View Full Version : Systm Episode 10: Digg The Digg Button [Discussion]
chuckles
06-16-2007, 02:29 AM
DIGG, DIGG, DIGG, It's a circular world we are living in and what better way to show it off than with a Digg button that shows the Digg count of the Digg story you Digg on a giant Digg button display in the Digg offices by the cousin of Digg (Revision3) at diggthediggbutton.com.
...to check out http://www.diggthediggbutton.com and digg the digg button baby!
And tell them what you think over at digg permalink which is connected to this experiment: http://digg.com/mods/Digg_The_Digg_Button
Enjoy!
-Jay
vahnx
06-16-2007, 03:28 AM
Yay, Kevin was in this episode! =D
mushroom
06-16-2007, 03:39 AM
I'm going to get the digg button to brush up on my 1337 soldering skills
chuckles
06-16-2007, 03:43 AM
Woohoo!! Front page on digg!!
-chuckles-
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1394/554554816_847c6dac29.jpg
That's sorta creepy
chuckles
06-16-2007, 04:10 AM
That's sorta creepy
I am scarred for life!! :(
-chuckles-
drandolph
06-16-2007, 04:12 AM
Be very afraid!!!!
xibalba
06-16-2007, 04:21 AM
Hmm interesting rev3 people talking amoung themself. :D
I need to get one of these kit should be alittle practice soldering.
chuckles
06-16-2007, 04:31 AM
Hmm interesting rev3 people talking amoung themself. :D
I need to get one of these kit should be alittle practice soldering.
Rev3 forums is the best form of communications. And we survived the digg effect. :) Brendan rocks!!
-chuckles-
xibalba
06-16-2007, 04:38 AM
Is talking in person the best? :D Looks like it will be maxed out in a day or 2.
logant
06-16-2007, 06:46 AM
LOL, at around 10:25 I think there's a car crash.
floris
06-16-2007, 01:11 PM
freakin' awesome episode - thumbs frickn up!
goat-san
06-16-2007, 04:47 PM
this was a nice episode. kinda wanted to see kevin try his hand at soldering considering how he talks about it on diggnation. and it looks like they need to add more digits to the big digg counter.
vincent12234
06-16-2007, 09:03 PM
Wow, that was a really cool episode, I really enjoyed it, and very cool to see Kevin on systm again hope to see him on some more future episodes keep up the good work guys!
spiri
06-16-2007, 09:29 PM
Haha so it reached 10,000+ diggs :D
"Real LED on order" :p
casework
06-16-2007, 09:41 PM
This might be the best episode yet.
crumbles
06-16-2007, 11:10 PM
"Real LED on order" :p640k ought to be enough for anyone.
mannapc
06-17-2007, 07:14 AM
Dude, that episode rocked! Looked like you all had fun with it :).
The first mod segment was rather interesting, Kevin asked some awesome questions. The next was uber nice also, keep up the good work guys!
This could almost be the best episode ever.
Can't wait for ep 11 :)
Thanks again,
Christopher
heaven
06-17-2007, 10:12 AM
That was actually very well done, the segment where Kevin and Limor were making the digg button, Kevin asking perfect questions for the viewers and Limor knowing alot of information in what she was talking about, was really pleasant to watch. Also explaining the bigg digg button was awseome, it was really a well done episode.
spiri
06-17-2007, 12:01 PM
That was actually very well done, the segment where Kevin and Limor were making the digg button, Kevin asking perfect questions for the viewers and Limor knowing alot of information in what she was talking about, was really pleasant to watch. Also explaining the bigg digg button was awseome, it was really a well done episode.
I second that!
lindqvist
06-17-2007, 01:29 PM
That was actually very well done, the segment where Kevin and Limor were making the digg button, Kevin asking perfect questions for the viewers and Limor knowing alot of information in what she was talking about, was really pleasant to watch. Also explaining the bigg digg button was awseome, it was really a well done episode.
I still think it would have been both more entertaining and just as many good questions being asked if Kevin would have been doing the soldering, or at least some of the soldering.
This way, it felt more than a little awkward when she had blazed through assembling the kit and Kevin went "Awesome! Well done!" when it worked.
drandolph, what were you thinking? Only four digits!? ;)
Here are a couple of snapshots that I think you all would appreciate... :)
tokenuser
06-17-2007, 09:07 PM
Love the tacked on "1" ... reminds me of Gas Price billboards 8 years ago :(
jagtar
06-19-2007, 10:51 PM
you guys were talking about using the DIGG AP to show diggs.
I remember a popular story on digg, where a guy built a custom pc with a digg design. He made a digg story ticker, which i personnally think is better than this, even thought this is version is cool
heres a link in case you missed it
http://www.computer-choppers.com/gallery-diggcasemod.htm
http://www.computer-choppers.com/gallery/diggcasemod/digg8.jpg
http://www.computer-choppers.com/gallery/diggcasemod/digg10.jpg
drandolph
06-20-2007, 10:23 PM
That was a great custom case. I was personally very impressed by it. However I think they were using the rss reader from digg and not the new api for the lcd display. What i was really impressed by was the custom graphic in the shape of the digg box. Kinda wish they posted the code because i would be interested in looking at it. But if your looking to do something close to that you can find a ton of lcd drivers for rss feeds out there.
On a final note I am amazed by the quality of work and detail on that case.
Just stunning.
jagtar
06-22-2007, 01:17 AM
OOH i see, both versions are pretty damn decent... could be a great project for the summer
rivive
06-24-2007, 10:13 PM
Just had to give it a go. So I decided to make my own using a 4x20 lcd display.It works via the com port using the same software as systems version.
http://www.infernobox.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/DiggSmallLcd.jpg
Rivive...:)
adamsgr8
06-26-2007, 07:07 PM
ohlala very nice. i might have to give something like this a try :]
drandolph
06-26-2007, 09:54 PM
You should do a little how to article. I've been playing with LCD displays to see what i can do with them but i didnt even think of hooking it up to the digg software like that. Well done!
rivive
06-27-2007, 02:55 AM
Thanks for the replys. Ive included a video, so you can see it working.
http://www.infernobox.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Video.avi
I did this project just for fun. The display is driven by a pic18f252 and is connected to the com port via a 1k resistor.
Rivive..:)
dune73
08-27-2007, 12:56 AM
Can anyone point me in the direction of a guide on how to make a digg display button like the one in this episode of systm...
i was a little confused about the way the actual sign worked, loads of explanation regarding the software and where i could go download it, but how does it all connect (eg, are those controller boards shown in the 2 second clip on the back included in the K8063 pack, what else is needed to get this going other than the K8063's and a usb to serial adapter)