• Getting your tweets via ticker tape
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just wait 'til the hipsters get a hold of these
I like the look of it, very steampunk. But having it print tweets is a total waste of time
[QUOTE=Lazzars;41939590]I like the look of it, very steampunk. But having it print tweets is a total waste of time[/QUOTE] But what else could it honestly print?
[QUOTE=I am Error;41939604]But what else could it honestly print?[/QUOTE] [url]http://facepunch.com/fp_ticker.php[/url]
[QUOTE=kaze4159;41939614][url]http://facepunch.com/fp_ticker.php[/url][/QUOTE] Too many dumbs, can't refill the paper that fast
[QUOTE=kaze4159;41939614][url]http://facepunch.com/fp_ticker.php[/url][/QUOTE] may as well just print it on brown paper to begin with
I've seen several variants of a teletype frontend for Twitter. The main problem is sourcing paper. Tractor feed 8.5x11" instead of the regular 9.5x11". Amazingly they still sell new ink ribbons. :v:
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