Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderIt looks like a great project, but please don't put Show HN in titles until it's ready for users to try out. This is in the Show HN rules: https://news.ycombinator.com/showhn.html.
paperd.ink is a 4.2" e-paper display coupled with an ESP32 microcontroller. It's open-source, fully hackable and all the PCB and 3D printing files are available on our Github repo. It’s low power so you can run it for a month on a single charge. Update wirelessly using WiFi, Bluetooth. Display your calendar, to-do list, weather, custom images, whatever you want. Code using micropython, Arduino, or ESP-IDF. It was too hard to launch a hardware product on a shoestring budget dealing…
Why this instead of eg. M5Paper [0]? Similar price, been thinking to buy something like that, but delaying the decision, hoping PineNote[1] comes out soon :D [0] https://shop.m5stack.com/collections/m5stack-new-arrival/pro... [1] https://www.pine64.org/pinenote/
Previous thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22340398
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 674
- Total comments
- 212
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-16 | Paperd.Ink – A hackable e-paper displayFirst breakout · Best thread | robertlangdon | 242 | 83 |
| 2021-05-24 | A hackable ESP32 e-paper development board | djbeadle | 5 | 1 |
| 2021-05-30 | Show HN: Paperd.ink – Open-source e-paper development board | robertlangdon | 232 | 61 |
| 2022-05-11 | Show HN: Paperd.ink – an open-source e-paper development boardLatest 20+ point return | robertlangdon | 195 | 67 |