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Kevin Karhan

Jun 7, 2025

@ChrisPirillo I remember when some #TechYoutuber showcased one.

And this thing was unnecessarily slow" because OFC it's an @internetofshit device with #Servers and #Apps and not like a simple Device with #Ethernet and some smol #Webserver one can just type a message into a form or god forbid use #curl to update it locally on the #LAN...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gVkmrL8Na0&t=602s

#internetOfShit #Enshittification #VESTABOARD

Das unnötigste Gadget in 2022... oder? - Vestaboard

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Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Apr 3, 2025

Just passed my #Vestaboard on the way to the kitchen and realized that Trump just made it impossible for anyone to retire.

Wulfy—Speaker to the machines Mar 15, 2025

I saw a snippet of this display on one of my follows, then I saw one on a podcast.

So of course I wanted one.
Took me a while to google-fu them, it's a #Vestaboard 22x6 electromechanical wall display.
About the size of a medium TV.
These retail for, sit down for the price...

....U$5200

A new sign of a #tech affluence.

Semi-permanence in a digital world of constant change.

So of course, my first thought was... Fuck it, will make one with hookers and blow...

...and blow you will need, individual characters sell for $250.
#makers #screens #Iot

Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Feb 22, 2025

So, this weird news alert on my #vestaboard is pretty evergreen.

Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Jan 20, 2025

After years of dreaming, I finally got myself a #Vestaboard this Christmas. Today it is clattering incessantly with the latest outrages coming from the Trumpers. I hereby coin a new phrase: "It's a loud news day."

Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Dec 15, 2024

This is fun, but I can already tell I’m going to annoy the hell out of myself with obnoxious reminders. #vestaboard

Gene Cowan 🏳️‍🌈Dec 14, 2024

There’s nothing better than a Christmas gift to yourself. 😉 #vestaboard

Phil Davis Mar 26, 2024

Vestaboard at work. Feels applicable these days. Something to keep in mind and work against.

#spaceballs #vestaboard

Jon Parise Jan 22, 2024

Vesta, my Vestaboard client library for Python, now includes initial support for VBML (Vestaboard Markup Language).

https://github.com/jparise/vesta/releases/tag/0.11.0

#vestaboard #python

Release 0.11.0 · jparise/vesta

Added VBMLClient provides a client interface to Vestaboard's VBML (Vestaboard Markup Language) API. Added support for Python 3.12. Changed Switched to a pyproject.toml-based package configuration.

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dannysullivan Sep 25, 2023

I've owned a #Vestaboard split flap display for a year now and often get asked what it's like. So ... I wrote a blog post! Spoiler: it's wonderful! https://dannysullivan.com/vestaboard-split-flap-display-6526

Das unnötigste Gadget in 2022... oder? - Vestaboard

Release 0.11.0 · jparise/vesta

Life with the Vestaboard split-flap display