Graphing Scientific Calculator Based on the ESP32
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3 days ago
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orphea
2 hours ago
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The site is broken, "Read the manifesto" and "View specs" links don't work.

  THE MOAT
  100% OPEN
  Open Source
  Hardware and software that belongs to everyone.
And misleading.

Also, what's up with all the junk in readme? The project structure, random stats, tables. How bloating readme should help?

upd: Okay, there is a tiny disclaimer that the project is vibe-coded.

https://github.com/El-EnderJ/NeoCalculator/blob/a7712be5c460...

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K0balt
18 minutes ago
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I wonder it this could be easily ported to the TTGO esp32 deck? It’s fairly mature and a nice form factor.
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ramon156
2 hours ago
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The first thing I noticed in the repo is a next config, which I couldn't fathom. I then realized this is the "marketing website" for the project.

Deploying a neo-vibey website for a calculator is a wild choice. On top of that, the first things (the buttons) dont work.

This does not spark the vibe I want. You either go full hacker-mode (and end up with a relatively nerdy website that is more about technicals and less about marketing), or you go full-on stakeholder-mode (you prioritize that your product is going to completely smash your competitor, making stakeholders feel FOMO).

I don't get it. At all.

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mistercow
1 hour ago
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I'm pretty sure they just vibe coded the site in half an hour on a lark. High gloss without any real direction or intent behind it is the new "vanilla html page with no CSS file", or maybe less charitably, the new clip art.

And that's fine, right? Like people can do what they want. We're just going to get used to it.

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altmanaltman
2 hours ago
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Even if we ignore that, having text like "Scroll to Deconstruct Architecture" and "Join the Resistance" on a calculator app is cringe
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tosh
23 minutes ago
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The photos in the readme are great but the files are huge, 3-5mb+ per file (in case anyone here is on limited data).
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dvh
3 hours ago
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"Construccion" link is broken. And where is schematic?
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orphea
2 hours ago
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I think it's kind of funny given it looks like it's just an ESP32-S3 dev board, an LCD screen [1], and a keypad.

[1] This one? https://www.amazon.ca/Hosyond-Display-320x240-Compatible-Dev...

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