Macbook Lid Angle Sensor

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The MacBook Lid Angle Sensor project on GitHub gained popularity on Hacker News, with users praising the creativity and humor behind it, while also discussing its technical aspects and previous appearances on the site.

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Discussion (29 comments)

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mustaphah

3 months ago

1 reply

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45158968

p0w3n3d

3 months ago

1 reply

This gold deserves repost. Moreover, the real reason for this software having been created is that the creator is looking for job

> A lot of free time. I'm open to full-time work in NYC or remote. I'm a designer/design-engineer. https://samhenri.gold

coldtrait

3 months ago

1 reply

There's nothing wrong with that.

nullandvoid

3 months ago

2 replies

There is.. we don't need to see the exact same front page articles each week - it reduces the signal to noise ratio for regulars.

fragmede

3 months ago

1 reply

https://xkcd.com/1053/

lopis

3 months ago

That XKCD really only applies to interesting things, and OP doesn't really cut it.

jagged-chisel

3 months ago

Then don’t upvote it. No sense in complaining about what hits the front page - it’s decided by votes of visitors.

nu11ptr

3 months ago

2 replies

Relevant cool, creaky old wooden door sound effect video from the same author:

https://x.com/samhenrigold/status/1964428927159382261

fragmede

3 months ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DObcqP9ERUW/

mewtru forked it and went one step further and turned it into a pong controller!

thenthenthen

3 months ago

For older models you can use the ambient light sensor, demo video and link to code: https://youtu.be/pzJwDs6KRXA?si=zd4TmBZ0wJHO7Pbi

thm

3 months ago

1 reply

How often do we need to repost this?

fragmede

3 months ago

1 reply

https://xkcd.com/1053/

imcritic

3 months ago

1 reply

How often will you repost this?

jagged-chisel

3 months ago

1 reply

My guess: as often as necessary until folks get it. No sense in complaining about what the community has voted to the front page. Presumably, some have not seen it.

imcritic

3 months ago

That was partly a recursive joke.

Theodores

3 months ago

1 reply

People have been paying far too much for protractors for far too long.

I hope the author can leverage his innovation in goniometry to put 'big protractor' out of business.

bookofjoe

3 months ago

I remember in my third year med school orthopedic surgery rotation when a resident or attending pulled what I thought was a nifty folding protractor out of his pocket to measure flexion angle of a knee. Only then did I first encounter the word "goniometer."

qwertytyyuu

3 months ago

1 reply

Is this like the 3rd time this got close to/on top of front page of hacker news?

Hnrobert42

3 months ago

1 reply

Yes. And I can't understand why it is interesting. I mean why it is front page interesting.

yoavm

3 months ago

My theory is that Mac users are excited about the idea that they have some control over their hardware.

imcritic