A while ago, YouTube started recommending some ASMR videos of leatherwork being done. Handbags, laptop cases, wallets etc. It was fascinating to watch a leather hide being turned in to wonderful objects through the skills, craftsmanship and obscure processes. Over time I began to recognise the individual steps involved and wondered how hard can this craft be? Luckily, YouTube also has a lot of tutorial videos too, and before I knew it, I ordered a starter kit of tools & fittings and some sample leather.
A couple of years ago I saw that somebody on the internet had made a Slow Movie Player, and that piqued my interest. The basic idea is that your favourite film is displayed on a screen at a really slow framerate. Eink displays are ideal for this as they use no power except for when updating the image. Their refresh rate is pretty poor compared to OLED displays, but if you're only updating once a minute, that's fine. A decent size eink display is pretty expensive though, so this idea went on the back burner.
Earlier this year, Pimoroni released the Badger. A small eink display with a built in RP2040 (Raspbrry Pi Pico) which was ideal as a programmable name badge - hence the name. This was really cool, although I didn't have a need for a name badge. This also went on the back burner.
Recently I've read a few posts about other peoples working environments, office setups, man caves or work benches. I've also had a couple of people ask about mine, since I tweeted about the redecoration and overhaul of my old "spare room" as it transformed in to "Man Cave 2.0". I had intended to write it up when it was finished anyway, although, even now, 9 months later, it is still not finished, I am begining to realise that it will never actually be finished but will evolve and morph over time. So, this is a look at the overall design and some of the finer detail in to my Man Cave 2.0 as it stands in August 2014
