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TIL - Linux supports tilted monitors... apparently 22° is best (www.tomshardware.com)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Not sure I could ever live with that - anyone able to test if multi monitors works?

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[–] [email protected] 83 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Earth's axial tilt is 23.5°, COINCIDENCE? I DON'T THINK SO!!!

Seriously though, I'd be tempted to set it to 23.5° as a gag and tell everyone "Well, for full accuracy, you have to correct for the Earth's axial tilt..."

[–] [email protected] 59 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Keep in mind that the planet rotates, so the angle between the ecliptic and the screen has to be recalculated periodically with a cron job.

[–] [email protected] 42 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Should be easy to automate it completely with an arduino and a stepper motor.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Alright you crazy bastards. Go and make this a thing.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

turns on display

There is a swirl displayed

Display starts spinning

"You're getting sleepy..."

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Don't give governments any more ideas.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

Make it and then sell it to my wife to give to me for a gag gift next Christmas.

Her budget for such a thing would probably be ~$100 if you need a target price point.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago

For this I would use a servo, not a stepper.