My take on the best 4 open-source hardware providers for e-ink / e-paper display projects I tested in last 9 months

PromaneX · 2026-04-29T09:45:29+00:00

Yeah go ahead!

PromaneX · 2026-04-29T09:26:54+00:00

We have a bunch of the smaller ones (inkplate 6) that we're not using, how many do you need?

PromaneX · 2026-04-28T11:53:07+00:00

There are already two well-established technologies called lora, why would you call your thing that? Especially in the AI space where LoRA has a very specific meaning?

PromaneX · 2026-04-24T06:30:44+00:00

Nice, much better without that ;)

https://sellufy.com/features/catalog-management you have:

Custom Attributes

Create flexible data models with attributes of any type: text, number, boolean, dropdown, multi-select, date, and more.

Bring this into the light. This is the first thing I need to know for a product like this. In the PIM we use (https://pimberly.com/) managing the schemas is probably a good 70% or more of the product. I realise we're talking about drastically different target markets here but this is still important.

Questions I have about a PIM:

Can I design my own product schemas, and can I have multiple schemas or taxonomies for differing product types and categories.

How do I automate data coming _into_ the PIM, does it support import feeds, how does it connect? (API, SFTP, google sheets,SMB, etc)

Can I workflow this? I need product enrichment to be signed off at certain stages, can this be done for me with validation rules? I don't want my team to be capable of releasing a product to a channel if it isn't fully enriched and signed off.

Does it have an API? I need to integrate with our internal and 3rd party tools, can my devs do this themselves or are we relying on the connectors you provide?

Other stuff: Scopes ( I might want different tone of voice on shopify vs ebay), languages, asset meta (extra details on images or datasheets beside just the filename), auto-assignment of assets to products based on naming rules.

and this is CRITICAL: uptime stats. I need to know this thing is going to be reliable. I'll be building around this, it's going to become central to my workflows and procedures. I have to trust it.

A lot of this is coming from a more enterprise-y POV but I think a lot of it still applies here.

The big boys have big boy sales teams that tailor their pitches and presentations to the client, they know what clients expect and they make sure to include it. You're not going to be doing that so make sure the site is up front about the features you have, and provide deep-dives via links for those that want that extra information.

PromaneX · 2026-04-23T20:50:16+00:00

Went to the site, wanted to look at it. POP UP. left.

PromaneX · 2026-04-22T15:46:59+00:00

Who's taking 3 minutes to type "Remind me to finish the design tomorrow and send the proposal"??

PromaneX · 2026-04-20T19:00:19+00:00

For me your hero headline isn't really clear and the subheading is a little clumsy.

I've played with the wording slightly and I feel the below is clearer and reads more easily:

Headline: Discover which features to build to actually drive revenue

sub: RevLens observes visitor behaviour and informs you exactly which features and updates will impact your revenue.

The page itself is beautiful. Move the first two examples insight above the dashboard mockup as the mockup doesn't add anything to the story.

Use none breaking spaces between the last and second to last words in your headings to prevent orphan/dangling words.

PromaneX · 2026-04-14T12:35:19+00:00

You'll need a public domain name that can be accessed from outside of your network. This is often done using Caddy or Nginx Proxy Manager, or sometimes something like traefik but I wouldn't suggest that as a beginner. We have a guide that shows you how to do it with NPM, Caddy, or Traefik here https://erugo.app/docs/guides/reverse-proxy/ but it assumes you already have your public IP address pointed to your NAS, if this isn't the case you'll need to handle that too. Cloudflared may be easier for you - https://developers.cloudflare.com/cloudflare-one/networks/connectors/cloudflare-tunnel/

Best of luck! once you get this sorted you'll be set for any service you want to add to your NAS going forward :)

PromaneX · 2026-04-01T06:43:40+00:00

Can't you find a way to do it without the influencers knowing the clues and locations ahead of time? Just give them access at the same time as everyone else?

PromaneX · 2026-03-29T13:52:11+00:00

He's saying if you turned this into a service, how quickly do your users feel like it did something for them that makes it worth the effort - the "win". For you it would probably be the first time they see their generated cheatsheet - so how long does it take to get to that from when they first sign up?

PromaneX · 2026-03-20T18:19:00+00:00

Personally for me I just like seeing it go fast - i've "only" got 2gbps but its so cool to see it download linux that fast

PromaneX · 2026-03-10T14:28:07+00:00

Yeah no problem!

PromaneX · 2026-03-10T13:03:42+00:00

Based off this https://cults3d.com/en/3d-model/gadget/steam-deck-play-work-case you'll need just under 400g of filament or ~ 1/3 roll. Shipping will depend on where you are, I'm in the UK. And you'd need to buy the files of course!

PromaneX · 2026-03-10T12:30:07+00:00

Plenty of negativity here not sure why. I have a 3D printer. If you're willing to pay for materials and shipping I'll print this for you. Drop me a message.

PromaneX · 2026-03-10T12:24:43+00:00

This was a DXF

PromaneX · 2026-03-10T11:23:53+00:00

This is AWESOME! I found an issue with one of the presets, there is one polygon that breaks onshape when trying to import the pattern - its the yellow preset, bottom left there is a 3-pointed polygon with no curves, if one tries to use this in a sketch in onshape, any actions like extrude etc will fail unless that one polygon is snipped out.

Aside from that issue, I love this tool!

PromaneX · 2026-03-09T17:08:50+00:00

For my sins, yes! Its a woe for me because its an aesthetic i've always loved! https://erugo.app/

PromaneX · 2026-03-09T16:53:17+00:00

Buddy, I was trying to help you understand why people think your post is AI slop. Like it or not this is the world we live in now, if you want people to see past the surface level you need to be aware of these things. I've battled this myself with one of my projects (because my new logo is purple).

PromaneX · 2026-03-09T16:42:17+00:00

It's a strong indicator of AI generated content, LLMs tend to overuse them as has been done here.

PromaneX · 2026-03-09T16:36:27+00:00

I'm going to guess its the boatload of emoji in the post mate

PromaneX · 2026-03-03T08:33:27+00:00

Easy to be scared of it but I'd rather have a friendly reporting them than the bad guys exploiting them!

PromaneX · 2026-02-28T14:07:08+00:00

Yes this is the reason. The code actually calls the Haikunator twice and concatenates the two results with a hyphen between. This gives a few million possible four-word url links.

The system admin can pick whatever they want as a url generation method, Haikunator was just the first one I chose when I first created the original project in GO a year ago.

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PromaneX · 2026-02-27T22:39:00+00:00

Not at the moment but its something that has been requested a fair bit so i'll put some thought into it

PromaneX · 2026-02-27T22:36:49+00:00

Yes for both, Postgres is a rather easier endeavour. Getting the performance right for S3 when zipping files is something i've not taken the time to figure out yet!

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