Thursday, January 1st, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Screenless office

A "artistic operating system" made up of printers and a barcode scanner. http://screenl.es/

Looks like a barcode scan amounts to clicking into an article - probably feels satisfying to doLooks like a barcode scan amounts to clicking into an article - probably feels satisfying to do

Receipt printers seem to be in use as wellReceipt printers seem to be in use as well

I don't see any videos of the full system in action but it's kind of fun/evocative to guess at.

Adding barcodes + scanner to my list of physical things that can provide digital-like interactions. Along with QR codes, apriltags, hand/finger-tracking, touch frames.

via Permacomputing Aesthetics paper