A "Do not disturb" sign costs roughly zero with a pen and a piece of paper.
Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access.
> Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access.
If you go ask random people whether they'd rather update a sign several times a day, or plug it in and be done for a year, what do you think they'd answer?
It depends on what you mean by convenient. A sign has low set up cost, so is convenient to implement. But it has an extremely high operating cost, that adds two extra steps to every meeting, which could add up to 40 or more per week. Small things you have to do often add up, and a quick task is still a task you have to remember every single time.
An automated solution has a high start up cost and is much less convenient to set up or to “fix” if it goes down. But it has an almost zero operating cost, in that you don’t have to remember or perform any additional tasks for a meeting.
For me, automating small tasks I have to remember to do over and over and over is very valuable to me, as those are the things that take up valuable space in my “stay on track” mind and distract from bigger more important tasks.
And for the cost of zero you get something which is never used because forgot, did not have time, forgot to take off, lost the paper and the meeting started, missed the meeting running to the door to put the sign, and many others.
tekla|9 months ago
Also, I have no idea how out of touch you have to be to claim that a simple sign that costs a few bucks is less convenient than something that requires power, another peripheral that requires power, and network access.
dathery|9 months ago
Why insist on being so negative? It's a cool little project. Just keep scrolling if it's not for you.
Dylan16807|9 months ago
If you go ask random people whether they'd rather update a sign several times a day, or plug it in and be done for a year, what do you think they'd answer?
542354234235|9 months ago
An automated solution has a high start up cost and is much less convenient to set up or to “fix” if it goes down. But it has an almost zero operating cost, in that you don’t have to remember or perform any additional tasks for a meeting.
For me, automating small tasks I have to remember to do over and over and over is very valuable to me, as those are the things that take up valuable space in my “stay on track” mind and distract from bigger more important tasks.
BrandoElFollito|9 months ago
hackable_sand|9 months ago
dnd signs read "passive aggressive"