Penny for your thoughts: An automated advice machine

[Nick Johnson]

Here's what I finished today with the help of the hackspace laser cutter:

http://blog.notdot.net/2012/09/Penny-for-your-thoughts

If there's interest, I'd like to donate it to the 'space as a substitute donation box. Had a club mate or used the laser? Have some advice too!

Can someone on the committee let me know if that's of interest, and if so, where I should set it up and who I should give the spare key to?

-Nick

[marc - HackTheMedia]

that's a brilliant device Nick thanks! 

IMHO it would be best used not as a substitute donation box but as an extra one in the lobby or quiet room. Specially useful for visitors during workshops who don't know about the donation system. 

tks again

[Jonty Wareing]

That is most excellent! I suggest wall-mounting it in the lobby area.

--jonty

[Nick Johnson]

So... is there someone I should talk to about this, or should I just bring it in with a drill and pick a clear bit of wall?

-Nick

[tom]

do exactly that :)

also please add a "As featured on hackaday" sticker to it :D

[Billy]

As well as a note on the wiki.

On Sep 26, 5:08 pm, tom <bollocks...@gmail.com> wrote:
> do exactly that :)
>
> also please add a "As featured on hackaday" sticker to it :D
>
> On Wednesday, September 26, 2012 5:00:14 PM UTC+1, Nick Johnson wrote:
>
> > So... is there someone I should talk to about this, or should I just bring
> > it in with a drill and pick a clear bit of wall?
>
> > -Nick
>

> > On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 7:45 PM, Jonty Wareing <jo...@jonty.co.uk<javascript:>

[Charles Yarnold]

Hi Nick,

A group of us went around the space yesterday looking for it to have a go, I guess its not up yet? I do hope you install it, it sounds fab!

Sol

[Akki]

If you need wall plugs, there's a box of them in my box (s09b12)

~Akki

[Nick Johnson]

I haven't had a chance to set it up quite yet. Tentative plan is to do so on Monday.

-Nick

[Nick Johnson]

I brought this in and set it up on the wall yesterday.

Unfortunately, it needs some debugging, and for some reason it's not resolving using Bonjour/Zeroconf, making it difficult for me to find its IP. My laptop lacks Ethernet, which further complicates things.

I'll come back in later this week or early next week to try and get it fully operational; in the meantime I've left it unplugged. If anyone thinks they can get it resolving over zeroconf, feel free to plug it in and give it a go (the 12v adaptor plug should be behind the couch below it), but please unplug it afterwards so people don't end up putting coins in and getting nothing back.

-Nick

[Tim Reynolds]

Thanks for this Nick, brilliant project

[David Murphy]

can we create our own advice databases or is there any way to ensure that advice comes from a particular database somehow?

[Nick Johnson]

If you want to provide an advice DB in Fortune format, I'm happy to include it. Presently, it selects from different databases based on how much you insert - higher values gets more interesting, usually longer, quotes, as well as the possibility of bonus quotes.

-Nick

[Charles Yarnold]

Hi Nick,

I spotted that it was on with the printer light blinking today and gave it a go, it took my 10p but didn't react. Is it up and running yet, or should I pop a note on it to prevent more confused people? :)

Hugs

Sol

[Tim Reynolds]

No, it's working just being very meta. What did you learn about strange boxes with coin mechs offering rewards? ;) 

[David Sullivan]

On Tuesday, 23 October 2012 23:29:14 UTC+1, Tim R wrote:

No, it's working just being very meta. What did you learn about strange boxes with coin mechs offering rewards? ;) 

Put more than 10p in?

Sully

[Nick Johnson]

It shouldn't be plugged in; can you unplug it again? Feel free to try power cycling it and waiting a minute or so to see if it comes up first, though.

-Nick