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Ok, thanks for the heads up!!

So sorry to have caused the confusion. I've updated the post to be more detailed. Honest mistake. I was referencing the mechanical parts of the board that move the dot. For example, unlike Vestaboards, which have a gear to move the panels, flipdisc boards use magnets. Good thing pixels on a webpage are easier to update than pixels on a flipdisc board!

I love this idea. It alerts you without the adrenaline spike.

Thanks!! With scenes you could add a ticker for something to this board.

Updated to make this more clear! Sorry for the confusion.

Thanks for the feedback. I've updated the article.

Hey hey! Thank you!!

Nothing - just might have to wait a bit for them to come up.

I love this and agree. I think having art that bridges the digital/physical divide will only be more important in the world of AI.

They can be a little loud, but I find it pretty soothing, tbh. It's sort of like a rain storm.

For sure. They're similar to butterfly wings. It's easy to lose or break discs. Our kids loved touching them while we were building, and we'd constantly have to replace discs that fell off.

See discussion below. I just need to update the copy.

Cool, thanks! I'll update that.

Sorry, I don't know how that got added. It's https://flipdisc.io/

I paid a fraction of that. They'll come up on eBay every once in a while.

over 150 million operations on average -- from alfazeta documentation

I got mine off eBay, but you can get the same panels from AlfaZeta. There are some more affordable options like: https://xqd-led.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-936470954-2/.... I do mention in my post that I would like to see these panels become more affordable for hobbyists. If anyone wants to collaborate on this, please contact me!

That's rad! I didn't know about Wooden Mirror

The disc moves, but there aren't any moving mechanical parts to cause it to move. It's done with electromagnetic pulses. I'll update it to make this more clear.

I work at GitHub and I’m working on our documentation. I’m looking to learn more about how we can make them better for developers. If you’ve used GitHub and are familiar with the docs, I’d love to chat.

Thanks! Hopefully helps you find answers, too :)

We’re testing it out with a ZEIT for now, working to improve things as we go.