Please make some firewall rules so it's not available in Germany. Once the Germans will see this they will abandon all digitalization efforts and use this as a fax replacement everywhere over here.
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Hi,
this is my first post on lemmy and I couldn't find another community that fits better for posting this project.
I saw this idea somewhere else and I wanted to build it for myself because I was fascinated by it. So I did. You can enter your nick name, a message (optional email address and image) and send it to me. It will print immediately and I will see your message. There's also an easter egg that you can discover. :)
I am using a Phomemo M02 Pro thermal printer. Made with Python (printer communication via bleak, phomemo_printer, PIL) and Node/Express.js. With my Python script I poll the data from the backend to print.
https://i.ibb.co/zwzGd4X/img.jpg
https://i.ibb.co/ZpFxbbRT/IMG-1502.jpg
The messages I already got are so funny and positive haha. I think I will cut them all out and scan them.
EDIT: I just woke up and saw all the messages. Thank you so much :)
EDIT2: I got a few messages that made me smile. Very original. Positive messages from all around the world. Since I got almost 200 messages and over 30 images, I think I will pick the most original and funny ones and post here an update
- https://i.ibb.co/Y4yMH706/IMG-1507.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/PGZL5BZ8/IMG-1519.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/CpYnnLmd/IMG-1518.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/VY63Z0FV/IMG-1517.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/zVsKwkF4/IMG-1516.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/BVtk9N71/IMG-1515.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/mr9GPnT4/IMG-1514.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/C3qTyJWv/IMG-1513.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/FGbS8pq/IMG-1512.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/zz1dBtT/IMG-1511.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/LzSZ2W71/IMG-1510.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/ccy9HV8J/IMG-1509.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/Q3qyG4PW/IMG-1508.jpg
EDIT3: I got a few messages saying that I should hook up a web cam and stream it. I'm thinking about it but since I'm moving to a new place, I think I'm going to do afterwards. Also I'd need something like this: https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Soldering-Accessories-Helping-Jewellery-Workshop/dp/B0BHVJSRRN that I can order when I'm at my new place to place the Raspberry Pi Zero with the camera (OV3660) into the right position for streaming.
This is funny, because it's true.
Where's the link? I'll play along!
Heh. Mine is the pictures. Nice.
I think I will cut them all out and scan them.
... feed the prinout into a tray, after x lines (however big) take a picture from a mounted webcam? Just for some extra fun here. Because thats what this is, a very fun project, super cool!
I have a spare Raspberry Pi Zero and I actually want to do exactly this but I have concerns since it shows pictures also. Some people might upload or send pictures against the law. Maybe I can integrate a moderation AI model. But this is a side project, I have to care about my main project.
Love this idea. What’s the link?
Also do you have enough paper for the entire bee movie script.
Asking for a friend.
Uhm, I guess I don't haha
I have no way to gainfully apply this in my life but I am glad you made it!
I have no idea as well haha but I'm happy when messages get printed
This is awesome and wholesome :)
Thanks :)
I love this idea
Neat!
Neat project! And welcome to lemmy!
Thank you I start to like lemmy
I'm getting a network error :(
Maybe it was during an update. I can reach it
It's working now for me, sent!
I saw it
How did the cat turn out?
I got multiple cat pictures, all turned out well. Some pictures are too bright but all cats can be recognized.
Tipp: Add a * and space before the links to create a list:
- https://i.ibb.co/Y4yMH706/IMG-1507.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/Q3qyG4PW/IMG-1508.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/ccy9HV8J/IMG-1509.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/LzSZ2W71/IMG-1510.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/zz1dBtT/IMG-1511.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/FGbS8pq/IMG-1512.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/C3qTyJWv/IMG-1513.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/mr9GPnT4/IMG-1514.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/BVtk9N71/IMG-1515.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/zVsKwkF4/IMG-1516.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/VY63Z0FV/IMG-1517.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/CpYnnLmd/IMG-1518.jpg
- https://i.ibb.co/PGZL5BZ8/IMG-1519.jpg
I don't want to waste your paper/ink so I'm not posting there. But I do want to say you're awesome 😎👍🏻
It's a thermal printer, so no ink :)
The internet being what it is has there been any negative or inappropriate images or text? Because if not, my faith in the interwebs will slowly heal
One "f*** y**" was there, one of the first messages. Other than that only positive ones. No inappropriate images at all, most were cool anime images or drawings. It even printed out complex images very well, didn't know my little printer has such a good resolution haha
Nice ! Ever heard of image compression though ? 😅
You mean the uploaded images? I was in a hurry.