Comments on: Word Clock redux

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:18:17 +0000

Sorry, but technically speaking, but the original creator of the the “QlockTwo” is Biegert + Funk

http://qlocktwo.com
http://www.biegertfunk.com/

By: Gene

Gene — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:01:43 +0000

@stunmonkey
Strictly speaking I don’t disagree with you, but you set up a hell of a strawman with “purely to get my crap project on someone elses blog.” Maybe this guy made this solely to be posted on hackaday, but even the most uninteresting projects are almost always made because *the guy wanted to make/have it*. And that’s never a poor reason.

I’d just as well hackaday passed on this, but attacking the guy who made it is just stupid.

By: alex

alex — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:35:24 +0000

yes yes I take no credit for QlockTwo.. It is Ruud’s work. I just wanted to give a shout out to him for his awesome (and first?) version of a word clock,

By: j s

j s — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:24:02 +0000

How about an English version of QlockTwo? Not all of us can read Dutch.

By: g_had7

g_had7 — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 07:39:42 +0000

The new “improved” clock with arduino…

Same functionality can be yours for only 30 more dollars!

But at least the arduino will allow you to experiment with it, right? No, why would you, all of the code has already been written for you :-P

By: nave.notnilc

nave.notnilc — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 05:43:57 +0000

By: googfan

googfan — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:05:01 +0000

tell EVIL MAD SCIENTIST LABS to make a kit!

By: Ruud Burger

Ruud Burger — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:54:47 +0000

Thanks for the mentions guys!

@Pfhorge, yes the letters are cut out from the vinyl. It’s a vinyl sticker on a clear sheet of acrylic.

By: Doug

Doug — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:08:00 +0000

@ stunmonkey

what are you? suicidal? its a clock, get over it!

By: stunmonkey

stunmonkey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:49:54 +0000

How is this original? Was this dupe posted just for the troll value?
Posted at 1:50 pm on Dec 11th, 2009 by rd

You know, I was going to go there, but every time anyone points out that work is sloppy, poorly done derivative copies of other peoples work, the whiners come out of the woodwork;

You know, the ‘If you have any standards you are just an elitist’ crowd.

My favorite is the ‘You are just a hater ‘cuz you didn’t think of it it’ crowd.

I am actually quite glad I didn’t think of it, actually. If I had thought that a poorly implemented and badly finished copy of someone else’s work was a good idea, adding no redeeming features, purely to get my crap project on someone elses blog, I would have shot myself in the head, thank you very much.

By: jimmys

jimmys — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:24:47 +0000

rd-
NOT the same. This one’s got the word “Arduino” prominently displayed in the photo. That’s worth at least 15 suck-up points.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:17:18 +0000

I don’t understand all this scoffing at the arduino…

why does it matter if I buy an Arduino? Do you feel threatened because previously it took a little more ingenuity to get a Microcontroller system going?

The “club” effect hard at work…

By: rd

rd — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:50:16 +0000

So it’s exactly the same, but he’s using an Arduino now. How is this original? Was this dupe posted just for the troll value?

By: stunmonkey

stunmonkey — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:47:48 +0000

Pro: Guy got out and built something. Good for him.

Con: Take some pride in craftsmanship, dude. Unfinished, unsanded chipboard is the suck.
Especially AS A GIFT.

By: vic

vic — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:43:54 +0000

Using 0.8mm PCB for the front plate would be an easy way to significantly reduce bleed. FR4 material is also fluorescent, it may interact with the blue light to add to the bleeding effect.

It’s interesting to know that he won the “Arduino contest” with a project that has no point at all on its own, except to use an Arduino (it’s just a remake of the clock with a new µC).