This Author Clock thing is really fun. And a great use of eInk! https://www.authorclock.com/
Author Clock: A Novel Way To Tell Time

With over 13,000 quotes found, Author Clock adds excitement and intrigue to all 1,440 minutes of your day. When multiple quotes are available, a different one is randomly chosen each day, adding even more variety to your day.

@codinghorror lovely device with a prohibitive price tag - it's most certainly worth it for those that can avoid it I'm sure. I'd be surprised if there isn't #RaspberryPI project for something similar too.
Literary Clock Made From E-reader

Literary Clock Made From E-reader: My girlfriend is a *very* avid reader. As a teacher and scholar of English literature, she reads eighty books per year on average. On her wishlist was a clock for our living room. I could have bought a wall clock from the store, but where is the fun…

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