love the work we do! And we need your skills! Apply to our open positions. Be a part of a great team. You just can't afford to miss this opportunity! ;)

Apply now by sending us an email to [email protected]

The same can be observed for every person the company is hiring. But yet, there are exceptional employees who do really good work, even outside what is expected from them. I think it's fair that the same can be said for HR.
In the end, I think it really depends on your expectations what the role and responsibilities of a HR actually are.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2021) on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @03:45AM (#25643502)
Visionect | Remote | Full-time | https://www.visionect.com

We're a company, developing our own electronic-paper devices and have several open positions, including:

  - senior front-end developer,
  - senior back-end developer,
  - senior full-stack engineer.
Check out https://www.visionect.com/careers/ or contact me (Luka, VP Engineering) directly at [email protected]
Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:27AM (#25429259)
Finding cheaper solutions is tricky. I myself am not that strong in electronic engineering, so assembling my own small device is a no-go for me. But yes it would definitely be possible with a small LCD and rpi.
Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:21AM (#25429231)
Yes, I don't even notice it's there until there is a change and the screen blinks a bit. To maybe reference another comment, this is why I also like e-paper, no backlight needed, just an external source of light, like the Sun ;)
Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:12AM (#25429167)
I try to keep it minimum. But I really want to focus on the stats, so maybe more details about the branch should be interesting to follow.
Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @06:05AM (#25429138)
Nice project! Yes they are indeed cheaper. It's really up to your taste. The device I'm using is already in a casing and comes with a sophisticated software that can render any modern HTML5 on the device with full JS support.
Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:47AM (#25429012)
I agree, it's expensive if you compare the price to an LCD. But as this is e-paper technology with completely different use cases, the manufacturing costs are still high. Keep in mind that, currently, e-paper is not a substitute for classic LCD panels.

Where e-paper shines for me is very low battery consumption. For example, the mentioned device can hold up to 6 months without a single battery recharge and is completely wireless.

Re:Show HN: Show last Git push on an e-paper device on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @04:07AM (#25428432)
Hello, author here. That's totally correct, I use gitlab and that is the reason why gitlab and not github. I wanted to track the commits and the number of lines added/deleted per commit and my 6" e-ink device was kind of perfect for the job, sitting next to my monitor :)

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